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2019-20 GAME NOTES | GAME 11 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Jason Erickson | Asst. AD - Communications | E: [email protected] | C: 303-946-6774 | O: 801-863-5451 2019-20 SCHEDULE Overall: 4-6 | Home: 2-2 | Away: 2-4 | Neutral: 0-0 UTAH VALLEY(4-6) AT SOUTHERN UTAH (4-4) SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 2019 | 2 p.m. (MT) | CEDAR CITY, UTAH | America First Event Center Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 05 Westminster (WDN) W, 72-55 ......................................... Cedar City, Utah Nov. 09 at Denver (Altitude TV) L, 62-74 Location UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES Nov. 12 Ottawa(WDN/UVUtv) W, 101-70 Site .....................America First Event Center (7,500) Head Coach .............. Mark Madsen Nov. 15 ^at UAB (CUSA.tv) W, 66-55 Alma Mater .................Stanford, ‘00 Live Stream ..................................... Pluto.TV (Channel 536) Career Record (Yr.) ............. 4-6 (1st) Nov. 18 ^at #9 Kentucky (ESPN2) L, 74-82 Record at UVU (Yr.) ................. Same Nov. 21 ^Lamar (WDN) L, 68-74 Radio ...... ESPN 960 AM Jim McCulloch (PxP) | Jason Erickson (CC) Nov. 23 !at North Dakota St. (ESPN3) W, 68-62 Live Stats ........................................... UVUstats.com SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS Nov. 26 ^at Mount St. Mary’s (NEC FR) L, 61-64 All-Time Series .................................UVU leads, 4-2 Head Coach ..................Todd Simon Alma Mater ...Central Michigan, ‘03 Dec. 01 at Colorado St. (MW Network) L, 61-92 Utah Valley Streak ...............................................L3 Career Record (Yr.) ........ 49-75 (5th) Dec. 04 Weber State (WDN/UVUtv) L, 67-72 Southern Utah Streak .........................................L1 Record at SUU (Yr.) ........ 40-67 (4th) Dec. 07 at Southern Utah (Pluto.tv, 536) 2 p.m. Dec. 14 Northern Arizona (WDN) 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at Wyoming (MW Network) 7 p.m. OPENINGTIP Dec. 21 at Long Beach State 5 p.m. • Utah Valley will play its fourth road game in its last five contests as the team travels down I-15 to Cedar City to take on in-state rival Dec. 28 Antelope Valley (WDN) 3 p.m. Southern Utah on Saturday afternoon at the America First Event Center. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. Jan. 02 *at Chicago State (WDN) 6 p.m. • The Wolverines have played five of their last seven games on the road, traveling nearly 9,000 miles through the air in the process. Jan. 04 *at Kansas City (WDN) 6 p.m. The Wolverines have dropped three straight with setbacks at Mount St. Mary’s, at Colorado State, and at home to Weber State. UVU’s Jan. 11 *at Seattle U (WDN) 8 p.m. last win was a 68-62 over reigning Summit League Tournament champion North Dakota State on Nov. 23 in Fargo. Jan. 16 *New Mexico State (ESPN+) 7 p.m. • UVU most recently dropped a 72-67 decision to Weber State on Wednesday night in Orem. TJ Washington scored 18 points and Jan. 18 *UTRGV (WDN/UVUtv) 2 p.m. Trey Woodbury added 14 in the loss. Casdon Jardine was also in double figures with 10 points. Emmanuel Olojakpoke pulled down Jan. 23 *at CSU Bakersfield (WDN) 8 p.m. a team-high 10 rebounds to go along with eight points and six blocks. The six blocks ties him for fourth on the all-time UVU single Jan. 25 *at Grand Canyon (WDN) 6 p.m. game blocks list. Jan. 29 *California Baptist (WDN) 7 p.m. • As of Dec. 5, Utah Valley ranks third in the nation in blocks with 60. The Wolverines also rank 14th nationally in blocks per game at Feb. 08 *Seattle U (WDN/UVUtv) 2 p.m. 6.0 a contest. Individually, Emmanuel Olojakpoke is fifth nationally with 32 blocks. He also ranks 10th in blocks per game at 3.2. Feb. 13 *at UTRGV (WDN) 6 p.m. Olojakpoke is on track to break the all-time UVU single season blocks record of 72 set by Akolda Manyang during the 2017-18 Feb. 15 *at New Mexico State 4 p.m. season. Feb. 20 *CSU Bakersfield (WDN) 7 p.m. • Senior guard TJ Washington leads the Wolverines in scoring at 15.8 points, which ranks fourth in the WAC. Junior guard Brandon Feb. 22 *Grand Canyon (WDN/UVUtv) 2 p.m. Averette follows closely behind at 12.0 points a game. Brandon Morely ranks seventh in the league in rebounding at 5.9 boards a Feb. 26 *at California Baptist (ESPN+) 8 p.m. game, while Emmanuel Olojakpoke leads the WAC and ranks second fifth in the nation with 32 blocks this season. March 5 *Kansas City (WDN/UVUtv) 7 p.m. • Mark Madsen enters his first season