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 ...... BYU leads 3-1 BYU Nov. 28 Western State (UVUtv/WDN) 7 p.m. All-Time Series .... 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. Assistant Coach Chris Burgess Alma Mater Utah (2002) Season 4th All-Time Results vs. BYU Office Phone 801-863-5166 Nov. 29, 2017 BYU def. Utah Valley, 85-58 Orem, Utah E-mail [email protected] Nov. 26, 2016 Utah Valley def. BYU, 114-101 Provo, Utah Assistant Coach Eric Daniels Nov. 13, 2015 BYU def. Utah Valley, 85-54 Provo, Utah Alma Mater Johnson & Wales (2008) Nov. 29, 2003 BYU def. Utah Valley, 84-65 Provo, Utah Season 4th Office Phone 801-863-8539 LAST MEETING VS. BYU (11/29/2017) E-mail [email protected] In the first contest between the two rivals to ever take place in the UCCU Center, Utah Valley fell to Brigham Young, TEAM INFORMATION 85-58, on Nov. 29, 2017 in the UCCU Crosstown Clash.
2017-18 Record 23-11 (.667) Both teams traded baskets early to open the game as the score went back and forth. Brandon Randolph led the 2017-18 Conference (Finish) 10-4 (2nd) Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 way for the Wolverines in the first half with nine points. Letter winners Returning/Lost 4/10 Newcomers 7 BYU proceeded to put together a 15-2 run on the way to jumping out to a 14-point lead. The Wolverines trimmed All-Time Record (yrs) 835-559 (45) the lead down to 10, but Yoeli Childs led the Cougars with 18 in the first half and helped BYU increase its lead to All-Time NCAA DI Record (yrs) 257-198 (14) UCCU Center Record (yrs) 168-46 (13) 16 at halftime, 42-26.
BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF UVU out-rebounded BYU in the first half behind a balanced effort on the glass, led by Randolph and Jake Toolson with three apiece. Conner Toolson and Kenneth Ogbe each grabbed a steal in the opening period of play, and Director of Basketball Ops Bobby Horodyski Office Phone (801) 863-8984 Ogbe pitched in five points in the scoring column. Cell Phone (303) 946-6774 E-mail [email protected] The Wolverines came out of the break attacking the paint, but BYU got hot from the three-point line, hitting a total of seven in the second half to pull away. Assistant A.D. - Basketball SID Jason Erickson Office Phone (801) 863-5451 Cell Phone (303) 946-6774 Randolph led Utah Valley in scoring with 16 on the night. Jake Toolson pitched in 14 and Akolda Manyang was the E-mail [email protected] final Wolverine in double figures with 11. Manyang also led UVU on the glass with five rebounds and recorded two blocks on the game. Randolph and Ogbe each finished the night with two steals Strength & Conditioning Coach Charles Young Office Phone TBA E-mail [email protected] UVU DEFEATS WESTMINSTER IN HOME OPENER, 96-71 Jake Toolson scored a game-high 22 points and four other Wolverines reached double digit scoring to lead the Athletic Department Office Phone (801) 863-8998 Utah Valley men’s basketball team to a 96-71 win over Westminster in the team’s season opener on Tuesday night Fax (801) 863-8813 at the UCCU Center. Ticket Information (801) 863-8653 Mailing Address Utah Valley University Athletics - MS 104 The game extends UVU’s home win streak to 15 games dating back to last season. The 15-straight wins at the 800 W. University Parkway UCCU Center ranks as the third-best active home win streak in the nation. Orem, Utah 84058 Trailing 11-5 just five minutes into the game, Utah Valley went on a 19-0 run over a six minute span to jump out to a 24-11 lead with 8:25 to play in the first half. The Wolverines made 12-straight defensive stops while UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 2 Mark Pope Head Coach 4th Season at UVU Quoting the Pope..... 4th Season Overall Overall Record 53-46 On this week’s game against BYU UVU Record Same “Right now I feel overwhelmingly underprepared. I feel like I need three more months Overall WAC Record 22-20 with my guys before we can walk in there (Marriott Center) and do what we need to do. I don’t have that much time so we only have a couple of days so that’s what we have to do. We have to find a way to get ready and grow up and be more attentive to every second of every possession somehow between now and Friday. That’s our challenge. Fast Facts About Pope It’s a great challenge and I’m excited about the challenge for our team. I think my »» Begins his fourth season at the helm of the UVU men’s basketball program. Is the second guys will embrace it. BYU came in our gym last year and just embarassed us and they coach in UVU’s Division I history. Signed a new six-year contract this past offseason, locking him just took it to us from the very tip. They were way more physical than us. They were in at UVU through 2024. so much tougher than us. They were so much hungrier than us. They were so much »» Has led UVU to a 52-46 record in three seasons with UVU, including a school-record 23 wins more skilled than us. They were so much better prepared than us. They were way better in a 23-11 mark last season. coached than we were and that’s hard to sit on for a year. We’ve got to find something. »» Led 2017-18 team to numrous school records, including most wins in a season (23), most home wins in a season (16), best home record in school history (16-1), and best end-of-season I don’t know if we are going to find it in ourselves but we have no time. We have to ranking in school history (91 KenPom, 91 RPI). Also led team to its first-ever back-to-back go perform a lot better than we did against Westminster and be more focused. We national postseason tournament appearances in school history (2017, 2018). Pope also secured have to perform a lot tougher and a lot more focused to even have a chance to even UVU its first-ever home game in a national postseason tournament last season. compete. They are really good.” »» Under Pope, ticket sales at UVU men’s basketball home games are up 1266 percent. He also secured UVU’s first-ever sell-out last season. »» #Toughest24 was organized by coach Pope as his team opened the 2017-18 season with what is likely the toughest 24 hours in college basketball history as his team played Kentucky On the team’s win over Westminster and Duke on back-to-back nights on the road. “It’s nice to open the season with a win but we still have a lot of work to do. We need to »» Raised 4.4 million dollars to build the NUVI Basketball Practice Facility, which was completed work on our intensity and playing every second of every possession. We had stretches with private funds in 2017. where we were solid tonight but we also had stretches where we were disengaged and »» Led 2016-17 team to the program’s first-ever national postseason tournament wins en route that is a major concern. We don’t have a lot of time to figure it out, as we are about to to the College Basketball Invtiatonal Final Four. His 2016-17 team picked up a first-ever win at crosstown rival BYU, overcame a 27-point deficit to defeat Denver in the Mile High City, and led go through this gauntlet on the road. We’re going to have to grow together really fast. the program to a first-ever win at New Mexico State, snapping the Aggies’ 39-game home WAC win streak. »» His 2015-16 team was one of just seven programs in the country to have five of its players About Signing a new six-year deal at UVU: named to the NABC Honors Court. He also had two players named to the NCAB Honors Court “This is a really special day for me because my whole heart is here at Utah Valley in 2016-17. His team then led the nation with seven players earning the distinction in 2018. University. I’m thankful to President Holland, Val Peterson, and Vince Otoupal for put- His team has earned three-straight NABC Academic Excellence Award honors as his squad has ting their trust in me and showing our program another level of commitment. I love the highest team GPA in the nation in back-to-back seasons. Three of his players have already this place and this is where I want to be. Over the course of the last three years, Lee earned MBAs and he has graduated 13 seniors (2015-18). Anne and I have fallen absolutely in love with this university and its unique mission. »» Served as an assistant coach at Brigham Young for four seasons (2011-15) »» At BYU, Pope helped the Cougars to a 98-43 record with three NCAA Tournament appear- We love the students and the administrators and faculty here. We’re really proud of ances and a trip to the semifinals of the NIT. what we have accomplished over the last three years but this contract signifies what »» Worked as an assistant coach at Wake Forest (2010-11) under Jeff Bzdelik. we really deep down believe that we’re barely scratching the surface of what can be ac- »» Was the Director of Basketball Operations at Georgia under head coach Mark Fox (2009-10). complished here. I’m also excited to work with our new president, Dr. Astrid Tuminez, »» Began his collegiate playing career at Washington where he was named the Pac-10 Fresh- who will be taking our university to another level on a worldwide stage.” man of the Year in 1992. »» As a player, Pope helped Kentucky claim the 1996 NCAA National Championship under head coach Rick Pitino. He also helped UK to the Elite Eight in 1995. »» Enjoyed a nine-year professional career that included seven seasons in the NBA and two years in Turkey. »» Played two seasons under head coach Larry Bird and helped the Indiana Pacers to the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals. »» Played two seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks under head coach George Karl where he ESPN 960 AM Coaches’ Show helped the Bucks to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2001. »» Also played for the New York Knicks before wrapping up his NBA career with the Denver Nuggets (2003--05). Tune in and listen to Utah Valley head coach Mark Pope each »» Spent three years in medical school at Columbia University in New York Monday at 1 p.m. on ESPN 960 AM radio. Pope will join Bran- »» Pope and his wife Lee Anne have four daughters: Ella (17), Avery (15), Layla (13) and Shay (10). don Crow each week to discuss UVU hoops. A weekly podcast of Pope Career Year-by-Year the show will be available each week at www.espn960sports. Year School Overall (Conf.) Postseason 2015-16 Utah Valley 12-18 (6-8 WAC) com. ESPN 960 AM will also be the broadcast home of UVU’s 31 2016-17 Utah Valley 17-17 (6-8 WAC) CBI Final Four games this season. Jim McCulloch returns to handle the play-by- 2017-18 Utah Valley 23-11 (10-4 WAC) CBI Semis 2018-19 Utah Valley 1-0 (0-0 WAC) play duties for Overall 53-46 (22-20 WAC) UVU basket- Pope Coaching Experience 2010-11 Wake Forest Assistant Coach ball again this 2011-15 Brigham Young Assistant Coach season. 2015-present Utah Valley Head Coach UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 3 holding the Griffins without a point over a six-minute span. UVU then out-scored Westminster 18-14 the rest UVU’S RECORD WHEN of the half to take a 42-27 lead into the break. 1-0 Overall 1-0 Home 0-0 Road Utah Valley opened the second half on a 12-5 run to extend its lead to a 19-point 54-35 advantage at the 0-0 Neutral 15:52 mark. The Wolverines then out-scored Westminster 37-27 over the next 10 minutes to take a 91-62 lead into the final media timeout at the 3:52 mark before securing a 96-71 win. 0-0 WAC 1-0 Leading at Half Jake Toolson led the Wolverines with a game-high 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including a 4-of-8 clip from 0-0 Trailing at Half long range. The junior guard also dished out three assists and pulled down two rebounds. Conner Toolson 0-0 Tied at Half scored 14 points on a 6-of-10 mark from the field with a pair of threes. 0-0 Overtime
1-0 Has more rebounds Connor MacDougall scored 13 points with six rebounds, while Ben Nakwaasah scored 12 points with four as- sists and four boards. Isaiah White was also in double figures with 10 points to go along with eight rebounds 0-0 Has less rebounds and five assists. 0-0 Rebounds are equal 1-0 Higher shooting percentage UVU shot 52 percent (34-of-65) from the floor on the night, including a 65.4 percent mark (11-of-22) from 0-0 Lower shooting percentage beyond the arc 1-0 Fewer turnovers
UVU HOLDS NATIONS’S THIRD-BEST ACTIVE HOME WIN STREAK IN THE NATION 0-0 More turnovers Utah Valley won a school-record 16 games at home last season, finishing the 2017-18 campaign with a 0-0 Turnovers are equal school-record 16-1 record at home, surpassing the previous record of 14-1 set by the 2006-07 team. Utah 0-0 Games Decided by 3 Points or Less Valley is currently tied for the third-longest active home win streak in the nation at 15 games. The Wolverines 0-0 Games Decided by 4-9 Points look to extend their win streak against North Dakota on Nov. 24. 0-0 Games Decided by 10-19 Longest Active Home Win Streaks in the Nation 1-0 Games Decided by 20-29 Points 1. South Dakota 21 2. Charleston 17 0-0 Games Decided by 30 Points or More T3. Utah Valley 15 0-0 Scores 59 Points or Less T3. Montana 15 T3. Houston 15 0-0 Scores 60-69 Points T6. Buffalo 13 T6. St. Bonaventure 13 0-0 Scores 70-79 Points 8. Nebraska 12 0-0 Scores 80-89 Points UVU CELEBRATES NATIVE AMERICAN 1-0 Scores 90-99 Points HERITAGE NIGHT AT HOME OPENER 0-0 Scores 100 Points or More AGAINST WESTMINSTER 0-0 Opponent Scores 59 Points or Less November is Native American Heritage month 0-0 Opponent Scores 60-69 Points and so in a combined effort to celebrate the 1-0 Opponent Scores 70-79 Points month, Utah Valley sponsored Native American 0-0 Opponent Scores 80-89 Points Heritage night at its home opener on Nov. 6 0-0 Opponent Scores 90-99 Points against Westminster. Players wore be wearing 0-0 Opponent Scores 100 Points or More shooting shirts with different tribes’ logos on them. There were performances before the game 1-0 November and at halftime to celebrate the month. 0-0 December 0-0 January HALL OF FAME COACH RICK PITINO VISITS UVU 0-0 February Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino celebrated attended UVU’s season opener to raise awareness for his founda- 0-0 March tion, speak to supporters of the Utah Valley men’s basketball program, and meet with the team. Pitino, who 0-0 Monday coached UVU head coach Mark Pope to a national title at Kentucky in 1996, will also be in attendance at UVU’s season opener against Westminster on Tuesday, Nov. 1-0 Tuesday 6 at the UCCU Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Coach 0-0 Wednesday Pitino is the only coach to lead three different schools 0-0 Thursday (Providence, Kentucky, and Louisville) to a Final Four 0-0 Friday and is one of only four coaches in NCAA history to 0-0 Saturday take his school to the Final Four in four separate 0-0 Sunday decades, one of only three coaches to have led two different programs to at least two Final Fours each, 1-0 White Unis and one of only two coaches to have led two different 0-0 Black Unis programs to at least three Final Fours each. In 2013, Pitino was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 0-0 Green Unis UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 4 UTAH VALLEY PICKED THIRD BY MEDIA, FOURTH BY COACHES IN PRESEASON POLL NEW FACES Utah Valley was selected to finish third by the media and fourth by the coaches in Utah Valley welcomes seven new players to its roster this season, including one the WAC preseason polls released prior to the season at the annual WAC Basketball player (Baylee Steele) who had to sit out last season due to NCAA transfer rules. Preview and Media Day at the Crowne Plaza Denver International Airport Conven- The Wolverines have added four new transfers (Isaiah White, TJ Washington, tion Center. Connor MacDougall, and Baylee Steele) to this year’s roster. Brandon Averette New Mexico State was picked to win the league in both polls. The Aggies received (Oklahoma State), Casdon Jardine (Boise State), and Ege Havsa (Fordham) also join seven of the nine available first place votes from the coaches and 22 of the 24 first the team but will have to sit out and redshirt this season. UVU welcomes three true place votes from the media. freshmen to the team in Wyatt Lowell, Drew Cotton, and Cache Fields.
