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2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record7–6 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTodd Okeson (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rosbie Mutcherson (2nd season)
  • Adam Jacobsen (1st season)
Home arenaUCCU Center
(Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon 0 0   7 4   .636
Abilene Christian 0 0   8 5   .615
Southern Utah 0 0   8 6   .571
Utah Valley 0 0   7 6   .538
California Baptist 0 0   6 6   .500
UT Arlington 0 0   6 7   .462
Seattle 0 0   4 8   .333
Tarleton 0 0   4 10   .286
Utah Tech 0 0   4 10   .286
2025 WAC tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by second-year head coach Todd Phillips,[1] play their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and compete as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[2]

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 11–9 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.[3] As the No. 5 seed in the WAC tournament, they lost to California Baptist in the first round.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name Position Height Year Reason for departure
Trevin Dorius C 7' 1" Senior Graduated[5]
Cache Fields G 6' 6" Senior Graduated[5]
Jaden McClanahan G 5' 10" Senior Graduated[5]
McCaden Adams G 6' 3" Freshman Transferred to Snow College[6]
Simon Akena G 6' 6" Junior Transferred to Westminster University[7][8]
Drake Allen G 6' 4" Junior Transferred to Utah State[7][9][10]
Peter Amakasu G 6' 4" Freshman Initially committed to Snow College;[11] ultimately transferred to Westminster University[8]
K'Mani Doughty G 6' 5" Junior Transferred to Indiana State[12]
Caleb Stone-Carrawell F 6' 7" Senior Transferred to Loyola Marymount[13]
Nate Tshimanga F 6' 10" Junior Transferred to New Mexico State[14]

Incoming transfers

Name Position Height Year Previous school
Kylin Green G 6' 0" Junior Daytona State[15]
Andre Johnson Jr. G 6' 4" Junior UConn[16]
Dominick Nelson G 6' 5" Junior Polk State College[17]
Noah Taitz G 6' 4" Senior Loyola Marymount[16]
Carter Welling F 6' 10" Sophomore UC Irvine[18]
Hayden Welling F 6' 9" Sophomore UC Irvine[18]
Cory Wells F 6' 7" Senior Xavier University of Louisiana[19]
Majer Sullivan C 6' 8" Junior Yuba College[20]

Roster

2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dominick Nelson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Liberty Heights Athletic Institute
Polk State
Miami, FL
G 1 Andre Jr. Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr South Kent HS
UConn
Bristol, CT
G 2 Jackson Holcombe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Timpanogos HS Orem, UT
G 3 Kylin Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lewisville HS
Daytona State
Dallas, TX
F 4 Tyler Medaris (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Middleton, HS Middleton, ID
G 5 Tanner Toolson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Union HS
BYU
Vancouver, WA
G 6 Jake Nadauld (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Springville HS Springville, UT
G 7 Noah Taitz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Bishop Gorman HS
Loyola Marymount
Las Vegas, NV
F 8 Hayden Welling 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Corner Canyon HS
UC Irvine
Draper, UT
G 10 Trevan Leonhardt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Davis HS Kaysville, UT
F 12 Osiris Grady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Wasatch Academy Las Vegas, NV
F 13 Cory Wells 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Wylie HS
Xavier University of Louisiana
Murphy, TX
F 22 Carter Welling 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Corner Canyon HS
UC Irvine
Draper, UT
G 23 Dylan Metoyer (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon HS Chatsworth, CA
C 32 Majer Sullivan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Antelope HS
Yuba College
Sacramento, CA
F 35 Ethan Potter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Layton HS Layton, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
  • Kaleb John-Lewis
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Troyce Solley

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

Roster
Last update: December 12, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Colorado W 92–57  1–0
UCCU Center (2,075)
Orem, UT
November 9, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP
WAC/C-USA Alliance
W 89–60  2–0
UCCU Center (1,653)
Orem, UT
November 14, 2024*
11:00 a.m., Midco
at North Dakota L 71–77  2–1
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,131)
Grand Forks, ND
November 22, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Murray State W 77–75  3–1
CFSB Center (5,037)
Murray, KY
November 26, 2024*
2:00 p.m.
vs. West Georgia
Samford MTE
W 77–74  4–1
Pete Hanna Center (177)
Homewood, AL
November 27, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Samford
Samford MTE
L 76–84  4–2
Pete Hanna Center (913)
Homewood, AL
November 28, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. North Dakota State
Samford MTE
L 63–83  4–3
Pete Hanna Center (121)
Homewood, AL
December 3, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Stanford L 63–77  4–4
Maples Pavilion (2,033)
Stanford, CA
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at James Madison L 61–78  4–5
Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,726)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 11, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Dakota W 80–57  5–5
UCCU Center (2,135)
Orem, UT
December 14, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State
WAC/C-USA Alliance
L 66–70  5–6
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,033)
Jacksonville, AL
December 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho State W 70–56  6–6
Reed Gym (1,127)
Pocatello, ID
December 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Weber State W 64–62  7–6
Dee Events Center (3,609)
Ogden, UT
December 28, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bethesda (CA) UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Abilene Christian UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Grand Canyon UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
California Baptist UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Arlington College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry
UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 23, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at California Baptist Fowler Events Center 
Riverside, CA
January 25, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Seattle Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
February 1, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Grand Canyon GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Arlington UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tarleton UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
February 15, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Utah America First Event Center 
Cedar City, UT
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry
Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Seattle UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Utah UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
March 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Abilene Christian Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
March 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tarleton Wisdom Gym 
Stephenville, TX
WAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025
TBA, TBA
vs. TBA Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source:[21]

See also

References

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