2025–26 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team

2025–26 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record19–15 (11–7 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJake Schroeder
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Morris
  • Elliott De Wit
  • Brock Staheli
Home arenaBurns Arena
2025–26 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah Valley 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735
California Baptist † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
Utah Tech 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559
UT Arlington 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563
Southern Utah 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Abilene Christian 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
Tarleton 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438
† 2026 WAC tournament winner

The 2025–26 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team represented Utah Tech University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trailblazers, led by 21st-year head coach Jon Judkins, played their home games at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). This was Utah Tech's final season as members of the WAC, as they will be joining the Big Sky Conference, effective July 1, 2026.[1]

The Trailblazers surpassed expectations and finished the regular season with an 18–14 overall record and a conference record of 11–7, good for third in the WAC. Utah Tech defeated Abilene Christian in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament before falling to 2–seed California Baptist in the semifinal round.

Previous season

The Trailblazers finished the 2024–25 season 7–26, 2–14 in WAC play, to finish in ninth (last) place.[2] They defeated Southern Utah,[3] before falling to top-seeded Utah Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament.[4]

Preseason

On October 28, 2025, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. Utah Tech was picked to finish sixth in the conference.[5]

Preseason rankings

WAC Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1 California Baptist 33 (5)
2 Utah Valley 29 (1)
3 Abilene Christian 27
4 UT Arlington 22 (1)
5 Tarleton State 19
6 Utah Tech 9
7 Southern Utah 8
(#) first-place votes

Source:[5]

Preseason All-WAC Team

Preseason All-WAC Team
Player Year Position
Ethan Potter Senior Forward

Source:[5]

