2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by second-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 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]

2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record17–17 (6–8 WAC)
Head coachMark Pope (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUCCU Center
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Cal State Bakersfield12–2 .857  25–10  .714
New Mexico State †11–3 .786  28–6  .824
Grand Canyon*11–3 .786  22–9  .710
UMKC8–6 .571  18–17  .514
Utah Valley6–8 .429  17–17  .500
Seattle5–9 .357  13–17  .433
UT Rio Grande Valley2–12 .143  10–22  .313
Chicago State1–13 .071  6–26  .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2017 WAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2015–16 season 12–18, 6–8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to UMKC.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Marcel Davis0G6'2"180SeniorAmerican Fork, UTGraduated
Hayes Garrity1G6'1"185RS JuniorBeaverton, ORGraduate transferred to Idaho State
Jaden Jackson2G6'2"185SeniorSalt Lake City, UTGraduated
Darrious Hamilton4F6'9"245SeniorSan Antonio, TXGraduated
Jordan Poydras10G6'3"185SeniorLos Angeles, CAGraduated
Konner Frey11G6'5"210JuniorBountiful, UTWalk-on; graduate transferred to Montana State
Cory Cardwell14G6'2"180SeniorRiverton, UTGraduated
Josh Pollard15G6'5"200SophomoreOrem, UTWalk-on; didn't return
Alex Carr24G6'3"200SeniorBirmingham, ALGraduated
Tyler Ott25G6'5"200SophomoreSt. George, UTWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Dayon Goodman33F6'7"220SophomoreSalt Lake City, UTTransferred to Westminster

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Conner Toolson10G6'3"190SophomoreHighland, UTJunior college transferred from Salt Lake CC
Kenneth Ogbe25G6'6"194SeniorEhingen, GermanyTransferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ogbe will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Jake ToolsonG6'5"205JuniorGilbert, AZTransferred from BYU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Toolson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2016
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joonas Tahvanainen
SF		 Helsinki, Finland HBA-Marsky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jared Stutzman
SG		 Idaho Falls, ID Bonneville High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg)  
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2016.