In the coaches’ poll, Grand Canyon was picked to finish second with Seattle U third and Utah Valley fourth. CSU Bakersfield was fifth, followed by UT Rio Grande Valley A LOOK BACK... 2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS in sixth, Kansas City seventh, California Baptist eighth, and Chicago State ninth. UVU WINS A SCHOOL-RECORD 23 WINS Utah Valley recorded a school-record 23 wins last season, surpassing the previous On the media side, Grand Canyon received two first place votes and was picked record of 22 wins set by the 2006-07 team. The team became just the fourth team second. Utah Valley was selected third, followed by Seattle U in fourth, and CSU in school history to win 20 or more games in a season. Bakersfield in fifth. UT Rio Grande Valley was picked sixth, Kansas City seventh, California Baptist eighth, and Chicago State ninth. Most Wins in a Single Season 1. 23 2017-18 CONNER TOOLSON, JAKE TOOLSON NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL- 2. 22 2006-07 WAC TEAM 3. 20 2011-12 20 2013-14 Utah Valley senior guard Conner Toolson earned preseason all-WAC first team 5. 19 2010-11 honors by both the media and coaches. Toolson returns to the team after averag- ing 12.1 points and 3.7 UVU FINISH SEASON WITH BEST END-OF-SEASON RANKINGS IN SCHOOL rebounds per game last HISTORY season. He led the WAC According to KenPom.com, Utah Valley had the ninth-best home court advantage with 53 steals and also in the nation in 2017-18. Colorado held the best home court advantage accord- ranked third in three-point ing to Ken Pom, followed by Iowa State, Air Force, Arkansas, Illinois State, Wake field goals made (75) and Forest, Texas Tech, Louisiana Tech, and Utah Valley. Utah Valley’s No. 91 ranking on fifth in three-point field KenPom.com is the best end-of-season ranking in UVU history, breaking the previ- goal percentage (40.3). ous ranking of 101 set by the 2007-08 team. UVU’s RPI ranking of No. 91 is also Toolson earned second the best finish in team history. UVU goes from a team ranked in the 300s during team all-WAC honors in the 2015-16 season to No. 91 at the end of last season--one of the biggest jumps 2018. in the nation.
Jake Toolson received preseason all-WAC second team honors by both the media UVU BREAKS TEAM SCORING RECORD FOR THIRD-STRAIGHT SEASON and the coaches. The junior guard averaged 11.2 points and 4.7 rebounds last sea- Utah Valley scored more points than any team ever in program history this past son. He ranked third in the WAC with an 84.6 percent clip from the free throw line sesaon. Coach Mark Pope’s teams have broken the single season scoring record and was seventh in the league with a 50.4 percent mark from the field. Toolson in each of his three seasons with the team. His 2015-16 team broke the scoring was named to the WAC All-Newcomer team last season. average record, averaging 76.0 points per game. His 2016-17 team then broke that record, averaging 76.9 points a contest. This year’s team averaged a program- SCHENCK GRADUATES WITH MBA - TEAM HOLDS ONE OF BEST record 78.1 points per game and tallied a school-record 2,657 points this season. TEAM GPAs IN THE COUNTRY For a second-straight season, UVU will have a player on its roster that has already UVU BACK IN THE POSTSEASON, HOSTS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL POSTSEA- graduated with both their undergraduate degrees and graduate degree. Senior SON TOURNEY GAME guard Hayden Schenck graduated with his MBA at UVU this past summer. Zach For a second straight season, UVU accepted a bid to play in the College Basketball Nelson and Kenneth Ogbe each earned their MBAs prior to the start of last season. Invitational. Utah Valley hosted its first-ever postseason national tournament game Under head coach Mark Pope, Utah Valley basketball players hold a perfect pass- as the team picked up an 87-65 win over Eastern Washington in the first round of fail rate. Every single player under his guidance has passed each and every class the College Basketball Invitational. The win over Eastern Washington in the first taken over the past two seasons. For a second-straight season, UVU finished with round of the CBI marks the second straight season that UVU has won a national one of the best team GPAs in the country at 3.38. postseason game. Its appearance at the College Basketball Invitational marked UVU’s fourth appearance in a postseason national tournament game and second HOME SWEET UCCU CENTER straight appearance at the College Basketball Invitational as the Wolverines made Utah Valley holds an all-time 167-46 (78 percent) record in 13 seasons at the a run to the Final Four of the tournament last season. UVU also appeared in the UCCU Center. The Wolverines are averaging 12.5 wins a season at the UCCU CollegeInisder.com Tournament in 2012 and the National Invitational Tournament Center. UVU finished play at home last season with a school-record 16-1 record. in 2014. The team holds the nation’s fifth-best active home win streak in the country at 14 games. UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 5 UVU ADVANCES TO WAC TOURNAMENT SEMIFI- UVU 1,000-Point Club yang finished the season with 71 blocks. Manyang’s NALS FOR SECOND-STRAIGHT SEASON 1. 2,163 Ryan Toolson (2003-04, 2006-09) 2.3 blocks per game average during the season is 2. 1,545 Holton Hunsaker (2010-14) Utah Valley advanced to the semifinals of the Western 3. 1,516 Ben Aird (2010-14) also the best mark in UVU history as he passed up Athletic Conference Tournament in Las Vegas for a 4. 1,245 Ronnie Price (2003-05) Ben Airds mark of 1.9 blocks per game set during the second straight season with an 84-71 win over CSU 5. 1,078 David Heck (2003-07) 2012-13 season. Bakersfield in the quarterfinals. UVU dropped a 75-76 6. 1,066 Isiah Williams (2010-12) decision to Grand Canyon in its seminfal appearance. 7. 1,001 Zach Nelson (2013-18) UVU Single Season Blocks Chart 1. 71 Akolda Manyang (2017-18) FIVE UVU PLAYERS EARN ALL-WAC HONORS, GRADUATING SENIORS HIT RECORD MARKS 2. 56 Ben Aird (2012-13) ZACH NELSON 3. 54 Isaac Neilson (2016-17) MANYANG NAMED TO ALL-DISTRICT TEAM 4. 50 Ben Devoe (2004-05) Five UVU players earned WAC postseason honors for Zach Nelson wrapped up his career at UVU ranking in 5. 48 Ben Aird (2011-12) their play during the 2017-18 season. Kenneth Ogbe the top-10 in 18 different all-time individual career was named to the All-WAC first team, while Conner statistical categories. He ranks second all-time in Toolson and Brandon Randolph earned second team defensive rebounds (437), third in rebounds (589), All-WAC honors. Akolda Manyang was named to third in games started (95), third in games played the WAC’s All-Defensive team and Jake Toolson was (119), fourth in blocks (80), fifth in minutes (2858), named to the WAC All-Newcomer team. Manyang tied for fifth in field goals made (386), sixth in -of earned USBWA All-District team honors, becoming fensive rebounds (152), sixth in assists (246), seventh only the second player in UVU history to earn the in field goals attempted (775), seventh in rebounds distinction. NBA journeyman Ronnie Price is the per game (4.9), seventh in points (1,001), seventh in only other UVU player to earn the USBWA All-District blocks per game (0.7), eighth in defensive rebounds honors (2004-05). per game (3.7), ninth in three-point field goals at- tempted (262), ninth in free throws attempted (229), UVU WINS SCHOOL-RECORD 16 HOME GAMES, 10th in field goal percentage (.498), and 10th in INCLUDING 14 STRAIGHT assists per game (2.1). Utah Valley won a school-record 16 games at home this season, finishing the 2017-18 campaign with a KENNETH OGBE school-record 16-1 record at home, surpassing the Although it didn’t all come during his time at UVU, previous record of 14-1 set by the 2006-07 team. Kenneth Ogbe surpassed 1,000 points in his career. Utah Valley holds the fifth-longest current home win Ogbe compiled an impressive 1,014 points in his streak in the nation at 14 games. career. He scored 802 of his points during his two years at Utah Valley. The 802 points ranks him 10th UVU HAS FIRST-EVER SELL OUT AT UCCU CENTER on UVU’s all-time scoring list. He also recorded a UVU’s game against BYU on Nov. 29 was the team’s career three-point percentage mark of 41.9 percent first-ever sellout since joining the Division I ranks while at UVU, which is the second-best mark on the in 2003. 7,574 fans attended the game on Nov. 29, UVU career three-point percentage list. 2017, breaking the previous attendance record of 7,124 set against Utah State on Dec. 18, 2010. The BRANDON RANDOLPH BYU loss was the team’s only setback of the season at Brandon Randolph compiled 285 assists in his time at the UCCU Center. UVU’s CBI first round game at home UVU, which ranks second all time in UVU history. His against Eastern Washington was the team’s first-ever 4.3 assists per game average during his two seasons national postseason tournament home game. at UVU also ranks second all-time at Utah Valley.
