2018–19 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

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
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Washington00   00  
Idaho00   00  
Idaho State00   00  
Montana00   00  
Montana State00   00  
Northern Arizona00   00  
Northern Colorado00   00  
Portland State00   00  
Sacramento State00   00  
Southern Utah00   00  
Weber State00   00  
† 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of April 9, 2018; 

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jamil Jackson1G/F6'6"190SophomoreMinneapolis, MNTransferred to IUPUI
Jordan Lyons5G/F6'7"200FreshmanBrampton, ONTransferred to Vincennes
Jadon Cohee12G6'4"205RS JuniorLangley, BCGraduate transferred to British Columbia
Taelin Webb13G5'11"195RS JuniorFresno, CAWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
James McGee14G6'2"200RS SeniorSan Clemente, CAGraduated
Jamal Aytes15F6'6"240RS SeniorSan Diego, CAGraduated
Christian Musoko34F/C6'8"245SeniorKinshasa, CongoGraduated
Joel Swallow44F6'9"230RS SophomoreHowell, UTWalk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jason Richardson3G6'2"210RS JuniorHawthorne, CAJunior college transferred from Fullerton College
Jakolby Long13G6'5"207JuniorMustang, OKTransferred 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 Ndiaye14C7'0"215SeniorDakar, SenegalTransferred 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
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 
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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Dato Aphkhazava 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg) FrNone Batumi, Georgia
    G 1 Kenton Eskridge 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrMt. Zion Prep Atlanta, GA
    G 2 Brandon Better 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrCrossland HS
    Moberly Area CC
    Suitland, MD
    G 3 Jason Richardson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrJunípero Serra HS
    Fullerton College
    Gardena, CA
    G 4 Dre Marin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoApollo HS Glendale, AZ
    G 5 Dillon Glendenning (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrFindlay Prep Dallas, TX
    F 10 Jacob Calloway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrOn Point Academy Juneau, AK
    F 12 Maizen Fausett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrWestlake HS Saratoga Springs, UT
    G 13 Jakolby Long  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)208 lb (94 kg) JrMustang HS
    Iowa State
    Mustang, OK
    C 14 Daouda Ndiaye  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrWindermere Prep
    Illinois State
    Dakar, Senegal
    G 15 Harrison Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrMater Dei HS Santa Ana, CA
    G 21 Josh Cornish 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrDulaney HS Cockeysville, MD
    F/C 22 Ivan Madunic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrNone Split, Croatia
    G/F 23 Cameron Oluyitan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrClements HS
    Boise State
    Houston, TX
    F 25 Dwayne Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrSt. Frances Academy
    UNLV
    Baltimore, MD
    G/F 30 Elijah Graves (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrLiberty HS Las Vegas, NV
    F 32 Andre Adams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrIMG Academy
    Arizona State
    Avondale, AZ
    G 33 Matthew Johnson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrCoronado HS Las Vegas, NV
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record 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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