University of Denver Leadership Message
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UNIVERSITY OF DENVER LEADERSHIP MESSAGE Over the past century and a half, DU has established a proud history of dedication to both academic and athletic excellence. The Pioneer’s great athletic tradition includes many noteworthy achievements, not least win- ning the Division I-AAA Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup in six of the last seven years. This recog- nition as the nation’s best athletics program among Division I schools without football in 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 is a tremendous accomplishment. Adding 29 NCAA Champion- ships, 113 Individual NCAA Championships, 152 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 351 All-Amer- icans, 774 All-Conference Honors, 74 Conference Championships, 65 Conference Coaches of the Year, 4 National Coaches of the Year and 58 Olympians shows our history to be one filled with achievement at an elite level. The University is equally proud of the tremendous accomplishments of its student-athletes in the classroom and of our academic standing among fellow NCAA institutions. All 17 DU sports programs have scored an Academic Progress Rate over 925 (the NCAA standard) for six consec- utive years and our Graduation Success Rate sits above 90%. In keeping with DU’s vision of being a great private university dedicated to the public good, our mission is to promote learning by engaging with students in advancing scholarly inquiry, culti- vating critical and creative thought, and generating knowledge. Pioneer student-athletes – the young men and women who dedicate themselves to being the best on and off the field of play – are fine examples of the values the University of Denver seeks to promote. Go Pioneers! Rebecca Chopp, Chancellor Peg Bradley-Doppes, Vice Chancellor for Athletics, Recreation and Ritchie Center Operations TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Denver Facilities ..................................................8 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Name of School ...................University of Denver 2020-21 Denver Pioneers ............................... 9-33 The 2020-21 Denver Pioneers Men’s Basketball Location ...............................................Denver, Colo. 2020-21 Denver Basketball ..............................9 Media Guide is published by the University of Enrollment .......................................................11,614 Head Coach Rodney Billups ....................10-12 Denver Athletics Athletic Communications Founded .............................................................. 1864 Assistant Coach Bacari Alexander ........13-14 Office. This guide was written, and edited by Nickname .....................................................Pioneers Assistant Coach Raman Sposato ................ 15 Chris Smith. Design of the media guide was Colors ..........................................Crimson and Gold Assistant Coach Dwight Thorne .................. 16 put together by Chris Smith. Editorial and National Affiliation ......................NCAA Division I Director of Ops. Max Bent ............................. 17 research assistance provided by University Conference.....................................Summit League Support Staff ...................................................... 18 of Denver Athletic Communications current Chancellor ......................................Jeremy Haefner Roster ..............................................................19-20 and former staff. Photos provided by Clarkson Alma Mater ..............................................Iowa ‘79 Player Profiles ....................................................21-41 Creative, Katie Hinkle, Linneya Gardner, Wayne ............................................................Wisconsin ‘86 Jase Townsend .............................................22-23 Armstrong, Carol MacKay and the University of Vice Chancellor for Athletics .....Karlton Creech Alma Mater ....................North Carolina State ‘04 Taelyr Gatlin ..................................................24-25 Denver Archives/Staff. Cover was designed by Athletics Department Phone (303) 871-2275 Tristan Green ................................................26-27 Chris Smith of the University of Denver Athletic Ticket Office Phone ...................... (303) 871-2336 Khalil Johnson ..............................................28-29 Communications staff. Roscoe Eastmond .......................................30-31 TEAM INFORMATION Ryan Heath ....................................................32-33 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Arena .................................................Magness Arena James Sanders IV ........................................34-35 Asst. Dir. (MBB Contact) ..................... Chris Smith Capacity .............................................................. 7,200 Robert Jones.................................................36-37 Office Phone ................................... (303) 871-7555 2019-20 Record: ........7-24 (6-7 H, 0-14 R, 1-2 N) JaVonni Bickham .........................................38-39 Cell Phone .................................. (720) 272-6760 2019-20 Summit League: ......3-13 (3-5 H, 0-8 R) Newcomers ...................................................40-41 Email ............. [email protected] 2019-20 Summit League Finish: ......................8th 2019-20 Team Statistics .................................42-54 Website .................................DenverPioneers.com Starters returning/lost ........................................4/1 2019-20 Results ................................................. 43 Twitter ID ..........................................@DU_MHoops Letterwinners returning/lost ............................9/6 2019-20 Final Team Statistics .................44-46 .........................................................@DU_Pioneers Newcomers .................................................................8 2019-20 Box Scores ....................................47-46 Facebook ...................................... Denver Pioneers Opponents .........................................................47-54 ......................................Denver Men’s Basketball MEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF About The Summit League .....................55-57 Instagram .......................................DenverPioneers Head Coach .....................................Rodney Billups Pioneer History .............................................. 58-101 .............................................................DU_MHoops Alma Mater ......................................... Denver ‘05 Historical Highlights ..................................59-60 Record at DU ....................46-75 (Fifth season) Pioneer Timeline .........................................61-62 Career .................................46-75 (Fifth season) Pioneer Honors ............................................63-65 Phone ........................................... (303) 871-4918 Denver Basketball Awards .......................66-68 Assistant Coach ..........................Bacari Alexander All-Time Roster .............................................69-72 Alma Mater ..........................................Detroit ‘99 Assistant Coach ............................Raman Sposato All-Time Coaching Records ........................... 73 Alma Mater ........................................ Oregon ‘02 Season-by-Season Team Records ............... 74 Assistant Coach ............................. Dwight Thorne Season-by-Season Statistics ...................75-77 Alma Mater ..................................... Colorado ‘10 Season-by-Season Leaders .....................78-80 Dir. of Basketball Operations ...........Max Bent Career Records ................................................... 81 Alma Mater .....................................Michigan ‘17 1,000 Point Scorers .....................................82-84 Assistant Athletic Trainer ..................... Eric Mann Player Season Records .................................... 85 Alma Mater ...................................Iowa State ‘10 Team Season Records ..................................... 86 Team Doctor ..........................Dr. Girish Paranjape Player Game Records....................................... 87 Alma Mater ...................................Oklahoma ‘92 Team Game Records ........................................ 88 ................................................Oklahoma State ‘96 Magness Arena Records ................................. 89 Strength & Conditioning ................... Gary Boros Year-by-Year Results ...................................90-99 Alma Mater .................................. Minnesota ‘11 All-Time Series Records .......................100-102 ...................................................St. Cloud State ‘13 Sport Program Assistant ..............Jeanie O’Kane Alma Mater .....................................................Iowa TEAM HISTORY First Year of Basketball ..............................1903-04 Overall all-time record .......................1,302-1,354 No. yrs. In NCAA Tournament/Last .............0/NA No. yrs. In NIT/Last ........................................ 3/2013 Last postseason opponent .................. Maryland Result ...................................L, 52-62 (NIT, 3/21/13) TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts ..................................................................3 Media Information ..........................................4-6 Magness Arena ....................................................7 DENVERPIONEERS.com 3 MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA OUTLETS - TV The Clarion KWGN (Channel 2 - CW2) Rachel Wright, Sports