Isiah 26:6 – points and rebounds add up to Highlander blowout

January 29, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes By: Assistant Sports Editor Jonathan Boldt Real men wear pink.   Coach Dick Hunsaker took to the court in his light pink blazer and his squad took a stand for coaches vs. cancer in their slightly pink uniforms Saturday night.     When riding a six game win streak, sooner or later positive individual achievements […]

Isiah Williams’ late surge lifts Utah Valley past Chicago State

January 27, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Wolverines (12-10, 2-0) played host to cross-country conference foe Chicago State (2-18, 1-2) Thursday night and avoided a huge upset on an effort that was sparked by top scoring threat Isiah Williams. Despite trailing by three at the half, UVU pulled away late to cash in with a nine-point, 65-56 victory and notch their […]

Utah Valley men’s basketball tops N. Dakota in conference opener

January 22, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley extended its winning streak to four games in a hard-fought defensive battle between the top two teams in the Great West Conference, beating North Dakota 72-64 to open Great West Conference play and improve their record on the season to 11-10.   “We anticipated it would be a very physical, back-and-forth match,” UVU […]

Hubbard adjusts to new home, new expectations

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Alfonzo Hubbard hears head coach Dick Hunsaker preach effort in practice. He hears him bark out when Hubbard makes a mistake or he’s not where he should be. After a game, Hunsaker will follow up with him, tell him what he did wrong and what to keep doing.   The constant in-your-face teaching and expectations […]

Aird says better play, tough schedule will pay off

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes In collegiate sports any season can turn on a dime, for better or for worse. Sometimes a certain player catch’s fire and doubles their scoring average. Others it can be as simple as losing a player to injury. In any case, coaches and players work tirelessly to keep success rolling or dig themselves out of […]

Men’s basketball season re-cap

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes This season has done little for the nerves of those associated with the men’s basketball team.   The Wolverines started out the season 4-4 and a little shaky, losing to some strong competition with the likes of Houston, Arkansas, Wyoming and Utah State. They played tough and hung in most games other than a 34 […]

Williams nursing a sore back, backup big men will be key

November 9, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Men’s basketball head coach Dick Hunsaker has been loathe to make specific predictions for this season, but he did tip his hand a little this week, throwing in two key factors for good measure.   “We have high expectations for a fine team,” Hunsaker said. “It will all hinge on our health and the development […]

Men’s Basketball Preview: Back for more

November 7, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes   Where are the Jazz and the rest of the NBA? Never fear, the Wolverines are here. Isiah Williams and crew are revved up and ready to provide all the excitement fans can handle to fill the void left by David Stern and the players union during the NBA lockout.   Last season the Wolverines […]

Player-coach, father-son

November 7, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Last year Holton Hunsaker started his college career as the UVU men’s basketball team point guard. As a freshman he started all 30 games and garnered 95 assists. The 6-foot sophomore from Woods Cross high school will come back again this year to start as the Wolverines’ starting point guard.   Hunsaker continues to exemplify […]

Hunsaker credits success to annual summer camps

July 1, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines men’s basketball coach Dick Hunsaker says players are made in the summer, teams in the winter. With decades of coaching experience, Hunsaker is certainly the man for both jobs. “I love camps. I love kids. I love working with kids. Everything I’ve got in this game, I’ve gotten from summer camps,” Hunsaker said. What […]