2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	16–16 (11–9 WAC)
Head coach	Todd Phillips (1st season);
Associate head coach	Todd Okeson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Louis Wilson (1st season); Rosbie Mutcherson (1st season);
Home arena	UCCU Center; (Capacity: 8,500)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by first-year head coach Todd Phillips,^[1] played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 16–16, 11–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the WAC Tournament, they lost to California Baptist in the first round.

2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Grand Canyon †	17	–	3	.850	30	–	5	.857
Tarleton*	16	–	4	.800	25	–	10	.714
UT Arlington	13	–	7	.650	20	–	14	.588
Seattle	11	–	9	.550	23	–	14	.622
Utah Valley	11	–	9	.550	16	–	16	.500
Stephen F. Austin	10	–	10	.500	18	–	15	.545
Abilene Christian	10	–	10	.500	16	–	18	.471
California Baptist	8	–	12	.400	16	–	17	.485
Utah Tech*	7	–	13	.350	11	–	20	.355
Southern Utah	5	–	15	.250	10	–	21	.323
UT Rio Grande Valley	2	–	18	.100	6	–	25	.194
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2024 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season 28–9, 15–3 in Western Athletic Conference play to finish in first place.^[2] As the Number 2 seed in the 2023 WAC Tournament, they defeated number 7 seed Tarleton 72–58 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, UVU lost to number 3 seed Southern Utah 88–89.^[3] In the 2023 National Invitation Tournament, UVU defeated New Mexico, Colorado, and Cincinnati, before falling in overtime to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the semifinals.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Position	Height	Year	Reason for departure
Justin Harmon	G	6'4"	Senior	Transfer to Illinois^[5]
Le'Tre Darthard	G	6'4"	Junior	Transfer to Oklahoma^[6]
Tim Ceaser	F	6'9"	Junior	Transfer to UNC Greensboro
Blaze Nield	G	6'1"	Senior	Graduated
Trey Woodbury	G	6'4"	Senior	Graduated
Tim Fuller	F/C	6'9"	Senior	Graduated
Cam Alford	G	6'1"	Junior	Transfer to Purdue Northwest
Tahj Small	C	6'5"	Senior	Graduated
Jordan Battle	G	6'2"	Sophomore	Transfer to Salt Lake Community College
Aziz Bandaogo	C	7'0"	Sophomore	Transfer to Cincinnati^[7]
Joao Das Chagas	F	6"10"	Freshman	Transfer to Arizona Western

Incoming transfers

Name	Position	Height	Year	Previous school
Tanner Toolson	G	6'5"	Sophomore	BYU^[8]
K'Mani Doughty	G	6'5"	Junior	New Orleans
Caleb Stone-Carrawell	F	6'7"	Senior	Austin Peay^[9]
Trevin Dorius	C	7'1"	Senior	Utah State^[10]
Simon Akena	G	6'6"	Junior	McCook Community College
Drake Allen	G	6'4"	Junior	Southern Utah^[11]
Nate Tshimanga	F	6'10"	Junior	Troy

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Osiris Grady Guard	Mount Pleasant, Utah	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 30, 2023
Osiris Grady Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jaxson Roberts Guard	Draper, Utah	Corner Canyon High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 11, 2023
Jaxson Roberts Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jackson Holcombe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Timpanogos HS	Orem, UT
G	2	K'Mani Doughty	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Florida Prep New Orleans	Brooklyn, NY
G	3	Drake Allen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Westlake HS Southern Utah	Eagle Mountain, UT
G	5	Tanner Toolson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Union HS BYU	Vancouver, WA
G	10	Simon Akena	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Tibble Gymnasium McCook CC	Stockholm, Sweden
F	12	Osiris Grady	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy	Las Vegas, NV
G	13	Jaden McClanahan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Salesian HS Independence CC	Vallejo, CA
G	14	Peter Amakasu	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Lehi HS	San Diego, CA
G	15	Cache Fields	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Pinewood HS Gavilan College	Palo Alto, CA
G	20	Trevan Leonhardt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Davis HS	Kaysville, UT
F	21	Nate Tshimanga	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	North Central Texas Academy	Montreal, Canada
G	24	McCaden Adams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Pleasant Grove HS	Pleasant Grove, UT
F	25	Caleb Stone-Carrawell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Cox Mill HS Austin Peay	Concord, NC
C	32	Trevin Dorius	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Wasatch HS Utah State	Heber City, UT
F	35	Ethan Potter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Layton HS	Layton, UT