as the head coach of the Wolverines. The two-time NBA champion, former Los Angeles Lakers as- March 7 *Chicago State (WDN) 2 p.m. sistant coach, and former Stanford University basketball star makes his debut season as a head coach. He is just the third head coach in UVU’s Division I history. Madsen takes over the Utah Valley program after serving the past six seasons as an assistant coach for the Bold denotes home game | Home games played at UCCU Center ^BBN Showcase | ! denotes Summit League/WAC Challenge Los Angeles Lakers. He was a two-time NBA champion as a player with the Lakers (2001 and 2002), and he played for the Minnesota *WAC game | WDN (WAC Digital Network) Timberwolves for six seasons. WAC Tournament PROJECTEDSTARTERS Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada March 12-14 Social Media UtahValleyWolverines / UVUmbb 3 11 4 22 24 TJ Washington Brandon Averette Emmanuel Olojakpoke Casdon Jardine Trey Woodbury @GoUVU / @UVUmbb 6-0 / 175 / G / Sr. 5-11 / 185 / G / R-Jr. 6-8 / 190 / F / Sr. 6-7 / 218 / F / R-Jr. 6-4 / 200 / G / So. Tulsa, OK Richardson, TX Houston, TX Twin Falls, ID Las Vegas, NV @GoUVU / @UVUmbb P R A P R A P R B P R S P R A 15.8 5.1 2.7 12.0 1.7 2.4 5.1 5.6 3.2 11.5 5.1 0.5 9.0 4.1 1.0 Starters based on previous game’s lineup. QUICK FACTS BROADCAST INFORMATION Saturday’s game at Southern Utah will be broadcast live on www.Pluto.TV (Channel GENERAL INFORMATION 536). The game will also be broadcast over the radio waves as Jim McCulloch enters Location Orem, Utah his 10th season as the Voice of the Wolverines. Jason Erickson will be handling the Founded 1941 color commentary duties on the radio. The radio broadcast will be aired live on ESPN Enrollment 39,930 960AM radio. A live stream of the radio broadcast will also be available at ESPN960S- School Colors Green, White & Gold ports.com. Nickname Wolverines Basketball Facility UCCU Center Capacity 7,500 ABOUT SOUTHERN UTAH Press Row (801) 863-5209 Southern Utah enters Saturday’s game with a 4-4 overall record. SUU is a perfect 2-0 at home this season. Satur- Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Western Athletic Conference day’s game will mark SUU’s first home game of the season against a Division I opponent. The team most recently President Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez dropped a 61-51 decision at Loyola Marymount on Sunday. Junior guard John Knight III led the Thunderbirds Director of Athletics Dr. Jared Sumsion with 13 points in the loss at LMU. Knight III leads the team in scoring this season at 12.6 points per game. Red- COACHING STAFF shirt senior forward Dwayne Morgan, redshirt senior forward Cameron Oluyitan, and redshirt junior guard Jakolby Long also average double figures at 11.8, 11.0, and 10.3 points per game, respectively. As a team, SUU averages Head Coach Mark Madsen 78.5 points per game while limiting opponents to a 63.0 points per game average. The T-Birds average just over Alma Mater Stanford (2000) 42 rebounds a game, which ranks 19th nationally. The team ranks ninth in the country in defensive rebounds per Overall Record (seasons) 4-6 (1st season) game at 31.0 a game. SUU holds a rebound margin of 10.5 which is 10th in the nation. UVU Record (seasons) Same Assistant Coach Todd Phillips Alma Mater Lewis and Clark State (1999) SERIES HISTORY VS. SOUTHERN UTAH Season 1st Utah Valley (4-6) and Southern Utah (4-4) will meet up on the basketball hardwood for the eighth time on Satur- Office Phone 801-863-8309 E-mail [email protected] day. It will mark the fourth time that the two teams have met up in Cedar City. UVU leads the all-time series, 4-2. Assistant Coach Todd Okeson The Wolverines also hold a 2-1 advantage in game played in Cedar City. UVU has won four of the last five games, Alma Mater Nevada (2004) including an 85-75 win over the Thunderbirds during the last matchup in Cedar City on Nov. 22, 2014. SUU won Season 1st the most recent game between the two teams, taking a 68-54 win in Orem on Dec. 5, 2015. Office Phone 801-863-5166 E-mail [email protected] Assistant Coach Jarred Jackson All-Time Results vs. Southern Utah (UVU leads series, 4-2) Alma Mater Lander (2007) Nov. 29, 2006 Southern Utah def. Utah Valley, 68-60 Cedar City, Utah Season 1st Dec. 22, 2006 Utah Valley def. Southern Utah, 64-55 Orem, Utah Office Phone 801-863-8539 Dec. 15, 2007 Utah Valley def. Southern Utah, 91-88 Cedar City, Utah E-mail [email protected] Dec. 20, 2008 Utah Valley def. Southern Utah, 78-72 Orem, Utah Nov. 22, 2014 Utah Valley def.