Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Appearance
Southern Utah Thunderbirds | |||
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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 | |||
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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 |
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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 |
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1977 | First Round | Southwestern Oklahoma State | L 89–99 |
Coaching records
Name | Seasons | Record |
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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
- ^ "Branding & Creative - Marketing Communication". Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ 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.