Utah Tech basketball player suspended for punching opponent after explosive dunk

Utah Tech defender Chance Trujillo has been suspended 1 crippled for punching Santa Clara’s Allen Graves successful the look aft the redshirt freshman dunked connected him during a crippled past week. 

A spokesperson for the Trailblazers confirmed successful a connection that Trujillo was handed the punishment aft a viral clip from the team’s Dec. 3 crippled against Santa Clara showed Trujillo swinging astatine Graves successful the last infinitesimal of the 90-80 loss. 

Utah Tech Trailblazers defender Chance Trujillo (2) looks connected during the assemblage hoops crippled betwixt the Utah Tech Trailblazers and the Arizona State Sun Devils astatine Desert Financial Arena successful Tempe, Arizona, connected Nov. 9, 2025. (Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Per NCAA rules, immoderate subordinate who throws a punch oregon is progressive successful a combat receives an automatic ejection and a one-game suspension," the connection read. 

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"Chance Trujillo volition service that one-game suspension this Saturday night, Dec. 13, erstwhile Utah Tech plays big to Justice University."

Graves drove to the handbasket and dunked implicit Trujillo, giving the Broncos a 90-77 pb implicit Utah Tech with 1:18 remaining successful the game. Video showed Trujillo swinging astatine Graves arsenic helium walked from underneath the handbasket celebrating the explosive dunk. 

Allen Graves (22) of the Santa Clara Broncos dribbles the shot during a assemblage hoops crippled against the Xavier Musketeers astatine the Cintas Center successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Nov. 10, 2025. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

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Trujillo appeared to marque interaction with Graves’ jaw and some players were issued technicals. 

In his archetypal play with the Trailblazers aft transferring from Snow College, Trujillo is averaging 11.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. He recorded 8 points and 3 rebounds successful Wednesday’s nonaccomplishment connected the road.

Utah Tech Trailblazers defender Chance Trujillo (2) yells to his squad during the assemblage hoops crippled betwixt the Utah Tech Trailblazers and the Arizona State Sun Devils astatine Desert Financial Arena successful Tempe, Arizona, connected Nov. 9, 2025. (Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Utah Tech fell to 5-6 this season, portion Santa Clara improved to 8-2. Trujillo volition instrumentality to enactment against Weber State connected Dec. 20. 

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