• Utah Valley continues non-conference play this week as the team travels down University Parkway to play crosstown rival BYU on Wednesday night at the Marriott Center in Provo. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
   
• Le'Tre Darthard scored a season-high 25 points and Trey Woodbury neared a triple-double with 19 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists to lead Utah Valley to an 88-78 win over Long Beach State on Saturday at the UCCU Center. The win pushed UVU's record to a perfect 3-0 at home.
   
• Le'Tre Darthard was named TicketSmarter WAC Player of the Week on Monday for his performance in UVU's 88-78 win over Long Beach State last week. Darthard scored his 25 points on an 8 of 12 clip from the field, including a career-high seven shots from beyond the arc. He also recorded four rebounds with three assists. The seven threes tie him for fourth on the all-time UVU single game list. He was just two threes shy of the UVU record of nine threes set by Jaden Jackson in 2016.
   
• Utah Valley went 1-1 at the Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic in Montego, Bay, Jamaica. The Wolverines dropped a 73-72 overtime decision to Morgan State before defeating Green Bay, 79-56. Justin Harmon scored a game-high 18 points and Aziz Bandaogo had a 13-point, 14-rebound double double in the win over Green Bay. Aziz Bandaogo and Trey Woodbury were named to the Jamaica Classic All-Tournament team.
   
• Two of Utah Valley's four losses this season have come in overtime. The Wolverines dropped a 68-65 overtime decision at Wake Forest before falling 73-72 in overtime to Morgan State.
   
• Aziz Bandaogo ranks 10th in the nation in double-doubles with four. He also ranks 12th in blocks (23) and 15th in rebounds per game (10.1). As a team, Utah Valley ranks fourth in the country in blocks per game at 6.4 swats a contest.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Wednesday night's game at BYU will be broadcast live on BYUtv, which is available on BYUtv, the BYUtv App and at BYUtv.org. Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler will be on the call for the game. The game will also be broadcast over the Utah County airwaves on ESPN 960 AM with Jim McCulloch on the call.

ABOUT BYU
BYU enters Wednesday's game against the Wolverines with a 5-4 overall record. The team dropped a 69-68 decision to South Dakota on Saturday at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake. Rudi Williams led the Cougars with a season-high 20 points, including 16 in the second half in the loss to the Coyotes. BYU trailed South Dakota by 21 points with 10 minutes to play and held the Coyotes without a field goal the rest of the game, but South Dakota's nine points from the free throw line proved to be just enough in the 69-68 setback. BYU did have a chance to win the game, but Williams' shot at the buzzer did not fall. BYU has four players averaging double digit scoring this season led by Gideon George at 12.3 points a game. Williams follows closely behind at 12.1 points a contest. Fousseyni Traore averages 11.1 points, while Spencer Johnson averages 11.0 points a game. Traore leads the team on the boards, pulling down 8.4 rebounds a game. The Cougars rank 21st nationally in three-point attempts per game at 28.0 a game. The team averages 9.2 three-point makes per game. As a team, BYU averages 75.7 points a game while limiting teams to a 71.8 points per game average. BYU is coached by former UVU head coach Mark Pope who is in his fourth season with the Cougars. 

SERIES HISTORY VS. BYU
Utah Valley and BYU will meet on the basketball hardwood for the just the eighth time despite only a 3.4 miles separating the two schools. BYU holds an all-time 5-2 advantage in the series. Utah Valley defeated BYU in the last meeting, taking a 72-65 overtime win in Orem on Dec. 1, 2021. Last season's win marked UVU's first-ever win over a nationally-ranked opponent as the Cougars were ranked 12th at the time. UVU holds a 1-4 record against BYU in games played in Provo. UVU's lone win in the Marriott Center was a 114-101 win on Nov. 26, 2016.

All-Time Results vs. BYU (BYU leads 5-2)
Dec. 01, 2021    Utah Valley def. BYU, 72-65       Orem, Utah
Nov. 28, 2020    BYU def. Utah Valley, 82-60        Provo, Utah
Nov. 09, 2018    BYU def. Utah Valley, 75-65        Provo, Utah
Nov. 29, 2017    BYU def. Utah Valley, 85-58        Orem, Utah
Nov. 26, 2016    Utah Valley def. BYU, 114-101   Provo, Utah
Nov. 13, 2015    BYU def. Utah Valley, 85-54        Provo, Utah
Nov. 29, 2003    BYU def. Utah Valley, 84-65        Provo, Utah

LAST TIME VS. BYU: Utah Valley 72, BYU 65 - OT (12/1/21)
OREM—Fardaws Aimaq recorded his seventh straight double double with 24 points and 22 rebounds and Justin Harmon scored a career-high 24 points to lead Utah Valley to its first-ever win over a ranked opponent in a 72-65 overtime win over No. 12 BYU on Dec. 1, 2021 at the UCCU Center. The win marked the first win over a ranked opponent in UVU history. The Wolverines were previously 0-10 all-time against teams in the Top-25.

