# 2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team represented Southern Utah University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds, led by second-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their games at America First Event Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

## Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2023–24 season 10–21, 5–15 in WAC play, to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the WAC tournament, as only the top eight teams are eligible to compete.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 28, 2024* 6:30 p.m. | | Westminster | W 66–49 | – | 19 – Jackson | 9 – Tied | 3 – Jackson | America First Event Center (665) Cedar City, UT |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western New Mexico | W 96–68 | 1–0 | 18 – Sibley | 10 – Sibley | 4 – Ford | America First Event Center (1,486) Cedar City, UT |
| November 9, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | FIU | W 80–75 | 2–0 | 18 – Miller | 9 – Jackson | 4 – Jackson | America First Event Center (2,856) Cedar City, UT |
| November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bethesda (CA) | W 107–54 | 3–0 | 12 – Sykes | 7 – Tied | 7 – Abellar | America First Event Center (965) Cedar City, UT |
| November 16, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Omaha | W 79–73 | 4–0 | 25 – Simpson | 10 – Sibley | 5 – Jackson | America First Event Center (1,006) Cedar City, UT |
| November 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Chicago | L 72–76 | 4–1 | 28 – Simpson | 10 – Sibley | 4 – Sibley | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,318) Chicago, IL |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Diego San Diego MTE | W 72–67 | 5–1 | 20 – Simpson | 13 – Felder | 7 – Jackson | Jenny Craig Pavilion (380) San Diego, CA |
| November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Idaho San Diego MTE | W 82–67 | 6–1 | 21 – Simpson | 4 – Tied | 5 – Jackson | Jenny Craig Pavilion (148) San Diego, CA |
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at UCLA | L 43–88 | 6–2 | 10 – Sykes | 4 – Lamin | 3 – Abellar | Pauley Pavilion (4,311) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 30, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 74–64 | 7–2 | 21 – Simpson | 9 – Langston Jr. | 3 – Abellar | America First Event Center (995) Cedar City, UT |
| December 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Park (Gilbert) | W 90–55 | 8–2 | 14 – Langston Jr. | 7 – Tied | 3 – Abellar | America First Event Center (900) Cedar City, UT |
| December 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arizona | L 66–102 | 8–3 | 21 – Simpson | 7 – Simpson | 4 – Simpson | McKale Center (13,747) Tucson, AZ |
| December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | L 69–72 | 8–4 | 19 – Ford | 7 – Felder | 4 – Simpson | Pan American Center (3,998) Las Cruces, NM |
| December 18, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 73–78 | 8–5 | 20 – Simpson | 6 – Tied | 5 – Abellar | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,637) Edinburg, TX |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | L 75–83 | 8–6 | 20 – Simpson | 9 – Simpson | 3 – Tied | America First Event Center (741) Cedar City, UT |
| WAC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 71–82 | 8–7 (0–1) | 22 – Ford | 6 – Ford | 9 – Jackson | GCU Arena (7,398) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | L 66–74 | 8–8 (0–2) | 21 – Ford | 7 – Felder | 2 – Tied | America First Event Center (1,453) Cedar City, UT |
| January 11, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 73–68 | 9–8 (1–2) | 26 – Ford | 5 – Tied | 5 – Jackson | America First Event Center (1,061) Cedar City, UT |
| January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 52–75 | 9–9 (1–3) | 15 – Simpson | 8 – Jackson | 2 – Tied | Redhawk Center (772) Seattle, WA |
| January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | L 59–74 | 9–10 (1–4) | 21 – Simpson | 6 – Tied | 3 – Simpson | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT |
| January 25, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | L 60–76 | 9–11 (1–5) | 17 – Simpson | 9 – Miller | 2 – Tied | America First Event Center (1,253) Cedar City, UT |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 68–70 | 9–12 (1–6) | 20 – Simpson | 13 – Felder | 3 – Tied | College Park Center (1,450) Arlington, TX |
| February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | L 58–75 | 9–13 (1–7) | 24 – Simpson | 5 – Felder | 2 – Simpson | Wisdom Gym (1,312) Stephenville, TX |
| February 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | W 60–57 | 10–13 (2–7) | 22 – Simpson | 7 – Tied | 2 – Felder | Fowler Events Center (2,865) Riverside, CA |
| February 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | L 70–84 | 10–14 (2–8) | 14 – Simpson | 10 – Felder | 5 – Abellar | America First Event Center (989) Cedar City, UT |
| February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 76–74 | 11–14 (3–8) | 17 – Simpson | 7 – Felder | 3 – Tied | America First Event Center (2,414) Cedar City, UT |
| February 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 68–70 | 11–15 (3–9) | 28 – Ford | 7 – Simpson | 5 – Simpson | America First Event Center (1,555) Cedar City, UT |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 59–75 | 11–16 (3–10) | 15 – Simpson | 7 – Burdick | 3 – Abellar | Moody Coliseum (1,484) Abilene, TX |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | W 82–75 | 12–16 (4–10) | 29 – Ford | 7 – Felder | 7 – Abellar | Burns Arena (3,185) St. George, UT |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 59–100 | 12–17 (4–11) | 11 – Felder | 7 – Felder | 4 – Simpson | UCCU Center (3,449) Orem, UT |
| March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | L 39–62 | 12–18 (4–12) | 9 – Tied | 7 – Burdick | 3 – Abellar | America First Event Center (1,074) Cedar City, UT |
| WAC tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | at (9) Utah Tech First round | L 65–72 | 12–19 | 16 – Ford | 9 – Felder | 3 – Ford | Burns Arena (1,022) St. George, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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