2023–24 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver in the 2023-24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by third-year head coach Jeff Wulbrun, played their home games at Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver, Colorado as members of the Summit League.

2023–24 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	17–17 (6–10 The Summit)
Head coach	Jeff Wulbrun (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Zewe Rob Williams Jerry Brown
Home arena	Hamilton Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State †	12	–	4		.750			22	–	13		.629
Kansas City	10	–	6		.625			16	–	16		.500
North Dakota	10	–	6		.625			18	–	14		.563
St. Thomas*	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
North Dakota State	8	–	8		.500			15	–	17		.469
Omaha	7	–	9		.438			15	–	18		.455
Denver	6	–	10		.375			17	–	17		.500
Oral Roberts	5	–	11		.313			12	–	19		.387
South Dakota	5	–	11		.313			12	–	20		.375
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2022–23 season 15–17, 6–12 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were defeated by North Dakota in the first round of the Summit League tournament.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Tommy Bruner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Columbia, SC G 1 Dan Mukuna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Dortmund, GER G 2 Devin Carney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Butler, PA G 4 DeAndre Craig 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Chicago, IL G 10 Keean Lloyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Aurora, CO G 11 Carlos Fuentes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Alicante, ESP G 13 Josh Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Canton, MS G 14 Drake Muller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Cedar Hill, Texas F 15 Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Canary Islands, ESP G 21 Tyson Garff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Kaysville, UT G 23 Jaxon Brenchley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Providence, UT F 24 Isaiah Carr 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Las Cruces, NM F 25 Touko Tainamo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Helsinki, FIN G 32 Isaiah Addo-Ankrah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Houston, TX G 40 Ben Bowen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Highlands Ranch, CO	Head coach Jeff Wulbrun (Cal State Fullerton) Assistant coach(es) Rob Zewe (Pittsburgh) Alex Mumphard (Greenville) B.J. Porter (Azusa Pacific) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 23, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at UC San Diego	L 87–95	0–1	RIMAC Arena (1437) La Jolla, CA
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, Altitude 2/SLN		Cal Poly	W 97–76	1–1	Hamilton Gymnasium (818) Denver, CO
November 15, 2023* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Nicholls Jaguar Classic	W 91–85	2–1	Mitchell Center (1,109) Mobile, AL
November 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m.		vs. SIUE Jaguar Classic	L 74–77	2–2	Mitchell Center (1,110) Mobile, AL
November 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Alabama	L 75–82	2–3	Mitchell Center (1,357) Mobile, AL
November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		Colorado Christian	W 100–68	3–3	Hamilton Gymnasium (522) Denver, CO
November 26, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Commerce	W 71–61	4–3	Texas A&M–Commerce Field House (216) Commerce, TX
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho	W 67–65	5–3	Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (1,337) Moscow, ID
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, SLN		Colorado College	W 90–66	6–3	Hamilton Gymnasium (897) Denver, CO
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, MWN		at No. 13 Colorado State	L 80–90	6–4	Moby Arena (7,135) Fort Collins, CO
December 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 18 BYU	L 74–90	6–5	Marriott Center (13,349) Provo, UT
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		Adams State	W 89–83	7–5	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,089) Denver, CO
December 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		Northern New Mexico	W 90–57	8–5	Hamilton Gymnasium (479) Denver, CO
December 29, 2023 6:00 pm, SLN		at Omaha	W 95–80	9–5 (1–0)	Baxter Arena (3,707) Omaha, NE
December 31, 2023 3:00 pm, SLN		Oral Roberts	L 86–89 OT	9–6 (1–1)	Hamilton Gymnasium (752) Denver, CO
January 3, 2024* 7:30 pm, SLN		Idaho State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 95–82 OT	10–6	Hamilton Gymnasium (634) Denver, CO
January 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 82–86	10–7	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,403) Greeley, CO
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, SLN		South Dakota State	W 99–80	11–7 (2–1)	Hamilton Gymnasium (198) Denver, CO
January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota State	W 78–70	12–7 (3–1)	Scheels Center (1,527) Fargo, ND
January 20, 2023 11:00 am, SLN		at North Dakota	L 78–92	12–8 (3–2)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,500) Grand Forks, ND
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		South Dakota	W 111–110 2OT	13–8 (4–2)	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,278) Denver, CO
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, SLN		Omaha	L 72–91	13–9 (4–3)	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,183) Denver, CO
February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, SLN		at Kansas City	L 71–85	13–10 (4–4)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,042) Kansas City, MO
February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, SLN		at Oral Roberts	L 76–82	13–11 (4–5)	Mabee Center (6,528) Tulsa, OK
February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota	L 86–92 OT	13–12 (4–6)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,640) Vermillion, SD
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, SLN		St. Thomas	W 94–77	14–12 (5–6)	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,028) Denver, CO
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		North Dakota	L 78–92	14–13 (5–7)	Hamilton Gymnasium (852) Denver, CO
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, SLN		North Dakota State	W 77–71	15–13 (6–7)	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,038) Denver, CO
February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota State	L 70–97	15–14 (6–8)	Frost Arena (2,653) Brookings, SD
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		Kansas City	L 69–84	15–15 (6–9)	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,060) Denver, CO
March 2, 2024 6:00 pm, SLN		at St. Thomas	L 58–83	15–16 (6–10)	Shoenecker Arena (1,607) St. Paul, MN
Summit League tournament
March 9, 2024 8:30 pm, SLN	(7)	vs. (2) Kansas City Quarterfinals	W 61–60	16–16	Denny Sanford Premier Center (9,121) Sioux Falls, SD
March 11, 2024 8:30 pm, SLN	(7)	vs. (6) Omaha Semifinals	W 66–63	17–16	Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,097) Sioux Falls, SD
March 12, 2024 8:30 pm, CBSSN	(7)	vs. (1) South Dakota State Championship	L 68–76	17–17	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[2][3]

References

1. "Big second half leads Fighting Hawks past Denver in opening round". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
2. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". denverpioneers.com. Denver Pioneers Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
3. "2023-24 Schedule". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 23, 2023.