Abe Woldeslassie

Biography

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.