2023–24 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team

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2023–24 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record11–20 (7–13 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJake Schroeder (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Morris (3rd season)
  • Gibson Johnson (2nd season)
Home arenaBurns Arena
Seasons
2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon † 17 – 3   .850 30 – 5   .857
Tarleton* 16 – 4   .800 25 – 10   .714
UT Arlington 13 – 7   .650 20 – 14   .588
Seattle 11 – 9   .550 23 – 14   .622
Utah Valley 11 – 9   .550 16 – 16   .500
Stephen F. Austin 10 – 10   .500 18 – 15   .545
Abilene Christian 10 – 10   .500 16 – 18   .471
California Baptist 8 – 12   .400 16 – 17   .485
Utah Tech* 7 – 13   .350 11 – 20   .355
Southern Utah 5 – 15   .250 10 – 21   .323
UT Rio Grande Valley 2 – 18   .100 6 – 25   .194
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team represents Utah Tech University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trailblazers, led by 19th-year head coach Jon Judkins, play their home games at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–13 in WAC play to finish in ninth place, and thus they did not qualify to play in the WAC Tournament.

This season marked Utah Tech's final year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Trailblazers were not eligible to play in the NCAA tournament, but were eligible to play in the WAC tournament.

Previous season[edit]

The Trailblazers finished the 2022–23 season 14–19, 5–13 in WAC play, to finish in 12th place. In the first round of the WAC tournament, they upset Stephen F. Austin in overtime,[1] before falling to Southern Utah in the quarterfinals.[2]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Beon Riley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Hawaii Chula Vista, California
G 1 Aric Demings 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Duncanville HS DeSoto, Texas
G 2 Angelo Kambala 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Liberty HS Las Vegas, Nevada
F 3 Jaylen Searles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Southeastern CC Everett, Washington
G 4 David Elliott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Garden City CC Los Angeles, California
F 5 Larry Olayinka 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Garden City CC Los Angeles, California
G/F 10 Tennessee Rainwater 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Davenport HS Davenport, Washington
G 11 Noa Gonsalves 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lehi HS Lehi, Utah
G 13 Kade Madsen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Palo Verde HS Las Vegas, Nevada
F 15 Trey Hall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Evansville Willimantic, Connecticut
F 20 Caleb Stearman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Benedictine (AZ) Las Vegas, Nevada
G/F 23 Stone Hutchings 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Copper Hills HS West Jordan, Utah
G 30 Unisa Turay 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Scottsdale CC Phoenix, Arizona
F/C 32 Tanner Christensen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Idaho Spokane Valley, Washington
C 33 Sammy Howlin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fullerton College La Habra, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 pm 		Stanton W 99–40 
Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
Regular season
November 8, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Santa Clara L 69–77  0–1
 Leavey Center (1,628)
Santa Clara, CA
November 11, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State
WAC/C-USA Challenge 		W 81–79  1–1
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,123)
Jacksonville, AL
November 17, 2023*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State
Lake Erie Classic 		L 68–75  1–2
 Beeghly Center (1,631)
Youngstown, OH
November 18, 2023*
12:00 pm 		vs. Lake Erie
Lake Erie Classic 		W 81–69  2–2
 Beeghly Center (168)
Youngstown, OH
November 24, 2023*
2:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State L 53–93  2–3
 Beasley Coliseum (2,736)
Pullman, WA
November 27, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lindenwood W 73–66  3–3
 Hyland Performance Arena (747)
St. Charles, MO
December 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 65–53  4–3
(1–0) 		Burns Arena (2,501)
St. George, UT
December 6, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist W 72-69  5–3
(2–0) 		Fowler Events Center (2,854)
Riverside, CA
December 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho L 62–63  5–4
 Burns Arena (1,501)
St. George, UT
December 11, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge L 75–80  5–5
 Premier America Credit Union Arena (438)
Northridge, CA
December 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Dakota L 62–79  5–6
 Burns Arena (1,176)
St. George, UT
December 21, 2023*
5:00 pm, P12N 		at Colorado L 71–98  5–7
 CU Events Center (6,426)
Boulder, CO
December 30, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		FIU
WAC/C-USA Challenge 		W 96–92 OT 6–7
 Burns Arena (1,213)
St. George, UT
January 4, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Seattle L 53–70  6–8
(2–1) 		Redhawk Center (944)
Seattle, WA
January 6, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Grand Canyon L 65–75  6–9
(2–2) 		Burns Arena (1,492)
St. George, UT
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin W 75–70  7–9
(3–2) 		Burns Arena (1,658)
St. George, UT
January 18, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah L 65–75  7–10
(3–3) 		America First Event Center (3,563)
Cedar City, UT
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley L 71–84  7–11
(3–4) 		UCCU Center (2,801)
Orem, UT
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 60–82  7–12
(3–5) 		Moody Coliseum (1,401)
Abilene, TX
January 27, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State L 68–86  7–13
(3–6) 		Wisdom Gym (2,110)
Stephenville, TX
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Rio Grande Valley W 81–64  8–13
(4–6) 		Burns Arena (1,455)
St. George, UT
February 3, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington L 66–87  8–14
(4–7) 		Burns Arena (1,904)
St. George, UT
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 70–68  9–14
(5–7) 		Burns Arena (2,648)
St. George, UT
February 10, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		California Baptist W 85–78  10–14
(6–7) 		Burns Arena (1,682)
St. George, UT
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon L 61–73  10–15
(6–8) 		GCU Arena (7,117)
Phoenix, AZ
February 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Seattle L 65–66  10–16
(6–9) 		Burns Arena (1,739)
St. George, UT
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 78–89  10–17
(6–10) 		College Park Center (1,781)
Arlington, TX
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton State L 74–85  10–18
(6–11) 		Burns Arena (1,440)
St. George, UT
March 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian L 79–86  10–19
(6–12) 		Burns Arena (2,387)
St. George, UT
March 7, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Rio Grande Valley W 79–74  11–19
(7–12) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (857)
Edinburg, TX
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 71–84  11–20
(7–13) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HISTORY MADE - Trailblazers Upset SFA in WAC Tourney Overtime Thriller on Tuesday, 80-76". Utah Tech University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "No. 3 Southern Utah Wins Wild 76-75 Quarterfinal Over No. 11 Utah Tech". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Tech University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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