Men's Basketball | 4/24/2025 10:00:00 AM

(St. George. Utah - April 24, 2025) - The Trailblazer men's basketball program and head coach Jon Judkins announced the signing of Utah Valley transfer Ethan Potter to a financial aid agreement ahead of the upcoming 2025-26 season on Thursday. 
 
Potter arrives at Utah Tech after three seasons with the Wolverines' program and has one more year of eligibility remaining.  
 
The 6-8 forward from Layton, Utah played in 29 games this past season for the WAC regular season champion Wolverines averaging 7.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.

Making eight starts, Potter shot an impressive 59.1 percent (81-137) from the field and sank 84.4 percent (38-45) from the free throw line while adding 20 assists and 14 blocks.

Helping the Wolverines make the NIT, Potter scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds at North Dakota on Nov. 14 and finished the season with six double figures contests, including a pair in WAC action.

His first two seasons in Orem saw Potter combine to play in 51 games, making 10 starts as a sophomore in 2023-24, totaling 257 points (5.0 ppg.), 174 rebounds (3.4 rpg.) and 31 blocks.

Potter scored a career-high 23 points at the 2024 WAC Tournament against California Baptist and totaled double digits in 10 of the Wolverines' final 12 games of the season.

A 2021 graduate of Layton High School, Potter was named Utah's Mr. Basketball as a senior in 2021 after averaging 25.0 points and 11.9 rebounds per game and earned Utah 6A MVP honors.
   
Potter led the Lancers to a 21-3 record and a third-place finish at the 6A Utah State championship during his junior year in 2020.