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2017-18 GAME NOTES | GAME 19 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Jason Erickson | Assistant AD - Communications | E: [email protected] | C: 303-946-6774 | O: 801-863-5451 2017-18 SCHEDULE UTAH VALLEY(13-5, 2-0) vs. CHICAGO STATE (2-17, 0-2) Overall: 13-5 | Home: 10-1 | Away: 3-4 | WAC: 0-0 SATURDAY, JAN. 13, 2018 | 7 P.m. (MST) | OREM, UTAH | UCCU CENTER Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 01 Dixie State (Exh.) W, 81-70 Location .................................................................. Orem, Utah UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES Nov. 10 at #4 Kentucky (SEC Network) L, 63-73 Site ........................................................... UCCU Center (7,500) Head Coach .................. Mark Pope Nov. 11 at #1 Duke (ACC Network Extra) L, 69-99 TV .........UVUtv/WAC Digital Network (Brandon Crow/Holton Hunsaker) Alma Mater .............. Kentucky, ‘96 Career Record (Yr.) ...... 42-40 (3rd) Nov. 14 at Idaho State (BigSkyTV) W, 84-71 Live Video ..................................................WACsports.com/live Nov. 18 UC Davis (UVUtv/WDN) W, 80-71 Record at UVU (Yr.) .............. Same Radio ...............................................ESPN 960 AM (Jim McCulloch) Nov. 20 Eastern Oregon (WDN) W, 97-52 Live Audio .................................................ESPN960Sports.com Nov. 25 at North Dakota (BigSkyTV) W, 83-75 (OT) CHICAGO STATE COUGARS Live Stats ..............................................................UVUstats.com Nov. 29 BYU (BYUtv/ESPN3) L, 58-85 Head Coach ...................Tracy Dildy All-Time Series ......................................... UVU leads series, 9-7 Alma Mater .............................UIC, ‘97 Dec. 02 UTSA (UVUtv/WDN) W, 88-80 UVU Streak ...........................................................................W5 Career Record (Yr.) ....54-188 (8th) Dec. 06 Weber State (UVUtv/WDN) W, 83-56 UMKC Streak ..........................................................................L1 Record at CSU (Yr.) ............... Same Dec. 09 at Cal State Fullerton (BigWest.tv) L, 83-91 Dec. 14 Bethesda (WDN) W, 106-44 TIP Dec. 17 at Hawaii (BigWestTV) L, 79-80 OPENING • Utah Valley won its sixth straight game on Thursday night, defeating WAC foe UMKC, 95-59, to improve to a perfect 2-0 in confer- Dec. 20 Montana Tech (WDN) W, 84-56 ence play. The Wolverines look to make it seven in a row on Saturday night as the team hosts Chicago State at the UCCU Center. Dec. 22 at Sam Houston State W, 75-64 Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Dec. 28 UC Riverside (WDN) W, 90-82 Dec. 30 Cal State Fullerton (WDN) W, 87-78 • Kenneth Ogbe scored a game-high 18 points while Conner Toolson and Jerrelle DeBerry added 17 apiece to lead Utah Valley to a 95-59 win over Kansas City on Thursday night at the UCCU Center. Ogbe scored his 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including a Jan. 06 *CSU Bakersfield (WDN/OTT) W, 75-42 4-of-6 clip from long range. Conner Toolson was close behind with 17 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting from the field, including a 3-of-3 clip from distance. Toolson also snagged five rebounds to go along with three assists, three steals and a block. DeBerry joined Jan. 11 *Kansas City (UVUtv/WDN/OTT) W, 95-59 Toolson with 17 points off the bench while knocking down three shots from long range of his own. Nakwaasah also had a solid game Jan. 13 *Chicago St. (UVUtv/WDN/OTT) 7 p.m. off the bench with 13 points on a 3-of-5 clip from long range to go along with two rebounds and two assists. Neilson led Utah Valley Jan. 18 *at UTRGV (WDN/OTT) 6 p.m. on the glass with nine rebounds in addition to six points, two steals and a block. Jake Toolson was the assist leader on the night with Jan. 20 *at NM State (ESPN3) 4 p.m. six, and also pitched in eight points. Nelson put in nine points off the bench while grabbing four rebounds. Jan. 27 *Grand Canyon (ESPN3) 3 p.m. • UVU has six of its players averaging double figures, including all five of its starters. Kenneth Ogbe leads the team in scoring at 14.2 Feb. 03 *at Seattle U (WDN/OTT) 8 p.m. points per game. Jerrelle DeBerry ranks second on the team at 13.7 points per game off the bench. Akolda Manyang is third at 13.6 Feb. 08 *at Chicago State (WDN/OTT) 6 p.m. points a contest. Jake Toolson averages 12.1 points, followed by Conner Toolson at 11.6 and Brandon Randolph at 11.5. Feb. 10 *at Kansas City (WDN/OTT) 6 p.m. • Utah Valley graduate forward Zach Nelson is closing in on the 1,000-point mark. Nelson currently