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2019–20 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

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2019–20 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record17–15 (9–11 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAmerica First Event Center
Seasons
2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 4   .800 23 8   .742
Northern Colorado 15 5   .750 22 9   .710
Montana 14 6   .700 18 13   .581
Portland State 12 8   .600 18 14   .563
Northern Arizona 10 10   .500 16 14   .533
Montana State 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
Southern Utah 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
Sacramento State 8 12   .400 16 14   .533
Weber State 8 12   .400 12 20   .375
Idaho State 4 16   .200 8 22   .267
Idaho 4 16   .200 8 24   .250
Note: The conference tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by fourth-year head coach Todd Simon and played their home games at the America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

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The Thunderbirds finished the 2018–19 season 17–17 overall, 9–11 in Big Sky play, finishing in 7th place. In the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Idaho State in the first round,[1] upset No. 2 seeded Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to Northern Colorado in the semifinals.[3] They were invited to the CIT, where they defeated Drake in the first round,[4] before losing to Cal State Bakersfield in the second round.[5]

Roster

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2019–20 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Damani McEntire 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Indianapolis, IN
G 1 Jakolby Long 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Fr Mustang HS
Iowa State
Mustang, OK
G 3 John III Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Callaway HS
Utah State
Jackson, MS
G 4 Dre Marin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Apollo HS Glendale, AZ
F 12 Maizen Fausett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Westlake HS Saratoga Springs, UT
G 13 Chase Verdugo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Walden Grove HS Sahuarita, AZ
C 14 Daouda N'Diaye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Windermere Prep
Illinois State
Dakar, Senegal
G 15 Harrison Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Mater Dei HS Santa Ana, CA
G 21 Josh Cornish 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Dulaney HS Cockeysville, MD
G/F 23 Cameron Olutiyan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Clements HS
Boise State
Sugar Land, TX
F 23 Dwayne Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr St. Frances Academy
UNLV
Baltimore, MD
F 32 Andre Adams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Westview HS
Arizona State
Avondale, AZ
F 33 Jarryd Hoppo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Westminster School Adelaide, South Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 14, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., Pluto TV
Bethesda W 110–66  1–0
America First Event Center (2,087)
Cedar City, UT
November 9, 2019*
12:00 p.m., BTN+
at Nebraska W 79–78 2OT 1–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,828)
Lincoln, NE
November 13, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
at BYU
Maui Invitational campus-site game
L 63–68  1–2
Marriott Center (10,661)
Provo, UT
November 18, 2019*
9:00 p.m., P12N
at UCLA
Maui Invitational campus-site game
L 61–76  1–3
Pauley Pavilion (4,427)
Los Angeles, CA
November 23, 2019*
11:30 a.m.
vs. Charleston Southern
Maui on the Mainland
W 80–45  2–3
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,526)
Johnson City, TN
November 24, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Tennessee State
Maui on the Mainland
L 58–70  3–3
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,053)
Johnson City, TN
November 29, 2019*
12:00 p.m., Pluto TV
West Coast Baptist W 126–40  4–3
America First Event Center (1,501)
Cedar City, UT
December 1, 2019*
2:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Loyola Marymount L 51–61  4–4
Gersten Pavilion (622)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
Utah Valley W 73–72  5–4
America First Event Center (3,017)
Cedar City, UT
December 14, 2019*
2:00 p.m., Pluto TV
UC Santa Barbara W 62–61  6–4
America First Event Center (1,810)
Cedar City, UT
December 19, 2019*
8:00 p.m.
at Long Beach State W 84–63  7–4
Walter Pyramid (1,336)
Long Beach, CA
December 30, 2019
8:00 p.m.
at Portland State W 83–81  8–4
(1–0)
Viking Pavilion (755)
Portland, OR
January 2, 2020
7:00 p.m., Pluto TV
Montana L 58–60  8–5
(1–1)
America First Event Center (2,059)
Cedar City, UT
January 4, 2020
2:00 p.m., Pluto TV
Montana State W 59–53  9–5
(2–1)
America First Event Center (1,806)
Cedar City, UT
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at Idaho State W 71–55  10–5
(3–1)
Reed Gym (1,332)
Pocatello, ID
January 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., Pluto TV
Northern Arizona L 72–75  10–6
(3–2)
America First Event Center (3,346)
Cedar City, UT
January 18, 2020
1:00 p.m., Pluto TV
Sacramento State W 74–49  11–6
(4–2)
America First Event Center (2,018)
Cedar City, UT
January 25, 2020
3:00 p.m.
at Eastern Washington L 78–81 OT 11–7
(4–3)
Reese Court (1,561)
Cheney, WA
January 27, 2020
7:30 p.m.
at Idaho W 73–45  12–7
(5–3)
Cowan Spectrum (914)
Moscow, ID
January 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., Pluto TV
Weber State L 65–75  12–8
(5–4)
America First Event Center (4,021)
Cedar City, UT
February 1, 2020
7:00 p.m., Pluto TV
Idaho State W 80–75  13–8
(6–4)
America First Event Center (2,163)
Cedar City, UT
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., Pluto TV
Northern Colorado L 60–68  13–9
(6–5)
America First Event Center (2,196)
Cedar City, UT
February 8, 2020
2:00 p.m., Pluto TV
Portland State W 85–57  14–9
(7–5)
America First Event Center (2,085)
Cedar City, UT
February 13, 2020
8:00 p.m.
at Sacramento State L 55–70  14–10
(7–6)
Hornets Nest (914)
Sacramento, CA
February 15, 2020
4:00 p.m.
at Northern Arizona L 69–82  14–11
(7–7)
Walkup Skydome (678)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at Northern Colorado L 66–68  14–12
(7–8)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,503)
Greeley, CO
February 22, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at Weber State L 71–82  14–13
(7–9)
Dee Events Center (6,141)
Ogden, UT
February 27, 2020
7:00 p.m., Pluto TV
Eastern Washington L 51–69  14–14
(7–10)
America First Event Center (2,368)
Cedar City, UT
February 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., Pluto TV
Idaho W 87–55  15–14
(8–10)
America First Event Center (2,174)
Cedar City, UT
March 5, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at Montana State L 65–73  15–15
(8–11)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,073)
Bozeman, MT
March 7, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at Montana W 85–80 OT 16–15
(9–11)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2020
12:00 p.m., Pluto TV
(7) vs. (10) Idaho
First round
W 75–69  17–15
CenturyLink Arena (2,503)
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source:[6]

References

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  1. ^ Lester, Bryson (March 13, 2019). "Thunderbirds Advance Past Idaho State, Await Northern Colorado". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Lester, Bryson (March 14, 2019). "T-Birds Advance to Semifinals Following Upset Victory Over Northern Colorado". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Eastern Washington Returns to #BigSkyMBB Championship Game With Win Over Southern Utah". Big Sky Conference. March 16, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "Southern Utah Grinds Out Overtime Win Over Drake In CIT Opening Round". Big Sky Conference. March 22, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "CSU Bakersfield vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - March 25, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2020.