Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball

Utah Valley Wolverines men's Basketball
Utah Valley Wolverines men's Basketball
	2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
University	Utah Valley University
Head coach	Todd Phillips (2nd season)
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Location	Orem, Utah
Arena	UCCU Center ; (capacity: 8,500)
Nickname	Wolverines
Colors	Green and white;
Conference regular season champions
	Great West: 2011, 2012 ; WAC: 2014, 2021, 2023

The Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team is a team that represents Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, United States. The team is currently coached by Todd Phillips.^[2] The school's team currently competes in the Western Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I college basketball. Its home games are played in the UCCU Center on the school's Orem, Utah campus. The Wolverines have yet to appear in the NCAA tournament since moving to Division I. The Wolverines joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2013 as part of the early-2010s NCAA conference realignment.

Overview and history

Utah Valley University basketball began in the 1984–85 season. The Wolverines competed in the Scenic West Athletic Conference of the National Junior College Athletic Association until the 2003–04 season, when they moved up to Division I (provisional status) and the Great West Conference. They are the only team in NCAA history to move directly to Division I from the NJCAA. After spending five seasons in the Great West, the Wolverines moved to the Western Athletic Conference, with the rest of Utah Valley University's intercollegiate sports teams. Utah Valley was granted full Division I status in July of 2009. UVU has only been a Division I full status member for 15 seasons.

Seasons

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Utah Valley State College (Independent¹) (2003–2008)
2003–04	Dick Hunsaker	23–5
2004–05	Dick Hunsaker	16–12
2005–06	Dick Hunsaker	16–13
2006–07	Dick Hunsaker	22–7
2007–08	Dick Hunsaker	15–14
Utah Valley (Great West Conference^[3]) (2008–2013)
2008–09	Dick Hunsaker	17–11		N/A²
2009–10	Dick Hunsaker	12–18	5–7	T-3rd
2010–11	Dick Hunsaker	19–11	11–1	1st
2011–12	Dick Hunsaker	20–13	9–1	1st	CIT First Round
2012–13	Dick Hunsaker	14–18	3–5	T-3rd
Utah Valley (Western Athletic Conference^[4]) (2013–present)
2013–14	Dick Hunsaker	20–12	13–3	1st	NIT First Round
2014–15	Dick Hunsaker	11–19	5–9	6th
2015–16	Mark Pope^[5]	12–18	6–8	5th
2016–17	Mark Pope	17–17	6–8	5th	CBI Semifinals
2017–18	Mark Pope	23–11	10–4	2nd	CBI Quarterfinals
2018–19	Mark Pope	25–10	12–4	2nd	CBI Quarterfinals
2019–20	Mark Madsen	11–19	5–10	8th
2020–21	Mark Madsen	11–11	9–4	T-1st
2021–22	Mark Madsen	20–12	10–8	4th
2022–23	Mark Madsen	28–9	15–3	1st	NIT Semifinals
2023–24	Todd Phillips	16–16	11–9	T-4th
Total:
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

^ Before 2003 Utah Valley State College was a Junior College. They received approval to begin transition to D1 status in Spring 2003. JC transitions to D1 require a 6-year transition period, meaning they weren't eligible for NCAA or NIT Tournament appearances until the 2009–10 season.
^ The Great West Conference announced the teams that were invited to join their conference during spring 2008. However most of the teams already had scheduled Independent schedules for the 2008–2009 season, so the conference held off on scheduling regular season matches and a conference tournament until 2009–10.

Postseason results

NIT results

The Wolverines have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	First Round	California	L 64–77
2023	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	New Mexico Colorado Cincinnati UAB	W 83–69 W 81–69 W 74-68 L 86–88^OT

CIT results

The Wolverines have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First round	Weber State	L 69–72

CBI results

The Wolverines have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) three times. Their combined record is 4–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Georgia Southern Rice Wyoming	W 74–49 W 85–79 L 68–74
2018	First round Quarterfinals	Eastern Washington San Francisco	W 87–65 L 73–78
2019	First round Quarterfinals	Cal State Northridge South Florida	W 92–84 L 57–66

Wolverines in the NBA

3 former Utah Valley players have played at least one game in the NBA.

Name	Draft Year	Draft Team
Travis Hansen	2003	Atlanta Hawks
Michael McDonald	1995	Golden State Warriors
Ronnie Price	2005	Undrafted

References

^ "Official University Color". Utah Valley University Style Guide (PDF). March 25, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ Dallas, Kelsey (6 April 2023). "UVU has chosen its next head basketball coach". Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ "Utah Valley Joins Great West Conference". KSL. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
^ "UVU officially joins the WAC". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
^ "UVU hires BYU assistant Mark Pope as new basketball coach". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2015-03-30.

External links

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[1] "Official University Color". Utah Valley University Style Guide (PDF). March 25, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

[2] Dallas, Kelsey (6 April 2023). "UVU has chosen its next head basketball coach". Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[3] "Utah Valley Joins Great West Conference". KSL. Retrieved 2008-07-10.

[4] "UVU officially joins the WAC". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved 2013-07-01.

[5] "UVU hires BYU assistant Mark Pope as new basketball coach". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2015-03-30.

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