ZACH NELSON BECOMES SEVENTH 1,000-POINT ISAAC NEILSON SCORER IN UVU HISTORY Isaac Neilson finished his career at UVU with the Utah Valley graduate forward Zach Nelson became second-best field goal percentage mark in UVU his- the seventh player in UVU history to reach the tory at .592. He also ranks third all-time on the UVU 1,000-point mark. Nelson reached the milestone career charts in offensive rebounds (174), offensive in the 38th minute of UVU’s game against Eastern rebounds per game (2.6), and blocked shots per Washington in the first round of the CBI. Nelson is game (1.1). He also finished his career fourth on the the first player in UVU history to score 1,000 points, all-time UVU career charts in rebounding average pull down 500 or more rebounds and dish out 200 (6.8) and defensive rebounds per game average (4.2). or more assists as he finished his career with 589 He ranks fifth all time on the UVU blocks chart at 76. rebounds and 246 assists. He is the second player in UVU history to score 1,000 points and pull down 500 AKOLDA MANYANG rebounds. Ben Aird is the only other player to score Utah Valley senior center Akolda Manyang broke the 1,000 points and pull down at least 500 rebounds all-time UVU single season record for blocks with a as he scored 1,516 points and pulled down 1,012 swat at CSU Bakersfield on Feb. 22. He passed up Ben rebounds. Aird who held the all-time single season blocks record at 56, which he set during the 2012-13 season. Man- UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 6 2018-19 UVU ROSTER
# Name Pos. Height Weight Year-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 00 Brandon Averette G 5-11 185 Rs. Richardson, Texas (Oklahoma State) 0 Isaiah White G 6-7 205 So. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Salt Lake CC) 2 Jake Toolson G 6-5 205 R-Jr. Gilbert, Arizona (BYU) 3 TJ Washington G 6-0 175 Jr. Tulsa, Oklahoma (Coffeyville CC) 4 Cache Fields G 6-5 185 Fr. Palo Alto, California (Pinewood HS) 5 Hayden Schenck G 6-4 195 R-Sr. Eden, Utah (Salt Lake CC) 10 Ben Nakwaasah G 6-2 175 Sr. Richardson, Texas (Jacksonville College) 11 Conner Toolson G 6-4 185 Sr. Highland, Utah (Salt Lake CC) 15 Connor MacDougall F 6-9 240 Gr. Tempe, Ariz. (New Mexico) 20 Drew Cotton G 6-2 180 Fr. Tucson, Arizona (Mountain View HS) 21 Ege Havsa G 6-4 165 Rs. Istanbul, Turkey (Esenyurt Okyanus HS) 22 Casdon Jardine G/F 6-7 218 Rs. Twin Falls, Idaho (Boise State) 25 Wyatt Lowell F 6-10 205 Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. (Williams Field HS) 44 Baylee Steele C 6-11 245 R-Jr. Norwalk, Iowa (Eastern Michigan) 55 Richard Harward C 6-11 255 So. Orem, Utah (Orem HS)
COACHES Pronunciation Guide Head Coach: Mark Pope, 4th season (Kentucky, ‘96) Asst. Coach: Cody Fueger, 4th season (Utah, ‘06) Hayden Schenck Hayden SKAYNK Asst. Coach: Chris Burgess, 4th season (Utah, ‘02) Ben Nakwaasah Ben Nuh-KWA-suh Asst. Coach: Eric Daniels, 4th season (Johnson & Wales, ‘08) Ege Havsa Egg-Eh Hov-Sa Strength & Conditioning: Charles Young, 1st season (W. Michigan, 15) Cody Fueger Cody FEE-gur Director of Ops: Bobby Horodyski, 3rd season (UCF, ‘13)
UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 7 UVU All-Time vs. ABOUT UVU ATHLETICS’ NCAA HISTORY Westminster 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference 0-2 Until 2003, Utah Valley University competed as a NJCAA BYU 1-3 America East Conference 2-4 athletic program. The 2003-04 season was the school’s first competing at an NCAA Division I level. In 2004-05, Saint Mary’s 0-1 Atlantic Sun Conference 0-1 UVU played it first full Division I schedule. As a program transitioning from junior college to DI, UVU was termed Utah State 0-12 Big East Conference 0-2 “provisional” and remained that way until 2009. UVU’S provisional status was lifted and the program became a full Hartford 0-0 Big Sky Conference 24-26 member of NCAA Division I on July 8, 2009. Until then, UVU teams and individuals were not eligible to compete in NCAA Iona 0-0 Big South Conference 0-2 championship events. Long Beach State 0-0 Big 10 Conference 0-1 The Wolverines spent six seasons as an independent before the Great West Conference became an all-sports league North Dakota 4-3 Big 12 Conference 0-2 in 2008 and began its first full season in 2009. UVU also became a university in 2008, changing its name from Utah Western State 0-0 Big West 6-10 Valley State College (UVSC) to Utah Valley University (UVU). UVU joined the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, Denver 1-1 Colonial Athletic Association 0-4 2013. Joining the WAC gave UVU teams the opportunity to play for NCAA automatic bids for the first time in program Arizona 0-1 Conference USA 5-2 history. Northern Arizona 1-1 Great West Conference 28-17
Weber State 5-5 Horizon League 1-2 College Insider Mid-Major Poll (Oct. 30, 2018 - PRESEASON POLL) Idaho State 6-4 Independents 53-16 RK TEAM RECORD PTS Sam Houston State 1-0 Mid-American Conference 1-1 1. Gonzaga (30) 0-0 773 2. Buffalo (1) 0-0 692 Fresno State 0-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. 3-3 3. Loyola Chicago 0-0 676 4. BYU 0-0 602 Grand Canyon 4-8 Missouri Valley Conference 3-0 5. South Dakota State 0-0 554 6. Northeastern 0-0 501 CSU Bakersfield 9-12 Mountain West Conference 0-8 7. Harvard 0-0 488 8. Wofford 0-0 474 Seattle U 8-7 Northeast Conference 0-1 9. Saint Mary’s 0-0 471 10. Southern Illinois 0-0 431 UT Rio Grande Valley 19-3 Ohio Valley Conference 2-1 11. Louisiana 0-0 403 12. Georgia State 0-0 368 New Mexico State 3-7 Pac-12 Conference 2-8 13. Toledo 0-0 350 14. Illinois State 0-0 332 Kansas City 10-8 Patriot League 0-1 15. Rider 0-0 272 16. Montana 0-0 254 Chicago State 17-5 Southern Conference 1-3 17. Belmont 0-0 251 18. Murray State 0-0 250 California Baptist 0-0 Southland Conference 3-4 19. Stephen F. Austin 0-0 211 20. UNC Greensboro 0-0 196 Southeastern Conference 0-3 21. Wright State 0-0 157 22. Lipscomb 0-0 153 vs Ranked Teams (0-9 All-Time) Score Southwestern Athletic Conf. 2-0 23. Penn 0-0 133 24. UC Irvine 0-0 122 at #10 Marquette (11/12/07) L, 55-66 Summit League 11-13 25. Yale 0-0 112
at #18 Minnesota (11/19/09) L, 51-76 Sun Belt Conference 8-8 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Eastern Michigan 111, New Mexico State 107, Vermont 89, Charleston 85, South Dakota 53, Bradley 42, Grand Canyon 36, FGCU 33, Bucknell 31, ETSU 31, Northern Ken- at #8 Oklahoma State (11/12/13) L, 40-93 West Coast Conference 3-7 tucky 31, UMBC 28, Jacksonville State 17, Oakland 16, Hawaii 15, UC Santa Barbara 15, San Diego 14, UC Davis 13, Appalachian State 11, UT at #17 Oregon (11/19/13) L, 54-69 Western Athletic Conference 43-49 Arlingtion 10, Cal State Fullerton 9, Indiana State 9, Georgia Southern 8, Weber State 10, Canisius 7, Hofstra 7, Ball State 5, Pacific 5, Saint at #3 Arizona (12/9/14) L, 56-87 Non-Division I 57-0 Francis 4, William & Mary 3, Liberty 2, Northern Iowa 2, Iona 1, UIC 1. NOTE: The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following at #16 Louisville (12/23/15) L, 68-98 conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Ind., Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, at #13/14 Gonzaga (11/11/16) L, 69-92 Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, Western Athletic. Bold at #4/5 Kentucky (11/10/17) L, 63-73 denotes a team on UVU’s schedule this season. at #1 Duke (11/11/17) L, 69-99 UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 8 2018-19 Standings
. WAC Overall Team Record Pct Home Away Streak Record Pct Home Away Neutral Streak New Mexico State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 -- 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 UT Rio Grande Valley 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 -- 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Utah Valley 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 -- 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 CSU Bakersfield 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 -- 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 Chicago State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 -- 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 California Baptist 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 -- 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Grand Canyon 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 -- 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 Seattle U 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 -- 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 Kansas City 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 -- 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1
Players of the Week Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 March 4 March 11
WAC Preseason Polls and Teams Coaches Media This Week’s WAC Schedule/Results Rank Teams Points Rank Teams Points 1. NM State (7) 63 1. NM State (22) 214 Tuesday, Nov. 6 Friday, Nov. 9 2. Grand Canyon (2) 58 2. Grand Canyon (2) 180 Indiana def. Chicago State, 104-55 Antelope Valley at CSU Bakersfield, 12 p.m. 3. Seattle U 45 3. Utah Valley 162 (Big Ten Network) (ESPN3) 4. Utah Valley 43 4. Seattle U 150 South Dakota State def. Grand Canyon, 79-74 Chicago State at Central Michigan, 5 p.m. 5. CSU Bakersfield 35 5. CSU Bakersfield 117 (ESPN3) (ESPN3) 6. UTRGV 28 6. UTRGV 89 UT Rio Grande Valley def. Texas A&M Commerce, 91-84 Oklahoma at UT Rio Grande Valley, 6:30 p.m. 7. Kansas City 24 7. Kansas City 73 Loyola-Chicago def. UMKC, 76-45 UTEP at New Mexico State, 7 p.m. 8. California Baptist 20 8. California Baptist 63 (ESPN-plus) Utah Valley at BYU, 8 p.m. 9. Chicago State 8 9. Chicago State 32 Utah Valley def. Westminster, 96-71 (BYUtv) Player of the Year: Alessandro Lever, GCU Player of the Year: Alessandro Lever, GCU New Mexico State def. North Dakota State, 73-56 San Diego Christian at California Baptist, 8 p.m. Stanford def. Seattle U, 96-74 (Pac12 Network) First Team First Team Saturday, Nov. 10 Oscar Frayer, Grand Canyon Damiyne Durham, CSU Bakersfield Delaware State at Grand Canyon, 7 p.m. AJ Harris, NM State AJ Harris, NM State Wednesday, Nov. 7 Matej Kavas, Seattle U Matej Kavas, Seattle U #20 TCU def. CSU Bakersfield, 66-61 Sunday, Nov. 11 Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon Kansas City at Connecticut, 3 p.m. Connor Toolson, Utah Valley Connor Toolson, Utah Valley Thursday, Nov. 8 (ESPN3) Second Team Second Team Chicago State at Notre Dame, 5 p.m. Utah Valley at Saint Mary’s, 6 p.m. (ACC Network/WatchESPN) Xavier Bishop, Kansas City Xavier Bishop, Kansas City Bryant at Seattle U, 8 p.m. Eli Chuha, NM State Eli Chuha, NM State Kansas City at Iowa, 6 p.m. Damiyne Durham, CSU Bakersfield Oscar Frayer, Grand Canyon Puget Sound at Seattle U, 8 p.m. Jake Toolson, Utah Valley Jake Toolson, Utah Valley Terry Winn III, UT Rio Grande Valley Terry Winn III, UT Rio Grande Valley All times mountain standard time UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 9 Sophomore • Guard 6-7 • 205 Rancho Cucamonga, ISAIAH WHITE CA (Salt Lake CC)
White’s WHITE’S CAREER AT A GLANCE Complete bio • White redshirted at Salt Lake Community College during the 2017-18 season • As a freshman, he led SLCC in scoring at 12.8 points per game while shooting an im- pressive 45.7 percent from the field. He also pulled down 6.8 rebounds and dished out 1.6 assists per game. 0 2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS • Toyed with a triple-double with 10 points, eight rebounds, Points...... 10 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Points...... 10 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 and five assists in a season-opening win over Westminster FG Made FG Made (Nov. 6)...... 3 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 ...... 3 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FG Attempted...... 5 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FG Attempted...... 5 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Made...... 0 3PT Made...... 0 3PT Attempted...... 0 3PT Attempted...... 0 FT Made ...... 4 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Made ...... 4 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Attepmted ...... 4 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Attepmted ...... 4 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Rebounds ...... 8 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Rebounds ...... 8 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Assists...... 5 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Assists...... 5 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Blocks...... The . .Automated 0 ScoreBookBlocks...... 0 Steals...... 1Utah vs. Westminster, Valley Individual 11/6/18 Game-by-GameSteals (as. . .of . Nov. . 07,. . 2018). . . .1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Minutes...... 24 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 All gamesMinutes...... 24 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18
#00 White,Isaiah 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATS
GET TO KNOW ISAIAH White prepped at Damien High School where he led the team to a 25-6 record during his senior season. White helped his team to the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Sec- Individual Career History tion tournament in 2016. He earned first team all baseline league honors while at DHS.
