Men’s Basketball: Five takeaways from UVU’s loss to USU

December 12, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold Home atmosphere for USU? One of the most fun things about in-state games is the opportunity it brings for opposing fan bases to come together. When UVU played at Utah last week, the UVU student section was loud and proud, overpowering the Utah crowd for much of the game. In this […]

Men’s basketball: Toolson powers UVU over UTSA

December 3, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold OREM, Utah—After a sluggish first half, Conner Toolson sparked the UVU men’s basketball team to a 75-71 win over UTSA with 14 points in the first four minutes of the second half Saturday. Toolson finished the night with a game-high 29 points. “I knew this was going to be so hard. […]

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 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: UVU nets second straight win, 86-52 over Benedictine

November 19, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold The Utah Valley University men’s basketball team won its second straight game at home Saturday night, 86-52 over Benedictine University at Mesa. It was a smooth wire-to-wire victory that was never in much question. UVU head coach Mark Pope took advantage of the opportunity to rest his guys, as no Wolverine […]

Men’s basketball: UVU takes home opener behind Toolson, Stutzman

November 16, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Jesse Sanchez OREM, Utah—Welcome to Orem, Connor Toolson and Jared Stutzman. The Utah Valley University men’s basketball team downed Idaho State 82-73 in a packed UCCU Center Wednesday behind Toolson and Stutzman. Toolson led UVU with 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting, while Stutzman finished with 11, all from the first half. Despite a […]

Men’s basketball: UVU drops season opener to Gonzaga

November 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Jesse Sanchez SPOKANE, Wash.—Despite a lopsided score, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team has a lot of upside to take away from a 92-69 loss to Gonzaga Friday night. Conner Toolson led UVU with 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting on the night. Gonzaga’s Jordan Mathews hit a 3-pointer and the Bulldogs took […]

Men’s basketball: Five takeaways from exhibition win

November 8, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Jesse Sanchez OREM, Utah—In a final game before the season starts Friday night against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in Spokane, Washington, the new-look Utah Valley University men’s basketball team ran up the score on Division II opponent Western State with a final of 113-87. Brandon Randolph shined for the Wolverines with a triple-double by […]

Bold predictions for UVU men’s basketball

November 7, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brady Lesueur The new-look Utah Valley University men’s basketball team tips off the season against the Gonzaga Bulldogs Friday in Spokane, Washington. The Wolverines are out to shock the world and the sports writers unanimously picked UVU to win the Western Athletic Conference Tournament this season. In addition to a conference title, here […]