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Name of School......................................... Southern Utah University Location.................................................................. Cedar City, Utah Enrollment................................................................................8,881 Colors............................................................. Red, White and Black America First Event Center Capacity........................................4,800 Conference........................................................ Big Sky Conference Athletics Website............................................... www.suutbirds.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach...............................Todd Simon, Second Season (6-29) Assistant Coach/Year..............................John Wardenburg, Second Assistant Coach/Year..........................................Chris Pompey, First Assistant Coach/Year....................................... Trent Angelucci, First
President..................................................................... Scott L. Wyatt Interim Athletic Director............................................Debbie Corum Chief Operating Officer.............................................Andrew Parrish SWA/ Asst. AD/Strategic Comm............................... Chanel Barnes Assoc. AD/External Affairs................................................ Frank Pucher Assoc. AD/Compliance................................................. Todd Brown Asst. AD/Business Operations....................................David Thompson Asst. AD/Administration....................................................... Dan Moye Asst. AD/Marketing........................................................ Nick Barlett Asst. Director of Strategic Communication................. Bryson Lester
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Southern Utah Basketball
S OUT H E RN U TAH T HU ND ER B IR D S Numerical Roster No. 1 2 4 5 10 12 13 14 15 22 23 30 32 33 34 44
Name Jamil Jackson Brandon Better Dre Marin Jordan Lyons Jacob Calloway Jadon Cohee Taelin Webb James McGee Jamal Aytes Ivan Madunic Cameron Oluyitan Elijah Graves Andre Adams Matthew Johnson Christian Musoko Joel Swallow
Pos. G/F G G G/F F G G G F F/C G/F G/F F G F/C F
Ht. 6-6 6-3 5-11 6-7 6-8 6-4 5-11 6-2 6-6 6-11 6-7 6-4 6-9 6-4 6-8 6-9
Wt. 190 185 165 200 205 200 195 200 240 225 190 210 230 210 245 230
Yr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. RJr. Jr. RSr. Sr. So. RJr. Sr. RSo. Jr. Sr. RSo.
Hometown (HS/Prev. School) Minneapolis, Minn. (Minneapolis HS/Willston State) Suitland, Md. (Crossland HS/Moberly Area CC) Glendale, Ariz. (Apollo HS) Brampton, Ontario (Athlete Institute Prep) Juneau, Ak. (On Point Academy) Langley, Bridish Columbia (Walnut Grove Secondary/Seattle) Fresno, Calif. (Elanor Roosevelt HS/CSUN) San Clemente, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) San Diego, Calif. (JSerra Catholic HS/BYU) Split, Croatia Sugarland, Texas (Clements HS/Boise State) Las Vegas, Nev. (Liberty HS) Avondale, Ariz. (Westview HS/Arizona State) Las Vegas, Nev. (Coronado HS) Kinshasa, Congo (Layton Christian HS/Salt Lake CC) Flowell, Utah (Millard HS)
No. 32 15 2 10 12 30 1 33 5 22 4 14 34 23 44 13
Name Andre Adams Jamal Aytes Brandon Better Jacob Calloway Jadon Cohee Elijah Graves Jamil Jackson Matthew Johnson Jordan Lyons Ivan Madunic Dre Marin James McGee Christian Musoko Cameron Oluyitan Joel Swallow Taelin Webb
Pos. F F G F G G/F G/F G G/F F/C G G F/C G/F F G
Ht. 6-9 6-6 6-3 6-8 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-7 6-11 5-11 6-2 6-8 6-7 6-9 5-11
Wt. 230 240 185 205 200 210 190 210 200 225 165 200 245 190 230 195
Yr. RSo. Sr. Jr. So. RJr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. RSr. Sr. RJr. RSo. Jr.
