DENVER – The University of Denver men's basketball team will wrap-up the 2023-24 regular season on Saturday when the Pioneers travel to St. Thomas. Tip on the Summit League Network and 104.3 The Fan HD3 is set for 7 p.m. CT/6 p.m. MT.
SUMMIT LEAGUE NETWORK:
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SERIES HISTORY:
Denver holds a 3-2 series lead. The Pioneer swept the regular season series in 2021-22, while the Tommies earned a sweep a year ago. Denver won the series opener 94-77 in Hamilton on February 10.
LAST TIME OUT:
Tommy Bruner scored a game-high 31 points, but the Pioneers fell to Kansas City 84-69 on Senior Night Thursday.
BRUNER LEADS DENVER IN NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKINGS
- Tommy Bruner ranks first in the country in points per game (25.3), seventh in free-throws made (199), first in field goals made (243), 68th in assists (130) and 64th in three-point field goals made (75).
- Touko Tainamo ranks 56th in rebounds (244), 84th in free-throw attempts (154), 97th in free-throws made (115) and 85th in field goals made (174). Tainamo is also tied for 69th nationally in double-doubles with eight.
- Isaiah Carr ranks 33rd in the country in blocked shots (56).
- Denver entered the week 10th in the country in free-throw attempts per game (24.4) and 8th in free-throw makes per game (18.1) and 83rd in three-point field goal percentage (35.9).
- As a team, the Pioneers are also 14th in scoring offense (83.4) and 45th in turnovers per game (10.2).
RECORD WATCH
CAREER RECORDS: POINTS: Bruner 10th (1268), 39 behind Nate Rohnert (1307). Tainamo 14th (1073), 27 behind Rob Lewis for 13th. FREE THROWS: Bruner is 2nd with 345, 36 behind Nate Rohnert for the record. REBOUNDS: Tainamo is 4th (612), 14 behind Wahhab Carter for 3rd.
SINGLE SEASON: POINTS: Tommy Bruner passed Yemi Nicholson (2005-06) for the modern DI record in a season on Feb. 8 at South Dakota. On Feb. 16 vs. North Dakota, Bruner passed Matt Teahan (1978-79) for the all-time record. Bruner sits at 760. FIELD GOALS: Bruner is 1st (243), passing Yemi Nicholson on Feb. 29 vs. Kansas City. FREE THROWS: Bruner broke Nate Rohnert's record on Feb. 1 and currently sits at 199 (Rohnert - 09-10, 157). Bruner is 1 FTM behind Vince Boryla (1948-49) for the all-time record. REBOUNDS: Tainamo has 244 boards for T-4th-most, 17 behin Yemi Nicholson (2004-05) for 3rd. ASSISTS: Bruner has 130 dimes for 7th, 1 behind Jake Pemberton (2016-17) for 6th. BLOCKS: Isaiah Carr became the fourth different Pio to record 50 blocks in a season, currently sitting at 56, good for seventh-highest in a season, 10 blocks behind Eric Dow (1998-99) for 6th.
UP NEXT:
Denver and the rest of the league will head to Sioux Falls next weekend for the 2024 Summit League Men's and Women's Basketball Championships. The tournament begins on Friday, March 8 with the play-in games.
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