University of Denver men's basketball team junior guard Travis Hallam (Mesquite, Texas) and sophomore guard Chase Hallam (Mesquite, Texas) both had 13 points to lead the Pioneers in a 65-52 win over Louisiana-Lafayette in the 2010-11 Sun Belt Conference opener at Magness Arena on Thursday night.
“This was big for our guys tonight,” head coach Joe Scott said. “We battled and we fought the whole game, and you have to give credit to our guys down the stretch because they did the things it takes to win.”
The Pioneers continue Sun Belt Conference play on Sunday, Jan. 2 by hosting Arkansas-Little Rock at Magness Arena at 2:30 p.m. MT. The game can be seen live on Pioneer Vision and heard on Mile High Sports Radio AM 1510 and FM 93.7, as well as http://www.denverpioneers.com/.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
THE PULITZER PRIZE AND TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAT AT THE ELLIE CAULKINS
JANUARY 4-16, 2011
DENVER — The startling new musical NEXT TO NORMAL, winner of the 2010
Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will start the Denver Center Attractions 2011 season on an
dramatic high note, playing the Ellie Caulkins Opera House January 4–16. Denver
audiences will have the privilege of seeing Alice Ripley reprise the role she created on
Broadway, for which she won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Single
tickets go on sale Sunday, November 28 at www.denvercenter.org or by phone and
walk-up Monday, November 29 at 10am.
Alice Ripley, winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for NEXT TO
NORMAL, will reprise her acclaimed performance in the musical’s engagement in Denver.
NEXT TO NORMAL also features Asa Somers (Dan), Curt Hansen (Gabe), Emma
Hunton (Natalie), Jeremy Kushnier (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine) and Preston Sadleir (Henry).
Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three 2009 Tony Awards – Best Score,
Best Actress in a Musical, and Best Orchestrations – NEXT TO NORMAL features music
by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, and direction by Michael Greif. With a
thrilling contemporary score, NEXT TO NORMAL is an emotional powerhouse of a
musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other.
NEXT TO NORMAL was chosen as “one of the year’s ten best” by The New York Times,
The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Time Out New York, New York Daily News, The
Bergen Record, and NY1 – more than any other musical from that season.
Single tickets for NEXT TO NORMAL start at just $20. To charge by phone, call
Denver Center Ticket Services at 303.893.4100. TTY (for Deaf and hard-of-hearing
patrons): 303.893.9582. Groups of 15 or more, please call 303.446.4829. Tickets may also
be purchased at the Denver Center Ticket Office, located at the Helen Bonfils Theatre
Complex Lobby. Buy and print online at www.denvercenter.org.
NEXT TO NORMAL is part of the Denver Center Attractions 2011 season, which is
generously supported by United Airlines and Vectra Bank. Media sponsorship for DCA is
provided by The Denver Post, CBS4 and Denver Magazine. The Denver Center for the
Performing Arts is supported in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. Please
visit our website at www.denvercenter.org.
For more information on NEXT TO NORMAL, visit http://www.nexttonormal.com/
PERFORMANCE DATES January 4-16
Tuesday– Sunday 8pm
Saturday & Sunday 2pm
Friday, December 10, 2010
University of Denver Men's Basketball Team (2-7) vs. Portland (7-3)
Saturday, December 11, 2010 • 4 p.m. MT
Magness Arena (7,200) • Denver, Colo.
TV: FSN Rocky Mountain • Radio: AM 1510 & FM 93.7 • Web: http://www.denverpioneers.com/
About Denver: The Pioneers return nine players, including four starters and seven of their top eight scorers, from last season’s squad that went 19-13 overall, 10-8 in the SBC and 15-1 at home. Denver was picked third in the Sun Belt Conference West Division in the annual coaches’ preseason poll. Through nine games, junior Brian Stafford leads the Pioneers with 14.1 points per game, while sophomore Chase Hallam has averaged 12.0 points and a team-high 2.2 assists per game. Junior Travis Hallam is leading the squad with 3.3 rebounds per game. DU is looking for its second-straight home victory on Saturday.
