2018–19 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	† 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018;

Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
2018–19 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Todd Simon (3rd season)
Assistant coach	John Wardenburg
Assistant coach	Chris Pompey
Assistant coach	Trent Angelucci
Home arena	America First Events Center

The 2018–19 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds are led by third-year head coach Todd Simon and played their home games at the America First Events Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2017–18 season 13–19, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. In the Big Sky Tournament they defeated Idaho State and Idaho to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Eastern Washington.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jamil Jackson	1	G/F	6'6"	190	Sophomore	Minneapolis, MN	Transferred to IUPUI
Jordan Lyons	5	G/F	6'7"	200	Freshman	Brampton, ON	Transferred to Vincennes
Jadon Cohee	12	G	6'4"	205	RS Junior	Langley, BC	Graduate transferred to British Columbia
Taelin Webb	13	G	5'11"	195	RS Junior	Fresno, CA	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
James McGee	14	G	6'2"	200	RS Senior	San Clemente, CA	Graduated
Jamal Aytes	15	F	6'6"	240	RS Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated
Christian Musoko	34	F/C	6'8"	245	Senior	Kinshasa, Congo	Graduated
Joel Swallow	44	F	6'9"	230	RS Sophomore	Howell, UT	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jason Richardson	3	G	6'2"	210	RS Junior	Hawthorne, CA	Junior college transferred from Fullerton College
Jakolby Long	13	G	6'5"	207	Junior	Mustang, OK	Transferred from Iowa State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Long will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Daouda Ndiaye	14	C	7'0"	215	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred from Illinois State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ndiaye will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Harrison Butler #58 SF	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 30, 2017
Harrison Butler #58 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78
Josh Cornish SG	Baltimore, MD	Dulaney High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Mar 27, 2017
Josh Cornish SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Maizen Fausett SG	Saratoga Springs, UT	Westlake High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Sep 21, 2015
Maizen Fausett SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.

Roster

2018–19 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Dato Aphkhazava	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	None	Batumi, Georgia
G	1	Kenton Eskridge	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Mt. Zion Prep	Atlanta, GA
G	2	Brandon Better	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Crossland HS Moberly Area CC	Suitland, MD
G	3	Jason Richardson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Junípero Serra HS Fullerton College	Gardena, CA
G	4	Dre Marin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Apollo HS	Glendale, AZ
G	5	Dillon Glendenning (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Findlay Prep	Dallas, TX
F	10	Jacob Calloway	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	On Point Academy	Juneau, AK
F	12	Maizen Fausett	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Westlake HS	Saratoga Springs, UT
G	13	Jakolby Long	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Mustang HS Iowa State	Mustang, OK
C	14	Daouda Ndiaye	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Windermere Prep Illinois State	Dakar, Senegal
G	15	Harrison Butler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Mater Dei HS	Santa Ana, CA
G	21	Josh Cornish	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Dulaney HS	Cockeysville, MD
F/C	22	Ivan Madunic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	None	Split, Croatia
G/F	23	Cameron Oluyitan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Clements HS Boise State	Houston, TX
F	25	Dwayne Morgan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	St. Frances Academy UNLV	Baltimore, MD
G/F	30	Elijah Graves (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Liberty HS	Las Vegas, NV
F	32	Andre Adams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	IMG Academy Arizona State	Avondale, AZ
G	33	Matthew Johnson (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Coronado HS	Las Vegas, NV

Head coach

Todd Simon (UNLV)

Assistant coach(es)

John Wardenburg (BYU)
Chris Pompey (Pittsburgh)
Trent Angelucci (South Carolina)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018* 6:30 pm	Life Pacific	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 6:30 pm	West Coast Baptist	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm	at San Jose State	Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm	at Seattle	Redhawk Center Seattle, WA
Nov 23, 2018* 8:00 pm	at UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Nov 29, 2018* 6:30 pm	San Diego Christian	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Dec 5, 2018* TBA	at Long Beach State	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
Dec 8, 2018* 2:30 pm	at Central Michigan	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm	Pepperdine	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Dec 21, 2018* 9:00 pm, P12N	at USC	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm	Montana State	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Dec 31, 2018 6:30 pm	Montana	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Jan 3, 2019 7:05 pm	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm	at Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm	Northern Arizona	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Jan 17, 2019 6:00 pm	Portland State	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm	Sacramento State	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm	at Northern Colorado	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
Jan 28, 2019 2:00 pm	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 2, 2019 3:05 pm	at Eastern Washington	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Feb 4, 2019 TBA	at Idaho	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
Feb 7, 2019 6:30 pm	Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm	Idaho State	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Feb 14, 2019 8:05 pm	at Sacramento State	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
Feb 16, 2019 8:05 pm	at Portland State	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
Feb 21, 2019 6:30 pm	Eastern Washington	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm	Idaho	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm	at Montana	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Mar 4, 2019 7:00 pm	at Montana State	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Mar 7, 2019 6:30 pm	Northern Colorado	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Big Sky Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Venues	America First Events Center (1985–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches
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 1999–00 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

2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Weber State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018;