2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
SoCal Challenge Sand Division champions
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	20–12 (10–8 WAC)
Head coach	Mark Madsen (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Todd Phillips
Assistant coaches	Todd Okeson; Jarred Jackson;
Home arena	UCCU Center; (Capacity: 8,500)
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Mexico State †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	7	.794
Seattle	14	–	4	.778	23	–	9	.719
Stephen F. Austin	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
Grand Canyon	13	–	5	.722	23	–	8	.742
Sam Houston State	13	–	5	.722	19	–	14	.576
Abilene Christian	11	–	7	.611	25	–	11	.694
Utah Valley	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Tarleton State*	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
California Baptist*	7	–	11	.389	18	–	16	.529
Dixie State*	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	3	–	15	.167	8	–	23	.258
Chicago State	3	–	15	.167	7	–	25	.219
Lamar	0	–	18	.000	2	–	27	.069
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2022 WAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by third-year head coach Mark Madsen, played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Previous season

Roster

2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Asa McCord	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake CC	Saratoga Springs, UT
G	1	Le'Tre Darthard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	McCook CC	Denton, TX
F	2	Tim Ceaser	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Coastal Carolina	Marion, AR
G	3	Blaze Nield	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	BYU	Lehi, UT
G	4	Trey Woodbury	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	UNLV	Las Vegas, NV
F/C	5	Tim Fuller	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Weber State	Gilbert, AZ
G	10	Jaden McClanahan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Independence CC	Vallejo, CA
C	11	Fardaws Aimaq	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS So	Mercer	Vancouver, BC
G	13	Colby Leifson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	BYU	Suwanee, GA
G	14	Claude McKesey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake CC	View Park, CA
G	15	Connor Harding	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	BYU	Pocatello, ID
F	20	Brady Arbon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Grantsville HS	Grantsville, UT
F/C	21	Trey Farrer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Snow College	St. George, UT
G	22	Jordan Battle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Hargrave Military Academy	Chesapeake, VA
G	24	Justin Harmon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Barton CC	Chicago, IL
G	35	Tyrel Phillips	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Rigby HS	Rigby, ID
F	45	Brock Anderson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Bingham HS	Riverton, UT

Head coach

Mark Madsen (Stanford)

Assistant coach(es)