Hometown (HS/Prev. School) Avondale, Ariz. (Westview HS/Arizona State) San Diego, Calif. (JSerra Catholic HS/BYU) Suitland, Md. (Crossland HS/Moberly Area CC) Juneau, Ak. (On Point Academy) Langley, Bridish Columbia (Walnut Grove Secondary/Seattle) Las Vegas, Nev. (Liberty HS) Minneapolis, Minn. (Minneapolis HS/Willston State) Las Vegas, Nev. (Coronado HS) Brampton, Ontario (Athlete Institute Prep) Split, Croatia Glendale, Ariz. (Apollo HS) San Clemente, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) Kinshasa, Congo (Layton Christian HS/Salt Lake CC) Sugarland, Texas (Clements HS/Boise State) Flowell, Utah (Millard HS) Fresno, Calif. (Elanor Roosevelt HS/CSUN)
Alphabetical Roster
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Jamal Aytes - A-tes Jadon Cohee - Jay-den Co-he Ivan Madunic - E-Von Ma-doon-each Christian Musoko - Moo-so-ko Taelin Webb - Tay-lin
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Head Coach
TODD SIMON Todd Simon is entering his second year at the helm of the Southern Utah University men’s basketball team after being named the head coach on March 24, 2016. 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. Simon was named interim head coach of the UNLV men’s basketball program in January 2016 and immediately led them to three consecutive victories. During Simon’s 17 games, the Runnin’ Rebels ranked as the number one team in the nation in adjusted tempo, scoring more than 100 points in four games. UNLV finished with a 9-8 record, despite playing with as few as five scholarship players. Prior to being named interim head coach, Simon was in his third year as associate head coach with UNLV and had a critical role in assembling UNLV’s roster, which Rivals.com ranked its 2014 recruiting class #5 in the nation, while the 2015 class was ranked #11. Prior to his tenure as a Runnin’ Rebel, Simon served Findlay Prep for seven years in both head and assistant coaching roles. As head coach at Findlay Prep in 2012-2013, he led the team to a 35-1 record, including eight wins over top-25 ranked teams. The 35 victories are the most wins in school history. During Simon’s tenure at Findlay Prep, they accumulated an overall record of 192-9. During his career Simon has helped develop and coach several players that have become top NBA draft picks, including Anthony Bennett, who was selected as the top overall pick in 2013, Rashad Vaughn, who was picked No. 17 in 2015, and Avery Bradley. Other NBA player’s Simon has coached in his career include Christian Wood, Jorge Gutierrez, Cory Joseph, DeAndre Liggins, Nick Johnson and Tristan Thompson. A native of Fowler, Mich., 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 boys: Rece (4) and Raylan (3) and Ryder (3.5 months).
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Southern Utah Coaching Staff John Wardenburg, Assistant Coach (Second Year) Assistant coach John Wardenburg is under his second season on the Thunderbird staff after joining head coach Todd Simon in May of 2016.record. Wardenburg spent nine years as an assistant basketball coach at Brigham Young University, from May 2001 to July 2010. During that span the Cougars made the NCAA Tournament six times and played in the NIT two times. He was also a part of four conference titles. While at BYU he coached several All-Americans including Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Jimmer Fredette, Lee Cummard, Keena Young, Trent Plaisted and Rafael Araujo.
Chris Pompey, Assistant Coach (First Year)
Chris Pompey joined the Thunderbird basketball coaching staff in June of 2017. Pompey joins the Thunderbird family with 17 years of collegiate coaching experience, most recently spending four seasons with the Cal State Northridge Matadors. Last season, Pompey was rated the 5th best low to mid major assistant coach by Basketball Times. In is first year at Northridge, he helped compile a top 40 recruiting class.
Trent Angelucci, Assistant Coach (Second Year, First as Assistant)
Trent Angelucci was promoted to assistant coach in June of 2017 after serving as a special assistant to the head coach during the 2016-17 campaign. Angelucci’s duties last season included preparing and analyzing film edits for scouting purposes along with breaking down opponent’s offenses for trends or statistical analysis. Angelucci played a significant role in the Thunderbird’s first-round triple overtime victory over Montana State at the Big Sky Road to Reno Conference Tournament.
Bryce Martin, Director of Basketball Operations (Second Year)
Bryce Martin is in his second season as the director of basketball operations for Southern Utah University basketball after joining the staff in September of 2016. Martin’s responsibilities include handling the program’s budget, all aspects of team and recruiting travel, academic development. He is the primary liaison with University and Athletic Administration, community service groups and opposing schools. Martin also serves as assistant director of Southern Utah Boys Basketball Summer Camps.
Mike Nesbitt, Special Assistant (First Year) Mike Nesbitt joined the basketball staff in May 2017. Nesbitt spent the previous two seasons at the University of New Mexico, one year as a player and one as a Graduate Assistant. As a GA, his responsibilities included preparing scouting reports and film edits, organizing and leading group workouts, maintaining the recruiting database, and assisting in all aspects of on-court coaching.
