2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Dick Hunsaker was in his thirteenth season as the UVU head coach. The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference . They finished the season 11–19, 5–9 in WAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Cal State Bakersfield.
On March 8, head coach Dick Hunsaker announced he would be stepping down at the end of the season.[ 1]
Previous season
The Wolverines finished the season 20–12, 13–3 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC tournament where they lost to Idaho. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to California.
Roster
[ 2]
2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 3
Donte Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) —
Jr George Washington LA Pierce College
Philadelphia, PA
G 4
Hayes Garrity 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) —
Jr Westview Big Bend CC
Beaverton, OR
G 5
Jaden Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) —
Jr West Jordan Salt Lake CC
Salt Lake City, UT
F 11
Eli Robison 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) —
RS So Timpview
Provo, UT
G 14
Cory Cardwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
Jr Riverton
Riverton, UT
F 15
Mitch Bruneel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) —
RS Sr Eagle Utah State
Boise, ID
F 20
Brenden Evans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) —
Sr Sonora Modesto JC
Sonora, CA
F 21
Zach Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
So Yuba City
Yuba City, CA
F 22
Chad Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Sr South Gwinnett Waycross CC
Snellville, GA
G 24
Alex Carr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —
Jr South Miner Wabash Valley
Birmingham, AL
F 33
Dayon Goodman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Fr Kearns
Salt Lake City, UT
F 42
Darrious Hamilton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
Jr Antonian Prep Arizona Western
San Antonio, TX
F 45
Boston Gubler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
Fr Hurricane
La Verkin, UT
C 50
Leland Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) —
Jr Snow Canyon USU-Eastern
Hurricane, UT
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
Radio broadcasts and streams
All Wolverines games will air on KOVO , part of The Zone family of networks. Games will be streamed online through The Zone's webpage as well as at Utah Valley's Stretch Internet feed.
Schedule and results
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Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014 *7:05 pm
Colorado Mesa W 70–62 UCCU Center Orem, UT
Regular season
11/14/2014 *7:05 pm, UVUtv
South Dakota W 60–52 1–0
UCCU Center (2,302)Orem, UT
11/17/2014 *6:05 pm, Watch Big Sky
at Eastern Washington
L 50–75 1–1
Reese Court Cheney, WA
11/22/2014 *7:00 pm, Watch Big SKy
at Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket W 85–75 2–1
Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT
11/26/2014 *7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky
at Idaho State
W 60–57 3–1
Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
11/29/2014 *8:00 pm, BigWest.tv
at UC Davis
L 43–64 3–2
The Pavilion Davis, CA
12/01/2014 *8:05 pm, Watch Big Sky
at Sacramento State
L 56–65 3–3
Colberg Court Sacramento, CA
12/06/2014 *7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky
at Montana State
L 60–68 3–4
Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
12/09/2014 *7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 3 Arizona
L 56–87 3–5
McKale Center Tucson, AZ
12/13/2014 *7:05 pm, UVUtv
Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket L 47–50 3–6
UCCU Center (6,121)Orem, UT
12/20/2014 *7:00 pm, KJZZ
at Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket L 61–73 3–7
Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
12/23/2014 *7:05 pm, WAC Digital
Idaho State W 51–47 4–7
UCCU Center (1,109)Orem, UT
12/27/2014 *7:05 pm, WAC Digital
Sacramento State L 49–74 4–8
UCCU Center (932)Orem, UT
12/30/2014 *7:05 pm, Youtube
Bristol University W 83–50 5–8
UCCU Center (655)Orem, UT
01/03/2015 *1:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas
L 46–79 5–9
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
01/10/2015 7:05 pm, UVUtv
Seattle W 70–52 6–9
UCCU Center (1,888)Orem, UT
01/15/2015 7:05 pm, UVUtv
Grand Canyon L 74–83 6–10
UCCU Center (1,426)Orem, UT
01/22/2015 6:00 pm, WAC Digital
at Texas–Pan American
W 72–54 7–10
UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
01/24/2015 7:00 pm, ASN
at New Mexico State
W 69–44 7–11
Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
01/29/2015 7:05 pm, UVUtv
Chicago State W 78–62 8–11
UCCU Center (2,124)Orem, UT
01/31/2015 7:05 pm, ASN
UMKC L 59–66 8–12
UCCU Center (2,670)Orem, UT
02/05/2015 8:00 pm, WAC Digital
at Cal State Bakersfield
L 69–72 8–13
Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
02/07/2015 8:00 pm, WAC Digital
at Seattle
L 33–53 8–14
KeyArena Seattle, WA
02/09/2015 *7:05 pm, Youtube
St. Katherine College W 77–55 9–14
UCCU Center (1,117)Orem, UT
02/14/2015 7:00 pm, WAC Digital
at Grand Canyon
L 57–83 9–15
GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
02/19/2015 7:05 pm, UVUtv
New Mexico State L 38–51 9–16
UCCU Center (2,749)Orem, UT
02/21/2015 7:05 pm, UVUtv
Texas–Pan American L 49–72 10–16
UCCU Center (1,715)Orem, UT
02/26/2015 6:05 pm, KSMO
at UMKC
L 50–69 10–17
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
02/28/2015 1:05 pm, CSU-TV
at Chicago State
L 44–65 10–18
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
03/07/2015 7:05 pm, UVUtv
Cal State Bakersfield L 69–74 11–18
UCCU Center (2,309)Orem, UT
WAC tournament
03/12/2015 3:00 pm, WAC Digital
vs. Cal State Bakersfield Quarterfinals L 40–55 11–19
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
References
