2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Wolverines, led by second-year head coach Mark Madsen , played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference .
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 5, 2021
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference 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
WAC regular season
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
W 87–72
7–7 (5–1)
UCCU Center (270)Orem, UT
February 13, 2021 6:00 pm, WAC DN
Dixie State
L 89–93
7–8 (5–2)
UCCU Center (150)Orem, UT
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN
at New Mexico State
W 69–66
8–8 (6–2)
Eastwood High School (0)El Paso, TX
February 20, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN
at New Mexico State
L 60–67
8–9 (6–3)
Eastwood High School (0)El Paso, TX
February 26, 2021 6:00 pm, WAC DN
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
W 78–74
9–9 (7–3)
UCCU Center (646)Orem, UT
February 27, 2021 6:00 pm, WAC DN
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
W 73–64
10–9 (8–3)
UCCU Center (705)Orem, UT
March 5, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN
at Grand Canyon
W 59–55
11–9 (9–3)
GCU Arena (822)Phoenix, AZ
March 6, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN
at Grand Canyon
L 64–74
11–10 (9–4)
GCU Arena (929)Phoenix, AZ
WAC tournament
March 12, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN+
(2)
vs. (3) New Mexico State Semifinals
L 62–78
11–11
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain .
Sources[ 8]
References
^ "WAC Announces Cancellation of Basketball Tournament" . Western Athletic Conference . March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
^ "Opener Called Off" . Stanford University Athletics . November 24, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
^ "Saturday's game vs. Idaho State canceled" . Utah Valley University Athletics . December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
^ "Utah Valley Game Against Air Force Canceled Due To COVID-19" . KSL Sports . December 20, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
^ "UVU game against San Diego Christian on Dec. 29 canceled" . Utah Valley University Athletics . December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
^ "Tonight's game at Seattle U canceled" .
^ "Winless Chicago State suspends men's basketball program for rest of season" . ESPN . December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Utah Valley University Athletics . Retrieved January 5, 2021 .