The 2018–19 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Thunderbirds were led by third-year head coach

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and played their home games at the America First Events Center in

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as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 9–11 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. They defeated

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and Northern Colorado to advance to the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the

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where they defeated

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in the first round before losing in the second round to Cal State Bakersfield.

Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2017–18 season 13–19, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. In the Big Sky tournament they defeated

and

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to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Eastern Washington.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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