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2018-19 GAME NOTES | GAME 2 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Jason Erickson | Athletic Communications | E: [email protected] | C: 303-946-6774 | O: 801-863-5451 2018-19 SCHEDULE UTAH VALLEY(1-0) AT BYU (0-1) Overall: 1-0 | Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | WAC: 0-0 friday, Nov. 9, 2018 | 8 p.m. (MST) | PROVO, UT | MARRIOTT Center Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 06 Westminster (UVUtv/WDN) W, 96-71 Location ......................................................Orem, Utah UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES Nov. 09 ^at BYU (BYUtv) 8 p.m. Site ........................................... Marriott Center (7,500) Head Coach ................... Mark Pope Nov. 11 at Saint Mary’s 6 p.m. Radio ................ESPN 960AM (Jim McCulloch | Josh Kallunki) Alma Mater .............Kentucky, 1996 Career Record (Yr.) ........ 53-46 (4th) Nov. 16 at Utah State 7 p.m. (Dave McCann | Blaine Fowler | Lauren McClain) TV .............. BYUtv Record at UVU (Yr.) ................. Same Nov. 19 #vs. Hartford 12 p.m. Video Stream .................................................BYUtv.org Nov. 21 #vs. Iona/Long Beach St. 12/3 p.m. Live Stats .................................................BYUstats.com Nov. 24 North Dakota (WDN) 4 p.m. COUGARS All-Time Series ........................................ BYU leads 3-1 BYU Nov. 28 Western State (UVUtv/WDN) 7 p.m. Head Coach ....................Dave Rose ... Last Meeting BYU def. UVU, 85-58 (11/29/17 in Orem) Alma Mater ............. Houston, 1983 Dec. 01 Denver (UVUtv/WDN) 7 p.m. UVU Streak.............................................................. W1 Career Record (Yr.) ..329-123 (14th) Dec. 06 at Arizona (Pac12 Network) 7 p.m. BYU Streak ...................................................................L1 Record at BYU (Yr.) ................. Same 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. • Utah Valley opened the 2018-19 season with a 96-71 win over Division II Westminster College on Tuesday night at the UCCU Center. The Wolver- Dec. 22 Sam Houston State (WDN) 2 p.m. ines now travel the 4.9 miles down University Parkway to take on in-state rival BYU on Friday night at the Marriott Center in a UCCU Crosstown Dec. 29 at Fresno State 5 p.m. Clash. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. Jan. 03 *at Grand Canyon (WDN) 6 p.m. • Jake Toolson fronted four other Wolverines in double figures with 22 points to lead Utah Valley to the 96-71 win over Westminster in the season opener at the UCCU Center on Tuesday night. Conner Toolson had 14 points, Connor MacDougall scored 13, Ben Nakwaasah tallied 12, and Isaiah Jan. 05 *at CSU Bakersfield (WDN) 8 p.m. White recorded 10. UVU shot 52.3 percent from the field and knocked down 11 three-point field goals. Jan. 12 *Seattle U (WDN) 7 p.m. Jan. 17 *UT Rio Grande Valley (WDN) 7 p.m. • Utah Valley returns just four letterwinners, including two starters from last year’s squad that finished the season with a school-record 23 wins and a Jan. 19 *New Mexico State (WDN) 7 p.m. second-straight appearance at the College Basketball Invitational. Preseason All-WAC honorees Connor Toolson (12.1 ppg.) and Jake Toolson (10.9 ppg.) are back after combining to score an average of 23.0 points per game last season. The Wolverines return just 36 percent of its scoring from a Jan. 24 *at Kansas City (WDN) 5 p.m. season ago. Ben Nakwaasah (4.8 ppg.) and Richard Harward (1.3 ppg.) also return this season. Jan. 26 *at Chicago State (WDN) 1 p.m. Jan. 30 *California Baptist (WDN) 7 p.m. • Utah Valley welcomes seven new players to its roster this season, including one player (Baylee Steele) who had to sit out last season due to NCAA transfer rules. The Wolverines have added four new transfers (Isaiah White, TJ Washington, Connor MacDougall, and Baylee Steele) to this year’s roster. Brandon Averette (Oklahoma State), Casdon Jardine (Boise State), and Ege Havsa (Fordham) also join the team but will have to sit out and Feb. 09 *at Seattle U (WDN) 2 p.m. redshirt this season. UVU welcomes three true freshmen to the team in Wyatt Lowell, Drew Cotton, and Cache Fields. Feb. 14 *at New Mexico State (WDN) 7 p.m. Feb. 16 *at UT Rio Grande Valley (WDN) 6 p.m. • The Wolverines were selected to finish third by the media and fourth by the coaches in the WAC preseason poll. UVU received 162 points in the Feb. 21 *Chicago State (WDN) 7 p.m. media poll to finish third behind No. 1 NM State and No. 2 Grand Canyon. The Wolverines received 43 points in the coaches’ poll to fall just