The 2012–13 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by sixth year head coach Joe Scott, played their home games at Magness Arena and were first year members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was their only year as a member of the WAC as they joined The Summit League in July 2013.
They finished the season 22–10, 16–2 in WAC play to claim a share of the regular season conference championship with Louisiana Tech. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2013 WAC tournament to Texas State. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they defeated Ohio in the first round before losing in the second round to Maryland.
Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 3 Jalen Love Guard 6–3 165 Freshman Wichita, Kansas 14 Blake Foeman Forward 6–7 205 Junior Weston, Florida 20 Royce O'Neale Forward 6–5 202 Sophomore Killeen, Texas 21 Bryant Rucker Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Frisco, Texas 22 Charles Webb Guard 5–5 155 Junior Erie, Colorado 23 Brett Olson Guard 6–5 170 Sophomore Highlands Ranch, Colorado 24 Dom Samac Forward 6–8 180 Freshman Zagreb, Croatia 25 Jake Logan Center 6–8 215 Freshman Norwalk, Iowa 30 Cam Griffin Guard 6–5 210 Sophomore San Antonio, Texas 32 Chase Hallam Guard 6–5 210 Senior Mesquite, Texas 33 Nate Engesser Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Colorado Springs, Colorado 34 Chris Udofia Forward 6–6 194 Junior Irving, Texas 35 Marcus Byrd Forward 6–7 187 Freshman Highlands Ranch, Colorado 44 Griffin McKenzie Forward 6–9 240 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio
Schedule
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| 2013 WAC tournament
!colspan=9| 2013 NIT
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