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
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–6 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDonald Williams
Assistant coaches
  • Allan Hanson
  • Shaun Gutting
  • Tennessee Owens
Home arenaAmerica First Event Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon 0 0   7 4   .636
Abilene Christian 0 0   8 5   .615
Southern Utah 0 0   8 6   .571
Utah Valley 0 0   7 6   .538
California Baptist 0 0   6 6   .500
UT Arlington 0 0   6 7   .462
Seattle 0 0   4 8   .333
Tarleton 0 0   4 10   .286
Utah Tech 0 0   4 10   .286
2025 WAC tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024

Previous season

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The Thunderbirds finished the 2023–24 season 10–21, 5–15 in WAC play, to finish in tenth place.[1] They failed to qualify for the WAC tournament, as only the top eight teams are eligible to compete.

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2024

Schedule and Results

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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) W 90–55  8–2
 14  Langston Jr.   7  Tied   3  Abellar  America First Event Center (900)
Cedar City, UT
December 7, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arizona L 66–102  8–3
 21  Simpson   7  Simpson   4  Simpson  McKale Center (13,747)
Tucson, AZ
December 16, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Mexico State L 69–72  8–4
 19  Ford   7  Felder   4  Simpson  Pan American Center (3,998)
Las Cruces, NM
December 18, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Rio Grande Valley L 73–78  8–5
 20  Simpson   6  Tied   5  Abellar  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,637)
Edinburg, TX
December 21, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Arizona L 75–83  8–6
 20  Simpson   9  Simpson   3  Tied  America First Event Center (741)
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.

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2024.