Men's Basketball | 10/28/2024 10:30:00 AM

(St. George, Utah - Oct. 28, 2024) - The Trailblazer men's basketball team hosts Justice College for an exhibition on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Burns Arena.

TRICKS & TREAT NIGHT
Prior to the contest, Utah Tech will host the annual Tricks & Treats Night as it will be a great opportunity to bring your families and invite your friends and neighbors to campus to trick or treat, play games, and take in the carving of a 1,200-pound pumpkin.

With a costume parade at half-time, the event will run from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Burns Arena concourse.

Admission to both Tricks & Treats Night and the basketball game are free.

LOOK AT JUSTICE COLLEGE
A NCCAA program located in Chandler, Ariz., Justice College is off to an 0-3 start to the season after dropping all three contests on its opening weekend of play.

The Lions dropped contests to Ottawa University (Ariz.), 81-68 on Oct. 24, Arizona Christian, 81-67 on Oct. 25 and Taylor University (Ind.), 89-58 on Oct. 26.

Sophomore shooting guard Vanti Erving Jr. led Justice in scoring in all three contests scoring 14 points in the opener against Ottawa, 18 against Arizona Christian and finished out the weekend with 17 against Taylor University.

GLANCE AT THE 2024-25 TRAILBLAZERS
Picked eighth in the WAC Preseason poll released on Oct. 15, the Trailblazers bring back six returners from last season while welcoming 10 newcomers.

Led by a trio of senior returners in guards Noa Gonsalves (12.4 pts.), Beon Riley (10.7 pts.) and Unisa Turay (4.9 pts.), the Trailblazers also return sophomore guard/forward Tennessee Rainwater (3.9 pts.), redshirt sophomore guard Stone Hutchings (1.6 pts.) and senior center Sammy Howlin (redshirted 2023-24).

The Blazers bring in five transfers in sixth-year guard Justin Bieker (San Francisco), fifth-year guard Hakim Byrd (Thomas Jefferson University/UMBC/Marist), redshirt junior forward Samuel Ariyibi (Washington), junior guard Britton Berrett (College of Southern Idaho) and redshirt freshman guard Dallin Grant (Utah State).

Rounding out the newcomers are five freshmen in a pair of guards Hunter Schenck (Pleasant View, Utah) & Madiba Owona (Bordeaux, France), guard/forward Preston Vandermyde (St. George, Utah), forward Bryson Bailey (Lehi, Utah) and center Pavle Misic (Nis, Serbia).

UP NEXT
The Trailblazers open the regular season next Monday (Nov. 4) at Oregon State at 8 p.m. MT at Gill Coliseum.