About Portland: The Pilots were picked to finish fifth in the West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll, and Jared Stohl was named to the Preseason All-WCC Team. Portland is 7-3 with its three losses coming to Kentucky, Washington State and Washington. UP’s lost 94-72 to the Huskies in Seattle on Dec. 6 in the team’s last game, which snapped a three-game winning streak. Stohl is leading the Pilots with 14.7 points per game, while Luke Sikma is averaging a double-double with 12.3 points and 12.1 rebounds per contest. Nemanja Mitrovic is adding 11.5 points per game.
The Match-up: The all-time series is tied 6-6, but the Pilots have won the past four meetings, including a 72-62 victory in Portland on Dec. 12, 2010.
Last Time Out: The Pioneers fell 77-47 to St. Mary’s at the McKeon Pavilion on Dec. 8. Junior guard Travis Hallam led the Pioneers (2-7) with 12 points, tying his career high, but Denver shot just 37.5 percent (18-of-48) from the field and 21.1 percent (4-of-19) from three-point range. St. Mary’s (7-2) shot a blistering 59.6 percent (28-of-47) from the field and was led by Rob Jones’ 17 points and 10 rebounds. Mitchell Young added 14 points, including 11 in the second half, for the Gaels.
Century Club: Senior guard Kyle Lewis played in his 100th game as a Pioneer on Wednesday against St. Mary’s. Saturday’s game against Portland will mark the 300th game as a head coach for Joe Scott.
Saturday, December 11, 2010 • 4 p.m. MT
Magness Arena (7,200) • Denver, Colo.
TV: FSN Rocky Mountain • Radio: AM 1510 & FM 93.7 • Web: http://www.denverpioneers.com/
About Denver: The Pioneers return nine players, including four starters and seven of their top eight scorers, from last season’s squad that went 19-13 overall, 10-8 in the SBC and 15-1 at home. Denver was picked third in the Sun Belt Conference West Division in the annual coaches’ preseason poll. Through nine games, junior Brian Stafford leads the Pioneers with 14.1 points per game, while sophomore Chase Hallam has averaged 12.0 points and a team-high 2.2 assists per game. Junior Travis Hallam is leading the squad with 3.3 rebounds per game. DU is looking for its second-straight home victory on Saturday.
About Portland: The Pilots were picked to finish fifth in the West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll, and Jared Stohl was named to the Preseason All-WCC Team. Portland is 7-3 with its three losses coming to Kentucky, Washington State and Washington. UP’s lost 94-72 to the Huskies in Seattle on Dec. 6 in the team’s last game, which snapped a three-game winning streak. Stohl is leading the Pilots with 14.7 points per game, while Luke Sikma is averaging a double-double with 12.3 points and 12.1 rebounds per contest. Nemanja Mitrovic is adding 11.5 points per game.
The Match-up: The all-time series is tied 6-6, but the Pilots have won the past four meetings, including a 72-62 victory in Portland on Dec. 12, 2010.
Last Time Out: The Pioneers fell 77-47 to St. Mary’s at the McKeon Pavilion on Dec. 8. Junior guard Travis Hallam led the Pioneers (2-7) with 12 points, tying his career high, but Denver shot just 37.5 percent (18-of-48) from the field and 21.1 percent (4-of-19) from three-point range. St. Mary’s (7-2) shot a blistering 59.6 percent (28-of-47) from the field and was led by Rob Jones’ 17 points and 10 rebounds. Mitchell Young added 14 points, including 11 in the second half, for the Gaels.
Century Club: Senior guard Kyle Lewis played in his 100th game as a Pioneer on Wednesday against St. Mary’s. Saturday’s game against Portland will mark the 300th game as a head coach for Joe Scott.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Joe Scott's University of Denver men's basketball team (1-6) takes on Cal State Northridge (2-5) Saturday, December 4 at DU's Magness Arena. Tip off will be at 4:30 p.m. It will be televised on FSN Rocky Mountain, and on the radio: AM 1510 & FM 93.7. Tickets available at the boxoffice and at http://www.denverpioneers.com/
The Pioneers return nine players, including four starters and seven of their top eight scorers, from last season’s squad that went 19-13 overall, 10-8 in the SBC and 15-1 at home. Denver was picked third in the Sun Belt Conference West Division in the annual coaches’ preseason poll. Through four games, junior Brian Stafford leads the Pioneers with 14.4 points per game, while sophomore Chase Hallam has averaged 12.7 points and a team-high 3.2 assists per game. Freshman Chris Udofia is leading the squad with 3.9 rebounds per game. DU enters Wednesday’s game looking to rebound from two-straight losses.
