Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2015–16 |
Team: | Utah Valley Wolverines |
Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | WAC |
Record: | 12–18 |
Conf Record: | 6–8 |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Asst Coach1: | Cody Fueger[1] |
Asst Coach2: | Chris Burgess[2] |
Asst Coach3: | Eric Daniels |
The 2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the first year under head coach Mark Pope.[3] They played their home games at the UCCU Center and were member of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 6–8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to UMKC.
The Wolverines finished the season 11–19, 5–9 in WAC play to finish sixth in the WAC. They lost in the WAC Quarterfinals to UMKC to end their season. The season would be Dick Hunsaker's final season at Utah Valley as he chose to retire at the end of the season.[4]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
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Mitch Brunell | 15 | G | 6'5" | -- | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
Brenden Evans | 20 | F | 6'5" | -- | Senior | Graduated | ||
Chad Ross | 22 | F | 6'7" | -- | Senior | Graduated |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan Poydras | 10 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Senior | Transferred from St. Cloud State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Poydras will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. | ||
Trae Young | 13 | G | 6'2" | Junior | Junior college transferred from Navarro College | |||
Josh Pollard | 15 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Transferred from Kansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Pollard will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. | ||
Isaac Neilson | 22 | C | 6'10" | 230 | RS Sophomore | Transferred from BYU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Neilson will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. | ||
Brandon Randolph | 23 | G | 6'2" | 189 | Junior | Transferred from Xavier. Under NCAA transfer rules, Poydras will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
Tyler Ott | 25 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Sophomore | Transferred from UC Davis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ott will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. | ||
Andrew Bastien | 42 | C | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Irvine Valley College |
All Wolverines games will air on KOVO, AKA ESPN 960 Sports. Games will be streamed online through ESPN 960's webpage as well as at Utah Valley's Stretch Internet feed.
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