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2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

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2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record13–19 (5–13 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Wardenburg
  • Chris Pompey
  • Trent Angelucci
Home arenaAmerica First Events Center
Seasons
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 16 2   .889 26 8   .765
Idaho 14 4   .778 22 9   .710
Weber State 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722 20 15   .571
Northern Colorado 11 7   .611 26 12   .684
Idaho State 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Portland State 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Montana State 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
North Dakota 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Southern Utah 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Sacramento State 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
Northern Arizona 2 16   .111 5 27   .156
Conference tournament winner

The 2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by second-year head coach Todd Simon and played their home games at the America First Events Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. In the Big Sky tournament they defeated Idaho State and Idaho to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Eastern Washington.

Previous season

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The Thunderbirds finished the 2016–17 season 6–27, 3–15 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Montana State in the first round before losing to Weber State in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Randy Onwausor 2 G 6'3" 210 RS Junior Inglewood, CA Graduate transferred to LSU[1]
Decardo Day 3 G 6'4" 170 Freshman Jackson, MS Transferred
Neema Namdar 4 G 6'1" 170 Freshman Sandy, UT Transferred to Utah State University Eastern
John Marshall 5 G 6'1" 180 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Will Joyce 11 F 6'5" 205 Senior Newark, NJ Graduated
Race Parsons 13 G 6'4" 185 Senior Monroe, UT Graduated
Adonis Saltes 24 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Pine Ridge, SD Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Brayden Holker 35 F 6'9" 225 RS Freshman Saratoga Springs, UT Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jamil Jackson 1 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Minneapolis, MN Junior college transferred from Williston State College
Brandon Better 2 G 6'2" 180 Junior Suitland, MD Junior college transferred from Moberly Area CC
Jamal Aytes 15 F 6'6" 235 RS Senior San Diego, CA Transferred from Southern Utah. Will be eligible to play immediately since Aytes graduated from BYU.
Cameron Oluyitan 23 G 6'6" 183 Junior Houston, TX Transferred from Boise State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Oluyitan will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Andre Adams 32 F 6'9" 225 RS Sophomore Avondale, AZ Transferred from Arizona State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Adams will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dre Marin
PG
Glendale, AZ Apollo High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 14, 2016 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jordan Lyons
SF
Brampton, ON Athlete Institute Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jan 5, 2017 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 19, 2017.

