Wyoming outlasts Utah Valley 93-88

December 13, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a rematch to last year’s classic in Laramie, the Wyoming Cowboys held off a comeback from  Utah Valley to win 93-88 Saturday afternoon at the UCCU Center in Orem. With the loss, their second in a row at home, UVU falls to 2-3 on the season. UW improves to 5-1. The game saw plenty […]

Southern Utah proves too much for UVU, Wolverines fall 81-71

December 10, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Utah Valley men’s basketball team lost their second game of the season as they were overwhelmed by the Southern Utah Thunderbirds on Wednesday night at the UCCU Center. SUU improved their record to 4-1 with their 81-71 victory, while UVU is now 2-2. Things got off to an inauspicious start for the Wolverines, as […]

Wolverines fend off late surge by Westminster, win 79-71

December 3, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley won their second home game of the season, against the Westminster Griffins, 79-71 on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The Wolverines improved to 2-1 on the season after the win. The game was closely contended through the first couple of minutes, with both teams trading baskets early on. UVU saw the majority of their starters […]

Woodbury shines but Wolverines fall to BYU, 82-60

November 30, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley’s men’s basketball team showed flashes of great play against the BYU Cougars on Saturday, Nov. 28, but ultimately fell short of knocking off their crosstown rivals. Although they lost by a final score of 82-60, the Wolverines managed to keep the contest competitive — if not actually in reach — for most of […]

Men’s basketball conference schedule released

October 28, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Western Athletic Conference announced the full slate of games for the men’s basketball 2020-21 season. As opposed to the usual format of playing a home-and-home series against each conference foe, teams will play back-to-back games at a single site every week in order to reduce travel risk. The Wolverines have two non-conference games scheduled […]

Getting to Know the Wolverines: Josh Lear, Le’Tre Darthard, Evan Cole and Blaze Nield

October 5, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Utah Valley men’s basketball is going to look almost unrecognizable in 2020 — even for those who closely followed last year’s team. Head coach Mark Madsen has worked all offseason to replace some of the talent that left last year, including Brandon Averette who transferred to Brigham Young, and T.J. Washington who graduated and […]

Aspiring Wolverines Test Their Mettle in Open Tryouts

September 10, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutes (Students warm up at the NUVI Basketball Practice Facility before walk-on tryouts. Photo by Hunter Hall.) The Utah Valley men’s basketball team held open, walk-on tryouts on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at the NUVI Basketball facility on campus. Fifteen players from around the world worked out in front of UVU coaches and staff for a chance […]

Mark Madsen Supports NBA Players’ Refusal to Play

September 2, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutes Mark Madsen, head coach of Utah Valley University’s men’s basketball team, said he “could not be more proud” of NBA players’ refusal to participate playoff games last week in protest for racial justice. Madsen published an article on his website on Friday, Aug. 28, in which he addressed the decision by the Milwaukee Bucks not […]