2020–21 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big Sky Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
2020–21 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2020–21 record	11–3 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Todd Simon (5th season);
Associate head coach	John Wardenburg
Assistant coaches	Chris Pompey; Flynn Clayman;
Home arena	America First Event Center

The 2020–21 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team represents Southern Utah University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds, led by 5th-year head coach Todd Simon, will play their home games at the America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 9–11 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. They received the #7 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, were they defeated the #10 seed Idaho in the first round 75–69.[1] They were scheduled to face off against the #2 seed Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Roster

2020–21 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Damani McEntire	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Hargrave Military Academy	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	1	Nick Fleming	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Highland Community College	Atlanta, Georgia
G	2	Aanen Moody	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Jr	North Dakota	Dickinson, North Dakota
G	3	John Knight III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Utah State	Jackson, Mississippi
G	4	Dre Marin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Apollo High School	Glendale, Arizona
G	5	Tevian Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Illinois	Chandler, Arizona
F	12	Maizen Fausett	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Westlake High School	Saratoga Springs, Utah
G	13	Darnell Latham Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Lincoln College	Chicago, Illinois
C	14	Jason Spurgin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Toowoomba Grammar School	Toowoomba, Australia
G	15	Harrison Butler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Mater Dei High School	Santa Ana, California
G	21	Kingsley Box	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Flinders College	Melbourne, Australia
F/C	22	Ivan Madunic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	DME Academy	Split, Croatia
F	23	Courtese Cooper	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	LSU	Elgin, Illinois
G	25	Dee Barnes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Mount St. Mary's	Great Mills, Maryland
G/F	30	Marquis Moore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Detroit Mercy	Los Angeles, California
G	33	Martel Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Middlebrooks Academy	Las Vegas, Nevada

Head coach

Todd Simon (UNLV)

Assistant coach(es)

John Wardenburg (BYU)
Chris Pompey (Pittsburgh)
Flynn Clayman (Troy)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 9, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 5:00 pm	at Loyola Marymount	L 83–85	0–1	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2020* 1:00 pm, Pluto TV	Saint Katherine	W 95–47	1–1	America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
December 3, 2020 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	Montana	W 64–63	2–1 (1–0)	America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
December 5, 2020 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Montana	W 75–74	3–1 (2–0)	America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm	at Utah Valley	W 81–71	4–1	UCCU Center Orem, UT
December 17, 2020* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	Dixie State	W 85–78	5–1	America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	Bethesda	W 98–64	6–1	America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
December 21, 2020* 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Bethesda	W 96–57	7–1	America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 7, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	Idaho	W 85–80	8–1 (3–0)	America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Idaho	W 83–67	9–1 (4–0)	America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Eastern Washington	L 63–75	9–2 (4–1)	Reese Court Cheney, WA
January 16, 2021 1:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Eastern Washington	W 99–94	10–2 (5–1)	Reese Court Cheney, WA
January 21, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Weber State	L 67–91	10–3 (5–2)	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Weber State	W 77–72	11–3 (6–2)	America First Event Center (689) Cedar City, UT
February 4, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	Northern Colorado			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 6, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Northern Colorado			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	Sacramento State			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 20, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Sacramento State			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	Northern Arizona			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 27, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Northern Arizona			Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ
March 4, 2021 8:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Portland State			Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
March 6, 2021 1:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Portland State			Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source[3]

References

"Thunderbirds Survive Vandal Surge, Advance To Second Round". Southern Utah University Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
"BIG SKY CONFERENCE CANCELS REMAINDER OF 2020 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS". Big Sky Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

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[1] "Thunderbirds Survive Vandal Surge, Advance To Second Round". Southern Utah University Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

[2] "BIG SKY CONFERENCE CANCELS REMAINDER OF 2020 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS". Big Sky Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Venues	America First Event Center (1985–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches
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

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	7	–	2	.778	8	–	6	.571
Southern Utah	6	–	2	.750	12	–	3	.800
Weber State	6	–	2	.750	11	–	4	.733
Montana State	6	–	2	.750	9	–	5	.643
Idaho State	5	–	3	.625	9	–	7	.563
Sacramento State	4	–	4	.500	6	–	5	.545
Northern Colorado	5	–	6	.455	8	–	8	.500
Montana	4	–	6	.400	8	–	9	.471
Northern Arizona	4	–	6	.400	5	–	11	.313
Portland State	3	–	5	.375	5	–	9	.357
Idaho	0	–	12	.000	0	–	15	.000

† 2021 Big Sky Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll