2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record17–17 (6–8 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUCCU Center
Seasons
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Bakersfield 12 – 2   .857 25 – 10   .714
New Mexico State † 11 – 3   .786 28 – 6   .824
Grand Canyon* 11 – 3   .786 22 – 9   .710
UMKC 8 – 6   .571 18 – 17   .514
Utah Valley 6 – 8   .429 17 – 17   .500
Seattle 5 – 9   .357 13 – 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 – 12   .143 10 – 22   .313
Chicago State 1 – 13   .071 6 – 26   .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2017 WAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by second-year head coach Mark Pope, played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 6–8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Seattle in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament[1] before losing in the semifinals to Cal State Bakersfield.[2] They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Georgia Southern[3] and Rice[4] before losing in the semifinals to Wyoming.[5]

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2015–16 season 12–18, 6–8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to UMKC.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marcel Davis 0 G 6'2" 180 Senior American Fork, UT Graduated
Hayes Garrity 1 G 6'1" 185 RS Junior Beaverton, OR Graduate transferred to Idaho State
Jaden Jackson 2 G 6'2" 185 Senior Salt Lake City, UT Graduated
Darrious Hamilton 4 F 6'9" 245 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Jordan Poydras 10 G 6'3" 185 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Konner Frey 11 G 6'5" 210 Junior Bountiful, UT Walk-on; graduate transferred to Montana State
Cory Cardwell 14 G 6'2" 180 Senior Riverton, UT Graduated
Josh Pollard 15 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Orem, UT Walk-on; didn't return
Alex Carr 24 G 6'3" 200 Senior Birmingham, AL Graduated
Tyler Ott 25 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore St. George, UT Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Dayon Goodman 33 F 6'7" 220 Sophomore Salt Lake City, UT Transferred to Westminster

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Conner Toolson 10 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Highland, UT Junior college transferred from Salt Lake CC
Kenneth Ogbe 25 G 6'6" 194 Senior Ehingen, Germany Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ogbe will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Jake Toolson G 6'5" 205 Junior Gilbert, AZ Transferred from BYU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Toolson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2016

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joonas Tahvanainen
SF 		Helsinki, Finland HBA-Marsky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 19, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jared Stutzman
SG 		Idaho Falls, ID Bonneville High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg)  
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Jake Toolson Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Highland
BYU 		Gilbert, AZ
G 3 Telly Davenport 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bonneville Idaho Falls, ID
G 5 Hayden Scheneck 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Weber
Salt Lake CC 		Eden, UT
G 11 Conner Toolson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lone Peak
Salt Lake CC 		Highland, UT
F 12 Joonas Tahvanainen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr HBA-Marksy Helsinki, Finland
G 13 Ivory Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Strake Jesuit
Navarro College 		Houston, TX
F 21 Zach Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Yuba City Yuba City, CA
C 22 Isaac Neilson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Mission Viejo
BYU 		Mission Viejo, CA
G 23 Brandon Randolph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Inglewood
Xavier 		Inglewood, California
G 24 Jared Stutzman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bonneville Idaho Falls, ID
G 25 Kenneth Ogbe (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Urspring Academy
Utah 		Ehingen, Germany
C 42 Andrew Bastien 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Orange 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

