2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

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2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
Wolverines wordmark.png
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2014–15 record11–19 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Curtis Condie
  • Terry Parker
  • Chris Sparks
Home arenaUCCU Center
Seasons
2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State † 13 – 1   .929 23 – 11   .676
Grand Canyon* 8 – 6   .571 17 – 15   .531
UMKC 8 – 6   .571 14 – 19   .424
Seattle 7 – 7   .500 18 – 16   .529
Cal State Bakersfield 7 – 7   .500 14 – 19   .424
Utah Valley 5 – 9   .357 11 – 19   .367
Texas–Pan American 4 – 10   .286 10 – 21   .323
Chicago State 4 – 10   .286 8 – 24   .250
* Ineligible in transition from Division II.
† 2015 WAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Dick Hunsaker was in his thirteenth season as the UVU head coach. The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 5–9 in WAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Cal State Bakersfield.

On March 8, head coach Dick Hunsaker announced he would be stepping down at the end of the season.[1]

Previous season[]

The Wolverines 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.

Roster[]

[2]

2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Donte Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr George Washington
LA Pierce College 		Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Hayes Garrity 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Jr Westview
Big Bend CC 		Beaverton, OR
G 5 Jaden Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Jr West Jordan
Salt Lake CC 		Salt Lake City, UT
F 11 Eli Robison 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 RS So Timpview Provo, UT
G 14 Cory Cardwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr Riverton Riverton, UT
F 15 Mitch Bruneel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 RS Sr Eagle
Utah State 		Boise, ID
F 20 Brenden Evans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr Sonora
Modesto JC 		Sonora, CA
F 21 Zach Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 So Yuba City Yuba City, CA
F 22 Chad Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr South Gwinnett
Waycross CC 		Snellville, GA
G 24 Alex Carr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr South Miner
Wabash Valley 		Birmingham, AL
F 33 Dayon Goodman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr Kearns Salt Lake City, UT
F 42 Darrious Hamilton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr Antonian Prep
Arizona Western 		San Antonio, TX
F 45 Boston Gubler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Fr Hurricane La Verkin, UT
C 50 Leland Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Jr Snow Canyon
USU-Eastern 		Hurricane, 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]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
7:05 pm 		Colorado Mesa W 70–62 
UCCU Center (N/A)
Orem, UT
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:05 pm, UVUtv 		South Dakota W 60–52  1–0
 UCCU Center (2,302)
Orem, UT
11/17/2014*
6:05 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Eastern Washington L 50–75  1–1
 Reese Court (1,155)
Cheney, WA
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm, Watch Big SKy 		at Southern Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		W 85–75  2–1
 Centrum Arena (N/A)
Cedar City, UT
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Idaho State W 60–57  3–1
 Holt Arena (1,121)
Pocatello, ID
11/29/2014*
8:00 pm, BigWest.tv 		at UC Davis L 43–64  3–2
 The Pavilion (1,240)
Davis, CA
12/01/2014*
8:05 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Sacramento State L 56–65  3–3
 Colberg Court (383)
Sacramento, CA
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Montana State L 60–68  3–4
 Worthington Arena (1,527)
Bozeman, MT
12/09/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 3 Arizona L 56–87  3–5
 McKale Center (14,321)
Tucson, AZ
12/13/2014*
7:05 pm, UVUtv 		Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		L 47–50  3–6
 UCCU Center (6,121)
Orem, UT
12/20/2014*
7:00 pm, KJZZ 		at Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket 		L 61–73  3–7
 Dee Events Center (6,803)
Ogden, UT
12/23/2014*
7:05 pm, WAC Digital 		Idaho State W 51–47  4–7
 UCCU Center (1,109)
Orem, UT
12/27/2014*
7:05 pm, WAC Digital 		Sacramento State L 49–74  4–8
 UCCU Center (932)
Orem, UT
12/30/2014*
7:05 pm, Youtube 		Bristol University W 83–50  5–8
 UCCU Center (655)
Orem, UT
01/03/2015*
1:00 pm, SECN 		at Arkansas L 46–79  5–9
 Bud Walton Arena (15,410)
Fayetteville, AR
01/10/2015
7:05 pm, UVUtv 		Seattle W 70–52  6–9
(1–0) 		UCCU Center (1,888)
Orem, UT
01/15/2015
7:05 pm, UVUtv 		Grand Canyon L 74–83  6–10
(1–1) 		UCCU Center (1,426)
Orem, UT
01/22/2015
6:00 pm, WAC Digital 		at Texas–Pan American W 72–54  7–10
(2–1) 		UTPA Fieldhouse (1,737)
Edinburg, TX
01/24/2015
7:00 pm, ASN 		at New Mexico State W 69–44  7–11
(2–2) 		Pan American Center (5,878)
Las Cruces, NM
01/29/2015
7:05 pm, UVUtv 		Chicago State W 78–62  8–11
(3–2) 		UCCU Center (2,124)
Orem, UT
01/31/2015
7:05 pm, ASN 		UMKC L 59–66  8–12
(3–3) 		UCCU Center (2,670)
Orem, UT
02/05/2015
8:00 pm, WAC Digital 		at Cal State Bakersfield L 69–72  8–13
(3–4) 		Icardo Center (1,060)
Bakersfield, CA
02/07/2015
8:00 pm, WAC Digital 		at Seattle L 33–53  8–14
(3–5) 		KeyArena (2,563)
Seattle, WA
02/09/2015*
7:05 pm, Youtube 		St. Katherine College W 77–55  9–14
 UCCU Center (1,117)
Orem, UT
02/14/2015
7:00 pm, WAC Digital 		at Grand Canyon L 57–83  9–15
(3–6) 		GCU Arena (6,116)
Phoenix, AZ
02/19/2015
7:05 pm, UVUtv 		New Mexico State L 38–51  9–16
(3–7) 		UCCU Center (2,749)
Orem, UT
02/21/2015
7:05 pm, UVUtv 		Texas–Pan American L 49–72  10–16
(4–7) 		UCCU Center (1,715)
Orem, UT
02/26/2015
6:05 pm, KSMO 		at UMKC L 50–69  10–17
(4–8) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,204)
Kansas City, MO
02/28/2015
1:05 pm, CSU-TV 		at Chicago State L 44–65  10–18
(4–9) 		Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (631)
Chicago, IL
03/07/2015
7:05 pm, UVUtv 		Cal State Bakersfield L 69–74  11–18
(5–9) 		UCCU Center (2,309)
Orem, UT
WAC Tournament
03/12/2015
3:00 pm, WAC Digital 		vs. Cal State Bakersfield
Quarterfinals 		L 40–55  11–19
 Orleans Arena (1,060)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.midmajormadness.com/2015/3/8/8172075/coaching-carousel-utah-valley-dick-hunsaker-retire
  2. ^ "Utah Valley Men's Basketball Roster". WolverineGreen.com. CBS Interactive. 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  3. ^ http://wolverinegreen.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
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