2018-19 GAME NOTES | GAME 21 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Jason Erickson | Asst. AD - Communications | E: [email protected] | C: 303-946-6774 | O: 801-863-5451 2018-19 SCHEDULE UTAH VALLEY(13-7, 2-3) at KANSAS CITY (7-12, 2-2) Overall: 13-7 | Home: 8-1 | Away: 3-6 | Neutral: 2-0 thursday, jan. 24, 2019 | 5 p.m. (MST) | kansas city, mo | Swinney Recreation Center Date Opponent Time/Result Location .................................................Kansas City, Mo. Nov. 06 Westminster (UVUtv/WDN) W, 96-71 UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES Nov. 09 ^at BYU (BYUtv) L, 65-75 Site ............................Swinney Recreation Center (1,500) Head Coach .................. Mark Pope Nov. 11 #at Saint Mary’s (TheW.tv) L, 63-92 TV .....................................................WAC Digital Network Alma Mater ...........Kentucky, 1996 Career Record (Yr.) ...... 65-53 (4th) Nov. 16 #at Utah State (MW Network) L, 46-65 Radio ................ESPN 960AM (Jim McCulloch | Jason Erickson) Nov. 19 #vs. Hartford W, 72-65 Record at UVU (Yr.) .............. Same ..................................WAC Digital Network Nov. 21 #vs. Long Beach State W, 87-72 Video Stream Nov. 24 North Dakota (WDN) W, 74-68 Live Stats .................................................UMKCstats.com UMKC KANGAROOS Nov. 28 Western Colo. (UVUtv/WDN) W, 82-59 All-Time Series .................. Utah Valley leads series, 10-8 Head Coach .... Kareem Richardson Utah Valley Streak .......................................................L1 Alma Mater ................Evansville, 1997 Dec. 01 !Denver (UVUtv/WDN) W, 98-75 Career Record (Yr.) ....71-109 (6th) UMKC Streak ................................................................L2 Dec. 06 at Arizona (Pac-12 Network) L, 69-80 Record at UMKC (Yr.) ........... Same Dec. 08 at Northern Arizona W, 98-78 Dec. 15 at Weber State (KJZZ) W, 75-63 OPENINGTIP Dec. 19 Idaho State (WDN) W, 88-77 • After splitting a pair of home games last week, Utah Valley hits the road for a pair of WAC games at Kansas City and Chicago State this Dec. 22 Sam Houston State (WDN) W, 85-79 week. The Wolverines will take on UMKC on Thursday at 5 p.m. (MST) before playing at Chicago State on Saturday at 1 p.m. (MST). Dec. 29 at Fresno State (MW Network) W, 64-60 • Utah Valley’s home win streak came to an end on Saturday night in an 83-78 loss to New Mexico State. The Wolverines had won 22 Jan. 03 *at Grand Canyon (ESPN3) L, 60-71 straight games at home before the setback to the Aggies. The streak was the second-longest active home win streak in the country at the Jan. 05 *at CSU Bakersfield (ESPN3) L, 71-73 time. It is the longest home win streak in school history. Jan. 12 *Seattle U (WDN) W, 88-78 • Jake Toolson scored a game-high 26 points to lead Utah Valley in an 83-76 setback to New Mexico State on Saturday night at the UCCU Jan. 17 *UTRGV (UVUtv/WDN) W, 82-61 Center. The loss snapped UVU’s 22-game home win streak, which was the second-longest streak in the nation. Toolson scored his game- Jan. 19 *NM State (UVUtv/WDN) L, 78-83 high 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the field, including a 2-of-4 mark from long range. Ben Nakwaasah cored 13 points on a 5-of-6 Jan. 24 *at Kansas City (WDN) 5 p.m. clip from the field. The senior guard also pulled down three rebounds and dished out a pair of assists. Wyatt Lowell was also in double Jan. 26 *at Chicago State (WDN) 1 p.m. figures with 12 points as he connected on a perfect 4-of-4 shots from beyond the arc. Jan. 30 *California Baptist (WDN) 7 p.m. • Jake Toolson tied the UVU record for consecutive free throws made as he successfully made his 41st straight shot from the charity stripe against New Mexico State on Jan. 19. He tied Holton Hunsaker’s streak of 41 set during the 2011-12 season. Toolson then missed what Feb. 09 *at Seattle U (WDN) 2 p.m. would have been his 42nd straight free throw as he finished the NM State game with a 2-of-3 clip at the charity stripe. Toolson leads the Feb. 14 *at New Mexico State (WDN) 7 p.m. WAC with an 88.9 percent mark (56-of-63) from the free throw line this season. He ranks 23rd nationally at the line. Feb. 16 *at UT Rio Grande Valley (WDN) 6 p.m. Feb. 21 *Chicago State (ESPN+) 7 p.m. • Jake Toolson leads