# 2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

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.
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

| 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. |||||