Jeff Wulbrun
_(cropped).jpg) Wulbrun during a game with Denver in 2021 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Denver |
| Conference | Summit |
| Record | 46–60 (.434) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 5, 1960 Cypress, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Cal State Fullerton ('84) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1993 | California (assistant) |
| 1993–1997 | Illinois State (assistant) |
| 2002–2007 | Central Catholic HS |
| 2012–2016 | UAB (assistant) |
| 2016–2021 | Stanford (assistant) |
| 2021–present | Denver |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2011–2012 | Virginia Tech (DBO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–60 (.434) (college) 94–46 (.671) (high school) |
Jeff Wulbrun (born August 5, 1960) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the University of Denver Pioneers men's basketball team.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Wulbrun's first coaching experience came under Lou Campanelli as an assistant coach at Cal, where he stayed on staff until Campanelli's retirement before joining Kevin Stallings as an assistant at Illinois State.[1] In 1997, Wulbrun would leave college coaching to work in the private sector while also coaching high school basketball at Central Catholic High School in Bloomington, Illinois from 2002 to 2007.[2] In 2011, Wulbrun would accept a spot as director of basketball operations for Seth Greenberg at Virginia Tech for a season before joining Jerod Haase as an assistant coach at UAB.[1][3] While on staff at UAB, Wulbrun was part of the Blazers' 2015 Conference USA tournament title and 2015 NCAA tournament squad, along with a UAB regular season and 2016 NIT team. in 2016, Wulbrun would follow Hasse as an assistant coach at Stanford.[4]
On March 29, 2021 Wulbrun was named the 33rd head coach in University of Denver history, replacing Rodney Billups.[5][6]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Pioneers (Summit League) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Denver | 11–21 | 7–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Denver | 15–17 | 6–12 | T–8th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Denver | 17–17 | 6–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Denver | 3–5 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Denver: | 46–60 (.434) | 19–33 (.365) | |||||||
| Total: | 46–60 (.434) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jeff Wulbrun - Men's Basketball Coach - University of Denver Athletics". Denver University Athletics.
- ^ Randy, Kindred (12 March 2007). "Wulbrun steps down as Central Catholic coach". The Pantagraph.
- ^ "Wulbrun named Director of Men's Basketball Operations". HokieSports.com.
- ^ "Wulbrun Named Assistant Coach". Stanford University Athletics.
- ^ "Denver Names Jeff Wulbrun Head Men's Basketball Coach". Denver University Athletics. 29 March 2021.
- ^ Joe, Nguyen (29 March 2021). "Jeff Wulbrun named DU Pioneers' new men's basketball head coach, replacing Rodney Billups". The Denver Post.
- 1960 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from California
- California Golden Bears men's basketball coaches
- California State University, Fullerton alumni
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Denver Pioneers men's basketball coaches
- Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball coaches
- People from Cypress, California
- Stanford Cardinal men's basketball coaches
- UAB Blazers men's basketball coaches
- Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball coaches