2024–25 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team

2024–25 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball
2024–25 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–10 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach	Jon Judkins (20th season);
Associate head coach	Jake Schroeder (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Morris (4th season); Elliot De Wit (1st season); Brock Staheli (1st season);
Home arena	Burns Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team represents Utah Tech University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trailblazers, led by 20th-year head coach Jon Judkins, play their home games at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Grand Canyon	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Abilene Christian	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	8	–	6	.571
Utah Valley	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
California Baptist	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
UT Arlington	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Seattle	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
Tarleton	0	–	0	–	4	–	10	.286
Utah Tech	0	–	0	–	4	–	10	.286

† 2025 WAC tournament winner As of December 23, 2024

Previous season

The Trailblazers finished the 2023–24 season 11–20, 7–13 in WAC play to finish in 9th place. They did not qualify to participate in the WAC tournament, as only the top eight team were eligible to participate.^[1]

Roster

2024–25 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)	Sr	Hawaii	Chula Vista, CA
G	1	Hunter Schenck	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Weber HS	Pleasant View, UT
G	3	Unisa Turay	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Scottsdale CC	Phoenix, AZ
G	4	Madiba Owona	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	EB Orthez	Bordeaux, France
G	5	Dallin Grant	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Utah State	Cedar City, UT
G	6	Justin Bieker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	San Francisco	Portland, OR
F	7	Bryson Bailey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Skyridge HS	Lehi, UT
G	8	Hakim Byrd	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	RS Sr	Marist	Philadelphia, PA
G/F	10	Tennessee Rainwater	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Davenport HS	Davenport, WA
G	11	Noa Gonsalves	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Lehi HS	Lehi, UT
G	13	Britton Berrett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Southern Idaho	Rigby, ID
G/F	14	Preston Vandermyde	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Desert Hills HS	St. George, UT
F	19	Samuel Ariyibi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Washington	Lagos, Nigeria
G/F	23	Stone Hutchings	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Copper Hills HS	West Jordan, UT
C	33	Sammy Howlin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Fullerton College	La Habra, CA
C	54	Pavle Misic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Dunav SB	Niš, Serbia

Head coach

Jon Judkins (Utah State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jake Schroeder (Portland State)
Anthony Morris (Washington)
Elliott De Wit (Texas Tech)
Brock Staheli (Utah Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oregon State	L 57–80	0–1	Gill Coliseum (2,501) Corvallis, OR
November 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	New Mexico State WAC/C-USA Alliance	L 63–75	0–2	Burns Arena (1,392) St. George, UT
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bethesda (CA)	W 90–59	1–2	Burns Arena (1,126) St. George, UT
November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, MW Network	at Wyoming	L 69–86	1–3	Arena-Auditorium (3,596) Laramie, WY
November 22, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Utah	L 53–84	1–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,969) Salt Lake City, UT
November 24, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Cal State Northridge Stew Morrill Classic	L 79–89	1–5	Dahlberg Arena (138) Missoula, MT
November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana Stew Morrill Classic	L 66–69	1–6	Dahlberg Arena (2,267) Missoula, MT
November 26, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Denver Stew Morrill Classic	W 68–54	2–6	Dahlberg Arena (102) Missoula, MT
November 30, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Portland State	L 68–71	2–7	Viking Pavilion (570) Portland, OR
December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, MW Network	at Boise State	L 64–87	2–8	ExtraMile Arena (10,282) Boise, ID
December 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, MW Network	at Utah State	L 62–92	2–9	Smith Spectrum (8,270) Logan, UT
December 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Weber State	L 71–73	2–10	Burns Arena (1,559) St. George, UT
December 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Whittier	W 100–66	3–10	Burns Arena (1,046) St. George, UT
December 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	South Dakota	W 92–87	4–10	Burns Arena (1,016) St. George, UT
December 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at FIU WAC/C-USA Alliance			Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
WAC regular season
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Arlington			Burns Arena St. George, UT
January 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Tarleton State			Burns Arena St. George, UT
January 16, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Seattle			Redhawk Center Seattle, WA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Valley Old Hammer Rivalry			UCCU Center Orem, UT
January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Grand Canyon			Burns Arena St. George, UT
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tarleton State			Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at UT Arlington			College Park Center Arlington, TX
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Abilene Christian			Burns Arena St. George, UT
February 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Utah			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at California Baptist			Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Utah Valley Old Hammer Rivalry			Burns Arena St. George, UT
February 22, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Abilene Christian			Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Utah			Burns Arena St. George, UT
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	California Baptist			Burns Arena St. George, UT
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Grand Canyon			GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
March 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Seattle			Burns Arena St. George, UT
WAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA, TBA	vs. TBA			Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:^[2]

References

^ "Trailblazers See WAC Tourney Hopes Dashed in Season Ending Loss at SFA on Saturday". Utah Tech University Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Tech University Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[1] "Trailblazers See WAC Tourney Hopes Dashed in Season Ending Loss at SFA on Saturday". Utah Tech University Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Tech University Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

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