The Cal State Northridge Matadors were picked to eighth in the Big West Conference Preseason Media Poll. CSUN is 2-5 with wins over Vanguard and DePaul. The Matadors enter Saturday’s game on a two-game losing streak to Tulsa (80-63 on Nov. 28) and Air Force (72-63 on Dec. 2). CSUN is led by Rashawn McLemore’s 15.7 points per game, while Lenny Daniel is averaging close to a double-double with 13.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. The Matadors are averaging 70.3 points, 36.0 rebounds, 14.3 assists a game and 19.3 turnovers per game.
The series is tied at 1-1 with the Matadors winning 80-53 in Northridge on Dec. 9, 2008, and the Pioneers winning 89-82 last year at Magness Arena.
Last Wednesday the scrappy DU team lost to the three time defending WAS champion powerhouse Utah State. Senior guard Kyle Lewis had a season high 13 points and freshman forward Chris Udofia added 10 more, but it was not enough as the Pioneers fell 61-53. The Pioneers finished 11-of-22 (50.0 percent) from three-point range, but were just 5-of-21 (23.8 percent) from inside the arc.
DU is collecting unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots at all men’s and women’s basketball games, as well as hockey games, through Dec. 18. Donation boxes will be located throughout the Magness Arena concourse.
Saturday’s game against Cal State Northridge will be broadcast live on FSN Rocky Mountain. Tom Helmer (play-by-play) and Greg Lackey (color) will call the action, while Alanna Rizzo reports from the sidelines. The Pioneers are 13-4 in games on FSN Rocky Mountain during head coach Joe Scott’s three years, including a 6-0 mark last season.
The Pioneers return nine players, including four starters and seven of their top eight scorers, from last season’s squad that went 19-13 overall, 10-8 in the SBC and 15-1 at home. Denver was picked third in the Sun Belt Conference West Division in the annual coaches’ preseason poll. Through four games, junior Brian Stafford leads the Pioneers with 14.4 points per game, while sophomore Chase Hallam has averaged 12.7 points and a team-high 3.2 assists per game. Freshman Chris Udofia is leading the squad with 3.9 rebounds per game. DU enters Wednesday’s game looking to rebound from two-straight losses.
The Cal State Northridge Matadors were picked to eighth in the Big West Conference Preseason Media Poll. CSUN is 2-5 with wins over Vanguard and DePaul. The Matadors enter Saturday’s game on a two-game losing streak to Tulsa (80-63 on Nov. 28) and Air Force (72-63 on Dec. 2). CSUN is led by Rashawn McLemore’s 15.7 points per game, while Lenny Daniel is averaging close to a double-double with 13.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. The Matadors are averaging 70.3 points, 36.0 rebounds, 14.3 assists a game and 19.3 turnovers per game.
The series is tied at 1-1 with the Matadors winning 80-53 in Northridge on Dec. 9, 2008, and the Pioneers winning 89-82 last year at Magness Arena.
Last Wednesday the scrappy DU team lost to the three time defending WAS champion powerhouse Utah State. Senior guard Kyle Lewis had a season high 13 points and freshman forward Chris Udofia added 10 more, but it was not enough as the Pioneers fell 61-53. The Pioneers finished 11-of-22 (50.0 percent) from three-point range, but were just 5-of-21 (23.8 percent) from inside the arc.
DU is collecting unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots at all men’s and women’s basketball games, as well as hockey games, through Dec. 18. Donation boxes will be located throughout the Magness Arena concourse.
Saturday’s game against Cal State Northridge will be broadcast live on FSN Rocky Mountain. Tom Helmer (play-by-play) and Greg Lackey (color) will call the action, while Alanna Rizzo reports from the sidelines. The Pioneers are 13-4 in games on FSN Rocky Mountain during head coach Joe Scott’s three years, including a 6-0 mark last season.
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