has 940 points and is just 60 Feb. 15 *NM State (UVUtv/WDN/OTT) 7 p.m. points shy of reaching the milestone. Nelson will become just the seventh player in UVU history to reach the mark. Nelson will Feb. 17 *UTRGV (UVUtv/WDN/OTT) 7 p.m. become the first player in UVU history to score 1,000 points, pull down 500 or more rebounds and dish out 200 or more assists. Feb. 22 *at CSU Bakersfield (WDN/OTT) 8 p.m. Feb. 24 *at Grand Canyon (ESPN3) 7 p.m. • Utah Valley has played four teams that won their conference tournaments last season and made trips to the NCAA Tournament, including Kentucky (SEC Tournament), Duke (ACC Tournament), UC Davis (Big West Tournament), and North Dakota (Big Sky Tourna- March 3 *Seattle U (UVUtv/WDN/OTT) 7 p.m. ment). The Wolverines went 2-2 with wins over UC Davis and North Dakota. Bold denotes home game | Home games played at UCCU Center • UVU opened the season with what might just be the toughest 24 hours ever played in college basketball history as the Wolverines *WAC game | WDN (WAC Digital Network) took on No. 4/5 Kentucky and No. 1 Duke on back-to-back nights to open the season. The Wolverines dropped a 73-63 decision at OTT (Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV and Droid TV) Kentucky before falling 99-69 at Duke. UVU has since won eight of its last 11 games. WAC Tournament STARTERS Orleans Arena PROJECTED Las Vegas, Nevada March 8-10 Social Media UtahValleyWolverines / UVUmbb @GoUVU / @UVUmbb 11 3 2 25 0 Conner Toolson Brandon Randolph Jake Toolson Kenneth Ogbe Akolda Manyang 6-4 /185 / G / Jr. 6-2 / 190 / G / R-Sr. 6-5 / 205 / G / R-So. 6-7 / 190 / F / Gr. 7-0 / 243 / C / R-Sr. @GoUVU / @UVUmbb Highland, Utah Inglewood, Calif. Gilbert, Ariz. Munich, Germany Rochester, Minn. P R A P R A P R A P R A P R B UVU Athletics 11.6 3.4 1.7 11.5 4.1 4.5 12.1 5.0 3.2 14.2 2.9 1.2 13.6 8.7 2.3 Starters from previous game starting lineup. UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 1 QUICK FACTS BROADCAST INFORMATION Saturday night’s game against Chicago State will be broadcast live on UVUtv with a live stream available on the GENERAL INFORMATION WAC Digital Network (WACsports.com/live). The game will also be available on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android Location Orem, Utah TV and Roku. Brandon Crow and former Wolverine Holton Hunsaker will be on the call. The game will also be Founded 1941 available on the air waves at ESPN 960 AM radio with Jim McCulloch handling the play-by-play duties. A live audio Enrollment 37,303 stream of the radio broadcast will be available through ESPN960sports.com and also through the ESPN 960 app, School Colors Green, White & Gold which is available for both iPhone and Android. Nickname Wolverines Basketball Facility UCCU Center Capacity 7,500 ABOUT CHICAGO STATE Press Row (801) 863-5209 Affiliation NCAA Division I Chicago State enters Saturday night’s game with a 2-17 overall record and a 0-2 league mark. CSU is looking for Conference Western Athletic Conference its first road win of the season as the team is 0-13 away from home this season. The Cougars have lost 13 straight President Dr. Matthew S. Holland games dating back to an 84-73 setback at UMBC on Nov. 23. CSU’s wins include a 101-53 win over Silver Lake Director of Athletics Vince Otoupal and a 113-65 win over East-West on Nov. 21. Preseason first team all-WAC honoree Fred Sims Jr., leads the team COACHING STAFF in scoring at 14.4 points a game. As a team, Chicago State averages 66.7 points a game while allowing opponents an 85.6 points per game average. The Cougars are coached by Tracy Dildy who is in his eighth season with the Head Coach Mark Pope team. Alma Mater Kentucky (1996) UVU Record (seasons) 42-40 (3rd season) Overall Record (seasons) Same SERIES HISTORY VS. CHICAGO STATE Assistant Coach Cody Fueger Utah Valley and Chicago State meet up on the basketball hardwood for the 21st time on Saturday night. UVU Alma Mater Utah (2006) Season 3rd holds a 15-5 all-time advantage in the series dating back to 2008. The two teams split the two-game WAC series Office Phone 801-863-8309 last year with each team winning on the road. UVU has won three of the last four matchups, including an 87-54 E-mail [email protected] win in the team’s last meeting on Feb. 11, 2017 in Chicago. UVU holds an all-time 9-1 record at home against the Assistant Coach Chris Burgess Cougars. Chicago State won its first-ever game at the UCCU Center last season, defeating UVU 70-61. Alma Mater Utah (2002) Season 3rd Office Phone 801-863-5166 Last Five Results vs. Chicago State (UVU leads 15-5) E-mail [email protected] Feb.