2017–18 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by third-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 23–11, 10–4 in WAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Cal State Bakersfield in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Grand Canyon. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Eastern Washington in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to San Francisco.

2017–18 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2017–18 record23–11 (10–4 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUCCU Center
2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State122 .857  286  .824
Utah Valley104 .714  2311  .676
Grand Canyon95 .643  2212  .647
Seattle86 .571  2014  .588
UT Rio Grande Valley68 .429  1518  .455
Cal State Bakersfield59 .357  1218  .400
UMKC59 .357  1022  .313
Chicago State113 .071  329  .094
2018 WAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2016–17 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]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Telly Davenport3G6'4"195SophomoreIdaho Falls, IDTransferred to College of Southern Idaho
Jordan Poydras10G6'3"185SeniorLos Angeles, CAGraduated
Ivory Young13G6'3"185SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Jared Stutzman24G6'6"205FreshmanIdaho Falls, IDTransferred to Idaho State
Andrew Bastien42F6'9"235SeniorTustin, CAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Ben Nakwaasah10G6'2"175JuniorRichardson, TXJunior college transferred from Jacksonville College
Jerrelle DeBerry15G6'5"205SeniorMilwaukee, WITransferred from Kent State. Under NCAA transfer rules, DeBerry will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Baylee Steele44F/C6'11"235JuniorNorwalk, IATransferred from Eastern Michigan. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2017

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
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