Utah Valley in scoring at 16.2 points per game, followed closely behind by Conner Toolson at 13.2 points a contest. Feb. 23 *Kansas City (WDN) 7 p.m. The Toolson duo has scored nearly 40 percent of UVU’s points this season. Jake has been impressive from the floor, shooting 59.5 percent (116-of-195), including a team-best 48.0 percent (36-of-75) clip from three-point range. He also leads UVU with an 88.9 percent (56-of- 63) clip from the free throw line. Baylee Steele leads UVU on the boards, pulling down 6.6 rebounds a game, while TJ Washington leads March 2 *at California Baptist (WDN) 8 p.m. the team in assists at 4.0 a game. March 7 *Grand Canyon (WDN) 7 p.m. March 9 *CSU Bakersfield (ESPN+) 7 p.m. • Utah Valley ranks in the top-50 in five statistical team categories and two individual categories. The Wolverines rank 19th in field goal percentage (48.9), 23rd in three-point field goal percentage (38.7), 30th in free throws made (318), 36th in free throw attempts (440), Bold denotes home game | Home games played at UCCU Center ^UCCU Crosstown Clash | #MGM Main Event and 48th in defensive rebounds per game (27.60). Jake Toolson ranks 23rd in free throw percentage (88.9) and 30th in field goal ! denotes Summit League/WAC Challenge percentage (59.7). *WAC game | WDN (WAC Digital Network) 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 13.2 3.2 1.6 8.8 3.3 2.6 16.2 4.4 2.0 7.6 6.6 0.7 8.7 4.9 1.0 Starters based on previous game’s lineup. UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 1 QUICK FACTS BROADCAST INFORMATION Thursday’s game at Kansas City will be broadcast live on the WAC Digital Network. The game will also be broad- GENERAL INFORMATION cast over the radio waves as Jim McCulloch enters his ninth season as the Voice of the Wolverines. Jason Erickson will be handling the color commentary duties on the radio. The radio broadcast will be aired live on ESPN 960AM Location Orem, Utah Founded 1941 radio. A live stream of the radio broadcast will also be available at ESPN960Sports.com. Enrollment 39,930 School Colors Green, White & Gold ABOUT KANSAS CITY Nickname Wolverines Basketball Facility UCCU Center Kansas City enters Thursday night’s contest against the Wolverines with a 7-12 overall record and a 2-2 mark in Capacity 7,500 WAC play. The ‘Roos dropped a pair of WAC road games last week, falling 74-73 at CSU Bakersfield and a 78-50 Press Row (801) 863-5209 setback at Grand Canyon. The team opened the season with wins over Chicago State and California Baptist. Junior Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Western Athletic Conference guard Xavier Bishop leads the team in scoring at 15.8 points per game. Junior guard Rob Whitfield and sopho- President Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez more guard Brandon McKissic also average double figures at 11.4 and 11.1 points per game, respectively. Whit- Director of Athletics Vince Otoupal field leads the WAC in threes at 2.7 a game. Sophomore guard Marvin Nesbitt Jr. leads the team on the boards, pulling down 4.6 rebounds a game. As a team, UMKC averages 71.3 points per game while allowing opponents a COACHING STAFF 75.0 points per game. The team averages 8.1 threes per game Head Coach Mark Pope Alma Mater Kentucky (1996) SERIES HISTORY VS. KANSAS CITY Overall Record (seasons) 65-52 (4th season) UVU Record (seasons) Same Utah Valley and Kansas City meet up on the basketball hardwood for the 18th time on Saturday night. UVU holds Assistant Coach Cody Fueger a 10-8 all-time advantage in the series dating back to 2005. The two teams split the two-game WAC series last year Alma Mater Utah (2006) with each team winning on its home floor. UVU holds an all-time 3-6 record against the ‘Roos in games played in Season 4th Kansas City. Office Phone 801-863-8309 E-mail [email protected] Assistant Coach Chris Burgess Last Five Results vs. Kansas City (UVU leads 10-8) Alma Mater Utah (2002) Feb. 10, 2018 Kansas City def. Utah Valley, 77-70 Kansas City, Missouri Season 4th Jan 11, 2018 Utah Valley def. Kansas City, 95-59 Orem, Utah Office Phone 801-863-5166 Feb. 09, 2017 Kansas City def. Utah Valley, 84-76 Kansas City, Missouri E-mail [email protected] Jan. 14, 2017 Utah Valley def. Kansas City, 86-76 Orem, Utah Assistant Coach Eric Daniels Mar.