MSU Denver Roadrunners men's basketball explained

MSU Denver Roadrunners
University:	Metropolitan State University of Denver
Conference:	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Location:	Denver, Colorado
Arena:	Auraria Event Center
Capacity:	2,300
Nickname:	Roadrunners
Ncaachampion:	2000, 2002
Ncaarunnerup:	1999, 2013
Ncaafinalfour:	1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2014
Ncaaeliteeight:	1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
Ncaasweetsixteen:	1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
Ncaasecondround:	1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
Ncaatourneys:	1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Conference Tournament:	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
Conference Season:	Great Northwest Conference 1990----Colorado Athletic Conference 1991, 1992 ----Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015

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

Postseason results

National Championships

Year Coach Opponent Score Record 2000 97–79 33–4 2002 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:^[1]

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.^[2] |-!colspan=9 | Exhibition

Metro State becomes first DII school to win twice at NIT Season Tip-Off^[3]

Roadrunners in the Pros

Retired

Roadrunner Olympians

Name	Nationality	Team
		2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics
Nick Kay		2020 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Metropolitan State University Of Denver. Metropolitan State University.
2. Web site: Arizona, Duke, Alabama, Rutgers headline NIT Season Tip-Off field. NCAA.com.
3. Web site: Metro State becomes first DII school to win twice at NIT Season Tip-Off. NCAA.com.