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Denver Men’s Basketball Named Field of 68 Mid Major Team of the Week

The Pioneers defeated Colorado State for the first time since 2013 on Friday night in Fort Collins

DENVER – The University of Denver men's basketball program has been named the Field of 68 Mid Major Team of the Week, the network announced on Monday morning.

Behind Zane Nelson's 22 points off the bench, the Pioneers earned their first win over Colorado State in 12 seasons, just the second road win in the series in Denver's modern DI era. In addition to Nelson, Carson Johnson, Julius Rollins and Logan Kinsey all finished in double figures.

Denver is back in action tonight at nationally-ranked Arizona on CBS Sports Network (8:30 p.m. MT).

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Players Mentioned

Carson Johnson

#20 Carson Johnson

Guard
6' 1"
Sophomore
Logan Kinsey

#5 Logan Kinsey

Forward
6' 6"
Senior
Zane Nelson

#7 Zane Nelson

Guard
6' 4"
Graduate Student
Julius Rollins

#8 Julius Rollins

Guard
6' 7"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Carson Johnson

#20 Carson Johnson

6' 1"
Sophomore
Guard
Logan Kinsey

#5 Logan Kinsey

6' 6"
Senior
Forward
Zane Nelson

#7 Zane Nelson

6' 4"
Graduate Student
Guard
Julius Rollins

#8 Julius Rollins

6' 7"
Graduate Student
Guard