Basketball transfers are coming to a portal near you.
The 60-day window is open (March 13-May 11) for prospective transfers to hop in the portal to examine their options. The one-time transfer rule is still intact this season. If a player has not transferred before, they are immediately eligible. Of course, a team may release a player to play immediately rather than sit out a year of play. Continue reading Basketball Transfer Portal Shaping Mid-Majors’ 2023-24 Plans
Oh, well.
Some of us are still recovering from a weekend bender of couch surfing while watching March Madness…but yet again did so without watching the Denver Pioneers. We wait yet another year simmering in the juices of the Never Made it to the Tournament Club. We are not waiting for One Shining Moment, just a moment. Watching Farleigh Dickenson University (FDU) and Princeton win their first-round (and second-round in the latter’s case) games only makes the milestone more painful. Continue reading DU Remains In ‘Never Gone Dancing’ Club
Incoming Denver basketball recruit DeAndre Craig was awarded Associated Press All-State Basketball 3A First Team honors in his home state of Illinois. Craig was also named to the 2023 Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Basketball Team – his second such award. He spearheaded the Mount Carmel Caravan, averaging 18 points, 6 assists, and 2 steals while leading his school to a 27-6 record heading into the Class 3A sectional final. Continue reading Denver Recruit Named to Illinois AP All-State Basketball First Team
A little more than a week remains before we close the hockey store and make our final run of Commemorative DU hockey jerseys for this season. If you want the Denver Boone hockey jersey with the commemorative patch on the sleeve order HERE before March 15th. The same goes for the hockey sweater that features the Commemorative Championship logo on the front and a yellow #9 (championships) banner on the sleeve. Continue reading Store Closes in One Week for Commemorative Championship Jerseys!
Over her 17 years at the helm of #9 Denver women’s lacrosse (6-0), head coach Liza Kelly has been elevating the University of Denver program by winning conference titles, earning NCAA berths and advancing in the NCAA Tournament. However, Sunday morning her team reached another significant milestone with an 8-7 road win against powerhouse #5 Maryland. Maryland was 160-5 at home under head coach Cathy Reese heading into Sunday’s game. Maryland has garnered 14 women’s lacrosse titles while Denver has done everything but crack the top 4-5 programs in women’s lacrosse. That all changed Sunday morning. Continue reading Kelly’s Heroes Secure Top 5 Win Over Maryland 8-7
Denver (15-17, 6-13) lost guard Tevin Smith before the game due to a wrist injury and the short-handed Pioneer bench went scoreless in an 83-68 loss at the Summit League Tournament. The Fighting Hawks canned nine of eighteen 3-point shots (13-36 for the game) in the second half and punished the exhausted Pioneers. The loss ends DU’s season. Continue reading Shorthanded Denver Falls to North Dakota, 83-68
No doubt, it’s been an up-and-down season for DU men’s hoops (15-16, 6-12). The team started 8-1 in nonconference play but fell to 6-12 in the Summit League. Still, a solid four-game improvement by Coach Jeff Wulbrun with at least one more game to play. With that in mind, what does the team need to do to get a win in their first-round tilt against North Dakota at the Summit League Tournament tonight (5 pm MT)? Then, if Denver wins, how can the Pioneers be reasonably competitive against Oral Roberts which is undefeated in conference play? Continue reading How Does Denver Men’s Hoops Win in Sioux Falls?
In a season of ups and down, DU men’s hoops (15-16, 6-12) finished their regular season in style on Senior Night (afternoon) against the Omaha Mavericks (8-22, 4-14). DU raced out to a first-half lead, 32-18, on hot shooting while the Mavs were ice cold. Despite 19 turnovers for the game, Denver rarely allowed Omaha to cut the lead below double digits. With the win, Denver improved four games over their 2022 campaign heading into the Summit League Tournament in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. While it would be easy to wish for more wins this season, progress continues as DU men’s basketball had their best record since 2017-2018. Continue reading Denver Men’s Hoops Drops Omaha, Finishes with a Flourish, 72-61
Denver men’s lacrosse (2-2) rebounded from an overtime loss to Duke last weekend with a home victory at Peter Barton Stadium Saturday afternoon, 13-9 against Merrimack College (3-2). The Pioneers outshot the warriors 35-18 and won the battle at the X, 19-7. The game never felt at risk. Continue reading Denver Coasts Past Merrimack, 13-9
We told you about the DU hockey split with Minnesota-Duluth, Denver men’s basketball thumping South Dakota and Gymnastics’ outstanding performance in Colorado Springs. But other Denver teams were in action, too. Continue reading Denver Finishes Week on the Upswing
