Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball

Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
	2021–22 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
University	Southern Utah University
Head coach	Todd Simon (5th season)
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Cedar City, Utah
Arena	America First Event Center ; (Capacity: 5,300)
Nickname	Thunderbirds
Colors	Scarlet and white[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	2001
Conference tournament champions
	American West: 1995, 1996; Summit: 2001
Conference regular season champions
	Summit: 2001; Big Sky: 2021

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.[2] The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference.[3] The Thunderbirds are coached by Todd Simon.

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Thunderbirds have appeared in the NCAA Tournament once, as tournament champions of the Mid-Continent Conference in 2001. Seeded fourteenth in the East regional, Southern Utah was eliminated in the first round, falling by three points to the third seed, seventh-ranked Boston College.[4]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2001	14 E	Round of 64	(3) #7 Boston College	L 65–68

CIT results

Southern Utah has appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	First Round Second Round	Drake Cal State Bakersfield	W 80–73 L 67–70

The Basketball Classic results

Southern Utah has appeared in one The Basketball Classic Tournament. Their record is 3-1

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2022	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Kent State UTEP Portland Fresno State	W 83-79 W 82-69 W 77-66 L 48-67

NAIA Tournament results

The Thunderbirds appeared in the NAIA Tournament once and lost their opening game.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1977	First Round	Southwestern Oklahoma State	L 89–99

Coaching records

Name	Seasons	Record	Win Pct.
Boyd Adams	1963–71	84–98	.462
Stan Jack	1971–80	145–90	.617
Tom McCracken	1980–83	51–30	.630
Bob Schermerhorn	1983–87	68–42	.618
Neil Roberts	1987–92	70–63	.526
Bill Evans	1992–2007	183–189	.492
Roger Reid	2007–2012	54–97	.358
Nick Robinson	2012–2016	28–90	.237
Todd Simon	2016–present	72–81	.471
Total		736–734	.501

References

"SUU Font & Color | Marketing Communications". Retrieved June 3, 2017.
Carli Moreland. "Men's Basketball - News - Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics". Suutbirds.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
"Big Sky Conference". Bigskyconf.com. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
"NCAA Basketball Tournament History: Southern Utah Thunderbirds - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

External links

Official website

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[1] "SUU Font & Color | Marketing Communications". Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[2] Carli Moreland. "Men's Basketball - News - Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics". Suutbirds.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

[3] "Big Sky Conference". Bigskyconf.com. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

[4] "NCAA Basketball Tournament History: Southern Utah Thunderbirds - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Venues	America First Event Center (1985–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

Southern Utah University
Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball
Facilities	America First Event Center Eccles Coliseum
Media	KSUU
Related	List of presidents Utah Shakespeare Festival

Big Sky Conference men's basketball
Teams	Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho Vandals Idaho State Bengals Montana Grizzlies Montana State Bobcats Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings Sacramento State Hornets Southern Utah Thunderbirds (leaving in 2022) Weber State Wildcats
Championships & awards	Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20