DARTHARD NAMED TICKETSMARTER WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Utah Valley junior guard Le'Tre Darthard has been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week. It is the first WAC Player of the Week honor of Darthard's career.

Darthard had an impressive performance in Utah Valley's 88-78 win over Long Beach State on Saturday. Darthard scored 25 points on 8 of 12 shooting, including a 7 of 11 clip from long range. He also pulled down four rebounds, dished out three assists, blocked two shots and added two steals in the win.

Darthard's seven three-point field goals were just one off from equaling the top single-game performance in the WAC this season. The seven threes were also just two shy of UVU's single-game threes record of nine. 

BLOCK PARTY
Newcomer Aziz Bandaogo has already established himself as one of the top shot blockers in the nation. Bandaogo leads the team with 23 blocks, which ranks him 12th in the nation. As a team, Utah Valley ranks fourth in the country in blocks per game at 6.4 swats a contest. 

SEEING DOUBLE
Aziz Bandaogo is averaging a double-double this season at 12.0 points and 10.1 rebounds a game. Bandaogo ranks 10th in the country with four double-doubles this year. His 10.1 boards a game ranks him 15th nationally.

OVERTIME
Utah Valley has already played two overtime games this season. The team has dropped both of those game by a combined four points. The Wolverines dropped a 68-65 decision at Wake Forest in OT before falling to Morgan State, 73-72, in the team's very next game. 

DUNK VALLEY
Utah Valley has 32 dunks over its eight games this season and Aziz Bandaogo is responsible for 19 of them. Justin Harmon and Trey Woodbury have four flushes apiece. Tim Fuller and Tim Ceaser have two, while Ethan Potter each have one. 

DA DA DA... DA DA DA! HARMON TAKES NO. 9 SPOT ON SPORTSCENTER'S TOP-10
Utah Valley has now been featured on ESPN's SporsCenter for six of the last seven seasons after Justin Harmon threw down a dunk against Wake Forest that landed him the No. 9 spot on SportsCenter's Top Plays. 

DARTHARD KNOCKS DOWN 7 THREES IN WIN OVER LBSU
Utah Valley junior guard Le'Tre Darthard knocked down a career-high seven three-point field goals in Utah Valley's 88-78 win over Long Beach State on Dec. 3. The seven threes ties him for fourth on UVU's all-time single-game three-point field goals made chart. 

THREE-POINT STREAKING
Utah Valley has now hit a three-point field goal in 224 straight games. The last time UVU played in a game without hitting a shot from beyond the arc was on Feb. 7, 2015 at Seattle U.

UTAH VALLEY GOES 2-1 AT JERSEY MIKE'S JAMAICA CLASSIC
Utah Valley competed in the Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic, Nov. 18-20, at the Montego Bay Convention Center in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Utah Valley went 1-1 at the 2022 Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic with a 73-72 overtime decision to Morgan State and a 79-56 win over Green Bay.

UTAH VALLEY HAS WON 59 OF ITS LAST 74 GAMES AT HOME
UVU holds an impressive 59-15 (79.7 percent) record at home since a win over Seattle U on March 4, 2017. Utah Valley holds an all-time 209-61 (77.4 percent) record in its 20th season this year at the UCCU Center. The Wolverines are averaging 10.8 wins a season on their home hardwood. UVU finished the 2018-19 season with a school-record 16-1 mark. The team went 14-1 at home during the 2017-18 season and was 6-7 at home in 2019-20. UVU went 8-4 at home in 2020-21 and had an 11-2 mark at home last season. The Wolverines are a perfect 3-0 at home this season.

MARK MADSEN IS ONLY COLLEGIATE HEAD COACH TO PLAY IN NBA AND WIN TWO TITLES
Utah Valley head coach Mark Madsen is one of 24 Division I collegiate head coaches that played in the NBA. He is one of just five head coaches that played in the NBA and won an NBA title. He is the only head coach in college basketball that played in NBA and won two NBA titles.