Boys BasketballFor Todd Schayes, the school's head coach since 1993, “playing basketball for Kent Denver means representing your school, your family and yourself in the highest form of sportsmanship, character and class. It embodies the core values our school stands for.”
Coach Schayes asks his players to set personal and team goals, and he wants his players to learn from the success, as well as the adversity, that comes with playing high school sports—applying these lessons to their time in high school and beyond.
In his nearly 30 years of coaching the Sun Devils, Coach Schayes' teams have routinely been among the best in the state. That includes numerous league, district and regional titles, five state title game appearances—most recently in 2024—and a state championship in the 1996-97 season.
Three of Coach Schayes’ players have been named 3A State Players of the Year, and 11 have gone on to play college basketball, including seven at the Division I level.
Notable Sun Devils
Alumni
- Kyle Lewis - University of Denver (2007 3A Player of the Year)
- Robby Pride - Dartmouth College (2006 3A Player of the Year)
- Max Wiepking - University of Arizona
- Ben Stewart - University of Connecticut
- Coby Gold - Macalester College
- Holt Dunlap - University of California, Santa Barbara
- Billy Lane - Carthage College
- Michael Hanley - Ithaca College
- Jared Smith - Fort Lewis College (2011 3A Player of the Year)
- Benan Ersek - University of Colorado
- Josh Repine - University of Colorado
Two former players—Ben Stewart (UConn, 2011) and Jon Payne (Duke, 2015)— earned NCAA Division I National Championship rings, Payne as Coach Mike Krzyzewski's lead team manager.
Most recently in the 2022-23 season, Ethan Levin '23 reached 1,000 points in his career at Kent Denver, and Head Coach Todd Schayes reached the 500 win milestone.
During the 2021-22 season, Duke Benson '22 reached 1,000 points for his career, and Ethan Levin '23 broke the Colorado state record for most 3-pointers made during a single season.
Upcoming Games
Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage |
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Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Scrimmage Day
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Yates Pavilion, Black Fied House | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Scrimmage Day
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Yates Pavilion, Black Fied House | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Scrimmage Day
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Yates Pavilion, Black Fied House | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Herman Schayes Invitational
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TBD
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Yates Pavilion | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Herman Schayes Invitational
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TBD
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Yates Pavilion | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Herman Schayes Invitational
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TBD
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Yates Pavilion | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
Mullen Invitational
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TBD
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Mullen High School | Away |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
Mullen Invitational
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TBD
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Mullen High School | Away |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
Mullen Invitational
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TBD
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Mullen High School | Away |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Smoky Hill H.S.
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TBD
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Smoky Hill H.S. | Away |
Boys' Basketball - JV |
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DSST Elevate!
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DSST-Elevate | Away |
Boys' Basketball - JV |
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DSST: Conservatory Green
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TBD
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Yates Pavilion | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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DSST: Conservatory Green
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TBD
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Yates Pavilion | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
Raptor/Titan Classic
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TBD
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Legend HS | Away |
Boys' Basketball - JV |
Raptor/Titan Classic
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TBD
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Legend HS | Away |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
Raptor/Titan Classic
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TBD
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Legend HS | Away |
Boys' Basketball - JV |
Raptor/Titan Classic
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TBD
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Legend HS | Away |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
Raptor/Titan Classic
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TBD
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Legend HS | Away |
Boys' Basketball - JV |
Raptor/Titan Classic
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TBD
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Legend HS | Away |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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The Academy
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Yates Pavilion | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Jefferson Academy High School
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Yates Pavilion | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Resurrection Christian School
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Resurrection Christian | Away |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Eagle Ridge Academy
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All Day
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Yates Pavilion | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Denver Christian
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TBD
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Denver Christian | Away |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Stargate School
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TBD
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Stargate Charter School | Away |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Colorado Academy
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TBD
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Hamilton Gym-DU | Away |
Boys' Basketball - JV |
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Colorado Academy
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TBD
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Colorado Academy | Away |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Prospect Ridge Academy
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TBD
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Prospect Ridge Academy | Away |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Platte Canyon
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Yates Pavilion | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Peak to Peak
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Yates Pavilion | Home |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Forge Christian
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TBD
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Faith Christian Academy | Away |
Boys' Basketball - Varsity |
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Colorado Academy
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Yates Pavilion | Home |
Head Coach: Todd Schayes
Since Todd Schayes joined the boys basketball program as head coach in 1993, Kent Denver has qualified for 26 state tournaments, won numerous league, district and regional titles, made five state title game appearances and brought home the school’s only state basketball championship in 1997.
Coach Schayes has been recognized as Metro League Coach of the Year six times, and he was inducted into the Metro League Hall of Fame in 2008.
He also received the 2019 Tom Sutak Award for excellence and contributions to the basketball coaching profession. He's No. 5 all time in wins at one school in Colorado.
Coach Schayes is also a full-time member of our Middle School faculty, teaching sixth grade English and history. Previously, Schayes was an assistant coach at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He played high school basketball in Queens, New York, and college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Coach Schayes is part of an extraordinary basketball family, which includes his father, Herman Schayes, who played for years for the Washington Generals (the main opposition of the Harlem Globetrotters); his cousin Dan Schayes, who played over 20 years in the NBA; and his uncle, Dolph Schayes, an NBA Hall-of-Famer who has been named one of the 50 greatest players to ever play in the NBA.