2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2014–15 record11–19 (5–9 WAC)
Head coachDick Hunsaker (13th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Curtis Condie
  • Terry Parker
  • Chris Sparks
Home arenaUCCU Center
2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State131 .929  2311  .676
Grand Canyon*86 .571  1715  .531
UMKC86 .571  1419  .424
Seattle77 .500  1816  .529
Cal State Bakersfield77 .500  1419  .424
Utah Valley59 .357  1119  .367
Texas–Pan American410 .286  1021  .323
Chicago State410 .286  824  .250
* Ineligible in transition from Division II.
2015 WAC Tournament winner

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

[2]

2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Donte Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
JrGeorge Washington
LA Pierce College
Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Hayes Garrity 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
JrWestview
Big Bend CC
Beaverton, OR
G 5 Jaden Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
JrWest Jordan
Salt Lake CC
Salt Lake City, UT
F 11 Eli Robison 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS SoTimpview Provo, UT
G 14 Cory Cardwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
JrRiverton Riverton, UT
F 15 Mitch Bruneel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS SrEagle
Utah State
Boise, ID
F 20 Brenden Evans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SrSonora
Modesto JC
Sonora, CA
F 21 Zach Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SoYuba City Yuba City, CA
F 22 Chad Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SrSouth Gwinnett
Waycross CC
Snellville, GA
G 24 Alex Carr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
JrSouth Miner
Wabash Valley
Birmingham, AL
F 33 Dayon Goodman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
FrKearns Salt Lake City, UT
F 42 Darrious Hamilton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
JrAntonian Prep
Arizona Western
San Antonio, TX
F 45 Boston Gubler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
FrHurricane La Verkin, UT
C 50 Leland Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
JrSnow 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
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
7:05 PM
Colorado Mesa W 70–62 
UCCU Center (N/A)
Orem, UT
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:05 PM, UVUtv
South Dakota W 60–52  1–0
UCCU Center (2,302)
Orem, UT
11/17/2014*
6:05 PM, Watch Big Sky
at Eastern Washington L 50–75  1–1
Reese Court (1,155)
Cheney, WA
11/22/2014*
7:00 PM, Watch Big SKy
at Southern Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 85–75  2–1
Centrum Arena (N/A)
Cedar City, UT
11/26/2014*
7:00 PM, Watch Big Sky
at Idaho State W 60–57  3–1
Holt Arena (1,121)
Pocatello, ID
11/29/2014*
8:00 PM, BigWest.tv
at UC Davis L 43–64  3–2
The Pavilion (1,240)
Davis, CA
12/01/2014*
8:05 PM, Watch Big Sky
at Sacramento State L 56–65  3–3
Colberg Court (383)
Sacramento, CA
12/06/2014*
7:00 PM, Watch Big Sky
at Montana State L 60–68  3–4
Worthington Arena (1,527)
Bozeman, MT
12/09/2014*
7:00 PM, P12N
at No. 3 Arizona L 56–87  3–5
McKale Center (14,321)
Tucson, AZ
12/13/2014*
7:05 PM, UVUtv
Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 47–50  3–6
UCCU Center (6,121)
Orem, UT
12/20/2014*
7:00 PM, KJZZ
at Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 61–73  3–7
Dee Events Center (6,803)
Ogden, UT
12/23/2014*
7:05 PM, WAC Digital
Idaho State W 51–47  4–7
UCCU Center (1,109)
Orem, UT
12/27/2014*
7:05 PM, WAC Digital
Sacramento State L 49–74  4–8
UCCU Center (932)
Orem, UT
12/30/2014*
7:05 PM, Youtube
Bristol University W 83–50  5–8
UCCU Center (655)
Orem, UT
01/03/2015*
1:00 PM, SECN
at Arkansas L 46–79  5–9
Bud Walton Arena (15,410)
Fayetteville, AR
01/10/2015
7:05 PM, UVUtv
Seattle W 70–52  6–9
(1–0)
UCCU Center (1,888)
Orem, UT
01/15/2015
7:05 PM, UVUtv
Grand Canyon L 74–83  6–10
(1–1)
UCCU Center (1,426)
Orem, UT
01/22/2015
6:00 PM, WAC Digital
at Texas–Pan American W 72–54  7–10
(2–1)
UTPA Fieldhouse (1,737)
Edinburg, TX
01/24/2015
7:00 PM, ASN
at New Mexico State W 69–44  7–11
(2–2)
Pan American Center (5,878)
Las Cruces, NM
01/29/2015
7:05 PM, UVUtv
Chicago State W 78–62  8–11
(3–2)
UCCU Center (2,124)
Orem, UT
01/31/2015
7:05 PM, ASN
UMKC L 59–66  8–12
(3–3)
UCCU Center (2,670)
Orem, UT
02/05/2015
8:00 PM, WAC Digital
at Cal State Bakersfield L 69–72  8–13
(3–4)
Icardo Center (1,060)
Bakersfield, CA
02/07/2015
8:00 PM, WAC Digital
at Seattle L 33–53  8–14
(3–5)
KeyArena (2,563)
Seattle, WA
02/09/2015*
7:05 PM, Youtube
St. Katherine College W 77–55  9–14
UCCU Center (1,117)
Orem, UT
02/14/2015
7:00 PM, WAC Digital
at Grand Canyon L 57–83  9–15
(3–6)
GCU Arena (6,116)
Phoenix, AZ
02/19/2015
7:05 PM, UVUtv
New Mexico State L 38–51  9–16
(3–7)
UCCU Center (2,749)
Orem, UT
02/21/2015
7:05 PM, UVUtv
Texas–Pan American L 49–72  10–16
(4–7)
UCCU Center (1,715)
Orem, UT
02/26/2015
6:05 PM, KSMO
at UMKC L 50–69  10–17
(4–8)
Municipal Auditorium (1,204)
Kansas City, MO
02/28/2015
1:05 PM, CSU-TV
at Chicago State L 44–65  10–18
(4–9)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (631)
Chicago, IL
03/07/2015
7:05 PM, UVUtv
Cal State Bakersfield L 69–74  11–18
(5–9)
UCCU Center (2,309)
Orem, UT
WAC Tournament
03/12/2015
3:00 PM, WAC Digital
vs. Cal State Bakersfield
Quarterfinals
L 40–55  11–19
Orleans Arena (1,060)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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