DENVER U -290
290/100
hate laying the high line but I like my chances...
GL
THE GAME - - The University of Denver men's basketball team will play host to Sun Belt Conference (SBC) foe and West Division rival New Orleans on Sunday, February 23 ... Game time for "Senior Day" is set for 1 p.m. in Magness Arena ... The contest marks the end of Denver's home schedule ... The Pioneers enters the game on a two-game winning streak ... Denver defeated SBC rival North Texas 90-84 on February 13 and South Alabama 77-50 last Thursday ... The Privateers enter the contest off a 76-73 win at North Texas on Thursday ... The game can be heard live on AM 1600 and over the internet at DenverPioneers.com.
CAREER MOVES - - Senior guard B.J. Pratt (San Antonio, Texas / Converse Judson HS) has scored 1,568 points in his four-year career at Denver ... He is third all-time ... The senior began the year 13th and has already moved up ten places.
SERIES HISTORY & NOTES - - The series includes 11 games, but eight of those have been played as Sun Belt Conference opponents ... Denver is 0-8 against New Orleans since 2000 ... The Privateers have swept the season series each of the last three years ... This year, New Orleans handed the Pioneers a 75-65 setback in the first meeting ... Denver is 0-5 at home all-time against UNO ... The Privateers lead 11-game series 11-0, which dates back to the 1976-77 season when the New Orleans earned a 100-65 win in Erie, Pa. on December 29 ... The Pioneers lost the last meeting 69-46 in New Orleans on February 23 of last season.
SCOUTING THE PIONEERS - - Denver is 9-3 at home overall and 4-3 in SBC play ... Senior captain B.J. Pratt leads the Pioneers in scoring, averaging 14.7 points per game ... Sophomore guard Erik Benzel (Spokane, Wash. / Ferris HS) scored 12 point last game and has added 12.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest ... Junior center Brett Starkey (Lakewood, Colo. / Green Mountain HS) is averaging a near double-double, scoring 12.1 points and grabbing a team-high 9.9 rebounds ... Junior forward Carvell McAlister (Fresno, Calif. / E. Wyoming JC) has contributed 7.4 points and 4.1 rebounds thus far ... Junior forward Zeljko Zupic (Sinj, Croatia / Hill [Texas] JC) has dropped in 6.1 points and 5.0 rebounds.
290/100
hate laying the high line but I like my chances...
GL
THE GAME - - The University of Denver men's basketball team will play host to Sun Belt Conference (SBC) foe and West Division rival New Orleans on Sunday, February 23 ... Game time for "Senior Day" is set for 1 p.m. in Magness Arena ... The contest marks the end of Denver's home schedule ... The Pioneers enters the game on a two-game winning streak ... Denver defeated SBC rival North Texas 90-84 on February 13 and South Alabama 77-50 last Thursday ... The Privateers enter the contest off a 76-73 win at North Texas on Thursday ... The game can be heard live on AM 1600 and over the internet at DenverPioneers.com.
CAREER MOVES - - Senior guard B.J. Pratt (San Antonio, Texas / Converse Judson HS) has scored 1,568 points in his four-year career at Denver ... He is third all-time ... The senior began the year 13th and has already moved up ten places.
SERIES HISTORY & NOTES - - The series includes 11 games, but eight of those have been played as Sun Belt Conference opponents ... Denver is 0-8 against New Orleans since 2000 ... The Privateers have swept the season series each of the last three years ... This year, New Orleans handed the Pioneers a 75-65 setback in the first meeting ... Denver is 0-5 at home all-time against UNO ... The Privateers lead 11-game series 11-0, which dates back to the 1976-77 season when the New Orleans earned a 100-65 win in Erie, Pa. on December 29 ... The Pioneers lost the last meeting 69-46 in New Orleans on February 23 of last season.
SCOUTING THE PIONEERS - - Denver is 9-3 at home overall and 4-3 in SBC play ... Senior captain B.J. Pratt leads the Pioneers in scoring, averaging 14.7 points per game ... Sophomore guard Erik Benzel (Spokane, Wash. / Ferris HS) scored 12 point last game and has added 12.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest ... Junior center Brett Starkey (Lakewood, Colo. / Green Mountain HS) is averaging a near double-double, scoring 12.1 points and grabbing a team-high 9.9 rebounds ... Junior forward Carvell McAlister (Fresno, Calif. / E. Wyoming JC) has contributed 7.4 points and 4.1 rebounds thus far ... Junior forward Zeljko Zupic (Sinj, Croatia / Hill [Texas] JC) has dropped in 6.1 points and 5.0 rebounds.