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UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 10 RS Junior • Guard 6-5 • 205 Gilbert, Ariz. JAKE TOOLSON BYU
Toolson’s TOOLSON’S CAREER AT A GLANCE Complete bio • Finished second on the team in rebounds (154), rebounds per game (4.7), defensive rebounds (129), defensive rebounds per game (3.9), assists (97), and assists per game (2.9) last season as he helped lead UVU to a school-record 23 wins. • Shot 50 percent from the field, including 36 percent from beyond the arc and a team-leading 85 percent from the foul line last season. 2 • Played two seasons at BYU. 2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS • Scored a game-high 22 points in UVU’s season- Points...... 27 at Idaho State, 11/14/17 Points...... 22 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 opening win over Westminster (Nov. 6). FG Made...... 12 at Idaho State, 11/14/17 FG Made...... 9 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FG Attempted...... 15 at Idaho State, 11/14/17 FG Attempted...... 14 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Made...... 5 vs. Southern Virginia, 11/20/14 3PT Made...... 4 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Attempted.8, two times (last vs. Westminster), 11/6/18 3PT Attempted...... 8 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS FT Made ...... 7 vs. CSU Bakersfiled, 1/6/18 FT Made ...... 0 FT Attepmted ...... 8 vs. CSU Bakersfield, 1/6/18 FT Attepmted ...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Scored 11 points with three rebounds, two assists Rebounds ...... 10 at North Dakota, 11/25/17 Rebounds ...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 and two steals in his UVU debut at #4 Kentucky Assists...... 9 vs. Weber State, 12/6/17 Assists...... 3 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 (11/10/17). Blocks...... 2 vs. Montana Tech, 12/20/17The Automated ScoreBookBlocks...... 0 • Scored four points with six rebounds at No. 1 Duke Steals...... 4 vs. SouthernUtah Valley Virginia, Individual 11/20/14 Game-by-GameSteals . (as. . of. Nov. . .07, . 2018)...... 0 (11/11/17). Minutes...... 40 at North Dakota, 11/25/17 All gamesMinutes...... 32 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Scored a career-high 27 points with five rebounds #02 Toolson,Jake and four assists in an 84-71 win at Idaho State 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATS (11/14/17). • Scored 13 points with five rebounds and five assists in home-opening win over UC Davis (11/18/17). • Scored 11 points with seven rebounds in win over Eastern Oregon (11/20/17). • Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds with seven points and three assists in an 83-75 overtime win at North Dakota (11/25/17). • Scored 15 points with four rebounds in loss to BYU (11/29/17). • Dished out a career-high nine assists with eight points and six rebounds with no turnovers in 83-56 win over Weber State (12/6/17). • Scored 15 points with five rebounds and three as- sists in loss at Cal State Fullerton (12/9/17). • Had 19 points with a season0high three steals in win over Bethesda (12/14/17). • Recorded his ninth game in double figures with a team-high 18 points at Hawaii (12/17/17). • Scored 12 points with five rebounds and a career-high two blocks in win over Montana Tech (12/20/17). GET TO KNOW JAKE • Scored 15 points with a pair of threes in win over Parents are Troy and Sheila Toolson ... has one brother and two sisters ... nephew of Boston Celtics general man- ager and former Boston Celtic Danny AingeIndividual ... cousins Career with UVU History all-time leader scorer Ryan Toolson ... second CSU Bakersfield in WAC opener. Also knocked down cousins with teammate Conner Toolson ... Jake and his wife recently had their first child, Gus. a career-high 7-of-8 free throws. (1/6/18). • Scored 14 points with six rebounds and five assists CAREER STATS in an 86-79 win over New Mexico State (2/15/18). • Scored 16 points with eight rebounds and three assists in an 84-72 win over UTRGV (2/17/18). • Scored 19 points with seven rebounds and two steals in 81-74 win over CSU Bakersfield in the quarterfi-
nals of WAC Tournament (3/8/18).
UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 11 Junior • Guard 6-0 • 175 Tulsa, Oklahoma TJ WASHINGTON Coffeyville CC
Washington’s WASHINGTON’S CAREER AT A GLANCE Complete bio • spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas where he played in 69 games and made 60 starts over his two seasons with the Red Ravens • While at Coffeyville, Washington earned All-America, All-Region, and All-Conference honors ... was also named the Region 6 Tournament MVP and was selected to the NJCAA 3 All-Star game. 2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS • Scored seven points with six assists in his UVU debut Points...... 7 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Points...... 7 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 against Westminster (Nov. 6) in a season-opening FG Made...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FG Made...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 win. FG Attempted...... 5 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FG Attempted...... 5 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Made...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Made...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Attempted...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Attempted...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Made ...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Made ...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Attepmted ...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Attepmted ...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Rebounds ...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Rebounds ...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Assists...... 6 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Assists...... 6 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Blocks...... The . . Automated 0 ScoreBookBlocks...... 0 Steals...... 1Utah vs. Westminster, Valley Individual 11/6/18 Game-by-GameSteals . (as. . of. Nov. . .07, . 2018). . . .1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Minutes...... 19 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 All gamesMinutes...... 19 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18
#03 Washington,TJ 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATS
GET TO KNOW TJ Prepped at Jenks High School where he averaged 15.0 points and 10.0 assists per game during his senior season. He scored 1,002 career points at JHS and earned nu- merous accolades, including all-stateIndividual honors. Career History
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UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 12 Freshman • Guard 6-5 • 185 Palo Alto, Calif. CACHE FIELDS Pinewood HS
Fields’ FIELDS’ CAREER AT A GLANCE Complete bio • Prepped at Pinewood High School in Los Altos, Calif., where h led team with 16.0 points per game on 37-percent shooting from three. Also averaged 7.0 rebounds per game dur- ing his senior campaign. • Was a unanimous First Team All-League selection and voted MVP of John McMillan 4 Memorial Tournament. 2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS • Played five minutes in his UVU debut in a season-opening Points...... 0 Points...... 0 win over Westminster (Nov. 6). FG Made...... 0 FG Made...... 0 FG Attempted...... 3 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FG Attempted...... 3 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Made...... 0 3PT Made...... 0 3PT Attempted...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Attempted...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Made ...... 0 FT Made ...... 0 FT Attepmted ...... 0 FT Attepmted ...... 0 Rebounds ...... 0 Rebounds ...... 0 Assists...... 0 Assists...... 0 Blocks...... The . .Automated 0 ScoreBookBlocks...... 0 Steals...... Utah. . . Valley . . . Individual. . . . . 0Game-by-GameSteals (as. . .of . Nov. . 07,. . 2018)...... 0 Minutes...... 5 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 All gamesMinutes...... 5 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18
#04 Fields,Cache 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATS
GET TO KNOW CACHE Born July 19 ... born in Palo Alto, Calif. ... parents are Roger and Katherine Fields... has two brothers, Parker and Wilson andIndividual a sister, Career Elizabeth History ... plans to pursue a career in commercial real estate.
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UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 13 Senior • Guard 6-4 • 195 Eden, Utah HAYDEN SCHENCK SLCC/Weber HS
Schenck’s SCHENCK’S CAREER AT A GLANCE Complete bio • Sat out last season due to an injury. • Averaged 4.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.75 assists per game during the 2016-17 sea- son. • Played in 26 games for UVU during the 2015-16 season, averaging 6.4 points, 4.0 re- bounds and 1.8 assists per game. 5 • Redshirted at Salt Lake Community College during the 2014-15 season. 2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS • In his first game in over a year, Schenck scored six Points...... 18 at Idaho State, 12/12/15 Points...... 6 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 points and dished out a pair of assists in a season- FG Made...... 7 at Idaho State, 12/12/15 FG Made...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 opening win over Westminster (Nov. 6). FG Attempted. . 9, two times (last vs. Seattle U, 1/28/16) FG Attempted...... 3 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Made...... 2, four times (last at Rice), 3/20/17 3PT Made...... 0 2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS 3PT Attempted...... 6 vs. Seattle U, 1/28/16 3PT Attempted...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Made ...... 8 at GCU, 1/16/16 FT Made ...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Scored nine points and pulled down a career-high FT Attepmted ...... 10 vs. UTRGV, 1/26/17 FT Attepmted ...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 tying nine rebounds in CBI win at Georgia Southern Rebounds ...... 9, two times (last at GS), 3/15/17 Rebounds ...... 0 (March 15). Assists...... 7 vs. Seattle U, 3/4/17 Assists...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Dished out a career-high seven assists and blocked a Blocks...... 2 vs. Seattle U, 3/4/17 Blocks...... 0 career-high two shots in a win over Seattle U (March Steals...... 5 vs. Seattle U,The 3/9/17 Automated ScoreBookSteals...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 4). Minutes...... 33 vs.Utah CSU Bakersfield,Valley Individual 3/10/17 Game-by-GameMinutes (as. of. .Nov . . 07, . .2018) . . .12 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds in a win All games over UTRGV (Jan. 26). 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME#05 Schenck,Hayden STATS • Recorded a career-high five assists against Utah State (Dec. 10). • Scored a season-high 10 points with two assits, one block and a rebound in a win over UTSA (Dec. 3). • Recorded a career-high four steals in a come-from- behind win at Denver (Nov. 23). • Scored six points with two steals in win over Benedic- tine (Nov. 19). • Scored two points with three rebounds at Gonzaga (Nov. 11). • Came off the bench to score four points with three rebounds and three assists in UVU’s exhibition win over Western State.
GET TO KNOW HAYDEN Son of Todd and Julie Schenck ... has five siblings, Holden, Hudson, Hunter, Sierra and Skylee ... currently working on his MBA at UVU ... married this past summer ... wife is Aisling Schenck. Individual Career History
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UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 14 Senior • Guard 6-2 • 175 Richardson, Texas BEN NAKWAASAH Jacksonville College
Nakwaasah’s NAKWAASAH’S CAREER AT A GLANCE Complete bio • Helped UVU to a school-record 23 wins last season and a trip to the CBI after playing in all 34 games for UVU. • Ranked second on the team in free-throw percentage at 83 percent last season and finished third on the team in both assists, (74) and assists per game (2.2). Also averaged 4.8 points to go along with 2.1 rebounds per game. • Led the Jacksonville College in points per game (22.3), three-point field goals (79), three-point field goal percent- age (40.3), free throw percentage (79.6), assists (121) and steals (33). His 23.3 points per game last season ranked him seventh in the nation. • Played his freshman season at McLennan Community College where he helped the team to an impressive 30-4 10 record and an appearance at the second round of the NJCAA Championship in Hutchinson, Kansas. 2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS • Scored 12 points with four rebounds and four assists Points...... 16 vs. UC Riverside,12/28/17 Points...... 12 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 in a season-opening win over Westminster (Nov. 6). FG Made. . . 4, five times (last vs. Westminster), 11/6/18 FG Made...... 4 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FG Attempted.9, three times (last vs. Westminster), 11/6/18 FG Attempted...... 9 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Made...... 3, three times (last vs. CSUB), 3/8/18 3PT Made...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS 3PT Attempted...... 7 vs. CSU Bakersfield, 3/8/18 3PT Attempted...... 3 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Made ...... 5, two times (last vs. UCR), 12/28/17 FT Made ...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Scored four points with two rebounds and one assist FT Attepmted . . . .6, two times (last vs. UCR), 12/28/17 FT Attepmted ...... 3 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 in his UVU debut at Kentucky (11/10/17). Rebounds ...... 6 vs. Bethesda, 12/14/17 Rebounds ...... 4 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Scored five points with two rebounds at #1 Duke Assists. . . . . 6, two times (last vs. Chicago St.), 1/13/18 Assists...... 4 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 (11/11/17). Blocks. . . . 1, four times (last vs. Westminster), 11/6/18 Blocks...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Spark off the bench, scoring three points with two Steals The Automated ScoreBookSteals ...... 3, two timesUtah (last Valley vs. EWU), Individual 3/13/18 Game-by-Game . (as. . of. Nov. . .07, . 2018). . . .2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 assists and a steal at Idaho State (11/14/17). Minutes. . .26, two times (last vs. Westminster), 11/6/18 All gamesMinutes...... 26 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Scored five points with five assists and three -re bounds in win over Eastern Oregon (11/20/17). 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME#10 Nakwaasah,Ben STATS • Scored eight points in loss at Cal State Fullerton (12/9/17). • Pulled down a career-high six rebounds with four assists and four points in win over Bethesda (12/14/17). • Scored eight points, including a career-high five made free throws at Hawaii (12/17/17). • Scored a career-high 16 points on 4-of-8 shooting in a win over UC Riverside (12/28/17). • Recorded his second double-digit scoring perfor- mance of the season with 13 points against UMKC (1/11/18). • Scored nine points and dished out a career-high six assists in an 83-58 win over Chicago State (1/13/18).
