# 2012–13 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by first 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 11–20, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to North Dakota.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Damon Heuir | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Senior | Townsville, Australia |
| 5 | Zach Ghormley | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Garland, Texas |
| 10 | Matt Gardner | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Sophomore | Spanish Fork, Utah |
| 12 | Chris Nsenki | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 14 | Drake Thomas | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Freshman | Ovilla, Texas |
| 21 | Jackson Stevenett | Forward | 6–4 | 185 | Senior | Kaysville, Utah |
| 22 | John Renfro | Forward | 6–6 | 185 | Freshman | Fairbanks, Alaska |
| 25 | Jordan Johnson | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Senior | Delta, Utah |
| 33 | Tyson Koehler | Forward | 6–8 | 250 | Senior | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 34 | Cal Hanks | Center | 6–11 | 235 | Sophomore | Logan, Utah |
| 35 | A.J. Hess | Guard | 6–6 | 190 | Freshman | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 42 | Jaren Jeffery | Center | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | Delta, Utah |
| 44 | Julian Scott | Forward | 6–8 | 260 | Senior | Sacramento, California |
| 50 | Jayson Cheesman | Center | 6–11 | 250 | Junior | Orem, Utah |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm, RTNW | at No. 21 Gonzaga | L 65–103 | 0–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 11/16/2012* 9:30 pm | vs. Green Bay World Vision Classic | L 54–66 | 0–2 | Lawlor Events Center (6,261) Reno, NV |
| 11/17/2012* 9:30 pm | vs. Cal State Fullerton World Vision Classic | L 69–112 | 0–3 | Lawlor Events Center (6,691) Reno, NV |
| 11/18/2012* 4:30 pm | at Nevada World Vision Classic | L 61–79 | 0–4 | Lawlor Events Center (5,885) Reno, NV |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm, Big Sky TV | Carroll | W 68–58 | 1–4 | Centrum Arena (1,842) Cedar City, UT |
| 11/29/2012* 6:00 pm, FSSW | at TCU | L 52–61 | 1–5 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,867) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/01/2012* 7:30 pm, Big Sky TV | San Diego Christian | W 95–65 | 2–5 | Centrum Arena (2,474) Cedar City, UT |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm, Big Sky TV | San Diego | L 53–67 | 2–6 | Centrum Arena (3,241) Cedar City, UT |
| 12/17/2012 7:30 pm, Big Sky TV | North Dakota | W 79–67 | 3–6 (1–0) | Centrum Arena (1,332) Cedar City, UT |
| 12/21/2012* 4:00 pm | at Denver | L 47–72 | 3–7 | Magness Arena (2,030) Denver, CO |
| 12/29/2012 7:35 pm, Big Sky TV | Northern Colorado | W 51–50 | 4–7 (2–0) | Centrum Arena (2,728) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/05/2013 3:05 pm, NAU-TV/FCS/Big Sky TV | at Northern Arizona | W 90–77 | 5–7 (3–0) | Walkup Skydome (706) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/07/2013 8:05 pm, Big Sky TV | at Sacramento State | L 59–64 | 5–8 (3–1) | Colberg Court (405) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/10/2013 7:05 pm, Big Sky TV | Weber State | L 74–81 | 5–9 (3–2) | Centrum Arena (3,914) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/12/2013 7:05 pm, Big Sky TV | Idaho State | L 53–54 | 5–10 (3–3) | Centrum Arena (2,994) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/17/2013 7:05 pm, Big Sky TV | at Montana | L 67–73 | 5–11 (3–4) | Dahlberg Arena (3,202) Missoula, MT |
| 01/21/2013 7:05 pm, Big Sky TV | at Montana State | L 68–76 | 5–12 (3–5) | Worthington Arena (2,309) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/24/2013 7:05 pm, Big Sky TV | Portland State | W 76–63 | 6–12 (4–5) | Centrum Arena (2,098) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/26/2013 7:05 pm, Big Sky TV | Eastern Washington | W 69–55 | 7–12 (5–5) | Centrum Arena (3,081) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/31/2013 7:05 pm, Big Sky TV | Sacramento State | W 79–67 | 8–12 (6–5) | Centrum Arena (2,022) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/02/2013 7:05 pm, Big Sky TV | Northern Arizona | W 78–67 | 9–12 (7–5) | Centrum Arena (2,301) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/07/2013 7:05 pm, Big Sky TV | at Idaho State | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (8–5) | Reed Gym (1,992) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm, Big Sky TV | at Weber State | L 58–75 | 10–13 (8–6) | Dee Events Center (7,168) Ogden, UT |
| 02/14/2013 8:35 pm, Big Sky TV | at Portland State | L 69–90 | 10–14 (8–7) | Stott Center (724) Portland, OR |
| 02/16/2013 3:05 pm, SWX/Big Sky TV | at Eastern Washington | L 72–86 | 10–15 (8–8) | Reese Court (1,037) Cheney, WA |
| 02/23/2013* 7:35 pm | Cal State Northridge BracketBusters | W 73–72 | 11–15 | Centrum Arena (2,228) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/28/2013 7:05 pm, Big Sky TV | Montana State | L 61–62 | 11–16 (8–9) | Centrum Arena (2,431) Cedar City, UT |
| 03/04/2013 7:05 pm, Big Sky TV | Montana | L 74–86 $^{OT}$ | 11–17 (8–10) | Centrum Arena (3,183) Cedar City, UT |
| 03/07/2013 7:05 pm, Big Sky TV | at Northern Colorado | L 58–66 | 11–18 (8–11) | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,767) Greeley, CO |
| 03/09/2013 1:00 pm, Big Sky TV | at North Dakota | L 61–68 | 11–19 (8–12) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,737) Grand Forks, ND |
| 2013 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/14/2013 5:30 pm, Big Sky TV | vs. North Dakota Quarterfinals | L 52–69 | 11–20 | Dahlberg Arena (3,333) Missoula, MT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||