Weber State January 23, 2021 #STORMTHESKY THUNDERBIRD BASKETBALL2020-21 schedule NON-CONFERENCE BIG SKY CONFERENCE NOV 25 @Loyola Marymount ...L, 83–85 DEC 31 @Montana ST* .........CANCELED NOV 28 ST KATHERINE ........... W, 95–47 JAN 2 @Montana ST* .........CANCELED DEC 3 MONTANA* .............. W, 64–63 JAN 7 IDAHO* .................... W, 85–80 DEC 5 MONTANA* .............. W, 75–74 JAN 9 IDAHO* ......................... 12PM DEC 9 @Utah Valley ............ W, 81–71 JAN 14 @Ea. Washington* ......L, 85–80 DEC 17 DIXIE ST ................... W, 85–78 JAN 16 @Ea. Washington* .... W, 99–94 DEC 18 BETHESDA ................ W, 98–64 JAN 21 @Weber ST* ...............L, 67–91 DEC 21 BETHESDA ................ W, 96–57 JAN 23 WEBER ST* .................... 12PM JAN 28 @Idaho ST* ...................... 7PM JAN 30 @Idaho ST* .................... 12PM FEB 4 NORTHERN COLORADO* .. 7PM #5 Tevian FEB 6 NORTHERN COLORADO* 12PM Jones GUARD – JR FEB 18 SACRAMENTO ST* ............ 7PM Chandler, az FEB 20 SACRAMENTO ST* .......... 12PM FEB 25 NORTHERN ARIZONA* ..... 7PM FEB 27 @Northern Arizona* ...... 12PM MAR 4 @Portland ST* ................. 8PM MAR 6 @Portland ST* ................. 1PM *CONFERENCE GAME ALL TIMES MT BUY TICKETS WATCH BIG SKY GAMES FREE 360 N Main Street in Cedar City BRADSHAWCHEVY.COM FOR ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLES YESTERDAY, TODAY AND FOREVER Zions Bank is for you. Zions Bank has been committed to the same values for over 145 years. And for a bank to achieve that kind of consistency, it means you have to go the extra mile … and many more after that. Zions Bank is committed to community, integrity, teamwork, trust and value because we’re committed to you. Learn more at www.zionsbank.com A division of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Member FDIC © 2020 Zions Bancorporation, N.A. #15 Harrison Butler #3 John Knight III #4 Dre Marin #22 Ivan Madunic #12 Maizen Fausett GAME PREVIEW LAST TIME OUT WEBER STATE The Southern Utah University men’s basketball team As Division I foes, the Wildcats hold a 30-9 advantage over suffered a tough loss at the hands of in-state rival Weber the Thunderbirds over the past three decades. State University on Thursday evening, as the Thunderbirds fell to the Wildcats 91-67. Southern Utah claimed both contests during the 2018-19 campaign, but Weber State turned around and did the The loss moves the Thunderbirds to 10-3 on the season, and same during the 2019-20 season. 5-2 in Big Sky Conference play. SUU looks to rebound tonight after losing to a red hot “We just had a lid on the rim early, and I think that affected Weber State on Thursday. Currently they are on a four our defense and we were just flat,” SUU head coach Todd game winning streak. Simon said. “We talk about our defense having to travel, and today our performance defensively wasn’t what it needed to Northwestern transfer Isiah Brown has been the leading be.” scorer for the Wildcats through nine contests, averaging 18.2 ppg for Weber State. Cody Carlson is adding 13.3 ppg WSU jumped out to a 10-3 lead at the first media timeout as to the scoring total, and Zahir Porter is averaging 12.5. Southern Utah started the game just 1-of-10 from the field. WSU head coach Randy Rahe is in his 15th season as the The T-Birds stayed cold for the majority of the opening half, head coach of the Wildcats, and is the Big Sky Conference and the Wildcats took advantage of it by embarking on a all-time leader in coaching victories. 14-0 run that put themselves up 28-9 at the under-eight media timeout. The Thunderbirds only have four victories over the Wildcats since joining the Big Sky Conference. The Thunderbirds ended the contest shooting 35 percent To read more visit: suutbirds.com from the field and just 22 percent from three. For the Wildcats, they shot 57 percent from the field and 46 from behind the arc. COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH At the start of the 2020-21 season Todd Simon will be in his fifth year at the helm of the Southern Utah University men's basketball team after being named the head coach on March 24, 2016. Even though Simon’s fourth season at SUU ended abruptly due to COVID-19 concerns, the Thunderbirds had a lot to be proud of and set several new milestones for the program. The T-Birds ended the 2019-20 season with a 17- 15 overall record, marking the first time the program had finished above .500 since the 2006-07 season. SUU’s winning percentage of .531 was the third- highest the program had experienced since the year 2000. The Thunderbirds finished the season ranked 161st in the KenPom Rankings, which was a jump up of 112 spots from the previous year and was the highest ranking the program had reached in the KenPom Era (2001). The T-Birds were on track to make their second-consecutive postseason appearance, but all postseason play was canceled in the NCAA. TODD SIMON - HEAD COACH Simon’s third season with the program was one for the record books, and one of the most successful the program has experienced in recent memory. The Thunderbirds qualified for postseason play for the first time since 2001, and won the first postseason game in the program’s Division I history in the First Round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. The T-Birds defeated the Drake Bulldogs, who were Co-Regular Season Champions of the Missouri Valley Conference. The 2018-19 season provided several milestones. SUU finished .500 for the first time since the 2006-07 season with a mark of 17-17. The T-Birds won nine Big Sky Conference games, which was the most the program had earned since joining the league. In his second year with the team the Thunderbirds won 13 contests in 2017-18, and made it to the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Championship Tournament for the first time in the history of the program. The 13 wins the program reached more than doubled the win total of the team Simon inherited. In his first year with the program Simon led the Thunderbirds to a first-round win at the Big Sky Road to Reno Conference Tournament with a triple overtime victory over Montana State. The Thunderbirds concluded the season with a 6-27 overall record and a 3-15 conference record. A native of Fowler, Michigan, Simon earned his bachelor's degree from Central Michigan with a double major in sport studies and management information systems in 2003. He earned his master's degree from UNLV in sport education leadership in 2010. Todd and his wife, Kati, have three sons and one daughter: Rece, Raylan, Ryder and Sophia. ASSISTANT COACHES JOHN WARDENBURG CHRIS POMPEY FLYNN CLAYMAN BRYCE MARTIN ASSOC. HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH DIR OF OPERATIONS THE OFFICIAL HOME OF THE THUNDERBIRDS FOOTBALL • MEN’S BASKETBALL TUNE IN OR STREAM LIVE TO ALL HOME AND AWAY GAMES Proud supporters of all local sports programs in Cedar City GETTING THERE IS ONLY HALF THE STORY Whatever moves you, we have the muscle to get you there. For over 65 years, Hercules Tires has been providing more drivers with the selection, value and strength to get them where they’re going—whatever the vehicle, whatever the terrain, whatever the destination. And with our powerful protection promise along for the ride, where you take the story from here is up to you. Raptis R-T5® Roadtour 855 SPE® Terra Trac® M/T Premium UHP Grand Touring Premium Mud Terrain All-Season All-Season All-Season HerculesTires.com #herculestires MILEAGE ROAD HAZARD DAY TRIAL WORKMANSHIP COVERAGE (435) 586-6607 265 W 200 N, CEDAR CITY YOUR SUU THUNDERBIRDS 2020-21 SEASON ROSTER 0 DAMANI MCENTIRE 1 NICK FLEMING 2 AANEN MOODY 3 JOHN KNIGHT III 4 DRE MARIN 6'4" GUARD SO 6’1” GUARD JR 6’3” GUARD RJR 6’3” GUARD SR 6’0” GUARD SR INDIANAPOLIS, IN ATLANTA, GA DICKINSON, ND JACKSON, MS GLENDALE, AZ 5 TEVIAN JONES 12 MAIZEN FAUSETT 13 DARNELL LATHAM JR 14 JASON SPURGIN 15 HARRISON BUTLER 6’7” GUARD JR 6’6” FORWARD JR 6’2” GUARD SR 6’11” CENTER FR 6’5” GUARD JR CHANDLER, AZ SARATOGA SPRINGS, UT CHICAGO, IL TOOWOOMBA, AUS SANTA ANA, CA 21 KINGSLEY BOX 22 IVAN MADUNIC 23 COURTESE COOPER 25 DEE BARNES 30 MARQUIS MOORE 6’5” GUARD FR 6’11” CENTER RSR 6’9” FORWARD RJR 6’4” GUARD JR 6’6” FORWARD JR MELBOURNE, AUS SPLIT, CROATIA ELGIN, IL GREAT MILLS, MD LOS ANGELES, CA 33 MARTEL WILLIAMS 6’3” GUARD FR LAS VEGAS, NV COMBINED 2020-21 Southern Utah Men's Basketball Page 1/1 Season Box Score as of Jan 22, 2021 STATS All games Game Records Record Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES 10-3 8-0 2-3 0-0 CONFERENCE 5-2 4-0 1-2 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 5-1 4-0 1-1 0-0 Team Box Score Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds No. Player GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 5 JONES, Tevian 13-13 343:53 26.5 80-186 .430 35-97 .361 46-54 .852 9 41 50 3.8 27 0 13 31 0 7 241 18.5 12 FAUSETT, Maizen 12-10 336:20 28.0 58-108 .537 15-41 .366 32-43 .744 32 50 82 6.8 28 0 12 13 6 9 163 13.6 3 KNIGHT III, John 13-11 380:17 29.3 54-105 .514 3-13 .231 47-75 .627 19 39 58 4.5 33 0 53 39 7 23 158 12.2 4 MARIN, Dre 13-13 368:15 28.3 45-99 .455 25-59 .424 25-34 .735 6 48 54 4.2 26 0 36 17 0 15 140 10.8 15 BUTLER, Harrison 13-4 302:15 23.2 36-87 .414 7-35 .200 28-41 .683 8 53 61 4.7 28 0 17 20 3 10 107 8.2 25 BARNES, Dee 3-0 23:29 7.8 6-13 .462 3-8 .375 3-5 .600 1 2 3 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 3 18 6.0 2 MOODY, Aanen 9-0 143:21 15.9 20-48 .417 11-32 .344 1-2 .500 0 13 13 1.4 9 0 8 6 0 4 52 5.8 22 MADUNIC, Ivan 12-12 251:41 21.0 23-58 .397 3-19 .158 20-25 .800 23 38 61 5.1 29 1 10 12 10 2 69 5.8 33 WILLIAMS, Martel 3-0 19:32 6.5 6-12 .500 0-0 .000 3-3 1.000 5 3 8 2.7 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 5.0 1 FLEMING, Nick 11-0 143:50 13.1 13-32 .406 6-18 .333 11-19 .579 8 18