2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by third-year head coach Mark Madsen, played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
SoCal Challenge Sand Division champions
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	20–12 (10–8 WAC)
Head coach	Mark Madsen (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Todd Phillips
Assistant coaches	Todd Okeson Jarred Jackson
Home arena	UCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500)

2021–22 WAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State †	14	–	4		.778			27	–	7		.794
Seattle	14	–	4		.778			23	–	9		.719
Stephen F. Austin	14	–	4		.778			22	–	10		.688
Grand Canyon	13	–	5		.722			23	–	8		.742
Sam Houston State	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Abilene Christian	11	–	7		.611			25	–	11		.694
Utah Valley	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Tarleton State*	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
California Baptist*	7	–	11		.389			18	–	16		.529
Dixie State*	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
Chicago State	3	–	15		.167			7	–	25		.219
Lamar	0	–	18		.000			2	–	27		.069
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2022 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

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Roster

2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Asa McCord 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC Saratoga Springs, UT G 1 Le'Tre Darthard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So McCook CC Denton, TX F 2 Tim Ceaser 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Coastal Carolina Marion, AR G 3 Blaze Nield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr BYU Lehi, UT G 4 Trey Woodbury 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr UNLV Las Vegas, NV F/C 5 Tim Fuller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Weber State Gilbert, AZ G 10 Jaden McClanahan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Independence CC Vallejo, CA C 11 Fardaws Aimaq 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Mercer Vancouver, BC G 13 Colby Leifson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So BYU Suwanee, GA G 14 Claude McKesey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC View Park, CA G 15 Connor Harding 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr BYU Pocatello, ID F 20 Brady Arbon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Grantsville HS Grantsville, UT F/C 21 Trey Farrer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Snow College St. George, UT G 22 Jordan Battle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Chesapeake, VA G 24 Justin Harmon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Barton CC Chicago, IL G 35 Tyrel Phillips 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Rigby HS Rigby, ID F 45 Brock Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bingham HS Riverton, UT	Head coach Mark Madsen (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Todd Phillips (Lewis–Clark State) Todd Okeson (Nevada) Jarred Jackson (Liberty) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 14, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at Boise State	L 56–76	0–1	15 – Aimaq	5 – tied	1 – tied	ExtraMile Arena (7,457) Boise, ID
November 12, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Antelope Valley	W 82–48	1–1	25 – Aimaq	15 – Aimaq	9 – Nield	UCCU Center  Orem, UT
November 15, 2021* 8:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Pepperdine SoCal Challenge campus game	W 86–74	2–1	34 – Aimaq	14 – Aimaq	7 – Nield	Firestone Fieldhouse (435) Malibu, CA
November 17, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	W 84–78 OT	3–1	25 – Aimaq	16 – Aimaq	3 – tied	Walter Pyramid (1,126) Long Beach, CA
November 22, 2021* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Idaho SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinals	W 83–45	4–1	14 – tied	16 – Aimaq	5 – Nield	The Pavilion at JSerra (317) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 24, 2021* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Nicholls SoCal Challenge Sand Division championship	W 74–63	5–1	13 – tied	16 – Aimaq	5 – Nield	The Pavilion at JSerra (1,700) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 27, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Denver	W 77–68 OT	6–1	19 – Aimaq	14 – Aimaq	6 – Darthard	UCCU Center (1,386) Orem, UT
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv/ESPN+		No. 12 BYU UCCU Crosstown Clash	W 72–65 OT	7–1	24 – tied	22 – Aimaq	4 – Aimaq	UCCU Center (7,503) Orem, UT
December 3, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Yellowstone Christian	Canceled					UCCU Center  Orem, UT
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah	L 56–60	7–2	18 – Aimaq	10 – Aimaq	1 – tied	America First Event Center (2,053) Cedar City, UT
December 11, 2021* 7:30 p.m., MW Network		at Wyoming	L 62–74	7–3	14 – Aimaq	7 – Ceaser	4 – tied	Arena-Auditorium (3,927) Laramie, WY
December 17, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bethesda	W 107–65	8–3	30 – Darthard	16 – Aimaq	9 – Nield	UCCU Center (1,363) Orem, UT
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington	W 68–52	9–3	16 – Darthard	15 – Aimaq	5 – Nield	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,618) Seattle, WA
WAC regular season
December 30, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian	L 76–80	9–4 (0–1)	27 – Nield	10 – Aimaq	11 – Nield	UCCU Center (1,472) Orem, UT
January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tarleton State	W 77–55	10–4 (1–1)	21 – Aimaq	16 – Aimaq	7 – Harding	UCCU Center (1,267) Orem, UT
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dixie State	W 79–71	11–4 (2–1)	20 – Aimaq	17 – Aimaq	6 – Nield	UCCU Center (2,523) Orem, UT
January 12, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	L 65–71	11–5 (2–2)	16 – Aimaq	15 – Ceaser	3 – tied	Climate Pledge Arena (1,260) Seattle, WA
January 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Baptist	L 73–75	11–6 (2–3)	27 – Aimaq	18 – Aimaq	4 – Aimaq	CBU Events Center (2,305) Riverside, CA
January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTRGV	W 66–56	12–6 (3–3)	13 – tied	14 – Aimaq	6 – Aimaq	UCCU Center (1,574) Orem, UT
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar	W 58–41	13–6 (4–3)	15 – Aimaq	14 – Aimaq	3 – Harding	UCCU Center (1,511) Orem, UT
January 27, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Chicago State	W 101–87	14–6 (5–3)	18 – Harding	5 – tied	4 – tied	Jones Convocation Center (250) Chicago, IL
February 3, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 59–78	14–7 (5–4)	12 – Aimaq	10 – Aimaq	4 – Nield	William R. Johnson Coliseum (0) Nacogdoches, TX
February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston State	W 57–54	15–7 (6–4)	24 – Aimaq	10 – Aimaq	2 – tied	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (640) Huntsville, TX
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grand Canyon	L 69–79	15–8 (6–5)	16 – Darthard	12 – Aimaq	6 – Harding	UCCU Center (3,724) Orem, UT
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 72–68	16–8 (7–5)	23 – Aimaq	12 – Aimaq	6 – Nield	UCCU Center (1,868) Orem, UT
February 16, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State	W 69–56	17–8 (8–5)	22 – Aimaq	20 – Aimaq	5 – Harding	Wisdom Gymnasium (3,017) Stephenville, TX
February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dixie State	L 75–80 OT	17–9 (8–6)	23 – Harmon	21 – Aimaq	4 – Nield	Burns Arena (4,270) St. George, UT
February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle	W 67–52	18–9 (9–6)	19 – Aimaq	18 – Aimaq	7 – Harding	UCCU Center (2,547) Orem, UT
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Baptist	W 63–54	19–9 (10–6)	20 – Aimaq	16 – Aimaq	5 – Harding	UCCU Center (2,187) Orem, UT
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 57–68	19–10 (10–7)	19 – Aimaq	19 – Aimaq	2 – tied	GCU Arena (6,950) Phoenix, AZ
March 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 46–62	19–11 (10–8)	13 – Darthard	9 – Aimaq	4 – Nield	Pan American Center (5,707) Las Cruces, NM
WAC tournament
March 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Chicago State First round	W 69–47	20–11	20 – Aimaq	7 – Harmon	6 – Nield	Orleans Arena (867) Paradise, NV
March 9, 2022 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (6) Abilene Christian Second round	L 74–82	20–12	20 – Aimaq	11 – Aimaq	3 – tied	Orleans Arena (1,136) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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See also

• 2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team