2025–26 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

2025–26 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
2025–26 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	7–7 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach	Tim Bergstraser (1st season);
Associate head coach	Spenser Bland
Assistant coaches	Kyle Heikkinen; Abe Woldeslassie;
Home arena	Hamilton Gymnasium

2025–26 Summit League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Thomas	0	–	0	–	10	–	4	.714
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	10	–	5	.667
Omaha	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
South Dakota	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
Denver	0	–	0	–	7	–	8	.467
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	5	–	10	.333
Oral Roberts	0	–	0	–	5	–	10	.333
Kansas City	0	–	0	–	2	–	11	.154

† 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represents the University of Denver in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers are led by first-year head coach Tim Bergstraser,^[1] who was hired as Denver's next coach after previous coach Jeff Wulbrun was fired in the 2024–25 season.^[2] The Pioneers play home games at Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver, Colorado as members of the Summit League.

This also serves as the Pioneers' final season in the Summit League after it was announced on October 31, 2025, that Denver will be joining the West Coast Conference starting on July 1, 2026.^[3]

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2024–25 season 11–21, 5–11 in Summit League play, to finish in seventh place.^[4] In the Summit League tournament, the Pioneers would fall to St. Thomas in the quarterfinal round.^[5]

Roster

2025–26 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jeremiah Burke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	North Dakota State	Milwaukee, WI
F	1	Shaun Wysocki	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Minnesota State–Moorhead	Rochester, MN
G	2	Devin Carney	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Duquesne	Butler, PA
G	4	Corleone Dandridge	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Minnesota State–Moorhead	Milwaukee, WI
F	5	Logan Kinsey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Minnesota State–Moorhead	Blaine, MN
G	6	Trajan Thompson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Providence Day School	Charlotte, NC
G	7	Zane Nelson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Missouri Western State	Birmingham, AL
G	8	Julius Rollins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Western Illinois	Chicago, IL
G	11	Kaden Holdbrook	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Macalester (MN)	Palo Alto, CA
G	13	Josh Lee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Itawamba CC	Canton, MI
G	20	Carson Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Minnesota State–Moorhead	Ankeny, IA
F	21	Didier Maleng	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	South Plains	Kinshasa, Congo
F	30	Loch Cunningham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Westlake Chapparal High School	Austin, TX
F	32	Gabe Oldham	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Pima CC	Spanish Fork, UT

Head coach

Tim Bergstraser (St. Cloud State)

Assistant coach(es)

Spenser Bland (MSU Moorhead)
Kyle Heikkinen (UW–Whitewater)
Abe Woldeslassie

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025* 12:00 p.m.	at Montana	L 77–89	–	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Seattle	L 73–84	0–1	Redhawk Center (957) Seattle, WA
November 6, 2025* 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Washington	L 70–84	0–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,134) Seattle, WA
November 9, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Montana State	W 75–73	1–2	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,591) Bozeman, MT
November 15, 2025* 12:00 p.m., Summit League Network	UTSA	L 79–84	1–3	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,456) Denver, CO
November 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., Mountain West Network	at Colorado State	W 83–81	2–3	Moby Arena (5,900) Fort Collins, CO
November 24, 2025* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	at No. 2 Arizona	L 73–103	2–4	McKale Center (13,556) Tucson, AZ
November 26, 2025* 6:30 p.m., Mountain West Network	at Wyoming	L 59–101	2–5	Arena-Auditorium (3,180) Laramie, WY
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., Altitude 2/SLN	Eastern Washington Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	W 93–89	3–5	Hamilton Gymnasium (500) Denver, CO
December 6, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Idaho State Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	L 79–93	3–6	Reed Gym (1,215) Pocatello, ID
December 9, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SLN	Colorado Christian	W 95–59	4–6	Hamilton Gymnasium (418) Denver, CO
December 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SLN	Alaska Anchorage	W 97–61	5–6	Hamilton Gymnasium (656) Denver, CO
December 13, 2025* 2:00 p.m., Altitude/SLN	Cal State Fullerton	L 86–105	5–7	Hamilton Gymnasium (861) Denver, CO
December 16, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SLN	UCCS	W 129–93	6–7	Hamilton Gymnasium (566) Denver, CO
December 20, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Colorado	W 86–79	7–7	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,352) Greeley, CO
December 22, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulsa			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Summit League regular season
December 31, 2025 2:00 p.m., SLN	Kansas City			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
January 3, 2026 11:00 a.m., SLN	at St. Thomas			Lee and Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
January 8, 2026 6:00 p.m., SLN	at South Dakota State			First Bank and Trust Arena Brookings, SD
January 10, 2026 12:00 p.m., SLN	at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., Altitude 2/SLN	Oral Roberts			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
January 22, 2026 7:00 p.m., Altitude 2/SLN	North Dakota State			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., SLN	North Dakota			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
January 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., SLN	at Kansas City			Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
January 31, 2026 2:00 p.m., SLN	Omaha			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., SLN	at North Dakota State			Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., SLN	at North Dakota			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 12, 2026 7:00 p.m., SLN	South Dakota State			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 15, 2026 11:00 a.m., CBSSN	at Omaha			Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
February 19, 2026 7:00 p.m., Altitude 2/SLN	South Dakota			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 21, 2026 4:00 p.m., SLN	St. Thomas			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 26, 2026 6:00 p.m., SLN	at Oral Roberts			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Summit League tournament
March 4–8, 2026 TBD, SLN/CBSSN	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

^ "Denver Hires Proven Winner in Bergstraser as Men's Basketball Coach". denverpioneers.com. Denver Pioneers. April 14, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
^ "Denver Athletics and Wulbrun Mutually Agree to Part Ways". denverpioneers.com. Denver Pioneers. March 20, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
^ "West Coast Conference Expands Footprint With Addition of the University of Denver". wccsports.com. West Coast Conference. October 31, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
^ "No. 2 seed St. Thomas downs No. 7 seed Denver to make semis". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 6, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". denverpioneers.com. Denver Pioneers. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
^ "Denver Pioneers Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

[1] "Denver Hires Proven Winner in Bergstraser as Men's Basketball Coach". denverpioneers.com. Denver Pioneers. April 14, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

[2] "Denver Athletics and Wulbrun Mutually Agree to Part Ways". denverpioneers.com. Denver Pioneers. March 20, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

[3] "West Coast Conference Expands Footprint With Addition of the University of Denver". wccsports.com. West Coast Conference. October 31, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

[5] "No. 2 seed St. Thomas downs No. 7 seed Denver to make semis". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 6, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

[6] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". denverpioneers.com. Denver Pioneers. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

[7] "Denver Pioneers Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

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Denver Pioneers men's basketball
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