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. He finished at Denver with a nine year record of 146–132.
Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 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
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#880029; color:#D0CCAE;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#880029; color:#D0CCAE;"| The Summit League regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#880029; color:#D0CCAE;"| The Summit League tournament
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