The college basketball regular season is wrapping up and some teams in the state of Utah are on the bubble of the NCAA Tournament and others have a possibility to play in the National Invitational Tournament. Some teams could participate in the CIT or CBI and two teams are fighting for the Big Dance or the NIT.
Utah Valley University guard Jake Toolson knows that most people in Utah don’t follow his success on the court. He’s fine with that, but the reality is the redshirt junior might be the best college basketball player in the state.
After trailing by as much as 20 points in the first half, Utah Valley stormed back in the second half to outscore Seattle 51-28 to pick up an 88-78 win.
Since my freshman year of college, you could say that I’ve had it rough with my basketball career. From limited minutes of playing time to season ending injuries, I haven’t had the chance to give it my all on the court.
For the local college basketball teams, the nonconference portion of the schedule is over. Now it’s time to face conference foes and these games matter.
The Utah Valley Wolverines were able to pull out a 75-63 win over the Weber State Wildcats at the Dee Event Center by their hot shooting and dominate play in the paint.
The Utah Valley Wolverines were looking to make a statement against the Arizona Wildcats but couldn’t overcome the second half hot shooting from Arizona and lost 80-69.