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2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

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The 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University (UVU) in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by first-year head coach Todd Phillips,[1] played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 16–16, 11–9 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the WAC tournament, they lost to California Baptist in the first round.[2]

ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record16–16 (11–9 WAC)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachTodd Okeson (5th season)
Quick facts Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball, Conference ...
2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record16–16 (11–9 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTodd Okeson (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Louis Wilson (1st season)
  • Rosbie Mutcherson (1st season)
Home arenaUCCU Center
(Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
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2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grand Canyon †17–3 .85030–5  .857
Tarleton *16–4 .80025–10  .714
UT Arlington13–7 .65020–14  .588
Seattle11–9 .55023–14  .622
Utah Valley11–9 .55016–16  .500
Stephen F. Austin10–10 .50018–15  .545
Abilene Christian10–10 .50016–18  .471
California Baptist8–12 .40016–17  .485
Utah Tech *7–13 .35011–20  .355
Southern Utah5–15 .25010–21  .323
UT Rio Grande Valley2–18 .1006–25  .194
† 2024 WAC tournament winner
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
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Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season 28–9, 15–3 in WAC play, to finish in first place.[3] As the No. 2 seed in the 2023 WAC tournament, they defeated No. 7 seed Tarleton State 72–58 in the quarterfinals.[4] In the semifinals, UVU lost to No. 3 seed Southern Utah 88–89.[5] In the National Invitational Tournament, UVU defeated New Mexico,[6] Colorado[7] and Cincinnati,[8] before falling in overtime to the UAB 88–86 in the semifinals.[9]

Offseason

Departures

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Name Position Height Year Reason for departure
Justin Harmon G 6' 4" Senior Transferred to Illinois[10]
Le'Tre Darthard G 6' 4" Junior Transferred to Oklahoma[11]
Tim Ceaser F 6' 9" Junior Transferred to UNC Greensboro
Blaze Nield G 6' 1" Senior Graduated
Trey Woodbury G 6' 4" Senior Graduated
Tim Fuller F/C 6' 9" Senior Graduated
Cam Alford G 6' 1" Junior Transferred to Purdue Northwest
Tahj Small C 6' 5" Senior Graduated
Jordan Battle G 6' 2" Sophomore Transferred to Salt Lake CC
Aziz Bandaogo C 7' 0" Sophomore Transferred to Cincinnati[12]
Joao Das Chagas F 6' 10" Freshman Transferred to Arizona Western
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Incoming transfers

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Name Position Height Year Previous school
Tanner Toolson G 6' 5" Sophomore BYU[13]
K'Mani Doughty G 6' 5" Junior New Orleans
Caleb Stone-Carrawell F 6' 7" Senior Austin Peay[14]
Trevin Dorius C 7' 1" Senior Utah State[15]
Simon Akena G 6' 6" Junior McCook CC
Drake Allen G 6' 4" Junior Southern Utah[16]
Nate Tshimanga F 6' 10" Junior Troy
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2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Osiris Grady
Guard		 Mount Pleasant, UT Wasatch Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 30, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (81)
Jaxson Roberts
Guard		 Draper, UT Corner Canyon High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 11, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

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Roster

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2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jackson Holcombe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrTimpanogos HS Orem, UT
G 2 K'Mani Doughty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrFlorida Prep
New Orleans		 Brooklyn, NY
G 3 Drake Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrWestlake HS
Southern Utah		 Eagle Mountain, UT
G 5 Tanner Toolson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoUnion HS
BYU		 Vancouver, WA
G 10 Simon Akena Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrTibble Gymnasium
McCook CC		 Stockholm, Sweden
F 12 Osiris Grady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrWasatch Academy Las Vegas, NV
G 13 Jaden McClanahan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrSalesian HS
Independence CC		 Vallejo, CA
G 14 Peter Amakasu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrLehi HS San Diego, CA
G 15 Cache Fields 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrPinewood HS
Gavilan College		 Palo Alto, CA
G 20 Trevan Leonhardt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrDavis HS Kaysville, UT
F 21 Nate Tshimanga 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrNorth Central Texas Academy Montreal, QC
G 24 McCaden Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrPleasant Grove HS Pleasant Grove, UT
F 25 Caleb Stone-Carrawell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrCox Mill HS
Austin Peay		 Concord, NC
C 32 Trevin Dorius 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrWasatch HS
Utah State		 Heber City, UT
F 35 Ethan Potter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoLayton HS Layton, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 4, 2024

