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2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

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The 2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by second-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).[2]

ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record25–9 (15–1 WAC)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachTodd Okeson (6th season)
Quick facts Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball, WAC regular season champions ...
2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record25–9 (15–1 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTodd Okeson (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rosbie Mutcherson (2nd season)
  • Adam Jacobsen (1st season)
Home arenaUCCU Center
(Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah Valley15–1 .93825–9  .735
Grand Canyon †13–3 .81326–8  .765
California Baptist9–7 .56317–15  .531
Abilene Christian8–8 .50016–16  .500
Seattle8–8 .50014–18  .438
Tarleton State7–9 .43812–20  .375
UT Arlington6–10 .37513–18  .419
Southern Utah4–12 .25012–19  .387
Utah Tech2–14 .1257–26  .212
† 2025 WAC tournament winner
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Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The Wolverines finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 11–9 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.[3] As the No. 5 seed in the WAC tournament, they lost to California Baptist in the first round.[4]

Offseason

Departures

More information Name, Position ...
Name Position Height Year Reason for departure
Trevin Dorius C 7' 1" Senior Graduated[5]
Cache Fields G 6' 6" Senior Graduated[5]
Jaden McClanahan G 5' 10" Senior Graduated[5]
McCaden Adams G 6' 3" Freshman Transferred to Snow College[6]
Simon Akena G 6' 6" Junior Transferred to Westminster University[7][8]
Drake Allen G 6' 4" Junior Transferred to Utah State[7][9][10]
Peter Amakasu G 6' 4" Freshman Initially committed to Snow College;[11] ultimately transferred to Westminster University[8]
K'Mani Doughty G 6' 5" Junior Transferred to Indiana State[12]
Caleb Stone-Carrawell F 6' 7" Senior Transferred to Loyola Marymount[13]
Nate Tshimanga F 6' 10" Junior Transferred to New Mexico State[14]
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Incoming transfers

More information Name, Position ...
Name Position Height Year Previous school
Kylin Green G 6' 0" Junior Daytona State[15]
Andre Johnson Jr. G 6' 4" Junior UConn[16]
Dominick Nelson G 6' 5" Junior Polk State College[17]
Noah Taitz G 6' 4" Senior Loyola Marymount[16]
Carter Welling F 6' 10" Sophomore UC Irvine[18]
Hayden Welling F 6' 9" Sophomore UC Irvine[18]
Cory Wells F 6' 7" Senior Xavier University of Louisiana[19]
Majer Sullivan C 6' 8" Junior Yuba College[20]
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Dominick Nelson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrLiberty Heights Athletic Institute
Polk State		 Miami, FL
G 1 Andre Johnson Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)182 lb (83 kg) JrSouth Kent HS
UConn		 Bristol, CT
G 2 Jackson Holcombe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoTimpanogos HS Orem, UT
G 3 Kylin Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrLewisville HS
Daytona State		 Dallas, TX
F 4 Tyler Medaris (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrMiddleton, HS Middleton, ID
G 5 Tanner Toolson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoUnion HS
BYU		 Vancouver, WA
G 6 Jake Nadauld (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSpringville HS Springville, UT
G 7 Noah Taitz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrBishop Gorman HS
Loyola Marymount		 Las Vegas, NV
F 8 Hayden Welling 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCorner Canyon HS
UC Irvine		 Draper, UT
G 10 Trevan Leonhardt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoDavis HS Kaysville, UT
F 11 Tyler Weaver (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrAliso Niguel HS Aliso Viejo, CA
F 12 Osiris Grady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoWasatch Academy Las Vegas, NV
F 13 Cory Wells 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrWylie HS
Xavier University of Louisiana		 Murphy, TX
F 22 Carter Welling 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoCorner Canyon HS
UC Irvine		 Draper, UT
G 23 Dylan Metoyer (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSierra Canyon HS Chatsworth, CA
C 32 Majer Sullivan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrAntelope HS
Yuba College		 Sacramento, CA
F 35 Ethan Potter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrLayton HS Layton, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
  • Kaleb John-Lewis
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Troyce Solley
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 12, 2024

