2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Appearance
2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball | |
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 2–0 (0–0 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Todd Okeson (6th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | UCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California Baptist | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Arlington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tarleton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 WAC tournament winner As of November 9, 2024 |
The 2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by second-year head coach Todd Phillips,[1] play their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and compete as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[2]
Previous season
[edit]The Wolverines finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 11–9 in Western Athletic Conference play to finish tied for fourth place.[3] As the Number 5 seed in the 2024 WAC Tournament, they lost to number 8 seed California Baptist in overtime 74–63.[4]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Position | Height | Year | Reason for departure |
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Trevin Dorius | C | 7'1" | Senior | Graduated[5] |
Cache Fields | G | 6'6" | Senior | Graduated[5] |
Jaden McClanahan | G | 5'10" | Senior | Graduated[5] |
McCaden Adams | G | 6'3" | Freshman | Transferred to Snow College[6] |
Simon Akena | G | 6'6" | Junior | Transferred to Westminster University[7][8] |
Drake Allen | G | 6'4" | Junior | Transferred to Utah State[7][9][10] |
Peter Amakasu | G | 6'4" | Freshman | Initially committed to Snow College; then transferred to Westminster University[11][8] |
K'Mani Doughty | G | 6'5" | Junior | Transferred to Indiana State[12] |
Caleb Stone-Carrawell | F | 6'7" | Senior | Transferred to Loyola Marymount[13] |
Nate Tshimanga | F | 6'10" | Junior | Transferred to New Mexico State[14] |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Position | Height | Year | Previous school |
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Kylin Green | G | 6'0" | Junior | Daytona State[15] |
Andre Johnson Jr. | G | 6'4" | Junior | UConn[16] |
Dominick Nelson | G | 6'5" | Junior | Polk State College[17] |
Noah Taitz | G | 6'4" | Senior | Loyola Marymount[16] |
Carter Welling | F | 6'10" | Sophomore | UC Irvine[18] |
Hayden Welling | F | 6'9" | Sophomore | UC Irvine[18] |
Cory Wells | F | 6'7" | Senior | Xavier University of Louisiana[19] |
Majer Sullivan | C | 6'8" | Junior | Yuba College[20] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
Western Colorado | W 92–57 | 1–0 |
UCCU Center (2,075) Orem, UT | |||||||
November 9, 2024* 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
UTEP C-USA/WAC |
W 89–60 | 2–0 |
UCCU Center (1,653) Orem, UT | |||||||
November 14, 2024* 11:00am |
at North Dakota | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND | |||||||||
November 22, 2024* 6:00pm |
at Murray State | CFSB Center Murray, KY | |||||||||
November 26, 2024* 2:00pm |
vs. West Georgia Samford MTE |
Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* 5:30pm |
at Samford Samford MTE |
Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* TBD |
vs. North Dakota State Samford MTE |
Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
December 3, 2024* 8:00pm, ACCN |
at Stanford | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||||
December 7, 2024* 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
at James Madison | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||||
December 11, 2024* 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
North Dakota | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* 3:00pm |
at Jacksonville State C-USA/WAC |
Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, FL | |||||||||
December 18, 2024* 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Idaho State | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* 8:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Weber State | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT | |||||||||
December 28, 2024* 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Bethesda (CA) | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
WAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2025 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
January 9, 2025 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
Grand Canyon | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Cal Baptist | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
January 16, 2025 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry |
UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
January 23, 2025 8:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Cal Baptist | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 TBD, ESPN+ |
at Seattle | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Grand Canyon | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | |||||||||
February 6, 2025 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 6:30pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
February 20, 2025 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry |
Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Seattle | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
March 6, 2025 TBD, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 TBD, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
WAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 11–15, 2025 TBD |
vs. TBD | Burns Arena and Orleans Arena St. George, UT and Paradise, NV | |||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "UVU has chosen its next head basketball coach". Deseret News. 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ "UVU Marks 10 Years in the WAC With Impressive Athletic and Academic Records". www.uvu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Utah Valley 74-67 Abilene Christian (Mar 9, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "California Baptist men's basketball team outlasts Utah Valley in overtime to win WAC Tournament opener". Press Enterprise. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b c "UVU men's hoops can't stay with UT Arlington on Senior Day". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Lands UVU Transfer McCaden Adams". Snow College Athletics. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ a b "Utah men's college basketball transfer portal tracker". Deseret News. 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". Westminster University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ^ Media, Broadway (2024-04-10). "Utah Valley Guard Drake Allen Enters Transfer Portal - ESPN 960 Sports". Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Utah State adds a top scoring transfer from another in-state school". Deseret News. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "Utah Valley Transfer Commits to Snow College Men's Basketball". Snow College Athletics. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "K'mani Doughty - Basketball". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Experienced Scorer Caleb Stone-Carrawell Signs With LMU". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "NM State Adds Forward Nate Tshimanga to Roster". New Mexico State University Athletics. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Utah Valley signs JUCO standout Kylin Green". Utah Valley University Athletics. 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ a b "UVU men's hoops officially signs two more transfers". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "UVU Men's Basketball Signs Dominick Nelson Wednesday". Heber Valley Radio. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ a b "Welling Brothers Sign with Utah Valley". Utah Valley University Athletics. 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Utah Valley Basketball Adds Cory Wells from Xavier (La.)". Utah Valley University Athletics. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Utah Valley signs Yuba College standout Majer Sullivan". Utah Valley University Athletics. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-13.