Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball

Southern Utah Thunderbirds

2015–16 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team

University

Southern Utah University

Conference

Big Sky

Location

Cedar City, UT

Head coach

Nick Robinson (4th year)

Arena

Centrum Arena
(Capacity: 5,300)

Nickname

Thunderbirds

Colors

Red and White

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament appearances

2001

Conference tournament champions

2001

Conference regular season champions

2001

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds Basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.^[1] The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference.^[2] The Thunderbirds are currently coached by Nick Robinson.

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Thunderbirds have appeared once in the NCAA Tournament in 2001. They were eliminated in the first round by Boston College giving them a tournament record of 0–1.^[3]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2001	#13	First Round	#4 Boston College	L 65–68

NAIA tournament results

The Thunderbirds have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1977	First Round	Southwestern Oklahoma State	L 89–99

Coaching records

Name	Seasons	Record
Boyd Adams	1963–71	84–98 (.462)
Stan Jack	1971–80	145–90 (.620)
Tom McCracken	1980–83	51–30 (.630)
Bob Schermerhorn	1983–87	68–42 (.618)
Neil Roberts	1987–92	70–63 (.526)
Bill Evans	1992–2007	183–189 (.492)
Roger Reid	2007–2012	40–80 (.333)
Nick Robinson	2012–present	12-23 (.343)

References

↑ Carli Moreland. "Men's Basketball - News - Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics". Suutbirds.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
↑ "Big Sky Conference". Bigskyconf.com. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
↑ "NCAA Basketball Tournament History: Southern Utah Thunderbirds - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

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 2015–16

Southern Utah University

Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball

Facilities	Centrum Arena Eccles Coliseum Thunderbird Park

Media	KSUU

Related	List of Presidents of Southern Utah University Utah Shakespeare Festival

Big Sky Conference men's basketball

Teams	Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho Vandals Idaho State Bengals Montana Grizzlies Montana State Bobcats North Dakota Fighting Hawks Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings Sacramento State Hornets Southern Utah Thunderbirds Weber State Wildcats

Championships & awards	Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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 2015–16

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