2022–23 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team represented Utah Tech University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trailblazers, led by 18th-year head coach Jon Judkins, played home games at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

2022–23 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	14–19 (5–13 WAC)
Head coach	Jon Judkins (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Jake Schroeder (4th season) Anthony Morris (2nd season) Gibson Johnson (1st season)
Home arena	Burns Arena
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah Valley	15	–	3		.833			28	–	9		.757
Sam Houston	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
Southern Utah	12	–	6		.667			24	–	13		.649
Grand Canyon †	11	–	7		.611			24	–	12		.667
Seattle	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Stephen F. Austin	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Tarleton*	9	–	9		.500			17	–	17		.500
California Baptist	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Abilene Christian	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
UT Rio Grande Valley	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
UT Arlington	6	–	12		.333			11	–	21		.344
Utah Tech*	5	–	13		.278			14	–	19		.424
New Mexico State**	2	–	16		.111			9	–	15		.375
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** Season cancelled on February 11, 2023.
† Conference tournament winner

The 2022–23 season is Utah Tech's third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. While the Trailblazers can participate in the WAC tournament, they are not eligible for NCAA postseason play. However, they are eligible to play in the College Basketball Invitational, if invited.^[1]

This is Utah Tech's first season under their new name as it was previously known as Dixie State. The Trailblazers nickname is not affected.^[2]

Previous season

The Trailblazers finished the 2021–22 season 13–17, 6–12 in WAC play. They were not eligible for the WAC tournament.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Name	Position	Year at Dixie State	Alma Mater (year)	Previous Job
Gibson Johnson	Assistant Coach	1st	Hawaiʻi (2018)	Director of Player Development at Hawaiʻi

Player departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Brock Gilbert	1	G	5'10"	160	Junior	Syracuse, UT	Transferred to Central Washington
Andre Mulibea	4	F	6'6"	210	Freshman	Salt Lake City, UT	Transferred to Salt Lake Community College
Jamaal Barnes	5	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Moreno Valley, CA	Transferred
Hunter Bohls	10	G	6'0"	165	Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred
Chase Berry	30	G	6'6"	225	Senior	Lehi, UT	Graduated
Hunter Schofield	44	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Spanish Fork, UT	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Tanner Christensen	30	F/C	6'10"	225	Sophomore	Spokane Valley, WA	Idaho	3	May 4, 2022^[3]
Hagen Wright	23	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Payson, UT	Snow College	3	April 13, 2022^[4]