    Roster

    2017–18 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    C 0 Akolda Manyang 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrPotter House Christian
    Oklahoma
    Rochester, MN
    G 1 Cory Calvert (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrChaparral
    BYU
    Parker, CO
    G 2 Jake Toolson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoHighland
    BYU
    Gilbert, AZ
    G 3 Brandon Randolph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrInglewood
    Xavier
    Inglewood, CA
    G 5 Hayden Scheneck 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoWeber
    Salt Lake CC
    Eden, UT
    G 10 Ben Nakwaasah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrRichardson
    Jacksonville College
    Richardson, TX
    G 11 Connor Toolson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrLone Peak
    Jacksonville College
    Highland, UT
    F 12 Joonas Tahvanainen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoHBA-Marksy Helsinki, Finland
    G 13 McKay Johnson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoViewmont
    Salt Lake CC
    Centerville, UT
    G 14 Daniel Nyman (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoAmerican Fork
    Snow College
    Highland, UT
    G 15 Jerrelle DeBerry  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrQuality
    Kent State
    Milwaukee, WI
    G 21 Zach Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrYuba City Yuba City, CA
    C 22 Isaac Neilson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrMission Viejo
    BYU
    Mission Viejo, CA
    G 25 Kenneth Ogbe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrUrspring Academy
    Utah
    Ehingen, Germany
    C 44 Baylee Steele  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrNorwalk
    Eastern Michigan
    Norwalk, IA
    C 55 Richard Harward 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) FrOrem Orem, UT
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    The Wolverines notably promoted their first two regular-season games as the "Toughest 24 Hours in College Basketball History", complete with a Twitter hashtag of #Toughest24, which involved the Wolverines visiting Pope's alma mater of Kentucky on November 10, followed the next day by a visit to Duke.[6] With Duke ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP Poll and Kentucky ranked No. 5, this marked the first time in the AP Poll era (1948–49 to present) that a team opened its season with road games against two top-5 opponents.[7]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 1, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Dixie State W 81–70 
     19  Manyang  10  Manyang  3  Tied  UCCU Center (1,488)
    Orem, UT
    Non-conference regular season
    November 10, 2017*
    5:00 pm, SECN
    at No. 5 Kentucky L 63–73  0–1
     12  Ogbe  9  Neilson  7  Randolph  Rupp Arena (19,807)
    Lexington, KY
    November 11, 2017*
    5:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    at No. 1 Duke L 69–99  0–2
     17  Manyang  12  Manyang  6  Manyang  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    November 14, 2017*
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV 243
    at Idaho State L 71–84  1–2
     27  J. Toolson  7  Manyang  4  Tied  Holt Arena (1,387)
    Pocatello, ID
    November 18, 2017*
    3:00 pm
    UC Davis W 80–71  2–2
     21  Ogbe  8  Manyang  6  Randolph  UCCU Center (2,726)
    Orem, UT
    November 20, 2017*
    6:00 pm
    Eastern Oregon W 97–52  3–2
     20  Manyang  11  Manyang  6  C. Toolson  UCCU Center (2,329)
    Orem, UT
    November 25, 2017*
    1:00 pm, FS NO, Pluto TV 240
    at North Dakota L 75–83 OT 4–2
     24  Manyang  10  J. Toolson  2  Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,669)
    Grand Forks, ND
    November 29, 2017*
    7:00 pm, BYUtv
    BYU
    Old Oquirrh Bucket
    L 58–85  4–3
     16  Randolph  5  Manyang  2  Randolph  UCCU Center (7,574)
    Orem, UT
    December 2, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    UTSA W 88–80  5–3
     19  Tied  12  Neilson  6  Randolph  UCCU Center (2,762)
    Orem, UT
    December 6, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Weber State
    Old Oquirrh Bucket
    W 83–56  6–3
     25  Manyang  15  Manyang  9  J. Toolson  UCCU Center (3,389)
    Orem, UT
    December 9, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Cal State Fullerton L 83–91  6–4
     17  Ogbe  9  Manyang  5  Randolph  Titan Gym (914)
    Fullerton, CA
    December 14, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Bethesda W 106–44  7–4
     19  J. Toolson  8  3 tied  7  Randolph  UCCU Center (2,705)
    Orem, UT
    December 17, 2017*
    9:00 pm, SPEC HI
    at Hawaii L 69–70  7–5
     18  J. Toolson  8  Manyang  3  Randolph  Stan Sheriff Center (5,187)
    Honolulu, HI
    December 20, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Montana Tech W 84–56  8–5
     17  Ogbe  7  Tied  4  Tied  UCCU Center (2,105)
    Orem, UT
    December 22, 2017*
    11:00 am
    at Sam Houston State W 75–64  9–5
     21  Manyang  10  Manyang  8  Randolph  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (610)
    Huntsville, TX
    December 28, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    UC Riverside W 90–82  10–5
     20  Tied  8  Neilson  6  Nakwaasah  UCCU Center (2,936)
    Orem, UT
    December 30, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Cal State Fullerton W 87–78  11–5
     23  Ogbe  9  Manyang  5  Ogbe  UCCU Center (3,158)
    Orem, UT
    WAC regular season
    January 6, 2018
    7:00 pm
    Cal State Bakersfield W 75–42  12–5
    (1–0)
     15  J. Toolson  7  J. Toolson  4  Tied  UCCU Center (3,178)
    Orem, UT
    January 11, 2018
    7:00 pm
    UMKC W 95–59  13–5
    (2–0)
     18  Ogbe  9  Neilson  6  J. Toolson  UCCU Center (2,733)
    Orem, UT
    January 13, 2018
    7:00 pm
    Chicago State W 83–58  14–5
    (3–0)
     22  Manyang  9  Manyang  6  Nakwaasah  UCCU Center (3,741)
    Orem, UT
    January 18, 2018
    6:00 pm
    at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 84–76  15–5
    (4–0)
     23  C. Toolson  12  Manyang  12  Randolph  UTRGV Fieldhouse (828)
    Edinburg, TX
    January 20, 2018
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    at New Mexico State L 59–86  15–6
    (4–1)
     13  Ogbe  4  Tied  3  Randolph  Pan American Center (6,046)
    Las Cruces, NM
    January 27, 2018
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    Grand Canyon W 68–56  16–6
    (5–1)
     14  Manyang  6  Manyang  4  Tied  UCCU Center (4,881)
    Orem, UT
    February 3, 2018
    7:00 pm
    at Seattle L 54–55  16–7
    (5–2)
     15  Randolph  9  Neilson  6  Randolph  KeyArena (3,242)
    Seattle, WA
    February 8, 2018
    6:00 pm
    at Chicago State W 97–57  17–7
    (6–2)
     18  Tied  11  Manyang  4  3 tied  Jones Convocation Center (163)
    Chicago, IL
    February 10, 2018
    6:00 pm
    at UMKC L 70–77  17–8
    (6–3)
     22  Manyang  9  Manyang  9  Randolph  Municipal Auditorium (1,357)
    Kansas City, MO
    February 15, 2018
    7:00 pm
    New Mexico State W 86–79  18–8
    (7–3)
     22  Ogbe  7  C. Toolson  5  J. Toolson  UCCU Center (4,271)
    Orem, UT
    February 17, 2018
    7:00 pm
    Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 84–72  19–8
    (8–3)
     16  Tied  8  J. Toolson  6  Randolph  UCCU Center (4,271)
    Orem, UT
    February 22, 2018
    8:00 pm
    at Cal State Bakersfield W 70–47  20–8
    (9–3)
     22  C. Toolson  7  Neilson  4  J. Toolson  Icardo Center (2,644)
    Bakersfield, CA
    February 24, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Grand Canyon L 59–60  20–9
    (9–4)
     15  Randolph  7  C. Toolson  2  Randolph  GCU Arena (7,179)
    Phoenix, AZ
    March 3, 2018
    7:00 pm
    Seattle W 73–47  21–9
    (10–4)
     17  C. Toolson  6  C. Toolson  3  C. Toolson  UCCU Center (4,271)
    Orem, UT
    WAC Tournament
    March 8, 2018
    3:30 pm, ESPN3
    (2) vs. (7) Cal State Bakersfield
    Quarterfinals
    W 81–74  22–9
     19  J. Toolson  10  Nelson  3  Randolph  Orleans Arena (1,508)
    Paradise, NV
    March 9, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    (2) vs. (3) Grand Canyon
    Semifinals
    L 60–75  22–10
     18  Manyang  12  Manyang  2  Randolph  Orleans Arena (2,739)
    Paradise, NV
    CBI
    March 13, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Eastern Washington
    First round
    W 87–65  23–10
     20  Manyang  11  Manyang  5  Tied  UCCU Center (997)
    Orem, UT
    March 19, 2018*
    8:00 pm
    at San Francisco
    Quarterfinals
    L 73–78  23–11
     20  Ogbe  11  Manyang  4  Randolph  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,239)
    San Francisco, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.