Utah Valley picked fifth in Big West men’s basketball preseason poll

OREM—Utah Valley University men’s basketball has been picked to finish fifth in the 2026-27 Big West Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the conference announced Thursday. The Wolverines received 85 points in a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches as UVU prepares for its inaugural season in The Big West. Utah Valley enters the 2026-27 campaign following a successful final season in the Western Athletic Conference. The Wolverines finished 25-9 overall and captured the WAC regular-season championship with a 14-4 conference record, earning their second consecutive outright league title. The Wolverines were picked just one point behind fourth-place CSUN, which received 86…