Flynn Clayman, Special Assistant (First Year)
Flynn Clayman joined the Southern Utah staff in August 2017 as a Graduate Assistant. He previously spent 18 months as the Head Coach of AUSA hoops, based out of Sydney, Australia, coaching players from all over the country. Players coached from AUSA AAU teams and academies have signed at DI schools like Marquette, TCU, Stanford, LSU, Umass, Creighton, Eastern Kentucky, Columbia, Drake, Albany, Yale, Lehigh, Rider, Seattle and Abilene Christian.
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Game Preview
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Intro After hitting the road for the first two games of the regular season, the Thunderbird men’s basketball team will return home on Thursday to face off against the Spartans of San Jose State.
Last Time Out The Thunderbirds played a pair of games over the weekend, squaring off against both the Oregon State Beavers and the Boise State Broncos. In Corvallis, the Beavers of the Pac-12 topped the Thunderbirds 99-82. Jadon Cohee led the Thunderbirds in scoring in the contest, dropping 21 points in 36 minutes of play. Brandon Better had 18 points coming off the bench for the T-Birds, and James McGee dropped in 15 with two made three-point jumpers. Christian Musoko led SUU in the rebounding category, pulling down 11 boards in 13 minutes of playing time. The Thunderbirds outscored the Beavers in the second half 54-48. The Thunderbirds started hot against Boise State on Sunday, but eventually fell to the Broncos 9969. Jamal Aytes was huge for the Thunderbirds, scoring 27 points and finishing 11-of-15 from the field. He also pulled down seven boards for the T-Birds. Jadon Cohee was impressive again as well, scoring 19 points for the Thunderbirds.
Words From Coach Simon On what the biggest takeaways of the first two games were….. “I think we got a lot of our first game jitters out of our system, because for many of those guys it was their first time playing a Division I game,” SUU head coach Todd Simon said. “I think that experience, and playing in those bigger environments for the first game calmed the waters a little bit and now we can get back to the drawing board to see exactly what we need to work on and the level of discipline it takes to win games. It was good for us.” On the benefits of starting the season with a tough road swing….. “You don’t get any false pretenses to who you are,” he said. “To play teams that are going to challenge you and make you pay for mistakes is a huge advantage for us because as we get into the meat of our schedule and in conference play, we won’t see the athletes at every position at 6’ 5’’ or 6’ 8’’, and all the things we got to see this first weekend. We want to turn the heat up as much as we can, and hopefully it will pay off in conference play.” On the performance of Jadon Cohee….. “That was good, he battled,” he said. “He’s such a competitive player and he wants to win, he wants to be good and that’s one of his biggest strengths. So it was good to see that and he wants to lead his team to a lot of wins.”
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Game Preview
On what he’s seen from San Jose State….. “They’re big at every position, a big physical team,” he said. “They’re highly competitive. They’ve got a couple guys with some experience that have done it at a high level in the Mountain West, so for us it will be another test of our guys versus teams from a bigger league with guys that have size and strength at every position. From that standpoint it will be really good for us, and it will be good to go against another team that has a lot of guys back. And they got us at their place last year, and we want to show that we’ve improved over that time.”
Opponent Preview: San Jose State Spartans Out of the Mountain West Conference, the San Jose State Spartans will travel to the America First Event Center for a showdown with the Thunderbirds on Thursday. The Spartans have started the season 1-1, with a victory coming against Antelope Valley and a loss coming against San Diego. Following their bout with the Thunderbirds, the Spartans will play at home against Saint Mary’s and fellow Big Sky team Idaho State. Through two games, Ryan Welage has been the go-to guy for the Spartans. He’s averaged 23.5 points in their two games so far, and has shot 56 percent from the field. He’s also 4-of-5 this season from behind the three-point line. Also aiding his efforts is his 15-of-18 number from the free throw stripe. He’s reached those numbers with an average of just 26 minutes per game. Last season the Spartans finished 14-16 overall with a 7-11 mark in Mountain West Conference play.
Tip Time The Thunderbirds and Spartans will tip off at 6:30 p.m. MT on Thursday, November 16 at the America First Event Center.
