Photo: Denver’s new floor reflects rising expectations for men’s basketball
Tipoff for DU’s men’s basketball team is just around the corner with lots of changes at University and Evans. So what will we see on the floor and how many wins can this year’s Pioneer basketball squad earn? Continue reading Season Preview – 2016-2017 DU Men’s Basketball
Denver held their annual Basketball Media Day (video) yesterday with a bit more than a week to go before opening tip-off. The staffs from both the Men’s and Women’s teams were present and answered the media’s questions. Entering a new era for the men’s program and continuing to build the women’s program, there was no shortage of topics to discuss. Continue reading Denver Basketball Media Day in Review
The Pioneers swept Western Michigan this weekend with 3-1 and 4-2 victories at Magness Arena. Denver was the dominant team for much of the weekend, but Western’s clutch defense and timely offense kept them in both games right up until the final seconds of both games. Continue reading WATCH: Jim Montgomery discusses sweep of Western Michigan
In a last minute lineup change, #3 University of Denver Pioneers head coach Jim Montgomery decided to shake things up and insert previously injured star Dylan Gambrell into the lineup and start his line. The move paid off as Gambrell scored and the Pioneers topped the Western Michigan University Broncos 3-1. Continue reading Gambrell’s surprise return leads DU to victory over Western Michigan
The University of Denver Men’s Lacrosse team played the Canadian National Lacrosse Team today at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. The Canadians emerged victorious, 15-13 thanks in large part to a 9-0 run that spanned the second and third quarters. Continue reading WATCH: Bill Tierney talks Denver’s 15-13 exhibition loss to Canada
The 6th-ranked University of Denver Pioneers will travel to East Lansing, Michigan to take on the Michigan State Spartans this weekend. After what has transpired over the last two weeks, going 0-2 and then sweeping one of the country’s most talented teams in Boston University, this will be another key weekend for the Pioneers on their way to forging their 2016-17 identity. Continue reading Early Look: Michigan State Spartans
We all know by now that the Big 12 is not expanding. BYU is not going anywhere. It was unlikely anyway that the Cougars would have moved all their sports programs from the West Coast Conference to the Big 12 anyway for a number of reasons.
The dominoes did not fall. The Big 12 is standing pat and so is DU’s primary athletic conference. Continue reading Time to Renew Vows with the Summit League
After an incredible series between two top-tier hockey programs, DU head coach Jim Montgomery talked about what he liked to see out of the Pioneers. He also talked at length about freshman Henrik Borgström’s 2G, 1A performance which clinched the sweep for the Pios.
Watch: Continue reading WATCH: Jim Montgomery talks sweep of Terriers
How “sweep” it is for the soon-to-be-higher than 10th-ranked University of Denver Pioneers. Thanks to a clutch 3-1 victory, the Pioneers, who many had feared would come out of the weekend looking at a scary 0-4 record, swept arguably the best team in the country in the #2 Boston University Terriers. Continue reading Borgström’s two goals lift Pioneers to sweep of Terriers
Photo: Denver dance team at Fan Jam
Tuesday Night Fan Jam
Denver Basketball held their annual Fan Jam Wednesday night with the men’s and women’s teams. It was an entertaining event with fan interaction and player contests. Billups team looks to be in high spirits and ready to go with the season less than one month away. Continue reading Fan Jam, Summit League Teleconference, & Preseason Picks
