2019–20 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

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2019–20 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
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ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2019–20 record17–15 (9–11 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Wardenburg
  • Chris Pompey
  • Flynn Clayman
Home arenaAmerica First Event Center
Seasons
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 – 4   .800 23 – 8   .742
Northern Colorado 15 – 5   .750 22 – 9   .710
Montana 14 – 6   .700 18 – 13   .581
Portland State 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563
Northern Arizona 10 – 10   .500 16 – 14   .533
Montana State 10 – 10   .500 16 – 15   .516
Southern Utah 9 – 11   .450 17 – 15   .531
Sacramento State 8 – 12   .400 16 – 14   .533
Weber State 8 – 12   .400 12 – 20   .375
Idaho State 4 – 16   .200 8 – 22   .267
Idaho 4 – 16   .200 8 – 24   .250
Note: The 2020 Big Sky Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represents Southern Utah University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds are led by fourth-year head coach Todd Simon and 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 2018–19 season 17–17 overall, 9–11 in Big Sky play, finishing in 7th place. In the Big Sky Tournament, they defeated Idaho State in the first round,[1] upset No. 2 seeded Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to Northern Colorado in the semifinals.[3] They were invited to the CIT, where they defeated Drake in the first round,[4] before losing to Cal State Bakersfield in the second round.[5]

Roster[]

2019–20 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) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Indianapolis, IN
G 1 Jakolby Long 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Fr Mustang HS
Iowa State 		Mustang, OK
G 3 John Knight III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Callaway HS
Utah State 		Jackson, MS
G 4 Dre Marin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Apollo HS Glendale, AZ
F 12 Maizen Fausett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Westlake HS Saratoga Springs, UT
G 13 Chase Verdugo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Walden Grove HS Sahuarita, AZ
C 14 Daouda N'Diaye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Windermere Prep
Illinois State 		Dakar, Senegal
G 15 Harrison Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Mater Dei HS Santa Ana, CA
G 21 Josh Cornish 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Dulaney HS Cockeysville, MD
G/F 23 Cameron Olutiyan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Clements HS
Boise State 		Sugar Land, TX
F 23 Dwayne Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr St. Frances Academy
UNLV 		Baltimore, MD
F 32 Andre Adams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Westview HS
Arizona State 		Avondale, AZ
F 33 Jarryd Hoppo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Westminster School Adelaide, South Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Bethesda W 110–66  1–0
 America First Event Center (2,087)
Cedar City, UT
November 9, 2019*
12:00 pm, BTN+ 		at Nebraska W 79–78 2OT 1-1
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,828)
Lincoln, NE
November 13, 2019*
7:00 PM 		at BYU
Maui Invitational campus-site game 		L 63–68  1-2
 Marriott Center (10,661)
Provo, UT
November 18, 2019*
9:00 pm, P12N 		at UCLA
Maui Invitational campus-site game 		L 61–76  1-3
 Pauley Pavilion (4,427)
Los Angeles, CA
November 23, 2019*
 vs. Charleston Southern
Maui on the Mainland 		W 80–45  2-3
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,526)
Johnson City, TN
November 24, 2019*
, ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State
Maui on the Mainland 		L 58–70  3–3
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,053)
Johnson City, TN
November 29, 2019*
12:00 pm, Pluto TV 		West Coast Baptist W 126–40  4–3
 America First Event Center (1,501)
Cedar City, UT
December 1, 2019*
2:00 pm, WCC Network 		at Loyola Marymount L 51–61  4–4
 Gersten Pavilion (622)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2019*
2:00 pm 		Utah Valley W 73–72  5–4
 America First Event Center (3,017)
Cedar City, UT
December 14, 2019*
2:00 pm, Pluto TV 		UC Santa Barbara W 62–61  6–4
 America First Event Center (1,810)
Cedar City, UT
December 19, 2019*
8:00 pm 		at Long Beach State W 84–63  7–4
 Walter Pyramid (1,336)
Long Beach, CA
Big Sky regular season
December 30, 2019
8:00 pm 		at Portland State W 83–81  8–4
(1–0) 		Viking Pavilion (755)
Portland, OR
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Montana L 58–60  8–5
(1–1) 		America First Event Center (2,059)
Cedar City, UT
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Montana State W 59–53  9–5
(2–1) 		America First Event Center (1,806)
Cedar City, UT
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Idaho State W 71–55  10–5
(3–1) 		Reed Gym (1,332)
Pocatello, ID
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Northern Arizona L 72–75  10–6
(3–2) 		America First Event Center (3,346)
Cedar City, UT
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Sacramento State W 74–49  11–6
(4–2) 		America First Event Center (2,018)
Cedar City, UT
January 25, 2020
3:00 pm 		at Eastern Washington L 78–81 OT 11–7
(4–3) 		Reese Court (1,561)
Cheney, WA
January 27, 2020
7:30 pm 		at Idaho W 73–45  12–7
(5–3) 		Cowan Spectrum (914)
Moscow, ID
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Weber State L 65–75  12–8
(5–4) 		America First Event Center (4,021)
Cedar City, UT
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Idaho State W 80–75  13–8
(6–4) 		America First Event Center (2,163)
Cedar City, UT
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Northern Colorado L 60–68  13–9
(6–5) 		America First Event Center (2,196)
Cedar City, UT
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Portland State W 85–57  14–9
(7–5) 		America First Event Center (2,085)
Cedar City, UT
February 13, 2020
8:00 pm 		at Sacramento State L 55–70  14–10
(7–6) 		Hornets Nest (914)
Sacramento, CA
February 15, 2020
4:00 pm 		at Northern Arizona L 69–82  14–11
(7–7) 		Walkup Skydome (678)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Northern Colorado L 66–68  14–12
(7–8) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,503)
Greeley, CO
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Weber State L 71–82  14–13
(7–9) 		Dee Events Center (6,141)
Ogden, UT
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Eastern Washington L 51–69  14–14
(7–10) 		America First Event Center (2,368)
Cedar City, UT
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Idaho W 87–55  15–14
(8–10) 		America First Event Center (2,174)
Cedar City, UT
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Montana State L 65–73  15–15
(8–11) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,073)
Bozeman, MT
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Montana W 85–80 OT 16–15
(9–11) 		Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
Big Sky Tournament
March 11, 2020
12:00 pm, Pluto TV 		(7) vs. (10) Idaho
First round 		W 75–69  17–15
 CenturyLink Arena (2,503)
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Thunderbirds Advance Past Idaho State, Await Northern Colorado". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "T-Birds Advance to Semifinals Following Upset Victory Over Northern Colorado". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Eastern Washington Returns to #BigSkyMBB Championship Game With Win Over Southern Utah". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "Southern Utah Grinds Out Overtime Win Over Drake In CIT Opening Round". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "CSU Bakersfield vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - March 25, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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