Where To Watch / Listen / Follow Along All of Southern Utah’s home games this season will be streamed live on WatchBigSky.com and the PlutoTV App ch. 236. All games will be available over the airwaves locally on KSUB 590 AM with legendary Thunderbird athletics broadcaster Art Challis on the call. Live stats are available on suutbirds.com
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#1 Jamil Jackson
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 6 (11/10/17) Assists: 0
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 6 (11/10/17) Assists: 0
Rebounding: 2 (11/10/17) Rebounding: 2 (11/10/17) Steals: 1 (11/10/17) G/F 6-6
190 So.
Blocks: 0
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Steals: 1 (11/10/17) Blocks: 0
#2 Brandon Better
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 18 (11/10/17) Assists: 2 (11/12/17)
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 18 (11/10/17) Assists: 2 (11/12/17)
Rebounding: 3 (11/12/17) Rebounding: 3 (11/12/17) Steals: 2 (11/12/17) G
6-3
185 Jr.
Blocks: 0
Suitland, Maryland
Steals: 2 (11/12/17) Blocks: 0
#4 Dre Marin
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 5 (11/12/17) Assists: 3 (11/10/17)
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 5 (11/12/17) Assists: 3 (11/10/17)
Rebounding: 6 (11/12/17) Rebounding: 6 (11/12/17) Steals: 1 (11/10/17) G
5-11 165 Fr.
Blocks: 0
Glendale, Arizona
Steals: 1 (11/10/17) Blocks: 0
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#5 Jordan Lyons
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 0
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 0
Rebounding: 0
Rebounding: 0
Assists: 0 Steals: 0 G/F 6-7
200 Fr.
Blocks: 0
Brampton, Ontario
Assists: 0 Steals: 0
Blocks: 0
#10 Jacob Calloway
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 12 (11/10/17) Assists: 0
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 19 (11/14/16) Assists: 3 (X2)
Rebounding: 5 (11/10/17) Rebounding: 12 (11/26/16) Steals: 0 F
6-8
205 So.
Blocks: 0
Juneau, Alaska
Steals: 2 (X2)
Blocks: 2 (2/23/17)
#12 Jadon Cohee
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 21 (11/10/17) Assists: 3 (11/12/17)
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 21 (11/10/17) Assists: 3 (11/12/17)
Rebounding: 3 (11/12/17) Rebounding: 3 (11/12/17) Steals: 0 G
6-4
Blocks: 0
200 RJr. Langley, British Columbia
Steals: 0
Blocks: 0
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#13 Taelin Webb
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 0
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 0
Rebounding: 0
Rebounding: 0
Assists: 0 Steals: 0 G
5-11 195 Jr.
Blocks: 0
Fresno, Calif.
Assists: 0 Steals: 0
Blocks: 0
#14 James McGee
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 15 (11/10/17)
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 32 (12/31/16)
Rebounding: 2 (X2)
Rebounding: 7 (12/21/16)
Assists: 1 (X2)
Steals: 2 (11/12/17) G
6-2
Blocks: 0
200 RSr. San Clemente, California
Assists: 6 (1/21/16) Steals: 4 (X3)
Blocks: 1 (X9)
#15 Jamal Aytes
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 27 (11/12/17) Assists: 0
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 27 (11/12/17) Assists: 0
Rebounding: 7 (11/12/17) Rebounding: 7 (11/12/17) Steals: 1 (X2) F
6-6
240 Sr.
Blocks: 0
San Diego, California
Steals: 1 (X2) Blocks: 0
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#22 Ivan Madunic
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 0
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 13 (X3)
Rebounding: 0
Rebounding: 13 (11/18/16)
Assists: 0 Steals: 0 F/C
6-11 225 So.