GET TO KNOW BEN Born Dec. 17, 1996 ... parents are Hart and Maribeth Nakwaasah ... Prepped at Richard- son High School where he averaged 18.8 points per game during his senior season and was named the District 15-6A MVP ... received all-region honors for his play after lead- ing his team to both regional andIndividual district titles Career during History his senior campaign.
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UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 15 Senior • Guard 6-4 • 185 Highland, Utah CONNER TOOLSON Salt Lake CC
Toolson’s TOOLSON’S CAREER AT A GLANCE • Preaseaon First Team All-WAC selection. Complete bio • Started all 34 games for the Wolverines last season, leading the team in threes made (75), threes attempted (190), field goal attempts (313), steals (53), and steals per game (1.6). • Earned Second Team All-WAC honors last season after averaging a team-best 11.9 points, along with 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists during the 2017-18 season. • Toolson has won both a high school national championship and a junior college national title. • Was named the NJCAA Most Valuable Player after leading his Salt Lake Community College team to a national title at the 11 NJCAA Tournament in Hutchison, Kansas ... also won a national title with Lone Peak High School during his senior season. 2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS • Scored 14 points with one assist and a steal in a season- Points...... 29 vs. UTSA, 12/3/16 Points...... 14 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 opening win over Westminster (Nov. 6). FG Made...... 12 vs. UTSA, 12/3/16 FG Made...... 6 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS FG Attempted...... 18 vs. UTSA, 12/3/16 FG Attempted...... 10 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Made...... 7 vs. Antelope Valley, 1/2/17 3PT Made...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Scored 10 points with two rebounds, one assist, and one 3PT Attempted...... 12 vs. Antelope Valley, 1/2/17 3PT Attempted...... 5 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 block at Kentucky (11/10/17) in the season opener. FT Made ...... 7, two times (last vs. UTRGV), 1/26/17 FT Made ...... 0 • Scored 11 points with one rebound and a steal at No. 1 FT Attepmted FT Attepmted Duke (11/11/17). . . .8, three times (last vs. UTRGV), 1/26/17 ...... 0 • Scored nine points with three rebounds in 84-71 win at Rebounds ...... 11 vs. Utah State, 11/10/16 Rebounds ...... 0 Idaho State (11/14/17). Assists. . . . . 6, two times (last vs. Bethesda), 12/14/17 Assists...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Scored 16 points with four threes in win over UC Davis Blocks...... 3 vs. Benedictine, 11/19/16 Blocks...... 0 The Automated ScoreBook (11/18/17). Steals...... Utah . 5 Valley at Seattle Individual U, 2/3/18 Game-by-GameSteals . (as. . of. Nov. . .07, . 2018). . . .2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Scored nine points with a career-high six assists and three Minutes...... 39 vs. Utah State, 12/10/16 All gamesMinutes...... 26 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 rebounds in win over Eastern Oregon (11/20/17). • Scored 12 points with four rebounds and two steals in an 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME#11 Toolson,Conner STATS 83-75 overtime win at North Dakota (11/25/17). • Scored a season-high 19 points with four rebounds and three assists in win over UTSA (12/2/17). • Scored 16 points with three steals, two assists and two rebounds in an 83-56 win over Weber State (12/6/17). • Tied a career high with six assists to go along with 14 points and a season-high seven rebounds in win over Bethesda (12/14/17). • Scored a season-high 20 points with five made shots from beyond the arc in a win over UC Riverside (12/28/17). • Scored 17 points on a perfect 7-of-7 from the field, includ- ing a 3-of-3 clip from long range in a win over UMKC (1/11/18). • Scored a season-high 23 points in an 84-76 win at UTRGV (1/18/18). Knocked down a season-high six three-pointers. • Tallied a career-high five steals in a 55-54 loss at Seattle U (2/3/18). • Scored 10 points on a 4-of-7 clip from the field, including a pair of threes while tying a season high with seven re- bounds in an 86-79 win over New Mexico State (2/15/18). • Scored 10 points with three assists, three rebounds, and a season-high two blocks in an 84-72 win over UTRGV GET TO KNOW CONNER (2/17/18). Born November 27, 1994 ... born in Zaragoza, Spain ... married to MaKenna Thomson ... parents are Andy and • Scored 22 points with five three-pointers, three rebounds Holly Toolson ... his father Andy enjoyed a 10-year professional career that included a pair of seasons with the and three steals in 70-47 win at CSU Bakersfield (2/22/18). Utah Jazz ... his second cousin Ryan played for the Wolverines from 2003-04, 2006-09 and is Utah Valley’s all-time • Scored 14 points and tied a season high with seven leading scorer ... is also second cousins with teammate Jake Toolson ... has one sister (Taryn) and four brothers (Dallin, Trevor, Tanner, Drew) ... served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Fort Worth, rebounds in a loss at Grand Canyon (2/24/18). Individual Career History • Scored a game-high 17 points with four three-pointers, six Texas ... is married to MaKenna Toolson ... Conner and his wife are expecting their first child in March. rebounds, three assists and two steals in UVU’s 73-47 win over Seattle U in the regular season finale. (3/3/18). CAREER STATS • Scored 18 points with four threes in 81-74 win over CSU Bakersfield in quarterfinals of WAC Tournament (3/8/18). • Had four steals in UVU’s WAC Tournament semifinal loss to Grand Canyon (3/9/18).
UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 16 Graduate • Forward 6-9 • 240 CONNOR MACDOUGALL Tempe, Arizona New Mexico
MacDougall’s MACDOUGALL’S CAREER AT A GLANCE Complete bio • Sat out last season due to injury at New Mexico. Graduated and transferred to UVU. • Played in 27 games for New Mexico during the 2016-17 season, averaging 4.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. Was an Academic All-Mountain West selection. • Played the 2015-16 season at South Mountain Community College and was named NJCAA Division II All-American. 15 • Played in six games at Arizona State during the 2014-15 season.
2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Points Points • Scored 13 points and pulled down six rebounds in his UVU ...... 17 at Wyoming, 2/25/17 ...... 13 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 debut as he helped the team to a season-opening win over FG Made...... 4 at Wyoming, 2/25/17 FG Made...... 4 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Westminster (Nov. 6). FG Attempted...... 6 at Wyoming, 2/25/17 FG Attempted...... 5 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Made...... 0 3PT Made...... 0 3PT Attempted...... 0 3PT Attempted...... 0 FT Made ...... 10 vs. Arkansas-PB, 12/17/16 FT Made ...... 5 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Attepmted ...... 12 at Wyoing, 2/25/17 FT Attepmted ...... 7 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Rebounds . . . 6, three times (last at Wyoming), 2/25/17 Rebounds ...... 6 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Assists...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Assists...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Blocks...... 2 vs. Uah State, 1/24/17 Blocks...... 0 Steals The Automated ScoreBookSteals ...... Utah . 1 Valley at Nevada, Individual 1/28/17 Game-by-Game . (as. . of. Nov. . .07, . 2018)...... 0 Minutes...... 17 vs. Houston Baptist, 11/14/16 All gamesMinutes...... 16 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME#15 MacDougall,Connor STATS
GET TO KNOW CONNOR Prepped at Corona del Sol High School where he won a Division I state championship his senior season ... was rated the No. 107 player in the nation according to Rivals.com ... was also ranked by Fox Sports Next as the 12th best centerIndividual in the 2014Career recruiting History class.
CAREER STATS UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 17 Freshman • Guard 6-2 • 180 Tucson, Arizona DREW COTTON Mountain View HS
Cotton’s COTTON’S CAREER AT A GLANCE Complete bio • Prepped at Marana Mountain View High School in Tucson, Ariz. • Had 12 triple-doubles during his senior year at MVHS. • Earned First Team All-Conference honors in 2018 and led team to a conference champi- onship in 2016-2017. 20 • Also lettered in football, playing varsity as a freshman.
2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Points Points • Played six minutes in his UVU debut as he pulled down a ...... 0 ...... 0 rebound in a season-opening win over Westminster (Nov. FG Made...... 0 FG Made...... 0 6). FG Attempted...... 0 FG Attempted...... 0 3PT Made...... 0 3PT Made...... 0 3PT Attempted...... 0 3PT Attempted...... 0 FT Made ...... 0 FT Made ...... 0 FT Attepmted ...... 0 FT Attepmted ...... 0 Rebounds ...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Rebounds ...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Assists...... 0 Assists...... 0 Blocks Blocks ...... The . . Automated 0 ScoreBook...... 0 Steals...... Utah . . Valley. . . Individual. . . . . 0 Game-by-GameSteals . (as. . of. Nov. . .07, . 2018)...... 0 Minutes...... 6 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 All gamesMinutes...... 6 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME#20 Cotton,Drew STATS
GET TO KNOW DREW Born Dec. 9 ... born in Tucson, Ariz. ... son of Margaret Thom-Cotton... has three broth- ers, Trevor, Jeff, and Cameron ... related to NBA player, Bryce Cotton. Individual Career History
CAREER STATS UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 18 Freshman • Forward 6-10 • 205 Gilbert, Ariz. WYATT LOWELL Williams Field HS
Lowell’s LOWELL’S CAREER AT A GLANCE Complete bio • Lowell was rated a four-star recruit by Scout.com and a three-star prospect by both Rivals.com and ESPN.com. Scout.com had him ranked as the No. 1 power forward in Arizona and the fifth-rated power forward in the west. • Wrapped up his prep career at Williams Field High School in 2016 after averaging 24.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.0 blocks per game during his senior season. He also connected on a 40.0 percent clip from beyond the arc as he knocked down 61-of-153 shots from three-point range. 25 • Signed his NLI in November of 2015 before playing his senior season at WFHS.
2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Points Points • Scored six points on 2-for-2 shooting beyond the arc and ...... 6 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 ...... 6 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 pulled down five rebounds in his first game as a Wolverine, FG Made...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FG Made...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 helping the team to a season-opening win over Westmin- FG Attempted...... 3 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FG Attempted...... 3 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 ster (Nov. 6). 3PT Made...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Made...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Attempted...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Attempted...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Made ...... 0 FT Made ...... 0 FT Attepmted ...... 0 FT Attepmted ...... 0 Rebounds ...... 3 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Rebounds ...... 3 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Assists...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Assists...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Blocks...... The . . Automated 0 ScoreBookBlocks...... 0 Steals...... Utah . . Valley. . . Individual. . . . . 0 Game-by-GameSteals . (as. . of. Nov. . .07, . 2018)...... 0 All games Minutes...... 7 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Minutes...... 7 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 #25 Lowell,Wyatt 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATS
GET TO KNOW WYATT Recently returned from a two-year LDS Church mission in Minnesota. Individual Career History
CAREER STATS UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 19 RS-Junior • Center 6-11 • 245 Norwalk, Iowa BAYLEE STEELE Eastern Michigan
Steele’s STEELE’S CAREER AT A GLANCE Complete bio • Sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules. • Spent his sophomore season at Eastern Michigan where he appeared in all 33 games and made 22 starts for the Eagles during the 2016-17 season, averaging 4.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, while shooting an impressive 48.8 percent (62-of-127) from the floor. He also knocked down 83.3 percent (20-of-24) of his free throws. • Played his freshman season at Des Moines Area Community College, posting four double-doubles 44 and scoring double figures in 10 games.
