Utah Tech Trailblazers | |||
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University | Utah Tech University | ||
First season | 2006–07 (NCAA) | ||
Head coach | Jon Judkins (20th season) | ||
Conference | Western Athletic Conference | ||
Location | St. George, Utah | ||
Arena | Burns Arena (capacity: 4,779) | ||
Nickname | Trailblazers | ||
Colors | Red, navy blue, and white[1] | ||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
Division II: 2011 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
Division II: 2011 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
Division II: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
Pacific West: 2013, 2018 |
The Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team represents Utah Tech University (formerly known as Dixie State), in St. George, Utah as a member of NCAA Division I and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Previously, the school's program participated in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), at the NCAA Division II level.
The Trailblazers are currently led by seventeenth-year head coach Jon Judkins.
The team plays its games at the Burns Arena on its campus in St. George.
In 2022, the university changed its name from Dixie State University to Utah Tech University. The name change was made in mid-May, ahead of the legal change on July 1. The "Trailblazers" nickname was not affected.