CEDAR CITY, Utah-Tuesday, Southern Utah junior guard Cameron Oluyitan earned his second Big Sky Conference men’s basketball player of the week honor of the season as confirmed by the league. In a 78-69 win over Pepperdine last Saturday in overtime, Oluyitan made a clutch jumper to force the extra session, […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Cameron Oluyitan scored seven of his 15 points in the final two minutes of overtime as Southern Utah rallied to beat Pepperdine for the third time in four meetings, 78-69 on Saturday afternoon. Southern Utah grabbed the lead early and led by six at the […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Saturday, Southern Utah men’s basketball hosts Pepperdine at the America First Event Center. The 4-3 Thunderbirds are on a 2-game losing streak, having lost last week on the road to Long Beach State and Central Michigan. The Waves, who represent the West Coast Conference, come into Cedar City […]
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Temidayo Yussuf had 19 points and 13 rebounds, Deishuan Booker scored 17 of his 21 points after halftime and Long Beach State beat Southern Utah 82-71 on Wednesday night. LBSU closed the first half on a 19-6 spurt to lead 33-32, helped by a 15-0 […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-This week, Southern Utah men’s basketball hits the road for a pair of non-conference tilts after starting the season 4-1. Coach Todd Simon’s squad has been among the best in the nation in a pair of key statistical categories. Among 353 Division I schools, the Thunderbirds rank second […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Jacob Calloway scored 20 points, Maizen Fausett had 12 points and 14 rebounds and Southern Utah routed NAIA-member San Diego Christian 111-64 on Thursday night. Southern Utah (4-1) rebounded from its only loss of the season, 76-71 at UNLV on Friday. The Thunderbirds shot 51 […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Thursday, Southern Utah men’s basketball gets back to action by hosting San Diego Christian at the America First Event Center. While the Thunderbirds are off to a stellar 3-1 start, the 76-71 loss at UNLV November 23 left a bitter taste in their mouths. Head Coach Todd Simon […]
LAS VEGAS-In seeking to build off of the best start in program history, Southern Utah men’s basketball faces UNLV Friday evening at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The Thunderbirds, who are 3-0 after edging Seattle U. 73-70 Sunday, are off to their best start since going to […]
SEATTLE (AP) — Andre Adams and Cameron Oluyitan scored 15 points each, Brandon Better added 13 and Southern Utah held on for a 73-70 victory over Seattle on Sunday. Better’s two free throws gave Southern Utah a 48-47 lead with 12 minutes remaining and the Thunderbirds were up by eight […]
OGDEN, Utah-Tuesday, Southern Utah University men’s basketball guard/forward Cameron Oluyitan was named as the Big Sky Conference’s Player of the Week. In wins over West Coast Baptist and fellow Division I foe San Jose State, Oluyitan, a 6-7 195-pound native of Sugarland, Texas, averaged 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3.5 steals, […]
