2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team represents Southern Utah University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by second-year head coach Rob Jeter and play their games at America First Event Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–2 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach	Rob Jeter (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Donald Williams
Assistant coaches	Allan Hanson Shaun Gutting
Home arena	America First Event Center

2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern Utah	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
Grand Canyon	0	–	0		–			4	–	2		.667
Abilene Christian	0	–	0		–			5	–	3		.625
California Baptist	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
Utah Valley	0	–	0		–			4	–	3		.571
UT Arlington	0	–	0		–			4	–	5		.444
Seattle	0	–	0		–			2	–	5		.286
Tarleton	0	–	0		–			2	–	7		.222
Utah Tech	0	–	0		–			2	–	7		.222
† 2025 WAC tournament winner As of December 2, 2024

Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2023–24 season 10–21, 5–15 in WAC play, to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the WAC tournament, as only the top eight teams are eligible to compete.

Roster

2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Xavier Sykes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Jr Moberly Area CC Columbia, MO SG 1 Dominique Ford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Idaho Las Vegas, NV G 2 Tavi Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Colorado State Las Vegas, NV G/F 3 Jamir Simpson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Wisconsin–Parkside Lima, OH G 4 Lorenzo Abellar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Jr College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV F 5 Javion Langston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So East Los Angeles College Fort Wayne, IN F 6 Josh Jackman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr Ridgeline High School Providence, UT F 7 Jeffrey (JT) Langston Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Rider Fort Wayne, IN G 8 Shawn Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr Good Vision Academy Katy, TX G 10 Peter Dadson Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Hillcrest Prep Sydney, Australia G 11 Langston Binns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Central Lakes College Saint Paul, MN F 12 Mason Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — RS Sr MATC Milwaukee, WI PG 13 Tainui Taiaroa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So ABC Prep Las Cruces, NM F 14 Jamari Sibley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr UTEP Milwaukee, WI G 15 Hercy Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Louisville Los Angeles, CA PG 21 Robert Jeter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr Western Illinois Madison, WI SG 23 Duncan Reid 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — RS Fr Skyridge High School Highland, UT C 25 Kai Burdick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — Jr MiraCosta College Carlsbad, CA C 32 Malik Lamin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Sr Grambling State Champlin, MN PF 33 Brock Felder 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Parowan High School Parowan, UT G 55 Cade Brazier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr Salt Lake CC Huntington, UT	Head coach Rob Jeter (UW–Platteville) Assistant coach(es) Donald Williams (Cal State Hayward) Allan Hanson (Milwaukee) Shaun Gutting (Colorado State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 30, 2024

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2024* 6:30 p.m.		Westminster	W 66–49	–	19 – Jackson	9 – Tied	3 – Jackson	America First Event Center (665) Cedar City, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Western New Mexico	W 96–68	1–0	18 – Sibley	10 – Sibley	4 – Ford	America First Event Center (1,486) Cedar City, UT
November 9, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 80–75	2–0	18 – Miller	9 – Jackson	4 – Jackson	America First Event Center (2,856) Cedar City, UT
November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Bethesda (CA)	W 107–54	3–0	12 – Sykes	7 – Tied	7 – Abellar	America First Event Center (965) Cedar City, UT
November 16, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Omaha	W 79–73	4–0	25 – Simpson	10 – Sibley	5 – Jackson	America First Event Center (1,006) Cedar City, UT
November 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	L 72–76	4–1	28 – Simpson	10 – Sibley	4 – Sibley	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,318) Chicago, IL
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Diego San Diego MTE	W 72–67	5–1	20 – Simpson	13 – Felder	7 – Jackson	Jenny Craig Pavilion (380) San Diego, CA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Idaho San Diego MTE	W 82–67	6–1	21 – Simpson	4 – Tied	5 – Jackson	Jenny Craig Pavilion (148) San Diego, CA
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN		at UCLA	L 43–88	6–2	10 – Sykes	4 – Lamin	3 – Abellar	Pauley Pavilion (4,311) Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 74–64	7–2	21 – Simpson	9 – Langston Jr.	3 – Abellar	America First Event Center (995) Cedar City, UT
December 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Park (Gilbert)						America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
December 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona						McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State						Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
December 18, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse  Edinburg, TX
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Arizona						America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon						GCU Arena  Phoenix, AZ
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Tarleton State						America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
January 11, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington						America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle						Redhawk Center  Seattle, WA
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Grand Canyon						America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
January 25, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		California Baptist						America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State						Wisdom Gym  Stephenville, TX
February 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at California Baptist						Fowler Events Center  Riverside, CA
February 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian						America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Tech						America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
February 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley						America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian						Moody Coliseum  Abilene, TX
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech						Burns Arena  St. George, UT
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley						UCCU Center  Orem, UT
March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle						America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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