About Denver
• The Pioneers are averaging 67.1 points per game in 2018-19.
• Denver is holding opponents to 74.4 points per contest this season.
• DU is shooting 44.5 percent from the field on the year.
• Denver is hitting 3s at a good rate, ranking second in the Summit League in 3-point percentage at 38.4.
• The Crimson and Gold are knocking down 7.9 3s per game.
• The Pioneers are handing out 12.1 assists per game in 2018-19.
• Senior Ronnie Harrell Jr. leads the team in scoring at 14.3 points per game, 10th highest in the Summit League.
• Harrell Jr. has been a playmaker, handing out 2.7 assists per game, eighth in the Summit League.
• Harrell Jr. has been deadly from deep, knocking down 1.9 3s per contest at a 39.5 percent clip (18th in the Summit League).
• Donoven Carlisle is the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 5.2 boards a night.
• Joe Rosga ranks first on the team in 3s made per game with a 3.0 average.

About Western State
• The Mountaineers are currently 3-5 on the season.
• Western State is averaging 80.5 points per contest in 2018-19, fourth in the RMAC.
• The Mountaineers give up 84.1 points a night, good for 14th in the RMAC.
• Western State is knocking down 44.9 percent of their shots this season, eighth in the RMAC.
• The Mountaineer's foes are shooting 48.3 percent against them this year, 14th in the RMAC.
• Western State is averaging 16.1 assists per game, second in the RMAC.
• The Mountaineers are making 10.1 3s a game this season, second in the RMAC.
• Quincy Harding is the team leader in scoring, putting up 20.4 points a game, third in the RMAC.
• Monroe Porter is the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 6.3 per game.
• Brady Subart leads the RMAC in 3-point percentage at 46.9 percent (23-for-49).

All Day
• Ade Murkey has been finding his groove on the offensive end the last three games.
• The junior is averaging 18.0 points per game during that stretch.
• Murkey highlighted his recent offensive outburst with a career-high 31 points against Northern Colorado on Nov. 28.
• He has also been effective on the glass, grabbing 6.3 rebounds.

The Long Ranger
• DU has at least one 3-pointer in 383 straight games, dating back to Feb. 2, 2006.

Lace'em Up for a Cause
• The Pioneers will wear special laces for a cause against Western State on Dec. 9.
• The laces are for the Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer to support the Go4theGoal Foundation to help kids battling cancer.
• Four dollars out of every five dollar pair of laces directly benefits kids and families in a state where the funds are raised.

TOGETHER 4 COLORADO TOY DRIVE
The Pioneers have partnered with CBS4 for the Together 4 Colorado Toy Drive to support the Denver community during the holiday season. Beginning Nov. 17, there will be toy drops at every Denver Athletics and Newman Center event thru Dec. 19. Additionally, there will be a Community Shop 'n Drop on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., hosted by the Denver Cheerleading squad at the circle drive on the north side of the Ritchie Center.
 
PIONEER MOVEMENT:
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