2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by second-year head coach Mark Madsen, will play 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
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2020–21 record	6–7 (4–1 WAC)
Head coach	Mark Madsen (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Todd Phillips Todd Okeson Jarred Jackson
Home arena	UCCU Center

2020–21 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Grand Canyon	6	–	0		1.000			12	–	3		.800
UTRGV	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	4		.667
Utah Valley	4	–	1		.800			6	–	7		.462
California Baptist*	4	–	4		.500			9	–	6		.600
Seattle	1	–	2		.333			8	–	7		.533
Dixie State*	2	–	6		.250			6	–	9		.400
New Mexico State	1	–	3		.250			4	–	4		.500
Tarleton State*	1	–	5		.167			5	–	8		.385
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 As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

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 Mark Madsen (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Todd Phillips (Lewis–Clark State) Todd Okeson (Nevada) Jarred Jackson (Liberty) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 5, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
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			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
February 13, 2021 6:00 pm, WAC DN		Dixie State			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
February 19, 2021 TBA, WAC DN		at New Mexico State			Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
February 20, 2021 TBA, WAC DN		at New Mexico State			Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
February 26, 2021 6:00 pm, WAC DN		Texas–Rio Grande Valley			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
February 27, 2021 6:00 pm, WAC DN		Texas–Rio Grande Valley			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
March 5, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN		at Grand Canyon			GCU Arena  Phoenix, AZ
March 6, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN		at Grand Canyon			GCU Arena  Phoenix, AZ
WAC Tournament
		vs.			Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources[8]

References

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. https://gouvu.com/news/2021/1/16/mens-basketball-tonights-game-at-seattle-u-canceled.aspx
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.