    Roster
    2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 3 Telly Davenport 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBonneville Idaho Falls, ID
    G 5 Hayden Scheneck 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoWeber
    Salt Lake CC    		 Eden, UT
    G 11 Conner Toolson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLone Peak
    Salt Lake CC    		 Highland, UT
    F 12 Joonas Tahvanainen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrHBA-Marksy Helsinki, Finland
    G 13 Ivory Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrStrake Jesuit
    Navarro College    		 Houston, TX
    F 21 Zach Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrYuba City Yuba City, CA
    C 22 Isaac Neilson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS JrMission Viejo
    BYU    		 Mission Viejo, CA
    G 23 Brandon Randolph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrInglewood
    Xavier    		 Inglewood, California
    G 24 Jared Stutzman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrBonneville Idaho Falls, ID
    G 25 Kenneth Ogbe (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrUrspring Academy
    Utah    		 Ehingen, Germany
    C 42 Andrew Bastien 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrOrange 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
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/07/2016*
    7:00 PM    		 Western State W 113–87 
    		UCCU Center (1,123)
    Orem, UT
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    8:00 PM, RTNW    		 at No. 14 Gonzaga L 69–92  0–1
    		 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    11/16/2016*
    7:00 PM    		 Idaho State W 82–72  1–1
    		 UCCU Center (6,117)
    Orem, UT
    11/19/2016*
    7:00 PM    		 Benedictine (Mesa) W 86–52  2–1
    		 UCCU Center (1,140)
    Orem, UT
    11/23/2016*
    7:00 PM    		 at Denver W 88–85  3–1
    		 Magness Arena (1,377)
    Denver, CO
    11/26/2016*
    7:00 PM, BYUtv    		 at BYU
    Old Oquirrh Bucket    		 W 114–101  4–1
    		 Marriott Center (16,003)
    Provo, UT
    11/30/2016*
    8:00 PM, P12N    		 at Washington State L 76–83  4–2
    		 Beasley Coliseum (2,314)
    Pullman, WA
    12/03/2016*
    7:30 PM    		 UTSA W 75–71  5–2
    		 UCCU Center (1,676)
    Orem, UT
    12/06/2016*
    6:00 PM, P12N    		 at Utah
    Old Oquirrh Bucket    		 L 80–87  5–3
    		 Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,457)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    12/10/2016*
    7:00 PM    		 Utah State
    Old Oquirrh Bucket    		 L 79–80 OT 5–4
    		 UCCU Center (6,792)
    Orem, UT
    12/17/2016*
    7:00 PM, KJZZ    		 at Weber State
    Old Oquirrh Bucket    		 L 85–93  5–5
    		 Dee Events Center (8,212)
    Ogden, UT
    12/21/2016*
    7:30 PM    		 at UTSA L 60–66  5–6
    		 Covocation Center (753)
    San Antonio, TX
    12/23/2017*
    7:00 PM    		 Montana Tech W 72–47  6–6
    		 UCCU Center (1,014)
    Orem, UT
    12/28/2016*
    8:00 PM    		 at UC Riverside W 73–64  7–6
    		 The SRC (495)
    Riverside, CA
    12/31/2016*
    3:00 PM    		 at UC Davis L 69–83  7–7
    		 The Pavilion (787)
    Davis, CA
    01/02/2017*
    7:00 PM    		 Antelope Valley W 102–62  8–7
    		 UCCU Center (609)
    Orem, UT
    WAC regular season
    01/07/2017
    7:00 PM    		 at Grand Canyon L 72–82  8–8
    (0–1)    		 GCU Arena (6,933)
    Phoenix, AZ
    01/12/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3    		 Chicago State L 61–70  8–9
    (0–2)    		 UCCU Center (1,467)
    Orem, UT
    01/14/2017
    7:00 PM    		 UMKC W 86–76  9–9
    (1–2)    		 UCCU Center (1,823)
    Orem, UT
    01/21/2017
    8:00 PM, ASN    		 at Cal State Bakersfield L 65–68  9–10
    (1–3)    		 Icardo Center (3,497)
    Bakersfield, CA
    01/26/2017
    7:00 PM    		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 92–81  10–10
    (2–3)    		 UCCU Center (1,347)
    Orem, UT
    01/28/2017
    7:00 PM    		 New Mexico State L 69–74  10–11
    (2–4)    		 UCCU Center (6,246)
    Orem, UT
    02/04/2017
    8:00 PM, ASN    		 at Seattle L 50–63  10–12
    (2–5)    		 KeyArena (2,104)
    Seattle, WA
    02/09/2017
    7:00 PM    		 at UMKC L 76–84  10–13
    (2–6)    		 Municipal Auditorium (1,277)
    Kansas City, MO
    02/11/2017
    1:05 PM    		 at Chicago State W 87–54  11–13
    (3–6)    		 Jones Convention Center (973)
    Chicago, IL
    02/16/2017
    7:00 PM    		 Cal State Bakersfield L 71–80  11–14
    (3–7)    		 UCCU Center (1,255)
    Orem, UT
    02/18/2017
    7:00 PM    		 Grand Canyon L 71–77  11–15
    (3–8)    		 UCCU Center (3,265)
    Orem, UT
    02/23/2017
    7:00 PM    		 at New Mexico State W 84–72  12–15
    (4–8)    		 Pan American Center (4,151)
    Las Cruces, NM
    02/25/2017
    6:00 PM    		 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 88–68  13–15
    (5–8)    		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,465)
    Edinburg, TX
    03/04/2017
    7:00 PM    		 Seattle W 61–54  14–15
    (6–8)    		 UCCU Center (5,467)
    Orem, UT
    WAC Tournament
    03/09/2017
    3:00 PM    		 (4) vs. (5) Seattle
    Quarterfinals    		 W 65–53  15–15
    		 Orleans Arena (1,854)
    Paradise, NV
    03/10/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3    		 (4) vs. (1) Cal State Bakersfield
    Semifinals    		 L 80–81 4OT 15–16
    		 Orleans Arena (2,190)
    Paradise, NV
    CBI
    03/15/2017*
    5:00 PM    		 at Georgia Southern
    First Round    		 W 74–49  16–16
    		 Hanner Fieldhouse (603)
    Statesboro, GA
    03/20/2017*
    6:00 PM    		 at Rice
    Quarterfinals    		 W 85–79  17–16
    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,584)
    Houston, TX
    03/22/2017*
    7:00 PM    		 at Wyoming
    Semifinals    		 L 68–74  17–17
    		 Arena-Auditorium (2,577)
    Laramie, WY

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time

    Source[6].

    References
    1. "Seattle vs. Utah Valley - Game Recap - March 9, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
    2. "Utah Valley vs. CSU Bakersfield - Game Recap - March 10, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
    3. "Utah Valley buries lethargic Georgia Southern in CBI". savannahnow.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
    4. "Rice falls to Utah Valley in CBI quarterfinals". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
    5. "LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Justin James scored 16 points and Wyoming scored the last six points of the game to defeat Utah Valley 74-68 on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
    6. http://wolverinegreen.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
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