Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball

Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
	2018–19 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
University	Southern Utah University
Head coach	Todd Simon (2nd season)
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Cedar City, Utah
Arena	America First Events 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
	2001

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds 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 Tournament results

The Thunderbirds have appeared once in the NCAA Tournament in 2001. They were eliminated in the first round by Boston College giving them a tournament record of 0–1.^[4]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2001	#14	First Round	#3 Boston College	L 65–68

NAIA tournament results

The Thunderbirds have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

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

Coaching records

Name	Seasons	Record
Boyd Adams	1963–71	84–98 (.462)
Stan Jack	1971–80	145–90 (.620)
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	14-37 (.275)
Total	1963–present	683-699 (.494)

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.

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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 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

Southern Utah University
Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball
Facilities	Centrum Arena Eccles Coliseum Thunderbird Park
Media	KSUU
Related	List of Presidents of Southern Utah University 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 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 1999–00 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