Blocks: 0
Split, Croatia
Assists: 3 (2/23/17) Steals: 2 (2/9/17)
Blocks: 5 (12/8/16)
#30 Elijah Graves
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 3 (11/10/17)
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 3 (11/10/17)
Rebounding: 0
Rebounding: 0
Assists: 0 Steals: 0 G
6-4
200 Jr.
Blocks: 0
Las Vegas, Nevada
Assists: 0 Steals: 0
Blocks: 0
#33 Matthew Johnson
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 0
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 18 (1/14/17)
Rebounding: 0
Rebounding: 4 (X2)
Assists: 0 Steals: 0 G
6-4
200 Jr.
Blocks: 0
Las Vegas, Nevada
Assists: 2 (1/26/17) Steals: 1 (X3)
Blocks: 1 (1/28/17)
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#34 Christian Musoko
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 6 (11/12/17) Assists: 0
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 17 (11/26/16) Assists: 2 (2/9/17)
Rebounding: 11 (11/10/17) Rebounding: 11 (11/10/17) Steals: 0 F/C
6-8
245 Sr.
Blocks: 2 (11/12/17) Kinshasa, Congo
Steals: 2 (12/17/16) Blocks: 4 (2/23/17)
#44 Joel Swallow
SEASON HIGHS Scoring: 0 Assists: 0
CAREER HIGHS Scoring: 0 Assists: 0
Rebounding: 3 (11/10/17) Rebounding: 3 (11/10/17) Steals: 0 F
6-9
Blocks: 0
230 RSo. Flowell, Utah
Steals: 0
Blocks: 0
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S OUT H E RN U TAH T HU ND ER B IR D S RECAP: Concordia @ Southern Utah (Exhibition) CEDAR CITY, Utah - In their first action of the 2017-18 campaign, the Thunderbird men’s basketball team picked up an exhibition victory over the Concordia Cavaliers 101 - 84. “It was good for us to face a little adversity and sort it out,” SUU head coach Todd Simon said. “To have a lot of foul trouble, play guys in unique positions and still come out ahead was a positive.” Christian Musoko scored the first points of the season for the Thunderbirds, as the T-Birds jumped out to an early lead. James McGee hit a pair of three-pointers to put the Thunderbirds ahead 10-7 at the first media timeout. The Thunderbirds found some momentum as the half went along, jumping out ahead of the Cavaliers down the stretch of the opening 20 minutes. Led by 17 from transfer Brandon Better in the opening frame, the T-Birds took a commanding 60-38 lead into the halftime break. McGee also hit double-figures in the opening 20 minutes with 11. In the opening half the Thunderbirds shot 44 percent from the field. Down the stretch of the second half the Cavaliers found plenty of momentum, at one point making five straight field goals in a row. However, the Thunderbirds were able to right the ship at the proper time to get back ahead by double digits and ultimately take the victory 101 - 84. McGee finished with a double-double, scoring 23 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. “James is a professional when it comes to being a leader now,” Simon said. “The evolution of him from last season to this season has been spectacular in terms of off the court as a vocal guy and taking ownership of the team.” Better finished with 20 points in his Thunderbird debut. The transfer guard said it was nice to play in front of the Cedar City faithful and he was just trying to execute the gameplan on Friday night. “Coach always tells me to stay aggressive, so I knew that I had to do that and I knew that coming in we were going to have to pound both inside and outside, so that was the game plan coming in,” he said. Christian Musoko finished with 20 points as well for the T-Birds, making it three players over the 20-point threshold. The Thunderbirds will open their regular season next Friday against Oregon State out of the Pac-12 Conference. The following Sunday, the Thunderbirds will be in Idaho to take on Boise State.
S OUT H E RN U TAH T HU ND ER B IR D S RECAP: Southern Utah @ Oregon State CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Thunderbird men’s basketball team opened their 2017-18 campaign Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Southern Utah vs Oregon State against the Oregon State Beavers on Friday night, 11/10/17 7:00 PM at Corvallis, Ore. (Gill Coliseum) in a contest the Beavers were able to claim by a Southern Utah 82 • 0-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds final score of 99-82. Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF ##
15
The Thunderbirds stayed within striking distance for the majority of the opening half. However, with around nine minutes to play the Beavers started to heat up. Over the next 10 minutes Oregon State was able to extend the lead to 23, and that was the deficit the Thunderbirds faced at halftime. But as the second half started, the Thunderbirds wouldn’t go away. Jacob Calloway scored eight in a row for the Thunderbirds to keep the team rolling and confidence high.
