Denver Pioneers men's basketball

Denver Pioneers
Denver Pioneers
	2020–21 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
University	University of Denver
Head coach	Jeff Wulbrun (1st season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Denver, Colorado
Arena	Magness Arena ; (Capacity: 7,200)
Nickname	Pioneers
Colors	Crimson and gold;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1992, 1994, 1996; at Division II level
Conference regular season champions
	1915, 1937, 2005 (Sun Belt), 2013 (WAC Co-champs)

The Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represents the University of Denver and competes in the NCAA Division I men's college basketball in Denver, Colorado. They are led by head coach Jeff Wulbrun and are members of the Summit League. They play their home games at Magness Arena.

Denver has never qualified for the NCAA Division I Tournament.

History

Denver began intercollegiate basketball in 1904 and played at the regional level prior to World War II. After the war, DU became an NCAA Division I level program between the 1950s and 1979, playing in the Mountain States and old Skyline conferences before becoming an NCAA Division I independent in 1962.

In 1979, DU's declining finances forced the program to drop down to the Division II and NAIA levels until 1998.

DU moved back up to Division I status in 1998 and joined the Sun Belt Conference in 1999. In 2012, the Pioneers moved from the Sun Belt to the Western Athletic Conference. After only one year in the WAC, they joined The Summit League in July, 2013, where they play today.

Alumni

Notable former Denver basketball players include:

David Adkins, played at Denver in the mid-1970s, later became known as comedian/TV actor Sinbad.
Byron Beck, ABA and NBA player, number retired by Denver Nuggets
Rodney Billups, Euroleague player, current Denver Men's Basketball head coach
Vince Boryla, 1948 all-American, 1948 Gold Medal US Olympian, NBA All-Star player, coach, and executive
Phil Heath, current Mr. Olympia bodybuilder
Ken Michelman, played with David Adkins at DU, became a TV actor on The White Shadow, Grey's Anatomy, and other programs
Royce O'Neale, Utah Jazz, played two years at Denver, all-WAC forward before transferring to Baylor
Jake Pemberton (born 1996), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli National League

Postseason results

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Pioneers have appeared in three NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1992	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	North Dakota South Dakota State	W 73–68 L 57–87
1994	Regional Quarterfinals	North Dakota State	L 72–87
1996	Regional Quarterfinals	North Dakota State	L 70–71

NAIA Tournament results

The Pioneers have appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1948	First Round	Mankato State	L 46–49
1984	First Round	Waynesburg(Pa.)	L 56–58 ^OT

NIT results

The Pioneers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1959	First Round	NYU	L 81–90
2005	Opening Round	San Francisco	L 67–69
2013	First Round Second Round	Ohio Maryland	W 61–57 L 52–62

References

^ Colors | University of Denver. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

External links

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v t e Denver Pioneers men's basketball
Venues	Magness Arena (1999–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e University of Denver
Academics	Women's College Daniels College of Business Morgridge College of Education Josef Korbel School of International Studies Sturm College of Law Lamont School of Music Graduate School of Social Work University College
Athletics	Denver Pioneers Teams: Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's ice hockey Men's lacrosse Men's soccer Skiing Venues: CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium Magness Arena Ritchie Center DU Arena DU Stadium Conferences: Summit League Big East Conference (men's and women's lacrosse) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men's ice hockey)
People	Alumni Chancellors
Student life	Chamberlin Observatory Evans Memorial Chapel F.W. Olin Hall Mary Reed Hall Meyer–Womble Observatory University neighborhood University of Denver station

v t e Summit League men's basketball
Teams	Denver Pioneers Kansas City Roos North Dakota Fighting Hawks North Dakota State Bison Omaha Mavericks Oral Roberts Golden Eagles St. Thomas Tommies South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24