2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

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

2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	12–19 (4–12 WAC)
Head coach	Rob Jeter (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Donald Williams
Assistant coaches	Allan Hanson Shaun Gutting Tennessee Owens
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
Utah Valley	15	–	1		.938			25	–	9		.735
Grand Canyon †	13	–	3		.813			26	–	8		.765
California Baptist	9	–	7		.563			17	–	15		.531
Abilene Christian	8	–	8		.500			16	–	16		.500
Seattle	8	–	8		.500			14	–	18		.438
Tarleton State	7	–	9		.438			12	–	20		.375
UT Arlington	6	–	10		.375			13	–	18		.419
Southern Utah	4	–	12		.250			12	–	19		.387
Utah Tech	2	–	14		.125			7	–	26		.212
† 2025 WAC tournament winner

The Thunderbirds finished the season 12–19, 4–12 in WAC play, to finish in eighth place.^[1] Their season ended in a first-round loss to Utah Tech in the WAC tournament.^[2]

Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2023–24 season 10–21, 5–15 in WAC play, to finish in tenth place.^[3] 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) Jr. Langston 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 Jr. Dadson 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 St. 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) Tennessee Owens (New Mexico 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	Rank#	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 – 2 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 – 2 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 – 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 – 3 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	L 69–72	8–4	19 – Ford	7 – Felder	4 – Simpson	Pan American Center (3,998) Las Cruces, NM
December 18, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 73–78	8–5	20 – Simpson	6 – 3 tied	5 – Abellar	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,637) Edinburg, TX
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Arizona	L 75–83	8–6	20 – Simpson	9 – Simpson	3 – 4 tied	America First Event Center (741) Cedar City, UT
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 71–82	8–7 (0–1)	22 – Ford	6 – Ford	9 – Jackson	GCU Arena (7,398) Phoenix, AZ
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Tarleton State	L 66–74	8–8 (0–2)	21 – Ford	7 – Felder	2 – 4 tied	America First Event Center (1,453) Cedar City, UT
January 11, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 73–68	9–8 (1–2)	26 – Ford	5 – 2 tied	5 – Jackson	America First Event Center (1,061) Cedar City, UT
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	L 52–75	9–9 (1–3)	15 – Simpson	8 – Jackson	2 – 2 tied	Redhawk Center (772) Seattle, WA
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Grand Canyon	L 59–74	9–10 (1–4)	21 – Simpson	6 – 2 tied	3 – Simpson	America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
January 25, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		California Baptist	L 60–76	9–11 (1–5)	17 – Simpson	9 – Miller	2 – 2 tied	America First Event Center (1,253) Cedar City, UT
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 68–70	9–12 (1–6)	20 – Simpson	13 – Felder	3 – 2 tied	College Park Center (1,450) Arlington, TX
February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State	L 58–75	9–13 (1–7)	24 – Simpson	5 – Felder	2 – Simpson	Wisdom Gym (1,312) Stephenville, TX
February 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at California Baptist	W 60–57	10–13 (2–7)	22 – Simpson	7 – 2 tied	2 – Felder	Fowler Events Center (2,865) Riverside, CA
February 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian	L 70–84	10–14 (2–8)	14 – Simpson	10 – Felder	5 – Abellar	America First Event Center (989) Cedar City, UT
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 76–74	11–14 (3–8)	17 – Simpson	7 – Felder	3 – 2 tied	America First Event Center (2,414) Cedar City, UT
February 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 68–70	11–15 (3–9)	28 – Ford	7 – Simpson	5 – Simpson	America First Event Center (1,555) Cedar City, UT
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 59–75	11–16 (3–10)	15 – Simpson	7 – Burdick	3 – Abellar	Moody Coliseum (1,484) Abilene, TX
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech	W 82–75	12–16 (4–10)	29 – Ford	7 – Felder	7 – Abellar	Burns Arena (3,185) St. George, UT
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 59–100	12–17 (4–11)	11 – Felder	7 – Felder	4 – Simpson	UCCU Center (3,449) Orem, UT
March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle	L 39–62	12–18 (4–12)	9 – 2 tied	7 – Burdick	3 – Abellar	America First Event Center (1,074) Cedar City, UT
WAC tournament
March 11, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	at (9) Utah Tech First round	L 65–72	12–19	16 – Ford	9 – Felder	3 – Ford	Burns Arena (1,022) St. George, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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