2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Omaha 13 – 3   .813 21 – 12   .636
St. Thomas * 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
South Dakota State 11 – 5   .688 20 – 12   .625
North Dakota State 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656
South Dakota 9 – 7   .563 19 – 14   .576
North Dakota 5 – 11   .313 12 – 21   .364
Denver 5 – 11   .313 11 – 21   .344
Kansas City 4 – 12   .250 13 – 20   .394
Oral Roberts 3 – 13   .188 7 – 23   .233
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner
As of March 8, 2025

The 2024–25 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented 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, played 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
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 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 & 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 W 71–60  10–19
(4–10) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (605)
Denver, CO
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m., SLN 		at Kansas City L 56–64  10–20
(4–11) 		Swinney Recreation Center (1,034)
Kansas City, MO
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., SLN 		South Dakota State W 78–62  11–20
(5–11) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (1,165)
Denver, CO
Summit League tournament
March 6, 2025
7:30 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN 		(7) vs. (2) St. Thomas
Quarterfinals 		L 62–80  11–21
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (5,814)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[5][6]

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. 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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