Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball

The Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team is a team that represents Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, United States. The team is currently coached by Todd Phillips. The school's team currently competes in the Western Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I college basketball. Its home games are played in the UCCU Center on the school's Orem, Utah campus. The Wolverines have yet to appear in the [NCAA NCAA Division I|Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament] since moving to Division I. The Wolverines joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2013 as part of the early-2010s NCAA conference realignment.

Overview and history

Utah Valley University basketball began in the 1984–85 season. The Wolverines competed in the Scenic West Athletic Conference of the National Junior College Athletic Association until the 2003–04 season, when they moved up to Division I and the Great West Conference. They are the only team in NCAA history to move directly to Division I from the NJCAA. Utah Valley was granted full Division I status in July of 2009. After spending five seasons in the Great West, the Wolverines moved to the Western Athletic Conference, with the rest of Utah Valley University's intercollegiate sports teams. They reached their first conference tournament final in the WAC in 2025.

Before 2003 Utah Valley State College was a Junior College. They received approval to begin transition to D1 status in Spring 2003. JC transitions to D1 require a 6-year transition period, meaning they weren't eligible for NCAA or NIT Tournament appearances until the 2009–10 season.
The Great West Conference announced the teams that were invited to join their conference during spring 2008. However most of the teams already had scheduled Independent schedules for the 2008–2009 season, so the conference held off on scheduling regular season matches and a conference tournament until 2009–10.

The Wolverines have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament three times. Their combined record is 3–3.

2014	First Round	California	L 64-77
2023	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	New Mexico Colorado Cincinnati UAB	W 83–69 W 81–69 W 74-68 L 86–88^OT
2025	First Round	San Francisco	L 70–79

The Wolverines have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

First round

L 69–72

The Wolverines have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational three times. Their combined record is 4–3.

2017	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Georgia Southern Rice Wyoming	W 74–49 W 85–79 L 68–74
2018	First round Quarterfinals	Eastern Washington San Francisco	W 87–65 L 73–78
2019	First round Quarterfinals	Cal State Northridge South Florida	W 92–84 L 57–66

3 former Utah Valley players have played at least one game in the NBA.