Women's Basketball | 4/20/2026 2:45:00 PM

Utah Tech University has named Adam Wardenburg as its new head women's basketball coach, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Beazer announced on Monday.

Wardenburg becomes the sixth head coach in the current NCAA era of the Trailblazer program, which is poised to begin a new chapter as it set to join the Big Sky Conference for the 2026-26 season.
 
"I could not be more excited to be the next head coach at Utah Tech University," said Coach Wardenburg. "I'd like to thank [Utah Tech University] President Smeed and Athletic Director Ken Beazer for this opportunity. St. George is a special place to me and I can't wait to build the women's basketball team into a championship contender in the Big Sky. 
 
"I look forward to building a strong foundation and a championship culture," Coach Wardenburg added. "We will play a brand of basketball that the community will love to watch. We will play hard every day and work to become a team that the community will be proud of. I can't wait to get started at Utah Tech! Go Trailblazers!"
 
Utah Tech Athletics will hold a press conference to formally introduce Coach Wardenburg and his family this Tuesday afternoon, April 21 at 1:30 p.m., in the Clyde Lounge on the fourth floor of the Greater Zion Stadium press box. 
 
The event is free and open to the public to attend, and it will also be streamed live on Trailblazer SportsVision on YouTube (www.youtube.com/TrailblazerAthletics).
 
"We're thrilled to welcome Adam Wardenburg as our new head women's basketball coach. We are very excited to have him and his family join Trailblazer Nation," Beazer said. "His experience, vision, energy, and regional connections mark an exciting new direction for our program, and we're eager to see what the future holds under his guidance."
 
Wardenburg comes to Utah Tech after spending last two seasons as associate head women's basketball coach at the United States Air Force Academy. In his two seasons at Air Force, he helped lead the Falcons to two postseason WNIT appearances, and to the 2026 Mountain West Conference Tournament championship game. 
 
Prior to his time in Colorado Springs, he served two different stints at Utah Valley University, including as the Wolverines' associate head women's basketball coach in 2023-24. 
 
That season, he was credited with installing a potent zone defense that finished ninth in the NCAA Division I ranks in steals per game (11.2) and tenth in bench points (27.8) - both of which led the Western Athletic Conference. Utah Valley also led the WAC in turnovers forced per game (19.86) and finished second in scoring defense (65.5).  
 
Wardenburg previously served as an assistant coach and offensive/recruiting coordinator for UVU from 2014-18, during which the program made two appearances in the semifinal round of the WAC Tournament.
 
In between both tenures at UVU, Wardenburg served as head coach for both men's and women's basketball programs at Southern Virginia. He headed up the Knights' men's program from 2019-2023, and spent one season at the helm of the women's program in 2018-19. 
 
During his one season with the SVU women, he led the Knights to a 21-6 overall record and was named D3hoops.com Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year. 
 
Then during his time as head coach of the men's program, Wardenburg's teams recorded two of its best finishes in the program's NCAA Division III era. He saw several team and player records set in scoring average, shots made and assists, all while facilitating an increase in team's overall grade point average from 2.73 to 3.45.
 
Wardenburg began his collegiate coaching career as a women's assistant at the College of Southern Idaho in 2013-14, where he was part of a staff that went 29-4, won a Region 18 Tournament title, and advanced to the NJCAA National Tournament. Wardenburg also served two seasons at Utah State on staff as Director of Basketball Operations (2011-13).
 
Wardenburg earned a Bachelor's degree from Utah State in 2013, and completed work on a Master's of Business Administration from Western Governors University in 2016. He and his wife Tristan are the parents of three daughters, Blakely, Emery, Indie, and a son, Brooks.