The rise of the 3-point shot
Photo by Brigham Berthold The way the game of basketball is played is changing. The age of sports analytics has given rise to a new age on the hardwood. With…
Basketball – Men’s
Stories — Page 17
Finish, Finish, Finish
The 2016-17 season for the UVU men’s basketball team has been a whirlwind of ups and downs. There’s been a wide variety of big wins and close losses, exciting finishes…
Poor shooting dooms men’s basketball in Seattle
Photo by Sarah Sanchez SEATTLE—UVU was unable to overcome its shooting woes Saturday night on the road and dropped the game 63-50 against Seattle University. The Wolverines did not score…
Men’s basketball drops close game late
Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM—The UVU men’s basketball team lost a nail biter to New Mexico State University 74-69 Saturday night in the UCCU Events Center. The Wolverines led for…
Ogbe goes off in second half to guide Wolverines to victory
Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM—Five players finished in double figures and UVU beat the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 92-81 Thursday night in the UCCU Events Center. The Wolverines…
Leading bench scorer Poydras a key piece for men’s basketball
For the UVU men’s basketball team this season, more often than not, one of the first substitutions brings redshirt senior Jordan Poydras into the game. A transfer from Divison II…
Midseason review: Men’s basketball team still coming together
Photo by Brigham Berthold At the outset of the men’s college basketball season, word circulated that UVU head coach Mark Pope had gathered a roster with a lot of new…
Who is the best men’s basketball team in Utah?
Still early in the 2016-17 college basketball season, the question of who is the best team in the state of Utah is challenging to answer. However, midway through the month…
Stutzman propels UVU to victory
OREM—The UVU men’s basketball team beat the University of Missouri-Kansas City 86-76 Saturday night in the UCCU Events Center. The Wolverines snapped a two-game losing streak and earned their first…
Men’s basketball: Wolverines torched in second half vs Chicago State
Photo by Brigham Berthold UVU (8-9) fell to 0-2 in Western Athletic Conference play Thursday with a loss to Chicago State University (5-14) in a game that featured a 22-2…
Men’s basketball: UVU loses conference opener at GCU
The UVU men’s basketball team opened their Western Athletic Conference schedule Saturday with a trip to Phoenix, Arizona to take on Grand Canyon University. UVU (8-8) was able to keep…
Men’s basketball: UVU dominates in nonconference finale
Photo by Brigham Berthold OREM— On a snowy night when few dared make the voyage to the UCCU Center, a game was in fact played Monday by the UVU men’s…
Men’s basketball: Poor shooting performance dooms UVU vs UC Davis
Photo by Brigham Berthold DAVIS, Calif.– UVU (7-7) finished their two-game California road swing Saturday, falling 83-69 to the University of California-Davis (8-7) in a game that it led only…
Men’s basketball: UVU downs UC Riverside
Photo by Brigham Berthold RIVERSIDE, California—The UVU men’s basketball team beat the University of California- Riverside 73-64 Wednesday night behind 16 points from Conner Toolson. Zach Nelson also grabbed nine…
Men’s basketball: UVU falls to Weber State
Photo by Brigham Berthold OGDEN, Utah—Weber State University beat UVU 93-85 in the Dee Events Center Saturday night. WSU torched the Wolverines with 12 3-pointers, shooting 60 percent from beyond the…
