2017 – 18 Utah Valley Wolverines men 's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Wolverines , led by third-year head coach Mark Pope , played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem , Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference . They finished the season 23 – 11 , 10 – 4 in WAC play to finish in second place . They defeated Cal State Bakersfield in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Grand Canyon . They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Eastern Washington in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to San Francisco
WAC Tournament
2018 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team