2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 11–19 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach Dick Hunsaker (13th year)
Assistant coach Curtis Condie
Assistant coach Terry Parker
Assistant coach Chris Sparks
Home arena UCCU Center
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

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2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 3 Williams, DonteDonte Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Jr George Washington
LA Pierce College		 Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Garrity, HayesHayes Garrity style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Jr Westview
Big Bend CC		 Beaverton, OR
G 5 Jackson, JadenJaden Jackson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Jr West Jordan
Salt Lake CC		 Salt Lake City, UT
F 11 Robison, EliEli Robison style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 RS So Timpview Provo, UT
G 14 Cardwell, CoryCory Cardwell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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 Sr Riverton Riverton, UT
F 15 Bruneel, MitchMitch Bruneel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 RS Sr Eagle
Utah State		 Boise, ID
F 20 Evans, BrendenBrenden Evans style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 Sr Sonora
Modesto JC		 Sonora, CA
F 21 Nelson, ZachZach Nelson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 RS So Yuba City Yuba City, CA
F 22 Ross, ChadChad Ross style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 Sr South Gwinnett
Waycross CC		 Snellville, GA
G 24 Carr, AlexAlex Carr style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Jr South Miner
Wabash Valley		 Birmingham, AL
F 33 Goodman, DayonDayon Goodman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 Fr Kearns Salt Lake City, UT
F 42 Hamilton, DarriousDarrious Hamilton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 Jr Antonian Prep
Arizona Western		 San Antonio, TX
F 45 Gubler, BostonBoston Gubler style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 Fr Hurricane La Verkin, UT
C 50 Miller, LelandLeland Miller style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
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 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

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014* Colorado Mesa W 70–62  UCCU Center (N/A)
Regular season
11/14/2014* South Dakota W 60–52  1–0 UCCU Center (2,302)
11/17/2014* at Eastern Washington L 50–75  1–1 Reese Court (1,155)
11/22/2014* at Southern Utah
(Old Oquirrh Bucket)		 W 85–75  2–1 Centrum Arena (N/A)
11/26/2014* at Idaho State W 60–57  3–1 Holt Arena (1,121)
11/29/2014* at UC Davis L 43–64  3–2 The Pavilion (1,240)
12/01/2014* at Sacramento State L 56–65  3–3 Colberg Court (383)
12/06/2014* at Montana State L 60–68  3–4 Worthington Arena (1,527)
12/09/2014* at #3 Arizona L 56–87  3–5 McKale Center (14,321)
12/13/2014* Utah State
(Old Oquirrh Bucket)		 L 47–50  3–6 UCCU Center (6,121)
12/20/2014* at Weber State
(Old Oquirrh Bucket)		 L 61–73  3–7 Dee Events Center (6,803)
12/23/2014* Idaho State W 51–47  4–7 UCCU Center (1,109)
12/27/2014* Sacramento State L 49–74  4–8 UCCU Center (932)
12/30/2014* Bristol University W 83–50  5–8 UCCU Center (655)
01/03/2015* at Arkansas L 46–79  5–9 Bud Walton Arena (15,410)
01/10/2015 Seattle W 70–52  6–9 (1–0) UCCU Center (1,888)
01/15/2015 Grand Canyon L 74–83  6–10 (1–1) UCCU Center (1,426)
01/22/2015 at Texas–Pan American W 72–54  7–10 (2–1) UTPA Fieldhouse (1,737)
01/24/2015 at New Mexico State L 69–44  7–11 (2–2) Pan American Center (5,878)
01/29/2015 Chicago State W 78–62  8–11 (3–2) UCCU Center (2,124)
01/31/2015 UMKC L 59–66  8–12 (3–3) UCCU Center (2,670)
02/05/2015 at Cal State Bakersfield L 69–72  8–13 (3–4) Icardo Center (1,060)
02/07/2015 at Seattle L 33–53  8–14 (3–5) KeyArena (2,563)
02/09/2015* St. Katherine College W 77–55  9–14 UCCU Center (1,117)
02/14/2015 at Grand Canyon L 57–83  9–15 (3–6) GCU Arena (6,116)
02/19/2015 New Mexico State L 38–51  9–16 (3–7) UCCU Center (2,749)
02/21/2015 Texas–Pan American W 49–72  10–16 (4–7) UCCU Center (1,715)
02/26/2015 at UMKC L 50–69  10–17 (4–8) Municipal Auditorium (1,204)
02/28/2015 at Chicago State L 44–65  10–18 (4–9) Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (631)
03/07/2015 Cal State Bakersfield W 69–74  11–18 (5–9) UCCU Center (2,309)
WAC Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. Cal State Bakersfield
(Quarterfinals)		 L 40–55  11–19 Orleans Arena (1,060)
*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