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2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–6 (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   – 10 – 4   .714
Southern Utah 0 – 0   – 8 – 6   .571
Utah Valley 0 – 0   – 8 – 6   .571
Abilene Christian 0 – 0   – 8 – 7   .533
California Baptist 0 – 0   – 7 – 7   .500
UT Arlington 0 – 0   – 7 – 7   .500
Seattle 0 – 0   – 5 – 9   .357
Tarleton 0 – 0   – 5 – 10   .333
Utah Tech 0 – 0   – 4 – 11   .267
† 2025 WAC tournament winner
As of December 31, 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

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Main article: 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

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

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Departures

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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

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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

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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

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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) W 119–59  8–6
 UCCU Center (1,463)
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

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References

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  1. ^ "UVU has chosen its next head basketball coach". Deseret News. 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  2. ^ "UVU Marks 10 Years in the WAC With Impressive Athletic and Academic Records". uvu.edu. November 15, 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  3. ^ "Utah Valley 74-67 Abilene Christian (Mar 9, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  4. ^ Johnson, Eric-Paul (2024-03-14). "California Baptist men's basketball team outlasts Utah Valley in overtime to win WAC Tournament opener". Press Enterprise. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  5. ^ a b c Lloyd, Jared (March 2, 2024). "UVU men's hoops can't stay with UT Arlington on Senior Day". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball Lands UVU Transfer McCaden Adams". Snow College Athletics. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  7. ^ a b Judd, Brandon (2024-04-13). "Utah men's college basketball transfer portal tracker". Deseret News. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  8. ^ a b "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". Westminster University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  9. ^ Larson, Brice (2024-04-10). "Utah Valley Guard Drake Allen Enters Transfer Portal - ESPN 960 Sports". Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  10. ^ Judd, Brandon (2024-04-26). "Utah State adds a top scoring transfer from another in-state school". Deseret News. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  11. ^ "Utah Valley Transfer Commits to Snow College Men's Basketball". Snow College Athletics. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "K'mani Doughty - Basketball". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  13. ^ "Experienced Scorer Caleb Stone-Carrawell Signs With LMU". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  14. ^ "NM State Adds Forward Nate Tshimanga to Roster". New Mexico State University Athletics. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  15. ^ "Utah Valley signs JUCO standout Kylin Green". Utah Valley University Athletics. 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  16. ^ a b "UVU men's hoops officially signs two more transfers". heraldextra.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  17. ^ James, Brad (July 3, 2024). "UVU Men's Basketball Signs Dominick Nelson Wednesday". Heber Valley Radio. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  18. ^ a b "Welling Brothers Sign with Utah Valley". Utah Valley University Athletics. 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  19. ^ "Utah Valley Basketball Adds Cory Wells from Xavier (La.)". Utah Valley University Athletics. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  20. ^ "Utah Valley signs Yuba College standout Majer Sullivan". Utah Valley University Athletics. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  21. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
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