Men's Basketball | 10/15/2024 9:30:00 AM

(Arlington, Texas – Oct. 15, 2024) - The 2024-25 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball preseason poll was released on Tuesday morning, with the conference's coaches selecting Utah Tech to finish eighth.
 
The Trailblazers garnered 12 points while Grand Canyon, the 2024 WAC regular season and tournament champion, was selected first with eight first-place votes and 64 total points.

The poll was rounded out with UT Arlington (49 pts.), Seattle U (46 pts.), California Baptist (45 pts.), Utah Valley (38 pts.), Tarleton State (30 pts.), Abilene Christian (29 pts.) at second through seventh places with Southern Utah (11 pts.) closing out the poll in ninth.
  
Utah Tech is coming off a 2023-24 season that saw the team finish 11-20 overall and 7-13 in the WAC, finishing ninth in the league.
 
The Trailblazers return a pair of starters in seniors Noa Gonsalves and Beon Riley along with four other returners while welcoming 10 newcomers this season.

2024-25 WAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll 

Rank	Team (1st-Place Votes)	Points
1.	Grand Canyon (8)	64
2.	UT Arlington	49
3.	Seattle U (1)	46
4.	California Baptist	45
5	Utah Valley	38
6.	Tarleton State	30
7.	Abilene Christian	29
8.	Utah Tech	12
9.	Southern Utah	11

2024-25 WAC MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON HONORS

• 2024-25 WAC Preseason Player of the Year
  • Tyon Grant-Foster, Sr., G, Grand Canyon*
• 2024-25 Preseason All-WAC Team
  • Dominique Daniels Jr., Sr., G, California Baptist!
  • Tyon Grant-Foster, Sr., G, Grand Canyon$
  • Ray Harrison, Sr., G, Grand Canyon! 
  • John Christofilis, R-Jr., G, Seattle U
  • Freddy Hicks, Sr., G/F, Tarleton State@

*2023-24 WAC Player of the Year
$2023-24 WAC First Team Selection
!2023-24 WAC Second Team Selection
@2022-23 WAC Second Team Selection