behind Seattle U in third at 45 points. NM State earned the top spot in the coaches’ poll, followed by Grand Canyon in second. Feb. 23 *Kansas City (WDN) 7 p.m. • Mark Pope enters his fourth season as the head coach of the Wolverines. He recently signed a new six-year contract after continuing to take the March 2 *at California Baptist (WDN) 8 p.m. Wolverines to new heights last season. He led the team to a school-record 23 wins during the 2017-18 season and a second-straight trip to a March 7 *Grand Canyon (WDN) 7 p.m. national postseason tournament, where his team hosted its first-ever national postseason tournament game. He also helped UVU to its first top- 100 finish in school history in both the Ken Pom and RPI rankings. Under his direction, the Wolverines compiled a school-record 16-1 home mark March 9 *CSU Bakersfield (WDN) 7 p.m. last season. His team held the nation’s fifth-ranked home court advantage in the nation last season according to KenPom.com. Five of his players earned all-WAC honors last season and his team continues to excel in the classroom as he holds one of the top team GPAs in the country. Utah Bold denotes home game | Home games played at UCCU Center ^UCCU Crosstown Clash | #MGM Main Event (Las Vegas) | *WAC game Valley scored more points than any UVU team ever in program history last season. His teams have broken the single season scoring record in each WDN (WAC Digital Network) of his three seasons at UVU. WAC Tournament PROJECTEDSTARTERS Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada March 14-16 Social Media UtahValleyWolverines / UVUmbb 11 10 2 44 0 Conner Toolson Ben Nakwaasah Jake Toolson Baylee Steele Isaiah White @GoUVU / @UVUmbb 6-4 /185 / G / Sr. 6-2 / 175 / G / Sr. 6-5 / 205 / G / R-Jr. 6-11 / 245 / C / R-Jr. 6-7 / 205 / G / So. Highland, UT Richardson, TX Gilbert, AZ Norwalk, IA Rancho Cucamonga, CA @GoUVU / @UVUmbb P R S P R A P R A P R A P R A 14.0 0.0 2.0 12.0 4.0 4.0 22.0 2.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 2.0 10.0 8.0 5.0 Starters based on previous game’s lineup. UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 1 QUICK FACTS BROADCAST INFORMATION Friday night’s game at BYU will be broadcast live BYUtv with Dave McCann handling the play-by-play duties. GENERAL INFORMATION Blaine Fowler will be taking care of the color commentary and Lauren McClain will be courtside. The game will be Location Orem, Utah streamed live through BYUtv.org. The game will also be broadcast over the radio waves as Jim McCulloch enters Founded 1941 his ninth season as the radio play-by-play personality. Josh Kallunki will be handling the color commentary duties Enrollment 39,930 on the radio. The radio broadcast will be aired live on ESPN 960AM radio. A live stream of the radio broadcast will School Colors Green, White & Gold also be available at ESPN960Sports.com. Nickname Wolverines Basketball Facility UCCU Center Capacity 7,500 ABOUT BYU Press Row (801) 863-5209 Affiliation NCAA Division I BYU opened the season on Tuesday night with a 86-70 loss at seventh-ranked Nevada. Junior guard Jashire Conference Western Athletic Conference Hardnett tied a career high with 17 points, including 13 in the second half in the setback to the Wolf Pack. Junior President Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez forward Yoeli Childs registered his 21st career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. BYU returns all Director of Athletics Vince Otoupal five starters and 10 letterwinners from last year’s team that went 24-11 and tied for third in the WCC with an 11-7 COACHING STAFF record. Last year’s squad made an appearance at the NIT where it lost to Stanford in the first round. The Cougars have returned 71.2 percent of their scoring from last season. The Cougars are coached by Dave Rose who is in his Head Coach Mark Pope 14th season with the team and holds an all-time 329-123 record. He has led BYU to 13-straight 20-win seasons. Alma Mater Kentucky (1996) Overall Record (seasons) 53-46 (4th season) UVU Record (seasons) Same SERIES HISTORY VS. BYU Assistant Coach Cody Fueger Utah Valley and BYU meet on the basketball hardwood for the fifth time on Friday night at the Marriott Center. The Alma Mater Utah (2006) Season 4th Cougars hold an all-time 3-1 lead in the series. The last time the two teams met in Provo, Utah Valley picked up its Office Phone 801-863-8309 first-ever win in the series with a 114-101 victory on Nov. 26, 2016. Last season, BYU defeated UVU in a palin- E-mail [email protected] dromic 85-58 win in the first-ever meeting between the two schools at the UCCU Center in Orem.