# 2023–24 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team represented Utah Tech University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trailblazers, led by 19th-year head coach Jon Judkins, played their home games at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–13 in WAC play to finish in ninth place, and thus they did not qualify to play in the WAC Tournament.
This season marked Utah Tech's final year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Trailblazers were not eligible to play in the NCAA tournament, but were eligible to play in the WAC tournament.

## Previous season

The Trailblazers finished the 2022–23 season 14–19, 5–13 in WAC play, to finish in 12th place. In the first round of the WAC tournament, they upset Stephen F. Austin in overtime, before falling to Southern Utah in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm | Stanton | W 99–40 | | Burns Arena St. George, UT |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Santa Clara | L 69–77 | 0–1 | Leavey Center (1,628) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 11, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Jacksonville State WAC/C-USA Challenge | W 81–79 | 1–1 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,123) Jacksonville, AL |
| November 17, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Youngstown State Lake Erie Classic | L 68–75 | 1–2 | Beeghly Center (1,631) Youngstown, OH |
| November 18, 2023* 12:00 pm | vs. Lake Erie Lake Erie Classic | W 81–69 | 2–2 | Beeghly Center (168) Youngstown, OH |
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 pm, P12N | at Washington State | L 53–93 | 2–3 | Beasley Coliseum (2,736) Pullman, WA |
| November 27, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lindenwood | W 73–66 | 3–3 | Hyland Performance Arena (747) St. Charles, MO |
| December 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Utah Valley | W 65–53 | 4–3 (1–0) | Burns Arena (2,501) St. George, UT |
| December 6, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at California Baptist | W 72-69 | 5–3 (2–0) | Fowler Events Center (2,854) Riverside, CA |
| December 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Idaho | L 62–63 | 5–4 | Burns Arena (1,501) St. George, UT |
| December 11, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cal State Northridge | L 75–80 | 5–5 | Premier America Credit Union Arena (438) Northridge, CA |
| December 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | North Dakota | L 62–79 | 5–6 | Burns Arena (1,176) St. George, UT |
| December 21, 2023* 5:00 pm, P12N | at Colorado | L 71–98 | 5–7 | CU Events Center (6,426) Boulder, CO |
| December 30, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | FIU WAC/C-USA Challenge | W 96–92 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 | Burns Arena (1,213) St. George, UT |
| January 4, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Seattle | L 53–70 | 6–8 (2–1) | Redhawk Center (944) Seattle, WA |
| January 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Grand Canyon | L 65–75 | 6–9 (2–2) | Burns Arena (1,492) St. George, UT |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Stephen F. Austin | W 75–70 | 7–9 (3–2) | Burns Arena (1,658) St. George, UT |
| January 18, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Utah | L 65–75 | 7–10 (3–3) | America First Event Center (3,563) Cedar City, UT |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Utah Valley | L 71–84 | 7–11 (3–4) | UCCU Center (2,801) Orem, UT |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Abilene Christian | L 60–82 | 7–12 (3–5) | Moody Coliseum (1,401) Abilene, TX |
| January 27, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tarleton State | L 68–86 | 7–13 (3–6) | Wisdom Gym (2,110) Stephenville, TX |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 81–64 | 8–13 (4–6) | Burns Arena (1,455) St. George, UT |
| February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | UT Arlington | L 66–87 | 8–14 (4–7) | Burns Arena (1,904) St. George, UT |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Utah | W 70–68 | 9–14 (5–7) | Burns Arena (2,648) St. George, UT |
| February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | California Baptist | W 85–78 | 10–14 (6–7) | Burns Arena (1,682) St. George, UT |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Grand Canyon | L 61–73 | 10–15 (6–8) | GCU Arena (7,117) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Seattle | L 65–66 | 10–16 (6–9) | Burns Arena (1,739) St. George, UT |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Arlington | L 78–89 | 10–17 (6–10) | College Park Center (1,781) Arlington, TX |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Tarleton State | L 74–85 | 10–18 (6–11) | Burns Arena (1,440) St. George, UT |
| March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Abilene Christian | L 79–86 | 10–19 (6–12) | Burns Arena (2,387) St. George, UT |
| March 7, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Rio Grande Valley | W 79–74 | 11–19 (7–12) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (857) Edinburg, TX |
| March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 71–84 | 11–20 (7–13) | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||
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