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2025–26 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

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The 2025–26 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by third-year head coach Todd Phillips,[1] played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah and compete as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[2]

ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record25–9 (14–4 WAC)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachTodd Okeson (7th season)
Quick facts Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball, WAC regular season champions ...
2025–26 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record25–9 (14–4 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTodd Okeson (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen (2nd season)
  • Ivory "Trey" Young (1st season)
    Trevor Stranger (1st season)
Home arenaUCCU Center
(Capacity: 8,500)
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2025–26 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah Valley14–4 .77825–9  .735
California Baptist †13–5 .72225–9  .735
Utah Tech11–7 .61119–15  .559
UT Arlington9–9 .50018–14  .563
Southern Utah6–12 .33310–22  .313
Abilene Christian5–13 .27814–19  .424
Tarleton5–13 .27814–18  .438
† 2026 WAC tournament winner
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This was the Wolverines' last season in the WAC. In March 2025, the Big West Conference reportedly invited Utah Valley to join their conference beginning in 2026.[3] UVU's Big West move was officially announced on June 4.[4]

In February 2026, due to disputes with the WAC over unpaid exit fees, the Wolverines were declared to be not in good standing with the conference, and thus were initially prohibited from participating in the conference championship (including the 2026 WAC men's basketball tournament), or having their games be broadcast.[5] The Fourth District Court in Utah later granted the university's motion for a preliminary injunction that allowed them to play in the conference tournament.[6] The WAC then reasserted that Utah Valley would not play in the conference tournament if they did not pay the exit fee by March 10th at 5:00 p.m. MST, a day prior to the tournament's start.[7] It was confirmed later that day that Utah Valley would play in the conference tournament, as the WAC was assured by the Fourth District Court in Utah that the payment from Utah Valley was in process.[8]

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The Wolverines finished the 2024–25 season 25–9, 15–1 in WAC play, to finish in first place.[9] As the No. 1 seed in the WAC tournament, they defeated Utah Tech in the quarterfinals and Seattle in the semifinals before falling to Grand Canyon in the championship game 89–82.[10] As the WAC regular season champions, Utah Valley was invited to participate in the 2025 National Invitation Tournament.[11] The Wolverines were defeated in the first round by San Francisco 70–79.[12]

Offseason

Departures

More information Name, Position ...
Name Position Height Year Reason for departure
Kylin Green G 6' 0" Junior Transferred to Houston Christian[13]
Osiris Grady F 6' 8" Junior Transferred to UC Riverside
Andre Johnson Jr. G 6' 4" Junior Transferred to Ouachita Baptist[14]
Tyler Medaris F 6' 7" Sophomore Entered transfer portal April 10; decided to return
Dylan Metoyer G 6' 1" Freshman Transferred to Pierce College
Jake Nadauld G 6' 2" Freshman Transferred to Westminster[15]
Dominick Nelson G 6' 5" Junior Transferred to Iowa State[16]
Ethan Potter F 6' 8" Junior Transferred to Utah Tech[17]
Majer Sullivan C 6' 8" Senior Transferred to Weber State football[18]
Noah Taitz G 6' 4" Junior Entered transfer portal March 28; decided to return
Tanner Toolson G 6' 5" Sophomore Transferred to TCU[19]
Carter Welling F 6' 10" Sophomore Transferred to Clemson[20]
Cory Wells F 6' 7" Senior Transferred to Prairie View A&M
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Incoming transfers