34 04 12 14 01 02 10 30 44
Aytes, Jamal Musoko, Christian Marin, Dre Cohee, Jadon Mcgee, James Jackson, Jamil Better, Brandon Calloway, Jacob Graves, Elijah Swallow, Joel Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 10-14 71.4%
f c g g g
1-4 1-3 0-2 4-13 3-7 2-5 7-11 3-9 1-1 0-2
0-0 0-0 0-1 0-3 2-5 0-0 3-5 1-4 0-0 0-0
0-0 1-2 2-4 13-18 7-9 2-2 1-2 5-7 1-2 0-0
22-57
6-18
32-46
2nd half: 14-29 48.3% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 22-32 68.8%
0 1 1 5 2 9 11 5 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 4 1 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 3 1 4 9 24 33 29
TP
A TO Blk Stl
2 3 2 21 15 6 18 12 3 0
0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 3 5 1 0 2 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
82
7 14
0
5 200
Game: 22-57 38.6% Game: 6-18 33.3% Game: 32-46 69.6%
Min
11 13 32 36 32 20 19 27 3 7
Deadball Rebounds 7
Oregon State 99 • 1-0 ##
Player
03
Tinkle, Tres Eubanks, Drew McLaughlin, JaQuori Thompson Jr, Stephen Thompson, Ethan Hollins, Alfred Reichle, Zach Sanders, Tanner Smith, Xavier Manuel, Kendal Berger, Seth Team Totals
12 00 01 05 04 11 15 22 24 32
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF f f g g g
8-11 3-5 2-5 6-11 7-14 4-6 1-5 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-2
2-3 0-0 0-2 0-3 2-5 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0
6-6 10-11 0-0 4-7 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0
0 6 6 4 2 5 7 5 0 4 4 5 2 4 6 1 1 7 8 2 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 1 0 1 1 5 4 0 4 1 26-35 11 33 44 33
TP
A TO Blk Stl
24 16 4 16 20 8 2 0 0 7 2
2 0 5 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 0
1 2 4 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1
0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Min
0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
27 23 27 30 38 14 12 2 1 21 5
With under 10 minutes left in the contest the 34-63 5-20 99 17 13 7 7 200 T-Birds went on a 7-0 run, spurred by back-toback baskets from Brandon Better to keep the Beaver lead at 20 when the second media timeout was called. 28 54 82 Down the stretch the Beavers were able to keep 51 48 99 the Thunderbirds at arms length, ultimately winning the contest 99-82. “In the first half we settled, we took a lot of bad shots which we can attribute a little bit to nervousness,” SUU head coach Todd Simon said. “In the second half we had driving lanes and could play some physical basketball. We got to the line and were able to make some things happen in the paint.” FG % 1st Half: 18-31 58.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6%
2nd half: 16-32 50.0% 2nd half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 15-21 71.4%
Game: 34-63 54.0% Game: 5-20 25.0% Game: 26-35 74.3%
Deadball Rebounds 3
Officials: Ruben Ramos, Nate Harris, Ken Ditty Technical fouls: Southern Utah-Musoko, Christian. Oregon State-Eubanks, Drew; TEAM. Attendance: 4588 Score by periods Southern Utah Oregon State
1st
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In his debut as a Thunderbird, Jadon Cohee had 21 points to lead the way for the Thunderbirds offensively. Simon said he was impressed with Cohee’s performance, especially considering this was his first official game in well over a year. “With this being his first game back, and having to sit out a season, he had to get his timing right and had to focus on getting back into the rhythm,” he said. Better used 15 second half points to finish the night with 18. James McGee dropped in 15 and Calloway finished with 12. The Thunderbirds had three players foul out in the contest and had 29 total fouls called against them. In total, there were 62 fouls called in Friday night’s contest. “I think in the first half we needed to make an adjustment to the new rules,” Simon said. “We’ve got to do a better job of staying out of foul trouble and being able to keep our rotations the way we want them.” Tres Tinkle dropped in 24 for the Beavers on Friday night to lead all scorers.
