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2017-18 GAME NOTES | GAME 23 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Jason Erickson | Assistant AD - Communications | E: [email protected] | C: 303-946-6774 | O: 801-863-5451 2017-18 SCHEDULE UTAH VALLEY(16-7, 5-2) at CHICAGO STATE (2-23, 0-8) Overall: 16-7 | Home: 12-1 | Away: 4-6 | WAC: 5-2 THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 2018 | 6 P.m. (MST) | CHICAGO | Jones convocation center Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 01 Dixie State (Exh.) W, 81-70 Location ........................................................... Chicago, Illinois UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES Nov. 10 at #4 Kentucky (SEC Network) L, 63-73 Site .......................................Jones Convocation Center (7,000) Head Coach .................. Mark Pope Nov. 11 at #1 Duke (ACC Network Extra) L, 69-99 TV ...............................................................WAC Digital Network Alma Mater .............. Kentucky, ‘96 Career Record (Yr.) ...... 45-42 (3rd) Nov. 14 at Idaho State (BigSkyTV) W, 84-71 Live Video ...............................................WACsports.com/watch (UVUtv/WDN) Record at UVU (Yr.) .............. Same Nov. 18 UC Davis W, 80-71 Radio .......................ESPN 960 AM (Jim McCulloch/Jason Erickson) Nov. 20 Eastern Oregon (WDN) W, 97-52 Live Audio .................................................ESPN960Sports.com Nov. 25 at North Dakota (BigSkyTV) W, 83-75 (OT) CHICAGO STATE COUGARS Live Stats .................................................... GoCSUcougars.com Nov. 29 BYU (BYUtv/ESPN3) L, 58-85 Head Coach ...................Tracy Dildy All-Time Series .......................................UVU leads series, 16-5 Alma Mater .............................. UIC, ‘91 Dec. 02 UTSA (UVUtv/WDN) W, 88-80 UVU Streak .............................................................................L1 Career Record (Yr.) ... 54-194 (8th) Dec. 06 Weber State (UVUtv/WDN) W, 83-56 CSU Streak ...........................................................................L19 Record at CSU (Yr.) ............... Same Dec. 09 at Cal State Fullerton (BigWest.tv) L, 83-91 Dec. 14 Bethesda (WDN) W, 106-44 TIP (BigWestTV) OPENING Dec. 17 at Hawaii L, 79-80 • Utah Valley missed a game-winning shot at the buzzer in a 55-54 road loss at Seattle U last week. Despite the loss, the Wolverines have won Dec. 20 Montana Tech (WDN) W, 84-56 nine of their last 11 games as the team embarks for on a road trip to Chicago State and Kansas City this week. UVU will open play this week at Dec. 22 at Sam Houston State W, 75-64 Chicago State on Thursday night. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. (MST). Dec. 28 UC Riverside (WDN) W, 90-82 Dec. 30 Cal State Fullerton (WDN) W, 87-78 • After falling behind by 15 points in the first half, Utah Valley fought back to make it a one-possession game but could not hit a shot as time expired as it fell to Seattle U, 55-54, at Key Arena on Saturday night. Kenneth Ogbe missed a game-winning shot as time expired as UVU dropped its sixth road game of the season. Brandon Randolph led Utah Valley in both scoring and assists on the night with 15 and six, Jan. 06 *CSU Bakersfield (WDN/OTT) W, 75-42 respectively. He also pulled down six rebounds on the night. Jake Toolson was not far behind as he dropped in 14 points and snagged five Jan. 11 *Kansas City (UVUtv/WDN/OTT) W, 95-59 rebounds. Conner Toolson was the final Wolverine in double figures with 10 points to go along with six rebounds and an impressive five Jan. 13 *Chicago St. (UVUtv/WDN/OTT) W, 83-58 steals on the defensive end. Jan. 18 *at UTRGV (WDN/OTT) W, 84-76 • Utah Valley is tied for the 12th-longest current home win streak in the nation at 10 games. The Wolverines are tied with three other schools (ESPN3) Jan. 20 *at NM State L, 59-86 with 10-game home win streaks. Cincinnati holds the nation’s longest current home win streak at 38 games, followed by Purdue at 21 games Jan. 27 *Grand Canyon (ESPN3) W, 68-56 and Vermont at 20 games. Feb. 03 *at Seattle U (WDN/OTT) L, 54-55 • All five of Utah Valley’s starters are averaging double figures. Akolda Manyang leads the team in scoring at 13.5 points per game. Kenneth Feb. 08 *at Chicago State (WDN/OTT) 6 p.m. Ogbe ranks second on the team at 13.2 points per game. Conner Toolson is third at 12.0 points a contest. Jake Toolson averages 11.7 points, followed by Brandon Randolph at 11.0. Feb. 10 *at Kansas City (WDN/OTT) 6 p.m. Feb. 15 *NM State (UVUtv/WDN/OTT) 7 p.m. • Utah Valley graduate forward Zach Nelson is closing in on the 1,000-point