Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Jay Drowns/UVU Marketing A symbolic cutting down of the nets served as a substitute for a literal ribbon cutting Wednesday in the NUVI Basketball Center on UVU’s campus. It marked the official completion of the new practice facility, but the Wolverines hope it was just the first step toward doing some net cutting […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Illustration by Tyler Carpenter Through the scheduling of the past couple of years, UVU is becoming no stranger to big-name competition. The wrestling team has joined the Big 12, the men’s soccer and volleyball teams are making a habit of meeting up with top-25 teams and the men’s basketball team has played Louisville and Gonzaga […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold The UVU men’s basketball team will open the 2017-18 season with road games at Kentucky and Duke in what is being called the “toughest 24 hours in college basketball history,” the university announced June 8. The Wolverines will travel to Lexington, Ky. to face the Wildcats Nov. 10 in Rupp Arena […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of UVU Athletics LAS VEGAS, Nevada– The No. 4 seeded UVU men’s basketball team cruised over No. 5 seeded Seattle University 65-53 to advance to the semifinals in the WAC Tournament. This win marks a couple landmarks for the team. This is the first conference tournament win for head coach Mark Pope, and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold In a game that was ultimately meaningless from a big picture perspective, UVU (14-15, 6-8) topped Seattle (13-16, 5-9) 61-54 Saturday night in the UCCU Events Center. The team honored seniors Jordan Poydras, Ivory Young and Andrew Bastien as it wrapped up the regular season. The win gives the Wolverines the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold “We can’t guard a high ball screen and we can’t execute a high ball screen,” said UVU head coach Mark Pope. “And everybody knows it.” In a game that Pope said was “eerily similar” to many games throughout this season, UVU (11-15, 3-8) was unable to hold onto a lead late […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mykah Heaton The UVU men’s basketball team fell to WAC-leading Cal State Bakersfield Thursday night 80-71. Here are some key numbers that contributed to the result and how they could affect the team moving forward: 16- Scoring differential in the paint “Their penetration really hurt us. They leave bigs in a dunker spot and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold At the outset of the men’s college basketball season, word circulated that UVU head coach Mark Pope had gathered a roster with a lot of new faces. In the starting lineup four players would be transfers, new to the UVU hardwood. Three of them transferred from within the state. Despite the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Still early in the 2016-17 college basketball season, the question of who is the best team in the state of Utah is challenging to answer. However, midway through the month of January there have been a few eye-opening games and players making a case for each team. Let’s start here at UVU. The Wolverines earned […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold It is Cal State Bakersfield week in a small slate for UVU athletics. While the wrestling team and the women’s basketball team will be welcoming CSUB to campus, the men’s basketball team will be headed to Bakersfield. The Wolverines will get to know the Roadrunners well by the time the week […]