2025–26 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–9 (0–0 WAC) |
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| Home arena | America First Event Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 WAC tournament winner As of December 19, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team represents Southern Utah University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds, led by third-year head coach Rob Jeter, will their home games at America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
This will be Southern Utah's final season as members of the WAC, as they will be joining the Big Sky Conference, effective July 1, 2026.[1]
Previous season
The Thunderbirds finished the 2024–25 season 12–19, 4–12 in WAC play, to finish in eighth place.[2] They were defeated by Utah Tech in the first round of the WAC tournament.[3]
Preseason
On October 28, 2025, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. Southern Utah was picked to finish seventh (last) in the conference.[4]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | California Baptist | 33 (5) | |
| 2 | Utah Valley | 29 (1) | |
| 3 | Abilene Christian | 27 | |
| 4 | UT Arlington | 22 (1) | |
| 5 | Tarleton State | 19 | |
| 6 | Utah Tech | 9 | |
| 7 | Southern Utah | 8 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[4]
Preseason All-WAC Team
No players were named to the Preseason All-WAC Team.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 24, 2025* 6:30 pm |
Westminster | W 79–77 | – | – | – | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Arizona State | L 64−81 | 0−1 |
17 – Duval | 7 – Tied | 3 – Duval | Desert Financial Arena (7,513) Tempe, AZ | ||||
| November 8, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Rio Grande Valley | L 72–95 | 0–2 |
24 – Feroah | 10 – Feroah | 4 – Duval | America First Event Center (1,489) Cedar City, UT | ||||
| November 11, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Bethesda | W 118–60 | 1–2 |
19 – Lee | 9 – Cottrell | 8 – Duval | America First Event Center (801) Cedar City, UT | ||||
| November 15, 2025* 6:00 pm, SLN |
at Omaha | L 85–90 | 1–3 |
20 – Tied | 9 – Feroah | 5 – Duval | Baxter Arena (3,515) Omaha, NE | ||||
| November 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 13 Gonzaga | L 50–122 | 1–4 |
10 – Duval | 5 – Cottrell | 2 – Feroah | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | ||||
| November 19, 2025* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Washington State | L 74–98 | 1–5 |
24 – Jones | 4 – Jones | 3 – Duval | Beasley Coliseum (2,532) Pullman, WA | ||||
| November 22, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Nobel | W 103–68 | 2–5 |
15 – Jones | 6 – Cottrell | 3 – Tied | America First Event Center (709) Cedar City, UT | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Robert Morris Urban-Bennett Invitational |
L 54–61 | 2–6 |
17 – Tied | 10 – Cottrell | 5 – Duval | UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA | ||||
| November 29, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Stetson Urban-Bennett Invitational |
W 70–68 | 3–6 |
26 – Duval | 9 – Cottrell | 3 – Tied | UPMC Events Center (235) Moon Township, PA | ||||
| December 1, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
West Coast Baptist | W 124–59 | 4–6 |
26 – Jones | 8 – Burdick | 4 – Barclay | America First Event Center (565) Cedar City, UT | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oregon State | L 70–81 | 4–7 |
27 – Feroah | 6 – Duval | 5 – Feroah | Gill Coliseum (2,364) Corvallis, OR | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 4:00 pm, BTN |
at Washington | L 69-105 | 4-8 |
18 – Duval | 9 – Duval | 6 – Duval | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,516) Seattle, WA | ||||
| December 18, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Arizona | L 57-65 | 4-9 |
12 – Bell | 11 – Feroah | 3 – Bell, Abellar | Findlay Toyota Court (412) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| WAC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| January 21, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
California Baptist | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| March 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
California Baptist | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–14, 2026 |
vs. | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
References
- ^ "The Big Sky Conference Welcomes Southern Utah, Utah Tech Starting in 2026". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "Utah Tech Downs Thunderbirds In WAC Opening Round". KSL Sports. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c "California Baptist Voted Top Team In 2025-26 WAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "Southern Utah Thunderbirds 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2025.