2020-21 BASKETBALL 7 Conference Championships 9 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2 All-Americans
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2020-21 BASKETBALL 7 Conference Championships 9 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2 All-Americans 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 4-2 WAC: 0-0 Home: 3-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 1-2 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent TV Time GAME #7 November Dixie State “Trailblazers” (4-2/0-0 WAC) vs. 28 WEBER STATE WDN/CEC Canceled New Mexico “Lobos” (3-6) Wednesday, January 13 - 7 p.m. December 2 NORTH DAKOTA WDN/CEC W, 74-73 Burns Arena (4,779) - St. George, Utah 5 SAINT KATHERINE WDN/CEC W, 86-48 Series Record: First-ever meeting 12 at Denver W, 73-70 Last Meeting: First-ever meeting 15 at Utah State Canceled Current Streak: N/A 17 at Southern Utah L, 78-85 19 BETHESDA COLLEGE WDN/CEC W, 90-69 2020-21 dIXIE STATE TRAILBLAZERS 29 at No. 1 Gonzaga Root Sports NW L, 67-112 PROBABLE STARTING LINE-UP (2020-21 stats) January No. Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG APG 2 SAGU AMERICAN INDIAN WDN/CEC Canceled 12 Cameron Gooden G 5-10 175 Jr. Frisco, TX 13.5 3.2 3.5 13 NEW MEXICO WDN/CEC 7 p.m. 14 Dason Youngblood G 6-2 195 Sr. South Jordan, UT 5.7 1.8 2.1 15 at UT Rio Grande Valley* WDN 7 p.m. 22 Frank Staine F 6-6 205 So. Inglewood, CA 12.4 4.0 3.4 16 at UT Rio Grande Valley* WDN 7 p.m. 22 GRAND CANYON* ESPN+ 7 p.m. 24 Jacob Nicolds F 6-5 220 Jr. Gilbert, AZ 13.0 6.8 1.5 23 GRAND CANYON* WDN/CEC 7 p.m. 44 Hunter Schofield F 6-8 225 Sr. Spanish Fork, UT 9.0 4.3 1.0 29 at California Baptist* WDN 7 p.m. 30 at California Baptist* WDN 7 p.m. OFF THE BENCH No. Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG APG February 10 Brock Gilbert G 5-10 160 Jr. Syracuse, UT 2.2 1.4 2.6 5 SEATTLE U* WDN 7 p.m. 20 Jamar Ergas G 6-4 205 Sr. Toronto, ONT 3.7 0.3 0.6 6 SEATTLE U* WDN 7 p.m. 12 at Utah Valley* WDN 7 p.m. 30 Andre Mulibea G 6-6 210 Fr. Salt Lake City, UT 6.0 3.0 1.3 13 at Utah Valley* WDN 7 p.m. 32 Lleyton Parker G 6-3 195 So. South Jordan, UT 0.6 1.8 1.0 19 TARLETON STATE* WDN/CEC 7 p.m. 34 Emad Elniel G 6-6 195 Fr. Phoenix, AZ 3.3 1.0 0.3 20 TARLETON STATE* WDN/CEC 7 p.m. 40 Trevon Allfrey F 6-7 240 RFr. West Jordan, UT 4.0 1.0 0.0 26 at Chicago State* WDN Canceled 50 Jarod Greene F 6-9 255 Sr. Blackfoot, ID 7.2 4.2 0.5 27 at Chicago State* WDN Canceled 52 Mark Hatch G 6-0 190 Jr. Mesa, AZ 2.0 1.7 0.6 March 54 Isaiah Pope G 6-5 200 So. Yorba Linda, CA 11.5 3.0 2.0 2 PARK UNIVERSITY WDN/CEC 7 p.m. 5 NEW MEXICO STATE* WDN/CEC 7 p.m. 6 NEW MEXICO STATE* WDN/CEC 7 p.m. Radio: ESPN 97.7 FM KHRK (Devin Dixon/Mike Olson) (Senior Night) TV: KCEC-TV (TDS Cable Channel 22) * - Western Athletic Conference Game Online Video: WACDigitalNetwork.com/DixieState All home games are listed in BOLD All times site of game and subject to change Live Audio: SportsRadio977.com ## - Chicago State suspended its 2020-21 season on Dec. 23, 2020. Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/dixie/mbball Twitter: @DixieAthletics; @DIXlESTATEBBALL; #DixieBlazers; #WeAreONE; #WACmbb; #WAChoops DIXIEstateATHLETICS.COM ABOUT DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY OPENING TIP: After an unscheduled two-week lay off between games, Dixie State (4- 2/0-0 WAC) will play three games in the next four nights, beginning with a newly sched- University Information uled home date vs. Mountain West Conference member New Mexico (3-6) inside the Location ...................................... St. George, Utah Burns Arena. Tip off on Wednesday night is slated for 7 p.m. (MT). Founded ............................ 1911 (Four-Year 2000) Live stats and streaming video information for Wednesday night’s game can be found Enrollment .................................................. 12,044 online at www.dixiestateathletics.com. Nickname.............................................Trailblazers DIXIE STATE VS. NEW MEXICO: Wednesday’s game against New Mexico will be the Mascot .......................................Brooks The Bison first-ever meeting between the Trailblazers and Lobos on the hardwood. School Colors .............Red, Navy Blue and White Affiliation ......................................NCAA Division I OUT WITH THE AGGIES...IN WITH THE LOBOS: Dixie State was originally scheduled Conference .................................. Western Athletic to play New Mexico State to open its first season of Western Athletic Conference play last ............... ** First year of NCAA Division I transition weekend. However, due to COVID-19 issues inside the Aggie program, that two-game President .......................... Dr. Richard B. Williams series has been rescheduled to be played in St. George on March 5-6. Athletic Director........................ Dr. Jason Boothe Meanwhile, the DSU/UNM game was finalized this past Sunday, and the Lobos will Senior Assc. AD/SWA ................Maureen Eckroth be calling St. George home for at least the next 10-14 days, which includes UNM hosting Arena (Capacity) ...................Burns Arena (4,779) San Jose State in MWC play in the Burns Arena on Jan. 21 and Jan 23. Year Opened.................................................. 1986 DIXIE STATE ON THE AIR: All Dixie State Division I home and away games this season NCAA Record Inside Burns Arena ...........135-29 will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio 97.7 FM, with Devin Dixon calling the play-by-play dixiestateathletics.com Website .............................. action and former DSU assistant coach Mike Olson providing color commentary. A live stream of the radio broadcast will be available at sportsradio977.com. Basketball Information Along with the radio coverage, all DSU home games are simulcast on KCEC-TV Head Coach ..................... Jon Judkins (16th Year) (TDS Cable Channel 22), with tape-delay rebroadcasts throughout the following week, Alma Mater ................................. Utah State, 1988 and live online on the WAC Digital Network. The WDN is also available on Amazon Fire Record at Dixie State.................... 289-135 (.681) TV, Android TV, and Roku TV, while the WDN app is available for iOS in the Apple Store NCAA Record at Dixie State ........ 269-123 (.686) and Android on Google Play. WAC Record at Dixie State .................. 0-0 (.000) After 14 years as a competing member of the NCAA at the Division II Career Record ............................... 573-263 (.685) HI, MY NAME IS ....: level, Dixie State has embarked on its first season transitioning to Division I status as one Best Time to Contact Coach Judkins: ..Contact SID of two new members (along with Tarleton State) of the Western Athletic Conference. Assisant Head Coach . Jake Schroeder (9th Year) During their 14-year Division II era, the Trailblazers played to a 266-122 (.685) overall Alma Mater ........................... Portland State, 2006 record. Dixie State won seven conference regular season championships (6 PacWest, 1 Assistant Coach ............. Andrew May (2nd Year) RMAC) and two postseason conference tournament crowns (PacWest 2013/2018). Alma Mater ..........................Brigham Young, 2010 In addition, DSU made nine NCAA D-II Basketball Tournament appearances in 11 Volunteer Assistant Coach .. David Foster (4th Year) seasons since 2010, including seven-straight appearances from 2010-16, and advanced Alma Mater .......................................... Utah, 2013 all the way to the West Regional final (Sweet 16) in 2011. Dixie State earned its final NCAA Tournament berth last season, but that appearance was canceled due to the Team Information COVID-19 pandemic. 2019-20 Overall Record .................................23-7 LAST TIME OUT: Dixie State stepped on to the national stage in its last outing as the 2019-20 RMAC Record/Finish..............17-5/T-1st Trailblazers squared off against current No. 1-ranked Gonzaga this past Dec. 29, inside 2019-20 RMAC Postseason ........1-1 (Semifinals) “The Kennel” in Spokane, Wash. The Blazers, who dressed only nine players in the game 2019-20 NCAA Postseason .... NCAA Tournament after having to leave four players home due to DSU COVID-19 protocols, matched the .................................... Canceled due to COVID-19 Zags bucket for bucket in the early going. However two big Bulldog first half runs doomed Starters Returning/Lost .................................. 4/1 Dixie State as Gonzaga turned a 25-point halftime lead into a 112-67 home victory. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................ 9/5 Junior guard Cameron Gooden paced four Trailblazers in double figures with 20 Redshirts Returning/Lost ............................... 1/2 points, while Jacob Nicolds added 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds, and Ja- Newcomers fo 2020-21 ....................................... 9 rod Greene and Trevon Allfrey (career-high) finished with 10 points apiece. Program History 573 AND COUNTING: Head Coach Jon Judkins became the first men’s coach in Utah collegiate basketball history to reach the 500-win plateau when Dixie State defeated Ha- First Year of NCAA Play ..........................2006-07 wai’i Hilo (81-72) back on January 28, 2017. All-Time Four-Year Record .......... 270-124 (.685) Coach Judkins (573 career wins; .686 W%) is currently second all-time in coaching All-Time WAC Record ........................... 0-0 (.000) victories in Utah college basketball history, trailing only legendary University of Utah head Conference Titles .............................................. 7 women’s coach Elaine Elliott, who amassed 582 career wins (582-234) in her 27 sea- (PacWest - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018) sons on the Utes’ sideline. (RMAC - 2020) Conference Tournament Titles ......................... 2 TRAILBLAZERS PICKED SEVENTH/EIGHTH IN THE WAC: Dixie State was picked to ........................................