2015–16 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team explained

The 2015–16 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by ninth year head coach Joe Scott, played their home games at Magness Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 16–15, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Nebraska–Omaha in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to South Dakota State.

On March 11, head coach Joe Scott was fired.^[1] He finished at Denver with a nine year record of 146–132.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
2	Joe Rosga	Guard	6–3	185	Freshman	Saint Paul, Minnesota
3	Bradley George	Guard	6–2	190	Freshman	Houston, Texas
5	Jake Pemberton	Guard	6–3	185	Sophomore	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
10	Jake Holtzmann	Guard	6–6	190	Freshman	Parker, Colorado
13	C. J. Bobbitt	Forward	6–7	210	Freshman	Harker Heights, Texas
14	Duke Douglas	Guard	6–4	185	RS–Sophomore	New Orleans, Louisiana
15	Thomas Neff	Guard	6–5	195	Freshman	Arvada, Colorado
21	Bryant Rucker	Guard	6–0	185	Senior	Frisco, Texas
22	Josiah Dunn	Guard	6–2	177	Junior	Littleton, Colorado
24	Christian Mackey	Center	6–6	270	Sophomore	Kirtland, New Mexico
32	Abiola Akintola	Forward	6–6	195	Freshman	Melbourne, Australia
33	Nate Engesser	Guard	6–3	185	Senior	Colorado Springs, Colorado
35	Marcus Boyd	Guard	6–7	215	RS–Senior	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
44	Daniel Amigo	Center	6–10	250	Sophomore	El Paso, Texas

Web site: Joe Scott fired as Denver men's basketball coach, Rodney Billups could be successor. 11 March 2016.
Web site: The University of Denver Official Athletic Site . 2015-08-17 . 2014-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141215021521/http://www.denverpioneers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/denv-m-baskbl-sched.html . dead .