# 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University (UVU) in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by first-year head coach Todd Phillips, played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 16–16, 11–9 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the WAC tournament, they lost to California Baptist in the first round.

## Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season 28–9, 15–3 in WAC play, to finish in first place. As the No. 2 seed in the 2023 WAC tournament, they defeated No. 7 seed Tarleton State 72–58 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, UVU lost to No. 3 seed Southern Utah 88–89. In the National Invitational Tournament, UVU defeated New Mexico, Colorado and Cincinnati, before falling in overtime to the UAB 88–86 in the semifinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Position | Height | Year | Reason for departure |
| Justin Harmon | G | 6' 4" | Senior | Transferred to Illinois |
| Le'Tre Darthard | G | 6' 4" | Junior | Transferred to Oklahoma |
| Tim Ceaser | F | 6' 9" | Junior | Transferred to UNC Greensboro |
| Blaze Nield | G | 6' 1" | Senior | Graduated |
| Trey Woodbury | G | 6' 4" | Senior | Graduated |
| Tim Fuller | F/C | 6' 9" | Senior | Graduated |
| Cam Alford | G | 6' 1" | Junior | Transferred to Purdue Northwest |
| Tahj Small | C | 6' 5" | Senior | Graduated |
| Jordan Battle | G | 6' 2" | Sophomore | Transferred to Salt Lake CC |
| Aziz Bandaogo | C | 7' 0" | Sophomore | Transferred to Cincinnati |
| Joao Das Chagas | F | 6' 10" | Freshman | Transferred to Arizona Western |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Position | Height | Year | Previous school |
| Tanner Toolson | G | 6' 5" | Sophomore | BYU |
| K'Mani Doughty | G | 6' 5" | Junior | New Orleans |
| Caleb Stone-Carrawell | F | 6' 7" | Senior | Austin Peay |
| Trevin Dorius | C | 7' 1" | Senior | Utah State |
| Simon Akena | G | 6' 6" | Junior | McCook CC |
| Drake Allen | G | 6' 4" | Junior | Southern Utah |
| Nate Tshimanga | F | 6' 10" | Junior | Troy |

### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Osiris Grady Guard | Mount Pleasant, UT | Wasatch Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 30, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Jaxson Roberts Guard | Draper, UT | Corner Canyon High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 11, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Carroll (MT) | W 81–73 | 1–0 | UCCU Center (1,849) Orem, UT |
| November 9, 2023* 5:30 p.m. | | at Sam Houston C-USA/WAC | W 79–73 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,187) Huntsville, TX |
| November 15, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte Jacksonville Classic campus-site game | L 45–62 | 2–1 | Halton Arena (2,784) Charlotte, NC |
| November 19, 2023* 10:00 a.m., PassThaBall Live | | vs. Southern Miss Jacksonville Classic Bay semifinals | W 67–65 | 3–1 | Flagler Gymnasium (311) St. Augustine, FL |
| November 20, 2023* 12:00 p.m., PassThaBall Live | | vs. Cornell Jacksonville Classic Bay championship | L 61–74 | 3–2 | Flagler Gymnasium (348) St. Augustine, FL |
| November 24, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Colorado | W 81–73 | 4–2 | UCCU Center (1,326) Orem, UT |
| November 29, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 78–72 | 5–2 (1–0) | UCCU Center (2,319) Orem, UT |
| December 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry | L 53–65 | 5–3 (1–1) | Burns Arena (2,501) St. George, UT |
| December 5, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 70–54 | 6–3 | UCCU Center (1,651) Orem, UT |
| December 9, 2023* 3:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon State | L 71–74 | 6–4 | Gill Coliseum (2,867) Corvallis, OR |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., P12N | | at Utah | L 62–76 | 6–5 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,349) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty C-USA/WAC | L 63–79 | 6–6 | UCCU Center (1,407) Orem, UT |
| December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Boise State | L 63–85 | 6–7 | ExtraMile Arena (10,764) Boise, ID |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal Baptist | W 65–58 | 7–7 (2–1) | UCCU Center (1,553) Orem, UT |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | W 80–62 | 8–7 (3–1) | UCCU Center (2,163) Orem, UT |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 69–83 | 8–8 (3–2) | College Park Center (1,112) Arlington, TX |
| January 13, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 68–76 | 8–9 (3–3) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,015) Edinburg, TX |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 65–78 | 8–10 (3–4) | GCU Arena (7,239) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry | W 84–71 | 9–10 (4–4) | UCCU Center (2,801) Orem, UT |
| January 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Seattle | L 61–62 | 9–11 (4–5) | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| February 1, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 72–77 | 9–12 (4–6) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,208) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | L 67–86 | 9–13 (4–7) | UCCU Center (2,381) Orem, UT |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton | L 61–72 | 9–14 (4–8) | UCCU Center (1,985) Orem, UT |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 74–45 | 10–14 (5–8) | UCCU Center (2,474) Orem, UT |
| February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal Baptist | W 69–46 | 11–14 (6–8) | Fowler Events Center (2,230) Riverside, CA |
| February 17, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 78–75 | 12–14 (7–8) | America First Event Center (1,613) Cedar City, UT |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 70–59 | 13–14 (8–8) | UCCU Center (2,601) Orem, UT |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | W 71–62 | 14–14 (9–8) | UCCU Center (2,357) Orem, UT |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 65–78 | 14–15 (9–9) | UCCU Center (2,651) Orem, UT |
| March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton | W 63–60 | 15–15 (10–9) | Wisdom Gym (N/A) Stephenville, TX |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | W 74–67 | 16–15 (11–9) | Moody Coliseum (1,817) Abilene, TX |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (8) California Baptist First round | L 63–74 $^{OT}$ | 16–16 | Orleans Arena (1,064) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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