List of Denver Pioneers men's basketball head coaches

Last updated February 10, 2024

The following is a list of Denver Pioneers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 32 head coaches of the Pioneers in their 119-season history.^[1]

Denver's current head coach is Jeff Wulbrun. He was hired as the Pioneers' head coach in March 2021,^[2] replacing Rodney Billups, who was fired after the 2021–22 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1903–1906	Unknown	3	10–8	.556
1	1906–1909	John P. Koehler	3	12–24	.333
2	1910–1911 1914–1916 1918–1919	Charles Wingender	4	24–15	.615
3	1911–1912	Clem Crowley	1	5–5	.500
4	1912–1914	Hiram Wilson	2	3–9	.250
5	1916–1918	John Fike	2	7–9	.438
6	1919–1920	George Koonsman	1	1–8	.111
7	1920–1921	Thomas E. Thompson	1	2–7	.222
8	1921–1923	Ralph Woods	2	10–13	.435
9	1923–1925	Aubrey Devine	2	9–14	.391
10	1925–1926	Jimmy Middlebrook	1	5–7	.417
11	1926–1930	Burt Potter	4	37–25	.597
12	1930–1932	Stuart Clark	2	13–23	.361
13	1932–1940	Cac Hubbard	8	66–83	.443
14	1940–1943^{[lower-alpha 1]} 1946–1949^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Ellison Ketchum	6	63–57	.525
15	1943*^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Mark Duncan	1	8–6	.571
16	1943–1944	Art Quinlan	1	6–18	.250
17	1944–1945	Cliff Rock	1	7–16	.304
18	1945–1946	Ken Loeffler	1	9–15	.375
19	1949–1962^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Hoyt Brawner	14	163–191	.460
20	1962–1968	Troy Bledsoe	6	61–90	.404
21	1968–1970	Stan Albeck	2	15–35	.300
22	1970–1972	Jim Karabetsos	2	28–24	.538
23	1972–1977	Al Harden	5	61–70	.466
24	1977–1978	Bill Weimar	1	10–17	.370
25	1978–1980	Ben Jobe	2	34–22	.607
26	1980–1985	Floyd Theard	5	107–38	.738
27	1985–1997	Dick Peth	12	221–123	.642
28	1997–2001	Marty Fletcher	4	33–77	.300
29	2001–2007	Terry Carroll	6	79–99	.444
30	2007–2016	Joe Scott	9	146–132	.525
31	2016–2021	Rodney Billups	5	48–96	.333
32	2021–present	Jeff Wulbrun	2	26–38	.406
Totals		32 coaches	119 seasons	1,330–1,411	.485
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

1 2 Ketchum left Denver to join the Armed Forces after 13 games of the 1942–43 season. Duncan served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.
1 2 Ketchum left Denver after 15 games of the 1948–49 season. Brawner replaced him on a permanent basis.

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References

1 2 "Men's Basketball 2022-23 Information Guide" (PDF). Denver Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
↑ "Jeff Wulbrun new men's basketball coach at University of Denver". ESPN.com . Associated Press. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
↑ Young, Ryan (March 1, 2021). "Denver, Rodney Billups part ways after five seasons". Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved March 6, 2023.

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[KetchumDuncan-4] 1 2 Ketchum left Denver to join the Armed Forces after 13 games of the 1942–43 season. Duncan served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.

[KetchumBrawner-5] 1 2 Ketchum left Denver after 15 games of the 1948–49 season. Brawner replaced him on a permanent basis.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Men's Basketball 2022-23 Information Guide" (PDF). Denver Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[2] "Jeff Wulbrun new men's basketball coach at University of Denver". ESPN.com . Associated Press. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[3] Young, Ryan (March 1, 2021). "Denver, Rodney Billups part ways after five seasons". Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved March 6, 2023.

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