The 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented

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(UVU) in the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season ended on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending with th ...

. The Wolverines, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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, and competed as members of the

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(WAC). They finished the season 16–16, 11–9 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the WAC tournament, they lost to California Baptist in the first round.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 28–9, 15–3 in WAC play, to finish in first place. As the No. 2 seed in the 2023 WAC tournament, they defeated No. 7 seed Tarleton State 72–58 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, UVU lost to No. 3 seed

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88–89. In the

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, UVU defeated

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and

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, before falling in overtime to the UAB 88–86 in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball seasons

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 ...