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Carroll (MT) W 81–73  1–0
 UCCU Center (1,849)
Orem, UT
November 9, 2023*
5:30 p.m.		 at Sam Houston
C-USA/WAC		 W 79–73 OT 2–0
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,187)
Huntsville, TX
November 15, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Charlotte
Jacksonville Classic campus-site game		 L 45–62  2–1
 Halton Arena (2,784)
Charlotte, NC
November 19, 2023*
10:00 a.m., PassThaBall Live		 vs. Southern Miss
Jacksonville Classic Bay semifinals		 W 67–65  3–1
 Flagler Gymnasium (311)
St. Augustine, FL
November 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m., PassThaBall Live		 vs. Cornell
Jacksonville Classic Bay championship		 L 61–74  3–2
 Flagler Gymnasium (348)
St. Augustine, FL
November 24, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Western Colorado W 81–73  4–2
 UCCU Center (1,326)
Orem, UT
November 29, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Seattle W 78–72  5–2
(1–0)		 UCCU Center (2,319)
Orem, UT
December 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry		 L 53–65  5–3
(1–1)		 Burns Arena (2,501)
St. George, UT
December 5, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Weber State W 70–54  6–3
 UCCU Center (1,651)
Orem, UT
December 9, 2023*
3:00 p.m., P12N		 at Oregon State L 71–74  6–4
 Gill Coliseum (2,867)
Corvallis, OR
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., P12N		 at Utah L 62–76  6–5
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,349)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Liberty
C-USA/WAC		 L 63–79  6–6
 UCCU Center (1,407)
Orem, UT
December 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network		 at Boise State L 63–85  6–7
 ExtraMile Arena (10,764)
Boise, ID
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cal Baptist W 65–58  7–7
(2–1)		 UCCU Center (1,553)
Orem, UT
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Southern Utah W 80–62  8–7
(3–1)		 UCCU Center (2,163)
Orem, UT
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UT Arlington L 69–83  8–8
(3–2)		 College Park Center (1,112)
Arlington, TX
January 13, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at UT Rio Grande Valley L 68–76  8–9
(3–3)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,015)
Edinburg, TX
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Grand Canyon L 65–78  8–10
(3–4)		 GCU Arena (7,239)
Phoenix, AZ
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry		 W 84–71  9–10
(4–4)		 UCCU Center (2,801)
Orem, UT
January 26, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at Seattle L 61–62  9–11
(4–5)		 Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
February 1, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Stephen F. Austin L 72–77  9–12
(4–6)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,208)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Grand Canyon L 67–86  9–13
(4–7)		 UCCU Center (2,381)
Orem, UT
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Tarleton L 61–72  9–14
(4–8)		 UCCU Center (1,985)
Orem, UT
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Abilene Christian W 74–45  10–14
(5–8)		 UCCU Center (2,474)
Orem, UT
February 15, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal Baptist W 69–46  11–14
(6–8)		 Fowler Events Center (2,230)
Riverside, CA
February 17, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Southern Utah W 78–75  12–14
(7–8)		 America First Event Center (1,613)
Cedar City, UT
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UT Rio Grande Valley W 70–59  13–14
(8–8)		 UCCU Center (2,601)
Orem, UT
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Stephen F. Austin W 71–62  14–14
(9–8)		 UCCU Center (2,357)
Orem, UT
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UT Arlington L 65–78  14–15
(9–9)		 UCCU Center (2,651)
Orem, UT
March 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Tarleton W 63–60  15–15
(10–9)		 Wisdom Gym (N/A)
Stephenville, TX
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Abilene Christian W 74–67  16–15
(11–9)		 Moody Coliseum (1,817)
Abilene, TX
WAC tournament
March 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (5) vs. (8) California Baptist
First round		 L 63–74 OT 16–16
 Orleans Arena (1,064)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.
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