Metropolitan State University of Denver Men's Basketball

Dan Ficke was introduced as MSU Denver men's basketball head coach on April 21, 2022. Ficke quickly put together an impressive recruiting class in short order, bringing in the likes of eventual RMAC Co-Freshman of the Year Brayden Maldonado and Division I transfer Caleb McGill after inheriting a threadbare roster. Implementing his style of uptempo, unselfish and unrelenting basketball for 2022-23, the Roadrunners went 12-17 overall, including 9-13 to tie for seventh in a treacherous Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference that saw four different teams ranked in the national top 10 throughout the season. MSU Denver knocked off one of those teams, at Colorado Mesa, in just Ficke's second conference game, and lost to another, Fort Lewis, in the closing seconds. A Denver native, Ficke spent the previous three seasons as the head coach at Division II Belmont Abbey (N.C.), directing the Crusaders to a 61-25 record and three appearances in the national tournament. Belmont Abbey played in three straight Conference Carolinas Tournament championship games, winning the last two. Ficke, a Regis Jesuit High School alum, played college basketball at Division I Loyola (Md.) before embarking on his coaching career. Prior to his successful run at Belmont Abbey, Ficke spent four seasons (2015-16 through 2018-19) as an assistant at Division I Denver. Among the highlights during his time at DU was helping the Pioneers lead the Summit League in scoring while finishing second in 3-point percentage during the 2017-18 season. Prior to his experience at Denver, Ficke spent two seasons, 2013-14 through 2014-15, as an assistant coach at his alma mater. Before that, Ficke was on the staff at Wake Forest, where he was was promoted to special assistant to the head coach/director of scouting and recruiting in 2012-13 after two seasons as the program's assistant director of operations. Ficke’s first coaching job came in 2009-10, when he was the junior varsity head coach and varsity assistant at Boy’s Latin School of Maryland. At Loyola, Ficke was a part of some of the most successful Division I teams in program history. The Greyhounds won 64 games over those seasons, including the 2007-08 team that won a then-school record 19. He graduated in 2009 with his bachelor's degree in business administration and earned his master’s of business administration in 2010. As a high school player, Ficke served as team captain during his junior and senior seasons, and averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds as a senior, earning all-state second team and all-conference honors.  

Steve Kollar enters his first year as Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at MSU Denver in the 2025-26 academic year. Most recently Kollar was an Assistant Coach at the University of Chicago. Kollar helped lead U Chicago to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in the last seventeen years, the most wins in a season since 2007, and a top 25 D3 Hoops National Ranking for the first time since 2008. Some of Kollar’s main responsibilities were: lead role on personnel scouting, creating and implementing defensive game plans as defensive coordinator, film breakdown and analysis, and implementation of customized analytics. The University of Chicago finished as the #1 defensive team in PPG in the UAA, top 10 nationally in defensive PPG, and 12th in the country in the Massey ratings defensively. Kollar was a part of developing two All-Conference players and an All-Region selection. Prior to University of Chicago, Kollar was a varsity assistant coach at Downers Grove North High School, helping lead the Trojans to a conference, regional, and sectional championship. Prior to Downers Grove North, Kollar served as the head coach at Concordia University Chicago where he led CUC to their first conference championship in school history in the 21-22 season as well as the best start in school history since 1967 (8-0) in the '22-23 season. Prior to Concordia Chicago, Kollar served as the head coach at Blackburn College. Kollar has been named Coach of the Year in two different conferences while at Blackburn College and Concordia University Chicago. Prior to his head coaching career, Kollar was an Assistant Coach at Benedictine University and University of St. Francis. He played and graduated from Elmhurst University with a degree in secondary education. Kollar and his wife Sarah recently moved to Denver.

Trevor Huber began as an Assistant Athletic Trainer for Women's Soccer and Men's Basketball in August 2025. He has previously worked at Colorado Christian University, working with the softball and volleyball teams. A native of Denver, Huber attended the University of Northern Colorado and earned a Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training in 2022. Afterwards, he attended Central Michigan University at worked as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer while pursuing a Master's of Arts in Sports Administration. He graduated in 2024 after 2 years of working with the volleyball, softball, and cross country and track and field programs for the Chippewas. Huber currently holds certifications for dry needling through Integrative Dry Needling as well as a Corrective Exercise Specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine as. Outside of the training room, him and his wife enjoy hiking, camping, and going to concerts of their favorite bands.