Todd Phillips (Lewis–Clark State)
Todd Okeson (Nevada)
Jarred Jackson (Liberty)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at Boise State	L 56–76	0–1	15 – Aimaq	5 – tied	1 – tied	ExtraMile Arena (7,457) Boise, ID
November 12, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Antelope Valley	W 82–48	1–1	25 – Aimaq	15 – Aimaq	9 – Nield	UCCU Center Orem, UT
November 15, 2021* 8:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Pepperdine SoCal Challenge campus game	W 86–74	2–1	34 – Aimaq	14 – Aimaq	7 – Nield	Firestone Fieldhouse (435) Malibu, CA
November 17, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	W 84–78 ^OT	3–1	25 – Aimaq	16 – Aimaq	3 – tied	Walter Pyramid (1,126) Long Beach, CA
November 22, 2021* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Idaho SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinals	W 83–45	4–1	14 – tied	16 – Aimaq	5 – Nield	The Pavilion at JSerra (317) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 24, 2021* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Nicholls SoCal Challenge Sand Division championship	W 74–63	5–1	13 – tied	16 – Aimaq	5 – Nield	The Pavilion at JSerra (1,700) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 27, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Denver	W 77–68 ^OT	6–1	19 – Aimaq	14 – Aimaq	6 – Darthard	UCCU Center (1,386) Orem, UT
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv/ESPN+		No. 12 BYU UCCU Crosstown Clash	W 72–65 ^OT	7–1	24 – tied	22 – Aimaq	4 – Aimaq	UCCU Center (7,503) Orem, UT
December 3, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Yellowstone Christian	Canceled^[1]					UCCU Center Orem, UT
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah	L 56–60	7–2	18 – Aimaq	10 – Aimaq	1 – tied	America First Event Center (2,053) Cedar City, UT
December 11, 2021* 7:30 p.m., MW Network		at Wyoming	L 62–74	7–3	14 – Aimaq	7 – Ceaser	4 – tied	Arena-Auditorium (3,927) Laramie, WY
December 17, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bethesda	W 107–65	8–3	30 – Darthard	16 – Aimaq	9 – Nield	UCCU Center (1,363) Orem, UT
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington	W 68–52	9–3	16 – Darthard	15 – Aimaq	5 – Nield	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,618) Seattle, WA
WAC regular season
December 30, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian	L 76–80	9–4 (0–1)	27 – Nield	10 – Aimaq	11 – Nield	UCCU Center (1,472) Orem, UT
January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tarleton State	W 77–55	10–4 (1–1)	21 – Aimaq	16 – Aimaq	7 – Harding	UCCU Center (1,267) Orem, UT
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dixie State	W 79–71	11–4 (2–1)	20 – Aimaq	17 – Aimaq	6 – Nield	UCCU Center (2,523) Orem, UT
January 12, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	L 65–71	11–5 (2–2)	16 – Aimaq	15 – Ceaser	3 – tied	Climate Pledge Arena (1,260) Seattle, WA
January 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Baptist	L 73–75	11–6 (2–3)	27 – Aimaq	18 – Aimaq	4 – Aimaq	CBU Events Center (2,305) Riverside, CA
January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTRGV	W 66–56	12–6 (3–3)	13 – tied	14 – Aimaq	6 – Aimaq	UCCU Center (1,574) Orem, UT
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar	W 58–41	13–6 (4–3)	15 – Aimaq	14 – Aimaq	3 – Harding	UCCU Center (1,511) Orem, UT
January 27, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Chicago State	W 101–87	14–6 (5–3)	18 – Harding	5 – tied	4 – tied	Jones Convocation Center (250) Chicago, IL
February 3, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 59–78	14–7 (5–4)	12 – Aimaq	10 – Aimaq	4 – Nield	William R. Johnson Coliseum (0) Nacogdoches, TX
February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston State	W 57–54	15–7 (6–4)	24 – Aimaq	10 – Aimaq	2 – tied	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (640) Huntsville, TX
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grand Canyon	L 69–79	15–8 (6–5)	16 – Darthard	12 – Aimaq	6 – Harding	UCCU Center (3,724) Orem, UT
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 72–68	16–8 (7–5)	23 – Aimaq	12 – Aimaq	6 – Nield	UCCU Center (1,868) Orem, UT
February 16, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State	W 69–56	17–8 (8–5)	22 – Aimaq	20 – Aimaq	5 – Harding	Wisdom Gymnasium (3,017) Stephenville, TX
February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dixie State	L 75–80 ^OT	17–9 (8–6)	23 – Harmon	21 – Aimaq	4 – Nield	Burns Arena (4,270) St. George, UT
February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle	W 67–52	18–9 (9–6)	19 – Aimaq	18 – Aimaq	7 – Harding	UCCU Center (2,547) Orem, UT
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Baptist	W 63–54	19–9 (10–6)	20 – Aimaq	16 – Aimaq	5 – Harding	UCCU Center (2,187) Orem, UT
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 57–68	19–10 (10–7)	19 – Aimaq	19 – Aimaq	2 – tied	GCU Arena (6,950) Phoenix, AZ
March 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 46–62	19–11 (10–8)	13 – Darthard	9 – Aimaq	4 – Nield	Pan American Center (5,707) Las Cruces, NM
WAC tournament
March 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Chicago State First round	W 69–47	20–11	20 – Aimaq	7 – Harmon	6 – Nield	Orleans Arena (867) Paradise, NV
March 9, 2022 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (6) Abilene Christian Second round	L 74–82	20–12	20 – Aimaq	11 – Aimaq	3 – tied	Orleans Arena (1,136) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[2]^[3]

References

^ Ireland, Kyle (December 3, 2021). "UVU's Game Against Yellowstone Christian College Canceled". KSLSports.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
^ "Utah Valley Wolverines Schedule 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

[1] Ireland, Kyle (December 3, 2021). "UVU's Game Against Yellowstone Christian College Canceled". KSLSports.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[2] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.

[3] "Utah Valley Wolverines Schedule 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

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