DENVER (KDVR) — Nine athletic programs at the University of Denver will be joining a new conference next year, the university announced Friday.

DU said it has accepted an invitation to join the West Coast Conference, which will transition nine of the university's existing sports programs, including men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s volleyball.

“This is an exciting day for the University of Denver and an incredible opportunity to continue to advance our exceptional academic and athletic programs,” said University of Denver Chancellor Jeremy Haefner, in a statement. “The excellence of schools that are part of the West Coast Conference is a perfect complement to DU and will help us continue to recruit the ver

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