FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Men's basketball star Jaxson Fugate has been named the Warrior of the Month for January, the Indiana Tech Athletic Department announced.

The sophomore from Fort Wayne, Indiana carried the Warriors in January, dominating all over the court. On the offensive side of the ball, he was a scoring machine. Fugate scored 17+ points in eight of the nine games in January, averaging 20.6 per game, highlighted by a career-high 40-point game on the road at Lawrence Tech on January 29^th. He would do this, while shooting 57.7% from the floor and 79.7% from the free throw line, while chipping in 2.6 assists per game. With impressive offensive numbers, it could be said that Fugate was even better defensively for the Warriors! The combo guard/forward would be named WHAC Defensive Player of the Week twice in the month, making it the third and fourth times this season earning conference player of the week honors. Fugate was a menace on the glass, recording 79 rebounds (8.8 per game), and caused havoc for opposing offensives with 20 blocks (2.2 per game) and 11 steals (1.2 per game) in the month. He would record double doubles in three of those games and has the Warriors sitting in second place in the WHAC standings with a 12-5 record. Overall, Fugate and the Warriors sit at 16-6 on the season and will play Michigan-Dearborn in their next game on February 7^th.

Fugate joins Kristin Matlack, Liam Arthur, Bronwyn Nel, and Jonathan Kervin as Warriors of the Month in 2025-26. Each month during the academic year, the Indiana Tech Athletic Department honors one athlete that has excelled in their sport and in the classroom while displaying "Warrior Pride" throughout the month.