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2021–22 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

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2021–22 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record23–12 (14–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAmerica First Event Center
Seasons
2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 16 4   .800 27 8   .771
Southern Utah 14 6   .700 23 12   .657
Northern Colorado 13 7   .650 22 16   .579
Weber State 13 7   .650 21 12   .636
Montana 11 9   .550 18 14   .563
Eastern Washington 11 9   .550 18 16   .529
Portland State 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Sacramento State 6 14   .300 11 18   .379
Idaho 6 14   .300 9 22   .290
Idaho State 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Northern Arizona 5 15   .250 9 23   .281
Conference tournament winner

The 2021–22 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team represented Southern Utah University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds, led by sixth-year head coach Todd Simon, played their home games at the America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 14–6 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Portland State. They received an invitation to The Basketball Classic tournament where they defeated Kent State, UTEP, and Portland to advance to the tournament semifinals. There they lost to Fresno State.

The season was the program's last as members of the Big Sky with the school announcing that the Thunderbirds will join the Western Athletic Conference in 2022.[1][2]

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Thunderbirds finished the 2020–21 season 20–4, 12–2 in Big Sky play to finish as Big Sky regular season champions. They defeated Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament,[3] before being upset in overtime in the semifinals by Montana State.[4]

Roster

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2021–22 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Amound Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Cal State Northridge Los Angeles, CA
G 1 Nick Fleming 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Sr Highland CC Atlanta, GA
G 2 Aanen Moody 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) RS Sr North Dakota Dickinson, ND
G 3 John Knight III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Utah State Jackson, MS
G 4 Dre Marin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) RS Sr Apollo HS Glendale, AZ
G 5 Tevian Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Illinois Chandler, AZ
F 10 Anthony Swift 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Desert Pines HS Las Vegas, NV
F 12 Maizen Fausett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Westlake HS Saratoga Springs, UT
G 13 Dee Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Mount St. Mary's Great Mills, MD
C 14 Jason Spurgin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Toowoomba Grammar School Toowoomba, Australia
G 15 Harrison Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Mater Dei HS Santa Ana, CA
G 21 Josh Valentine 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Foothill HS Pleasanton, CA
G 23 Andrew Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Coronado HS Las Vegas, NV
G/F 24 Marquis Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Detroit Mercy Los Angeles, CA
F 25 Malik Muhammad 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Central Michigan Harbor City, CA
G 33 Martel Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Middlebrooks Academy Las Vegas, NV
C Parsa Fallah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Iranian National Team Iran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bethesda W 116–74  1–0
America First Event Center (1,300)
Cedar City, UT
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dixie State L 76–83  1–1
Burns Arena (4,105)
St. George, UT
November 15, 2021*
8:00 pm
at Saint Mary's L 51–70  1–2
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,031)
Moraga, CA
November 18, 2021*
8:00 pm, P12N
at California
Fort Myers Tip-Off campus game
L 68–75 2OT 1–3
Haas Pavilion (3,977)
Berkeley, CA
November 23, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Yale
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Semifinals
W 88–85 OT 2–3
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (573)
Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2021*
1:30 pm
vs. Bowling Green
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Championship Game
W 87–73  3–3
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (388)
Fort Myers, FL
December 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington W 89–76  4–3
(1–0)
Reese Court (1,344)
Cheney, WA
December 4, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho W 81–75  5–3
(2–0)
Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (1,043)
Moscow, ID
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Utah Valley W 60–56  6–3
America First Event Center (2,053)
Cedar City, UT
December 11, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Katherine W 100–61  7–3
America First Event Center (977)
Cedar City, UT
December 18, 2021*
5:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan L 50–87  7–4
Crisler Center (12,445)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dixie State W 87–59  8–4
America First Event Center (2,638)
Cedar City, UT
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State W 64–51  9–4
(3–0)
America First Event Center (1,261)
Cedar City, UT
January 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado L 81–91  9–5
(3–1)
America First Event Center (865)
Cedar City, UT
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State
Rescheduled from January 6
W 86–76  10–5
(4–1)
America First Event Center (1,811)
Cedar City, UT
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State W 86–74  11–5
(5–1)
America First Event Center (1,033)
Cedar City, UT
January 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber State L 84–92  11–6
(5–2)
America First Event Center (3,133)
Cedar City, UT
January 27, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State W 85–82 OT 12–6
(6–2)
Viking Pavilion (784)
Portland, OR
January 31, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona
Rescheduled from January 8
W 78–66  13–6
(7–2)
America First Event Center (1,239)
Cedar City, UT
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho W 75–59  14–6
(8–2)
America First Event Center (2,033)
Cedar City, UT
February 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington W 84–72  15–6
(9–2)
America First Event Center (1,876)
Cedar City, UT
February 7, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana
Rescheduled from January 13
L 67–78  15–7
(9–3)
Dahlberg Arena (2,947)
Missoula, MT
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State W 83–57  16–7
(10–3)
Hornets Nest (503)
Sacramento, CA
February 14, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado L 95–100  16–8
(10–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,024)
Greeley, CO
February 19, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State L 71–76  16–9
(10–5)
America First Event Center (1,360)
Cedar City, UT
February 21, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona W 79–48  17–9
(11–5)
Walkup Skydome (903)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana W 82–74  18–9
(12–5)
America First Event Center (1,817)
Cedar City, UT
March 1, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State
Rescheduled from January 15
L 53–69  18–10
(12–6)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,288)
Bozeman, MT
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State W 79–71  19–10
(13–6)
Reed Gym (1,334)
Pocatello, ID
March 5, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber State W 80–70  20–10
(14–6)
Dee Events Center (6,166)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Portland State
Quarterfinals
L 65–77  20–11
Idaho Central Arena (2,096)
Boise, ID
The Basketball Classic
March 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kent State
First Round
W 83–79  21–11
America First Event Center 
Cedar City, UT
March 22, 20222
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTEP
Second Round
W 82–69  22–11
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
March 26, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland
Quarterfinals
W 77–66  23–11
America First Event Center (1,504)
Cedar City, UT
March 28, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fresno State
Semifinals
L 48–67  23–12
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources[5]

References

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  1. ^ "WAC adds Southern Utah and four other schools; will revive football at the FCS level in 2022". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  2. ^ 406mtsports.com. "Southern Utah officially leaving Big Sky Conference to join WAC". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved February 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Career-High From Knight III Lifts Southern Utah Past Northern Colorado; Thunderbirds Advance To Semifinals". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Montana State Knocks Off No. 1 Southern Utah in Overtime Thriller to Advance to Championship Game". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2021.