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Denver
Denver returns 90% of last season's minutes and rates #87 on offense and #363 on defense of 365 teams. 80% range: -11.0 to +3.6.
Why we have them here
Denver's preseason projection of -3.6 (No. 240 of 365) starts from the roster: its players' ratings, weighted by projected minutes, add up to a roll-up worth -0.7, more than the -2.6 typical of teams ranked near it. Last season's rating (No. 257 at the end of 2025-26) adds -0.3, about its neighbours' -0.6; the program's level two and three seasons back and the roster's experience and shape add -2.8. It returns 90% of last season's minutes, more than teams ranked near it (68%). The projection leans most on Zane Nelson (+3.2), Carson Johnson (+2.3) and Gabe Oldham (+0.1); the newcomer who matters most is Kaden Holdbrook, a newcomer from outside Division I, at -0.3. Its 80% range, -11.0 to +3.6, is about as wide as that of teams ranked near it.
Generated from the published projection's own terms, not written by hand. "Teams ranked near it" are the thirty nearest in the preseason order. Preseason projection frozen 2026-10-23; how the projection is built.
Roster
Returning 84% · Transfer 10% · Other newcomer 6%
| Rank | Player | Pos | Ht | D1 yrs | Group | From | MPG | Rating | Contrib. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Zane Nelson | G | 6-4 | 1 | Returning | Denver | 24 | +5.4 | +3.2 |
| 471 | Carson Johnson | G | 6-1 | 1 | Returning | Denver | 30 | +3.0 | +2.3 |
| 1568 | Gabe Oldham | F | 6-8 | 1 | Returning | Denver | 21 | +0.1 | +0.1 |
| 2093 | Logan Kinsey | F | 6-6 | 1 | Returning | Denver | 25 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| 2828 | Loch Cunningham | F | 6-5 | 2 | Returning | Denver | 4 | -2.0 | -0.2 |
| 3018 | Kaden Holdbrook | F | 6-2 | 0 | Other newcomer | 6 | -1.8 | -0.3 | |
| 3114 | Josh Lee | G | 6-3 | 3 | Returning | Denver | 9 | -1.5 | -0.4 |
| 3283 | Trajan Thompson | F | 6-6 | 0 | Other newcomer | 6 | -2.1 | -0.3 | |
| 3375 | Devin Carney | G | 6-1 | 3 | Returning | Denver | 3 | -3.0 | -0.2 |
| 3746 | Spencer Mahoney | F | 6-8 | 2 | Transfer | Temple | 4 | -3.0 | -0.3 |
| 3861 | Didier Maleng | F | 6-9 | 1 | Returning | Denver | 7 | -2.5 | -0.4 |
| 4291 | CJ Hyland | G | 6-1 | 2 | Transfer | Western Carolina | 10 | -2.6 | -0.7 |
| 4300 | Corleone Dandridge | G | 6-5 | 1 | Returning | Denver | 5 | -3.7 | -0.5 |
| 4630 | Babacar Mbengue | F | 7-0 | 2 | Transfer | Kansas City | 6 | -4.3 | -0.6 |
| 4717 | Shaun Wysocki | F | 6-7 | 1 | Returning | Denver | 15 | -2.8 | -1.1 |
| 4816 | Jeremiah Burke | F | 6-7 | 3 | Returning | Denver | 24 | -2.4 | -1.4 |
A player's rating is points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I player while he is on the floor. Contribution weights it by the share of a rotation slot he is projected to play, so a star on the bench and a role player who never sits both read right. Rank is among all 5,249 rated players. MPG is the projected share of a rotation slot times 40. "From" is last season's team. The bars are contribution, the player's rating times his projected share; their sum is the roll-up the projection starts from.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Proj. margin | Win prob. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Nov 02 | at |  Wisconsin #34 | -19.4 | 6% | |
| Sat Nov 07 | at |  UC Riverside #252 | -5.5 | 33% | |
| Sat Nov 14 | vs |  Wyoming #121 | +0.2 | 51% | |
| Sat Nov 21 | at |  Eastern Michigan #244 | -4.9 | 34% | |
| Mon Nov 23 | at |  Kansas #10 | -25.3 | 2% | |
| Sat Nov 28 | at |  New Mexico State #137 | -8.9 | 23% | |
| Tue Dec 01 | at |  Air Force #357 | +2.5 | 58% | |
| Sat Dec 05 | at |  SIU Edwardsville #234 | -5.9 | 31% | |
| Tue Dec 08 | at |  Kansas City #338 | -1.6 | 45% | |
| Wed Dec 09 | vs |  Sam Houston #185 | +2.8 | 59% | |
| Fri Dec 11 | at |  UTSA #284 | -3.3 | 40% | |
| Mon Dec 14 | at |  Utah Tech #275 | -4.5 | 36% | |
| Sat Dec 19 | vs |  Rice #262 | +5.2 | 66% | |
| Tue Dec 29 | at |  Colorado #85 | -15.0 | 11% | |
| Sat Jan 02 | at |  San Francisco #189 | conf | -3.9 | 38% |
| Wed Jan 06 | vs |  Saint Mary's #60 | conf | -7.6 | 27% |
| Sat Jan 09 | vs |  Seattle U #111 | conf | -3.5 | 39% |
| Wed Jan 13 | at |  Pepperdine #249 | conf | -1.7 | 45% |
| Sat Jan 16 | at |  San Diego #263 | conf | -1.2 | 46% |
| Wed Jan 20 | vs |  Portland #339 | conf | +5.8 | 68% |
| Wed Jan 27 | at |  Pacific #175 | conf | -3.6 | 39% |
| Sat Jan 30 | at |  Loyola Marymount #170 | conf | -5.1 | 34% |
| Wed Feb 03 | vs | San Francisco #189 | conf | -0.2 | 49% |
| Sat Feb 06 | vs | Pepperdine #249 | conf | +1.7 | 56% |
| Wed Feb 10 | at |  Santa Clara #63 | conf | -12.4 | 16% |
| Sat Feb 13 | vs | Pacific #175 | conf | -0.6 | 48% |
| Wed Feb 17 | at | Portland #339 | conf | +1.6 | 55% |
| Sat Feb 20 | at | Seattle U #111 | conf | -8.0 | 26% |
| Wed Feb 24 | vs | Loyola Marymount #170 | conf | -0.8 | 48% |
| Sat Feb 27 | vs | San Diego #263 | conf | +2.3 | 57% |
Projected margin is from Denver's side, with home court where the game is not neutral (N). Games are the schedule as posted; tournaments and late additions appear as they are listed. Predictions are as of 2026-10-26 and reflect the roster as the model has it on that date.