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Promising season ahead for men’s basketball after exhibition win
Utah Valley men’s basketball played their exhibition game against the College of Idaho on Nov. 1 — after a slow start, the Wolverines put the Yotes away 59-42. Exhibition games give coaches and players a feel for what is working and what will need to be changed before the season officially starts. The Wolverines found […]
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Mark Pope plans to take BYU coaching job, leaves behind UVU after four seasons
Photo courtesy of UVU Athletics Recent rumors have been confirmed to be true, as UVU’s Mark Pope is expected to take the job at BYU. Pope leaves behind UVU’s men’s basketball program after their all-time best season, racking in 25 total wins and a home record of 14-1 in 2018-2019. The feeling of a coaching […]
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UVU’s tournament journey comes to an end in the Semifinals
In a rematch of the 2018 WAC semifinals, UVU and GCU faced off to see who would make it to the WAC finals to play New Mexico State. The matchup took place on Friday, March 15 at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The Wolverines started off the night in scoring fashion, as their first […]
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Harward comes alive down the stretch to propel UVU past UMKC
Physicality, passion and excitement is what basketball is all about, and that is what was seen in the fight between UVU and UMKC on Thursday night, March 14, in Las Vegas. UVU came out with a hot hand knocking down 5-7 from deep within the first 10 minutes of play. Two of those threes came […]
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Conner Toolson steals show on Senior Night
Three Wolverine seniors were honored on Saturday night at the UCCU Center for their last regular season game in the white and green. Ben Nakwaasah, Hayden Schenck and Conner Toolson all played their last game and played in style, beating CSU Bakersfield 76-61. All three seniors stepped onto the floor for one last time for […]
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UVU holds on to defeat California Baptist
UVU men’s basketball team made the go-head free throws with 1:35 left to defeat California Baptist, 64-63 on Saturday night in a highly contested matchup. Utah Valley swiftly jumped to a 7-0 lead in the first four minutes of the game, led by a dunk by redshirt junior Baylee Steele. The Lancers, however responded and […]
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UVU gets first win at SU in Mark Pope era
Utah Valley University was able to celebrate more than usual after a win at Seattle University on Tuesday, Feb. 26. With the victory, UVU secured win number 20 on the season and in doing so made it the first time in program history with back-to-back 20-win seasons. After the previous game against the University of […]
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UVU completes season sweep of UMKC
Baylee Steele scored 15 points along with 12 rebounds to complete a double-double Photo by Johnny Morris On Saturday, Feb. 23 at the UCCU Center support was shown for autism awareness night as well as honoring African culture for African Diaspora night. As Utah Valley University showed up with a big win over the University […]
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Toolson, Harward lead UVU past Chicago State on special military night
On a night centered around honoring the United States military, the men’s basketball team recorded a big win over the Chicago State University, topping the Cougars 103-71. As the players prepared to run onto the court, the music temporarily stopped and the crowd observed a moment of silence for all who have fallen while serving […]
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Wolverines beat Vaqueros on the road in hard fought win
UVU took a trip to Texas to play UTRGV on Saturday, Feb. 16, looking to get a win after falling to New Mexico state on Valentine’s Day. The Wolverines started off a little rusty, only leading in the first half 4-0 and 4-2 early on. That would be their only lead of the half. The […]
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