# 2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by second-year head coach Todd Phillips, play their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and compete as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

## Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2023–24 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Position | Height | Year | Reason for departure |
| Trevin Dorius | C | 7' 1" | Senior | Graduated |
| Cache Fields | G | 6' 6" | Senior | Graduated |
| Jaden McClanahan | G | 5' 10" | Senior | Graduated |
| McCaden Adams | G | 6' 3" | Freshman | Transferred to Snow College |
| Simon Akena | G | 6' 6" | Junior | Transferred to Westminster University |
| Drake Allen | G | 6' 4" | Junior | Transferred to Utah State |
| Peter Amakasu | G | 6' 4" | Freshman | Initially committed to Snow College; ultimately transferred to Westminster University |
| K'Mani Doughty | G | 6' 5" | Junior | Transferred to Indiana State |
| Caleb Stone-Carrawell | F | 6' 7" | Senior | Transferred to Loyola Marymount |
| Nate Tshimanga | F | 6' 10" | Junior | Transferred to New Mexico State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Position | Height | Year | Previous school |
| Kylin Green | G | 6' 0" | Junior | Daytona State |
| Andre Johnson Jr. | G | 6' 4" | Junior | UConn |
| Dominick Nelson | G | 6' 5" | Junior | Polk State College |
| Noah Taitz | G | 6' 4" | Senior | Loyola Marymount |
| Carter Welling | F | 6' 10" | Sophomore | UC Irvine |
| Hayden Welling | F | 6' 9" | Sophomore | UC Irvine |
| Cory Wells | F | 6' 7" | Senior | Xavier University of Louisiana |
| Majer Sullivan | C | 6' 8" | Junior | Yuba College |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Colorado | W 92–57 | 1–0 | UCCU Center (2,075) Orem, UT |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTEP WAC/C-USA Alliance | W 89–60 | 2–0 | UCCU Center (1,653) Orem, UT |
| November 14, 2024* 11:00 a.m., Midco | | at North Dakota | L 71–77 | 2–1 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,131) Grand Forks, ND |
| November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Murray State | W 77–75 | 3–1 | CFSB Center (5,037) Murray, KY |
| November 26, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. West Georgia Samford MTE | W 77–74 | 4–1 | Pete Hanna Center (177) Homewood, AL |
| November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford Samford MTE | L 76–84 | 4–2 | Pete Hanna Center (913) Homewood, AL |
| November 28, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. North Dakota State Samford MTE | L 63–83 | 4–3 | Pete Hanna Center (121) Homewood, AL |
| December 3, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Stanford | L 63–77 | 4–4 | Maples Pavilion (2,033) Stanford, CA |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 61–78 | 4–5 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,726) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Dakota | W 80–57 | 5–5 | UCCU Center (2,135) Orem, UT |
| December 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State WAC/C-USA Alliance | L 66–70 | 5–6 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,033) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | W 70–56 | 6–6 | Reed Gym (1,127) Pocatello, ID |
| December 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 64–62 | 7–6 | Dee Events Center (3,609) Ogden, UT |
| December 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bethesda (CA) | W 119–59 | 8–6 | UCCU Center (1,463) Orem, UT |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 64–53 | 9–6 (1–0) | UCCU Center (1,601) Orem, UT |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | W 72–64 | 10–6 (2–0) | UCCU Center (2,351) Orem, UT |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | W 75–69 | 11–6 (3–0) | UCCU Center (1,863) Orem, UT |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 85–83 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (4–0) | College Park Center (1,824) Arlington, TX |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry | W 96–80 | 13–6 (5–0) | UCCU Center (2,334) Orem, UT |
| January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at California Baptist | W 74–69 | 14–6 (6–0) | Fowler Events Center (3,867) Riverside, CA |
| January 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | W 70–66 | 15–6 (7–0) | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 57–75 | 15–7 (7–1) | GCU Arena (7,219) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 94–73 | 16–7 (8–1) | UCCU Center (2,681) Orem, UT |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton | W 81–56 | 17–7 (9–1) | UCCU Center (1,676) Orem, UT |
| February 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 70–68 | 18–7 (10–1) | America First Event Center (1,555) Cedar City, UT |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 19–7 (11–1) | Burns Arena (1,984) St. George, UT |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 61–55 | 20–7 (12–1) | UCCU Center (2,813) Orem, UT |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | W 100–59 | 21–7 (13–1) | UCCU Center (3,449) Orem, UT |
| March 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | W 73–60 | 22–7 (14–1) | Moody Coliseum (1,523) Abilene, TX |
| March 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton | W 71–66 | 23–7 (15–1) | Wisdom Gym (3,000) Stephenville, TX |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (9) Utah Tech Quarterfinals/Old Hammer Rivalry | W 74–57 | 24–7 | Orleans Arena (1,645) Paradise, NV |
| March 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (5) Seattle Semifinals | W 68–55 | 25–7 | Orleans Arena (3,867) Paradise, NV |
| March 15, 2025 9:40 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) Grand Canyon Championship | L 82–89 | 25–8 | Orleans Arena (3,780) Paradise, NV |
| NIT ||||||
| March 19, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at (1) San Francisco First round | | | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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