Utah Valley Women's Basketball
Utah Valley women's basketball, back-to-back postseason teams under eighth-year coach Dan Nielson, plays its first Big West season in 2026-27 behind steals-record holder Cambree Blackham. The Wolverines open Nov. 3 against Park University.
About Utah Valley Women's Basketball
Utah Valley women's basketball plays at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem and joins The Big West in 2026-27. Dan Nielson enters his eighth season; his biography says the 2025-26 team's 16-15 finish brought the program's first back-to-back postseason berths.
Where 2025-26 ended
UVU went 16-15 and 9-9 in the WAC, lost to Tarleton State in the WAC quarterfinals and played in the first round of the WNIT at San Francisco.
The 2026-27 roster
Junior guard Cambree Blackham of Lehi made the All-WAC Second Team and set UVU's single-season steals record with 83. Junior Naia Tanuvasa of Highland holds the single-game record with nine. UVU was picked sixth in the Big West.
The schedule
As of Oct. 16, the season opens on Tuesday, Nov. 3, against Park University at 6 p.m. MT, and, as of Oct. 16, BYU visits on Nov. 24, its first trip to Orem since 2016-17, per UVU. The full preview is Utah Valley basketball 2026-27.
2026-27 season
Finished 2025-26 at 16-15 and 9-9 in the WAC, with a WNIT appearance; results below are from that season.
From the official schedule, updated October 16 at 11:41 PM MT
- Next
- vs Park University, Tue Nov 3, 6:00 p.m. MTUCCU Center, Orem, Utah
- Conference
- Big West
- Head Coach
- Dan Nielson
Checked Oct 16, 2026
At a glance
Official sources
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- UVU 2026-27 women's basketball schedulegouvu.com
- UVU 2026-27 women's basketball rostergouvu.com
- Dan Nielson: UVU biographygouvu.com
- UVU 2025-26 women's basketball schedulegouvu.com
- Cambree Blackham: UVU biographygouvu.com
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What each source confirms
- UVU 2026-27 women's basketball schedule
- Read 2026-10-16: Park University Nov. 3 6pm MT, UCCU Center; BYU Nov. 24.
- UVU 2026-27 women's basketball roster
- Head Coach Dan Nielson.
- Dan Nielson: UVU biography
- 8th season; first back-to-back postseason berths.
- UVU 2025-26 women's basketball schedule
- 16-15, 9-9; WNIT first round at San Francisco.
- Cambree Blackham: UVU biography
- Second Team All-WAC; 83 steals, single-season record.
- UVU: Women's basketball announces 2026-27 schedule (Sept. 15, 2026)
- BYU's first trip to Orem since 2016-17.
Verified record
Utah Valley Women's Basketball results and honors
Each line is dated and links the official release it comes from.
Latest results
- Mar 19, 20262025-26 season: lost 80-50 at San Francisco in the first round of the WNIT. Final record 16-15. Source for: 2025-26 season: lost 80-50 at San Francisco in the first round of the WNIT. Final record 16-15.
Honors and milestones
- Oct 15, 2026Picked sixth in The Big West preseason poll, with UC San Diego favored, as UVU's release stated it. Source for: Picked sixth in The Big West preseason poll, with UC San Diego favored, as UVU's release stated it.
Watch and attend
Where to follow Utah Valley Women's Basketball
Official links
- Season and single-game tickets
Women's season tickets $94, single games $8.
Quick answers
Utah Valley Women's Basketball: conference, coach and schedule
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