Denver Pioneers women's basketball

Denver Pioneers
Denver Pioneers
	2026–27 Denver Pioneers women's basketball team
University	University of Denver
Head coach	Erik Johnson (1st in 2nd stint, 5th overall season)
Location	Denver, Colorado
Arena	Hamilton Gymnasium ; (capacity: 2,000)
Conference	Summit League; (WCC in 2026–27)
Nickname	Pioneers
Colors	Crimson and gold;
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	2001
Uniforms
Home	Away

UniversityUniversity of Denver

Head coachErik Johnson (1st in 2nd stint, 5th overall season)

LocationDenver, Colorado

ArenaHamilton Gymnasium
(capacity: 2,000)

The Denver Pioneers women's basketball team represents the University of Denver and competes in the NCAA Division I women's college basketball in Denver, Colorado.^[2]

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Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1993	First Round	North Dakota State	L 77–92
1995	First Round	South Dakota State	L 59–95

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Leslie Rowe (Intermountain Athletic Conference) (1974–1975)
1974–75	Leslie Rowe	2–12	—	—
Leslie Rowe:		2–12 (.143)	–
Barbara Breeding (Intermountain Athletic Conference) (1975–1978)
1975–76	Barbara Breeding	7–14	—	—
1976–77	Barbara Breeding	19–6	4—1	—	IAIAW Regional Tournament
1977–78	Barbara Breeding	19–12	8—4	—
Leslie Rowe:		45–32 (.584)	12–5 (.706)
Bernie Barras (Intermountain Athletic Conference/ Continental Divide Conference) (1978–1984)
1978–79	Bernie Barras	18–12	7—5	—
1979–80	Bernie Barras	23–10	9—3	—	AIAW Playoffs
1980–81	Bernie Barras	12–16	6—4	—	AIAW Playoffs
1981–82	Bernie Barras	14–12	0—6	—
1982–83	Bernie Barras	15–7	4—2	—
1983–84	Bernie Barras	20–6	3—3	—
Bernie Barras:		102–63 (.618)	30–23 (.566)
Bruce Casagrande (Continental Divide Conference) (1984–1985)
1984–85	Bruce Casagrande	20–7	8—6	—
Bernie Barras:		20–7 (.741)	8–6 (.571)
Renee Bailey–Phoenix (Continental Divide Conference) (1985–1989)
1985–86	Renee Bailey–Phoenix	19–9	9—5	—
1986–87	Renee Bailey–Phoenix	12–16	6—8	—
1987–88	Renee Bailey–Phoenix	9–19	2—10	—
1988–89	Renee Bailey–Phoenix	17–12	7—7	—
Renee Bailey–Phoenix:		57–56 (.504)	24–30 (.444)
Tracey Sheehan (Continental Divide Conference) (1989–1995)
1989–90	Tracey Sheehan	16–14	6—6	—
1990–91	Tracey Sheehan	16–12	10—2	—
1991–92	Tracey Sheehan	22–6	12—2	—
1992–93	Tracey Sheehan	24–4	14—0	1st	NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
1993–94	Tracey Sheehan	20–8	13—1	—
1994–95	Tracey Sheehan	15–14	8—4	—	NCAA Division II First Round
Tracey Sheehan:		113–58 (.661)	63–15 (.808)
Pam Tanner (Continental Divide Conference/Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference/Independent/Sun Belt Conference) (1995–2008)
1995–96	Pam Tanner	21–7	13—1	—
1996–97	Pam Tanner	11–15	7—6	—
1997–98	Pam Tanner	12–15	10—5
1998–99	Pam Tanner	12–16	—	—
1999–00	Pam Tanner	16–11	10—6	T—3rd
2000–01	Pam Tanner	24–7	14—2	1st (West)	NCAA First Round
2001–02	Pam Tanner	16–13	11—4	2nd (West)
2002–03	Pam Tanner	12–18	6—9	T—4th (West)
2003–04	Pam Tanner	14–15	6—9	T—4th (West)
2004–05	Pam Tanner	6–22	4—11	T—4th (West)
2005–06	Pam Tanner	15–13	8—7	T—2nd (West)
2006–07	Pam Tanner	20–11	12—6	T—2nd (West)
2007–08	Pam Tanner	11–19	6—12	6th (West)
Pam Tanner:		190–181 (.512)	77–76 (.503)
Erik Johnson (Sun Belt Conference) (2008–2012)
2008–09	Erik Johnson	16–15	10—8	T–2nd (West)
2009–10	Erik Johnson	18–13	12—6	2nd (West)
2010–11	Erik Johnson	19–12	11—5	2nd (West)	WNIT First Round
2011–12	Erik Johnson	19–12	11—5	2nd (West)
Erik Johnson:		72–52 (.581)	44–24 (.647)
Kerry Cremeans (Western Athletic Conference/Summit League) (2012–2017)
2012–13	Kerry Cremeans	14–17	8—10	T–6th
2013–14	Kerry Cremeans	9–23	5—9	6th
2014–15	Kerry Cremeans	8–23	5—11	T–7th
2015–16	Kerry Cremeans	5–25	3—13	T–7th
2016–17	Kerry Cremeans	6–24	3—13	8th
Kerry Cremeans:		42–112 (.273)	24–56 (.300)
Jim Turgeon (Summit League) (2017–2020)
2017–18	Jim Turgeon	16–14	7—7	T–4th
2018–19	Jim Turgeon	18–14	10—6	T–3rd	WNIT Second Round
2019–20	Jim Turgeon/Kayla Ard	15–15	9—7	T–3rd
Jim Turgeon:		42–39 (.519)	19–17 (.528)
Kayla Ard:		7–4 (.636)	7–3 (.700)
Doshia Woods (Summit League) (2020–2026)
2020–21	Doshia Woods	7–16	5–9	6th
2021–22	Doshia Woods	10–20	5–13	8th
2022–23	Doshia Woods	12–18	8–10	T–5th
2023–24	Doshia Woods	8-22	5-11	T–6th
2024–25	Doshia Woods	9-21	2-14	9th
2025–26	Doshia Woods	11-19	5-11	6th
Doshia Woods:		57–116 (.329)	30–68 (.306)
Total:		698–668 (.511)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

v t e Denver Pioneers women's basketball
Venues	DU Arena (1974–1997) McNichols Sports Arena / Denver Coliseum (1997–1999) Magness Arena (1999–2020) Hamilton Gymnasium (2020–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Summit League women's basketball
Teams	Denver Pioneers (leaving in 2026) Kansas City Roos North Dakota Fighting Hawks North Dakota State Bison Omaha Mavericks Oral Roberts Golden Eagles St. Thomas Tommies South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Championships	Conference tournament
Seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Denver Pioneers women's basketball

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

NCAA Division II tournament results

Season–by–season results

References

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