Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball

Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
	2025–26 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
University	Southern Utah University
Head coach	Rob Jeter (3rd season)
Conference	WAC
Location	Cedar City, Utah
Arena	America First Event Center ; (capacity: 5,300)
Nickname	Thunderbirds
Colors	Scarlet and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA tournament appearances
	2001
Conference tournament champions
	American West: 1995, 1996; Summit: 2001
Conference regular-season champions
	Summit: 2001; Big Sky: 2021

Last updated November 07, 2025

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.^[2] The school's team currently competes in the Western Athletic Conference.^[3] The Thunderbirds are currently coached by Rob Jeter. The student section is known as the Thunderstorm.

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Thunderbirds have appeared in the NCAA tournament once, as tournament champions of the Mid-Continent Conference in 2001. Seeded fourteenth in the East regional, Southern Utah was eliminated in the first round, falling by three points to the third seed, seventh-ranked Boston College .^[4]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2001	14 E	Round of 64	(3) #7 Boston College	L 65–68

CBI results

Southern Utah has appeared in one CBI tournament. Their record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2023	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	#13 North Alabama #12 Rice #8 Eastern Kentucky	W 72–50 W 81–79 L 106–108^2OT

CIT results

Southern Utah has appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	First Round Second Round	Drake Cal State Bakersfield	W 80–73 L 67–70

The Basketball Classic results

Southern Utah has appeared in one The Basketball Classic Tournament. Their record is 3–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2022	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Kent State UTEP Portland Fresno State	W 83–79 W 82–69 W 77–66 L 48–67

NAIA Tournament results

The Thunderbirds appeared in the NAIA tournament once and lost their opening game.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1977	First Round	Southwestern Oklahoma State	L 89–99

Coaching records

Gallery

America First Event Center Inside1
America First Event Center Inside2
America First Event Center T-Bird Nation
America First Event Center Thunderbirds

References

↑ "Branding & Creative - Marketing Communication" . Retrieved October 13, 2022.
↑ Carli Moreland. "Men's Basketball - News - Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics". Suutbirds.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
↑ "Big Sky Conference". Bigskyconf.com. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
↑ "NCAA basketball tournament History: Southern Utah Thunderbirds - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Branding & Creative - Marketing Communication" . Retrieved October 13, 2022.

[2] Carli Moreland. "Men's Basketball - News - Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics". Suutbirds.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

[3] "Big Sky Conference". Bigskyconf.com. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

[4] "NCAA basketball tournament History: Southern Utah Thunderbirds - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

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v t e Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Venues	America First Event Center (1985–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Southern Utah University
Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's cross country
Facilities	America First Event Center Eccles Coliseum
Media	KSUU
Related	List of presidents Utah Shakespeare Festival

v t e Western Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Abilene Christian Wildcats California Baptist Lancers Southern Utah Thunderbirds Tarleton Texans UT Arlington Mavericks Utah Tech Trailblazers Utah Valley Wolverines
Championships & awards	WAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1962–63 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 2024–25 2025–26