More information Name, Position ...
Name Position Height Year Previous school
Isaac Davis F 6' 6" Sophomore Utah State[21]
AJ Dixon G/F 6' 5" Junior Western Illinois
Isaac Hawkins F 6' 10" Junior College of Southern Idaho[22]
Tyler Hendricks G 6' 6" Junior Central Florida[23]
Braden Housley G 6' 4" Redshirt Junior Utah State
Joul Karram C 6' 10" Sophomore Utah
AJ Riggs G 6' 3" Sophomore Fort Lewis
Sherman Weatherspoon IV G 6' 3" Sophomore Frank Phillips
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Isaac Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoHillcrest HS
Utah State		 Idaho Falls, ID
G 2 Jackson Holcombe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoTimpanogos HS Orem, UT
G 3 Jaxson Roberts Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrCorner Canyon HS Draper, UT
G 4 Sherman Weatherspoon IV 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoBethesda-Chevy Chase HS
Valparaiso
Frank Phillips		 Bowie, MD
G 5 AJ Riggs (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoHighland HS
Fort Lewis College		 Gilbert, AZ
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) SrCorner Canyon HS
UC Irvine		 Draper, UT
G 9 Braden Housley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrSkyridge HS
Utah State		 Lehi, UT
G 10 Trevan Leonhardt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrDavis HS Kaysville, UT
F 11 Tyler Weaver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrAliso Niguel HS Aliso Viejo, CA
F 12 Tyler Medaris (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrMiddleton, HS Middleton, ID
G 15 Tyler Hendricks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrCalvary Christian Academy
Central Florida		 Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 23 Isaac Hawkins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrLegion Collegiate Academy
College of Southern Idaho		 Fort Mill, SC
G/F 24 AJ Dixon Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrMerrillville HS
Triton College
Western Illinois		 Merrillville, IN
C 99 Joul Karram 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoHakfar Hayarok
Utah		 Nazareth, Israel
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: July 22, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 West Coast Baptist W 116–35  1–0
  19 – Holcombe  14 – Hawkins  9 – Leonhardt  UCCU Center (1,409)
Orem, UT
November 8, 2025*
2:00 pm, MW Network		 at Boise State L 77–101  1–1
  22 – Holcombe  5 – Leonhardt  4 – Leonhardt  ExtraMile Arena (10,240)
Boise, ID
November 12, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Westminster W 91–60  2–1
  22 – Hendricks  10 – Holcombe  13 – Leonhardt  UCCU Center (2,114)
Orem, UT
November 15, 2025*
7:00 pm, MW Network		 at Fresno State L 74–75  2–2
  17 – Welling  6 – Davis  7 – Leonhardt  Save Mart Center (2,969)
Fresno, CA
November 19, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 UC Irvine
Cancun Challenge campus game		 W 79–72  3–2
  18 – Davis  12 – Holcombe  5 – Tied  UCCU Center (1,374)
Orem, UT
November 25, 2025*
4:00 pm, FloCollege		 vs. South Dakota State
Cancun Challenge		 W 75–52  4–2
  16 – Tied  7 – Housley  5 – Holcombe  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300)
Cancún, Mexico
November 26, 2025*
4:00 pm, FloCollege		 vs. Samford
Cancun Challenge		 W 89–45  5–2
  21 – Holcombe  6 – Hendricks  5 – Housley  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
December 3, 2025*
8:00 pm, MW Network		 at San Diego State L 66–77  5–3
  17 – Holcombe  10 – Holcombe  5 – Tied  Viejas Arena (11,683)
San Diego, CA
December 6, 2025*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at Bowling Green W 82–71  6–3
  19 – Holcombe  11 – Hendricks  9 – Leonhardt  Stroh Center (1,929)
Bowling Green, OH
December 10, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Idaho State W 73–69  7–3
  18 – Tied  11 – Leonhardt  8 – Leonhardt  UCCU Center (1,423)
Orem, UT
December 13, 2025*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 vs. UC Santa Barbara
Salt Lake Slam Showcase		 W 68–53  8–3
