Metro State Roadrunners men's basketball

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Metro State Roadrunners
UniversityMetropolitan State University of Denver
First season1968 (1968)
Head coachMichael Bahl (4th season)
ConferenceRocky Mountain Athletic Conference
LocationDenver, Colorado
ArenaAuraria Event Center
(Capacity: 2,300)
NicknameRoadrunners
ColorsNavy blue and red[1]
   
NCAA Tournament Champions
2000, 2002
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1999, 2013
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2014
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
NCAA Tournament Second round
1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
Conference regular season champions
Great Northwest Conference
1990

Colorado Athletic Conference
1991, 1992

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015

The Metro State men's basketball team, or Roadrunners, represents Metropolitan State University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Australian Pipeline[]

Metro State has a great connection to Australia for men's basketball, this started when Mike Dunlap was the head coach. The tradition has carried on since.

Postseason results[]

National Championships[]

Year Coach Opponent Score Record
2000 Mike Dunlap Kentucky Wesleyan 97–79 33–4
2002 Mike Dunlap Kentucky Wesleyan 80–72 29–6
National Championships 2
2000 NCAA Tournament Results
Round Opponent Score
Round #1 North Dakota 82–58
Sweet 16 #19 Wayne State (NE) 84–72
Elite 8 St. Anselm 81–61
Final 4 #5 Missouri Southern State 75–74
Championship #2 Kentucky Wesleyan 97–79
2002 NCAA Tournament Results
Round Opponent Score
Round #1 Minnesota-Duluth 66–61
Round #2 #13 Nebraska–Kearney 59–51
Sweet 16 at #17 South Dakota State 87–86
Elite 8 #10 Cal State San Bernardino 65–48
Final 4 #16 Indiana (PA) 82–52
Championship #1 Kentucky Wesleyan 80–72

Final Four history[]

1999 – Finalist 2000 – Champion 2002 – Champion 2004 – Semifinalist
2013 – Finalist 2014 – Semifinalist

Season-by-season results[]

Source:[2]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
1968–69 Bill Mumma –
1969–70 James Bryant 0–25
1970–71 James Bryant –
1971–72 James Bryant 0–24
1972–73 James Bryant 6–17
1973–74 Wayne Monson/Jim Jarvis –
1974–75 Erv Bratcher 7–14
1975–76 Gene Lee –
1976–77 Gene Lee –
1977–78 Gene Lee/Marc Rabinoff 0–24
No Basketball (1978–1984)
1984–85 Bob Ligouri 13–13
1985–86 Bob Hull 12–12
Great Northwest Conference (1986–1990)
1986–87 Bob Hull 16–12 5–5
1987–88 Bob Hull 17–11 5–5
1988–89 Bob Hull 20–8 7–5
1989–90 Bob Hull 28–4 8–2 1st NCAA Tournament
Colorado Athletic Conference (1990–1996)
1990–91 Bob Hull 23–8 8–2 1st NCAA Tournament
1991–92 Bob Hull 17–11 10–2 1st
1992–93 Bob Hull 16–12 8–4 2nd
1993–94 Joe Strain 14–13 5–7 5th
1994–95 Charles Bradley 6–21 4–6 3rd
1995–96 Charles Bradley 17–9 6–4 2nd
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1996–present)
1996–97 Charles Bradley 13–13 9–10 3rd – East
1997–98 Mike Dunlap 25–5 16–3 1st – East NCAA Tournament
1998–99 Mike Dunlap 28–6 15–4 1st – East NCAA Runner Up
1999–00 Mike Dunlap 33–4 17–2 1st – East NCAA National Champions
2000–01 Mike Dunlap 23–7 14–5 3rd – East NCAA Tournament
2001–02 Mike Dunlap 29–6 16–3 2nd – East NCAA National Champions
2002–03 Mike Dunlap 28–5 16–3 2nd – East NCAA Tournament
2003–04 Mike Dunlap 32–3 19–0 1st – East NCAA Final Four
2004–05 Mike Dunlap 29–4 16–3 1st – East NCAA Elite Eight
2005–06 Mike Dunlap 21–10 13–6 3rd – East NCAA Tournament
2006–07 Brannon Hays 28–4 17–2 1st – East NCAA Tournament
2007–08 Brannon Hays 19–12 12–7 3rd – East
2008–09 Brannon Hays 27–4 18–1 1st – East NCAA Tournament
2009–10 Brannon Hays 24–7 14–5 1st – East (Co-Champions) NCAA Tournament
2010–11 Derrick Clark 22–8 17–5 2nd NCAA Tournament
2011–12 Derrick Clark 25–7 17–5 2nd NCAA Elite Eight
2012–13 Derrick Clark 32–3 20–2 1st NCAA Runner Up
2013–14 Derrick Clark 32–2 22–0 1st NCAA Final Four
2014–15 Derrick Clark 26–6 19–3 1st NCAA Tournament
2015–16 Derrick Clark 19–11 16–6 1st - Rocky (Co-Champions)
2016–17 18–12 14–8 6th
2017–18 15–14 14–8 6th
Total:

