ST. GEORGE, Utah—Top-seeded Utah Valley will shut out the regular season on Saturday night time when the Wolverines journey to face Utah Tech in the Old Hammer Rivalry at Burns Arena. Tipoff is ready for 7 p.m.
Utah Valley enters the sport with a 23–7 general report and a 13–4 mark in Western Athletic Conference play after defeating Southern Utah earlier this week to safe its second straight WAC regular-season championship. The Wolverines have now received back-to-back WAC titles underneath head coach Todd Phillips, who’s a finalist for the 2025–26 Hugh Durham Award, introduced yearly to the highest mid-major coach in Division I males’s basketball. Phillips is the one coach in UVU historical past to guide a staff to back-to-back WAC titles.
The Wolverines have been one of the crucial environment friendly groups in the nation this season, rating among the many nationwide leaders in assists, steals, field-goal share, blocks and scoring margin. Utah Valley additionally leads the WAC in a number of key classes, together with assists per recreation, blocks per recreation, field-goal share and scoring protection.
Utah Valley has been led by redshirt sophomore ahead Jackson Holcombe, who paces the staff in scoring (15.4 ppg), rebounding (7.2 rpg), steals (69) and blocks (41). Holcombe not too long ago set a brand new Utah Valley single-season report with 69 steals and has been named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List, which honors the nation’s high mid-major participant.
Redshirt junior guard Trevan Leonhardt continues to orchestrate the Wolverine offense and not too long ago broke his personal single-season faculty report for assists. Leonhardt at the moment has 179 assists on the 12 months, surpassing the earlier mark of 178 that he set final season. He additionally ranks second all-time in Utah Valley historical past in each profession assists and profession steals.
Utah Valley might be trying to carry momentum into subsequent week’s WAC Tournament in Las Vegas, the place the Wolverines have secured the No. 1 seed and a bye into the event semifinals.
Utah Tech enters Saturday’s matchup with a 6–11 WAC report and might be enjoying its remaining residence recreation of the season at Burns Arena.
Saturday’s recreation might be broadcast dwell on ESPN+ and over the airwaves on the Wolverine Sports Network/ESPN The Fan.
