2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record12–18 (6–8 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUCCU Center
2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State131 .9292311  .676
Grand Canyon*113 .786277  .794
Cal State Bakersfield113 .786249  .727
Seattle77 .5001517  .469
Utah Valley68 .4291218  .400
UMKC410 .2861219  .387
Texas–Rio Grande Valley410 .286822  .267
Chicago State014 .000428  .125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 WAC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the first year under head coach Mark Pope.[3] They played their home games at the UCCU Center and were member of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 6–8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to UMKC.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the season 11–19, 5–9 in WAC play to finish sixth in the WAC. They lost in the WAC Quarterfinals to UMKC to end their season. The season would be Dick Hunsaker's final season at Utah Valley as he chose to retire at the end of the season.[4]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Mitch Brunell15G6'5"--RS SeniorBoise, IDGraduated
Brenden Evans20F6'5"--SeniorSonora, CAGraduated
Chad Ross22F6'7"--SeniorSnellville, GAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jordan Poydras10G6'3"170SeniorLos Angeles, CATransferred from St. Cloud State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Poydras will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Trae Young13G6'2"JuniorMissouri City, TXJunior college transferred from Navarro College
Josh Pollard15G6'4"200SophomoreCedar Hills, UTTransferred from Kansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Pollard will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Isaac Neilson22C6'10"230RS SophomoreMission Viejo, CATransferred from BYU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Neilson will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Brandon Randolph23G6'2"189JuniorInglewood, CATransferred from Xavier. Under NCAA transfer rules, Poydras will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Tyler Ott25G6'5"185SophomoreSt. George, UTTransferred from UC Davis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ott will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Andrew Bastien42C6'9"225JuniorOrange, CAJunior college transferred from Irvine Valley College

Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Richard Harward
#70 C
Orem, UT Orem High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Aug 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 62
Telly Davenport
#115 SF
Idaho Falls, ID Bonneville High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Truman Moore
PF
Prescott, AZ Gilbert High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Marcel Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrAmerican Fork
Utah State
American Fork, UT
G 1 Hayes Garrity 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrWestview
Big Bend CC
Beaverton, OR
G 2 Jaden Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrWest Jordan
Salt Lake CC
Salt Lake City, UT
G 3 Telly Davenport 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBonneville Idaho Falls, ID
F 4 Darrious Hamilton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrAntonian Prep
Arizona Western
San Antonio, TX
G 5 Hayden Scheneck 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrWeber
Salt Lake CC
Eden, UT
G 10 Jordan Poydras 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrDe Pere
St. Cloud State
Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Konner Frey (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrViewmont
Utah State
Bountiful, UT
G 13 Ivory Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrStrake Jesuit
Navarro College
Houston, TX
G 14 Cory Cardwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrRiverton Riverton, UT
G 15 Josh Pollard (I, W) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoOrem Orem, UT
F 21 Zach Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrYuba City Yuba City, CA
C 22 Isaac Neilson (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SoMission Viejo
BYU
Mission Viejo, CA
G 23 Brandon Randolph (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrInglewood
Xavier
Inglewood, California
G 24 Alex Carr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrSouth Miner
Wabash Valley
Birmingham, AL
F 25 Tyler Ott (I, W) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoDesert Hills
UC Davis
St. George, UT
F 33 Dayon Goodman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoKearns Salt Lake City, UT
C 42 Andrew Bastien 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrOrange Lutheran
Irvine Valley College
Tustin, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Radio broadcasts and streams

All Wolverines games will air on KOVO, AKA ESPN 960 Sports. Games will be streamed online through ESPN 960's webpage as well as at Utah Valley's Stretch Internet feed.

Schedule and results

[5]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015*
7:00 pm
Western State W 97–52 
UCCU Center (505)
Orem, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 54–85  0–1
Marriott Center (17,683)
Provo, UT
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm, YouTube
Great Falls (MT) W 89–60  1–1
UCCU Center (2,254)
Orem, UT
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at Denver L 62–75  1–2
Magness Arena (1,128)
Denver, CO
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm, YouTube
Antelope Valley W 101–60  2–2
PE Building (1,427)
Orem, UT
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm, MW Net
at Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 55–81  2–3
Smith Spectrum (8,632)
Logan, UT
11/28/2015*
7:00 pm, YouTube
UC Davis L 70–82  2–4
UCCU Center (2,318)
Orem, UT
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Montana State L 72–76  2–5
UCCU Center (1,135)
Orem, UT
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm, UVUtv
Southern Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 54–68  2–6
UCCU Center (2,233)
Orem, UT
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, UVUtv
Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 84–81 2OT 3–6
UCCU Center (2,860)
Orem, UT
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky
at Idaho State W 100–76  4–6
Holt Arena (1,622)
Pocatello, ID
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm
at UTSA W 83–78  5–6
Convocation Center (1,098)
San Antonio, TX
12/22/2015*
4:15 pm
vs. UNC Wilmington
Billy Minardi Classic
L 77–102  5–7
KFC Yum! Center (19,419)
Louisville, KY
12/23/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Louisville
Billy Minardi Classic
L 68–98  5–8
KFC Yum! Center (19,146)
Louisville, KY
12/28/2015*
8:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Saint Mary's L 50–65  5–9
McKeon Pavilion (2,113)
Moraga, CA
01/02/2016*
7:00 pm, YouTube
San Diego Christian W 88–79  6–9
UCCU Center (1,578)
Orem, UT
WAC regular season
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
New Mexico State L 66–78  6–10
(0–1)
UCCU Center (3,155)
Orem, UT
01/09/2016
7:00 pm, UVUtv
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 98–65  7–10
(1–1)
UCCU Center (1,881)
Orem, UT
01/16/2016
7:00 pm, WAC DN
at Grand Canyon L 88–99  7–11
(1–2)
GCU Arena (4,672)
Phoenix, AZ
01/21/2016
6:05 pm, WAC DN
at UMKC W 90–79  8–11
(2–2)
Municipal Auditorium (957)
Kansas City, MO
01/23/2016
1:00 pm
at Chicago State W 82–76  9–11
(3–2)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (957)
Chicago, IL
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, UVUtv
Seattle L 62–73  9–12
(3–3)
UCCU Center (2,629)
Orem, UT
01/30/2016
7:00 pm, UVUtv
Cal State Bakersfield L 74–78  9–13
(3–4)
UCCU Center (2,952)
Orem, UT
02/04/2016
6:00 pm, WAC DN
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 88–77  10–13
(4–4)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,211)
Edinburg, TX
02/06/2016
7:00 pm, WAC DN
at New Mexico State L 74–98  10–14
(4–5)
Pan American Center (4,476)
Las Cruces, NM
02/13/2016
8:00 pm, ASN
at Cal State Bakersfield L 69–91  10–15
(4–6)
Icardo Center (1,765)
Bakersfield, CA
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, UVUtv
Chicago State W 74–72  11–15
(5–6)
UCCU Center (2,115)
Orem, UT
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, UVUtv
UMKC W 79–70  12–15
(6–6)
UCCU Center (2,981)
Orem, UT
02/27/2016
8:00 pm
at Seattle L 69–72  12–16
(6–7)
KeyArena (2,767)
Seattle, WA
03/05/2016
2:00 pm, ASN
Grand Canyon L 79–86  12–17
(6–8)
UCCU Center (3,854)
Orem, UT
WAC tournament
03/10/2016
3:00 pm, WAC DN
vs. UMKC
Quarterfinals
L 78–80  12–18
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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