2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team explained

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.

Previous season

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]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
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

Incoming transfers

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

Radio broadcasts and streams

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.

Schedule and results

[5] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#CFB53B;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#CFB53B;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#CFB53B;"| WAC regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#CFB53B;"| WAC tournament

Notes and References

  1. News: Men's Coaching Changes. BB Full Court Press. 2015-04-27.
  2. News: Former Ute Chris Burgess hired as Utah Valley assistant. Deseret News. 2015-04-29.
  3. News: UVU hires BYU assistant Mark Pope as new basketball coach. Salt Lake Tribune. 2015-03-30.
  4. News: Utah Valley's Dick Hunsaker Stepping Down as Head Coach. SB Nation. 2015-03-08.
  5. Web site: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule.