2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	15–6 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach	Todd Phillips (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Todd Okeson (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Rosbie Mutcherson (2nd season); Adam Jacobsen (1st season);
Home arena	UCCU Center; (Capacity: 8,500)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah Valley	7	–	0	1.000	15	–	6	.714
Grand Canyon	5	–	1	.833	15	–	5	.750
California Baptist	3	–	3	.500	10	–	10	.500
Seattle	3	–	3	.500	8	–	12	.400
Tarleton	3	–	3	.500	8	–	13	.381
Utah Tech	2	–	3	.400	6	–	14	.300
UT Arlington	2	–	4	.333	9	–	11	.450
Southern Utah	1	–	5	.167	9	–	11	.450
Abilene Christian	1	–	5	.167	9	–	12	.429

† 2025 WAC tournament winner As of January 25, 2025

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 Johnson Jr.	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	11	Tyler Weaver (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Aliso Niguel HS	Aliso Viejo, CA
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)	So	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

Todd Phillips (Lewis–Clark State)

Assistant coach(es)

Todd Okeson (Nevada)
Rosbie Mutcherson (Covenant)
Adam Jacobsen (Pacific)

Strength and conditioning coach(es)

Kaleb John-Lewis

Athletic trainer(s)

Troyce Solley

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 12, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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)	W 119–59	8–6	UCCU Center (1,463) Orem, UT
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Abilene Christian	W 64–53	9–6 (1–0)	UCCU Center (1,601) Orem, UT
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Grand Canyon	W 72–64	10–6 (2–0)	UCCU Center (2,351) Orem, UT
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	California Baptist	W 75–69	11–6 (3–0)	UCCU Center (1,863) Orem, UT
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Arlington	W 85–83 ^OT	12–6 (4–0)	College Park Center (1,824) Arlington, TX
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry	W 96–80	13–6 (5–0)	UCCU Center (2,334) Orem, UT
January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	at California Baptist	W 74–69	14–6 (6–0)	Fowler Events Center (3,867) Riverside, CA
January 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Seattle	W 70–66	15–6 (7–0)	Redhawk Center (999) 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]

References

^ "UVU has chosen its next head basketball coach". Deseret News. April 7, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
^ "UVU Marks 10 Years in the WAC With Impressive Athletic and Academic Records". uvu.edu. November 15, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Utah Valley 74-67 Abilene Christian (Mar 9, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ Johnson, Eric-Paul (March 14, 2024). "California Baptist men's basketball team outlasts Utah Valley in overtime to win WAC Tournament opener". Press Enterprise. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lloyd, Jared (March 2, 2024). "UVU men's hoops can't stay with UT Arlington on Senior Day". heraldextra.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Lands UVU Transfer McCaden Adams". Snow College Athletics. April 24, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Judd, Brandon (April 13, 2024). "Utah men's college basketball transfer portal tracker". Deseret News. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". Westminster University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
^ Larson, Brice (April 10, 2024). "Utah Valley Guard Drake Allen Enters Transfer Portal - ESPN 960 Sports". Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ Judd, Brandon (April 26, 2024). "Utah State adds a top scoring transfer from another in-state school". Deseret News. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
^ "Utah Valley Transfer Commits to Snow College Men's Basketball". Snow College Athletics. June 7, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "K'mani Doughty - Basketball". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ "Experienced Scorer Caleb Stone-Carrawell Signs With LMU". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
^ "NM State Adds Forward Nate Tshimanga to Roster". New Mexico State University Athletics. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ "Utah Valley signs JUCO standout Kylin Green". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 6, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "UVU men's hoops officially signs two more transfers". heraldextra.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ James, Brad (July 3, 2024). "UVU Men's Basketball Signs Dominick Nelson Wednesday". Heber Valley Radio. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Welling Brothers Sign with Utah Valley". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 7, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ "Utah Valley Basketball Adds Cory Wells from Xavier (La.)". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 16, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ "Utah Valley signs Yuba College standout Majer Sullivan". Utah Valley University Athletics. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[1] "UVU has chosen its next head basketball coach". Deseret News. April 7, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

[2] "UVU Marks 10 Years in the WAC With Impressive Athletic and Academic Records". uvu.edu. November 15, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

[3] "Utah Valley 74-67 Abilene Christian (Mar 9, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

[4] Johnson, Eric-Paul (March 14, 2024). "California Baptist men's basketball team outlasts Utah Valley in overtime to win WAC Tournament opener". Press Enterprise. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

[:0-5] Lloyd, Jared (March 2, 2024). "UVU men's hoops can't stay with UT Arlington on Senior Day". heraldextra.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

[6] "Men's Basketball Lands UVU Transfer McCaden Adams". Snow College Athletics. April 24, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.

[:1-7] Judd, Brandon (April 13, 2024). "Utah men's college basketball transfer portal tracker". Deseret News. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

[:4-8] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". Westminster University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[9] Larson, Brice (April 10, 2024). "Utah Valley Guard Drake Allen Enters Transfer Portal - ESPN 960 Sports". Retrieved April 13, 2024.

[10] Judd, Brandon (April 26, 2024). "Utah State adds a top scoring transfer from another in-state school". Deseret News. Retrieved May 19, 2024.

[11] "Utah Valley Transfer Commits to Snow College Men's Basketball". Snow College Athletics. June 7, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[12] "K'mani Doughty - Basketball". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[13] "Experienced Scorer Caleb Stone-Carrawell Signs With LMU". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.

[14] "NM State Adds Forward Nate Tshimanga to Roster". New Mexico State University Athletics. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[15] "Utah Valley signs JUCO standout Kylin Green". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 6, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[:3-16] "UVU men's hoops officially signs two more transfers". heraldextra.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[17] James, Brad (July 3, 2024). "UVU Men's Basketball Signs Dominick Nelson Wednesday". Heber Valley Radio. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[:2-18] "Welling Brothers Sign with Utah Valley". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 7, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[19] "Utah Valley Basketball Adds Cory Wells from Xavier (La.)". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 16, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[20] "Utah Valley signs Yuba College standout Majer Sullivan". Utah Valley University Athletics. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

[21] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

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