2013–14 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Dick Hunsaker entered his twelfth season as the UVU head coach. The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center as new members of the Western Athletic Conference.[1] They 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.

2013–14 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
WAC Regular Season Champions
NIT First round vs. California, L 64–77
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2013–14 record20–12 (13–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Curtis Condie
  • Terry Parker
  • Chris Sparks
Home arenaUCCU Center
2013–14 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Utah Valley13–3 .813  20–12  .625
New Mexico State †12–4 .750  26–10  .722
Grand Canyon*10–6 .625  15–15  .500
Chicago State8–8 .500  13–19  .406
Idaho7–9 .438  16–17  .485
UMKC7–9 .438  10–20  .333
Seattle5–11 .313  13–17  .433
Cal State Bakersfield5–11 .313  13–19  .406
Texas–Pan American5–11 .313  9–23  .281
† 2014 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
* Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

Roster

[2]

2013–14 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Hayes Garrity 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 SoWestview
Big Bend CC		 Beaverton, OR
G 3 Keawe Enos 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 SrRed Mountain
Mesa CC		 Mesa, AZ
G 12 Holton Hunsaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 JrWoods Cross North Salt Lake City, UT
F 15 Jason Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 RS JrEagle
Utah State		 Boise, ID
F 21 Zach Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 FrYuba City Yuba City, CA
F 22 Chad Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 JrSouth Gwinnett
Waycross CC		 Snellville, GA
G 32 Taylor Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 JrAlta Draper, UT
F 33 Marquis Salmon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 FrVillage Christian Los Angeles, CA
C 34 Ben Aird 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 SrBountiful Bountiful, UT
F 44 Eli Robison 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 RS FrTimpview Provo, 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

[3][4]

The Wolverines participated in a China Trip during the month of August for their exhibition season. The Wolverines trip took 15 days and had 9 games. Included in the matches were Chinese Basketball Association Teams in Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Jinhua, Wenzhou, and Shenzhen. The exhibition trip was managed by World Vision Sports Management.

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:05 pm, UVU-TV		 IUPUI W 74–66  1–0
 UCCU Center (1,437)
Orem, UT
11/11/2013*
7:05 pm, UVU-TV		 North Carolina A&T W 78–71  2–0
 UCCU Center (1,821)
Orem, UT
11/12/2013*
6:00 pm, FCS		 at No. 8 Oklahoma State L 40–93  2–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,526)
Stillwater, OK
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 17 Oregon L 54–69  2–2
 Matthew Knight Arena (5,717)
Eugene, OR
11/23/2013*
6:00 pm, TV-32		 at Pepperdine L 53–58  2–3
 Firestone Fieldhouse (614)
Malibu, CA
11/30/2013*
6:00 pm		 at Tennessee Tech L 71–74  2–4
 Eblen Center (847)
Cookeville, TN
12/02/2013*
6:00 pm		 at South Dakota L 67–71  2–5
 DakotaDome (1,335)
Vermillion, SD
12/07/2013*
7:05 pm		 St. Katherine W 89–37  3–5
 UCCU Center (530)
Orem, UT
12/11/2013*
7:05 pm, UVU-TV		 Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket		 W 62–59  4–5
 UCCU Center (2,921)
Orem, UT
12/14/2013*
7:00 pm		 at Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket		 L 60–71  4–6
 Smith Spectrum (9,571)
Logan, UT
12/20/2013*
7:05 pm		 Haskell W 103–64  5–6
 UCCU Center (480)
Orem, UT
12/23/2013*
7:05 pm		 North Dakota State L 70–74  5–7
 UCCU Center (1,092)
Orem, UT
12/28/2013*
7:05 pm		 Tennessee Tech W 75–66  6–7
 UCCU Center (1,428)
Orem, UT
01/04/2014
8:00 pm		 at Cal State Bakersfield W 82–74  7–7
(1–0)		 Rabobank Arena (2,045)
Bakersfield, CA
01/11/2014
7:05 pm, UVU-TV		 Grand Canyon W 65–58  8–7
(2–0)		 UCCU Center (2,114)
Orem, UT
01/16/2014
8:00 pm		 at Idaho W 71–66  9–7
(3–0)		 Cowan Spectrum (1,227)
Moscow, ID
01/19/2014
2:00 pm		 at Seattle W 52–51  10–7
(4–0)		 KeyArena (1,934)
Seattle, WA
01/23/2014
7:05 pm, UVU-TV		 UMKC W 66–48  11–7
(5–0)		 UCCU Center (2,471)
Orem, UT
01/25/2014
7:05 pm, UVU-TV		 Chicago State W 62–55  12–7
(6–0)		 UCCU Center (2,119)
Orem, UT
01/30/2014
6:00 pm		 at Texas–Pan American W 67–53  13–7
(7–0)		 UTPA Fieldhouse (1,263)
Edinburg, TX
02/01/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at New Mexico State L 49–72  13–8
(7–1)		 Pan American Center (6,297)
Las Cruces, NM
02/06/2014
7:00 pm, Cox7		 at Grand Canyon W 79–68  14–8
(8–1)		 GCU Arena (4,514)
Phoenix, AZ
02/13/2014
7:05 pm, UVU-TV		 Seattle L 57–71  14–9
(8–2)		 UCCU Center (2,168)
Orem, UT
02/15/2014
7:05 pm, UVU-TV		 Idaho W 89–88  15–9
(9–2)		 UCCU Center (2,012)
Orem, UT
02/20/2014
6:05 pm		 at Chicago State W 79–70  16–9
(10–2)		 Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (811)
Chicago, IL
02/22/2014
6:05 pm		 at UMKC L 56–74  16–10
(10–3)		 Independence Events Center (2,232)
Kansas City, MO
02/27/2014
7:05 pm, UVU-TV		 New Mexico State W 66–61 OT 17–10
(11–3)		 UCCU Center (4,954)
Orem, UT
03/01/2014
7:05 pm, UVU-TV		 Texas–Pan American W 45–42  18–10
(12–3)		 UCCU Center (2,641)
Orem, UT
03/07/2014
7:05 pm, UVU-TV		 Cal State Bakersfield W 64–55  19–10
(13–3)		 UCCU Center (5,068)
Orem, UT
2014 WAC Tournament
03/13/2014
12:00 pm		 vs. Texas–Pan American
Quarterfinals		 W 83–63  20–10
 Orleans Arena (1,028)
Paradise, NV
03/14/2014
7:00 pm		 vs. Idaho
Semifinals		 L 69–74  20–11
 Orleans Arena (1,402)
Paradise, NV
NIT
03/19/2014
8:30 pm, ESPN3		 No. (7) (2) California
First round		 L 64–77  20–12
 Haas Pavilion (1,670)
Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References
  1. "Report: Utah Valley University set to join the WAC for 2013 season". Deseret News. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  2. "Utah Valley Men's Basketball Roster". WolverineGreen.com. CBS Interactive. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-21. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  3. "2013-14 WAC Men's Basketball Prospectus" (PDF). WACsports. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  4. "Men's Basketball 2013–2014 Schedule". WolverineGreen.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
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