2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach	Rob Jeter (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Donald Williams
Assistant coaches	Allan Hanson; Shaun Gutting;
Home arena	America First Event Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Grand Canyon	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Abilene Christian	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
California Baptist	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Utah Valley	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
UT Arlington	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Seattle	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333
Tarleton	0	–	0	–	3	–	8	.273
Utah Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	9	.182

† 2025 WAC tournament winner As of December 9, 2024

The 2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team represents Southern Utah University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by second-year head coach Rob Jeter and play their games at America First Event Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2023–24 season 10–21, 5–15 in WAC play, to finish in tenth place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the WAC tournament, as only the top eight teams are eligible to compete.

Roster

2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Xavier Sykes	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr	Moberly Area CC	Columbia, MO
SG	1	Dominique Ford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Idaho	Las Vegas, NV
G	2	Tavi Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Colorado State	Las Vegas, NV
G/F	3	Jamir Simpson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Wisconsin–Parkside	Lima, OH
G	4	Lorenzo Abellar	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr	College of Southern Nevada	Las Vegas, NV
F	5	Javion Langston	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	East Los Angeles College	Fort Wayne, IN
F	6	Josh Jackman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Ridgeline High School	Providence, UT
F	7	Jeffrey (JT) Langston Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Rider	Fort Wayne, IN
G	8	Shawn Mitchell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Good Vision Academy	Katy, TX
G	10	Peter Dadson Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Hillcrest Prep	Sydney, Australia
G	11	Langston Binns	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Central Lakes College	Saint Paul, MN
F	12	Mason Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	RS Sr	MATC	Milwaukee, WI
PG	13	Tainui Taiaroa	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	ABC Prep	Las Cruces, NM
F	14	Jamari Sibley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	UTEP	Milwaukee, WI
G	15	Hercy Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Louisville	Los Angeles, CA
PG	21	Robert Jeter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	Western Illinois	Madison, WI
SG	23	Duncan Reid	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	RS Fr	Skyridge High School	Highland, UT
C	25	Kai Burdick	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	Jr	MiraCosta College	Carlsbad, CA
C	32	Malik Lamin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Sr	Grambling State	Champlin, MN
PF	33	Brock Felder	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Parowan High School	Parowan, UT
G	55	Cade Brazier	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	Salt Lake CC	Huntington, UT

Head coach

Rob Jeter (UW–Platteville)

Assistant coach(es)

Donald Williams (Cal State Hayward)
Allan Hanson (Milwaukee)
Shaun Gutting (Colorado State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2024

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2024* 6:30 p.m.	Westminster	W 66–49	–	19 – Jackson	9 – Tied	3 – Jackson	America First Event Center (665) Cedar City, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Western New Mexico	W 96–68	1–0	18 – Sibley	10 – Sibley	4 – Ford	America First Event Center (1,486) Cedar City, UT
November 9, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	FIU	W 80–75	2–0	18 – Miller	9 – Jackson	4 – Jackson	America First Event Center (2,856) Cedar City, UT
November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Bethesda (CA)	W 107–54	3–0	12 – Sykes	7 – Tied	7 – Abellar	America First Event Center (965) Cedar City, UT
November 16, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Omaha	W 79–73	4–0	25 – Simpson	10 – Sibley	5 – Jackson	America First Event Center (1,006) Cedar City, UT
November 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Loyola Chicago	L 72–76	4–1	28 – Simpson	10 – Sibley	4 – Sibley	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,318) Chicago, IL
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Diego San Diego MTE	W 72–67	5–1	20 – Simpson	13 – Felder	7 – Jackson	Jenny Craig Pavilion (380) San Diego, CA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Idaho San Diego MTE	W 82–67	6–1	21 – Simpson	4 – Tied	5 – Jackson	Jenny Craig Pavilion (148) San Diego, CA
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN	at UCLA	L 43–88	6–2	10 – Sykes	4 – Lamin	3 – Abellar	Pauley Pavilion (4,311) Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield	W 74–64	7–2	21 – Simpson	9 – Langston Jr.	3 – Abellar	America First Event Center (995) Cedar City, UT
December 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Park (Gilbert)	W 90–55	8–2	14 – Langston Jr.	7 – Tied	3 – Abellar	America First Event Center (900) Cedar City, UT
December 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arizona	L 66–102	8–3	21 – Simpson	7 – Simpson	4 – Simpson	McKale Center (13,747) Tucson, AZ
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Mexico State						Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
December 18, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Arizona						America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Grand Canyon						GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Tarleton State						America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 11, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Arlington						America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Seattle						Redhawk Center Seattle, WA
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Grand Canyon						America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 25, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	California Baptist						America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Arlington						College Park Center Arlington, TX
February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tarleton State						Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX
February 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at California Baptist						Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA
February 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Abilene Christian						America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Tech						America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Valley						America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Abilene Christian						Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Tech						Burns Arena St. George, UT
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Valley						UCCU Center Orem, UT
March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Seattle						America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source:^[2]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

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