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2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by first-year head coach Todd Phillips,[1] played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 16–16, 11–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the WAC Tournament, they lost to California Baptist in the first round.
Quick Facts Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball, Conference ...
| 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 16–16 (11–9 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) |
Seasons 2024–25 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon † | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton* | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech* | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 WAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: 2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
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]
Departures
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| Name | Position | Height | Year | Reason for departure |
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| Justin Harmon | G | 6'4" | Senior | 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 | Transfer to Purdue Northwest |
| 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] |
| Joao Das Chagas | F | 6"10" | Freshman | Transfer to Arizona Western |
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Incoming transfers
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| 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 |
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2023 recruiting class
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| 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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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 | L 68–76 | 8–9 (3–3) |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,015) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| January 18, 2024 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Grand Canyon | L 65–78 | 8–10 (3–4) |
GCU Arena (7,239) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
| January 20, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry |
W 84–71 | 9–10 (4–4) |
UCCU Center (2,801) Orem, UT | |||||||
| January 26, 2024 7:00pm, ESPNU |
at Seattle | L 61–62 | 9–11 (4–5) |
Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA | |||||||
| February 1, 2024 5:30pm, ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | L 72–77 | 9–12 (4–6) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,208) Nacogdoches, Texas | |||||||
| February 3, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Grand Canyon | L 67–86 | 9–13 (4–7) |
UCCU Center (2,381) Orem, UT | |||||||
| February 8, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton | L 61–72 | 9–14 (4–8) |
UCCU Center (1,985) Orem, UT | |||||||
| February 10, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | W 74–45 | 10–14 (5–8) |
UCCU Center (2,474) Orem, UT | |||||||
| February 15, 2024 8:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Cal Baptist | W 69–46 | 11–14 (6–8) |
Fowler Events Center (2,230) Riverside, CA | |||||||
| February 17, 2024 6:30pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | W 78–75 | 12–14 (7–8) |
America First Event Center (1,613) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
| February 22, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
UT Rio Grande Valley | W 70–59 | 13–14 (8–8) |
UCCU Center (2,601) Orem, UT | |||||||
| February 24, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | W 71–62 | 14–14 (9–8) |
UCCU Center (2,357) Orem, UT | |||||||
| March 2, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | L 65–78 | 14–15 (9–9) |
UCCU Center (2,651) Orem, UT | |||||||
| March 7, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton | W 63–60 | 15–15 (10–9) |
Wisdom Gym (N/A) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| March 9, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | W 74–67 | 16–15 (11–9) |
Moody Coliseum (1,817) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(5) | vs. (8) California Baptist First round |
L 63–74 OT | 16–16 |
Orleans Arena (1,064) Paradise, NV | ||||||
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