PORTLAND, Ore.-Monday evening, Southern Utah University men’s basketball (7-4) opens up Big Sky Conference play by visiting the Portland State Vikings (7-6, 1-0 in Big Sky Conference play). The Thunderbirds are coached by fourth-year head coach Todd Simon (43-67, .391 at SUU; 52-75, .409 as a collegiate head coach). Having […]
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP)-Cameron Oluyitan scored a career-high 27 points, shooting 6-for-8 from behind the 3-point arc and Southern Utah rolled past Long Beach State 84-63. Oluyitan scored four of his 3s in the second half when the Thunderbirds broke the game open with a 20-4 run. Harrison Butler had […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Thursday, Southern Utah men’s basketball (6-4) visits Big West Conference foe Long Beach State (3-8) for a non-conference tilt at the Walter Pyramid. In his fourth season at the helm of the Thunderbirds’ program, Todd Simon (42-67, .385) is on pace for his first winning season at Cedar […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)-John Knight III completed a three-point play in the final minute to give Southern Utah enough cushion to hold off UC Santa Barbara 62-61 on Saturday afternoon. With the score tied at 58-58, Dwayne Morgan collected a steal and fed Knight for a fast-break basket that turned […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Saturday, Southern Utah men’s basketball (5-4) hosts UC Santa Barbara (6-3) of the Big West Conference at the America First Event Center. The Thunderbirds are coached by Todd Simon (41-67, .380) who is in fourth season at SUU. The Thunderbirds score 77.9 points per game, ranking them 72nd […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — John Knight III made a layup with 8 seconds left in the game and Southern Utah rallied last in a 73-72 victory over Utah Valley on Saturday. Brandon Averette had given Utah Valley a 72-71 lead by sinking two free throws with 14 seconds to […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Wednesday, Southern Utah University men’s and women’s basketball host the Basketball Bash at 6:30 pm at the America First Event Center on campus. The event consists of a three-point contest, a dunk contest, an all-star matchup (consisting of one head coach, a men’s player, a women’s player and […]
OGDEN, Utah-Late Wednesday, Southern Utah University and Weber State men’s basketball were given their preseason rankings at the Big Sky Conference media day. The Montana Grizzlies, who won the Big Sky’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid last season, were tabbed as the preseason favorite in both the media and coaches’ polls. […]
