2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by first-year head coach Todd Phillips, play their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and compete as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[1]
| 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 WAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Todd Okeson (5th season) |
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| Home arena | UCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season 28–9, 15–3 in Western Athletic Conference play to finish in first place.[2] As the Number 2 seed in the WAC Tournament, they defeated number 7 seed Tarleton 72–58 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, UVU lost to number 3 seed Southern Utah 88–89.[3] In the 2023 National Invitation Tournament, UVU defeated New Mexico, Colorado, and Cincinnati, before falling in overtime to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the semifinals.[4]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Position | Height | Year | Reason for departure |
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| Justin Harmon | G | 6'4" | Junior | Transfer to Illinois[5] |
| Le'Tre Darthard | G | 6'4" | Junior | Transfer to Oklahoma[6] |
| Tim Ceaser | F | 6'9" | Junior | Transfer to UNC Greensboro |
| Blaze Nield | G | 6'1" | Senior | Graduated |
| Trey Woodbury | G | 6'4" | Senior | Graduated |
| Tim Fuller | F/C | 6'9" | Senior | Graduated |
| Cam Alford | G | 6'1" | Junior | Entered transfer portal |
| Tahj Small | C | 6'5" | Senior | Graduated |
| Jordan Battle | G | 6'2" | Sophomore | Transfer to Salt Lake Community College |
| Aziz Bandaogo | C | 7'0" | Sophomore | Transfer to Cincinnati[7] |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Position | Height | Year | Previous school |
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| Tanner Toolson | G | 6'5" | Sophomore | BYU[8] |
| K'Mani Doughty | G | 6'5" | Junior | New Orleans |
| Caleb Stone-Carrawell | F | 6'7" | Senior | Austin Peay[9] |
| Trevin Dorius | C | 7'1" | Senior | Utah State[10] |
| Simon Akena | G | 6'6" | Junior | McCook Community College |
| Drake Allen | G | 6'4" | Junior | Southern Utah[11] |
| Nate Tshimanga | F | 6'10" | Junior | Troy |
2023 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Osiris Grady Guard |
Mount Pleasant, Utah | Wasatch Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 30, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
| Jaxson Roberts Guard |
Draper, Utah | Corner Canyon High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 11, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:00pm, ESPN+ |
Carroll College | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| November 9, 2023* 5:30pm |
at Sam Houston C-USA/WAC |
Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX | |||||||||
| November 15, 2023* 5:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Charlotte Jacksonville Classic campus site game |
Halton Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| November 19, 2023* 10:30am, TBD |
vs. Southern Miss Jacksonville Classic Bay semifinals |
Flagler Gymnasium St. Augustine, FL | |||||||||
| November 20, 2023* TBD |
vs. Cal State Fullerton/Cornell Jacksonville Classic Bay championship/3rd place game |
Flagler Gymnasium St. Augustine, FL | |||||||||
| November 24, 2023* 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
Western Colorado | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| November 29, 2023 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
Seattle U | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| December 2, 2023 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry |
Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| December 5, 2023* 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
Weber State | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| December 9, 2023* 3:00pm, PAC12 Networks |
at Oregon State | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR | |||||||||
| December 16, 2023* 2:00pm, PAC12 Networks |
at Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||||
| December 20, 2023* 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
Liberty C-USA/WAC |
UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| December 29, 2023* TBD |
at Boise State | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID | |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
Cal Baptist | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 11, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| January 13, 2024 5:30pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
| January 18, 2024 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Grand Canyon | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | |||||||||
| January 20, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry |
UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 26, 2024 7:00pm, ESPNU |
at Seattle U | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA | |||||||||
| February 1, 2024 TBD, ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Grand Canyon | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 8, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 10, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 15, 2024 8:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Cal Baptist | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 6:30pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| February 22, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
UT Rio Grande Valley | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| March 2, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| March 7, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| March 9, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13-16, 2024 |
vs. TBD | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
References
- "UVU has chosen its next head basketball coach". Deseret News. 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- Ireland, Kyle (2023-03-11). "UVU Earns Automatic Bid To Play In NIT". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- Holt, Chandler (2023-03-11). "Southern Utah Pulls Off Comeback Win, Advances To WAC Championship". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- Holt, Chandler (2023-03-29). "Utah Valley Men's Basketball Knocked Out Of NIT". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- EthanHolesha (2023-04-10). "Justin Harmon transferring to Illinois". The Champaign Room. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- Hoover, John E. (2023-05-03). "Oklahoma Welcomes Transfer Le'Tre Darthard". Sports Illustrated Oklahoma Sooners News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- "Bandaogo looks ahead to Big 12, joins Cincinnati". ESPN.com. 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- "Former BYU guard Tanner Toolson transferring to Utah Valley". Deseret News. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- Walker, Sean; May 25, KSL com | Posted-; P.m, 2023 at 6:29. "Wasatch Academy 4-star forward, BYU transfer among latest in Utah Valley rebuild". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- Media, Broadway (2023-05-16). "UVU Announces the Signing of Trevin Dorius - ESPN 960 Sports". Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- Walker, Sean; April 26, KSL com | Posted-; P.m, 2023 at 12:00. "Southern Utah's Drake Allen is coming home, commits to Utah Valley". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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