DU basketball names Tim Bergstraser as program’s next head coach

DU hoops has a new boss The Pioneers hired Tim Bergstraser on Monday to be the undertaking s next head coach Bergstraser comes to DU from Minnesota State Moorhead where he built the Dragons into a strong Division II undertaking over the last three years At the onset of this search we prioritized finding a proven high-character winner with head coaching experience that can be a leader for our student-athletes on and off the court with intimate knowledge of the Summit League DU vice chancellor for athletics Josh Berlo announced in a declaration We ascertained exactly that in Tim Bergstraser He has succeeded at a very high level competing for recruits and living in the Summit League s footprint At Minnesota State Moorhead Bergstraser led the Dragons to three straight -win seasons for the first time in schools history culminating in a - season in - in which they won another conference tournament title and reached the NCAA Division II Sweet Related Articles DU men s basketball coach Jeff Wulbrun out after four seasons Grading The Week Will Rockies lose again Computers say yes In a report Bergstraser commented he is determined to add to the great winning tradition that is already established in this athletic department He played collegiately at St Cloud State where the -foot- center was introduced to coaching as a candidate assistant in - Bergstraser is the th coach in DU history and takes over for Jeff Wulbrun who coached the Pioneers for four seasons and in - led them to within one win of their first NCAA Tournament appearance via a showing in Summit League championship event It was the undertaking s first conference title contest appearance since Wulbrun was - in his tenure He was put on leave on Feb and didn t return to coach Assistant Shammond Williams served as DU s interim coach after Wulburn s exit Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams