2022–23 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team

2022–23 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record14–19 (5–13 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jake Schroeder (4th season)
  • Anthony Morris (2nd season)
  • Gibson Johnson (1st season)
Home arenaBurns Arena
Seasons
2022–23 WAC men's basketball standings
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 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).

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 was 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, and 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, CO
G 3 Cameron Gooden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Kilgore CC Frisco, TX
F 4 Isaac Finlinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dixie HS St. George, UT
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, UT
G/F 12 Stone Hutchings 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Copper Hills HS West Jordan, UT
G 13 Kade Madsen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Palo Verde HS Las Vegas, NV
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, UT
G 20 Asjon Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Mount Tahoma HS Tacoma, WA
G 21 Isaiah Pope 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Humboldt State Yorba Linda, CA
G 22 Frank Staine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Anthony HS Inglewood, CA
G 23 Hagen Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Snow College Payson, UT
G 24 Jacob Nicolds 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gilbert HS Gilbert, AZ
F/C 30 Tanner Christensen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So University HS
Idaho 		Spokane Valley, WA
F 40 Trevon Allfrey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Seattle West Jordan, UT
F 54 Caleb Stearman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Benedictine University (Arizona) Las Vegas, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m. 		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 p.m. 		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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ 		Westmont W 80–53  7–5
  17 – Gooden   7 – tied   4 – tied  Burns Arena (465)
St. George, UT
December 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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

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. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "MBB - Trailblazers Sign Snow College Standout Hagen Wright to NLI". DSU Athletic Media Relations. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah Tech University Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2021.