# 2018–19 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by fourth-year head coach Mark Pope, played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 12–4 in WAC play to finish in second place. They defeated UMKC in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Grand Canyon. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Cal State Northridge in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to South Florida.

## Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2017–18 season 23–11, 10–4 in WAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Cal State Bakersfield in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Grand Canyon. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Eastern Washington in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to San Francisco.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2018* 7:00pm, WAC DN | | Dixie State | W 88–70 | | UCCU Center Orem, UT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, UVUtv | | Westminster (UT) | W 96–71 | 1–0 | UCCU Center (4,327) Orem, UT |
| Nov 9, 2018* 8:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU UCCU Crosstown Clash | L 65–75 | 1–1 | Marriott Center (14,628) Provo, UT |
| Nov 11, 2018* 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at Saint Mary's MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game | L 63–92 | 1–2 | McKeon Pavilion (2,751) Moraga, CA |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, MW Net | | at Utah State MGM Resort Main Event campus-site game | L 46–65 | 1–3 | Smith Spectrum (6,474) Logan, UT |
| Nov 19, 2018* 12:00 pm, BD Global | | vs. Hartford MGM Resorts Main Event Middleweight semifinal | W 72–65 | 2–3 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| Nov 21, 2018* 3:00 pm, BD Global | | vs. Long Beach State MGM Resorts Main Event Middleweight championship | W 87–72 | 3–3 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| Nov 24, 2018* 4:00 pm, WAC DN | | North Dakota | W 74–68 | 4–3 | UCCU Center (1,938) Orem, UT |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, UVUtv | | Western State Colorado | W 82–59 | 5–3 | UCCU Center (1,703) Orem, UT |
| Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, UVUtv | | Denver Summit League/WAC Challenge | W 98–75 | 6–3 | UCCU Center (2,613) Orem, UT |
| Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona | L 69–80 | 6–4 | McKale Center (13,724) Tucson, AZ |
| Dec 8, 2018* 6:00 pm, KASW | | at Northern Arizona | W 98–78 | 7–4 | Walkup Skydome (1,532) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | at Weber State | W 75–63 | 8–4 | Dee Events Center (7,021) Ogden, UT |
| Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | Idaho State | W 88–77 | 9–4 | UCCU Center (1,994) Orem, UT |
| Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, WAC DN | | Sam Houston State | W 85–79 | 10–4 | UCCU Center (1,920) Orem, UT |
| Dec 29, 2018* 5:00 pm, MW Net | | at Fresno State | W 64–60 | 11–4 | Save Mart Center (5,217) Fresno, CA |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Grand Canyon | L 60–71 | 11–5 (0–1) | GCU Arena (7,205) Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 71–73 | 11–6 (0–2) | Icardo Center (2,677) Bakersfield, CA |
| Jan 12, 2019 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | Seattle | W 88–78 | 12–6 (1–2) | UCCU Center (3,258) Orem, UT |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, UVUtv | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 82–61 | 13–6 (2–2) | UCCU Center (1,907) Orem, UT |
| Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm, UVUtv | | New Mexico State | L 78–83 | 13–7 (2–3) | UCCU Center (4,521) Orem, UT |
| Jan 24, 2019 5:00 pm, WAC DN | | at UMKC | W 75–67 | 14–7 (3–3) | Swinney Recreation Center (1,076) Kansas City, MO |
| Jan 26, 2019 1:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Chicago State | W 74–60 | 15–7 (4–3) | Jones Convocation Center (400) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | California Baptist | W 79–62 | 16–7 (5–3) | UCCU Center (4,662) Orem, UT |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | at New Mexico State | L 77–84 | 16–8 (5–4) | Pan American Center (4,628) Las Cruces, NM |
| Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 76–64 | 17–8 (6–4) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,123) Edinburg, TX |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 103–71 | 18–8 (7–4) | UCCU Center (2,898) Orem, UT |
| Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | UMKC | W 79–67 | 19–8 (8–4) | UCCU Center (3,805) Orem, UT |
| Feb 26, 2019 8:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Seattle | W 77–68 | 20–8 (9–4) | Redhawk Center (956) Seattle, WA |
| Mar 2, 2019 8:00 pm, WAC DN | | at California Baptist | W 64–63 | 21–8 (10–4) | CBU Events Center (4,346) Riverside, CA |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm, UVUtv | | Grand Canyon | W 82–70 | 22–8 (11–4) | UCCU Center (3,897) Orem, UT |
| Mar 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 76–61 | 23–8 (12–4) | UCCU Center (4,167) Orem, UT |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) UMKC Quarterfinals | W 71–64 | 24–8 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Mar 15, 2019 9:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Grand Canyon Semifinals | L 74–78 | 24–9 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| Mar 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | Cal State Northridge First round | W 86–82 | 25–9 | UCCU Center (375) Orem, UT |
| Mar 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, Bullvision | | at South Florida Quarterfinals | L 57–66 | 25–10 | Yuengling Center (1,679) Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||
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