A run of great hope

April 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Sarah Sanchez Who would have ever thought that a team that finished its season with a 17-17 record would give its fan base such a great deal of hope for the coming season? For the UVU faithful, that is exactly what the UVU men’s basketball team did in its final eight games of […]

Ogbe finds his groove at Utah Valley

February 27, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold Retire, transfer or try to sign with a professional team oversees—those were the options laid before Kenneth Ogbe last summer before he transferred to UVU for his final two years of eligibility. Ogbe was born and raised in Germany before his on-court prowess brought him to the United States, first as […]

Finish, Finish, Finish

February 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 and disappointing ones. They overcame a 27-point deficit to beat the University of Denver early in the season. UVU followed that up with one of […]

Poor shooting dooms men’s basketball in Seattle

February 4, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 their first bucket of the night until 14 minutes remained in the first half, a sign of what kind of night it would be shooting […]

Ogbe goes off in second half to guide Wolverines to victory

January 26, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 shot 48 times from the charity stripe and made 36 of those attempts to break the record for most free-throw tries by a UVU team […]

Men’s basketball: UVU loses conference opener at GCU

January 7, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 it close through a see-saw first half, but GCU (10-6) blew it open in the second frame, coming away with a 82-72 victory over the […]

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 […]