2018-19 GAME NOTES | GAME 32 | WAC TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINAL 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 #2 UTAH VALLEY(23-8) vs. #7 kansas city (11-20) Overall: 23-8 | Home: 13-1 | Away: 8-7 | Neutral: 2-0 THURSDAY, march 14, 2019 | 6:00 p.m. (PT) | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | ORLEANS ARENA Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 06 Westminster (UVUtv/WDN) W, 96-71 Location ......................................Las Vegas, Nevada UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES Nov. 09 ^at BYU (BYUtv) L, 65-75 Site ........................................Orleans Arena (9,500) Head Coach .................. Mark Pope Nov. 11 #at Saint Mary’s (TheW.tv) L, 63-92 Alma Mater ...........Kentucky, 1996 TV ..... ESPN+ Mychal Clanton (PxP) | Sed Bonner (CC) | Rachel Vigil (Sideline) Nov. 16 #at Utah State (MW Network) L, 46-65 Career Record (Yr.) ...... 75-54 (4th) Nov. 19 #vs. Hartford W, 72-65 Radio ..........ESPN 960 AM | Jim McCulloch (PxP) | Josh Kallunki (CC) Record at UVU (Yr.) .............. Same Nov. 21 #vs. Long Beach State W, 87-72 Live Stats ...........................................WACstats.com Nov. 24 North Dakota (WDN) W, 74-68 KANGAROOS All-Time Series .....................UVU leads series, 12-8 KANSAS CITY Nov. 28 Western Colo. (UVUtv/WDN) W, 82-59 Head Coach .... Kareem Richardson UVU Streak .........................................................W7 Alma Mater ................Evansville, 1997 Dec. 01 !Denver (UVUtv/WDN) W, 98-75 UMKC Streak ......................................................W1 Career Record (Yr.) ....75-117 (6th) 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 • Utah Valley wrapped up regular season play with a 76-61 win over CSU Bakersfield on Saturday night to secure a second place finish in the WAC. The Dec. 22 Sam Houston State (WDN) W, 85-79 Wolverines have earned the No. 2 seed at this week’s WAC Tournament, where the team will take on seventh-seeded Kansas City on Thursday in a Dec. 29 at Fresno State (MW Network) W, 64-60 quarterfinal matchup at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. (PT)/7 p.m. (MT). • Utah Valley’s Jake Toolson has been named the Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball Player of the Year, while Wyatt Lowell has earned WAC Jan. 03 *at Grand Canyon (ESPN3) L, 60-71 Freshman of the Year honors, the league office announced on Tuesday. Toolson becomes the first player in UVU history to earn WAC Player of the Year Jan. 05 *at CSU Bakersfield (ESPN3) L, 71-73 honors, while Lowell is the first UVU player to receive the league’s Freshman of the Year honor. Jan. 12 *Seattle U (WDN) W, 88-78 Jan. 17 *UTRGV (UVUtv/WDN) W, 82-61 • The Wolverines wrapped up regular season play on Saturday night with a 76-61 win over CSU Bakersfield. UVU seniors Conner Toolson and Ben Na- kwaasah combined for 33 points in the senior night victory. Conner Toolson scored his 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including a 4-of-8 clip from long Jan. 19 *NM State (UVUtv/WDN) L, 78-83 range. He also dished out three assists and pulled down a pair of rebounds. Jake Toolson and Ben Nakwaasah also scored in double figures with 13 and Jan. 24 *at Kansas City (WDN) W, 75-67 11 points, respectively. Toolson scored his 13 points on a 4-of-8 clip from the field, including a pair of threes. He also pulled down seven rebounds and Jan. 26 *at Chicago State (WDN) W, 74-60 dished out five assists. Nakwaasah knocked down four shots from the field for his 11 points. The senior guard also dished out five assists with one steal. Jan. 30 *California Baptist (WDN) W, 79-62 • With its win over CSU Bakersfield on Saturday night, Utah Valley has tied a school record with 23 wins this season, matching last season’s win total. It marks the first time in school history that the team has won 20-plus games in back-to-back seasons. Feb. 14 *at NM State (WDN) L, 77-84 Feb. 16 *at UTRGV (WDN) W, 76-64 • Conner Toolson became just the eighth player in UVU history to score 1,000 points. The senior guard knocked down a shot from long range with 14:38 remaining in the second half against Sam Houston State on Dec. 22 to reach the 1,000-point mark. He is now fifth on the all-time scoring list with Feb. 21 *Chicago State (ESPN+) W, 103-71 1,181 points. Feb. 23 *Kansas City (WDN) W, 79-67 Feb. 26 *at Seattle U (WDN) W, 77-68 • According to data provided by Sports-Reference.com, Jake Toolson is the only player in the country that has played in 20 or more games while shooting better than 55 percent from the field (55.9 percent), 45 percent from three-point range (48.5 percent), and 85 percent from the free throw line (86.9 percent). Such a season has only been accomplished 20 times since 1992. Of that group, only 10 players in that group scored over 300 total points in a March 2 *at California Baptist (WDN) W, 64-63 season. Toolson is one of those 10 players. The junior guard is in rare company. March 7 *Grand Canyon (WDN/UVUtv) W, 82-70 March 9 *CSU Bakersfield (ESPN+) W, 76-61 • As of March 11, Utah Valley holds one of the top shooting percentages in the country as the Wolverines rank 16th nationally in field-goal percentage with a 48.5 percent clip from the floor. UVU also ranks 11th in the country in three-point field goal percentage at 39.1 percent. Jake Toolson ranks 44th March 14 $vs. #7 Kansas City (ESPN+) 6 p.m. PT nationally with a 55.9 percent field goal mark and 26th nationally from charity stripe as he holds an 86.9 free throw percentage. According to KenPom. March 15 $vs. TBA (ESPN+) 8:30 p.m. PT com, Toolson holds the nation’s sixth-best true shooting percentage (70.3) in the nation. March 16 $vs. TBA (ESPN+) 7 p.m. PT Bold denotes home game | Home games played at UCCU Center STARTERS ^UCCU Crosstown Clash | #MGM Main Event PROJECTED ! denotes Summit League/WAC Challenge | $ denotes WAC Tournament (Las Vegas, Nevada) | *WAC game | WDN (WAC Digital Network) 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 / F / 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 13.0 3.1 1.5 8.7 2.9 3.2 16.3 4.5 2.1 8.3 7.2 0.6 8.4 4.3 0.9 Starters based on previous game’s lineup. UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 1 2019 WAC Men’s Basketball Tournament March 14-16 • Orleans Arena • Las Vegas No. 1 NM State Game 1 Quarterfinal #1 Winner, Game 1 Thursday, March 14 Noon (ESPN+) No. 8 Chicago State Game 5 Semifinal #1 Friday, March 15 Winner, Game 5 No. 4 UTRGV 6 p.m. (ESPN+) Game 2 Quarterfinal #2 Thursday, March 14 Winner, Game 2 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) No. 5 CSU Bakersfield Game 7 Championship Winner, Game 7 Saturday, March 16 No. 2 Utah Valley 7 p.m. WAC Champion (ESPNU) (NCAA Automatic Qualifier) Game 3 Quarterfinal #3 Thursday, March 14 Winner, Game 3 6 p.m. (ESPN+) Game 6 No. 7 Kansas City Semifinal #2 Friday, March 15 Winner, Game 6 No. 3 Grand Canyon 8:30 p.m. (ESPN +) Game 4 Quarterfinal #4 Thursday, March 14 Winner, Game 4 8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) No. 6 Seattle U All Times Local/Subject to Change UTAHVALLEYWOLVERINES 2 QUICK FACTS BROADCAST INFORMATION Thursday night’s game against Kansas City will be broadcast live GENERAL INFORMATION on ESPN+, which is available at ESPNplus.com. Mychal Clanton and Sed Bonner will be on the call. Rachel Vigil will handle the Location Orem, Utah Founded 1941 sideline reporting duties. The game will also be broadcast over Enrollment 39,930 the radio waves as Jim McCulloch, the Voice of the Wolverines, is School Colors Green, White & Gold in his ninth season with the team. Josh Kallunki will be handling the color commentary duties on the radio. The Nickname Wolverines radio broadcast will be aired live on ESPN 960AM radio. A live stream of the radio broadcast will also be available Basketball Facility UCCU Center Capacity 7,500 at ESPN960Sports.com. Press Row (801) 863-5209 Affiliation NCAA Division I WAC TOURNAMENT HISTORY Conference Western Athletic Conference Utah Valley makes its sixth appearance at the WAC Tournament this week. The Wolverines hold an all-time 3-5 President Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez record at the tournament. UVU’s three wins at the tournament were a 83-63 win over UTRGV in the quarterfinals of Director of Athletics Vince Otoupal the 2013 tournament, a 65-53 quarterfinal win over No. 5 Seattle U in the 2017 tournament, and an 81-74 victory COACHING STAFF over CSU Bakersfield in the quarterfinals of the 2018 tourney. UVU has earned the No. 2 seed for a second straight year.