S OUT H E RN U TA H T HU ND ER B IR D S RECAP: Southern Utah @ Oregon State BOISE, Idaho - The Thunderbird men’s basketball team wrapped up their first road trip of the season on Sunday, falling to the Boise State Broncos 9069 at Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho. “It was a tale of two games for us,” SUU head coach Todd Simon said. “For the first 13 minutes we played well and held a lead, but Boise’s a team of runs that can put up a lot of points in a hurry, and they did that.” The Thunderbirds got off to a hot start, as Jadon Cohee knocked down back-to-back triples to start the contest for Southern Utah. After being tied at the first media timeout, the T-Birds took control as Jamal Aytes hit two shots in a row down in the painted area to take a 12-8 advantage. SUU held the lead until after the second to last media timeout, which is when the Broncos started getting hot. Over the last eight and a half minutes of the opening frame, the Broncos went on a 2615 run to take control and enter halftime with a 42-29 advantage. In the second half the Broncos were able to stay consistent, and held the lead the remainder of the contest. Boise State eventually took a 90-69 victory. Aytes led all scorers in the contest, finishing the game with 27 points and seven rebounds. Aytes had 17 of his 27 in the second half. “He was a point of emphasis for us, wanting to keep him out of foul trouble and keeping him on the floor,” Simon said. “He’s such an offensive weapon and it’s always going to be good for us to get those minutes.” Cohee also had a solid game for the T-Birds, scoring 19 points over the course of 36 minutes of play. He also had three rebounds and three assists. James McGee finished with double-digits, scoring 10 points on Sunday. Justinian Jessup led the Broncos with 22 points on Sunday, with Alex Hobbs also dropping in 19 points. “We feel like we’ve got a lot of work to do on the defensive end, and we’ve got some guys that are still learning to guard on the D1 level,” Simon said. “And we need to get some more consistency, so we’ll get back in the lab and get working on those things.”
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S OUT H E RN U TAH R ECO R D B O O K INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Points Scored 51 by Skip Mead vs Westminster, 1969-70 Field Goals 23 by Rod Oliver vs Westmont, 1965-66 Field Goal Attempts 30 by Skip Mead vs. Westminster, 1969-70 Field Goal Accuracy Record: 1.000, (9-9), Monte Widdison vs. Redlands, 1978 3-Pt. Field Goals 8 by David Palmer at Denver, 12/6/03 8 by Jason Baker vs UMKC, 1/29/04 8 by Kelvin Lee vs. Cal Poly P. 11/25/89 8 by James McGee vs. Seattle U. 12/19/16 3-Pt. Field Goal Attempts 13 by Jeff Monaco vs. Boston College, 3/15/01 (NCAA Tournament) 13 by Davor Marcelic vs. New Mexico State, 11/27/92 3-Pt. Field Goal Accuracy (min. 4 att.) 1.000, (7-7) Dave Marek vs. IUPUI, 1/29/09 Free Throws Made 24 by Skip Mead vs Westminster, 1970 Free Throw Attempts 28 by Skip Mead vs. Westminster, 1970 Free Throw Percentage 1.000 (19-19) by Skip Mead, 1970 Rebounds 27 by Mel Wadsworth vs. Azusa Pacific, 1966 Assists 15 by Jeff Monaco at Western Illinois, 2/1/01 15 by Steve Hoagland vs. Regis, 1980-81 Blocked Shots 10 by Brad Kanis at Utah Valley, 12/22/06 Individual Single-Game Top-10 Points 51 49 43 42
Skip Mead, ‘70, vs. Westminster Rod Oliver, ‘66, vs. Westmont Davor Marcelic, 91, vs. CS Northridge Richard Barton, ‘91, vs. Denver
42 41 41 40 39 38
Doug Rhodus,’72, vs. Westminster Tim Lewis, ‘70, vs Ft. Lewis Doug Rhodus, ‘71, vs Ft. Lewis John Johnson, ‘66, vs Ft. Lewis Ted Thomas, ‘88 vs US International David Palmer, 04 vs Denver
