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2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

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2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Utah Valley's Dick Hunsaker Stepping Down". March 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Utah Valley Men's Basketball Roster". WolverineGreen.com. CBS Interactive. 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".