Roster

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2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 1 Jamil Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So North HS
Willison State College
Minneapolis, MN
G 2 Brandon Better 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Crossland HS
Moberly Area CC
Suitland, MD
G 4 Dre Marin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Apollo HS Glendale, AZ
G/F 5 Jordan Lyons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Athlete Institute Prep Brampton, ON
F 10 Jacob Calloway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So On Point Academy Juneau, AK
G 12 Jadon Cohee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Walnut Grove Secondary
Seattle
Langley, BC
G 13 Taelin Webb (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Roosevelt HS
South Plains College
Fresno, CA
G 14 James McGee (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Mater Dei HS San Clemente, CA
F 15 Jamal Aytes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr JSerra
BYU
San Diego, CA
F 22 Ivan Madunic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So None Split, Croatia
G/F 23 Cameron Oluyitan Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Clements HS
Boise State
Houston, TX
G/F 30 Elijah Graves (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Liberty HS Las Vegas, NV
F 32 Andre Adams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So IMG Academy
Arizona State
Avondale, AZ
G 33 Matthew Johnson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Coronado HS Las Vegas, NV
F/C 34 Christian Musoko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Layton Christian HS
Salt Lake CC
Kinshasa, Congo
F 44 Joel Swallow (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Millard HS Howell, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017*
8:00 pm
Concordia (OR) W 101–84 
America First Events Center (1,200)
Cedar City, UT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 82–99  0–1
Gill Coliseum (4,588)
Corvallis, OR
Nov 12, 2017*
3:00 pm
at Boise State L 69–90  0–2
Taco Bell Arena (3,052)
Boise, ID
Nov 16, 2017*
6:30 pm
San Jose State W 81–65  1–2
America First Events Center (1,515)
Cedar City, UT
Nov 21, 2017*
8:00 pm
Benedictine (Mesa) W 85–68  2–2
America First Events Center (1,478)
Cedar City, UT
Nov 25, 2017*
8:00 pm
at UNLV L 82–101  2–3
Thomas & Mack Center (9,543)
Paradise, NV
Nov 29, 2017*
8:00 pm
at Pepperdine W 88–82  3–3
Firestone Fieldhouse (912)
Malibu, CA
Dec 2, 2017*
6:00 pm
San Diego Christian W 87–68  4–3
America First Events Center (1,195)
Cedar City, UT
Dec 6, 2017*
6:00 pm
Long Beach State W 94–89  5–3
America First Events Center (2,487)
Cedar City, UT
Dec 9, 2017*
4:00 pm, BTN
at No. 3 Michigan State L 63–88  5–4
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 16, 2017*
12:00 pm
Central Michigan W 86–80  6–4
America First Events Center (1,406)
Cedar City, UT
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa L 64–92  6–5
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,220)
Iowa City, IA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2017
6:30 pm
Montana State L 99–104  6–6
(0–1)
America First Events Center (1,472)
Cedar City, UT
Dec 30, 2017
12:30 pm
Montana L 49–79  6–7
(0–2)
America First Events Center (1,263)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm
at Idaho State L 78–93  6–8
(0–3)
Holt Arena (1,567)
Pocatello, ID
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm
at Weber State L 76–92  6–9
(0–4)
Dee Events Center (6,831)
Ogden, UT
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN
Northern Arizona W 81–75  7–9
(1–4)
America First Events Center (2,784)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 18, 2018
6:30 pm
Idaho L 76–80  7–10
(1–5)
America First Events Center (3,578)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 20, 2018
12:30 pm
Eastern Washington W 66–62  8–10
(2–5)
America First Events Center (2,229)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm
at Montana L 47–71  8–11
(2–6)
Dahlberg Arena (4,040)
Missoula, MT
Jan 27, 2018
2:00 pm
at Montana State L 66–69  8–12
(2–7)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,851)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 1, 2018
6:30 pm
Weber State L 80–90  8–13
(2–8)
America First Events Center (3,817)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 3, 2018
12:30 pm
Idaho State W 84–80  9–13
(3–8)
America First Events Center (2,259)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 10, 2018
2:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 63–54  10–13
(4–8)
Walkup Skydome (405)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 15, 2018
6:00 pm
at North Dakota L 57–61  10–14
(4–9)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,456)
Grand Forks, ND
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 80–97  10–15
(4–10)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,683)
Greeley, CO
Feb 22, 2018
6:30 pm
Portland State L 91–96 OT 10–16
(4–11)
America First Events Center (3,245)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 24, 2018
12:30 pm
Sacramento State W 77–74  11–16
(5–11)
America First Events Center (2,740)
Cedar City, UT
Mar 1, 2018
7:05 pm
at Eastern Washington L 51–74  11–17
(5–12)
Reese Court (1,637)
Cheney, WA
Mar 3, 2018
8:00 pm
at Idaho L 76–78  11–18
(5–13)
Cowan Spectrum (3,219)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
Mar 6, 2018
5:30 pm, Pluto TV
(10) vs. (7) Idaho State
First round
W 76–68  12–18
Reno Events Center (977)
Reno, NV
Mar 8, 2018
5:30 pm, ELVN
(10) vs. (2) Idaho
Quarterfinals
W 92–78  13–18
Reno Events Center (1,078)
Reno, NV
Mar 9, 2018
8:00 pm, ELVN
(10) vs. (3) Eastern Washington
Semifinals
L 70–82  13–19
Reno Events Center (1,236)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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  1. ^ Mickles, Shedon (August 8, 2017). "LSU basketball announces addition of graduate transfer Randy Onwuasor". The Advocate. Retrieved February 10, 2024.