Men's Basketball | 5/4/2026 1:30:00 PM
(St. George, Utah - May 4, 2026) - The Trailblazer men's basketball program and head coach
Jon Judkins has announced the signing of Snow College transfer forward Aaron Bliss to a financial aid agreement on Monday.
A native of El Dorado Hills, Calif., Bliss is a 6'11, 220-pound forward who spent the last two seasons at Snow College playing in 68 games for the Badgers in 2024-25 and 25-26.
Bliss helped the Badgers to a 29-5 record this past season as Snow advanced to the second round of the NJCAA National Tournament appearing in all 34 games for the Badgers.
Starting 25 contests, Bliss averaged 6.3 points & 6.2 rebounds per game in nearly 22 minutes of action and tallied double figures in eight contests.
Bliss notched a season-high 14 points in a pair of games & registered double figures in rebounds in six games while posting a double-double in a 90-77 win over Salt Lake CC on Feb. 19.
Bliss got his career started at Snow in 2024-25 appearing in all 34 games, including 10 starts, averaging 2.3 points & 3.6 rebounds per game and played in 13.4 minutes per contest.
Earning NJCAA All-Academic First Team honors, Bliss scored a season-high 10 points in a 79-60 win at Eastern Arizona College and grabbed a season-best 11 rebounds in a 75-48 win over New Mexico Military Institute.
A 2022 graduate of Ponderosa High School in California, Bliss spent two years on a mission out of high school and was named the 2022 SacBee's Sacramento Area Player Player of the Year & Foothill Valley League MVP after averaging 15 points, 13.5 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per game as a senior.
Helping the Bruins win the Foothill Valley League title three times in his high school career, Bliss led the Bruins to a 27-1 overall record as a senior and was named to the 2021-22 MaxPreps All-Northern California Team.
Utah Tech Men's Basketball 2026-27 Signing Class
Luke West, Guard, South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS (not enrolling until 2028-29)
Aaron Bliss, Forward, El Dorado Hills, Calif./Snow College/Ponderosa HS
