2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Appearance
2020–21 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball | |
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WAC regular season co–champions | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 11–11 (9–4 WAC) |
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Home arena | UCCU Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California Baptist* | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tarleton State* | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dixie State* | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period Chicago State suspended their season on December 23, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 WAC tournament winner |
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
[edit]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
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.