2021–22 Dixie State Trailblazers men's basketball team

2021–22 Dixie State Trailblazers men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record13–18 (6–12 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jake Schroeder (3rd season)
  • Andrew May (3rd season)
  • Anthony Morris (1st season)
Home arenaBurns Arena
Seasons
2021–22 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 7   .794
Seattle 14 – 4   .778 23 – 9   .719
Stephen F. Austin 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688
Grand Canyon 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742
Sam Houston State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 14   .576
Abilene Christian 11 – 7   .611 25 – 11   .694
Utah Valley 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625
Tarleton State* 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
California Baptist* 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529
Dixie State* 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 3 – 15   .167 8 – 23   .258
Chicago State 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
Lamar 0 – 18   .000 2 – 27   .069
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2022 WAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Dixie State Trailblazers men's basketball team represented Dixie State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trailblazers, led by 17th-year head coach Jon Judkins, played their home games at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The 2021–22 season was Dixie State's second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Trailblazers were not eligible for NCAA postseason play and could not participate in the WAC tournament. However, they were eligible to play in the CIT or CBI, if invited.[1]

This was also Dixie State's final season under that name; the school changed its name to Utah Tech University effective with the 2022–23 school year. The Trailblazers nickname is not affected.[2]

Previous season

The Trailblazers finished the 2020–21 season 8-13 overall, and 4-10 in WAC play. The season was Dixie's worst as an institution at the NCAA level, and first losing season since 2007-08. However, 6 contests were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Departures

Name Position Year at
Dixie State 		Alma Mater (year) Reason for Departure
David Foster Volunteer Assistant Coach 4th Utah (2012) Left team

Additions to staff

Name Position Year at
Dixie State 		Alma Mater (year) Previous Job
Anthony Morris Assistant Coach 1st Washington (2018) Assistant Coach at Eastern New Mexico

Player departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Dayson Youngblood 14 G 6'2" 195 Senior South Jordan, UT Graduated
Jamar Ergas 20 G 6'4" 205 Senior Mansfield, TX Graduated
Lleyton Parker 32 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore South Jordan, UT Left Team
Mikey Frazier 42 F 6'11" 250 Freshman Salt Lake City, UT Left Team
Jarod Greene 50 G/C 6'9" 255 Senior Blackfoot, ID Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School 		Years
Remaining 		Date
Eligible
Jamaal Barnes 5 G 6'2" 170 Sophomore Moreno Valley, CA MSJC 3 June 2, 2021[3]
Dancell Leter 14 G 6'8" 195 Junior Paramaribo, Suriname Odessa College 2 April 21, 2021[4]

Roster

2020–21 Dixie State Trailblazers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Brock Gilbert 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Umpqua CC Syracuse, Utah
F/C 2 Trey Edmonds 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr George Washington HS Denver, Colorado
G 3 Cameron Gooden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Kilgore CC Frisco, Texas
F 4 Andre Mulibea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr East HS Salt Lake City, Utah
G 5 Jamaal Barnes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So MSJC Moreno Valley, California
G 10 Hunter Bohls 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Centennial HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 11 Noa Gonsalves 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lehi HS Lehi, Utah
F 14 Dancell Leter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Odessa JC Paramaribo, Suriname
G 21 Isaiah Pope 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Humboldt State Yorba Linda, California
G/F 22 Frank Staine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Anthony HS Inglewood, California
G 24 Jacob Nicolds 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Gilbert HS Gilbert, Arizona
G 30 Chase Berry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Boise State Lehi, Utah
G 34 Emad Elniel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Independence HS Phoenix, Arizona
F 40 Trevon Allfrey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Seattle West Jordan, Utah
F 44 Hunter Schofield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Salt Lake CC Spanish Fork, Utah
G 54 Mark Hatch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Scottsdale CC Mesa, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 20, 2021

