2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the first year under head coach Mark Pope.[3] They played their home games at the UCCU Center and were member of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 6–8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to UMKC.

2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2015–16 record12–18 (6–8 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUCCU Center
2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State131 .929  2311  .676
Grand Canyon*113 .786  277  .794
Cal State Bakersfield113 .786  249  .727
Seattle77 .500  1517  .469
Utah Valley68 .429  1218  .400
UMKC410 .286  1219  .387
UT Rio Grande Valley410 .286  822  .267
Chicago State014 .000  428  .125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 WAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the season 11–19, 5–9 in WAC play to finish sixth in the WAC. They lost in the WAC Quarterfinals to UMKC to end their season. The season would be Dick Hunsaker's final season at Utah Valley as he chose to retire at the end of the season.[4]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Mitch Brunell15G6'5"--RS SeniorBoise, IDGraduated
Brenden Evans20F6'5"--SeniorSonora, CAGraduated
Chad Ross22F6'7"--SeniorSnellville, GAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jordan Poydras10G6'3"170SeniorLos Angeles, CATransferred from St. Cloud State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Poydras will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Trae Young13G6'2"JuniorMissouri City, TXJunior college transferred from Navarro College
Josh Pollard15G6'4"200SophomoreCedar Hills, UTTransferred from Kansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Pollard will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Isaac Neilson22C6'10"230RS SophomoreMission Viejo, CATransferred from BYU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Neilson will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Brandon Randolph23G6'2"189JuniorInglewood, CATransferred from Xavier. Under NCAA transfer rules, Poydras will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Tyler Ott25G6'5"185SophomoreSt. George, UTTransferred from UC Davis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ott will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Andrew Bastien42C6'9"225JuniorOrange, CAJunior college transferred from Irvine Valley College

Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Richard Harward
#70 C
Orem, UT Orem High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Aug 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 62
Telly Davenport
#115 SF
Idaho Falls, ID Bonneville High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Truman Moore
PF
Prescott, AZ Gilbert High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 29, 2014 
Recruiting 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

    Roster

    2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Marcel Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrAmerican Fork
    Utah State
    American Fork, UT
    G 1 Hayes Garrity 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrWestview
    Big Bend CC
    Beaverton, OR
    G 2 Jaden Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrWest Jordan
    Salt Lake CC
    Salt Lake City, UT
    G 3 Telly Davenport 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBonneville Idaho Falls, ID
    F 4 Darrious Hamilton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrAntonian Prep
    Arizona Western
    San Antonio, TX
    G 5 Hayden Scheneck 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrWeber
    Salt Lake CC
    Eden, UT
    G 10 Jordan Poydras 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrDe Pere
    St. Cloud State
    Los Angeles, CA
    G 11 Konner Frey (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrViewmont
    Utah State
    Bountiful, UT
    G 13 Ivory Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrStrake Jesuit
    Navarro College
    Houston, TX
    G 14 Cory Cardwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrRiverton Riverton, UT
    G 15 Josh Pollard (I, W)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoOrem Orem, UT
    F 21 Zach Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrYuba City Yuba City, CA
    C 22 Isaac Neilson (I)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SoMission Viejo
    BYU
    Mission Viejo, CA
    G 23 Brandon Randolph (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrInglewood
    Xavier
    Inglewood, California
    G 24 Alex Carr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrSouth Miner
    Wabash Valley
    Birmingham, AL
    F 25 Tyler Ott (I, W)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoDesert Hills
    UC Davis
    St. George, UT
    F 33 Dayon Goodman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoKearns Salt Lake City, UT
    C 42 Andrew Bastien 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrOrange 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

    [5]