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Western Colorado W 92–57  1–0
 UCCU Center (2,075)
Orem, UT
November 9, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UTEP
WAC/C-USA Alliance		 W 89–60  2–0
 UCCU Center (1,653)
Orem, UT
November 14, 2024*
11:00 a.m., Midco		 at North Dakota L 71–77  2–1
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,131)
Grand Forks, ND
November 22, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Murray State W 77–75  3–1
 CFSB Center (5,037)
Murray, KY
November 26, 2024*
2:00 p.m.		 vs. West Georgia
Samford MTE		 W 77–74  4–1
 Pete Hanna Center (177)
Homewood, AL
November 27, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Samford
Samford MTE		 L 76–84  4–2
 Pete Hanna Center (913)
Homewood, AL
November 28, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 vs. North Dakota State
Samford MTE		 L 63–83  4–3
 Pete Hanna Center (121)
Homewood, AL
December 3, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 at Stanford L 63–77  4–4
 Maples Pavilion (2,033)
Stanford, CA
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at James Madison L 61–78  4–5
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,726)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 11, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 North Dakota W 80–57  5–5
 UCCU Center (2,135)
Orem, UT
December 14, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Jacksonville State
WAC/C-USA Alliance		 L 66–70  5–6
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,033)
Jacksonville, AL
December 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Idaho State W 70–56  6–6
 Reed Gym (1,127)
Pocatello, ID
December 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Weber State W 64–62  7–6
 Dee Events Center (3,609)
Ogden, UT
December 28, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Bethesda (CA) W 119–59  8–6
 UCCU Center (1,463)
Orem, UT
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Abilene Christian W 64–53  9–6
(1–0)		 UCCU Center (1,601)
Orem, UT
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Grand Canyon W 72–64  10–6
(2–0)		 UCCU Center (2,351)
Orem, UT
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 California Baptist W 75–69  11–6
(3–0)		 UCCU Center (1,863)
Orem, UT
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UT Arlington W 85–83 OT 12–6
(4–0)		 College Park Center (1,824)
Arlington, TX
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry		 W 96–80  13–6
(5–0)		 UCCU Center (2,334)
Orem, UT
January 23, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at California Baptist W 74–69  14–6
(6–0)		 Fowler Events Center (3,867)
Riverside, CA
January 25, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Seattle W 70–66  15–6
(7–0)		 Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
February 1, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Grand Canyon L 57–75  15–7
(7–1)		 GCU Arena (7,219)
Phoenix, AZ
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UT Arlington W 94–73  16–7
(8–1)		 UCCU Center (2,681)
Orem, UT
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Tarleton W 81–56  17–7
(9–1)		 UCCU Center (1,676)
Orem, UT
February 15, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Southern Utah W 70–68  18–7
(10–1)		 America First Event Center (1,555)
Cedar City, UT
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry		 W 79–77 OT 19–7
(11–1)		 Burns Arena (1,984)
St. George, UT
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Seattle W 61–55  20–7
(12–1)		 UCCU Center (2,813)
Orem, UT
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Southern Utah W 100–59  21–7
(13–1)		 UCCU Center (3,449)
Orem, UT
March 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Abilene Christian W 73–60  22–7
(14–1)		 Moody Coliseum (1,523)
Abilene, TX
March 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Tarleton W 71–66  23–7
(15–1)		 Wisdom Gym (3,000)
Stephenville, TX
WAC tournament
March 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (1) vs. (9) Utah Tech
Quarterfinals/Old Hammer Rivalry		 W 74–57  24–7
 Orleans Arena (1,645)
Paradise, NV
March 14, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (1) vs. (5) Seattle
Semifinals		 W 68–55  25–7
 Orleans Arena (3,867)
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2025
9:40 p.m., ESPN2		 (1) vs. (2) Grand Canyon
Championship		 L 82–89  25–8
 Orleans Arena (3,780)
Paradise, NV
NIT
March 19, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at (1) San Francisco
First round – San Francisco Region		 L 70–79  25–9
 Sobrato Center (1,309)
San Francisco, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.
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