2016-17 GAME NOTES | GAME 18 vs. UMKC UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Jason Erickson | Athletic Communications | E: [email protected] | C: 303-946-6774 | O: 801-863-5451 2016-17 SCHEDULE UTAH VALLEY(8-9, 0-2) vs. UMKC (9-10, 2-1) Overall: 8-9 | Home: 5-2 | Away: 3-7 | WAC: 0-2 saturday, JANuary 14, 2017 | 7:00 p.m. (MST) | OREM, Utah | UCCU Center Date Opponent Time/Result ......................................................Orem, Utah Nov. 07 Western State (Exh.) W, 113-87 Location UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES Nov. 11 at #13/14 Gonzaga (ROOT) L, 69-92 Site ...............................................UCCU Center (8,500) Head Coach ................... Mark Pope Nov. 16 Idaho State (UVUtv) W, 82-73 Video .................................WolverineGreen.com/Watch Alma Mater .............Kentucky, 1996 Career Record (Yr.) ....... 20-27 (2nd) Nov. 19 Benedictine W, 86-52 Radio ............ ESPN 960 AM (Jim McCulloch/Matt Peterson) Nov. 23 at Denver W, 88-85 Record at UVU (Yr.) ................. Same Nov. 26 at BYU (TheW.tv) W, 114-101 Live Stats ........................................ www.UVUstats.com Nov. 30 at Washington St. (Pac12 Net) L, 76-83 All-Time Series .............................Utah Valley leads, 8-6 UMKC KANGAROOS Last Meeting ...............UMKC def. UVU, 80-78 (3/10/16) Head Coach ..... Kareem Richardson Dec. 03 UTSA (WDN) W, 75-71 UVU Streak................................................................L2 Alma Mater ........... Evansville, 1997 Dec. 06 at Utah (Pac-12 Network) L, 80-87 Career Record (Yr.) ........ 45-68 (4th) Dec. 10 Utah State (UVUtv/WDN) L, 79-80 (OT) UMKC Streak ........................................................... W1 Record at UMKC (Yr.) .............. Same Dec. 17 at Weber State (KJZZ) L, 85-93 Dec. 21 at UTSA L, 60-66 TIP Dec. 23 Montana Tech W, 72-47 OPENING Dec. 28 at UC Riverside W, 73-64 • Utah Valley continues WAC play at home on Saturday night as the Wolverines host UMKC at the UCCU Center. Tipoff is set Dec. 31 at UC Davis L, 69-83. for 7 p.m. Jan. 02 Antelope Valley W, 102-63 • The Wolverines hold an impressive 5-2 record at the UCCU Center this season. UVU’s only setbacks at home this season Jan. 07 *at Grand Canyon (WDN) L, 72-82 are an 80-79 overtime loss to in-state rival Utah State and a 70-61 setback to Chicago State on Thursday night. Jan. 12 *Chicago State (ESPN3) L, 61-70 • Utah Valley fell to 0-2 in WAC play with a 70-61 setback to Chicago State on Thursday night. Brandon Randolph scored a Jan. 14 *UMKC (WolverineGreen.com) 7 p.m. team-high 12 points and Isaac Neilson pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds in the loss. Randolph scored his 12 points Jan. 21 *at CSU Bakersfield (ASN) 8 p.m. on 5-of-7 shooting from the field and a 2-of-2 mark from the charity stripe. The junior guard also pulled down six re- Jan. 26 *UTRGV (UVUtv/WDN) 7 p.m. bounds with one assist and a steal. Neilson’s 13 boards marks his 10th double-digit rebound performance of the season. Jan. 28 *New Mexico St. (UVUtv/WDN) 7 p.m. The junior forward also scored seven points with a career-high six blocks. Feb. 04 *at Seattle U (ASN) 8 p.m. • Toolson leads the Wolverines in scoring at 14.4 points per game. Junior forward Isaac Neislon ranks second on the team Feb. 09 *at UMKC (WDN) 7 p.m. in scoring at 12.4 points a contest and leads the team on the boards, pulling down 10.1 rebounds a game. Brandon Feb. 11 *at Chicago State 1 p.m. Randolph leads the team in assists, averaging 4.9 helpers a game. Feb. 16 *CSU Bakersfield (UVUtv/WDN) 7 p.m. Feb. 18 *Grand Canyon (UVUtv/WDN) 7 p.m. • Neilson ranks in the top-25 nationally in both rebounds per game and offensive boards per game. The junior forward Feb. 23 *at New Mexico State 7 p.m. ranks 21st in the country with 171 total rebounds. He also ranks 15th nationally on the offensive glass at 3.65 offensive Feb. 25 *at UT Rio Grande Valley 6 p.m. boards a game. March 04 *Seattle U (UVUtv/WDN) 7 p.m. • Utah Valley is the fifth fastest team in the nation according to KenPom.com. The Wolverines averaged 77.0 possessions per game, ranking fifth behind The Citadel (83.5), Savannah State (82.4), Marshall (78.5), and BYU (77.3). UVU sits just Bold All times MST | denotes home game ahead of Wyoming (76.5), Central Michigan (76.0), Incarnate Word (75.9), and UCLA (75.8). UVU averages 14.3 seconds Home games played at UCCU Center | *WAC game WDN (WAC Digital Network) | ASN (American Sports Network) per possession which ranks the team eighth nationally in average possession length. WAC Tournament STARTERS Orleans Arena PROJECTED Las Vegas, Nevada March 8-11 Social Media UtahValleyWolverines / UVUmbb @WolverineGreen / @UVUmbb 11 23 25 21 22 Conner Toolson Brandon Randolph Kenneth Ogbe Zach Nelson Isaac Neilson 6-4 /185 / G / So. 6-2 /190 / G / Jr. 6-6 / 190 / G / Jr. 6-7 / 220 / F / Jr. 6-11 / 245 / F / Jr. WolverineGreen / UVUmbb Highland, Utah Inglewood, Calif. Munich, Germany Yuba City, Calif. Mission Viejo, Calif. P R A P R A P R A P R A P R B UVU Athletics 14.4 4.1 1.7 10.2 6.1 4.9 10.8 2.5 1.2 7.8 4.0 1.3 12.4 10.1 1.8 Starters based on previous game’s lineup UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 1 BROADCAST INFORMATION UVU’S RECORD WHEN Saturday’s game against UMKC will be video streamed live on WolverineGreen.com/Watch. The game will also 8-9 Overall be broadcast live on ESPN 960 AM radio with Jim McCulloch and Matt Peterson handling the play-by-play and color duties. A live stream of the radio broadcast will be available through ESPN960sports.com and also 5-2 Home through the ESPN 960 app, which is available for both iPhone and Android. 3-7 Road 0-0 Neutral ABOUT UMKC 0-1 WAC UMKC heads into Saturday’s matchup against Utah Valley with a 9-10 overall record. The ‘Roos hold a 2-5 re- 6-2 Leading at Half cord on the road this season with wins at Bowling Green and at Seattle U. The team snapped a six-game losing 2-7 Trailing at Half streak last week with an 83-79 win at home over UTRGV. The Kangaroos most recently picked up an 84-68 WAC 0-0 Tied at Half road win at Seattle U on Thursday night. Senior guard LaVell Boyd leads the team in scoring at 18.9 points per game. He is the lone player averaging double figures for the ‘Roos. Senior center Darnell Tillman leads the 0-0 Overtime team on the boards, pulling down 5.5 rebounds a game. UMKC averages 75.8 points a contest while allowing 4-1 Has more rebounds opponents an average of 80.8 points a game. UMKC is coached by Kareem Richardson who is in his fourth 3-6 Has less rebounds season with the team. He holds a 45-68 record during his time at UMKC. 1-2 Rebounds are equal 8-2 Higher shooting percentage SERIES HISTORY VS. UMKC 1-6 Lower shooting percentage Utah Valley and UMKC meet on the basketball hardwood for the 15th time on Saturday night. UVU holds an all-time 8-6 advantage over the Cougars. Utah Valley has won two of the last three matchups between the two 4-2 Fewer turnovers teams. The two teams last met in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas last March with UMKC 3-6 More turnovers edging out UVU, 80-78. Utah Valley swept last season’s regular season series against the ‘Roos, defeating 1-1 Turnovers are equal UMKC 90-79 in Kansas City and 79-70 in Orem. 1-1 Games Decided by 3 Points or Less Last Five Results vs. UMKC (UVU leads, 8-6) 3-5 Games Decided by 4-9 Points March 10, 2016 UMKC def. Utah Valley, 80-78 Las Vegas, Nevada Feb. 20, 2016 Utah Valley def. UMKC, 79-70 Orem, Utah 1-2 Games Decided by 10-19 Jan. 21, 2016 Utah Valley def. UMKC, 90-79 Kansas City, Mo. 1-1 Games Decided by 20-29 Points Feb. 26, 2015 UMKC def. Utah Valley, 69-50 Kansas City, Mo. 2-0 Games Decided by 30 Points or More Jan. 31, 2015 UMKC def. Utah Valley, 66-59 Orem, Utah 0-0 Scores 59 Points or Less LAST MEETING VS. UMKC (March 10, 2016) 0-4 Scores 60-69 Points A pair of shots in the final seconds would not fall for the Wolverines as the fourth-seeded Utah Valley Univer- 3-3 Scores 70-79 Points sity men’s basketball team wrapped up its 2015-16 season with an 80-78 loss to No. 5 Missouri-Kansas City 3-2 Scores 80-89 Points in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on 0-0 Scores 90-99 Points March 10, 2016. 2-0 Scores 100 Points or More The two teams went back-and-forth in the first half, producing seven ties and seven lead changes before a 2-0 Opponent Scores 59 Points or Less Jaden Jackson jumper at the buzzer capped a 16-5 UVU run over the final four minutes as the Wolverines took 2-1 Opponent Scores 60-69 Points a 44-31 lead into the break.