2012–13 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

2012–13 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record11–20 (8–12 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jared Barrett
  • Drew Allen
  • Todd Okeson
Home arenaCentrum Arena
Seasons
2012–13 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana † 19 – 1   .950 25 – 7   .781
Weber State 18 – 2   .900 30 – 7   .811
North Dakota 12 – 8   .600 16 – 17   .485
Montana State 10 – 10   .500 13 – 17   .433
Northern Colorado 10 – 10   .500 13 – 18   .419
Sacramento State 8 – 12   .400 14 – 15   .483
Southern Utah 8 – 12   .400 11 – 20   .355
Northern Arizona 8 – 12   .400 11 – 21   .344
Eastern Washington 7 – 13   .350 10 – 21   .323
Portland State 5 – 15   .250 8 – 20   .286
Idaho State 5 – 15   .250 6 – 24   .200
† Conference tournament winner


The 2012–13 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by first year head coach Nick Robinson and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to North Dakota.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Damon Heuir Guard 6–2 200 Senior Townsville, Australia
5 Zach Ghormley Guard 6–4 185 Freshman Garland, Texas
10 Matt Gardner Guard 6–3 180 Sophomore Spanish Fork, Utah
12 Chris Nsenki Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Kansas City, Missouri
14 Drake Thomas Guard 6–0 165 Freshman Ovilla, Texas
21 Jackson Stevenett Forward 6–4 185 Senior Kaysville, Utah
22 John Renfro Forward 6–6 185 Freshman Fairbanks, Alaska
25 Jordan Johnson Guard 6–3 175 Senior Delta, Utah
33 Tyson Koehler Forward 6–8 250 Senior Salt Lake City, Utah
34 Cal Hanks Center 6–11 235 Sophomore Logan, Utah
35 A.J. Hess Guard 6–6 190 Freshman Phoenix, Arizona
42 Jaren Jeffery Center 6–8 210 Junior Delta, Utah
44 Julian Scott Forward 6–8 260 Senior Sacramento, California
50 Jayson Cheesman Center 6–11 250 Junior Orem, Utah

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012*
7:00 pm, RTNW 		at No. 21 Gonzaga L 65–103  0–1
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
11/16/2012*
9:30 pm 		vs. Green Bay
World Vision Classic 		L 54–66  0–2
 Lawlor Events Center (6,261)
Reno, NV
11/17/2012*
9:30 pm 		vs. Cal State Fullerton
World Vision Classic 		L 69–112  0–3
 Lawlor Events Center (6,691)
Reno, NV
11/18/2012*
4:30 pm 		at Nevada
World Vision Classic 		L 61–79  0–4
 Lawlor Events Center (5,885)
Reno, NV
11/21/2012*
7:00 pm, Big Sky TV 		Carroll W 68–58  1–4
 Centrum Arena (1,842)
Cedar City, UT
11/29/2012*
6:00 pm, FSSW 		at TCU L 52–61  1–5
 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,867)
Fort Worth, TX
12/01/2012*
7:30 pm, Big Sky TV 		San Diego Christian W 95–65  2–5
 Centrum Arena (2,474)
Cedar City, UT
12/04/2012*
7:00 pm, Big Sky TV 		San Diego L 53–67  2–6
 Centrum Arena (3,241)
Cedar City, UT
12/17/2012
7:30 pm, Big Sky TV 		North Dakota W 79–67  3–6
(1–0) 		Centrum Arena (1,332)
Cedar City, UT
12/21/2012*
4:00 pm 		at Denver L 47–72  3–7
 Magness Arena (2,030)
Denver, CO
12/29/2012
7:35 pm, Big Sky TV 		Northern Colorado W 51–50  4–7
(2–0) 		Centrum Arena (2,728)
Cedar City, UT
01/05/2013
3:05 pm, NAU-TV/FCS/Big Sky TV 		at Northern Arizona W 90–77  5–7
(3–0) 		Walkup Skydome (706)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/07/2013
8:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		at Sacramento State L 59–64  5–8
(3–1) 		Colberg Court (405)
Sacramento, CA
01/10/2013
7:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		Weber State L 74–81  5–9
(3–2) 		Centrum Arena (3,914)
Cedar City, UT
01/12/2013
7:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		Idaho State L 53–54  5–10
(3–3) 		Centrum Arena (2,994)
Cedar City, UT
01/17/2013
7:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		at Montana L 67–73  5–11
(3–4) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,202)
Missoula, MT
01/21/2013
7:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		at Montana State L 68–76  5–12
(3–5) 		Worthington Arena (2,309)
Bozeman, MT
01/24/2013
7:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		Portland State W 76–63  6–12
(4–5) 		Centrum Arena (2,098)
Cedar City, UT
01/26/2013
7:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		Eastern Washington W 69–55  7–12
(5–5) 		Centrum Arena (3,081)
Cedar City, UT
01/31/2013
7:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		Sacramento State W 79–67  8–12
(6–5) 		Centrum Arena (2,022)
Cedar City, UT
02/02/2013
7:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		Northern Arizona W 78–67  9–12
(7–5) 		Centrum Arena (2,301)
Cedar City, UT
02/07/2013
7:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		at Idaho State W 81–79 OT 10–12
(8–5) 		Reed Gym (1,992)
Pocatello, ID
02/09/2013
7:00 pm, Big Sky TV 		at Weber State L 58–75  10–13
(8–6) 		Dee Events Center (7,168)
Ogden, UT
02/14/2013
8:35 pm, Big Sky TV 		at Portland State L 69–90  10–14
(8–7) 		Stott Center (724)
Portland, OR
02/16/2013
3:05 pm, SWX/Big Sky TV 		at Eastern Washington L 72–86  10–15
(8–8) 		Reese Court (1,037)
Cheney, WA
02/23/2013*
7:35 pm 		Cal State Northridge
BracketBusters 		W 73–72  11–15
 Centrum Arena (2,228)
Cedar City, UT
02/28/2013
7:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		Montana State L 61–62  11–16
(8–9) 		Centrum Arena (2,431)
Cedar City, UT
03/04/2013
7:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		Montana L 74–86 OT 11–17
(8–10) 		Centrum Arena (3,183)
Cedar City, UT
03/07/2013
7:05 pm, Big Sky TV 		at Northern Colorado L 58–66  11–18
(8–11) 		Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,767)
Greeley, CO
03/09/2013
1:00 pm, Big Sky TV 		at North Dakota L 61–68  11–19
(8–12) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,737)
Grand Forks, ND
2013 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
03/14/2013
5:30 pm, Big Sky TV 		vs. North Dakota
Quarterfinals 		L 52–69  11–20
 Dahlberg Arena (3,333)
Missoula, MT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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