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2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

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2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–0 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTodd Okeson (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rosbie Mutcherson (2nd season)
  • Adam Jacobsen (1st season)
Home arenaUCCU Center
(Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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Departures

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Name Position Height Year Reason for departure
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

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Name Position Height Year Previous school
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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2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dominick Nelson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Liberty Heights Athletic Institute
Polk State
Miami, FL
G 1 Andre Johnson Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr South Kent HS
UConn
Bristol, CT
G 2 Jackson Holcombe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Timpanogos HS Orem, UT
G 3 Kylin Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lewisville HS
Daytona State
Dallas, TX
F 4 Tyler Medaris (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Middleton, HS Middleton, ID
G 5 Tanner Toolson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Union HS
BYU
Vancouver, WA
G 6 Jake Nadauld (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Springville HS Springville, UT
G 7 Noah Taitz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Bishop Gorman HS
Loyola Marymount
Las Vegas, NV
F 8 Hayden Welling 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Corner Canyon HS
UC Irvine
Draper, UT
G 10 Trevan Leonhardt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Davis HS Kaysville, UT
F 12 Osiris Grady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Wasatch Academy Las Vegas, NV
F 13 Cory Wells 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Wylie HS
Xavier University of Louisiana
Murphy, TX
F 22 Carter Welling 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Corner Canyon HS
UC Irvine
Draper, UT
G 23 Dylan Metoyer (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon HS Chatsworth, CA
C 32 Majer Sullivan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Antelope HS
Yuba College
Sacramento, CA
F 35 Ethan Potter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Layton HS Layton, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
  • Kaleb John-Lewis
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Troyce Solley

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

Roster
Last update: September 12, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UVU has chosen its next head basketball coach". Deseret News. 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  2. ^ "UVU Marks 10 Years in the WAC With Impressive Athletic and Academic Records". www.uvu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  3. ^ "Utah Valley 74-67 Abilene Christian (Mar 9, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b c "UVU men's hoops can't stay with UT Arlington on Senior Day". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball Lands UVU Transfer McCaden Adams". Snow College Athletics. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  7. ^ a b "Utah men's college basketball transfer portal tracker". Deseret News. 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  8. ^ a b "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". Westminster University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  9. ^ Media, Broadway (2024-04-10). "Utah Valley Guard Drake Allen Enters Transfer Portal - ESPN 960 Sports". Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  10. ^ "Utah State adds a top scoring transfer from another in-state school". Deseret News. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  11. ^ "Utah Valley Transfer Commits to Snow College Men's Basketball". Snow College Athletics. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  12. ^ "K'mani Doughty - Basketball". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  13. ^ "Experienced Scorer Caleb Stone-Carrawell Signs With LMU". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  14. ^ "NM State Adds Forward Nate Tshimanga to Roster". New Mexico State University Athletics. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  15. ^ "Utah Valley signs JUCO standout Kylin Green". Utah Valley University Athletics. 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  16. ^ a b "UVU men's hoops officially signs two more transfers". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  17. ^ "UVU Men's Basketball Signs Dominick Nelson Wednesday". Heber Valley Radio. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  18. ^ a b "Welling Brothers Sign with Utah Valley". Utah Valley University Athletics. 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  19. ^ "Utah Valley Basketball Adds Cory Wells from Xavier (La.)". Utah Valley University Athletics. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  20. ^ "Utah Valley signs Yuba College standout Majer Sullivan". Utah Valley University Athletics. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-13.