Reading Time: 3 minutes Photos courtesy of Xavier Athletics, BYU Athletics, St. Cloud State Athletics When Jordan Poydras, Isaac Neilson, and Brandon Randolph transferred to Utah Valley University to play basketball, they knew they would have to sit out a season due to the NCAA transfer rules. Some people might think that it was a difficult decision and that […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Photos courtesy of Byron Harward & Brady Lasueur Pocatello — Utah Valley University senior guard Alex Carr doesn’t score much. He is more of a role player who defends and rebounds. In fact, in 19 minutes of play on Saturday night at Idaho State, he hadn’t scored a bucket. But then it came and it […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Josh Pollard spurns chance to play at Kansas for opportunity to play in hometown From Orem High to the University of Kansas and back to Orem and Utah Valley University, sophomore Josh Pollard has experienced playing basketball at the highest level but is happy to be home. Coming from a family of basketball athletes who […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Coach Pope remains upbeat despite early-season adversity Seven games into the 2015-16 season, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team has seen an unprecedented amount of bad luck when it comes to player health. Before the season started the Wolverines saw forward Zach Nelson out for the season with complications from knee surgery and guard […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines snap losing streak before long road trip OREM, Utah—The Utah Valley University men’s basketball snapped a four game losing streak by ending a four-game home stand with a double overtime win over in-state rival Weber State 84-81 on Wednesday night at the UCCU Center. The Wolverines were led by guard Jaden Jackson with 23 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines fade late against Bobcats OREM, Utah – In a closely contested matchup at the UCCU Center Tuesday night, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team fell to the Montana State Bobcats by a score of 76-72. The Wolverines’ rebounding troubles reared their ugly head in the closing minutes of play as the Bobcats scored […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hayes Garrity might miss season once again When an athlete tears their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the road to a full recovery is long and has its share of ups and downs. For Utah Valley University men’s basketball player Hayes Garrity, who missed the entire 2014-15 season with a torn ACL, that recovery took a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU basketball player Telly Davenport adjusts from high school to college The transition from high school to college for any freshman can be a tough one but add in college athletics and it brings it to a whole other level. For many freshmen, college is the first time they are on their own away from […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Orem — Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for the good things in life. For the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team, it might be known as a week that they don’t ever want to look back on. The Wolverines were looking to bounce back from an embarrassing loss to Utah State on […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes LOGAN — For Mark Pope, it has been a very trying time in his first season as head coach of the Utah Valley University men’s basketball season. Junior forward Zach Nelson was lost for the season in a car accident over the summer. Hayes Garrity re-injured his right knee and is possibly out for the […]