Roster

2025–26 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Hunter Schenck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Weber High School Pleasant View, Utah
G 2 Chance Trujillo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Snow College Kaysville, Utah
G 3 Boston Harker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Garden City Community College Raymond, Alberta
G 4 Jusaun Holt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Kennesaw State Tacoma, Washington
F 5 Dallin Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Utah State Cedar City, Utah
G 8 Marvel Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Dayton Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G 11 Tanner Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Sky View High School Smithfield, Utah
G 13 Britton Berrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr College of Southern Idaho Rigby, Idaho
G/F 14 Preston Vandermyde 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Desert Hills High School St. George, Utah
F 23 Samuel "Tobi" Ariyibi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Washington Lagos, Nigeria
G 33 Madiba Owona 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So EB Orthez Bordeaux, France
F 35 Ethan Potter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Utah Valley Layton, Utah
F 52 Dario Domingos (6th) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr UT Permian Basin Luanda, Angola
G 66 Noah Bolanga 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St. Bonaventure Poitiers, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (6th) Sixth-year senior
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025*
4:00 pm 		West Coast Baptist W 105–55  –
  23 – Potter    –      –    Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:30 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota W 81–79 OT 1–0
  17 – Tied   12 – Trujillo   5 – Trujillo  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,640)
Vermillion, SD
November 5, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bethesda W 110–65  2–0
  23 – Potter   9 – Trujillo   3 – Tied  Burns Arena (1,575)
St. George, UT
November 7, 2025*
7:00 pm, TNT/TruTv 		at No. 13 Arizona L 67–93  2–1
  15 – Potter   6 – Tied   2 – Trujillo  McKale Center (14,082)
Tucson, AZ
November 9, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arizona State L 66-81  2−2
  15 – Trujillo   8 – Potter   4 – Holt  Desert Financial Arena (5,862)
Tempe, AZ
November 12, 2025*
8:30 pm 		vs. Manhattan
OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic 		L 75-79  2−3
  20 – Potter   11 – Potter   3 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 14, 2025*
8:30 pm 		vs. Mississippi Valley State
OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic 		W 81-75 2OT 3−3
  22 – Potter   13 – Potter   7 – Davis  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 15, 2025*
11:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hawai'i
OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic 		L 62–68  3–4
  15 – Potter   5 – Tied   2 – Holt  Stan Sheriff Center (5,211)
Honolulu, HI
November 21, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Nobel W 96-48  4−4
  17 – Holt   7 – Potter   4 – Tied  Burns Arena (1,237)
St. George, UT
November 25, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland State L 63-68  4−5
  18 – Potter   7 – Trujillo   5 – Trujillo  Burns Arena (1,246)
St. George, UT
November 29, 2025*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Riverside W 77-69  5−5
  26 – Potter   8 – Bolanga   4 – Bolanga  Burns Arena (1,107)
St. George, UT
December 3, 2025*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Santa Clara L 80–90  5–6
  25 – Owona   9 – Potter   6 – Bolanga  Leavey Center (1,969)
Santa Clara, CA
December 13, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Justice W 89–48  6–6
  19 – Bolanga   8 – Bolanga   6 – Holt  Burns Arena (1,237)
St. George, UT
December 20, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Weber State W 82–80  7–6
  23 – Potter   8 – Potter   2 – Tied  Dee Events Center (2,793)
Ogden, UT
December 22, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Creighton L 69–92  7–7
  18 – Potter   8 – Potter   5 – Bolanga  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,267)
Omaha, NE
WAC regular season
December 29, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 80–66  8–7
(1–0) 		 18 – Bolanga   9 – Potter   4 – Holt  Burns Arena (2,524)
St. George, UT
January 1, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian W 79–64  9–7
(2–0) 		 19 – Trujillo   10 – Bolanga   5 – Davis  Moody Coliseum (718)
Abilene, TX
January 8, 2026
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist L 72–84  9–8
(2–1) 		 20 – Potter   9 – Potter   4 – Trujillo  Fowler Events Center (2,012)
Riverside, CA
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley
Old Hammer Rivalry 		L 76–92  9–9
(2–2) 		 15 – Holt   7 – Tied   5 – Trujillo  UCCU Center (2,551)
Orem, UT
January 15, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington L 52–56  9–10
(2–3) 		 16 – Davis   11 – Potter   2 – Trujillo  Burns Arena (1,793)
St. George, UT
January 17, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 75–71  10–10
(3–3) 		 23 – Potter   10 – Davis   6 – Holt  Burns Arena (1,540)
St. George, UT
January 21, 2026
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist L 64–73  10–11
(3–4) 		 21 – Holt   11 – Potter   4 – Trujillo  Fowler Events Center (2,264)
Riverside, CA
January 24, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 102–91  11–11
(4–4) 		 29 – Potter   11 – Potter   12 – Holt  Burns Arena (3,833)
St. George, UT
January 29, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian W 76–70  12–11
(5–4) 		 16 – Potter   8 – Potter   4 – Trujillo  Moody Coliseum (1,261)
Abilene, TX
January 31, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State W 65–59  13–11
(6–4) 		 23 – Bolanga   7 – Holt   3 – Trujillo  EECU Center (2,119)
Stephenville, TX
February 5, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 87–84  14–11
(7–4) 		 22 – Trujillo   8 – Bolanga   4 – Holt  Burns Arena (2,008)
St. George, UT
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Valley
Old Hammer Rivalry 		W 81–77  15–11
(8–4) 		 14 – Trujillo   9 – Potter   3 – Tied  Burns Arena (2,786)
St. George, UT
February 14, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		California Baptist W 70–65  16–11
(9–4) 		 18 – Bolanga   11 – Potter   4 – Tied  Burns Arena (1,943)
St. George, UT
February 19, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 50–63  16–12
(9–5) 		 16 – Potter   11 – Potter   4 – Trujillo  College Park Center (1,466)
Arlington, TX
February 21, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State W 80–72  17–12
(10–5) 		 19 – Tied   10 – Trujillo   5 – Holt  EECU Center (1,502)
Stephenville, TX
February 26, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian W 85–81  18–12
(11–5) 		 25 – Potter   8 – Tied   6 – Holt  Burns Arena (2,274)
St. George, UT
February 28, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah L 67–81  18–13
(11–6) 		 28 – Holt   8 – Potter   3 – Potter  America First Event Center (2,231)
Cedar City, UT
March 7, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Valley
Old Hammer Rivalry 		L 101–104 2OT 18–14
(11–7) 		 28 – Potter   10 – Potter   5 – Potter  Burns Arena (3,116)
St. George, UT
WAC tournament
March 12, 2026
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Abilene Christian
Quarterfinals 		W 80–74  19–14
  25 – Potter   7 – Potter   6 – Bolanga  Orleans Arena (1,029)
Paradise, NV
March 13, 2026
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (2) California Baptist
Semifinals 		L 72–86  19–15
  25 – Potter   8 – Bolanga   5 – Holt  Orleans Arena (1,474)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "The Big Sky Conference Welcomes Southern Utah, Utah Tech Starting in 2026". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Utah Tech Downs Thunderbirds In WAC Opening Round". KSL Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "No. 1 Utah Valley soars past No. 9 Utah Tech, advancing to the semifinals". UVU Review. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "California Baptist Voted Top Team In 2025-26 WAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Tech University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  7. ^ "Utah Tech Trailblazers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.