2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2014–15 record	11–19 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach	Dick Hunsaker (13th year)
Assistant coach	Curtis Condie
Assistant coach	Terry Parker
Assistant coach	Chris Sparks
Home arena	UCCU Center

2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Mexico State †	13	–	1	.929	23	–	11	.676
Grand Canyon*	8	–	6	.571	17	–	15	.531
UMKC	8	–	6	.571	14	–	19	.424
Seattle	7	–	7	.500	18	–	16	.529
Cal State Bakersfield	7	–	7	.500	14	–	19	.424
Utah Valley	5	–	9	.357	11	–	19	.367
Texas–Pan American	4	–	10	.286	10	–	21	.323
Chicago State	4	–	10	.286	8	–	24	.250
* Ineligible in transition from Division II.

† 2015 WAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Dick Hunsaker was in his thirteenth season as the UVU head coach. The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 5–9 in WAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Cal State Bakersfield.

On March 8, head coach Dick Hunsaker announced he would be stepping down at the end of the season.^[1]

Previous Season

The Wolverines finished the season 20–12, 13–3 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC Tournament where they lost to Idaho. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to California.

Roster

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2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	3	Williams, DonteDonte Williams	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	George Washington LA Pierce College	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	4	Garrity, HayesHayes Garrity	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Westview Big Bend CC	Beaverton, OR
1.5 !G	5	Jackson, JadenJaden Jackson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	West Jordan Salt Lake CC	Salt Lake City, UT
3.5 !F	11	Robison, EliEli Robison	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	2.5 !RS So	Timpview	Provo, UT
1.5 !G	14	Cardwell, CoryCory Cardwell	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Riverton	Riverton, UT
3.5 !F	15	Bruneel, MitchMitch Bruneel	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	4.5 !RS Sr	Eagle Utah State	Boise, ID
3.5 !F	20	Evans, BrendenBrenden Evans	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Sonora Modesto JC	Sonora, CA
3.5 !F	21	Nelson, ZachZach Nelson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	2.5 !RS So	Yuba City	Yuba City, CA
3.5 !F	22	Ross, ChadChad Ross	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	South Gwinnett Waycross CC	Snellville, GA
1.5 !G	24	Carr, AlexAlex Carr	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	South Miner Wabash Valley	Birmingham, AL
3.5 !F	33	Goodman, DayonDayon Goodman	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Kearns	Salt Lake City, UT
3.5 !F	42	Hamilton, DarriousDarrious Hamilton	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Antonian Prep Arizona Western	San Antonio, TX
3.5 !F	45	Gubler, BostonBoston Gubler	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Hurricane	La Verkin, UT
5.0 !C	50	Miller, LelandLeland Miller	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Snow Canyon USU-Eastern	Hurricane, UT

Head coach

Dick Hunsaker (Weber State)

Assistant coach(es)

Curtis Condie (Utah State)
Terry Parker (Louisiana Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Radio broadcasts and streams

All Wolverines games will air on KOVO, part of The Zone family of networks. Games will be streamed online through The Zone's webpage as well as at Utah Valley's Stretch Internet feed.

