Jeff Wulbrun (born August 5, 1960) is an American basketball

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who is the current head coach of the University of

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team.

Coaching career

Wulbrun's first coaching experience came under

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as an assistant coach at

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, where he stayed on staff until Campanelli's retirement before joining

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as an assistant at

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. 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

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from 2002 to 2007. In 2011, Wulbrun would accept a spot as director of basketball operations for

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at Virginia Tech for a season before joining

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as an assistant coach at UAB. While on staff at UAB, Wulbrun was part of the Blazers' 2015 Conference USA tournament title and

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squad, along with a UAB regular season and

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team. in 2016, Wulbrun would follow Hasse as an assistant coach at

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. On March 29, 2021 Wulbrun was named the 33rd head coach in University of Denver history, replacing

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Head coaching record

References

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