CEDAR CITY, Utah-Monday, Southern Utah University men’s basketball announced the signing of transfer Yuat Alok. The 6-11 center comes to the Thunderbirds’ program from Central Florida while the Kenyan-born New Zealander has previous stints at Chipola C.C. (Fla.) and Texas Christian University in addition to UCF. Alok averaged 12.3 points […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Jared Samuelson tossed in 21 points and Sayeed Pridgett scored on back-to-back layups late to lift Montana to a 60-58 victory over Southern Utah on Thursday night. Samuelson knocked down 9 of 14 shots from the floor for the Grizzlies (7-7, 3-0 Big Sky Conference), who shot just 41% […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Thursday evening, Southern Utah men’s basketball (8-4, 1-0 in Big Sky Conference play) returns to the America First Event Center by hosting Montana (6-7, 2-0 in Big Sky play). The Thunderbirds have won four straight games and a win over the Grizzlies would vault them to the top […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dre Marin’s 3-pointer with 37 seconds left earned Southern Utah an 83-81 victory over Portland State in its Big Sky Conference opener on Monday night. The Thunderbirds held a narrow lead through the second half, but the Vikings went in front on Lamar Hamrick’s layup with […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Saturday, Southern Utah men’s basketball (4-4) hosts Utah Valley (4-6) at the America First Event Center for a non-conference in-state duel. The Thunderbirds are coached by Todd Simon (40-67, .374) who is in his fourth season at SUU. He signed an extension through 2024 Wednesday. SUU averages 78.5 […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Wednesday, Southern Utah University’s athletic department announced an extension for men’s basketball head coach Todd Simon which runs through the 2023-24 season. Simon is presently in his fourth season running the Thunderbirds’ program and has netted a record of 40-67 (.374). SUU men’s basketball has achieved several noteworthy […]
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.-Saturday and Sunday, Southern Utah men’s basketball (2-2) concludes its Maui on the Mainland tournament slate by facing the Charleston State Buccaneers (1-4) at Johnson City, Tenn. Saturday. Sunday, the Thunderbirds will face either Delaware State (0-5) or host school East Tennessee State (3-1). Presently, in his fourth […]
LOS ANGELES-Monday, Southern Utah men’s basketball (2-1) ensues in its Maui on the Mainland series by visiting famed Pauley Pavilion to take on the UCLA Bruins (3-0). Under head coach Todd Simon (38-64, .373 at SUU) the Thunderbirds are making strides in his fourth season, having upset Nebraska 79-78 in […]
PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU men’s basketball (1-1) continues its season with a third straight home game by hosting Southern Utah (2-0) at the Marriott Center. The Cougars are coming off a disappointing 76-71 loss to San Diego State Saturday, the first defeat in the Mark Pope era at BYU. Pope is […]
LINCOLN, Neb.-Southern Utah men’s basketball (1-0) visits Big Ten Conference foe Nebraska (0-1) at Pinnacle Bank Arena of Lincoln, Neb., Saturday for a 1:00 pm MST tip-off. The Thunderbirds are coming off a 110-64 win over Bethesda of Anaheim, Calif. Tuesday. The Thunderbirds’ scoring offense currently ranks sixth nationally, tied […]
