UTAH VALLEY(6-3) at Arizona (6-2) Overall: 6-3 | Home: 4-0 | Away: 0-3 | Neutral: 2-0 Thursday, Dec
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2018-19 GAME NOTES | GAME 10 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Jason Erickson | Asst. AD - Communications | E: [email protected] | C: 303-946-6774 | O: 801-863-5451 2018-19 SCHEDULE UTAH VALLEY(6-3) at arizona (6-2) Overall: 6-3 | Home: 4-0 | Away: 0-3 | Neutral: 2-0 thursday, dec. 6, 2018 | 7 p.m. (MST) | tucson, arizona | MCKALE center Date Opponent Time/Result Location .....................................................................Tucson, Arizona Nov. 06 Westminster (UVUtv/WDN) W, 96-71 UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES Nov. 09 ^at BYU (BYUtv) L, 65-75 Site ............................................................... McKale Center (14,655) Head Coach ................... Mark Pope Nov. 11 #at Saint Mary’s (TheW.tv) L, 63-92 TV ......................................... Pac-12 Network (J.B. Long | Steve Lavin) Alma Mater .............Kentucky, 1996 Nov. 16 #at Utah State (MW Network) L, 46-65 Radio ........................ESPN 960AM (Jim McCulloch | Jason Erickson) Career Record (Yr.) ........ 58-49 (4th) Record at UVU (Yr.) ................. Same Nov. 19 #vs. Hartford W, 72-65 Video Stream ............................................................Pac-12.com/live Nov. 21 #vs. Long Beach State W, 87-72 Live Stats .................................................................ArizonaStats.com Nov. 24 North Dakota (WDN) W, 74-68 All-Time Series ........................................................Arizona leads 1-0 ARIZONA WILDCATS Nov. 28 Western Colo. (UVUtv/WDN) W, 82-59 Last Meeting .........................................12/09/14, A, UA 87 - UVU 56 Head Coach .................. Sean Miller Alma Mater ...........Pittsburgh, 1992 Utah Valley Streak ........................................................................W5 Dec. 01 !Denver (UVUtv/WDN) W, 98-75 Career Record (Yr.) ..373-123 (15th) Arizona Streak ..............................................................................W2 Dec. 06 at Arizona (Pac-12 Network) 7 p.m. Record at UA (Yr.) ......253-76 (10th) Dec. 08 at Northern Arizona 6 p.m. Dec. 15 at Weber State (KJZZ) 7 p.m. OPENINGTIP Dec. 19 Idaho State (WDN) 7 p.m. • After playing three-straight games at home, Utah Valley travels to the Grand Canyon State to take on Arizona and Northern Arizona Dec. 22 Sam Houston State (WDN) 2 p.m. this week. The Wolverines will take on Arizona on Thursday before traveling to play Northern Arizona on Saturday. Thursday’s game Dec. 29 at Fresno State 5 p.m. against the Wildcats is set to tip-off at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network. Jan. 03 *at Grand Canyon (WDN) 6 p.m. • Utah Valley and Arizona meet on the basketball hardwood for just the second time on Thursday night. The two teams have met just Jan. 05 *at CSU Bakersfield (WDN) 8 p.m. one time with the Wildcats taking an 87-56 win on Dec. 9, 2014 in Tucson. The game marked Arizona’s 36th-straight non-conference Jan. 12 *Seattle U (WDN) 7 p.m. home win. The Wildcats have since extended their non-conference home win streak to 51 games. UVU holds an all-time 2-8 record Jan. 17 *UT Rio Grande Valley (WDN) 7 p.m. against teams from the Pac-12 Conference. UVU’s lone wins over Pac-12 foes include a 75-71 win over Arizona State on Dec. 10, Jan. 19 *New Mexico State (WDN) 7 p.m. 2005 and a 70-68 victory at Oregon State on Dec. 1, 2010. Jan. 24 *at Kansas City (WDN) 5 p.m. • Conner Toolson scored a season-high 26 points and TJ Washington scored a career-high 17 points to lead Utah Valley to a 98-75 win (WDN) Jan. 26 *at Chicago State 1 p.m. over Denver in a Summit League/WAC challenge game on Saturday night at the UCCU Center. The win extended UVU’s home win Jan. 30 *California Baptist (WDN) 7 p.m. streak to 18 games—one of the longest streaks in the country. Conner Toolson scored his 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including a 5-of-10 clip from beyond the arc. He also knocked down 5-of-6 shots at the free throw line and pulled down four rebounds. Washing- Feb. 09 *at Seattle U (WDN) 2 p.m. ton knocked down 5-of-7 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 from long range for his 17 points. He also dished out six assists. Jake Feb. 14 *at New Mexico State (WDN) 7 p.m. Toolson scored 15 points on a 5-of-9 clip, including a pair of threes. Ben Nakwaasah and Baylee Steele were also in double figures Feb. 16 *at UT Rio Grande Valley (WDN) 6 p.m. with 14 and 10 points, respectively. Feb. 21 *Chicago State (WDN) 7 p.m. • Conner Toolson now ranks