2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	11–19 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach	Dick Hunsaker (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Curtis Condie Terry Parker Chris Sparks
Home arena	UCCU Center
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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 G 3 Donte Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr George Washington LA Pierce College Philadelphia, PA G 4 Hayes Garrity 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Westview Big Bend CC Beaverton, OR G 5 Jaden Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr West Jordan Salt Lake CC Salt Lake City, UT F 11 Eli Robison 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — RS So Timpview Provo, UT G 14 Cory Cardwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Riverton Riverton, UT F 15 Mitch Bruneel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — RS Sr Eagle Utah State Boise, ID F 20 Brenden Evans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Sonora Modesto JC Sonora, CA F 21 Zach Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Yuba City Yuba City, CA F 22 Chad Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr South Gwinnett Waycross CC Snellville, GA G 24 Alex Carr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr South Miner Wabash Valley Birmingham, AL F 33 Dayon Goodman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Kearns Salt Lake City, UT F 42 Darrious Hamilton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Antonian Prep Arizona Western San Antonio, TX F 45 Boston Gubler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Hurricane La Verkin, UT C 50 Leland Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — 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 No. 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	W 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	L 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	L 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

1. "Utah Valley's Dick Hunsaker Stepping Down". 8 March 2015.
2. "Utah Valley Men's Basketball Roster". WolverineGreen.com. CBS Interactive. 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
3. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".