Men’s basketball: UVU downs UC Riverside

December 29, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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 rebounds and the Wolverines marked their second straight victory and first against a Division I opponent in its last five tries. Toolson, a sophomore transfer […]

Men’s basketball: UVU falls to Weber State

December 18, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 arc. The Wildcats’ Jeremy Senglin scored 27 points to lead all scorers and help Weber improve to 6-4 all-time versus UVU. In a game that […]

Men’s basketball: UVU drops overtime thriller to USU

December 10, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold OREM, Utah—Different squads, same result. After holding a lead or tie for the first 39 minutes of regulation Saturday, the UVU men’s basketball team fell to Utah State 80-79 in overtime. UVU moves to 0-12 all-time against the in-state Aggies. Conner Toolson and Isaac Neilson both finished with double-doubles. Toolson led […]

Men’s basketball: Five takeaways from the loss to Utah

December 7, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold SALT LAKE CITY—Despite a strong fight down the stretch, the UVU men’s basketball team was unable to finish another comeback against in-state rival Utah on Tuesday. Here are five takeaways from the game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Need those free throws UVU has not been fantastic at getting to […]

Men’s Basketball: UVU comeback effort not enough vs Utah

December 6, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold SALT LAKE CITY — For the third time in two weeks, the UVU men’s basketball team found themselves facing an uphill climb in the second half of a road game. For the second straight such time, they made a commendable run at it but came up just short. After facing a […]

Men’s Basketball: Poor shooting night dooms UVU at WSU

November 30, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold The Utah Valley University men’s basketball team had a four-game win streak snapped when they visited Pullman, Washington Wednesday to take on Washington State University. The 83-76 loss puts UVU at 4-2 on the season. After setting a Marriott Center record with 18 3-point shots made against BYU Saturday, the Wolverines […]

Men’s basketball: Five takeaways from UVU’s win over BYU

November 28, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Jesse Sanchez If you were under a rock all weekend (or perhaps too busy with Thanksgiving festivities), you missed what was probably the biggest win in Utah Valley University men’s basketball history. Head coach Mark Pope and the Wolverines marched into BYU’s home Marriott Center and beat the Cougars, 114-101. Here are five […]

Men’s basketball: UVU shocks BYU 114-101

November 27, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes PROVO, Utah—In its previous trip to the Marriott Center, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team scored a total of 54 points. UVU matched that at the end of the first half as Brandon Randolph sunk a long 3-pointer at the buzzer in a 114-101 win over BYU Saturday. Randolph was just shy of a triple-double and […]

Men’s basketball: UVU overcomes massive halftime deficit, downs Denver

November 24, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold DENVER—After trailing by 21 at the half, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team stormed back in the second half and defeated Denver 88-85 Wednesday. Kenneth Ogbe and Jordan Poydras led UVU with 28 and 23 points, respectively. “I just wish all of our students and fans could have seen this,” […]

Men’s basketball: Five takeaways from UVU’s win over Benedictine

November 20, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold OREM, Utah—In a final home game before a three-game road trip, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team ran away with a 86-52 victory over Benedictine Mesa Saturday. Here are five takeaways from the blowout win. De-Fense! Consistent defense has been an issue early in the season for UVU. However, after […]