2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Points Points • Made his UVU debut in a win over Westminster (Nov. 6), ...... 18 vs. Central Michigan, 1/3/17 ...... 6 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 tallying six points and six rebounds. FG Made...... 8 vs. Central Michigan, 1/3/17 FG Made...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FG Attempted...... 10 vs. Central Michigan, 1/3/17 FG Attempted...... 7 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Made...... 0 3PT Made...... 0 3PT Attempted...... 2 vs. Bowling Green, 1/10/17 3PT Attempted...... 0 FT Made. 3, two times (last vs. Western Michigan), 1/17/17 FT Made ...... 2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 FT Attepmted. 4, two times (last vs. Westminster), 11/6/18 FT Attepmted ...... 4 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Rebounds ...... 10 vs. Central Michigan, 1/3/17 Rebounds ...... 6 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Assists. . 2, three times (last vs. Siena Heights), 12/11/16 Assists...... 0 Blocks...... 5 vs. Ball State, 1/24/17 Blocks...... 0 Steals The Automated ScoreBookSteals ...... 3 vs.Utah Bowling Valley Green, Individual 1/10/17 Game-by-Game . (as. . of. Nov. . .07, . 2018). . . .2 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 Minutes...... 27 vs. Ball State, 1/24/17 All gamesMinutes...... 20 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18
2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME#44 Steele,Baylee STATS
GET TO KNOW BAYLEE The Norwalk, Iowa native prepped at Norwalk High School where he earned first team all-confer- ence honors after averaging 14.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game during his senior season. He also earned all-state honorsIndividual on his Careerway to Historybeing honored as the Warren County Player of the Year.
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UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 20 Sophomore • Center 6-11 • 255 RICHARD HARWARD Orem, Utah Orem HS
Harward’s HARWARD’S CAREER AT A GLANCE Complete bio • Averaged 1.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in 14 games for UVU last season. • Prepped at Orem High School where he averaged 13.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.6 blocks per game during his senior campaign (2014-15). • He earned 4A First Team All-State honors in 2015 after helping the Tigers to a 20-6 over- all record and a run to the semifinals of the 4A Utah State Championship. 55 • Also lettered in Track and Field in the shotput. 2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS • Tied a career high with six rebounds in a season- Points...... 4, two times (last vs. UMKC), 1/11/18 Points...... 0 opening win over Westminster (Nov. 6). FG Made...... 2 vs. Bethesda, 12/14/17 FG Made...... 0 FG Attempted. . . . 3, two times (last vs. MT), 12/20/17 FG Attempted...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 3PT Made...... 0 3PT Made...... 0 2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS 3PT Attempted...... 0 3PT Attempted...... 0 FT Made ...... 3, vs. Easteron Oregon, 11/20/17 FT Made ...... 0 • Saw his first action of the season, pulling down one FT Attepmted . . . . . 4, vs. Easteron Oregon, 11/20/17 FT Attepmted ...... 0 rebound in one minute of play at Duke (11/11/17). Rebounds . . 6, two times (last vs. Westminster), 11/6/18 Rebounds ...... 6 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 • Scored his first points as a Wolverine with three Assists. . . . 1, two times (last vs. Westminster), 11/6/18 Assists...... 1 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 points and five rebounds in win over Eastern Oregon Blocks...... 2 vs. Bethesda, 2/14/17 Blocks...... 0 (11/20/17). Steals The Automated ScoreBookSteals ...... Utah . . Valley. . . Individual. . . . . 0 Game-by-Game . (as. . of. Nov. . .07, . 2018)...... 0 • Recorded his first collegiate block in an 83-56 win Minutes...... 10, vs. Easteron Oregon, 11/20/17 All gamesMinutes...... 8 vs. Westminster, 11/6/18 over Weber State (12/6/17). • Tallied a career-high four points with a career-high 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME#55 Harward,Richard STATS six rebound and a career-high two blocks in win over Bethesda (12/14/17).
GET TO KNOW RICHARD Born March 12th, 1997 ... born in American Fork, Utah ... served an LDS church mission in Perth, Australia ... parents are Bradley and Alice Harward ... has four sisters, Alicia, Heather, Tiffany and Krystal and an older brother Ian ... older brother Ian played at BYU.
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UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 21 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
Game Oct. 30 vs. Dixie State Ben Nakwaasah Isaiah White Jake Toolson Conner Toolson Baylee Steele Nov. 6 vs. Westminster Ben Nakwaasah Isaiah White Jake Toolson Conner Toolson Baylee Steele
UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 22 2018-19 BOX SCORES
vs. Westminster | Nov. 6, 2018 Orem, Utah. | UCCU Center
Official Basketball Box Score - Final Westminster (UT) at Utah Valley 11/06/18 Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah 2018-19 Men's Basketball Game Time: 07:05 PM Game Duration: 01:50 Attendance: 4327
Officials Charles RYDZAK Kevin VIRGINILLA Reil BANARIA Westminster (UT) Record: 0-2 FG 3P FT Rebounds Fouls Blocks Shooting By Period TP AS TO ST +/- NO. Name Min M-A M-A M-A OR DR TOT PF FD BS BA 1st FG% 11-27 (40.7)% 23 MCCORD Jacob F 14:03 3-5 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 1 6 2 3 0 0 0 -17 3PT% 5-13 (38.5)% 2 WARR Brandon G 25:03 3-6 0-1 1-2 0 5 5 1 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 -15 FT% 0-2 (0)% 10 CONNOR Jake G 35:24 4-8 2-6 2-3 0 1 1 2 2 12 3 5 1 1 0 -16 nd 21 MONSON Alec G 21:48 2-6 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 -26 2 FG% 14-24 (58.3)% 25 ELY Jai Jai G 19:29 3-4 1-2 3-3 0 3 3 4 3 10 2 0 0 0 0 -14 3PT% 4-9 (44.4)% 3 WALLJASPER James 08:08 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 FT% 12-16 (75)% 12 TAHVAINAINEN Joonas 23:16 4-6 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 3 1 10 2 2 0 0 0 -12 GM FG% 25-51 (49)% 35 DEVASHRAVEE Travis 22:24 3-7 2-4 4-4 2 1 3 1 3 12 2 0 0 0 0 -22 3PT% 9-22 (40.9)% 22 WILLARDSON Brandon 04:42 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 FT% 12-18 (66.7)% 11 ROSS Chantry 23:02 2-6 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 4 1 6 3 0 1 0 0 -6 Dead Ball Rebounds: 2, 0 32 DOW Nathan 02:41 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 Team 1 1 2 0 1 Totals 25-51 9-22 12-18 4 25 29 22 17 71 16 15 2 1 1 -25 Technical Fouls: NONE Utah Valley Record: 1-0 FG 3P FT Rebounds Fouls Blocks Shooting By Period TP AS TO ST +/- NO. Name Min M-A M-A M-A OR DR TOT PF FD BS BA 1st FG% 14-34 (41.2)% 44 STEELE Baylee C 19:12 2-7 0-0 2-4 3 3 6 0 4 6 0 1 2 0 0 -8 3PT% 5-12 (41.7)% 0 WHITE Isaiah G 23:25 3-5 0-0 4-4 4 4 8 0 2 10 5 0 1 0 0 14 FT% 9-12 (75)% 2 TOOLSON Jake G 32:28 9-14 4-8 0-2 0 2 2 0 3 22 3 1 0 0 0 19 nd 10 NAKWAASAH Benjamin G 25:49 4-9 2-3 2-3 0 4 4 2 4 12 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 FG% 20-31 (64.5)% 11 TOOLSON Conner G 26:11 6-10 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1 1 2 0 1 19 3PT% 6-10 (60)% 3 WASHINGTON TJ 18:49 2-5 1-2 2-4 0 1 1 0 2 7 6 1 1 0 0 26 FT% 8-14 (57.1)% 15 MACDOUGALL Connor 16:31 4-5 0-0 5-7 3 3 6 2 5 13 2 1 0 0 0 29 GM FG% 34-65 (52.3)% 25 LOWELL Wyatt 07:09 2-3 2-2 0-0 0 3 3 5 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 16 3PT% 11-22 (50)% 5 SCHENCK Hayden 11:47 2-3 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 2 1 6 2 1 1 0 0 15 FT% 17-26 (65.4)% 55 HARWARD Richard 08:09 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Dead Ball Rebounds: 2, 0 20 COTTON Drew 05:48 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 4 FIELDS Cache 04:42 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 Team 0 2 2 0 0 Totals 34-65 11-22 17-26 13 26 39 17 22 96 25 8 9 1 1 25 Technical Fouls: NONE
WMC UVU Points from WMC UVU Period by Period Scoring st nd Biggest lead 6 (1 15:10) 30 (2 1:05) Turnovers 8 21 1st 2nd TOT Best Scoring Run 9 (1st 15:10) 19 (1st 8:59) Paint 26 40 WMC 27 44 71 Lead Changes 2 Second Chance 0 15 Times Tied 2 Fast Breaks 5 25 UVU 42 54 96 Time with Lead 03:07 35:12 Bench 30 32
UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 23 The Automated ScoreBook Utah Valley Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 19, 2018) All games 2017-18 OVERALL COMBINED STATS Overall record: 23-11 Conf: 10-4 Home: 16-1 Away: 6-9 Neutral: 1-1
UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 24 The Automated ScoreBook Utah Valley Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 03, 2018) Conference games 2017-18 WAC ONLY COMBINED STATS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 10-4 7-0 3-4 0-0 CONFERENCE 10-4 7-0 3-4 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 25 The Automated ScoreBook Utah Valley Game-by-Game Highs (as of Feb 18, 2018) 2017-18 Game-by-Game Highs All games
UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 26 2017-18 Game-by-Game Highs Continued....
UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 27 The Automated ScoreBook The Automated ScoreBook Utah Valley Player High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 19, 2018) Utah Valley Opponent High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 19, 2018) All games All games
2017-18Utah IndividualValley - INDIVIDUAL Game GAME HIGHS Highs 2017-18 OpponentOPPONENT INDIVIDUALIndividual GAME Game HIGHS Highs
Points 27 Toolson, Jake at Idaho State (11/14/17) Points 34 Ahmad, Khalil at Cal State Fullerton (12/09/17) 26 Ogbe, Kenneth at San Francisco (03/19/18) 29 Durham, Damiyne vs CSU Bakersfield (03/08/18) 25 Manyang, Akolda vs Weber State (12/06/17) 28 BOYD, Brandon at Idaho State (11/14/17) 24 Manyang, Akolda at North Dakota (11/25/17) 27 Bliznyuk, Bogdan vs Eastern Washington (03/13/18) 23 Toolson, Conner at UT Rio Grande Valley (01/18/18) 26 Dixon, Nick at UT Rio Grande Valley (01/18/18) 23 Ogbe, Kenneth vs Cal State Fullerton (12/30/17) Field Goals Made 12 Durham, Damiyne vs CSU Bakersfield (03/08/18) Field Goals Made 12 Manyang, Akolda vs Weber State (12/06/17) 11 Bliznyuk, Bogdan vs Eastern Washington (03/13/18) 12 Toolson, Jake at Idaho State (11/14/17) 11 Ahmad, Khalil at Cal State Fullerton (12/09/17) Field Goal Att. 18 Manyang, Akolda at North Dakota (11/25/17) 11 Marvin Bagley III at Duke (11/11/17) 15 Ogbe, Kenneth at San Francisco (03/19/18) Field Goal Att. 24 STEWART, Marlon at North Dakota (11/25/17) 15 Ogbe, Kenneth vs New Mexico State (02/15/18) 22 Durham, Damiyne vs CSU Bakersfield (03/08/18) 15 Randolph, Brandon at Seattle University (02/03/18) 22 CRANDALL, Geno at North Dakota (11/25/17) 15 Randolph, Brandon vs UTSA (12/02/17) FG Pct (min 5 made) 1.000 (5-5) Kennedy, Ajani vs UC Riverside (12/28/17) 15 Toolson, Jake at Idaho State (11/14/17) 1.000 (5-5) Shorts II, TJ vs UC Davis (11/18/17) FG Pct (min 5 made) 1.000 (7-7) Toolson, Conner vs Kansas City (01/11/18) 3-Point FG Made 7 Lofton, Zach at New Mexico State (01/20/18) 1.000 (7-7) Nelson, Zach vs Bethesda (12/14/17) 6 Ahmad, Khalil at Cal State Fullerton (12/09/17) 1.000 (7-7) Neilson, Isaac vs Eastern Oregon (11/20/17) 3-Point FG Att. 13 Lofton, Zach at New Mexico State (01/20/18) 1.000 (5-5) Neilson, Isaac at Idaho State (11/14/17) 12 Durham, Damiyne vs CSU Bakersfield (03/08/18) 3-Point FG Made 6 Toolson, Conner at UT Rio Grande Valley (01/18/18) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) 1.000 (3-3) Lever,Alessandro vs Grand Canyon (03/09/18) 5 Ogbe, Kenneth at San Francisco (03/19/18) 1.000 (3-3) Jones, Keyon vs New Mexico State (02/15/18) 5 Toolson, Conner at CSU Bakersfield (02/22/18) 1.000 (2-2) Bishop, Xavier at Kansas City (02/10/18) 5 Randolph, Brandon vs UC Riverside (12/28/17) 1.000 (2-2) McKissic, Brandon vs Kansas City (01/11/18) 5 Toolson, Conner vs UC Riverside (12/28/17) 1.000 (2-2) CHILDS, Yoeli vs Brigham Young (11/29/17) 3-Point FG Att. 11 Toolson, Conner at UT Rio Grande Valley (01/18/18) 1.000 (2-2) HARDNETT, Jahshire vs Brigham Young (11/29/17) 10 Toolson, Conner vs UC Riverside (12/28/17) Free Throws Made 14 Ahmad, Khalil vs Cal State Fullerton (12/30/17) 10 Ogbe, Kenneth at Sam Houston State (12/22/17) 11 Johnson, Gibson at Hawai'i (12/17/17) 10 Toolson, Conner at Hawai'i (12/17/17) Free Throw Att. 14 Ahmad, Khalil vs Cal State Fullerton (12/30/17) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) 1.000 (3-3) Toolson, Jake vs Chicago State (01/13/18) 14 Johnson, Gibson at Hawai'i (12/17/17) 1.000 (3-3) Toolson, Conner vs Kansas City (01/11/18) FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (14-14) Ahmad, Khalil vs Cal State Fullerton (12/30/17) 1.000 (3-3) Nelson, Zach vs Bethesda (12/14/17) 1.000 (7-7) Lofton, Zach vs New Mexico State (02/15/18) 1.000 (2-2) Ogbe, Kenneth vs Seattle University (03/03/18) 1.000 (5-5) Rowe, Jackson vs Cal State Fullerton (12/30/17) 1.000 (2-2) DeBerry, Jerrelle vs Cal State Fullerton (12/30/17) 1.000 (5-5) ALLEN, Nick vs UTSA (12/02/17) 1.000 (2-2) Toolson, Jake at Idaho State (11/14/17) 1.000 (4-4) FOSTER, Chase at San Francisco (03/19/18) Free Throws Made 10 Manyang, Akolda vs Chicago State (01/13/18) 1.000 (4-4) Bliznyuk, Bogdan vs Eastern Washington (03/13/18) 9 Randolph, Brandon vs Cal State Fullerton (12/30/17) 1.000 (4-4) Giles, Jordan at Kansas City (02/10/18) 9 Manyang, Akolda at Sam Houston State (12/22/17) 1.000 (4-4) McDaniel Jr., Xavier at UT Rio Grande Valley (01/18/18) Free Throw Att. 13 Manyang, Akolda vs Chicago State (01/13/18) 1.000 (4-4) Winn, Terry at UT Rio Grande Valley (01/18/18) 12 Manyang, Akolda at Sam Houston State (12/22/17) 1.000 (4-4) Knar, Robert vs Kansas City (01/11/18) FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (7-7) Randolph, Brandon vs New Mexico State (02/15/18) 1.000 (4-4) Murray, Chance vs UC Riverside (12/28/17) 1.000 (6-6) Manyang, Akolda vs Eastern Washington (03/13/18) 1.000 (4-4) MCCULLOUGH, Max vs Eastern Oregon (11/20/17) 1.000 (6-6) Toolson, Conner vs CSU Bakersfield (03/08/18) 1.000 (4-4) Green, Quade at Kentucky (11/10/17) 1.000 (6-6) Toolson, Jake at Seattle University (02/03/18) Rebounds 13 Gabriel, Wenyen at Kentucky (11/10/17) 1.000 (6-6) Manyang, Akolda vs Grand Canyon (01/27/18) 12 Menzies, Aaron at Seattle University (02/03/18) 1.000 (6-6) Toolson, Jake at Hawai'i (12/17/17) 12 Moneke, Chima vs UC Davis (11/18/17) 1.000 (6-6) Randolph, Brandon at Hawai'i (12/17/17) Assists 12 Trevon Duval at Duke (11/11/17) 1.000 (5-5) Neilson, Isaac vs UT Rio Grande Valley (02/17/18) 11 FERRARI, Frankie at San Francisco (03/19/18) 1.000 (5-5) Toolson, Conner vs Montana Tech (12/20/17) Steals 6 Durham, Damiyne vs CSU Bakersfield (03/08/18) 1.000 (5-5) Toolson, Conner vs UTSA (12/02/17) 6 Burns, Glen vs Chicago State (01/13/18) 1.000 (4-4) Nelson, Zach vs Seattle University (03/03/18) Blocked Shots 6 Menzies, Aaron at Seattle University (02/03/18) 1.000 (4-4) Ogbe, Kenneth vs New Mexico State (02/15/18) 6 CHAPMAN, Brekkott vs Weber State (12/06/17) 1.000 (4-4) Toolson, Jake vs Kansas City (01/11/18) Turnovers 6 Bliznyuk, Bogdan vs Eastern Washington (03/13/18) 1.000 (4-4) Ogbe, Kenneth vs CSU Bakersfield (01/06/18) 5 Means, Morgan vs Seattle University (03/03/18) 1.000 (4-4) Nelson, Zach vs Cal State Fullerton (12/30/17) 5 Briggs, Shon vs CSU Bakersfield (01/06/18) The Automated ScoreBook The Automated ScoreBook Utah Valley Team High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 19, 2018) Utah Valley High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 19, 2018) All games All games
2017-18Utah Valley Team - TEAM Game GAME HIGHS Highs 2017-18 Opponent Team Game Highs Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS 106 BETHESDA (12/14/17) 97 at Chicago State (02/08/18) POINTS 99 at Duke (11/11/17) 97 EASTERN OREGON (11/20/17) 91 at Cal State Fullerton (12/09/17) 95 KANSAS CITY (01/11/18) 86 at New Mexico State (01/20/18) 90 UC RIVERSIDE (12/28/17) 85 BRIGHAM YOUNG (11/29/17) FIELD GOALS MADE 44 BETHESDA (12/14/17) 82 UC RIVERSIDE (12/28/17) 38 EASTERN OREGON (11/20/17) FIELD GOALS MADE 39 at Duke (11/11/17) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 77 BETHESDA (12/14/17) 34 at New Mexico State (01/20/18) 67 at Duke (11/11/17) 34 UC RIVERSIDE (12/28/17) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .603 (38-63) EASTERN OREGON (11/20/17) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 87 at North Dakota (11/25/17) .583 (28-48) NEW MEXICO STATE (02/15/18) 73 at Duke (11/11/17) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 16 UC RIVERSIDE (12/28/17) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .557 (34-61) UC RIVERSIDE (12/28/17) 13 KANSAS CITY (01/11/18) .554 (31-56) NEW MEXICO STATE (02/15/18) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 33 UC RIVERSIDE (12/28/17) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 15 at New Mexico State (01/20/18) 32 BETHESDA (12/14/17) 13 at Kansas City (02/10/18) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .583 (7-12) WEBER STATE (12/06/17) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 32 at San Francisco (03/19/18) .545 (6-11) GRAND CANYON (01/27/18) 32 at North Dakota (11/25/17) FREE THROWS MADE 30 CAL STATE FULLERTON (12/30/17) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .536 (15-28) at New Mexico State (01/20/18) 27 at Hawai'i (12/17/17) .526 (10-19) at Cal State Fullerton (12/09/17) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 36 CAL STATE FULLERTON (12/30/17) FREE THROWS MADE 39 CAL STATE FULLERTON (12/30/17) 33 UTSA (12/02/17) 20 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY (02/17/18) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .905 (19-21) NEW MEXICO STATE (02/15/18) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 47 CAL STATE FULLERTON (12/30/17) .875 (14-16) UC DAVIS (11/18/17) 30 at Cal State Fullerton (12/09/17) REBOUNDS 61 BETHESDA (12/14/17) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .889 (8-9) EASTERN OREGON (11/20/17) 55 UTSA (12/02/17) .833 (10-12) at Kansas City (02/10/18) ASSISTS 35 BETHESDA (12/14/17) REBOUNDS 49 at North Dakota (11/25/17) 27 UC RIVERSIDE (12/28/17) 46 vs Grand Canyon (03/09/18) STEALS 11 KANSAS CITY (01/11/18) ASSISTS 26 at Duke (11/11/17) 10 at CSU Bakersfield (02/22/18) 25 BRIGHAM YOUNG (11/29/17) BLOCKED SHOTS 10 WEBER STATE (12/06/17) STEALS 14 at Duke (11/11/17) 9 CHICAGO STATE (01/13/18) 13 at North Dakota (11/25/17) TURNOVERS 20 at Kentucky (11/10/17) BLOCKED SHOTS 10 at Seattle University (02/03/18) 19 EASTERN WASHINGTON (03/13/18) 8 WEBER STATE (12/06/17) 19 at Duke (11/11/17) 8 at Kentucky (11/10/17) FOULS 27 at Hawai'i (12/17/17) TURNOVERS 19 KANSAS CITY (01/11/18) 26 CAL STATE FULLERTON (12/30/17) 17 at Chicago State (02/08/18) FOULS 28 UTSA (12/02/17) 27 at Hawai'i (12/17/17)