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 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, RSNW 		at No. 1 Gonzaga L 63–97  0–1
  15 – Gooden   5 – Gonsalves   5 – Gooden  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 83–76  1–1
  29 – Schofield   8 – Nicolds   9 – Gooden  Burns Arena (4,105)
St. George, UT
November 19, 2021*
12:00 pm 		vs. Texas State
Empire Classic at CSUN 		L 65–85  1–2
  18 – Gooden   4 – Gooden   4 – Gooden  Matadome (75)
Northridge, CA
November 20, 2021*
12:00 pm 		vs. Cal State Northridge
Empire Classic at CSUN 		L 73–79  1–3
  20 – Gooden   8 – Gooden   7 – Gilbert  Matadome (193)
Northridge, CA
November 22, 2021*
9:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 24 USC L 71–98  1–4
  17 – Tied   8 – Schofield   4 – Tied  Galen Center (2,189)
Los Angeles, CA
November 27, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Weber State L 70–87  1–5
  17 – Leter   8 – Leter   4 – Gooden  Burns Arena (2,352)
St. George, UT
November 30, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bethesda W 99–61  2–5
  18 – Schofield   10 – Allfrey   5 – Gooden  Burns Arena (1,501)
St. George, UT
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bethesda W 99–67  3–5
  18 – Gooden   10 – Schofield   6 – Gilbert  Burns Arena (1,672)
St. George, UT
December 4, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Katherine W 97–65  4–5
  16 – Schofield   7 – Leter; Schofield   8 – Gilbert  Burns Arena (2,017)
St. George, UT
December 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Denver W 82–62  5–5
  22 – Gooden   7 – Schofield   6 – Gooden  Burns Arena (1,276)
St. George, UT
December 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		SAGU American Indian College W 114–49  6–5
  16 – Gooden   8 – Edmonds   4 – Gooden  Burns Arena (512)
St. George, UT
December 18, 2021*
12:00 pm 		at North Dakota W 78–69  7–5
  18 – Schofield   5 – Gonsalves   4 – Gilbert  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,187)
Grand Forks, ND
December 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah L 59–87  7–6
  13 – Leter   5 – Gonsalves   3 – Gooden  America First Event Center (2,638)
Cedar City, UT
WAC regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton State L 69–83  7–7
(0–1) 		 15 – Gooden   8 – Gooden   5 – Gilbert  Burns Arena (967)
St. George, UT
January 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian L 50–64  7–8
(0–2) 		 15 – Leter   8 – Schofield   3 – Gilbert  Burns Arena (719)
St. George, UT
January 8, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley L 71–79  7–9
(0–3) 		 15 – Staine   7 – Leter   2 – Tied  UCCU Center (2,523)
Orem, UT
January 13, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist W 79–76  8–9
(1–3) 		 26 – Gooden   10 – Schofield   4 – Tied  CBU Events Center (2,014)
Riverside, CA
January 15, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Seattle L 68–79  8–10
(1–4) 		 25 – Schofield   8 – Schofield   5 – Gooden  Redhawk Center (456)
Seattle, WA
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lamar W 71–55  9–10
(2–4) 		 22 – Schofield   12 – Schofield   4 – Gooden  Burns Arena (1,228)
St. George, UT
January 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UTRGV W 85–74  10–10
(3–4) 		 22 – Schofield   10 – Staine   5 – Gooden  Burns Arena (1,560)
St. George, UT
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chicago State W 79–65  11–10
(4–4) 		 23 – Schofield   11 – Leter   4 – Staine  Jones Convocation Center (119)
Chicago, IL
February 3, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston L 53–77  11–11
(4–5) 		 15 – Schofield   7 – Schofield   6 – Gooden  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (426)
Huntsville, TX
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 52–81  11–2
(4–6) 		 13 – Leter   6 – Leter   3 – Gooden  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,859)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Mexico State L 69–77  11–13
(4–7) 		 17 – Staine   5 – Staine   4 – Gooden  Burns Arena (1,333)
St. George, UT
February 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Grand Canyon W 61–60  12–13
(5–7) 		 18 – Schofield   9 – Schofield   3 – Schofield  Burns Arena (1,898)
St. George, UT
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Mexico State L 64–75  12–14
(5–8) 		 14 – Schofield   6 – Edmonds   3 – Schofield  Pan American Center (4,424)
Las Cruces, NM
February 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 80–75 OT 13–14
(6–8) 		 26 – Schofield   8 – Staine   4 – Gooden  Burns Arena (4,270)
St. George, UT
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		California Baptist L 61–71  13–15
(6–9) 		 26 – Schofield   11 – Schofield   3 – Tied  Burns Arena (1,269)
St. George, UT
February 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Seattle L 65–73  13–16
(6–10) 		 15 – Gooden   9 – Schofield   4 – Gooden  Burns Arena (1,288)
St. George, UT
March 3, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 64–80  13–17
(6–11) 		 15 – Schofield   7 – Leter   4 – Gooden  Teague Center (829)
Abilene, TX
March 5, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon L 53–70  13–18
(6–12) 		 16 – Staine   11 – Schofield   4 – Gooden  GCU Arena (7,412)
Phoenix, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[5]

See also

2021–22 Dixie State 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 Sign Jamaal Barnes to NLI". DSU Athletic Media Relations. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "MBB - Trailblazers Sign Dancell Leter to NLI". DSU Athletic Media Relations. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Dixie State University Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2021.