2023–24 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team

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.

2023–24 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–3 (1–0 WAC)
Head coach	Jon Judkins (19th season)
Associate head coach	Jake Schroeder (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Morris (3rd season) Gibson Johnson (2nd season)
Home arena	Burns Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Grand Canyon	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	1		.889
Tarleton*	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	2		.800
Utah Tech*	2	–	0		1.000			5	–	5		.500
Utah Valley	1	–	1		.500			6	–	4		.600
California Baptist	1	–	1		.500			6	–	3		.667
Seattle	1	–	1		.500			6	–	4		.600
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	1		.500			5	–	5		.500
UT Arlington	1	–	1		.500			5	–	4		.556
Abilene Christian	0	–	2		.000			4	–	6		.400
Southern Utah	0	–	2		.000			3	–	6		.333
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	2		.000			3	–	7		.300
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner As of December 15, 2023

Previous season

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

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 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: October 21, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm		Stanton			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		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			Fowler Events Center  Riverside, CA
December 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho			Burns Arena  St. George, UT
December 11, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge			Premier America Credit Union Arena  Northridge, CA
December 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota			Burns Arena  St. George, UT
December 21, 2023* 5:00 pm		at Colorado			CU Events Center  Boulder, CO
December 30, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		FIU WAC/C-USA Challenge			Burns Arena  St. George, UT
January 4, 2024  ESPN+		at Seattle			Redhawk Center  Seattle, WA
January 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Grand Canyon			Burns Arena  St. George, UT
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin			Burns Arena  St. George, UT
January 18, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah			America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Valley			UCCU Center  Orem, UT
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian			Moody Coliseum  Abilene, TX
January 27, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton State			Wisdom Gym  Stephenville, TX
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley			Burns Arena  St. George, UT
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington			Burns Arena  St. George, UT
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Utah			Burns Arena  St. George, UT
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		California Baptist			Burns Arena  St. George, UT
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Grand Canyon			GCU Arena  Phoenix, AZ
February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Seattle			Burns Arena  St. George, UT
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington			College Park Center  Arlington, TX
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tarleton State			Burns Arena  St. George, UT
March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian			Burns Arena  St. George, UT
March 7, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley			UTRGV Fieldhouse  Edinburg, TX
March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin			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

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.