2023–24 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

2023–24 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
2023–24 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach	Rob Jeter (1st season);
Associate head coach	Donald Williams
Assistant coaches	Allan Hanson; Shaun Gutting;
Home arena	America First Event Center

The 2023–24 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team represents Southern Utah University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by first-year head coach Rob Jeter and play their games at America First Event Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Abilene Christian	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California Baptist	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Grand Canyon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seattle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tarleton*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UT Arlington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah Tech*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah Valley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the season 24–13, 12–6 in conference play to finish in third place. In the WAC tournament, the team won their first two games against Utah Tech and Utah Valley before falling to Grand Canyon in the championship. The Thunderbirds were invited to appear in the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated North Alabama and Rice to advance to the semifinals. They were defeated by Eastern Kentucky to end their season. On March 15, head coach Todd Simon accepted the same position at Bowling Green; assistant coach Flynn Clayman served as interim head coach during the College Basketball Invitational.[1][2]

Roster

2023–24 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
G	0	Donavhan Cain	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Beloit, Wisconsin
G	1	Dominique Ford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	2	Harrison Reede	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Aberdeen, South Dakota
G	3	Jamir Simpson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Lima, Ohio
G	4	Braden Housley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	RS Fr	Lehi, Utah
F	5	Chazz Hutchison	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	RS Sr	Mission Viejo, California
F	12	Mason Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	RS Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	13	Tainui Taiaroa	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Las Cruces, New Mexico
F	14	Jamari Sibley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	16	Prophet Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Dayton, Ohio
G	21	Robert Jeter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Madison, Wisconsin
F	22	Parsa Fallah	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Amol, Iran
G	23	Duncan Reid	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	RS Fr	Highland, Utah
F	23	Nestor Dyachok	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Moscow, Russia
G	25	Zion Young	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	RS Sr	Chicago, Illinois
F	33	Brock Felder	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Parowan, Utah
G	55	Hayden Ledbetter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So	Memphis, Tennessee

Head coach

Rob Jeter (Wisconsin-Platteville)

Assistant coach(es)

Donald Williams (Cal State Heyward)
Allan Hanson (Milwaukee)
Shaun Gutting (Colorado State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2023

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2023* 6:30 p.m.	Westminster University	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m.	at Cal State Bakersfield	Icardo Center (-) Bakersfield, CA
November 9, 2023* 6:30 p.m.	Life Pacific	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	at Utah State	Smith Spectrum (-) Logan, UT
November 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Thomas Assembly Center (-) Ruston, LA
November 22, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Texas State	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
November 29, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	California Baptist	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
December 2, 2023 TBD	at Seattle	Redhawk Center (-) Seattle, WA
December 5, 2023* 6:00 p.m., Pac-12 Network	at Utah	Jon M. Huntsman Center (-) Salt Lake City, UT
December 9, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Idaho State	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome (-) Flagstaff, AZ
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	at Montana State	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (-) Bozeman, MT
December 22, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Middle Tennessee	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
December 30, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Antelope Valley	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
January 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Grand Canyon	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Valley	UCCU Center (-) Orem, UT
January 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
January 18, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Tech	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at California Baptist	Fowler Events Center (-) Riverside, CA
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tarleton State	Wisdom Gymnasium (-) Stephenville, TX
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Abilene Christian	Moody Coliseum (-) Abilene, TX
February 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Arlington	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
February 3, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Tech	Burns Arena (-) St. George, UT
February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Grand Canyon	GCU Arena (-) Phoenix, AZ
February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Seattle	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
February 17, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Valley	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Arlington	College Park Center (-) Arlington, TX
February 29, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Abilene Christian	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
March 2, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Tarleton State	America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
March 7, 2024 TBD, ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	William R. Johnson Coliseum (-) Nacogdoches, TX
March 9, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley	UTRGV Fieldhouse (-) Edinburg, TX
WAC tournament
March 13, 2024 TBD	vs. TBD Quarterfinals	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[3]

References

"Fowler's Todd Simon comes back close to home, takes over Bowling Green men's basketball program". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
"Southern Utah's Todd Simon accepts men's head basketball post at Bowling Green". Retrieved October 22, 2023.
"2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". suutbirds.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Fowler's Todd Simon comes back close to home, takes over Bowling Green men's basketball program". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[2] "Southern Utah's Todd Simon accepts men's head basketball post at Bowling Green". Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[3] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". suutbirds.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Venues	America First Event Center (1985–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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 1999–2000 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 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24