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

Southern Utah University Southern Utah University (SUU) is a public university in Cedar City, Utah, United States. Founded in 1897 as a normal school, Southern Utah University now has over 1,800 graduates each year with baccalaureate and other graduate degrees from its ...

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. The school's team currently competes in the

Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the Western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, Texas, Utah and Washington (state), Washington. Due to ...

. The Thunderbirds are currently coached by

Rob Jeter Robert DeLafayette Jeter III (born May 15, 1969) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach at Southern Utah. Personal life Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jeter grew up in Chicago. His father, Bob (1937–2008), was a Ro ...

. The student section is known as the Thunderstorm.

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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CBI results

Southern Utah has appeared in one CBI tournament. Their record is 2–1.

CIT results

Southern Utah has appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (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

Gallery

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References

External links

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