2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Thunderbirds were led by first-year head coach Todd Simon and played their home games at the Centrum Arena in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the 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.
Previous season
The Thunderbirds finished the season 5–24, 3–15 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to North Dakota . On March 9, 2016, head coach Nick Robinson was fired.[1] [2] On March 22, the school hired Todd Simon as head coach.[3]
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Jadon Cohee
12
G
6'4"
182
Junior
Langley, BC
Transferred from Seattle . Under NCAA transfer rules, Cohee will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Christian Musoko
34
F
6'8"
235
Junior
Kinshasa, Congo
Junior college transferred from Salt Lake CC
Elliott Smith
F
6'6"
185
Junior
Oakley, CA
Junior college transferred from Harcum College
Hamdi Karoui
F
6'7"
220
Junior
Paris, France
Junior college transferred from College of Eastern Utah
2016 incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Kaijae Yee-Stephens SG
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Oct 13, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Taylor Miller SG
Las Vegas, NV
Palo Verde High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
N/A
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Maizen Fausett SG
Saratoga Springs, UT
Westlake High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
N/A
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jacob Calloway SG
Juneau, AK
Thunder Mountain High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Decardo Day PG
Jackson, MS
Callaway High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
May 10, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Ivan Madunic PF
Split, Croatia
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Apr 21, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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:
Roster
2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
2
Randy Onwausor
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Jr
Inglewood HS Texas Tech
Inglewood, CA
G
3
Decardo Day
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Callaway HS
Jackson, MS
G
4
Neema Namdar (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Alta HS
Sandy, UT
G
5
John Marshall
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Westwind Prep
Phoenix, AZ
F
10
Jacob Calloway
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
On Point Academy
Juneau, AK
F
11
Will Joyce
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Newark East Side New Mexico Military Institute
Newark, NJ
G
12
Jadon Cohee (I)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Walnut Grove Secondary Seattle
Langley, BC
G
13
Race Parsons
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
South Sevier HS
Monroe, UT
G
14
James McGee (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
Mater Dei HS
San Clemente, CA
F
22
Ivan Madunic
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
None
Split, Croatia
G
24
Adonis Saltes
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Valley HS
Pine Ridge, SD
G
33
Matthew Johnson (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Coronado HS
Las Vegas, NV
F/C
34
Christian Musoko
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Layton Christian HS Salt Lake CC
Kinshasa, Congo
F
35
Brayden Holker
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Fr
Westlake HS
Saratoga Springs, UT
F
44
Joel Swallow (W)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
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
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2016 *6:30 pm
Master's
W 110–86
Centrum Arena (400)Cedar City, UT
11/04/2016 *6:30 pm
La Verne
W 103–89
Centrum Arena (600)Cedar City, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016 *6:00 pm
at Valparaiso Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 65–79
0–1
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,560)Valparaiso, IN
11/14/2016 *6:00 pm
at Saint Louis Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 76–88
0–2
Chaifetz Arena (4,725)St. Louis, MO
11/18/2016 *6:30 pm
Bethesda
W 108–92
1–2
Centrum Arena (600)Cedar City, UT
11/21/2016 *4:00 pm
vs. Coastal Carolina Men Who Speak Up Main Event Middleweight
L 68–83
1–3
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
11/23/2016 *1:30 pm
vs. Ball State Men Who Speak Up Main Event Middleweight
L 83–94
1–4
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
11/26/2016 *4:30 pm
Life Pacific
W 101–56
2–4
Centrum Arena (350)Cedar City, UT
11/30/2016 *7:00 pm
UNLV
L 81–89
2–5
Centrum Arena (4,249)Cedar City, UT
12/03/2016 *1:00 pm
at Oakland
L 68–78
2–6
Athletics Center O'rena (2,984)Rochester Hills, MI
12/08/2016 *8:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount
L 68–75
2–7
Gersten Pavilion (1,561)Los Angeles, CA
12/10/2016 *7:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton
L 62–75
2–8
Titan Gym (520)Fullerton, CA
12/17/2016 *4:00 pm
IUPUI
L 81–101
2–9
Centrum Arena (1,012)Cedar City, UT
12/19/2016 *8:00 pm
at Seattle
L 75–89
2–10
KeyArena (1,235)Seattle, WA
12/21/2016 *8:00 pm
at San Jose State
L 82–92
2–11
Event Center (1,289)San Jose, CA
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2016 12:00 pm
at Northern Arizona
W 93–80
3–11 (1–0)
Walkup Skydome (581)Flagstaff, AZ
01/05/2017 7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado
T 76–76
4–11 (2–0)
Bank of Colorado Arena (833)Greeley, CO
01/07/2017 2:00 pm
at North Dakota
L 65–95
4–12 (2–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,749)Grand Forks, ND
01/12/2017 6:30 pm
Sacramento State
L 83–88
4–13 (2–2)
Centrum Arena (1,668)Cedar City, UT
01/14/2017 6:30 pm
Portland State
L 77–88
4–14 (2–3)
Centrum Arena (2,658)Cedar City, UT
01/19/2017 7:00 pm
at Idaho
L 67–79
4–15 (2–4)
Cowan Spectrum (889)Moscow, ID
01/21/2017 2:00 pm
at Eastern Washington
L 68–83
4–16 (2–5)
Reese Court (1,621)Cheney, WA
01/26/2017 6:30 pm
North Dakota
L 89–91
4–17 (2–6)
Centrum Arena (2,069)Cedar City, UT
01/28/2017 4:00 pm
Northern Colorado
L 71–89
4–18 (2–7)
Centrum Arena (1,802)Cedar City, UT
02/02/2017 7:00 pm
at Weber State
W 74–70
4–19 (2–8)
Dee Events Center (6,436)Ogden, UT
02/04/2017 7:05 pm
at Idaho State
L 68–94
4–20 (2–9)
Holt Arena (1,721)Pocatello, ID
02/09/2017 6:30 pm
Montana
L 55–70
4–21 (2–10)
Centrum Arena (1,923)Cedar City, UT
02/11/2017 2:00 pm
Montana State
L 78–83
4–22 (2–11)
Centrum Arena (1,761)Cedar City, UT
02/18/2017 2:00 pm
Northern Arizona
W 84–68
5–22 (3–11)
Centrum Arena (1,738)Cedar City, UT
02/23/2017 8:00 pm
at Portland State
L 86–93
5–23 (3–12)
Peter Stott Center (592)Portland, OR
02/25/2017 8:00 pm
at Sacramento State
L 76–86
5–24 (3–13)
Hornets Nest (902)Sacramento, CA
03/02/2017 6:30 pm
Eastern Washington
L 75–91
5–25 (3–14)
Centrum Arena (2,159)Cedar City, UT
03/04/2017 4:00 pm
Idaho
L 75–84
5–26 (3–15)
Centrum Arena (2,010)Cedar City, UT
Big Sky tournament
03/07/2017 8:05 pm
(11)
vs. (6) Montana State First Round
W 109–105 3OT
6–26
Reno Events Center (1,507)Reno, NV
03/09/2017 8:05 pm
(11)
vs. (3) Weber State Quarterfinals
L 70–90
6–27
Reno Events Center (1,903)Reno, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
References