2021–22 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	† 2022 Big Sky Tournament winner ; As of December 13, 2021;

2021–22 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
2021–22 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2021–22 record	4-3 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Todd Simon (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Flynn Clayman; Bryce Martin; Aerick Sanders;
Home arena	America First Event Center

The 2021–22 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team represent Southern Utah University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds, led by sixth-year head coach Todd Simon, play their home games at the America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference.

The 2021-2022 season will be the program's last season as an Big Sky, the Thunderbirds will join WAC in 2022-2023.

Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2020–21 season 20–4, 12–2 in Big Sky play to finish as Big Sky regular season champions. They defeated Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament,[1] before being upset in overtime in the semifinals by Montana State.[2]

Roster

2021–22 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Amound Anderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Cal State Northridge	Los Angeles, CA
G	1	Nick Fleming	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Sr	Highland CC	Atlanta, GA
G	2	Aanen Moody	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	RS Sr	North Dakota	Dickinson, ND
G	3	John Knight III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	RS Sr	Utah State	Jackson, MS
G	4	Dre Marin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	RS Sr	Apollo HS	Glendale, AZ
G	5	Tevian Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Illinois	Chandler, AZ
F	10	Anthony Swift	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Desert Pines HS	Las Vegas, NV
F	12	Maizen Fausett	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Westlake HS	Saratoga Springs, UT
G	13	Dee Barnes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Mount St. Mary's	Great Mills, MD
C	14	Jason Spurgin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Toowoomba Grammar School	Toowoomba, Australia
G	15	Harrison Butler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Mater Dei HS	Santa Ana, CA
G	21	Josh Valentine	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Foothill HS	Pleasanton, CA
G	23	Andrew Marshall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Coronado HS	Las Vegas, NV
G/F	24	Marquis Moore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Detroit Mercy	Los Angeles, CA
F	25	Malik Muhammad	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Central Michigan	Harbor City, CA
G	33	Martel Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	So	Middlebrooks Academy	Las Vegas, NV
C		Parsa Fallah	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Iranian National Team	Iran

Head coach

Todd Simon (UNLV)

Assistant coach(es)

Flynn Clayman (Troy)
Bryce Martin (Boise State)
Aerick Sanders (San Diego State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bethesda	W 116–74	1–0	America First Event Center (1,300) Cedar City, UT
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dixie State	L 76–83	1–1	Burns Arena (4,105) St. George, UT
November 15, 2021* 8:00 pm	at Saint Mary's	L 51-70	1–2	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,031) Moraga, CA
November 18, 2021* 8:00 pm, P12N	at California Fort Myers Tip-Off campus game	L 68-75 ^2OT	1–3	Haas Pavilion (3,977) Berkeley, CA
November 23, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Yale Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Semifinals	W 88-85 ^OT	2–3	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (573) Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2021* 1:30 pm	vs. Bowling Green Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Championship Game	W 87-73	3–3	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (388) Fort Myers, FL
December 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Washington	W 89-76	4–3	Reese Court (1,344) Cheney, WA
December 4, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho			Idaho Central Credit Union Arena Moscow, ID
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Utah Valley			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Katherine			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
December 18, 2021* 5:00 pm, BTN	at Michigan			Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Dixie State			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacramento State			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Colorado			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland State			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Arizona			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana State			Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho State			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Weber State			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 27, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Portland State			Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Washington			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sacramento State			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
February 14, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Colorado			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana State			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 21, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Arizona			Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho State			Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
March 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Weber State			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Big Sky Tournament
March 9–12, 2022 ESPN+	vs.			Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources[3]

References

"Career-High From Knight III Lifts Southern Utah Past Northern Colorado; Thunderbirds Advance To Semifinals". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
"Montana State Knocks Off No. 1 Southern Utah in Overtime Thriller to Advance to Championship Game". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

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[1] "Career-High From Knight III Lifts Southern Utah Past Northern Colorado; Thunderbirds Advance To Semifinals". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[2] "Montana State Knocks Off No. 1 Southern Utah in Overtime Thriller to Advance to Championship Game". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[3] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Venues	America First Event Center (1985–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	1	.900
Southern Utah	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	3	.700
Northern Colorado	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	5	.545
Montana	1	–	1	.500	8	–	4	.667
Montana State	1	–	1	.500	7	–	4	.636
Northern Arizona	1	–	1	.500	4	–	6	.400
Portland State	1	–	1	.500	3	–	5	.375
Eastern Washington	0	–	1	.000	5	–	5	.500
Idaho	0	–	1	.000	2	–	8	.200
Sacramento State	0	–	2	.000	3	–	5	.375
Idaho State	0	–	2	.000	1	–	8	.111

† 2022 Big Sky Tournament winner As of December 13, 2021;