Roster

2022–23 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 2 Trey Edmonds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So George Washington HS Aurora, Colorado G 3 Cameron Gooden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Kilgore CC Frisco, Texas F 4 Isaac Finlinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dixie HS St. George, Utah F 10 Chol Deng 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Fairmont Prep Sydney, Australia G 11 Noa Gonsalves 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Lehi HS Lehi, Utah G/F 12 Stone Hutchings 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Copper Hills HS West Jordan, Utah G 13 Kade Madsen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Palo Verde HS Las Vegas, Nevada F 14 Dancell Leter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Jacksonville College Odessa JC Paramaribo, Suriname G 15 Trevon Snoddy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Skyridge HS Lehi, Utah G 20 Asjon Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Mount Tahoma HS Tacoma, Washington G 21 Isaiah Pope 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Humboldt State Yorba Linda, California G 22 Frank Staine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Anthony HS Inglewood, California G 23 Hagen Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Snow College Payson, Utah G 24 Jacob Nicolds 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gilbert HS Gilbert, Arizona F/C 30 Tanner Christensen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So University HS Idaho Spokane Valley, Washington F 40 Trevon Allfrey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Seattle West Jordan, Utah F 54 Caleb Stearman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Benedictine University (Arizona) Las Vegas, Nevada	Head coach Jon Judkins (Utah State) Assistant coach(es) Jake Schroeder (Portland State) Gibson Johnson (Hawaiʻi) Anthony Morris (Washington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 20, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 8:00 pm, MWSN		at Nevada	L 71–84	0–1	16 – Gooden	11 – Christensen	3 – Gonsalves	Lawlor Events Center (5,407) Reno, NV
November 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	W 69–63	1–1	17 – Gooden	8 – Tied	5 – Gooden	Burns Arena (2,297) St. George, UT
November 14, 2022* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	L 67–78	1–2	26 – Christensen	7 – Tied	4 – Nicolds	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,401) Seattle, WA
November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, P12N		at No. 14 Arizona	L 77–104	1–3	13 – Gonsalves	5 – Leter	3 – Gooden	McKale Center (12,752) Tucson, AZ
November 19, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho	W 81–71	2–3	27 – Gooden	8 – Christensen	4 – Gooden	ICCU Arena (1,061) Moscow, ID
November 25, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Dakota	L 52–67	2–4	22 – Gooden	9 – Christensen	2 – Pope	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,248) Grand Forks, ND
November 26, 2022* 12:00 pm		vs. Cal State Fullerton	W 66–60	3–4	13 – Christensen	10 – Christensen	4 – Christensen	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (71) Grand Forks, ND
December 1, 2022* 7:00 pm		at Utah State	L 81–86	3–5	29 – Gooden	8 – Christensen	5 – Gooden	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (6,777) Logan, UT
December 3, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State	W 77–65	4–5	20 – Christensen	8 – Christensen	6 – Gooden	Dee Events Center (4,663) Ogden, UT
December 9, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Chapman	W 99–58	5–5	19 – Gonsalves	9 – Christensen	6 – Gooden	Burns Arena (1,133) St. George, UT
December 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Master's	W 100–58	6–5	15 – Gooden	8 – Pope	4 – Gooden	Burns Arena (833) St. George, UT
December 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Westmont	W 80–53	7–5	17 – Gooden	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Burns Arena (465) St. George, UT
December 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 95–64	8–5	25 – Pope	12 – Christensen	7 – Gooden	Burns Arena (442) St. George, UT
WAC regular season
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UTRGV	W 81–66	9–5 (1–0)	20 – Pope	13 – Nicolds	6 – Gooden	Burns Arena (710) St. George, UT
December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Valley	L 60–71	9–6 (1–1)	14 – Pope	7 – Nicolds	4 – Pope	UCCU Center (2,463) Orem, UT
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 58–72	9–7 (1–2)	17 – Christensen	14 – Christensen	4 – Gonsalves	CBU Events Center (2,192) Riverside, CA
January 12, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	L 72–85	9–8 (1–3)	14 – Wright	7 – Nicolds	5 – Staine	Burns Arena (1,256) St. George, UT
January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Sam Houston	L 53–78	9–9 (1–4)	10 – Staine	5 – Edmonds	3 – Tied	Burns Arena (1,689) St. George, UT
January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 85–89	9–10 (1–5)	25 – Pope	6 – Christensen	4 – Gonsalves	GCU Arena (6,041) Phoenix, AZ
January 21, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 89–76	10–10 (2–5)	24 – Gonsalves	9 – Christensen	8 – Pope	Burns Arena (1,878) St. George, UT
January 26, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton	L 72–74	10–11 (2–6)	27 – Pope	12 – Christensen	3 – Gonsalves	Wisdom Gym  Stephenville, TX
January 28, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 76–81	10–12 (2–7)	26 – Gooden	7 – Nicolds	3 – Tied	Teague Center (1,744) Abilene, TX
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 69–76	10–13 (2–8)	15 – Gooden	6 – Gonsalves	2 – Tied	Burns Arena (2,424) St. George, UT
February 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Utah	W 86–79	11–13 (3–8)	26 – Gooden	7 – Tied	6 – Gooden	Burns Arena (3,962) St. George, UT
February 8, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seattle	L 71–75	11–14 (3–9)	17 – Gooden	5 – Tied	6 – Gooden	Redhawk Center (1,565) Seattle, WA
February 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tarleton	L 71–75	11–15 (3–10)	17 – Leter	5 – Staine	5 – Gooden	Burns Arena (1,929) St. George, UT
February 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah	L 71–81	11–16 (3–11)	24 – Pope	7 – Pope	4 – Christensen	America First Event Center (4,554) Cedar City, UT
February 23, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at UTRGV	W 88–81	12–16 (4–11)	26 – Gooden	9 – Staine	5 – Pope	Bert Ogden Arena (886) Edinburg, TX
February 25, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 69–71 ^OT	12–17 (4–12)	18 – Nicolds	14 – Christensen	5 – Pope	College Park Center (1,905) Arlington, TX
March 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Seattle U	W 93–56	13–17 (5–12)	22 – Pope	6 – Christensen	3 – Tied	Burns Arena (1,306) St. George, UT
March 3, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Grand Canyon	L 61–71	13–18 (5–13)	16 – Gooden	8 – Christensen	3 – Tied	Burns Arena (2,141) St. George, UT
WAC tournament
March 7, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPN+	(11)	vs. (6) Stephen F. Austin First round	W 80–76 ^OT	14–18	22 – Gooden	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Michelob Ultra Arena  Paradise, NV
March 9, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPN+	(11)	vs. (3) Southern Utah Quarterfinals	L 75–76	14–19	35 – Gooden	7 – Staine	5 – Staine	Orleans Arena (1,469) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[5]

See also

2022–23 Utah Tech Trailblazers women's basketball team

References

1. "Dixie State-WAC FAQ". Dixie State University Athletics. June 18, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
2. Imlay, Ashley (November 10, 2021). "Utah Legislature passes Dixie State name change". KSL-TV. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
3. "MBB - Trailblazers Add Idaho Transfer Tanner Christensen to 2022-23 Roster". DSU Athletic Media Relations. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
4. "MBB - Trailblazers Sign Snow College Standout Hagen Wright to NLI". DSU Athletic Media Relations. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
5. "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Tech University Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2021.