Men's Basketball | 7/23/2025 3:00:00 PM

(St. George, Utah - July 23, 2025) - In conjunction with the WAC releasing the 2025-26 men's basketball slate on Wednesday afternoon, the Trailblazers have released their complete 2025-26 schedule.

Playing a total of 32 contests, the Trailblazers will open the season on the road at South Dakota on Nov. 3 after defeating the Coyotes in St. George last season.

The Trailblazers return home for their home opener on Nov. 5 against Bethesda University before heading to the desert to take on a pair of Big 12 opponents taking on Arizona (Nov. 7) and Arizona State (Nov. 9).

The road swing continues as Utah Tech heads to sunny Hawai'i for three games taking on Manhattan, Hawaii and Mississippi Valley State from Nov. 12-15.

The month of November sees the Trailblazers close out at home hosting Nobel University (Nov. 21), Portland State (Nov. 25) and UC Riverside (Nov. 29) before opening December traveling to Santa Clara on Dec. 3.

The final three non-conference contests see the Trailblazers host Justice College on Dec. 13 and close out action at Weber State on Dec. 20 & Creighton on Dec. 22.

Set to play all six WAC opponents three times apiece, the Trailblazers will host Southern Utah, Utah Valley and UT Arlington twice while making single trips to each of those respective opponents.

The Trailblazers will make a pair of trips to California Baptist, Tarleton State and Abilene Christian twice with all three of those opponents coming to St. George for one contest apiece.

With WAC action starting on Dec. 29 hosting Southern Utah, the Trailblazers will play four home WAC contests on Thursdays and four on Saturdays concluding with the Old Hammer Rivalry against Utah Valley on March 7.

The first WAC road contest will send Utah Tech to Abilene Christian on New Year's Day with their final conference road contest at Southern Utah on Feb. 28.

The 2026 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament is set for March 11-14 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

Official start times will be announced at a later date. Season and single ticket information for the 2025-26 Trailblazer men's basketball season will be announced in the coming weeks.
 

Date	Opponent	Location
Nov. 3	at South Dakota	Vermillion, S.D./Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Nov. 5	Bethesda University	St. George/Burns Arena
Nov. 7	at Arizona	Tucson, Ariz./McKale Memorial Center
Nov. 9	at Arizona State	Tempe, Ariz./Desert Financial Arena
Nov. 12-15	Hawaii MTE (3 games) - Hawaii, Manhattan, Mississippi Valley State	Honolulu, Hawaii/SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
Nov. 21	Nobel University	St. George/Burns Arena
Nov. 25	Portland State	St. George/Burns Arena
Nov. 29	UC Riverside	St. George/Burns Arena
Dec. 3	at Santa Clara	Santa Clara, Calif./Leavey Center
Dec. 6	West Coast Baptist College	St. George/Burns Arena
Dec. 13	Justice College	St. George/Burns Arena
Dec. 20	at Weber State	Ogden, Utah/Dee Events Center
Dec. 22	at Creighton	Omaha, Neb./CHI Health Center Omaha
Dec. 29	Southern Utah	St. George/Burns Arena
Jan. 1	at Abilene Chrisitian	Abilene, Texas/Moody Coliseum
Jan. 8	at California Baptist	Riverside, Calif./Fowler Events Center
Jan. 10	at Utah Valley	Orem, Utah/UCCU Center
Jan. 15	UT Arlington	St. George/Burns Arena
Jan. 17	Tarleton State	St. George/Burns Arena
Jan. 21	at California Baptist	Riverside, Calif./Fowler Events Center
Jan. 24	Southern Utah	St. George/Burns Arena
Jan. 29	at Abilene Christian	Abilene, Texas/Moody Coliseum
Jan. 31	at Tarleton State	Stephenville, Texas/Wisdom Gym
Feb. 5	UT Arlington	St. George/Burns Arena
Feb. 12	Utah Valley	St. George/Burns Arena
Feb. 14	California Baptist	St. George/Burns Arena
Feb. 19	at UT Arlington	Arlington, Texas/College Park Center
Feb. 21	at Tarleton State	Stephenville, Texas/Wisdom Gym
Feb. 26	Abilene Christian	St. George/Burns Arena
Feb. 28	at Southern Utah	Cedar City, Utah/America First Event Center
March 7	Utah Valley	St. George/Burns Arena
March 11-14	WAC Tournament	Las Vegas/Orleans Arena

A look at the Trailblazers' 2025-26 opponents
South Dakota

• 2024-25 Record: 19-14
• Summit League Record/Finish: 9-7/5th

Bethesda University

• 2024-25 Record: 8-17
• SWS Intercollegiate Conference Record: 8-5

Arizona

• 2024-25 Record: 24-13
• Big 12 Record/Finish: 14-6/T-3^rd
• Postseason Finish: Defeated Akron & Oregon in NCAA Tournament, fell to Duke in Sweet 16

Arizona State

• 2024-25 Record: 13-20
• Big 12 Record/Finish: 4-16/15th

Manhattan

• 2024-25 Record: 17-14
• MAAC Record/Finish: 12-8/T-4th
• Postseason Finish: Fell to Incarnate Word in the College Basketball Invitational

Hawaii

• 2024-25 Record: 15-16
• Big West Record/Finish: 7-13/9th

Mississippi Valley State

• 2024-25 Record: 3-28
• SWAC Record/Finish: 1-17/12th

Nobel University

• 2024-25 Record: 6-22
• SWS Intercollegiate Conference Record: 6-7

Portland State

• 2024-25 Record: 19-13
• Big Sky Conference Record: 11-7/3rd

UC Riverside

• 2024-25 Record: 21-13
• Big West Conference Record: 14-6/T-3rd
• Postseason Finish: Lost to Santa Clara in 1^st round of NIT

Santa Clara

• 2024-25 Record: 21-13
• WCC Conference Record: 12-6/4th
• Postseason Finish: Defeated UC Riverside in 1^st round of NIT, fell to UAB in 2^nd round

Justice College

• 2024-25 Record: 11-12

Weber State

• 2024-25 Record: 12-22
• Big Sky Conference Record: 5-13/9th

Creighton

• 2024-25 Record: 25-11
• Big East Conference Record: 15-5/2nd
• Postseason Finish: Defeated Louisville in 1^st round of NCAA Tournament, lost to Auburn in 2^nd round

Southern Utah

• 2024-25 Record: 12-19
• WAC Conference Record: 4-12/8^th

Abilene Christian

• 2024-25 Record: 16-16
• WAC Conference Record: 8-8/T-4^th

California Baptist

• 2024-25 Record: 17-15
• WAC Conference Record: 9-7/3^rd

Utah Valley

• 2024-25 Record: 25-9
• WAC Conference Record: 15-1/1st
• Postseason Finish: Lost in 1^st round of NIT to San Francisco

UT Arlington

• 2024-25 Record: 13-18
• WAC Conference Record: 6-10/7th

Tarleton State

• 2024-25 Record: 12-20
• WAC Conference Record: 7-9/6th