2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the first year under head coach Mark Pope.[3] They played their home games at the UCCU Center and were member of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 6–8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to UMKC.

2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	12–18 (6–8 WAC)
Head coach	Mark Pope (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Cody Fueger[1] Chris Burgess[2] Eric Daniels
Home arena	UCCU Center

2015–16 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*	11	–	3		.786			27	–	7		.794
Cal State Bakersfield †	11	–	3		.786			24	–	9		.727
Seattle	7	–	7		.500			15	–	17		.469
Utah Valley	6	–	8		.429			12	–	18		.400
UMKC	4	–	10		.286			12	–	19		.387
UT Rio Grande Valley	4	–	10		.286			8	–	22		.267
Chicago State	0	–	14		.000			4	–	28		.125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2016 WAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the season 11–19, 5–9 in WAC play to finish sixth in the WAC. They lost in the WAC Quarterfinals to UMKC to end their season. The season would be Dick Hunsaker's final season at Utah Valley as he chose to retire at the end of the season.[4]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mitch Brunell	15	G	6'5"	--	RS Senior	Boise, ID	Graduated
Brenden Evans	20	F	6'5"	--	Senior	Sonora, CA	Graduated
Chad Ross	22	F	6'7"	--	Senior	Snellville, GA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jordan Poydras	10	G	6'3"	170	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred from St. Cloud State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Poydras will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Trae Young	13	G	6'2"		Junior	Missouri City, TX	Junior college transferred from Navarro College
Josh Pollard	15	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Cedar Hills, UT	Transferred from Kansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Pollard will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Isaac Neilson	22	C	6'10"	230	RS Sophomore	Mission Viejo, CA	Transferred from BYU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Neilson will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Brandon Randolph	23	G	6'2"	189	Junior	Inglewood, CA	Transferred from Xavier. Under NCAA transfer rules, Poydras will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Tyler Ott	25	G	6'5"	185	Sophomore	St. George, UT	Transferred from UC Davis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ott will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Andrew Bastien	42	C	6'9"	225	Junior	Orange, CA	Junior college transferred from Irvine Valley College

Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Richard Harward #70 C	Orem, UT	Orem High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Aug 11, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 62
Telly Davenport #115 SF	Idaho Falls, ID	Bonneville High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Truman Moore PF	Prescott, AZ	Gilbert High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Aug 29, 2014
	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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Marcel Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr American Fork Utah State American Fork, UT G 1 Hayes Garrity 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Westview Big Bend CC Beaverton, OR G 2 Jaden Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr West Jordan Salt Lake CC Salt Lake City, UT G 3 Telly Davenport 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bonneville Idaho Falls, ID F 4 Darrious Hamilton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Antonian Prep Arizona Western San Antonio, TX G 5 Hayden Scheneck 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Weber Salt Lake CC Eden, UT G 10 Jordan Poydras 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr De Pere St. Cloud State Los Angeles, CA G 11 Konner Frey (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Viewmont Utah State Bountiful, UT G 13 Ivory Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Strake Jesuit Navarro College Houston, TX G 14 Cory Cardwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Riverton Riverton, UT G 15 Josh Pollard (I, W)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Orem Orem, UT F 21 Zach Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Yuba City Yuba City, CA C 22 Isaac Neilson (I)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Mission Viejo BYU Mission Viejo, CA G 23 Brandon Randolph (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Inglewood Xavier Inglewood, California G 24 Alex Carr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr South Miner Wabash Valley Birmingham, AL F 25 Tyler Ott (I, W)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Desert Hills UC Davis St. George, UT F 33 Dayon Goodman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Kearns Salt Lake City, UT C 42 Andrew Bastien 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Orange Lutheran Irvine Valley College Tustin, CA	Head coach Mark Pope (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Cody Fueger (Utah) Chris Burgess (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