mark. Nelson currently has 949 points and is just 45 points shy of Feb. 17 *UTRGV (UVUtv/WDN/OTT) 7 p.m. reaching the milestone. Nelson will become just the seventh player in UVU history to reach the mark. Nelson will become the first player in Feb. 22 *at CSU Bakersfield (WDN/OTT) 8 p.m. UVU history to score 1,000 points, pull down 500 or more rebounds and dish out 200 or more assists. Feb. 24 *at Grand Canyon (ESPN3) 7 p.m. • Utah Valley has played five teams that won their conference tournaments last season and made trips to the NCAA Tournament, including Kentucky (SEC Tournament), Duke (ACC Tournament), UC Davis (Big West Tournament), North Dakota (Big Sky Tournament), and New Mexico March 3 *Seattle U (UVUtv/WDN/OTT) 7 p.m. State (WAC Tournament). The Wolverines went 2-3 with wins over UC Davis and North Dakota. Bold denotes home game | Home games played at UCCU Center • UVU opened the season with what might just be the toughest 24 hours ever played in college basketball history as the Wolverines took on *WAC game | WDN (WAC Digital Network) OTT (Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV and Droid TV) No. 4/5 Kentucky and No. 1 Duke on back-to-back nights to open the season. The Wolverines dropped a 73-63 decision at Kentucky before falling 99-69 at Duke. UVU has since won 15 of 18 games since the loss at Duke. WAC Tournament STARTERS Orleans Arena PROJECTED Las Vegas, Nevada March 8-10 Social Media UtahValleyWolverines / UVUmbb @GoUVU / @UVUmbb 11 3 2 25 0 Conner Toolson Brandon Randolph Jake Toolson Kenneth Ogbe Akolda Manyang 6-4 /185 / G / Jr. 6-2 / 190 / G / R-Sr. 6-5 / 205 / G / R-So. 6-7 / 190 / F / Gr. 7-0 / 243 / C / R-Sr. @GoUVU / @UVUmbb Highland, Utah Inglewood, Calif. Gilbert, Ariz. Munich, Germany Rochester, Minn. P R A P R A P R A P R A P R B UVU Athletics 12.0 3.5 1.6 11.0 4.0 4.7 11.7 4.8 3.2 13.2 3.0 1.2 13.5 8.5 2.3 Starters from previous game starting lineup. UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 1 QUICK FACTS BROADCAST INFORMATION Thursday’s game at Chicago State will be broadcast live on The WAC Digital Network at www.WACsports.com/ GENERAL INFORMATION watch. WDN is also available on numerous media platforms, including Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, and Amazon Location Orem, Utah Fire TV. The game will also be available on the air waves at ESPN 960 AM radio with Jim McCulloch handling the Founded 1941 play-by-play duties. A live audio stream of the radio broadcast will be available through ESPN960sports.com and Enrollment 37,303 also through the ESPN 960 app, which is available for both iPhone and Android. School Colors Green, White & Gold Nickname Wolverines Basketball Facility UCCU Center ABOUT CHICAGO STATE Capacity 7,500 Chicago State enters Saturday night’s game with a 2-23 overall record. CSU is looking for its first WAC win of the Press Row (801) 863-5209 Affiliation NCAA Division I season as the team is 0-8 in league play this season. The Cougars have lost 19 straight games dating back to an Conference Western Athletic Conference 84-73 setback at UMBC on Nov. 23. CSU’s wins include a 101-53 win over Silver Lake and a 113-65 win over East- President Dr. Matthew S. Holland West on Nov. 21. Preseason first team all-WAC honoree Fred Sims Jr., leads the team in scoring at 13.3 points a Director of Athletics Vince Otoupal game. As a team, Chicago State averages 66.3 points a game while allowing opponents an 86.1 points per game COACHING STAFF average. The Cougars are coached by Tracy Dildy who is in his eighth season with the team. Head Coach Mark Pope SERIES HISTORY VS. CHICAGO STATE Alma Mater Kentucky (1996) UVU Record (seasons) 45-42 (3rd season) Utah Valley and Chicago State meet up on the basketball hardwood for the 22nd time on Thursday night. UVU Overall Record (seasons) Same holds a 16-5 all-time advantage in the series dating back to 2008. The two teams split the two-game WAC series Assistant Coach Cody Fueger last year with each team winning on the road. UVU has won four of the last five matchups, including an 83-58 Alma Mater Utah (2006) Season 3rd decision in Orem earlier this season. UVU holds an all-time 6-4 advantage in games played in the Windy City. Chi- Office Phone 801-863-8309 cago State won its first-ever game at the UCCU Center last season, defeating UVU 70-61. That win marks Chicago E-mail [email protected] State’s last WAC victory. Assistant Coach Chris Burgess Alma Mater Utah (2002) Season 3rd Last Five Results vs. Chicago State (UVU leads 16-5) Office Phone 801-863-5166 Jan. 13, 2018 Utah Valley def. Chicago State, 83-58 Orem E-mail [email protected] Feb.