Utah Tech basketball player suspended for punching opponent after explosive dunk

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Utah Tech guard Chance Trujillo has been suspended one game for punching Santa Clara’s Allen Graves in the face after the redshirt freshman dunked on him during a game last week. 

A spokesperson for the Trailblazers confirmed in a statement that Trujillo was handed the punishment after a viral clip from the team’s Dec. 3 game against Santa Clara showed Trujillo swinging at Graves in the final minute of the 90-80 loss. 

Utah Tech Trailblazers guard Chance Trujillo (2) looks on during the college basketball game between the Utah Tech Trailblazers and the Arizona State Sun Devils at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Nov. 9, 2025. (Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Per NCAA rules, any player who throws a punch or is involved in a fight receives an automatic ejection and a one-game suspension," the statement read. 

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"Chance Trujillo will serve that one-game suspension this Saturday night, Dec. 13, when Utah Tech plays host to Justice University."

Graves drove to the basket and dunked over Trujillo, giving the Broncos a 90-77 lead over Utah Tech with 1:18 remaining in the game. Video showed Trujillo swinging at Graves as he walked from underneath the basket celebrating the explosive dunk. 

Allen Graves (22) of the Santa Clara Broncos dribbles the ball during a college basketball game against the Xavier Musketeers at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Nov. 10, 2025. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

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Trujillo appeared to make contact with Graves’ jaw and both players were