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

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. 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Mitch Brunell | 15 | G | 6'5" | -- | RS Senior | Boise, ID | Graduated |
| Brenden Evans | 20 | F | 6'5" | -- | Senior | Sonora, CA | Graduated |
| Chad Ross | 22 | F | 6'7" | -- | Senior | Snellville, GA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jordan Poydras | 10 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | 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 | Missouri City, TX | Junior college transferred from Navarro College |
| Josh Pollard | 15 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Cedar Hills, UT | 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 | Mission Viejo, CA | 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 | Inglewood, CA | 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 | St. George, UT | 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 | Orange, CA | Junior college transferred from Irvine Valley College |

## Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Richard Harward #70 C | Orem, UT | Orem High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Aug 11, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| Telly Davenport #115 SF | Idaho Falls, ID | Bonneville High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| Truman Moore PF | Prescott, AZ | Gilbert High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Aug 29, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015. ||||||

## 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

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Western State | W 97–52 | | UCCU Center (505) Orem, UT |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 54–85 | 0–1 | Marriott Center (17,683) Provo, UT |
| 11/14/2015* 7:00 pm, YouTube | Great Falls (MT) | W 89–60 | 1–1 | UCCU Center (2,254) Orem, UT |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | at Denver | L 62–75 | 1–2 | Magness Arena (1,128) Denver, CO |
| 11/20/2015* 7:00 pm, YouTube | Antelope Valley | W 101–60 | 2–2 | PE Building (1,427) Orem, UT |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm, MW Net | at Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 55–81 | 2–3 | Smith Spectrum (8,632) Logan, UT |
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm, YouTube | UC Davis | L 70–82 | 2–4 | UCCU Center (2,318) Orem, UT |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, WAC DN | Montana State | L 72–76 | 2–5 | UCCU Center (1,135) Orem, UT |
| 12/05/2015* 7:00 pm, UVUtv | Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 54–68 | 2–6 | UCCU Center (2,233) Orem, UT |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, UVUtv | Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 84–81 $^{2OT}$ | 3–6 | UCCU Center (2,860) Orem, UT |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky | at Idaho State | W 100–76 | 4–6 | Holt Arena (1,622) Pocatello, ID |
| 12/19/2015* 4:00 pm | at UTSA | W 83–78 | 5–6 | Convocation Center (1,098) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/22/2015* 4:15 pm | vs. UNC Wilmington Billy Minardi Classic | L 77–102 | 5–7 | KFC Yum! Center (19,419) Louisville, KY |
| 12/23/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | at Louisville Billy Minardi Classic | L 68–98 | 5–8 | KFC Yum! Center (19,146) Louisville, KY |
| 12/28/2015* 8:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Saint Mary's | L 50–65 | 5–9 | McKeon Pavilion (2,113) Moraga, CA |
| 01/02/2016* 7:00 pm, YouTube | San Diego Christian | W 88–79 | 6–9 | UCCU Center (1,578) Orem, UT |
| WAC regular season |||||
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | New Mexico State | L 66–78 | 6–10 (0–1) | UCCU Center (3,155) Orem, UT |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm, UVUtv | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 98–65 | 7–10 (1–1) | UCCU Center (1,881) Orem, UT |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm, WAC DN | at Grand Canyon | L 88–99 | 7–11 (1–2) | GCU Arena (4,672) Phoenix, AZ |
| 01/21/2016 6:05 pm, WAC DN | at UMKC | W 90–79 | 8–11 (2–2) | Municipal Auditorium (957) Kansas City, MO |
| 01/23/2016 1:00 pm | at Chicago State | W 82–76 | 9–11 (3–2) | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (957) Chicago, IL |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm, UVUtv | Seattle | L 62–73 | 9–12 (3–3) | UCCU Center (2,629) Orem, UT |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm, UVUtv | Cal State Bakersfield | L 74–78 | 9–13 (3–4) | UCCU Center (2,952) Orem, UT |
| 02/04/2016 6:00 pm, WAC DN | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 88–77 | 10–13 (4–4) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,211) Edinburg, TX |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm, WAC DN | at New Mexico State | L 74–98 | 10–14 (4–5) | Pan American Center (4,476) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/13/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 69–91 | 10–15 (4–6) | Icardo Center (1,765) Bakersfield, CA |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, UVUtv | Chicago State | W 74–72 | 11–15 (5–6) | UCCU Center (2,115) Orem, UT |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm, UVUtv | UMKC | W 79–70 | 12–15 (6–6) | UCCU Center (2,981) Orem, UT |
| 02/27/2016 8:00 pm | at Seattle | L 69–72 | 12–16 (6–7) | KeyArena (2,767) Seattle, WA |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ASN | Grand Canyon | L 79–86 | 12–17 (6–8) | UCCU Center (3,854) Orem, UT |
| WAC tournament |||||
| 03/10/2016 3:00 pm, WAC DN | vs. UMKC Quarterfinals | L 78–80 | 12–18 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||