The Snow College men's basketball team will begin the 2026-27 season this Friday and Saturday at the Snow Classic held inside the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield. The event marks the debut of Brad Kitchen as the Badgers' head coach.
The Badgers are scheduled to play Treasure Valley Community College on Friday at 7 p.m. and Northwest College on Saturday at 11 a.m. The College of Southern Nevada is also a participant in the two-day event.
Snow College enters the season following a 29-5 overall record and a 12-3 mark in Scenic West Athletic Conference play during the 2025-26 campaign. The team previously reached the No. 1 ranking in the NJCA Division I Men's Basketball Rankings and earned an at-large bid to the NJCA National Tournament, where they were awarded the No. 9 seed.
The roster features returning players Max Toombs and James Rust, who both appeared in at least 30 games last season. Toombs, a Draper, Utah, native, averaged 8.4 points and 1.2 assists per contest. Rust appeared in 33 games and averaged 2.8 points and 1.2 assists per game.
Easton Hawkins, a guard from Lehi, Utah, will begin his redshirt freshman season. The 14-player roster includes seven members from Utah, along with players from Arizona, Texas, Idaho, California, Nevada, and Washington.
Brad Kitchen, the new head coach, previously served as an assistant coach at Snow College from 2022-25 and most recently led Timpview High School to a Region 7 championship. He is joined by assistant coaches Ethan Kahn and Carter Sonneborn.
Snow College is currently riding a 26-game home winning streak. The team's nonconference schedule will continue with a matchup against Colorado Northwestern on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
All Snow College home games this season will be broadcast by SnowTV and the Scenic West Digital Network, with select road games simulcast on KMTI 650 AM. Tanner Wilkinson will provide play-by-play coverage for SnowTV broadcasts.