Rebounds – Game 27 Mel Wadsworth, 1966 25 Gil Mullen, 1970 23 Al Winfield, 1971 23 Eddie Owens, 1970 22 Quinton Davis, ‘76 vs LA Baptist 22 Eddie Owens, 1970 22 John Carey, 1967 20 Kerry Sherwood, ‘91 vs Wisconsin-Mil. 19 Butch Douglas, ‘79 vs Western State Assists – Game 15 Jeff Monaco, 00-01, at Western Illinois 15 Steve Hoagland, 79-80 14 Rod Dixon, 90-91, vs. Denver 13 Jeff Monaco, 98-99, vs IUPUI 13 Maz Trakh, 85-86, vs. Grand Canyon 12 Jay Collins, 02-03, vs Long Beach State 12 Maz Trakh, 85-86, vs LaVerne 12 Trent Scarlet, 84-85 vs Adams State 11 Geoff Payne, 07-08, vs Centenary* Steals – Game 9 Frederick House, vs W. Oregon, 12-19-00 9 Frederick House, vs Idaho State, 11-25-00 8 Jeff Monaco, at Utah, 1-1-00 7 Dana Achtzehn, at Stanford, 1-2-92 7 Keith Berard, vs Humbold State, 11-25-94 7 Frederick House, vs Western Illinois, 3-5-00 7 Frederick House, vs Oakland, 2-10-00 7 Frederick House, vs Montana, 11-29-99 6 Geoff Payne at UMKC, 1-12-08* Blocked Shots – Game 10 Brad Kanis, at Utah Valley, 2007 7 Sean Allen, vs. Northwest Nazarene 1994 6 Matt Hodgson vs. IPFW, 2010 6 Sean Allen, at Cal Poly, 1995 6 Sean Allen vs Sacramento State, 1995 5 Ivan Madunic vs. Loyola Marymount, 2016 5 Cal Hanks vs. North Dakota, 2012 5 Jayson Cheesman at Gonzaga, 2012 5 Kenyatta Clyde vs. Weber State, 1998 5 Sean Allen vs Eastern Washington, 1993 *Mark reached multiple times, most recent is listed
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Points Scored 143 vs. Westminster, 2/17/70 Fewest Points Allowed 34 vs. Montana Tech, 12/19/02 (vs. all opponents) 35 at Chicago State, 2/16/02 (vs. Division I opponent) Field Goals Made 58 vs. South Alabama, 12/10/94 Field Goal Attempts 106 vs. Cal Baptist, 1976-77 Field Goal Percentage .780 vs. Montana Tech, 12/19/02 (vs. all opponents) .696 vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/30/93 (vs. Division I opponent) 3-Pt. Field Goals 16 vs. NAU 12/31/16 15 vs. UTSA, 11/30/14 14 vs. South Alabama, 12/10/94 14 at Chicago State, 2/26/00 14 vs. Oakland, 2/23/06 14 vs. Seattle U. 3-Pt. Field Goal Attempts 39 vs Seattle U. 12/17/16 32 vs Portland State, 1/14/17 30 vs. Cal Poly SLO, 2/8/96 30 at Sacramento State, 11/22/99
Additional Single-Game Team Records High Score: 143 vs. Westminster, 2/17/70 (SUU 143, Westminster 106) – H High Road Score: 140 vs. South Alabama, 12/10/94 (SUU 140, USA 72) – N High Opponent Score: 132 by Oklahoma, 12/20/88 at Oklahoma (SUU 64) High Opponent Score at Home: 121 by Grand Canyon, 1987-88 (SUU 101) High Losing Score: 106 vs. UNLV, 2/12/68 (UNLV 109, SUU 106) Opponent High Losing Score: 111 by Westmont(1965-66) and Adams State (1968-69) (SUU 132, Westmont 111 and SUU 125, Adams State 111) Largest Winning Margin: 68 vs. South Alabama,12/10/94 (SUU 140, USA 72) Largest Losing Margin: 68 vs. Oklahoma 12/20/88 (Oklahoma 132, SUU 64) Highest Combined Score: 249, SUU 143, Westminster 106, 2/17/70 Selected Career Records
3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att) .833 (10-12) at CS Northridge, 3/1/91 Free Throws Made 54 vs. Bethesda University, 11/18/16 44 vs. Weber State, 12/14/91 Free Throw Attempts 78 vs. Bethesda University, 11/18/16 51 vs. Cal State Los Angeles, 1984-85 51 vs. Weber State, 12/14/91 Free Throw Percentage 1.000 (14-14) vs. Western New Mexico, 1980-81 Rebounds 98 vs. Greenville, 1967-68 98 vs. Los Angeles Baptist, 1976-77 Assists 36 vs. South Alabama, 1994-95 36 vs. New Mexico Highlands, 1980-81
Blocked Shots – Career 113 Sean Allen, 93-95 99 Matt Hodgson, 09-11 85 Kenyatta Clyde, 97-99 68 Tarvish Felton, 96-99 67 Jayson Cheesman, 12-13 59 Kerry Sherwood, 89-91 55 Donnie Jackson, 01-03 46 Frederick House, 1999-2001 45 Richard Barton, 86-87, 90-93 38 Cal Hanks, 11-13