University of Denver Men's Basketball

Former Minnesota State Moorhead head coach Tim Bergstraser was named Denver's 34th head men's basketball coach on April 14, 2025, and will officially make his debut on the Pioneers bench in November, 2025. Prior to Denver, Bergstraser went 75-22 in three seasons as the head coach at MSU Moorhead, leading the Dragons to three-consecutive 25-win seasons for the first time in program history. Prior to Bergstraser successfully taking over as the head coach, the Dragons hadn't produced a 20-win season since going 24-6 in the 2016-17 campaign. Bergstraser came to Denver fresh off a 25-9 campaign that saw MSUM win its third NSIC Tournament title in the last four years. The work wasn't done for the Dragons after the conference tournament as MSUM went on to reach the NCAA Central Regional Final for the first time since 2014-15. In his collegiate playing career at St. Cloud State, Bergstraser helped the Huskies to the NCAA Final Four in the 2009-10 season and earned all-conference honors in 2011

The University of Denver men's basketball program has named former Macalester College (NCAA DIII) head coach Abe Woldeslassie an assistant coach, new DU head coach Tim Bergstraser announced on April 24. He brings Division I coaching experience with stops in the Atlantic 10, Ivy League, Metro Atlantic and Southern Conference. Woldeslassie has been a head coach at his Division III alma mater in the last seven seasons at Macalester inside the Summit League footprint. Taking over a program that had won just 35 games in the previous 10 seasons prior to his arrival, Woldeslassie nearly doubled that total, recording 66 wins at the Saint Paul, Minnesota institution. In 2021-22, his squad finished 15-13 and were the first six seed in MIAC history to reach the conference's title game. The following season, the Scots finished 15-11 and earned fourth in the MIAC, the program's best record and best conference finish since the 2003-04 campaign.

The University of Denver men's basketball program named former Western Illinois associate head coach Kyle Heikkinen an assistant coach, new DU head coach Tim Bergstraser announced on April 24, 2025. Heikkinen recently completed his fifth season on the Western Illinois coaching staff, originally hired under previous head coach Rob Jeter during the Leathernecks time in the Summit League before staying on under current head coach Chad Boudreau. In his time in Macomb, Heikkinen helped construct the highest-ranked recruiting class in program history, of which three student-athletes went on to be named to All-Summit League teams and three more went on to be recognized on the All-Ohio Valley teams after the program made its conference transition following the 2022-23 season. Heikkinen helped guide the Leathernecks to their most wins, their most conference wins, their most road wins and their longest winning streak in a decade, a stretch that included a trio of postseason tournament invites.

The University of Denver men's basketball program has hired Nihilo Ibarra as an assistant coach for skill instruction and recruiting, first-year head coach Tim Bergstraser announced on September 5. Ibarra joins the Pioneers staff after two seasons as the graduate assistant with the Nebraska men's basketball program. During his time with the Huskers, Nebraska reached the NCAA Tournament in 2024 and won both the Diamond Head Classic and the College Basketball Crown Championship in 2025. At Nebraska, Ibarra assisted with positional, offensive and defensive practice stations, and played mock defense of scouting coverages to assist in student-athletes preparation. Prior to his time at Nebraska, Ibarra was a student-manager and eventually the head manager for San Diego State's men's basketball program during his undergrad. While with the Aztecs, SDSU made the national championship game in 2023. Ibarra earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology with a focus on fitness and his master's degree

The University of Denver men's basketball program named former Minnesota State University Moorhead associate head coach Spenser Bland to the same role, new DU head coach Tim Bergstraser announced on April 24, 2025. Bergstraser and Bland coached together on the MSU Moorhead staff in six of the previous seven seasons, including all three years of Bergstraser's head coaching tenure. Bland recently completed his second season as the associate head coach for the Dragons. Over the last three seasons Bergstraser and Bland helped guide the Dragons to a 75-22 record (.773%), ranking amongst the highest winning percentages over that time-span in the NCAA across all levels. Bland and the Dragons went 25-9 last season, winning their second conference tournament title in three years and reaching the NCAA Round of 16 before having their 13-game winning streak snapped in the NCAA Central Regional Final.