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POINTS 54 at Seattle University (02/03/18) POINTS 42 CSU BAKERSFIELD (01/06/18) 58 BRIGHAM YOUNG (11/29/17) 44 BETHESDA (12/14/17) 59 at New Mexico State (01/20/18) 47 at CSU Bakersfield (02/22/18) 59 at Grand Canyon (02/24/18) 47 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (03/03/18) 60 vs Grand Canyon (03/09/18) 52 EASTERN OREGON (11/20/17) FIELD GOALS MADE 19 at Hawai'i (12/17/17) FIELD GOALS MADE 16 BETHESDA (12/14/17) 19 at New Mexico State (01/20/18) 16 CSU BAKERSFIELD (01/06/18) 19 at Seattle University (02/03/18) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 43 KANSAS CITY (01/11/18) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 44 CSU BAKERSFIELD (01/06/18) 48 CSU BAKERSFIELD (01/06/18) 46 BRIGHAM YOUNG (11/29/17) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .258 (16-62) BETHESDA (12/14/17) 46 at CSU Bakersfield (02/22/18) .288 (19-66) EASTERN OREGON (11/20/17) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .306 (19-62) at Seattle University (02/03/18) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 2 CSU BAKERSFIELD (01/06/18) .355 (22-62) vs Grand Canyon (03/09/18) 2 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY (02/17/18) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 1 BRIGHAM YOUNG (11/29/17) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 9 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY (02/17/18) 3 at Seattle University (02/03/18) 12 UC RIVERSIDE (12/28/17) 3 at Grand Canyon (02/24/18) 12 at Chicago State (02/08/18) 3 vs Grand Canyon (03/09/18) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .154 (2-13) CSU BAKERSFIELD (01/06/18) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 8 BRIGHAM YOUNG (11/29/17) .176 (3-17) at CSU Bakersfield (02/22/18) 11 GRAND CANYON (01/27/18) FREE THROWS MADE 3 WEBER STATE (12/06/17) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .125 (1-8) BRIGHAM YOUNG (11/29/17) 3 at New Mexico State (01/20/18) .158 (3-19) vs Grand Canyon (03/09/18) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 6 at New Mexico State (01/20/18) FREE THROWS MADE 6 WEBER STATE (12/06/17) 7 MONTANA TECH (12/20/17) 8 BETHESDA (12/14/17) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .375 (3-8) WEBER STATE (12/06/17) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 10 WEBER STATE (12/06/17) .500 (3-6) at New Mexico State (01/20/18) 11 BETHESDA (12/14/17) REBOUNDS 20 KANSAS CITY (01/11/18) 11 at San Francisco (03/19/18) 22 at Idaho State (11/14/17) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .542 (13-24) at Kansas City (02/10/18) 22 BETHESDA (12/14/17) .542 (13-24) vs Grand Canyon (03/09/18) 22 MONTANA TECH (12/20/17) REBOUNDS 24 BRIGHAM YOUNG (11/29/17) 22 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (03/03/18) 26 at New Mexico State (01/20/18) ASSISTS 7 at Idaho State (11/14/17) ASSISTS 3 at Grand Canyon (02/24/18) 9 at North Dakota (11/25/17) 6 BRIGHAM YOUNG (11/29/17) 9 CAL STATE FULLERTON (12/30/17) 6 vs Grand Canyon (03/09/18) 9 EASTERN WASHINGTON (03/13/18) STEALS 2 at San Francisco (03/19/18) STEALS 2 GRAND CANYON (01/27/18) 3 UC DAVIS (11/18/17) 3 WEBER STATE (12/06/17) 3 at Sam Houston State (12/22/17) 3 at Sam Houston State (12/22/17) 3 at New Mexico State (01/20/18) 3 at Kansas City (02/10/18) 3 at Grand Canyon (02/24/18) 3 at Grand Canyon (02/24/18) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 at Duke (11/11/17) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 at North Dakota (11/25/17) 1 at Idaho State (11/14/17) 0 at Cal State Fullerton (12/09/17) 1 UC RIVERSIDE (12/28/17) 0 BETHESDA (12/14/17) 1 at Kansas City (02/10/18) TURNOVERS 5 at San Francisco (03/19/18) TURNOVERS 7 WEBER STATE (12/06/17) 7 WEBER STATE (12/06/17) 7 GRAND CANYON (01/27/18) 7 at Sam Houston State (12/22/17) FOULS 9 at New Mexico State (01/20/18) FOULS 10 at San Francisco (03/19/18) 10 WEBER STATE (12/06/17) 12 WEBER STATE (12/06/17) 10 BETHESDA (12/14/17) 12 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (03/03/18)
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Four players scored in 11/6/18 vs Westminster A player shot 100% from 1/11/18 vs UMKC Conner Toolson 7-7 double figures the floor (min 5 FGA) Five players scored in 11/6/18 vs Westminster A player shot 100% on 1/13/18 vs Chicago State Jake Toolson 3-3 double figures threes (min 3 3FGA) Six players scored in 12/12/15 at Idaho State Did not make a three 2/7/15 at Seattle U 0-17 double figures point field goal No players scored in 11/29/14 at UC Davis Opponent did not make 1/25/07 vs South Dakota 0-13 double figures a 3FG State No opposing players 11/20/17 vs Eastern Oregon UVU had ten or fewer 11/6/18 vs Westminster 8 scored in double figures turnovers Ten or more players score 12/20/17 vs Montana Tech 12 players UVU had 8 or fewer 11/6/18 vs Westminster 8 a point turnovers One player recorded a 3/13/18 vs Eastern Wash- Akolda Manyang UVU committed 20 11/10/17 at Kentucky 20 double-double ington turnovers Two players recorded a 1/7/17 at Grand Canyon Brandon Randolph UVU committed 10 or less 12/6/17 vs Weber State 10 double-double Isaac Neilson team fouls in a game One player recorded a 12/28/12 at Austin Peay Nick Thompson UVU scored 90 points 11/6/18 vs Westminster 96 triple double UVU socred 100 points 12/14/17 vs Bethesda 106 Two double-digit re- 3/13/18 vs Eastern Wash- Akolda Manyang UVU scored 110 points 11/26/16 at BYU 114 bounders ington Brandon Randolph UVU scored 120 points 1/29/09 at Chicago State 123 Two players fouled out 12/17/17 at Hawaii Kenneth Ogbe, Akolda Manyang, Isaac Opponent scored 90 12/9/17 at Cal State 91 Neilson points Fullerton Three or more 12/17/17 at Hawaii Kenneth Ogbe, Akolda Opponent scored 100 11/26/16 at BYU 101 players foulded out Manyang, Isaac points Neilson Opponent scored 110 1/29/09 at Chicago State 121 A UVU player 3/9/18 vs Grand Canyon Ben Nakwaasah, Bran- points received a technical don Randolph UVU scored less than 50 3/12/15 vs CSU 40-55 An opposing player 3/8/18 vs CSU Damiyne Durham points in a game Bakersfield received a technical Bakersfield Held opponent to less than 3/3/18 Seattle U 47 A UVU coach 2/24/18 at Grand Canyon 50 points in a game received a technical UVU scored less than 40 2/19/15 vs New Mexico State 38 An opposing coach 2/24/18 at Grand Canyon points in a game received a technical Held opponent to less than 12/7/13 vs St. Katherine 37 At least two players scored 3/19/18 at San Francisco Kenneth Ogbe 40 points in a game 20+ points Brandon Randolph Shot 60% from the field 3/13/14 vs UTRGV 31-44, 70.5% Three players scored 20+ 12/30/18 vs Cal State Kenneth Ogbe Bran- points Fullerton don Randolph Akolda Shot 70% from the field 12/14/17 vs Bethesda 25-34, 73.53% Manyang in a half Four players scored 20+ 11/26/16 at BYU Isaac Neilson Brandon Shot less than 30% from 2/4/17 at Seattle U 18-61, 29.5% points Randolph Con- the field ner Toolson Jordan Opponent shot less then 12/14/17 vs Bethesda 16-62, 25.8% Poydras 30% from the field Two players scored 25+ 12/28/10 vs Florida Isiah Williams Holton Opponent shot less then 2/11/17 at Chicago State 11-58, 19.0% points International Hunsaker 20% from the field A player scored 30+ points 1/9/16 vs UTRGV Jaden Jackson 31 UVU shot 30+ free throws 1/27/18 vs Grand Canyon 22-30 A player scored 40+ points 1/29/09 at Chicago State Ryan Toolson 63 UVU shot 40+ free throws 1/26/17 vs UTRGV 36-48 Opposing player scored 12/9/17 at Cal State Khalil Ahmad 34 Opponent shot 30+ free 12/9/17 at Cal State 19-30 30+ points Fullerton throws Fullerton Opposing player scored 1/26/17 vs UTRGV Nick Dixon 41 Shot 100% from the free 1/23/16 at Chicago State 17-17 40+ points throw line A player attempted 20 or 12/6/16 at Utah Isaac Neilson 13-20 more field goals A player had five or more 2/3/18 at Seattle U Conner Toolson 5 steals A player had 5 or more 1/13/18 vs Chicago State Akolda Manyang 6 blocks A player had 10+ assists 1/18/18 at UTRGV Brandon Randolph 12 A player made 10+ free 1/13/18 vs Chicago State Akolda Manyang thows 10-13 A player shot 100% at 2/15/18 vs New Mexico State Brandon Randolph 7-7 the free throw line (min 8 FTA)
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Shot less than 50% from 2/27/16 at Seattle U 1-5, 20% Played in a CBI game 3/19/18 at San Francisco 73-78 L the free throw line Won a CBI game 3/13/18 Eastern 87-65 W Made 10 three pointers 12/28/17 vs UC Riverside 13-22 Washington in a half Won two CBI games 3/15/17- at Georgia Made 15 three pointers in 12/28/17 vs UC Riverside 16-33 3/20/17 Southern, at Rice a game Played in a CIT game 3/3/12 vs Weber State 69-72 L Shot 60% on three pointers 3/13/14 vs UTRGV 10-15 Won a regular season 2013-2014 Opponent scored less than 2/11/17 at Chicago State 18 conference title 20 points in the first half Opponent scored less than 2/3/18 at Seattle U 19 20 points in the second half Current Streaks UVU scored less than 20 2/4/17 at Seattle U 18 points in the first half Current Streaks UVU scored less than 20 3/12/15 vs CSU Bakersfield 18 Streak Active All-Time points in the second half Overall W1 W13 Opponent scored 50+ 11/11/17 at Duke 51 points in a half Home W15 W18 UVU scored 50+ points in 2/8/18 at Chicago State 50 Road L1 W7 the first half Games with a Made 3FG 108 289 UVU scored 50+ points in 3/19/18 at San Francisco 51 the second half Consecutive Made Free Throws UVU scored 60+ points 12/14/17 vs Bethesda 61 Player Active All-Time in a half Isaiah White 4 4 Won by 50+ points 12/14/17 vs Bethesda 62, 106-42 W Conner Toolson 2 14 Won by 40+ points 2/8/18 at Chicago State 40, 97-57 W Hayden Schenck 2 11 Won by 30+ points 11/6/18 Westminster 35, 96-71 W Connor MacDougall 2 3 Won by 25+ points 11/6/18 Westminster 35, 96-71 W Jake Toolson 0 11 Lost by 35+ points 11/12/13 at Oklahoma State 53, 40-93 L Lost by 30+ points 11/11/17 at Duke 30, 69-99 L Ben Nakwaasah 0 8 Lost by 25+ points 1/20/18 at New Mexico State 27, 59-86 L Richard Harward 0 3 Played an overtime game 12/17/17 at Hawaii 69-70 L OT Baylee Steele 0 1 Won in overtime 11/25/17 at North Dakota 83-75 W OT TJ Washington 0 1 Lost in overtime 12/17/17 at Hawaii 69-70 L OT Wyatt Lowell 0 0 Played a double overtime 3/10/17 vs CSU Bakersfield 80-81 L 4OT Drew Cotton 0 0 game Cache Fields 0 0 Played a triple overtime 3/10/17 vs CSU Bakersfield 80-81 L 4OT game Consecutive Games with a 3FGM Won 10 straight games 1/7/12- 13 games Player Active All-Time 2/25/12 Ben Nakwaasah 6 6 Won 5 straight games 12/20/17- 8 games 1/18/18 Conner Toolson 1 9 Jake Toolson 1 5 Lost three straight games 1/28/17- 3 games 2/9/17 TJ Washington 1 1 Lost four straight games 11/28/15- 4 games Wyatt Lowell 1 1 12/5/15 Hayden Schenck 0 3 Lost five straight games 11/29/14- 6 games 12/20/14 Isaiah White 0 0 Lost when having led 1/12/17 vs Chicago State 61-70 Baylee Steele 0 0 by 10 Connor MacDougall 0 0 Won when having trailed 1/27/18 vs Grand Canyon 12 by 10+ Drew Cotton 0 0 Won when having trailed 11/23/16 at Denver 27 Cache Fields 0 0 by 20+ Richard Harward 0 0 Won when having trailed 11/23/16 at Denver 27 by 25+ Never trailed 2/8/18 at Chicago State 97-57 W Never led 3/9/18 vs Grand Canyon 60-75 L Played in a NIT game 3/19/14 vs California 64-77 L
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0 2 3 4 5 Isaiah White Jake Toolson TJ Washington Cache Fields Hayden Schenck
G / 6-7 / 205 / Sophomore - TR G / 6-5 / 205 / RS Junior - 1V G / 6-0 / 175 / Junior - TR G / 6-5 / 185 / Freshman - HS G / 6-4 / 195 / Senior - 1V Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Gilbert, Ariz. (BYU) Tulsa, Oklahoma (Coffeyville CC) Palo Alto, Calif. (Pinewood HS) Eden, Utah (Salt Lake CC) (Salt Lake CC)
10 11 15 20 25 Ben Nakwaasah Conner Toolson Connor MacDougall Drew Cotton Wyatt Lowell
G / 6-2 / 175 / Senior - 1V G / 6-4 / 185 / Senior - 2V F / 6-9 / 240 / Grad - TR G / 6-2 / 180 / Freshman - HS F / 6-10 / 205 / Freshman - HS Richardson, Texas HIghland, Utah (Salt Lake CC) Tempe, Ariz. (New Mexico) Tucson, Ariz. (Mountain View HS) Gilbert, Ariz. (Williams Field HS) (Jacksonville College)
44 55 HC Baylee Steele Richard Harward Mark Pope C / 6-11 / 245 / RS Junior - TR C / 6-11 / 255 / Sophomore - 1V 4th Season at UVU Norwalk, Iowa (Eastern Michigan) Orem, Utah (Orem HS) 52-46 Record
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