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2016*
7:00 pm 		Western State W 113–87 
UCCU Center (1,123)
Orem, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm, RTNW 		at No. 14 Gonzaga L 69–92  0–1
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		Idaho State W 82–72  1–1
 UCCU Center (6,117)
Orem, UT
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm 		Benedictine (Mesa)
Homecoming 		W 86–52  2–1
 UCCU Center (1,140)
Orem, UT
11/23/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Denver W 88–85  3–1
 Magness Arena (1,377)
Denver, CO
11/26/2016*
7:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		W 114–101  4–1
 Marriott Center (16,003)
Provo, UT
11/30/2016*
8:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State L 76–83  4–2
 Beasley Coliseum (2,314)
Pullman, WA
12/03/2016*
7:30 pm 		UTSA W 75–71  5–2
 UCCU Center (1,676)
Orem, UT
12/06/2016*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		L 80–87  5–3
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,457)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm 		Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		L 79–80 OT 5–4
 UCCU Center (6,792)
Orem, UT
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm, KJZZ 		at Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		L 85–93  5–5
 Dee Events Center (8,212)
Ogden, UT
12/21/2016*
7:30 pm 		at UTSA L 60–66  5–6
 Covocation Center (753)
San Antonio, TX
12/23/2017*
7:00 pm 		Montana Tech W 72–47  6–6
 UCCU Center (1,014)
Orem, UT
12/28/2016*
8:00 pm 		at UC Riverside W 73–64  7–6
 The SRC (495)
Riverside, CA
12/31/2016*
3:00 pm 		at UC Davis L 69–83  7–7
 The Pavilion (787)
Davis, CA
01/02/2017*
7:00 pm 		Antelope Valley W 102–62  8–7
 UCCU Center (609)
Orem, UT
WAC regular season
01/07/2017
7:00 pm 		at Grand Canyon L 72–82  8–8
(0–1) 		GCU Arena (6,933)
Phoenix, AZ
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Chicago State L 61–70  8–9
(0–2) 		UCCU Center (1,467)
Orem, UT
01/14/2017
7:00 pm 		UMKC W 86–76  9–9
(1–2) 		UCCU Center (1,823)
Orem, UT
01/21/2017
8:00 pm, ASN 		at Cal State Bakersfield L 65–68  9–10
(1–3) 		Icardo Center (3,497)
Bakersfield, CA
01/26/2017
7:00 pm 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 92–81  10–10
(2–3) 		UCCU Center (1,347)
Orem, UT
01/28/2017
7:00 pm 		New Mexico State L 69–74  10–11
(2–4) 		UCCU Center (6,246)
Orem, UT
02/04/2017
8:00 pm, ASN 		at Seattle L 50–63  10–12
(2–5) 		KeyArena (2,104)
Seattle, WA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm 		at UMKC L 76–84  10–13
(2–6) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,277)
Kansas City, MO
02/11/2017
1:05 pm 		at Chicago State W 87–54  11–13
(3–6) 		Jones Convention Center (973)
Chicago, IL
02/16/2017
7:00 pm 		Cal State Bakersfield L 71–80  11–14
(3–7) 		UCCU Center (1,255)
Orem, UT
02/18/2017
7:00 pm 		Grand Canyon L 71–77  11–15
(3–8) 		UCCU Center (3,265)
Orem, UT
02/23/2017
7:00 pm 		at New Mexico State W 84–72  12–15
(4–8) 		Pan American Center (4,151)
Las Cruces, NM
02/25/2017
6:00 pm 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 88–68  13–15
(5–8) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,465)
Edinburg, TX
03/04/2017
7:00 pm 		Seattle W 61–54  14–15
(6–8) 		UCCU Center (5,467)
Orem, UT
WAC tournament
03/09/2017
3:00 pm 		(4) vs. (5) Seattle
Quarterfinals 		W 65–53  15–15
 Orleans Arena (1,854)
Paradise, NV
03/10/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(4) vs. (1) Cal State Bakersfield
Semifinals 		L 80–81 4OT 15–16
 Orleans Arena (2,190)
Paradise, NV
CBI
03/15/2017*
5:00 pm 		at Georgia Southern
First Round 		W 74–49  16–16
 Hanner Fieldhouse (603)
Statesboro, GA
03/20/2017*
6:00 pm 		at Rice
Quarterfinals 		W 85–79  17–16
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,584)
Houston, TX
03/22/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Wyoming
Semifinals 		L 68–74  17–17
 Arena-Auditorium (2,577)
Laramie, WY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time Source[6].

References

  1. ^ "Seattle vs. Utah Valley - Game Recap - March 9, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Utah Valley vs. CSU Bakersfield - Game Recap - March 10, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Utah Valley buries lethargic Georgia Southern in CBI". savannahnow.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Rice falls to Utah Valley in CBI quarterfinals". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Justin James scored 16 points and Wyoming scored the last six points of the game to defeat Utah Valley 74-68 on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational". SI.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".