2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
WAC regular season co–champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record11–11 (9–4 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Phillips
  • Todd Okeson
  • Jarred Jackson
Home arenaUCCU Center
2020–21 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grand Canyon †9–3 .75017–7  .708
Utah Valley9–4 .69211–11  .500
New Mexico State7–6 .53812–8  .600
California Baptist*6–6 .50013–10  .565
Seattle4–5 .44412–11  .522
Tarleton State*5–7 .41710–10  .500
Dixie State*4–10 .2868–13  .381
Texas–Rio Grande Valley2–5 .2869–10  .474
Chicago State0–0 –0–9  .000
* Ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Chicago State suspended their season on December 23, 2020
† 2021 WAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by second-year head coach Mark Madsen, played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2019–20 season 11–19, 5–10 in WAC play to finish in finish in eighth place. Due to irregularities in the WAC standings due to cancelled games, they were set to be the No. 6 seed in the WAC tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Josh Lear 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSumner High School Sumner, Washington
G 1 Le'Tre Darthard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoMcCook Community College Denton, Texas
F 2 Evan Cole 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) GSGeorgia Tech Atlanta, Georgia
G 3 Blaze Nield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrBYU Lehi, Utah
G 4 Trey Woodbury 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrUNLV Las Vegas, Nevada
F/C 5 Tim Fuller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoWeber State Gilbert, Arizona
G 10 Jaden McClanahan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoIndependence Community College Vallejo, California
C 11 Fardaws Aimaq 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SoMercer Vancouver, British Columbia
G 12 Cade Whicker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoWillamette Fruit Heights, Utah
G 13 Colby Leifson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoBYU Suwanee, Georgia
F 15 Asa McCord 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSalt Lake Community College Saratoga Springs, Utah
G 20 Truman Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrLayton High School Layton, Utah
F/C 21 Trey Farrer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoSnow College St. George, Utah
G 22 Jamison Overton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrSaddleback College San Diego, California
G 23 Jordan Brinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoUAB Inglewood, California
G/F 25 Chase Potter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrLayton High School Layton, Utah
G 35 Tyrel Phillips 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoRigby High School Rigby, Idaho
F 45 Brock Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoBingham High School Riverton, Utah
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 5, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
3:00 pm, P12N		 at Stanford Canceled due to COVID-19[2] Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
November 26, 2020*
11:00 am, WAC DN		 Adams State W 100–75  1–0
 UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
November 28, 2020*
7:00 pm, BYUtv		 at BYU L 60–82  1–1
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
December 2, 2020*
6:00 pm, WAC DN		 Westminster W 79–71  2–1
 UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, WAC DN		 Southern Utah L 71–81  2–2
 UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, WAC DN		 Wyoming L 88–93  2–3
 UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
December 15, 2020*
5:00 pm, P12N		 at Utah L 67–75  2–4
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm, WAC DN		 Idaho State Canceled due to COVID-19[3] UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
December 23, 2020*
1:00 pm, MWN		 at Air Force Canceled due to COVID-19[4] Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
December 29, 2020*
6:00 pm, WAC DN		 San Diego Christian Canceled due to COVID-19[5] UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 2, 2021*
2:30 pm, Pluto TV		 at Weber State L 62–70  2–5
 Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
WAC regular season
January 8, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN		 California Baptist W 77–50  3–5
(1–0)		 UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 9, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN		 California Baptist W 81–77  4–5
(2–0)		 UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN		 at Seattle W 93–92 OT 5–5
(3–0)		 Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
January 16, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN		 at Seattle Canceled due to COVID-19[6] Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
January 23, 2021*
2:00 pm, FS1		 at St. John's L 78–96  5–6
 Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
January 29, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN		 Tarleton State W 73–60  6–6
(4–0)		 UCCU Center (100)
Orem, UT
January 30, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN		 Tarleton State L 62–70  6–7
(4–1)		 UCCU Center (100)
Orem, UT
February 5, 2021
1:00 pm, WAC DN		 at Chicago State Canceled due to Chicago State suspending their season[7] Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
February 6, 2021
1:00 pm, WAC DN		 at Chicago State Canceled due to Chicago State suspending their season Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
February 12, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN		 Dixie State W 87–72  7–7
(5–1)		 UCCU Center (270)
Orem, UT
February 13, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN		 Dixie State L 89–93  7–8
(5–2)		 UCCU Center (150)
Orem, UT
February 19, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN		 at New Mexico State W 69–66  8–8
(6–2)		 Eastwood High School (0)
El Paso, TX
February 20, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN		 at New Mexico State L 60–67  8–9
(6–3)		 Eastwood High School (0)
El Paso, TX
February 26, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 78–74  9–9
(7–3)		 UCCU Center (646)
Orem, UT
February 27, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 73–64  10–9
(8–3)		 UCCU Center (705)
Orem, UT
March 5, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN		 at Grand Canyon W 59–55  11–9
(9–3)		 GCU Arena (822)
Phoenix, AZ
March 6, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN		 at Grand Canyon L 64–74  11–10
(9–4)		 GCU Arena (929)
Phoenix, AZ
WAC tournament
March 12, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPN+		 (2) vs. (3) New Mexico State
Semifinals		 L 62–78  11–11
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources[8]

References

  1. ↑ "WAC Announces Cancellation of Basketball Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Opener Called Off". Stanford University Athletics. November 24, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Saturday's game vs. Idaho State canceled". Utah Valley University Athletics. December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Utah Valley Game Against Air Force Canceled Due To COVID-19". KSL Sports. December 20, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "UVU game against San Diego Christian on Dec. 29 canceled". Utah Valley University Athletics. December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tonight's game at Seattle U canceled".
  7. ↑ "Winless Chicago State suspends men's basketball program for rest of season". ESPN. December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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