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015* 7:00 pm	Western State	W 97–52		UCCU Center (505) Orem, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, BYUtv	at BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 54–85	0–1	Marriott Center (17,683) Provo, UT
11/14/2015* 7:00 pm, YouTube	Great Falls (MT)	W 89–60	1–1	UCCU Center (2,254) Orem, UT
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm	at Denver	L 62–75	1–2	Magness Arena (1,128) Denver, CO
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm, YouTube	Antelope Valley	W 101–60	2–2	PE Building (1,427) Orem, UT
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm, MW Net	at Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 55–81	2–3	Smith Spectrum (8,632) Logan, UT
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm, YouTube	UC Davis	L 70–82	2–4	UCCU Center (2,318) Orem, UT
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, WAC DN	Montana State	L 72–76	2–5	UCCU Center (1,135) Orem, UT
12/05/2015* 7:00 pm, UVUtv	Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 54–68	2–6	UCCU Center (2,233) Orem, UT
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, UVUtv	Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 84–81 ^2OT	3–6	UCCU Center (2,860) Orem, UT
12/12/2015* 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky	at Idaho State	W 100–76	4–6	Holt Arena (1,622) Pocatello, ID
12/19/2015* 4:00 pm	at UTSA	W 83–78	5–6	Convocation Center (1,098) San Antonio, TX
12/22/2015* 4:15 pm	vs. UNC Wilmington Billy Minardi Classic	L 77–102	5–7	KFC Yum! Center (19,419) Louisville, KY
12/23/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	at Louisville Billy Minardi Classic	L 68–98	5–8	KFC Yum! Center (19,146) Louisville, KY
12/28/2015* 8:00 pm, TheW.tv	at Saint Mary's	L 50–65	5–9	McKeon Pavilion (2,113) Moraga, CA
01/02/2016* 7:00 pm, YouTube	San Diego Christian	W 88–79	6–9	UCCU Center (1,578) Orem, UT
WAC regular season
01/07/2016 7:00 pm, ASN	New Mexico State	L 66–78	6–10 (0–1)	UCCU Center (3,155) Orem, UT
01/09/2016 7:00 pm, UVUtv	Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 98–65	7–10 (1–1)	UCCU Center (1,881) Orem, UT
01/16/2016 7:00 pm, WAC DN	at Grand Canyon	L 88–99	7–11 (1–2)	GCU Arena (4,672) Phoenix, AZ
01/21/2016 6:05 pm, WAC DN	at UMKC	W 90–79	8–11 (2–2)	Municipal Auditorium (957) Kansas City, MO
01/23/2016 1:00 pm	at Chicago State	W 82–76	9–11 (3–2)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (957) Chicago, IL
01/28/2016 7:00 pm, UVUtv	Seattle	L 62–73	9–12 (3–3)	UCCU Center (2,629) Orem, UT
01/30/2016 7:00 pm, UVUtv	Cal State Bakersfield	L 74–78	9–13 (3–4)	UCCU Center (2,952) Orem, UT
02/04/2016 6:00 pm, WAC DN	at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 88–77	10–13 (4–4)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,211) Edinburg, TX
02/06/2016 7:00 pm, WAC DN	at New Mexico State	L 74–98	10–14 (4–5)	Pan American Center (4,476) Las Cruces, NM
02/13/2016 8:00 pm, ASN	at Cal State Bakersfield	L 69–91	10–15 (4–6)	Icardo Center (1,765) Bakersfield, CA
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, UVUtv	Chicago State	W 74–72	11–15 (5–6)	UCCU Center (2,115) Orem, UT
02/20/2016 7:00 pm, UVUtv	UMKC	W 79–70	12–15 (6–6)	UCCU Center (2,981) Orem, UT
02/27/2016 8:00 pm	at Seattle	L 69–72	12–16 (6–7)	KeyArena (2,767) Seattle, WA
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ASN	Grand Canyon	L 79–86	12–17 (6–8)	UCCU Center (3,854) Orem, UT
WAC Tournament
03/10/2016 3:00 pm, WAC DN	vs. UMKC Quarterfinals	L 78–80	12–18	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

1. "Men's Coaching Changes". BB Full Court Press. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
2. "Former Ute Chris Burgess hired as Utah Valley assistant". Deseret News. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
3. "UVU hires BYU assistant Mark Pope as new basketball coach". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
4. "Utah Valley's Dick Hunsaker Stepping Down as Head Coach". SB Nation. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
5. http://wolverinegreen.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball