2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cal State Bakersfield	12	–	2	.857	25	–	10	.714
New Mexico State †	11	–	3	.786	28	–	6	.824
Grand Canyon*	11	–	3	.786	22	–	9	.710
UMKC	8	–	6	.571	18	–	17	.514
Utah Valley	6	–	8	.429	17	–	17	.500
Seattle	5	–	9	.357	13	–	17	.433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	2	–	12	.143	10	–	22	.313
Chicago State	1	–	13	.071	6	–	26	.188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2017 WAC tournament winner

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]

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Marcel Davis	0	G	6'2"	180	Senior	American Fork, UT	Graduated
Hayes Garrity	1	G	6'1"	185	RS Junior	Beaverton, OR	Graduate transferred to Idaho State
Jaden Jackson	2	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Salt Lake City, UT	Graduated
Darrious Hamilton	4	F	6'9"	245	Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
Jordan Poydras	10	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Konner Frey	11	G	6'5"	210	Junior	Bountiful, UT	Walk-on; graduate transferred to Montana State
Cory Cardwell	14	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Riverton, UT	Graduated
Josh Pollard	15	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Orem, UT	Walk-on; didn't return
Alex Carr	24	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Birmingham, AL	Graduated
Tyler Ott	25	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	St. George, UT	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Dayon Goodman	33	F	6'7"	220	Sophomore	Salt Lake City, UT	Transferred to Westminster

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Conner Toolson	10	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Highland, UT	Junior college transferred from Salt Lake CC
Kenneth Ogbe	25	G	6'6"	194	Senior	Ehingen, Germany	Transferred 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 Toolson		G	6'5"	205	Junior	Gilbert, AZ	Transferred 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
Joonas Tahvanainen SF	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)
Jared Stutzman SG	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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Telly Davenport	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Bonneville	Idaho Falls, ID
G	5	Hayden Scheneck	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Weber Salt Lake CC	Eden, UT
G	11	Conner Toolson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Lone Peak Salt Lake CC	Highland, UT
F	12	Joonas Tahvanainen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	HBA-Marksy	Helsinki, Finland
G	13	Ivory Young	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Strake Jesuit Navarro College	Houston, TX
F	21	Zach Nelson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Yuba City	Yuba City, CA
C	22	Isaac Neilson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	Mission Viejo BYU	Mission Viejo, CA
G	23	Brandon Randolph	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Inglewood Xavier	Inglewood, California
G	24	Jared Stutzman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Bonneville	Idaho Falls, ID
G	25	Kenneth Ogbe (I)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Urspring Academy Utah	Ehingen, Germany
C	42	Andrew Bastien	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Orange Lutheran Irvine Valley College	Tustin, CA

Head coach

Mark Pope (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Cody Fueger (Utah)
Chris Burgess (Duke/Utah)
Eric Daniels (Johnson & Wales)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

^ "Seattle vs. Utah Valley - Game Recap - March 9, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
^ "Utah Valley vs. CSU Bakersfield - Game Recap - March 10, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
^ "Utah Valley buries lethargic Georgia Southern in CBI". savannahnow.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
^ "Rice falls to Utah Valley in CBI quarterfinals". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
^ "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.
^ http://wolverinegreen.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

[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] ttp://wolverinegreen.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

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