2020–21 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
2020–21 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball | |
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Big Sky regular season champions | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
2020–21 record | 20–4 (12–2 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | John Wardenburg |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | America First Event Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington† | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 1 | – | 21 | .045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Big Sky Tournament winner |
The 2020–21 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team represented Southern Utah University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds, led by 5th-year head coach Todd Simon, played 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[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | Canceled | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | ||||||||
February 6, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Northern Colorado | Canceled | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | ||||||||
February 6, 2021* 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Benedictine Mesa | W 110–58 | 12–3 |
America First Event Center (456) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
February 9, 2021* 2:00 pm, Pluto TV |
San Diego Christian | W 109–50 | 13–3 |
America First Event Center (200) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Sacramento State | W 88–69 | 14–3 (7–2) |
America First Event Center (946) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
February 20, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Sacramento State | W 77–57 | 15–3 (8–2) |
America First Event Center (665) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Northern Arizona | W 85–80 | 16–3 (9–2) |
America First Event Center (944) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
February 26, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Northern Arizona | W 92–62 | 17–3 (10–2) |
Rolle Activity Center (0) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
March 4, 2021 8:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Portland State | W 68–58 | 18–3 (11–2) |
Viking Pavilion (0) Portland, OR | |||||||
March 6, 2021 1:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Portland State | W 73–54 | 19–3 (12–2) |
Viking Pavilion (0) Portland, OR | |||||||
Big Sky Tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2021 11:00 am, Eleven |
(1) | vs. (8) Northern Colorado Quarterfinals |
W 91–83 | 20–3 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
March 12, 2021 5:00 pm, Eleven |
(1) | vs. (5) Montana State Semifinals |
L 77–80 | 20–4 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
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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