2024–25 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

2024–25 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
2024–25 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	9–19 (3–10 The Summit)
Head coach	Jeff Wulbrun (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Peterson; Curran Walsh; Shammond Williams;
Home arena	Hamilton Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Omaha	11	–	3	.786	17	–	12	.586
St. Thomas *	10	–	3	.769	20	–	8	.714
South Dakota State	9	–	4	.692	18	–	10	.643
North Dakota State	9	–	5	.643	20	–	9	.690
South Dakota	8	–	5	.615	17	–	11	.607
North Dakota	4	–	9	.308	10	–	18	.357
Denver	4	–	10	.286	10	–	19	.345
Kansas City	3	–	10	.231	11	–	17	.393
Oral Roberts	2	–	11	.154	6	–	20	.231
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

† 2025 Summit League tournament winner As of February 19, 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] and Omaha in the semifinals,^[2] before losing to South Dakota State in their first-ever Summit League championship game appearance.^[3]^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Sebastian Akins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Concord, NC
G	1	Nicholas Shogbonyo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Arlington, TX
G	2	Devin Carney	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Butler, PA
G	4	DeAndre Craig	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Chicago, IL
F	5	Josh Pickett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Plainfield, IL
C	7	Adbulai Fanta Kabba	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Kenema, SL
F	9	Tymo Sternicki	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Gdynia, Poland
G	10	Keean Lloyd	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Aurora, CO
G	13	Josh Lee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Canton, MI
F	15	Pedro Lopaz-Sanvicente	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Canary Islands, Spain
F	20	Loch Cunningham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Austin, TX
F	22	Tolu Babs-Ajayi	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Cork, Ireland
C	24	Isaiah Carr	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Las Cruces, NM
G	25	Jon Mani	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Los Angeles, CA
G	32	Isaiah Addo-Ankrah	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Houston, TX
G	40	Ben Bowen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Highlands Ranch, CO

Head coach

Jeff Wulbrun (Cal State Fullerton)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Stanford	L 62−85	0−1	Maples Pavilion (2,286) Palo Alto, CA
November 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., Summit League Network	Western Colorado	W 97–80	1–1	Hamilton Gymnasium (702) Denver, CO
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	at Colorado State	L 65–74	1–2	Moby Arena (4,000) Fort Collins, CO
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN	Colorado Christian	W 86−63	2−2	Hamilton Gymnasium (542) Denver, CO
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SLN	Montana State	W 79−78	3−2	Hamilton Gymnasium (851) Denver, CO
November 24, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Montana Montana MTE	L 73−83	3−3	Dahlberg Arena (2,456) Missoula, MT
November 25, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Cal State Northridge Montana MTE	L 60–89	3–4	Dahlberg Arena (109) Missoula, MT
November 26, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Utah Tech Montana MTE	L 54–68	3–5	Dahlberg Arena (102) Missoula, MT
December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Portland	L 90–101 ^2OT	3–6	Chiles Center (1,049) Portland, OR
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN	Sacramento State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 80–59	4–6	Hamilton Gymnasium (422) Denver, CO
December 7, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Portland State	W 68–67	5–6	Viking Pavilion (652) Portland, OR
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN	Colorado–Colorado Springs	W 94–87	6–6	Hamilton Gymnasium (549) Denver, CO
December 15, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton	L 59–74	6–7	Titan Gym (405) Fullerton, CA
December 17, 2024* 8:00 p.m., 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 p.m., SLN	Northern Colorado	L 75–82	6–9	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,148) Denver, CO
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	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 p.m., SLN	at South Dakota	L 84–91	6–11 (0–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,508) Vermillion, SD
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	North Dakota	L 70–95	6–12 (0–3)	Hamilton Gymnasium (698) Denver, CO
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., SLN	North Dakota State	L 50–69	6–13 (0–4)	Hamilton Gymnasium (954) Denver, CO
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	Omaha	L 62–80	6–14 (0–5)	Hamilton Gymnasium (527) Denver, CO
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN	at St. Thomas	L 62–74	6–15 (0–6)	Schoenecker Arena (1,694) St. Paul, MN
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN	at Oral Roberts	W 70–68	7–15 (1–6)	Mabee Center (2,264) Tulsa, OK
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	Kansas City	W 69–68	8–15 (2–6)	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,014) Denver, CO
February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN	at Omaha	L 69–78	8–16 (2–7)	Baxter Arena (3,356) Omaha, NE
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	South Dakota	L 79–86	8–17 (2–8)	Hamilton Gymnasium (794) Denver, CO
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., SLN	St. Thomas	L 76–79	8–18 (2–9)	Hamilton Gymnasium (977) Denver, CO
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN	at North Dakota	W 68–64	9–18 (3–9)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,814) Grand Forks, ND
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., SLN	at North Dakota State	L 84–89 ^OT	9–19 (3–10)	Scheels Center (1,993) Fargo, ND
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	Oral Roberts			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN	at Kansas City			Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., SLN	South Dakota State			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
Summit League tournament
March 5–9, 2025 SLN/CBSSN	vs. TBD			Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

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. AP. March 13, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Denver Pioneers. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "Denver Pioneers Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[1] "Late-game heroics send No. 7 Denver past No. 2 Kansas City". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "Appel, Mayo lead South Dakota State past Denver 76-68 in Summit League title game". CBS Sports. AP. March 13, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Denver Pioneers. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[6] "Denver Pioneers Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

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Denver Pioneers men's basketball
Venues	DU Arena (1947–1997) McNichols Sports Arena / Denver Coliseum (1997–1999) Magness Arena (1999–2020) Hamilton Gymnasium (2020–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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Roster

Schedule and results

References