2018-19 GAME NOTES | GAME 14 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(9-4) vs. SAM HOUSTON STATE (4-7) Overall: 9-4 | Home: 5-0 | Away: 2-4 | Neutral: 2-0 saturday, dec. 22, 2018 | 2 p.m. (MST) | orem, UTAH | uccu CENTER Date Opponent Time/Result Location ........................................................ Orem, Utah Nov. 06 Westminster (UVUtv/WDN) W, 96-71 UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES Nov. 09 ^at BYU (BYUtv) L, 65-75 Site ................................................. UCCU Center (7,500) Head Coach ................... Mark Pope Nov. 11 #at Saint Mary’s (TheW.tv) L, 63-92 TV ...WAC Digital Network (Brandon Crow | Holton Hunsaker) Alma Mater .............Kentucky, 1996 Nov. 16 #at Utah State (MW Network) L, 46-65 Radio ............ ESPN 960AM (Jim McCulloch | Josh Kullanki) Career Record (Yr.) ........ 61-50 (4th) Nov. 19 #vs. Hartford W, 72-65 Video Stream ........... KSLtv app/WDN/YouTube/Facebook Record at UVU (Yr.) ................. Same Nov. 21 #vs. Long Beach State W, 87-72 Live Stats ....................................................UVUstats.com Nov. 24 North Dakota (WDN) W, 74-68 All-Time Series ..................... Utah Valley leads series 1-0 SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS Nov. 28 Western Colo. (UVUtv/WDN) W, 82-59 Last Meeting .....................12/22/17, A, UVU 75 - SHS 64 Head Coach ............. Jason Hooten ............. Tarleton State, ‘93 Utah Valley Streak .....................................................W3 Alma Mater Dec. 01 !Denver (UVUtv/WDN) W, 98-75 Career Record (Yr.) ..162-120 (9th) Sam Houston State Streak ........................................W1 Dec. 06 at Arizona (Pac-12 Network) L, 69-80 Record at SHSU (Yr.) ............ Same Dec. 08 at Northern Arizona W, 98-78 Dec. 15 at Weber State (KJZZ) W, 75-63 OPENINGTIP Dec. 19 Idaho State (WDN) W, 88-77 • Utah Valley continues play at home on Saturday afternoon as the Wolverines host Southland Conference foe Sam Houston State at Dec. 22 Sam Houston State (WDN) 2 p.m. the UCCU Center. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. Dec. 29 at Fresno State (MW Network) 5 p.m. • Utah Valley is currently tied for the fourth-longest active home win streak in the nation at 19 games. South Dakota State holds the Jan. 03 *at Grand Canyon (WDN) 6 p.m. nation’s longest active home win streak at 26 games, followed by Houston (24), Charleston (21), Utah Valley (19), and Montana (19). Jan. 05 *at CSU Bakersfield (WDN) 8 p.m. Jan. 12 *Seattle U (WDN) 7 p.m. • Utah Valley has won eight of its last nine games, including a first-ever win in Ogden last week over Weber State and a win over Idaho Jan. 17 *UT Rio Grande Valley (WDN) 7 p.m. State on Wednesday night. The lone setback during that stretch was an 80-69 setback at Pac-12 foe Arizona on Dec. 8. Jan. 19 *New Mexico State (WDN) 7 p.m. • Connor MacDougall scored a career-high 28 points and pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds to lead Utah Valley to its 19th Jan. 24 *at Kansas City (WDN) 5 p.m. straight home win in an 88-77 victory over Idaho State on Wednesday night at the UCCU Center. MacDougall set a UVU single-game (WDN) Jan. 26 *at Chicago State 1 p.m. field goal percentage record as he knocked down a perfect 12-of-12 shots from the floor. The 12-for-12 shooting overtakes Mitch Jan. 30 *California Baptist (WDN) 7 p.m. Bruneel who previously held the field goal mark in an 8-for-8 performance against UTRGV on March 13, 2014. It also marks the second best mark in the country behind only Levi Bradley of Northern Illinois, who made a perfect 13-of-13 shots against Oakland Feb. 09 *at Seattle U (WDN) 2 p.m. on Nov. 25. Feb. 14 *at New Mexico State (WDN) 7 p.m. Feb. 16 *at UT Rio Grande Valley (WDN) 6 p.m. • Jake Toolson leads Utah Valley in scoring at 15.7 points per game, followed closely behind by Conner Toolson at 14.3 points a Feb. 21 *Chicago State (ESPN+) 7 p.m. contest. The Toolson duo has scored nearly 40 percent of UVU’s points this season. Jake has been impressive from the floor, shooting 56.2 percent (73-of-130), including a team-best 48.1 percent (26-of-54) clip from three-point range. Baylee Steele leads UVU on the Feb. 23 *Kansas City (WDN) 7 p.m. boards, pulling down 7.8 