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/09/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Western State W 97–52 
    UCCU Center (505)
    Orem, UT
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    7:00 pm, BYUtv
    at BYU
    Old Oquirrh Bucket
    L 54–85  0–1
    Marriott Center (17,683)
    Provo, UT
    11/14/2015*
    7:00 pm, YouTube
    Great Falls (MT) W 89–60  1–1
    UCCU Center (2,254)
    Orem, UT
    11/18/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Denver L 62–75  1–2
    Magness Arena (1,128)
    Denver, CO
    11/20/2015*
    7:00 pm, YouTube
    Antelope Valley W 101–60  2–2
    PE Building (1,427)
    Orem, UT
    11/24/2015*
    7:00 pm, MW Net
    at Utah State
    Old Oquirrh Bucket
    L 55–81  2–3
    Smith Spectrum (8,632)
    Logan, UT
    11/28/2015*
    7:00 pm, YouTube
    UC Davis L 70–82  2–4
    UCCU Center (2,318)
    Orem, UT
    12/01/2015*
    7:00 pm, WAC DN
    Montana State L 72–76  2–5
    UCCU Center (1,135)
    Orem, UT
    12/05/2015*
    7:00 pm, UVUtv
    Southern Utah
    Old Oquirrh Bucket
    L 54–68  2–6
    UCCU Center (2,233)
    Orem, UT
    12/09/2015*
    7:00 pm, UVUtv
    Weber State
    Old Oquirrh Bucket
    W 84–81 2OT 3–6
    UCCU Center (2,860)
    Orem, UT
    12/12/2015*
    7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky
    at Idaho State W 100–76  4–6
    Holt Arena (1,622)
    Pocatello, ID
    12/19/2015*
    4:00 pm
    at UTSA W 83–78  5–6
    Convocation Center (1,098)
    San Antonio, TX
    12/22/2015*
    4:15 pm
    vs. UNC Wilmington
    Billy Minardi Classic
    L 77–102  5–7
    KFC Yum! Center (19,419)
    Louisville, KY
    12/23/2015*
    5:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Louisville
    Billy Minardi Classic
    L 68–98  5–8
    KFC Yum! Center (19,146)
    Louisville, KY
    12/28/2015*
    8:00 pm, TheW.tv
    at Saint Mary's L 50–65  5–9
    McKeon Pavilion (2,113)
    Moraga, CA
    01/02/2016*
    7:00 pm, YouTube
    San Diego Christian W 88–79  6–9
    UCCU Center (1,578)
    Orem, UT
    WAC regular season
    01/07/2016
    7:00 pm, ASN
    New Mexico State L 66–78  6–10
    (0–1)
    UCCU Center (3,155)
    Orem, UT
    01/09/2016
    7:00 pm, UVUtv
    Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 98–65  7–10
    (1–1)
    UCCU Center (1,881)
    Orem, UT
    01/16/2016
    7:00 pm, WAC DN
    at Grand Canyon L 88–99  7–11
    (1–2)
    GCU Arena (4,672)
    Phoenix, AZ
    01/21/2016
    6:05 pm, WAC DN
    at UMKC W 90–79  8–11
    (2–2)
    Municipal Auditorium (957)
    Kansas City, MO
    01/23/2016
    1:00 pm
    at Chicago State W 82–76  9–11
    (3–2)
    Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (957)
    Chicago, IL
    01/28/2016
    7:00 pm, UVUtv
    Seattle L 62–73  9–12
    (3–3)
    UCCU Center (2,629)
    Orem, UT
    01/30/2016
    7:00 pm, UVUtv
    Cal State Bakersfield L 74–78  9–13
    (3–4)
    UCCU Center (2,952)
    Orem, UT
    02/04/2016
    6:00 pm, WAC DN
    at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 88–77  10–13
    (4–4)
    UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,211)
    Edinburg, TX
    02/06/2016
    7:00 pm, WAC DN
    at New Mexico State L 74–98  10–14
    (4–5)
    Pan American Center (4,476)
    Las Cruces, NM
    02/13/2016
    8:00 pm, ASN
    at Cal State Bakersfield L 69–91  10–15
    (4–6)
    Icardo Center (1,765)
    Bakersfield, CA
    02/18/2016
    7:00 pm, UVUtv
    Chicago State W 74–72  11–15
    (5–6)
    UCCU Center (2,115)
    Orem, UT
    02/20/2016
    7:00 pm, UVUtv
    UMKC W 79–70  12–15
    (6–6)
    UCCU Center (2,981)
    Orem, UT
    02/27/2016
    8:00 pm
    at Seattle L 69–72  12–16
    (6–7)
    KeyArena (2,767)
    Seattle, WA
    03/05/2016
    2:00 pm, ASN
    Grand Canyon L 79–86  12–17
    (6–8)
    UCCU Center (3,854)
    Orem, UT
    WAC Tournament
    03/10/2016
    3:00 pm, WAC DN
    vs. UMKC
    Quarterfinals
    L 78–80  12–18
    Orleans Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    References

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