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Southern Utah men's basketball gets first win of season against Bethesda
Keira Orton, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 11 - 10:43 p.m.
Southern Utah earned its first win of the season by defeating Bethesda 118-60 Tuesday night.

Thunderbirds take flight: SUU men's basketball earns 79-77 exhibition win over Westminster
Keira Orton, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 24 - 11:25 p.m.

Utah Tech snaps losing streak, knocks off rival SUU in WAC Tournament
Ella Peterson, KSL.com | Posted March 11 - 5:34 p.m.
In an intense rivalry matchup to open the Western Athletic Conference WAC Tournament, No. 9 seed Utah Tech took down No. 8 seed Southern Utah 72-65 on Tuesday afternoon at Burns Arena.

Southern Utah women exit WAC Tournament in first round
Anden Garfield for KSL.com | Posted March 13 - 7:08 p.m.
After just barely making their way into the Western Athletic Conference Tournament as the eighth seed, Southern Utah's season came to an end in the first round.

Utah Valley takes last-minute win over Southern Utah
Anden Garfield for KSL.com | Posted Feb. 17 - 10:55 p.m.
The Utah Valley Wolverines have extended their winning streak to three games after a 78-75 win over the Southern Utah Thunderbirds.

Seattle U's range too much for Southern Utah in 78-68 loss
Anden Garfield for KSL.com | Posted Feb. 15 - 11:13 p.m.
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are on a three-game skid after their 78-68 loss to Seattle U.

Fallah's career high lifts Southern Utah over Idaho State
Anden Garfield for KSL.com | Posted Dec. 9 - 10:59 p.m.
The Southern Utah University men's basketball team took a quick stop at home to host the Idaho State Bengals before returning to the road next week.

Southern Utah's Drake Allen is coming home, commits to Utah Valley
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 12:00 p.m.
The 6-foot-4 wing from Eagle Mountain announced his decision to transfer Tuesday after an offseason that included his coach Todd Simon accepting a new job at Bowling Green.

Southern Utah finalizes hiring of new coach Rob Jeter from Western Illinois
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted April 12 - 9:59 a.m.
Southern Utah found its next head coach, even if it took the Thunderbirds some extra time.

Eastern Kentucky outlasts Southern Utah in 2OT of CBI semifinal
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted March 21 - 7:56 p.m.
Cam Healy had 23 points to lead Southern Utah (24-13), including an athletic slam at the buzzer to force double overtime.

No luck needed: Irish eliminate Southern Utah women from 1st NCAA Tournament
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted March 17 - 4:04 p.m.
The program's inaugural NCAA Tournament berth and a national-television audience awaited Southern Utah women's basketball on Friday afternoon.

Southern Utah's Todd Simon hired to be next Bowling Green head coach
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted March 15 - 2:39 p.m.
After rebuilding the Thunderbirds' men's basketball program, Todd Simon is on the move from Cedar City.

Southern Utah women's first NCAA Tourney starts at Notre Dame
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted March 12 - 6:14 p.m.
The Thunderbirds are in the Big Dance for the first time in program history after winning the WAC regular season and tournament championship.

Grand Canyon overwhelms Southern Utah in WAC Tournament final
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted March 12 - 12:47 a.m.
Tevian Jones led Southern Utah (22-10) with 17 points and three rebounds, and Maizen Fusett added 12 points and seven boards

'She's unstoppable': Daugherty leads Southern Utah to first WAC title, NCAA berth
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted March 11 - 8:32 p.m.
Daugherty scored 26 points, eight rebounds and three assists to lead five players in double figures as Southern Utah claimed a 82-73 win over California Baptist.

Tevian Jones rallies SUU from 23-down to stun UVU in WAC semifinal
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted March 11 - 1:40 a.m.
Tevian Jones drained a 3-pointer — and the foul shot that ensued — to score 20 points and rally the Thunderbirds from a 23-point second-half deficit to stun Utah Valley.

Jensen's big game leads Southern Utah women to WAC final
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted March 10 - 6:39 p.m.
Megan Jensen had a career game, and moved Southern Utah women's basketball within a game of the NCAA Tournament.

WAC Vegas: SUU rallies past hot-shooting Utah Tech; Utah Valley blocks upset bid
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted March 10 - 1:16 a.m.
Jason Spurgin had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead six players in double figures as Southern Utah held off hot-shooting Utah Tech in front of a raucous crowd at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

Vegas Madness: Daugherty's circus shot helps SUU women avoid WAC upset
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted March 8 - 10:36 p.m.
Breaunna Gillens became the third Utah Tech player with 1,100 career points in program history in a loss to Cal Baptist.

Darthard's 31 helps Utah Valley hold off Southern Utah in key WAC battle
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 11 - 9:22 p.m.
Saturday was a really good day for Utah Valley head coach Mark Madsen.

Utah Valley, Southern Utah renew in-state rivalry in key WAC title tilt
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 10 - 6:37 p.m.
The Wolverines and Thunderbirds will contend for more than in-state bragging rights Saturday at 6 p.m. MT in Orem. The winner will have an inside track to the WAC regular-season title.

Southern Utah hands in-state rival Utah Valley 2nd loss in WAC play
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 26 - 9:19 p.m.
Southern Utah had a hole to dig out in the first half against in-state rival Utah Valley.

Jones scores 28, Southern Utah tops Abilene Christian 74-72
Data Skrive, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 7 - 8:45 p.m.
Tevian Jones scored 28 points helped Southern Utah defeat Abilene Christian 74-72. Jones was 9-of-12 shooting, including 4 for 6 from distance, and 6 for 7 from the foul line for the Thunderbirds.

Local colleges: Harding, Aimaq lead UVU to 1st WAC win; T-birds, Wildcats take 1st Big Sky loss
KSL.com Sports | Posted Jan. 1 - 9:21 p.m.
Connor Harding poured in 17 points, seven assists and four rebounds as Utah Valley picked up its first conference win of the season, 77-55 over visiting Tarleton State in the UCCU Center.