rebounds a game, while TJ Washington leads the team in assists at 4.31 a game. March 2 *at California Baptist (WDN) 8 p.m. • Utah Valley ranks in the top-50 in five statistical team categories and three individual category. The Wolverines rank 19th in the March 7 *Grand Canyon (WDN) 7 p.m. nation in total rebounds with 490. The team also ranks 33rd nationally both defensive rebounds per game (28.92) and total assists March 9 *CSU Bakersfield (ESPN+) 7 p.m. (192). UVU also ranks 37th in the country in three-point field goals made (109) and 50th in field goal percentage (48.2). Individu- ally, Jake Toolson holds the highest national ranking as he is 34th in total minutes at 425:49. Conner Toolson ranks 38th in steals Bold denotes home game | Home games played at UCCU Center ^UCCU Crosstown Clash | #MGM Main Event with 24. Baylee Steele is 42nd in the nation in rebounding with 102 total boards. ! denotes Summit League/WAC Challenge *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 14.3 2.9 1.8 8.5 2.6 4.3 15.7 4.5 2.4 7.7 7.8 0.6 8.8 5.5 1.4 Starters based on previous game’s lineup. UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 1 QUICK FACTS BROADCAST INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Saturday’s game against Sam Houston State will be broadcast live on the WAC Digital Network (WACdigitalNetwork.com). UVU has Location Orem, Utah also entered into a new partnership with KSLtv. The KSLtv app will be Founded 1941 streaming all home UVU men’s basketball games live. The game will Enrollment 39,930 also be streamed live through the GoUVU YouTube channel, and on the School Colors Green, White & Gold Nickname Wolverines GoUVU Facebook page. Brandon Crow and Holton Hunsaker will be on Basketball Facility UCCU Center the call. The game will also be broadcast over the radio waves as Jim Capacity 7,500 McCulloch enters his ninth season as the radio play-by-play personal- Press Row (801) 863-5209 ity. Josh Kallunki will be handling the color commentary duties on the radio. The radio broadcast will be aired live Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Western Athletic Conference on ESPN 960AM radio. A live stream of the radio broadcast will also be available at ESPN960Sports.com. President Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez Director of Athletics Vince Otoupal ABOUT SAM HOUSTON STATE COACHING STAFF Sam Houston State enters Saturday’s game with a 4-7 overall record. The Bearkats had lost four straight until picking up a 78-57 win at home over Alabama State on Tuesday night. The team is still looking for its first road win Head Coach Mark Pope of the season as the Bearkats hold a 0-6 road record. Senior guard Marcus Harris led SHSU with a team-high 12 Alma Mater Kentucky (1996) points in Tuesday’s win over Alabama State. Senior guard Cameron Delaney and junior forward/center Kai Mitchell Overall Record (seasons) 61-50 (4th season) UVU Record (seasons) Same were also in double figures with 11 points apiece. SHSU shot 42.9 percent from the field and knocked down 11 Assistant Coach Cody Fueger threes in the win over Alabama State. Delaney leads the team in scoring at 11.5 points per game, followed by Alma Mater Utah (2006) Mitchell at 9.5 points a contest. Mitchell leads the team on the boards, pulling down 7.1 rebounds a game. As Season 4th a team, SHSU averaged 69.9 points per game while allowing opponents a 70.0 points per game average. Sam Office Phone 801-863-8309 E-mail [email protected] Houston State is coached by Jason Hooten who is in his ninth season with the team. He holds a 162-120 record Assistant Coach Chris Burgess while at the school. Alma Mater Utah (2002) Season 4th Office Phone 801-863-5166 SERIES HISTORY VS. SAM HOUSTON STATE E-mail [email protected] Utah Valley and Sam Houston State will meet up on the basketball hardwood for just the second time on Saturday Assistant Coach Eric Daniels afternoon. The two teams met for the first time last season in Huntsville, Texas with the Wolverines taking a 75-64 Alma Mater Johnson & Wales (2008) road win. UVU holds an all-time 3-4 record against teams from the Southland Conference. Season 4th Office Phone 801-863-8539 E-mail [email protected] All-Time Results vs. Sam Houston State (UVU leads series 1-0) Dec.