2024–25 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

2024–25 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record6–9 (0–0 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHamilton Gymnasium
Seasons
2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 0 0   10 4   .714
St. Thomas* 0 0   10 4   .714
South Dakota State 0 0   9 5   .643
South Dakota 0 0   9 6   .600
Kansas City 0 0   8 7   .533
Denver 0 0   6 9   .400
North Dakota 0 0   5 9   .357
Omaha 0 0   5 9   .357
Oral Roberts 0 0   3 8   .273
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2025 Summit League tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024

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

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, POL
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, ESP
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, IRL
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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 First Bank and Trust Arena 
Brookings, SD
January 4, 2025
6:00 pm, SLN
at South Dakota Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN
North Dakota Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, SLN
North Dakota State Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
January 15, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN
Omaha Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
January 18, 2025
6:00 pm, SLN
at St. Thomas Schoenecker Arena 
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

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References

  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. March 13, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". denverpioneers.com. Denver Pioneers. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Denver Pioneers Schedule 2024-25". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.