2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–27 (1–19 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Drew Allen
  • Todd Okeson
  • Chad Bell
Home arenaCentrum Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State † 14 – 6   .700 19 – 12   .613
Montana 12 – 8   .600 17 – 13   .567
North Dakota 12 – 8   .600 17 – 17   .500
Northern Arizona 12 – 8   .600 15 – 17   .469
Northern Colorado 11 – 9   .550 18 – 14   .563
Portland State 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Eastern Washington 10 – 10   .500 15 – 16   .484
Sacramento State 10 – 10   .500 14 – 16   .467
Montana State 9 – 11   .450 14 – 17   .452
Idaho State 8 – 12   .400 11 – 18   .379
Southern Utah 1 – 19   .050 2 – 27   .069
† Conference tournament winner

The 2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by second year head coach Nick Robinson and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. They were members of the Big Sky Conference.

The Thunderbirds entered the 2013–14 season with two new assistants. Chad Bell and Yahosh Bonner were hired and acted as new assistant head coach and the Director of Basketball Operations. Bell joined the school from the University of Nevada, Reno while Bonner joined the school from conference rival Northern Colorado University.[1]

They finished the season 2–27, 1–19 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky Conference tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 McKay Anderson Guard 6–5 190 Freshman La Canada, California
4 Trey Kennedy Guard 6–3 190 Freshman Las Vegas, Nevada
5 John Marshall Guard 6–1 185 Freshman Phoenix, Arizona
10 Thomas Tebbs Guard 6–3 175 Sophomore Torrance, California
12 Chris Nsenki Guard 6–2 180 Junior Kansas City, Missouri
13 Race Parsons Guard 6–4 185 Freshman Monroe, Utah
14 Drake Thomas Guard 6–0 165 Sophomore Ovilla, Texas
15 Juwan Major Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Las Vegas, Nevada
22 Taylor Jensen Forward 6–7 187 Freshman Parker, Colorado
24 Eric Rippetoe Forward 6–6 215 Junior Panaca, Nevada
32 Casey Oliverson Forward 6–8 230 Sophomore Logan, Utah
34 Cal Hanks Center 6–11 235 Junior Logan, Utah
35 A.J. Hess Guard 6–6 190 Sophomore Phoenix, Arizona
42 Jaren Jeffery Center 6–8 210 Senior Delta, Utah
44 Peter Barrus Center 6–10 210 Freshman Salt Lake City, Utah
50 Jayson Cheesman Center 6–11 250 Senior Orem, Utah

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013*
5:00 pm 		La Verne W 75–52  –
 Centrum Arena (1,375)
Cedar City, UT
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm 		Arizona Christian W 85–78  1–0
 Centrum Arena (1,189)
Cedar City, UT
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm 		at Utah State L 57–90  1–1
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,540)
Logan, UT
11/18/2013*
9:00 pm, P12N 		at California L 47–75  1–2
 Haas Pavilion (5,224)
Berkeley, CA
11/23/2013*
7:30 pm 		UC Riverside L 59–74  1–3
 Centrum Arena (1,507)
Cedar City, UT
12/01/2013*
2:00 pm 		at Portland L 57–86  1–4
 Chiles Center (1,013)
Portland, OR
12/03/2013*
8:05 pm 		at Cal State Northridge L 57–84  1–5
 Matadome (339)
Northridge, CA
12/14/2013*
5:00 pm 		UNLV L 51–73  1–6
 Centrum Arena (3,505)
Cedar City, UT
12/18/2013*
8:00 pm, 4SD 		at San Diego State L 39–76  1–7
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/21/2013*
3:00 pm 		at San Diego L 52–67  1–8
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,101)
San Diego, CA
01/02/2014
7:00 pm 		at North Dakota L 61–65  1–9
(0–1) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,573)
Grand Forks, ND
01/04/2014
7:00 pm 		at Northern Colorado L 55–91  1–10
(0–2) 		Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (987)
Greeley, CO
01/11/2014
7:00 pm 		Sacramento State L 49–77  1–11
(0–3) 		Centrum Arena (1,733)
Cedar City, UT
01/13/2014
7:00 pm 		Northern Arizona L 36–70  1–12
(0–4) 		Centrum Arena (1,609)
Cedar City, UT
01/16/2014
7:00 pm 		at Idaho State L 45–60  1–13
(0–5) 		Reed Gym (1,938)
Pocatello, ID
01/18/2014
7:00 pm 		at Weber State L 59–65  1–14
(0–6) 		Dee Events Center (7,479)
Ogden, UT
01/23/2014
7:05 pm 		at Eastern Washington L 83–90  1–15
(0–7) 		Reese Court (871)
Cheney, WA
01/25/2014
8:00 pm 		at Portland State L 64–67  1–16
(0–8) 		Stott Center (679)
Portland, OR
01/30/2014
7:00 pm 		Montana L 61–69  1–17
(0–9) 		Centrum Arena (1,326)
Cedar City, UT
02/01/2014
7:00 pm 		Montana State L 52–54  1–18
(0–10) 		Centrum Arena (1,543)
Cedar City, UT
02/08/2014
6:30 pm 		at Northern Arizona L 57–64  1–19
(0–11) 		Walkup Skydome (N/A)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/10/2014
8:00 pm 		at Sacramento State L 56–68  1–20
(0–12) 		Colberg Court (663)
Sacramento, CA
02/13/2014
7:00 pm 		Weber State L 55–75  1–21
(0–13) 		Centrum Arena (2,177)
Cedar City, UT
02/15/2014
5:00 pm 		Idaho State L 65–75  1–22
(0–14) 		Centrum Arena (1,207)
Cedar City, UT
02/20/2014
7:00 pm 		Portland State L 79–86  1–23
(0–15) 		Centrum Arena (1,206)
Cedar City, UT
02/22/2014
7:00 pm 		Eastern Washington L 74–85  1–24
(0–16) 		Centrum Arena (1,255)
Cedar City, UT
02/27/2014
7:00 pm 		at Montana State L 72–77 OT 1–25
(0–17) 		Worthington Arena (2,184)
Bozeman, MT
03/01/2014
7:00 pm 		at Montana L 54–82  1–26
(0–18) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,619)
Missoula, MT
03/06/2014
7:35 pm 		North Dakota W 77–71  2–26
(1–18) 		Centrum Arena (985)
Cedar City, UT
03/08/2014
5:00 pm 		Northern Colorado L 52–77  2–27
(1–19) 		Centrum Arena (888)
Cedar City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. ^ "Southern Utah hires two basketball assistant coaches". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "UNLV, USU, Cal Highlight SUU's Hoops Schedule". SUUTbirds.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.