fifth on the all-time UVU steals list and made threes list. He ranks ninth on the all-time points chart and is Feb. 23 *Kansas City (WDN) 7 p.m. just 60 points away from becoming just the eighth 1,000-point scorer in UVU history. He passed up cousin Ryan Toolson (2003-04, 06-09) for the fifth spot and is now just two steals away from tying Jordan Swarbrick (2007-11) for the fourth spot. Toolson is now all March 2 *at California Baptist (WDN) 8 p.m. alone in fifth on the all-time at UVU on the three-point field goals made chart with 152 and is just nine made threes away from tying March 7 *Grand Canyon (WDN) 7 p.m. UVU great Ronnie Price for fourth on the all-time threes list. Toolson ranks ninth on UVU’s all-time scoring list with 940 points. He March 9 *CSU Bakersfield (WDN) 7 p.m. needs just 60 points to become just the eighth player in UVU history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Bold denotes home game | Home games played at UCCU Center ^UCCU Crosstown Clash | #MGM Main Event • Utah Valley is currently tied for the fourth-longest active home win streak in the nation at 18 games. UVU’s next home game is set for ! denotes Summit League/WAC Challenge Wednesday, Dec. 19 against Idaho State. *WAC game | WDN (WAC Digital Network) WAC Tournament PROJECTEDSTARTERS Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada March 14-16 Social Media UtahValleyWolverines / UVUmbb 11 3 2 44 0 Conner Toolson TJ Washington Jake Toolson Baylee Steele Isaiah White @GoUVU / @UVUmbb 6-4 /185 / G / Sr. 6-0 / 175 / G / Jr. 6-5 / 205 / G / R-Jr. 6-11 / 245 / C / R-Jr. 6-7 / 205 / G / So. Highland, UT Tulsa, OK Gilbert, AZ Norwalk, IA Rancho Cucamonga, CA @GoUVU / @UVUmbb P R S P R A P R A P R B P R A 15.2 2.7 1.7 9.1 2.9 4.7 15.3 3.4 2.5 7.1 8.8 0.5 8.0 5.4 1.5 Starters based on previous game’s lineup. UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 1 QUICK FACTS BROADCAST INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Thursday night’s game at Arizona will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network. J.B. Long and Steve Lavin will be on the call. The Pac-12 Network is available in the state of Utah on Xfinity/Comcast channels 37/410/757, Century- Location Orem, Utah Link channels 682/1682, and on Dish Network Channels 406/409/5438. The game will also be broadcast over the Founded 1941 radio waves on ESPN960 AM as Jim McCulloch enters his ninth season as the radio play-by-play personality. Jason Enrollment 39,930 Erickson will be handling the color commentary duties on the radio. A live stream of the radio broadcast will also School Colors Green, White & Gold Nickname Wolverines be available at ESPN960Sports.com. Basketball Facility UCCU Center Capacity 7,500 ABOUT ARIZONA Press Row (801) 863-5209 Affiliation NCAA Division I Arizona enters Thursday night’s game against Utah Valley with a 6-2 record. After dropping games to Gonzaga Conference Western Athletic Conference (91-74) and Auburn (73-57) at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational in Hawaii, the Wildcats have won two straight, President Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez including a 76-72 win on the road at UConn. Arizona now returns to the McKale Center where the team has won Director of Athletics Vince Otoupal 51 straight non-conference games. Arizona’s last loss at home was a 61-57 setback to San Diego State in 2011. COACHING STAFF The Wildcats hold an 86-3 record at home since the start of the 2013-14 season. The three home losses rank as the fewest in the country since the 2013-14 season. Sophomore guard Brandon Randolph leads the Wildcats in scor- Head Coach Mark Pope ing at 17.3 points per game. Junior center Duke transfer Chase Jeter averages 12.6 points and leads the team on Alma Mater Kentucky (1996) the boards at 7.5 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Brandon Williams and senior guard Justin Coleman also Overall Record (seasons) 58-49 (4th season) UVU Record (seasons) Same average double figures at 12.1 and 11.4 points per game, respectively. Arizona averages 78.6 points per game Assistant Coach Cody Fueger while limiting opponents to a 67.4 points per game mark. Arizona is coached by Sean Miller, who is in his 10th Alma Mater Utah (2006) year with the team. He holds a 253-76 record during his time at UA. Season 4th Office Phone 801-863-8309 E-mail [email protected] SERIES HISTORY VS. ARIZONA, PAC-12 Assistant Coach Chris Burgess Utah Valley and Arizona meet on the basketball hardwood for just the second time on Thursday night. The two Alma Mater Utah (2002) teams have met just one time with the Wildcats taking an 87-56 win on Dec. 9, 2014 in Tucson.