2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by first-year head coach Todd Phillips, play their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and compete as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).^[1]

2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (1–1 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 →

2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Grand Canyon	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	1		.889
Tarleton*	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	2		.800
Utah Tech*	2	–	0		1.000			5	–	5		.500
Utah Valley	1	–	1		.500			6	–	4		.600
California Baptist	1	–	1		.500			6	–	3		.667
Seattle	1	–	1		.500			6	–	4		.600
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	1		.500			5	–	5		.500
UT Arlington	1	–	1		.500			5	–	4		.556
Abilene Christian	0	–	2		.000			4	–	6		.400
Southern Utah	0	–	2		.000			3	–	6		.333
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	2		.000			3	–	7		.300
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner As of December 14, 2023

Previous season

Main article: 2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

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"	Junior	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	Entered transfer portal
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]

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
	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
	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 College	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 U	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 (1–1)	UCCU Center (1,651) Orem, UT
December 9, 2023* 3:00pm, Pac-12 Network		at Oregon State	L 71–74	6–4 (1–1)	Gill Coliseum (2,867) Corvallis, OR
December 16, 2023* 2:00pm, Pac-12 Network		at Utah			Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2023* 6:00pm, ESPN+		Liberty C-USA/WAC			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
December 29, 2023* 7:00pm, MW Network		at Boise State			ExtraMile Arena  Boise, ID
January 4, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+		Cal Baptist			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
January 6, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		Southern Utah			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
January 11, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington			College Park Center  Arlington, TX
January 13, 2024 5:30pm, ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley			UTRGV Fieldhouse  Edinburg, TX
January 18, 2024 7:00pm, ESPN+		at Grand Canyon			GCU Arena  Phoenix, AZ
January 20, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
January 26, 2024 7:00pm, ESPNU		at Seattle U			Redhawk Center  Seattle, WA
February 1, 2024 5:30pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin			William R. Johnson Coliseum  Nacogdoches, Texas
February 3, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		Grand Canyon			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
February 8, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+		Tarleton			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
February 10, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
February 15, 2024 8:00pm, ESPN+		at Cal Baptist			Fowler Events Center  Riverside, CA
February 17, 2024 6:30pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah			America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
February 22, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
February 24, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
March 2, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
March 7, 2024 6:00pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton			Wisdom Gym  Stephenville, TX
March 9, 2024 2:00pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian			Moody Coliseum  Abilene, TX
WAC tournament
March 13-16, 2024		vs. TBD			Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

See also

• 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

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