# 2014–15 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by third 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 10–19, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Austin Waddoups | Guard | 6–2 | 160 | Freshman | American Fork, Utah |
| 3 | Travon Langston | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 4 | Trey Kennedy | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 5 | John Marshall | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 13 | Race Parsons | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Monroe, Utah |
| 14 | James McGee | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | San Clemente, California |
| 15 | Juwan Major | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 21 | Tyler Rawson | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Freshman | American Fork, Utah |
| 22 | Sherron Wilson | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Freshman | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 24 | Eric Rippetoe | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Senior | Panaca, Nevada |
| 25 | Christian Thompson | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 180 | Junior | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 32 | Casey Oliverson | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Logan, Utah |
| 33 | Kyler Neilson | Forward | 6–6 | 180 | Freshman | Cedar City, Utah |
| 34 | Cal Hanks | Center | 6–11 | 240 | Senior | Logan, Utah |
| 35 | A.J. Hess | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Phoenix, Arizona |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2014* 2:00 pm, no | San Diego Christian | W 79–57 | | Centrum Arena (1,069) Cedar City, UT |
| 11/08/2014* 7:00 pm, no | Arkansas–Fort Smith | L 72–73 | – | Centrum Arena (N/A) Cedar City, UT |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, no | at Kansas State | L 68–98 | 0–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,405) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/16/2014* 12:00 pm, no | at Miami (OH) | L 63–76 | 0–2 | Millett Hall (972) Oxford, OH |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm, no | Utah Valley | L 75–85 | 0–3 | Centrum Arena (N/A) Cedar City, UT |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm, no | Eastern Kentucky | L 64–73 | 0–4 | Centrum Arena (N/A) Cedar City, UT |
| 11/30/2014* 11:00 am, no | at UTSA | W 93–92 | 1–4 | Convocation Center (769) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm, no | St. Katherine | W 92–45 | 2–4 | Centrum Arena (1,099) Cedar City, UT |
| 12/14/2014* 4:30 pm, no | at Boise State Las Vegas Classic | L 60–79 | 2–5 | Taco Bell Arena (3,995) Boise, ID |
| 12/19/2014* 6:00 pm, no | at Loyola–Chicago Las Vegas Classic | L 57–73 | 2–6 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,119) Chicago, IL |
| 12/22/2014* 1:00 pm, no | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Las Vegas Classic | L 61–70 | 2–7 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2014* 1:30 pm, no | vs. South Carolina State Las Vegas Classic | W 66–56 | 3–7 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/27/2014* 8:00 pm, no | at UNLV | L 45–79 | 3–8 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,556) Paradise, NV |
| 01/01/2015 8:00 pm, no | at Portland State | L 68–71 | 3–9 (0–1) | Stott Center (330) Portland, OR |
| 01/03/2015 8:00 pm, no | at Sacramento State | L 75–90 | 3–10 (0–2) | Colberg Court (545) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm, no | at Northern Arizona | L 67–70 | 3–11 (0–3) | Walkup Skydome (1,287) Fkagstaff |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, no | Idaho State | L 67–71 | 4–11 (1–3) | Centrum Arena (N/A) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm, no | Weber State | W 70–60 | 5–11 (2–3) | Centrum Arena (1,842) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, no | at Montana State | L 65–79 | 5–12 (2–4) | Worthington Arena (1,587) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm, no | at Montana | L 56–58 | 5–13 (2–5) | Worthington Arena (3,918) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm, no | Northern Arizona | L 60–81 | 5–14 (2–6) | Centrum Arena (1,687) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm, no | North Dakota | L 85–89 $^{OT}$ | 5–15 (2–7) | Centrum Arena (1,667) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/07/2015 7:00 pm, no | Northern Colorado | L 80–84 | 5–16 (2–8) | Centrum Arena (1,629) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, no | at Weber State | W 65–56 | 6–16 (3–8) | Dee Events Center (7,113) Ogden, UT |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm, no | at Idaho State | L 67–71 | 7–16 (4–8) | Reed Gym (1,582) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm, no | Eastern Washington | L 75–78 | 7–17 (4–9) | Centrum Arena (1,111) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, no | Idaho | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–17 (5–9) | Centrum Arena (1,411) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, no | at Northern Colorado | L 67–77 | 8–18 (5–10) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,338) Greeley, CO |
| 02/28/2015 1:00 pm, no | at North Dakota | W 71–65 | 9–18 (6–10) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,908) Grand Forks, ND |
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm, no | Sacramento State | W 69–65 | 10–18 (7–10) | Centrum Arena (1,780) Cedar City, UT |
| 03/07/2015 7:00 pm, no | Portland State | L 73–86 | 10–19 (7–11) | Centrum Arena (1,717) Cedar City, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||