# 2019–20 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by fourth-year head coach Todd Simon and played their home games at the America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2018–19 season 17–17 overall, 9–11 in Big Sky play, finishing in 7th place. In the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Idaho State in the first round, upset No. 2 seeded Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals, before falling to Northern Colorado in the semifinals. They were invited to the CIT, where they defeated Drake in the first round, before losing to Cal State Bakersfield in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | Bethesda | W 110–66 | 1–0 | America First Event Center (2,087) Cedar City, UT |
| November 9, 2019* 12:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Nebraska | W 79–78 $^{2OT}$ | 1–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,828) Lincoln, NE |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at BYU Maui Invitational campus-site game | L 63–68 | 1–2 | Marriott Center (10,661) Provo, UT |
| November 18, 2019* 9:00 p.m., P12N | | at UCLA Maui Invitational campus-site game | L 61–76 | 1–3 | Pauley Pavilion (4,427) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 23, 2019* 11:30 a.m. | | vs. Charleston Southern Maui on the Mainland | W 80–45 | 2–3 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,526) Johnson City, TN |
| November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State Maui on the Mainland | L 58–70 | 3–3 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,053) Johnson City, TN |
| November 29, 2019* 12:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | West Coast Baptist | W 126–40 | 4–3 | America First Event Center (1,501) Cedar City, UT |
| December 1, 2019* 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Loyola Marymount | L 51–61 | 4–4 | Gersten Pavilion (622) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | Utah Valley | W 73–72 | 5–4 | America First Event Center (3,017) Cedar City, UT |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | UC Santa Barbara | W 62–61 | 6–4 | America First Event Center (1,810) Cedar City, UT |
| December 19, 2019* 8:00 p.m. | | at Long Beach State | W 84–63 | 7–4 | Walter Pyramid (1,336) Long Beach, CA |
| December 30, 2019 8:00 p.m. | | at Portland State | W 83–81 | 8–4 (1–0) | Viking Pavilion (755) Portland, OR |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | Montana | L 58–60 | 8–5 (1–1) | America First Event Center (2,059) Cedar City, UT |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | Montana State | W 59–53 | 9–5 (2–1) | America First Event Center (1,806) Cedar City, UT |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Idaho State | W 71–55 | 10–5 (3–1) | Reed Gym (1,332) Pocatello, ID |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | Northern Arizona | L 72–75 | 10–6 (3–2) | America First Event Center (3,346) Cedar City, UT |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | Sacramento State | W 74–49 | 11–6 (4–2) | America First Event Center (2,018) Cedar City, UT |
| January 25, 2020 3:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Washington | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 11–7 (4–3) | Reese Court (1,561) Cheney, WA |
| January 27, 2020 7:30 p.m. | | at Idaho | W 73–45 | 12–7 (5–3) | Cowan Spectrum (914) Moscow, ID |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | Weber State | L 65–75 | 12–8 (5–4) | America First Event Center (4,021) Cedar City, UT |
| February 1, 2020 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | Idaho State | W 80–75 | 13–8 (6–4) | America First Event Center (2,163) Cedar City, UT |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | Northern Colorado | L 60–68 | 13–9 (6–5) | America First Event Center (2,196) Cedar City, UT |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | Portland State | W 85–57 | 14–9 (7–5) | America First Event Center (2,085) Cedar City, UT |
| February 13, 2020 8:00 p.m. | | at Sacramento State | L 55–70 | 14–10 (7–6) | Hornets Nest (914) Sacramento, CA |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | at Northern Arizona | L 69–82 | 14–11 (7–7) | Walkup Skydome (678) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Northern Colorado | L 66–68 | 14–12 (7–8) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,503) Greeley, CO |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Weber State | L 71–82 | 14–13 (7–9) | Dee Events Center (6,141) Ogden, UT |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | Eastern Washington | L 51–69 | 14–14 (7–10) | America First Event Center (2,368) Cedar City, UT |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV | | Idaho | W 87–55 | 15–14 (8–10) | America First Event Center (2,174) Cedar City, UT |
| March 5, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Montana State | L 65–73 | 15–15 (8–11) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,073) Bozeman, MT |
| March 7, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Montana | W 85–80 $^{OT}$ | 16–15 (9–11) | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2020 12:00 p.m., Pluto TV | (7) | vs. (10) Idaho First round | W 75–69 | 17–15 | CenturyLink Arena (2,503) Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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