2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–8 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTodd Okeson (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Louis Wilson (1st season)
  • Rosbie Mutcherson (1st season)
Home arenaUCCU Center
(Capacity: 8,500)
2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grand Canyon5–0 1.00015–1  .938
Tarleton*3–1 .75010–5  .667
Seattle3–2 .60010–6  .625
Stephen F. Austin3–2 .60010–6  .625
Utah Valley3–2 .6008–8  .500
Utah Tech*3–2 .6007–9  .438
California Baptist2–3 .4009–7  .563
UT Arlington2–3 .4007–9  .438
Abilene Christian1–3 .2506–9  .400
UT Rio Grande Valley1–4 .2005–11  .313
Southern Utah0–4 .0005–10  .333
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024

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]

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 2023 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
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
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jackson Holcombe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrTimpanogos HS Orem, UT
G 2 K'Mani Doughty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrFlorida Prep
New Orleans		 Brooklyn, NY
G 3 Drake Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrWestlake HS
Southern Utah		 Eagle Mountain, UT
G 5 Tanner Toolson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoUnion HS
BYU		 Vancouver, WA
G 10 Simon Akena 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrTibble Gymnasium
McCook CC		 Stockholm, Sweden
F 12 Osiris Grady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrWasatch Academy Las Vegas, NV
G 13 Jaden McClanahan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrSalesian HS
Independence CC		 Vallejo, CA
G 14 Peter Amakasu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrLehi HS San Diego, CA
G 15 Cache Fields 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrPinewood HS
Gavilan College		 Palo Alto, CA
G 20 Trevan Leonhardt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrDavis HS Kaysville, UT
F 21 Nate Tshimanga 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrNorth Central Texas Academy Montreal, Canada
G 24 McCaden Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrPleasant Grove HS Pleasant Grove, UT
F 25 Caleb Stone-Carrawell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrCox Mill HS
Austin Peay		 Concord, NC
C 32 Trevin Dorius 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrWasatch HS
Utah State		 Heber City, UT
F 35 Ethan Potter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoLayton HS Layton, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 15, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00pm, ESPN+		 Carroll (MT) W 81–73  1–0
 UCCU Center (1,849)
Orem, UT
November 9, 2023*
5:30pm		 at Sam Houston
C-USA/WAC		 W 79–73 OT 2–0
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,187)
Huntsville, TX
November 15, 2023*
5:00pm, ESPN+		 at Charlotte
Jacksonville Classic campus site game		 L 45–62  2–1
 Halton Arena (2,784)
Charlotte, NC
November 19, 2023*
10:00am, PassThaBall Live		 vs. Southern Miss
Jacksonville Classic Bay semifinals		 W 67–65  3–1
 Flagler Gymnasium (311)
St. Augustine, FL
November 20, 2023*
12:00pm, PassThaBall Live		 vs. Cornell
Jacksonville Classic Bay championship		 L 61–74  3–2
 Flagler Gymnasium (348)
St. Augustine, FL
November 24, 2023*
6:00pm, ESPN+		 Western Colorado W 81–73  4–2
 UCCU Center (1,326)
Orem, UT
November 29, 2023
6:00pm, ESPN+		 Seattle W 78–72  5–2
(1–0)		 UCCU Center (2,319)
Orem, UT
December 2, 2023
7:00pm, ESPN+		 at Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry		 L 53–65  5–3
(1–1)		 Burns Arena (2,501)
St. George, UT
December 5, 2023*
6:00pm, ESPN+		 Weber State W 70–54  6–3
 UCCU Center (1,651)
Orem, UT
December 9, 2023*
3:00pm, Pac-12 Network		 at Oregon State L 71–74  6–4
 Gill Coliseum (2,867)
Corvallis, OR
December 16, 2023*
2:00pm, Pac-12 Network		 at Utah L 62–76  6–5
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,349)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2023*
6:00pm, ESPN+		 Liberty
C-USA/WAC		 L 63–79  6–6
 UCCU Center (1,407)
Orem, UT
December 29, 2023*
7:00pm, MW Network		 at Boise State L 63–85  6–7
 ExtraMile Arena (10,764)
Boise, ID
January 4, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+		 Cal Baptist W 65–58  7–7
(2–1)		 UCCU Center (1,553)
Orem, UT
January 6, 2024
2:00pm, ESPN+		 Southern Utah W 80–62  8–7
(3–1)		 UCCU Center (2,163)
Orem, UT
January 11, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+		 at UT Arlington L 69–83  8–8
(3–2)		 College Park Center (1,112)
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 Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
February 1, 2024
5:30pm, 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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UVU has chosen its next head basketball coach". Deseret News. 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  2. ↑ Ireland, Kyle (2023-03-11). "UVU Earns Automatic Bid To Play In NIT". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. ↑ Holt, Chandler (2023-03-11). "Southern Utah Pulls Off Comeback Win, Advances To WAC Championship". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  4. ↑ Holt, Chandler (2023-03-29). "Utah Valley Men's Basketball Knocked Out Of NIT". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  5. ↑ EthanHolesha (2023-04-10). "Justin Harmon transferring to Illinois". The Champaign Room. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. ↑ Hoover, John E. (2023-05-03). "Oklahoma Welcomes Transfer Le'Tre Darthard". Sports Illustrated Oklahoma Sooners News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  7. ↑ "Bandaogo looks ahead to Big 12, joins Cincinnati". ESPN.com. 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  8. ↑ "Former BYU guard Tanner Toolson transferring to Utah Valley". Deseret News. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  9. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ Media, Broadway (2023-05-16). "UVU Announces the Signing of Trevin Dorius - ESPN 960 Sports". Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  11. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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