2025–26 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–7 (0–0 WAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Jake Schroeder |
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| Home arena | Burns Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 WAC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team represents Utah Tech University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trailblazers, led by 21st-year head coach Jon Judkins, play their home games at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
This will be Utah Tech's final season as members of the WAC, as they will be joining the Big Sky Conference, effective July 1, 2026.[1]
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
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 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
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Ethan Potter | Senior | Forward |
Source:[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| January 1, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley Old Hammer Rivalry |
UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| January 21, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley Old Hammer Rivalry |
Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
California Baptist | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley Old Hammer Rivalry |
Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–14, 2026 |
vs. | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
References
- ^ "The Big Sky Conference Welcomes Southern Utah, Utah Tech Starting in 2026". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ^ "Utah Tech Downs Thunderbirds In WAC Opening Round". KSL Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ^ "No. 1 Utah Valley soars past No. 9 Utah Tech, advancing to the semifinals". UVU Review. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c "California Baptist Voted Top Team In 2025-26 WAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Tech University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ^ "Utah Tech Trailblazers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.