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2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by second-year head coach Mark Madsen, played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
WAC regular season co–champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record11–11 (9–4 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Phillips
  • Todd Okeson
  • Jarred Jackson
Home arenaUCCU Center
Seasons
2020–21 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon † 9 – 3   .750 17 – 7   .708
Utah Valley 9 – 4   .692 11 – 11   .500
New Mexico State 7 – 6   .538 12 – 8   .600
California Baptist* 6 – 6   .500 13 – 10   .565
Seattle 4 – 5   .444 12 – 11   .522
Tarleton State* 5 – 7   .417 10 – 10   .500
Dixie State* 4 – 10   .286 8 – 13   .381
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 – 5   .286 9 – 10   .474
Chicago State 0 – 0   – 0 – 9   .000
* Ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Chicago State suspended their season on December 23, 2020
† 2021 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Wolverines finished the 2019–20 season 11–19, 5–10 in WAC play to finish in finish in eighth place. Due to irregularities in the WAC standings due to cancelled games, they were set to be the No. 6 seed in the WAC tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Josh Lear 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Sumner High School Sumner, Washington
G 1 Le'Tre Darthard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So McCook Community College Denton, Texas
F 2 Evan Cole 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Georgia Tech Atlanta, Georgia
G 3 Blaze Nield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr BYU Lehi, Utah
G 4 Trey Woodbury 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr UNLV Las Vegas, Nevada
F/C 5 Tim Fuller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Weber State Gilbert, Arizona
G 10 Jaden McClanahan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Independence Community College Vallejo, California
C 11 Fardaws Aimaq 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Mercer Vancouver, British Columbia
G 12 Cade Whicker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Willamette Fruit Heights, Utah
G 13 Colby Leifson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So BYU Suwanee, Georgia
F 15 Asa McCord 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Salt Lake Community College Saratoga Springs, Utah
G 20 Truman Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Layton High School Layton, Utah
F/C 21 Trey Farrer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Snow College St. George, Utah
G 22 Jamison Overton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Saddleback College San Diego, California
G 23 Jordan Brinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So UAB Inglewood, California
G/F 25 Chase Potter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Layton High School Layton, Utah
G 35 Tyrel Phillips 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Rigby High School Rigby, Idaho
F 45 Brock Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bingham High School Riverton, Utah
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 5, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
3:00 pm, P12N 		at Stanford Canceled due to COVID-19[2] Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
November 26, 2020*
11:00 am, WAC DN 		Adams State W 100–75  1–0
 UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
November 28, 2020*
7:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU L 60–82  1–1
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
December 2, 2020*
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		Westminster W 79–71  2–1
 UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		Southern Utah L 71–81  2–2
 UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, WAC DN 		Wyoming L 88–93  2–3
 UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
December 15, 2020*
5:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah L 67–75  2–4
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm, WAC DN 		Idaho State Canceled due to COVID-19[3] UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
December 23, 2020*
1:00 pm, MWN 		at Air Force Canceled due to COVID-19[4] Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
December 29, 2020*
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		San Diego Christian Canceled due to COVID-19[5] UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 2, 2021*
2:30 pm, Pluto TV 		at Weber State L 62–70  2–5
 Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
WAC regular season
January 8, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		California Baptist W 77–50  3–5
(1–0) 		UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 9, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		California Baptist W 81–77  4–5
(2–0) 		UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Seattle W 93–92 OT 5–5
(3–0) 		Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
January 16, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Seattle Canceled due to COVID-19[6] Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
January 23, 2021*
2:00 pm, FS1 		at St. John's L 78–96  5–6
 Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
January 29, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		Tarleton State W 73–60  6–6
(4–0) 		UCCU Center (100)
Orem, UT
January 30, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		Tarleton State L 62–70  6–7
(4–1) 		UCCU Center (100)
Orem, UT
February 5, 2021
1:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Chicago State Canceled due to Chicago State suspending their season[7] Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
February 6, 2021
1:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Chicago State Canceled due to Chicago State suspending their season Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
February 12, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		Dixie State W 87–72  7–7
(5–1) 		UCCU Center (270)
Orem, UT
February 13, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		Dixie State L 89–93  7–8
(5–2) 		UCCU Center (150)
Orem, UT
February 19, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		at New Mexico State W 69–66  8–8
(6–2) 		Eastwood High School (0)
El Paso, TX
February 20, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		at New Mexico State L 60–67  8–9
(6–3) 		Eastwood High School (0)
El Paso, TX
February 26, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 78–74  9–9
(7–3) 		UCCU Center (646)
Orem, UT
February 27, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 73–64  10–9
(8–3) 		UCCU Center (705)
Orem, UT
March 5, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Grand Canyon W 59–55  11–9
(9–3) 		GCU Arena (822)
Phoenix, AZ
March 6, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Grand Canyon L 64–74  11–10
(9–4) 		GCU Arena (929)
Phoenix, AZ
WAC tournament
March 12, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (3) New Mexico State
Semifinals 		L 62–78  11–11
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources[8]

References

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  1. ^ "WAC Announces Cancellation of Basketball Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Opener Called Off". Stanford University Athletics. November 24, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Saturday's game vs. Idaho State canceled". Utah Valley University Athletics. December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Utah Valley Game Against Air Force Canceled Due To COVID-19". KSL Sports. December 20, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "UVU game against San Diego Christian on Dec. 29 canceled". Utah Valley University Athletics. December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Tonight's game at Seattle U canceled".
  7. ^ "Winless Chicago State suspends men's basketball program for rest of season". ESPN. December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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