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/08/2014* 7:05 PM	Colorado Mesa	W 70–62		UCCU Center (N/A) Orem, UT
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:05 PM, UVUtv	South Dakota	W 60–52	1–0	UCCU Center (2,302) Orem, UT
11/17/2014* 6:05 PM, Watch Big Sky	at Eastern Washington	L 50–75	1–1	Reese Court (1,155) Cheney, WA
11/22/2014* 7:00 PM, Watch Big SKy	at Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 85–75	2–1	Centrum Arena (N/A) Cedar City, UT
11/26/2014* 7:00 PM, Watch Big Sky	at Idaho State	W 60–57	3–1	Holt Arena (1,121) Pocatello, ID
11/29/2014* 8:00 PM, BigWest.tv	at UC Davis	L 43–64	3–2	The Pavilion (1,240) Davis, CA
12/01/2014* 8:05 PM, Watch Big Sky	at Sacramento State	L 56–65	3–3	Colberg Court (383) Sacramento, CA
12/06/2014* 7:00 PM, Watch Big Sky	at Montana State	L 60–68	3–4	Worthington Arena (1,527) Bozeman, MT
12/09/2014* 7:00 PM, P12N	at #3 Arizona	L 56–87	3–5	McKale Center (14,321) Tucson, AZ
12/13/2014* 7:05 PM, UVUtv	Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 47–50	3–6	UCCU Center (6,121) Orem, UT
12/20/2014* 7:00 PM, KJZZ	at Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 61–73	3–7	Dee Events Center (6,803) Ogden, UT
12/23/2014* 7:05 PM, WAC Digital	Idaho State	W 51–47	4–7	UCCU Center (1,109) Orem, UT
12/27/2014* 7:05 PM, WAC Digital	Sacramento State	L 49–74	4–8	UCCU Center (932) Orem, UT
12/30/2014* 7:05 PM, Youtube	Bristol University	W 83–50	5–8	UCCU Center (655) Orem, UT
01/03/2015* 1:00 PM, SECN	at Arkansas	L 46–79	5–9	Bud Walton Arena (15,410) Fayetteville, AR
01/10/2015 7:05 PM, UVUtv	Seattle	W 70–52	6–9 (1–0)	UCCU Center (1,888) Orem, UT
01/15/2015 7:05 PM, UVUtv	Grand Canyon	L 74–83	6–10 (1–1)	UCCU Center (1,426) Orem, UT
01/22/2015 6:00 PM, WAC Digital	at Texas–Pan American	W 72–54	7–10 (2–1)	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,737) Edinburg, TX
01/24/2015 7:00 PM, ASN	at New Mexico State	L 69–44	7–11 (2–2)	Pan American Center (5,878) Las Cruces, NM
01/29/2015 7:05 PM, UVUtv	Chicago State	W 78–62	8–11 (3–2)	UCCU Center (2,124) Orem, UT
01/31/2015 7:05 PM, ASN	UMKC	L 59–66	8–12 (3–3)	UCCU Center (2,670) Orem, UT
02/05/2015 8:00 PM, WAC Digital	at Cal State Bakersfield	L 69–72	8–13 (3–4)	Icardo Center (1,060) Bakersfield, CA
02/07/2015 8:00 PM, WAC Digital	at Seattle	L 33–53	8–14 (3–5)	KeyArena (2,563) Seattle, WA
02/09/2015* 7:05 PM, Youtube	St. Katherine College	W 77–55	9–14	UCCU Center (1,117) Orem, UT
02/14/2015 7:00 PM, WAC Digital	at Grand Canyon	L 57–83	9–15 (3–6)	GCU Arena (6,116) Phoenix, AZ
02/19/2015 7:05 PM, UVUtv	New Mexico State	L 38–51	9–16 (3–7)	UCCU Center (2,749) Orem, UT
02/21/2015 7:05 PM, UVUtv	Texas–Pan American	W 49–72	10–16 (4–7)	UCCU Center (1,715) Orem, UT
02/26/2015 6:05 PM, KSMO	at UMKC	L 50–69	10–17 (4–8)	Municipal Auditorium (1,204) Kansas City, MO
02/28/2015 1:05 PM, CSU-TV	at Chicago State	L 44–65	10–18 (4–9)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (631) Chicago, IL
03/07/2015 7:05 PM, UVUtv	Cal State Bakersfield	W 69–74	11–18 (5–9)	UCCU Center (2,309) Orem, UT
WAC Tournament
03/12/2015 3:00 PM, WAC Digital	vs. Cal State Bakersfield Quarterfinals	L 40–55	11–19	Orleans Arena (1,060) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

↑ http://www.midmajormadness.com/2015/3/8/8172075/coaching-carousel-utah-valley-dick-hunsaker-retire
↑ "Utah Valley Men's Basketball Roster". WolverineGreen.com. CBS Interactive. 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
↑ http://wolverinegreen.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball

Venues	UCCU Center (1996–present)

Rivalries	In-state Utah schools

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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