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NIT[]

Metro State was selected for the 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off, their opponent is the Rhode Island Rams. The regional is being played at the McKale Center in Tucson, AZ. Home of the Arizona Wildcats. Metro State became the second Division II team to be selected in the NIT Season Tip-Off.[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/18/2013*
6:00 pm, N/A 		No. 1 vs. Rhode Island
NIT Season Tip-Off, First Round 		W 66–63[4][5]  0–1
 McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
11/19/2013*
6:00 pm, N/A 		No. 1 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
NIT Season Tip-Off, West Consolation 		W 87–76[6][7]  1–1
 McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
11/25/2013*
5:30 pm, N/A 		No. 1 at Elon
NIT Season Tip-Off, Consolation Round 		W 75–74[8][9]  2–1
 Alumni Gym (Elon University) (844)
Elon, NC
11/26/2013*
3:00 pm, N/A 		No. 1 vs. Canisius
NIT Season Tip-Off, Consolation Round 		W 83–69[10][11]  3–1
 Alumni Gym (Elon University) (577)
Elon, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

Metro State becomes first DII school to win twice at NIT Season Tip-Off[12]

Roadrunners in the Pros[]

Active[]

Name Nationality
David Barlow Australia
Paul Brotherson Australia
John Bynum United States
Steven Emory United States
Brandon Jefferson United States
Shakir Johnson Jamaica
Nick Kay Australia
Luke Kendall Australia
C. J. Massingale United States
Mitch McCarron Australia
Ben Ortner Austria
Hayden Smith Australia
Lester Strong United States
Benas Veikalas Lithuania
Jesse Wagstaff Australia
Mark Worthington Australia

Retired[]

Name Nationality
Patrick Mutombo Democratic Republic of the CongoBelgium

Roadrunner Olympians[]

Name Nationality Team
David Barlow Australia 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics
Mark Worthington Australia 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics
Nick Kay Australia 2020 Summer Olympics

References[]

  1. ^ "Colors | Brand Central | MSU Denver". Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Metropolitan State University Of Denver". Metropolitan State University.
  3. ^ "Arizona, Duke, Alabama, Rutgers headline NIT Season Tip-Off field". NCAA.com.
  4. ^ "Metro State Roadrunners vs. Rhode Island Rams Recap - CBSSports.com". CBSSports.com. 18 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Metro State Roadrunners vs. Rhode Island Rams – Recap – November 18, 2013 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  6. ^ "Metro State Roadrunners vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Recap - CBSSports.com". CBSSports.com. 19 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs. Metro State Roadrunners – Recap – November 19, 2013 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  8. ^ "Metropolitan State University Of Denver". gometrostate.com.
  9. ^ "Elon University Phoenix". elonphoenix.com.
  10. ^ "Metropolitan State University Of Denver". gometrostate.com.
  11. ^ "Metro State vs Canisius (11/26/13 at Alumni Gym (Elon, N.C.))". gogriffs.com.
  12. ^ "Metro State becomes first DII school to win twice at NIT Season Tip-Off". NCAA.com.
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