Head coach

Todd Phillips (Lewis–Clark State)

Assistant coach(es)

Todd Okeson (Nevada)
Louis Wilson (William Jewell)
Rosbie Mutcherson (Covenant)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 15, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00pm, ESPN+		Carroll (MT)	W 81–73	1–0	UCCU Center (1,849) Orem, UT
November 9, 2023* 5:30pm		at Sam Houston C-USA/WAC	W 79–73 ^OT	2–0	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,187) Huntsville, TX
November 15, 2023* 5:00pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte Jacksonville Classic campus site game	L 45–62	2–1	Halton Arena (2,784) Charlotte, NC
November 19, 2023* 10:00am, PassThaBall Live		vs. Southern Miss Jacksonville Classic Bay semifinals	W 67–65	3–1	Flagler Gymnasium (311) St. Augustine, FL
November 20, 2023* 12:00pm, PassThaBall Live		vs. Cornell Jacksonville Classic Bay championship	L 61–74	3–2	Flagler Gymnasium (348) St. Augustine, FL
November 24, 2023* 6:00pm, ESPN+		Western Colorado	W 81–73	4–2	UCCU Center (1,326) Orem, UT
November 29, 2023 6:00pm, ESPN+		Seattle	W 78–72	5–2 (1–0)	UCCU Center (2,319) Orem, UT
December 2, 2023 7:00pm, ESPN+		at Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry	L 53–65	5–3 (1–1)	Burns Arena (2,501) St. George, UT
December 5, 2023* 6:00pm, ESPN+		Weber State	W 70–54	6–3	UCCU Center (1,651) Orem, UT
December 9, 2023* 3:00pm, Pac-12 Network		at Oregon State	L 71–74	6–4	Gill Coliseum (2,867) Corvallis, OR
December 16, 2023* 2:00pm, Pac-12 Network		at Utah	L 62–76	6–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,349) Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2023* 6:00pm, ESPN+		Liberty C-USA/WAC	L 63–79	6–6	UCCU Center (1,407) Orem, UT
December 29, 2023* 7:00pm, MW Network		at Boise State	L 63–85	6–7	ExtraMile Arena (10,764) Boise, ID
January 4, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+		Cal Baptist	W 65–58	7–7 (2–1)	UCCU Center (1,553) Orem, UT
January 6, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		Southern Utah	W 80–62	8–7 (3–1)	UCCU Center (2,163) Orem, UT
January 11, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 69–83	8–8 (3–2)	College Park Center (1,112) Arlington, TX
January 13, 2024 5:30pm, ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 68–76	8–9 (3–3)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,015) Edinburg, TX
January 18, 2024 7:00pm, ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 65–78	8–10 (3–4)	GCU Arena (7,239) Phoenix, AZ
January 20, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry	W 84–71	9–10 (4–4)	UCCU Center (2,801) Orem, UT
January 26, 2024 7:00pm, ESPNU		at Seattle	L 61–62	9–11 (4–5)	Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA
February 1, 2024 5:30pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 72–77	9–12 (4–6)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,208) Nacogdoches, Texas
February 3, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		Grand Canyon	L 67–86	9–13 (4–7)	UCCU Center (2,381) Orem, UT
February 8, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+		Tarleton	L 61–72	9–14 (4–8)	UCCU Center (1,985) Orem, UT
February 10, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian	W 74–45	10–14 (5–8)	UCCU Center (2,474) Orem, UT
February 15, 2024 8:00pm, ESPN+		at Cal Baptist	W 69–46	11–14 (6–8)	Fowler Events Center (2,230) Riverside, CA
February 17, 2024 6:30pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah	W 78–75	12–14 (7–8)	America First Event Center (1,613) Cedar City, UT
February 22, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley	W 70–59	13–14 (8–8)	UCCU Center (2,601) Orem, UT
February 24, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	W 71–62	14–14 (9–8)	UCCU Center (2,357) Orem, UT
March 2, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 65–78	14–15 (9–9)	UCCU Center (2,651) Orem, UT
March 7, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton	W 63–60	15–15 (10–9)	Wisdom Gym (N/A) Stephenville, TX
March 9, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	W 74–67	16–15 (11–9)	Moody Coliseum (1,817) Abilene, TX
WAC tournament
March 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (8) California Baptist First round	L 63–74 ^OT	16–16	Orleans Arena (1,064) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References