The Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents

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. The school's team currently competes in the

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. The Thunderbirds are coached by

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Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Thunderbirds have appeared in the NCAA tournament once, as tournament champions of the

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. Seeded fourteenth in the East regional, Southern Utah was eliminated in the first round, falling by three points to the third seed, seventh-ranked

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CIT results

Southern Utah has appeared in one

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(CIT). Their record is 1–1.

The Basketball Classic results

Southern Utah has appeared in one

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Tournament. Their record is 3–1.

NAIA Tournament results

The Thunderbirds appeared in the NAIA tournament once and lost their opening game.

Coaching records

References

External links

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