MSU Denver Roadrunners men's basketball

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

MSU Denver Roadrunners
University	Metropolitan State University of Denver
First season	1968 (1968)
Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Location	Denver, Colorado
Arena	Auraria Event Center (Capacity: 2,300)
Nickname	Roadrunners
NCAA tournament champions
2000, 2002
NCAA tournament runner-up
1999, 2013
NCAA tournament Final Four
1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2014
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
NCAA tournament second round
1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
NCAA tournament appearances
1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
Conference regular season champions
Great Northwest Conference 1990 Colorado Athletic Conference 1991, 1992 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015

Postseason results

National Championships

Year Coach Opponent Score Record 2000 Mike Dunlap Kentucky Wesleyan 97–79 33–4 2002 Mike Dunlap Kentucky Wesleyan 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]

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
1968–69	Bill Mumma	–
1969–70	James Bryant	0–25
1970–71	James Bryant	–
1971–72	James Bryant	0–24
1972–73	James Bryant	6–17
1973–74	Wayne Monson/Jim Jarvis	–
1974–75	Erv Bratcher	7–14
1975–76	Gene Lee	–
1976–77	Gene Lee	–
1977–78	Gene Lee/Marc Rabinoff	0–24
No Basketball (1978–1984)
1984–85	Bob Ligouri	13–13
1985–86	Bob Hull	12–12
Great Northwest Conference (1986–1990)
1986–87	Bob Hull	16–12	5–5
1987–88	Bob Hull	17–11	5–5
1988–89	Bob Hull	20–8	7–5
1989–90	Bob Hull	28–4	8–2	1st	NCAA Tournament
Colorado Athletic Conference (1990–1996)
1990–91	Bob Hull	23–8	8–2	1st	NCAA Tournament
1991–92	Bob Hull	17–11	10–2	1st
1992–93	Bob Hull	16–12	8–4	2nd
1993–94	Joe Strain	14–13	5–7	5th
1994–95	Charles Bradley	6–21	4–6	3rd
1995–96	Charles Bradley	17–9	6–4	2nd
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1996–present)
1996–97	Charles Bradley	13–13	9–10	3rd – East
1997–98	Mike Dunlap	25–5	16–3	1st – East	NCAA Tournament
1998–99	Mike Dunlap	28–6	15–4	1st – East	NCAA Runner Up
1999–00	Mike Dunlap	33–4	17–2	1st – East	NCAA National Champions
2000–01	Mike Dunlap	23–7	14–5	3rd – East	NCAA Tournament
2001–02	Mike Dunlap	29–6	16–3	2nd – East	NCAA National Champions
2002–03	Mike Dunlap	28–5	16–3	2nd – East	NCAA Tournament
2003–04	Mike Dunlap	32–3	19–0	1st – East	NCAA Final Four
2004–05	Mike Dunlap	29–4	16–3	1st – East	NCAA Elite Eight
2005–06	Mike Dunlap	21–10	13–6	3rd – East	NCAA Tournament
2006–07	Brannon Hays	28–4	17–2	1st – East	NCAA Tournament
2007–08	Brannon Hays	19–12	12–7	3rd – East
2008–09	Brannon Hays	27–4	18–1	1st – East	NCAA Tournament
2009–10	Brannon Hays	24–7	14–5	1st – East (Co-Champions)	NCAA Tournament
2010–11	Derrick Clark	22–8	17–5	2nd	NCAA Tournament
2011–12	Derrick Clark	25–7	17–5	2nd	NCAA Elite Eight
2012–13	Derrick Clark	32–3	20–2	1st	NCAA Runner Up
2013–14	Derrick Clark	32–2	22–0	1st	NCAA Final Four
2014–15	Derrick Clark	26–6	19–3	1st	NCAA Tournament
2015–16	Derrick Clark	19–11	16–6	1st - Rocky (Co-Champions)
2016–17		18–12	14–8	6th
2017–18		15–14	14–8	6th
Total:
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/18/2013* 6:00 pm, N/A	No. 1	vs. Rhode Island NIT Season Tip-Off, First Round	W 66–63^[3]^[4]	0–1	McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ
11/19/2013* 6:00 pm, N/A	No. 1	vs. Fairleigh Dickinson NIT Season Tip-Off, West Consolation	W 87–76^[5]^[6]	1–1	McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ
11/25/2013* 5:30 pm, N/A	No. 1	at Elon NIT Season Tip-Off, Consolation round	W 75–74^[7]^[8]	2–1	Alumni Gym (Elon University) (844) Elon, NC
11/26/2013* 3:00 pm, N/A	No. 1	vs. Canisius NIT Season Tip-Off, Consolation round	W 83–69^[9]^[10]	3–1	Alumni Gym (Elon University) (577) Elon, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

Metro State becomes first DII school to win twice at NIT Season Tip-Off^[11]

Roadrunners in the Pros

Active

Name	Nationality
David Barlow
Paul Brotherson
John Bynum
Steven Emory
Brandon Jefferson
Shakir Johnson
Nick Kay
Luke Kendall
C. J. Massingale
Mitch McCarron
Ben Ortner
Hayden Smith
Lester Strong
Benas Veikalas
Jesse Wagstaff
Mark Worthington

Retired

Name	Nationality
Patrick Mutombo

Roadrunner Olympians

Name	Nationality	Team
David Barlow		2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics
Mark Worthington		2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics
Nick Kay		2020 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Metropolitan State University Of Denver". Metropolitan State University.
2. "Arizona, Duke, Alabama, Rutgers headline NIT Season Tip-Off field". NCAA.com.
3. "Metro State Roadrunners vs. Rhode Island Rams Recap - CBSSports.com". CBSSports.com. 18 November 2013.
4. "Metro State Roadrunners vs. Rhode Island Rams – Recap – November 18, 2013 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
5. "Metro State Roadrunners vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Recap - CBSSports.com". CBSSports.com. 19 November 2013.
6. "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs. Metro State Roadrunners – Recap – November 19, 2013 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
7. "Metropolitan State University Of Denver". gometrostate.com.
8. "Elon University Phoenix". elonphoenix.com.
9. "Metropolitan State University Of Denver". gometrostate.com.
10. "Metro State vs Canisius (11/26/13 at Alumni Gym (Elon, N.C.))". gogriffs.com.
11. "Metro State becomes first DII school to win twice at NIT Season Tip-Off". NCAA.com.