2012–13 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team

2012–13 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2012–13 record	11–20 (8–12 Big Sky)
Head coach	Nick Robinson (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jared Barrett
Assistant coach	Drew Allen
Assistant coach	Todd Okeson
Home arena	Centrum Arena

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana †	19	–	1	.950	25	–	7	.781
Weber State	18	–	2	.900	30	–	7	.811
North Dakota	12	–	8	.600	16	–	17	.485
Montana State	10	–	10	.500	13	–	17	.433
Northern Colorado	10	–	10	.500	13	–	18	.419
Sacramento State	8	–	12	.400	14	–	15	.483
Southern Utah	8	–	12	.400	11	–	20	.355
Northern Arizona	8	–	12	.400	11	–	21	.344
Eastern Washington	7	–	13	.350	10	–	21	.323
Portland State	5	–	15	.250	8	–	20	.286
Idaho State	5	–	15	.250	6	–	24	.200


† 2013 Big Sky Tournament winner As of April 2, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by first year head coach Nick Robinson and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament to North Dakota.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3	Damon Heuir	Guard	6–2	200	Senior	Townsville, Australia
5	Zach Ghormley	Guard	6–4	185	Freshman	Garland, Texas
10	Matt Gardner	Guard	6–3	180	Sophomore	Spanish Fork, Utah
12	Chris Nsenki	Guard	6–2	180	Sophomore	Kansas City, Missouri
14	Drake Thomas	Guard	6–0	165	Freshman	Ovilla, Texas
21	Jackson Stevenett	Forward	6–4	185	Senior	Kaysville, Utah
22	John Renfro	Forward	6–6	185	Freshman	Fairbanks, Alaska
25	Jordan Johnson	Guard	6–3	175	Senior	Delta, Utah
33	Tyson Koehler	Forward	6–8	250	Senior	Salt Lake City, Utah
34	Cal Hanks	Center	6–11	235	Sophomore	Logan, Utah
35	A.J. Hess	Guard	6–6	190	Freshman	Phoenix, Arizona
42	Jaren Jeffery	Center	6–8	210	Junior	Delta, Utah
44	Julian Scott	Forward	6–8	260	Senior	Sacramento, California
50	Jayson Cheesman	Center	6–11	250	Junior	Orem, Utah

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012*	at #21 Gonzaga	L 65–103	0–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
11/16/2012*	vs. Green Bay (World Vision Classic)	L 54–66	0–2	Lawlor Events Center (6,261)
11/17/2012*	vs. Cal State Fullerton (World Vision Classic)	L 69–112	0–3	Lawlor Events Center (6,691)
11/18/2012*	at Nevada (World Vision Classic)	L 61–79	0–4	Lawlor Events Center (5,885)
11/21/2012*	Carroll	W 68–58	1–4	Centrum Arena (1,842)
11/29/2012*	at TCU	L 52–61	1–5	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,867)
12/01/2012*	San Diego Christian	W 95–65	2–5	Centrum Arena (2,474)
12/04/2012*	San Diego	L 53–67	2–6	Centrum Arena (3,241)
12/17/2012	North Dakota	W 79–67	3–6 (1–0)	Centrum Arena (1,332)
12/21/2012*	at Denver	L 47–72	3–7	Magness Arena (2,030)
12/29/2012	Northern Colorado	W 51–50	4–7 (2–0)	Centrum Arena (2,728)
01/05/2013	at Northern Arizona	W 90–77	5–7 (3–0)	Walkup Skydome (706)
01/07/2013	at Sacramento State	L 59–64	5–8 (3–1)	Colberg Court (405)
01/10/2013	Weber State	L 74–81	5–9 (3–2)	Centrum Arena (3,914)
01/12/2013	Idaho State	L 53–54	5–10 (3–3)	Centrum Arena (2,994)
01/17/2013	at Montana	L 67–73	5–11 (3–4)	Dahlberg Arena (3,202)
01/21/2013	at Montana State	L 68–76	5–12 (3–5)	Worthington Arena (2,309)
01/24/2013	Portland State	W 76–63	6–12 (4–5)	Centrum Arena (2,098)
01/26/2013	Eastern Washington	W 69–55	7–12 (5–5)	Centrum Arena (3,081)
01/31/2013	Sacramento State	W 79–67	8–12 (6–5)	Centrum Arena (2,022)
02/02/2013	Northern Arizona	W 78–67	9–12 (7–5)	Centrum Arena (2,301)
02/07/2013	at Idaho State	W 81–79 ^OT	10–12 (8–5)	Reed Gym (1,992)
02/09/2013	at Weber State	L 58–75	10–13 (8–6)	Dee Events Center (7,168)
02/14/2013	at Portland State	L 69–90	10–14 (8–7)	Stott Center (724)
02/16/2013	at Eastern Washington	L 72–86	10–15 (8–8)	Reese Court (1,037)
02/23/2013*	Cal State Northridge (BracketBusters)	W 73–72	11–15	Centrum Arena (2,228)
02/28/2013	Montana State	L 61–62	11–16 (8–9)	Centrum Arena (2,431)
03/04/2013	Montana	L 74–86 ^OT	11–17 (8–10)	Centrum Arena (3,183)
03/07/2013	at Northern Colorado	L 58–66	11–18 (8–11)	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,767)
03/09/2013	at North Dakota	L 61–68	11–19 (8–12)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,737)
2013 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/14/2013	vs. North Dakota (Quarterfinals)	L 52–69	11–20	Dahlberg Arena (3,333)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

↑ https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/849612.pdf?ATCLID=205501442&SPSID=39376&SPID=3470&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=8600

Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball

Venues	Centrum Arena (1985–present)

Rivalries	In-state Utah schools

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15