2024–25 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
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Conference | Summit League |
Record | 6–15 (0–6 The Summit) |
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Home arena | Hamilton Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas* | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | 6 | – | 15 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner As of January 18, 2025 |
The 2024–25 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represents the University of Denver in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Wulbrun, play home games at Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver, Colorado as members of the Summit League.
Previous season
The Pioneers finished the 2023–24 17–17, 6–10 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. In the Summit League tournament, Denver defeated Kansas City in the quarterfinals,[1] Omaha in the semifinals,[2] before losing to South Dakota State in their first-ever Summit League championship game appearance.[3][4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Stanford | L 62−85 | 0−1 |
Maples Pavilion (2,286) Palo Alto, CA | |||||||
November 8, 2024* 1:00 pm, Summit League Network |
Western Colorado | W 97–80 | 1–1 |
Hamilton Gymnasium (702) Denver, CO | |||||||
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, MW Network |
at Colorado State | L 65–74 | 1–2 |
Moby Arena (4,000) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN |
Colorado Christian | W 86−63 | 2−2 |
Hamilton Gymnasium (542) Denver, CO | |||||||
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, SLN |
Montana State | W 79−78 | 3−2 |
Hamilton Gymnasium (851) Denver, CO | |||||||
November 24, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Montana Montana MTE |
L 73−83 | 3−3 |
Dahlberg Arena (2,456) Missoula, MT | |||||||
November 25, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Cal State Northridge Montana MTE |
L 60–89 | 3–4 |
Dahlberg Arena (109) Missoula, MT | |||||||
November 26, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Utah Tech Montana MTE |
L 54–68 | 3–5 |
Dahlberg Arena (102) Missoula, MT | |||||||
December 1, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Portland | L 90–101 2OT | 3–6 |
Chiles Center (1,049) Portland, OR | |||||||
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN |
Sacramento State Big Sky–Summit Challenge |
W 80–59 | 4–6 |
Hamilton Gymnasium (422) Denver, CO | |||||||
December 7, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Portland State | W 68–67 | 5–6 |
Viking Pavilion (652) Portland, OR | |||||||
December 10, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN |
Colorado–Colorado Springs | W 94–87 | 6–6 |
Hamilton Gymnasium (549) Denver, CO | |||||||
December 15, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cal State Fullerton | L 59–74 | 6–7 |
Titan Gym (405) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
December 17, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cal Poly | L 94–95 OT | 6–8 |
Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (1,432) San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||
December 21, 2024* 3:00 pm, SLN |
Northern Colorado | L 75–82 | 6–9 |
Hamilton Gymnasium (1,148) Denver, CO | |||||||
Summit League Regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, CBS Sports Network |
at South Dakota State | L 70–91 | 6–10 (0–1) |
First Bank and Trust Arena (1,925) Brookings, SD | |||||||
January 4, 2025 6:00 pm, SLN |
at South Dakota | L 84–91 | 6–11 (0–2) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,508) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN |
North Dakota | L 70–95 | 6–12 (0–3) |
Hamilton Gymnasium (698) Denver, CO | |||||||
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN |
North Dakota State | L 50–69 | 6–13 (0–4) |
Hamilton Gymnasium (954) Denver, CO | |||||||
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN |
Omaha | L 62–80 | 6–14 (0–5) |
Hamilton Gymnasium (527) Denver, CO | |||||||
January 18, 2025 6:00 pm, SLN |
at St. Thomas | L 62–74 | 6–15 (0–6) |
Schoenecker Arena (1,694) St. Paul, MN | |||||||
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, SLN |
at Oral Roberts | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN |
Kansas City | Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 6:00 pm, SLN |
at Omaha | Baxter Arena Omaha, NE | |||||||||
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN |
South Dakota | Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN |
St. Thomas | Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO | |||||||||
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, SLN |
at North Dakota | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 12:00 pm, SLN |
at North Dakota State | Scheels Center Fargo, ND | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN |
Oral Roberts | Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO | |||||||||
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, SLN |
at Kansas City | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN |
South Dakota State | Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO | |||||||||
Summit League tournament | |||||||||||
March 5–9, 2025 SLN/CBS Sports Network |
vs. Summit League tournament | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Late-game heroics send No. 7 Denver past No. 2 Kansas City". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "No. 7 Denver pulls off second upset to reach first final in program history". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 12, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "No. 1 South Dakota State fends off late charge from No. 7 Denver to claim title". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 12, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "Appel, Mayo lead South Dakota State past Denver 76-68 in Summit League title game". CBS Sports. March 13, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". denverpioneers.com. Denver Pioneers. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "Denver Pioneers Schedule 2024-25". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.