2023–24 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–3 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDonald Williams
Assistant coaches
  • Allan Hanson
  • Shaun Gutting
Home arenaAmerica First Event Center
2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grand Canyon20 1.00061  .857
Tarleton*20 1.00062  .750
California Baptist10 1.00061  .857
Utah Tech*10 1.00043  .571
Seattle11 .50053  .625
Stephen F. Austin11 .50053  .625
Utah Valley11 .50053  .625
UT Arlington11 .50044  .500
Abilene Christian02 .00035  .375
Southern Utah02 .00025  .286
UT Rio Grande Valley02 .00027  .222
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 WAC tournament winner
As of December 3, 2023

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.

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2023

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2023*
6:30 p.m.
Westminster University W 98–66 
   -    -    -  America First Event Center (-)
Cedar City, UT
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield L 72–73  0–1
 22  Housley  8  Johnson  3  Tied  Icardo Center (1,067)
Bakersfield, CA
November 9, 2023*
6:30 p.m.
Life Pacific W 108–73  1–1
 22  Johnson  8  Fallah  4  Fallah  America First Event Center (1,461)
Cedar City, UT
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at Utah State L 84–93  1–2
 24  Johnson  5  Tied  4  Ford  Smith Spectrum (7,112)
Logan, UT
November 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech MTE
L 53–67  1–3
 19  Young  8  Young  4  Ford  Thomas Assembly Center (2,013)
Ruston, LA
November 22, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
vs. Texas State
Louisiana Tech MTE
W 74–67  2–3
 25  Young  7  Tied  5  Ford  Thomas Assembly Center (103)
Ruston, LA
November 29, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
California Baptist     America First Event Center (-)
Cedar City, UT
December 2, 2023
4:00 p.m.
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     Rolle Activity Center (-)
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
5:30 p.m., 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

  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.
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