Three recruits have high hopes for 2018-2019 season

August 7, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU men’s basketball has an updated roster for the new season, with players ready to win a championship. TJ Washington, Isaiah White and Baylee Steele are recent recruits to Utah Valley, and they already have big goals for the team. Baylee Steele is a 6’ 11” transfer from Eastern Michigan University. He is currently undecided […]

UVU basketball coach Mark Pope extended for 6 years

July 23, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes On June 7, UVU men’s basketball coach Mark Pope signed a new six-year contract extension that will take him through the 2023-2024 season. Last November, Coach Pope spoke with Vince Otoupal, Associate Vice President and director of athletics, about the possibility of a contract extension. During a two and a half month period, Pope was […]

Women’s basketball team falls short against Chicago State

February 11, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute The UVU women’s basketball team struggled during their game at home Feb. 8 falling 84-74 against Chicago State. A rough start in the first quarter made it difficult for a comeback as they ended with 1-13 on field goal attempts. However, the Wolverines were able to increase that by 10 percent every quarter, ending with […]

UVU men’s basketball defeats Grand Canyon 68-56

January 27, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Photo Credit: Zach Burkart With both teams sitting at four wins and one loss in conference play, the matchup between UVU and GCU’s men’s basketball teams had a lot riding on it. UVU recent game against NMSU provided their first loss in the WAC and the Wolverines returned to Orem in hopes of bouncing […]

Women’s Basketball: UVU wins two straight at home

December 1, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Colin Cooper Despite a tough opening schedule with a five-game road trip, the Wolverines are currently on a roll. Two home games in Orem have provided the Wolverines with two much needed wins, and there have been definite performance improvements from the team as they’ve looked to move forward from their tough season […]

Intramural Sports

October 6, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Does flag football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, laser tag or Monday night football peak your interest? If so, you may want to check out what the Intramurals department has to offer. David LaMont, Intramurals program manager, thinks that it’s a great way to interact with other students. He has been involved for a while with the […]

Unintended consequences for student-athlete transfers

September 9, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Being forced so sit out after being forced out. Kyle McDonald | Sports editor | @kylesportsbias In the world of collegiate athletics, transferring to another school is not that uncommon.  In fact in NCAA Division I men’s basketball there were 475 players that transferred to another school after the 2015 season.  Some transfer because of educational pursuits […]

Top 10 Things to Watch for in UVU Athletics

August 24, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes New school year brings new story lines Kyle McDonald | Sports Editor | @kylesportsbias Photo credit: UVU Athletics Photos credit: Gabi Campbell | Art Director | @gabicampbellphotos    With the coming of a new school year means the coming of a new year for the athletics program at Utah Valley University.  And with it brings new storylines for […]

College Hoops Has a New Shot Clock

August 21, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes How will it affect UVU Basketball? Kyle Bruderer Sports writer   In 1970 the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a 30-second shot clock, but only for women’s basketball. It wasn’t until 1985 that men’s basketball implemented a shot clock with a time limit of 45 seconds per possession. Eight years later it was dropped to […]