  18 – Welling  11 – Holcombe  10 – Leonhardt  Delta Center (1,987)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 17, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Weber State W 90–74  9–3
  22 – Hendricks  7 – Weatherspoon IV  6 – Leonhardt  UCCU Center (1,457)
Orem, UT
December 20, 2025*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bethesda W 109–48  10–3
  16 – Holcombe  15 – Holcombe  6 – Leonhardt  UCCU Center (1,426)
Orem, UT
WAC regular season
December 29, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 California Baptist W 73–66  11–3
(1–0)		  25 – Holcombe  4 – Tied  8 – Leonhardt  UCCU Center (2,171)
Orem, UT
January 1, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tarleton W 91–85  12–3
(2–0)		  22 – Holcombe  9 – Hawkins  5 – Leonhardt  EECU Center (987)
Stephenville, TX
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Abilene Christian L 68–85  12–4
(2–1)		  15 – Hendricks  6 – Welling  6 – Holcombe  Moody Coliseum (958)
Abilene, TX
January 8, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Utah W 89–72  13–4
(3–1)		  23 – Holcombe  9 – Holcombe  6 – Housley  UCCU Center (1,872)
Orem, UT
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry		 W 92–76  14–4
(4–1)		  26 – Leonhardt  6 – Davis  7 – Tied  UCCU Center (2,551)
Orem, UT
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 UT Arlington W 86–74  15–4
(5–1)		  16 – Holcombe  9 – Leonhardt  9 – Leonhardt  UCCU Center (2,517)
Orem, UT
January 21, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Utah L 70–84  15–5
(5–2)		  26 – Holcombe  13 – Holcombe  4 – Tied  America First Event Center (1,151)
Cedar City, UT
January 24, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at California Baptist L 71–78 OT 15–6
(5–3)		  22 – Holcombe  10 – Holcombe  4 – Leonhardt  Fowler Events Center (3,907)
Riverside, CA
January 29, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tarleton W 83–55  16–6
(6–3)		  20 – Leonhardt  8 – Holcombe  4 – Housley  EECU Center (2,267)
Stephenville, TX
February 5, 2026
6:00 pm		 Abilene Christian W 68–55  17–6
(7–3)		  18 – Hendricks  8 – Holcombe  7 – Leonhardt  UCCU Center (1,581)
Orem, UT
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm		 UT Arlington W 81–60  18–6
(8–3)		  18 – Hendricks  7 – Hendricks  6 – Leonhardt  UCCU Center (2,245)
Orem, UT
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry		 L 77–81  18–7
(8–4)		  20 – Holcombe  8 – Hawkins  6 – Leonhardt  Burns Arena (2,786)
St. George, UT
February 19, 2026
6:00 pm		 California Baptist W 65–46  19–7
(9–4)		  14 – Davis  9 – Hawkins  8 – Leonhardt  UCCU Center (2,364)
Orem, UT
February 21, 2026
1:00 pm		 at UT Arlington W 66–54  20–7
(10–4)		  19 – Holcombe  10 – Tied  5 – Holcombe  College Park Center (1,555)
Arlington, TX
February 26, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tarleton W 79–72  21–7
(11–4)		  24 – Davis  9 – Holcombe  4 – Tied  UCCU Center (2,355)
Orem, UT
February 28, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Abilene Christian W 74–67  22–7
(12–4)		  16 – Leonhardt  9 – Leonhardt  7 – Leonhardt  UCCU Center (2,094)
Orem, UT
March 5, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Utah W 92–88  23–7
(13–4)		  28 – Davis  8 – Holcombe  7 – Leonardt  America First Event Center (1,540)
Cedar City, UT
March 7, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry		 W 104–101 2OT 24–7
(14–4)		  27 – Weatherspoon  9 – Holcombe  9 – Leonhardt  Burns Arena (3,116)
St. George, UT
WAC tournament
March 13, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (1) vs. (4) UT Arlington
Semifinals		 W 67–65  25–7
  14 – Holcombe  7 – Leonhardt  3 – Leonhardt  Orleans Arena (1,474)
Paradise, NV
March 14, 2026
10:00pm, ESPN2		 (1) vs. (2) California Baptist
Championship		 L 61–63  25–8
  18 – Holcombe  10 – Leonhardt  8 – Leonhardt  Orleans Arena (1,151)
Paradise, NV
NIT
March 18, 2026
6:00pm, ESPN+		 (4 AL) George Washington
First round		 L 78–79  25–9
  27 – Holcombe  7 – Davis  7 – Holcombe  UCCU Center (1,582)
Orem, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
AL=Alberquerque.
All times are in Mountain.
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