2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
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	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 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).

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.

Source:^[4]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". wacsports.com. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
^ Haynie, Parker (March 11, 2025). "Men's Basketball Season Comes To An End In The First Round Of WAC Postseason Play". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". wacsports.com. Retrieved June 24, 2025.

[2] Haynie, Parker (March 11, 2025). "Men's Basketball Season Comes To An End In The First Round Of WAC Postseason Play". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2025.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

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