2025–26 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

The 2025–26 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds, led by third-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

2025–26 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	10–22 (6–12 WAC)
Head coach	Rob Jeter (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Will Ryan Donald Williams Shaun Gutting Tennessee Owens
Home arena	America First Event Center

2025–26 WAC men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah Valley	14	–	4		.778			25	–	9		.735
California Baptist †	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Utah Tech	11	–	7		.611			19	–	15		.559
UT Arlington	9	–	9		.500			18	–	14		.563
Southern Utah	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
Abilene Christian	5	–	13		.278			14	–	19		.424
Tarleton	5	–	13		.278			14	–	18		.438
† 2026 WAC tournament winner

This was Southern Utah's final season as members of the WAC, as they will be joining the Big Sky Conference, effective July 1, 2026. The Thunderbirds finished the regular season with a 10–21 overall and 6–12 conference record, before losing in the quarterfinal round of the WAC tournament to 4-seed UT Arlington.

Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2024–25 season 12–19, 4–12 in WAC play, to finish in eighth place. They were defeated by Utah Tech in the first round of the WAC tournament.

Preseason

On October 28, 2025, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. Southern Utah was picked to finish seventh (last) in the conference.

Preseason rankings

WAC Preseason Poll

Place	Team	Points
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

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Preseason All-WAC Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-WAC Team.

Roster

2025–26 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Isaiah Cottrell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr UNLV Las Vegas, Nevada G 1 Elijah Duval 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr Orangeville Prep Wilmington, Delaware G 2 Logan Stephens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Tulane Decatur, Georgia G 3 Tanner Hayhurst 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr College of Southern Idaho Eagle, Idaho G 4 Lorenzo Abellar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada G 5 Zach Bell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Jacksonville Barnwell, South Carolina G 7 Zeplin Kidd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr King's Ridge Christian School Atlanta, Georgia G 9 Jalen (Roc) Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So LIU Atlanta, Georgia G 10 Langston Binns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Central Lakes College Saint Paul, Minnesota F 11 Juok Riak 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Drury Madison, Wisconsin G 13 Brayden Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Kishwaukee College Tulsa, Oklahoma G 20 Dylan Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Fairleigh Dickinson Saratoga Springs, Utah F 23 Chuks Isitua 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS So Fresno State Lagos, Nigeria F 24 Cale Barclay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Herriman High School Herriman, Utah C 25 Kai Burdick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — Sr MiraCosta College Carlsbad, California F 35 Jaiden Feroah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Holy Cross Draper, Utah	Head coach Rob Jeter (UW–Platteville) Assistant coach(es) Will Ryan (Milwaukee) Donald Williams (Cal State Hayward) Shaun Gutting (Colorado State) Tennessee Owens (New Mexico State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 1, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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 – Tied	Findlay Toyota Court (412) Flagstaff, AZ
WAC regular season
December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Tech	L 66–80	4–10 (0–1)	12 – Jones	8 – Cottrell	3 – Duval	Burns Arena (2,524) St. George, UT
January 3, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 77–86	4–11 (0–2)	13 – Tied	10 – Feroah	5 – Cottrell	America First Event Center (796) Cedar City, UT
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Valley	L 72–89	4–12 (0–3)	15 – Lee	6 – Tied	5 – Feorah	UCCU Center (1,872) Orem, UT
January 10, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 55–58	4–13 (0–4)	16 – Feroah	6 – Tied	3 – Duval	Fowler Events Center (3,438) Riverside, CA
January 15, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Tarleton State	W 106–105 OT	5–13 (1–4)	22 – Jones	9 – Feroah	5 – Abellar	America First Event Center (955) Cedar City, UT
January 17, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian	W 74–52	6–13 (2–4)	16 – Feroah	12 – Cottrell	5 – Abellar	America First Event Center (805) Cedar City, UT
January 21, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Utah Valley	W 84–70	7–13 (3–4)	26 – Holcombe	13 – Holcombe	4 – Tied	America First Event Center (1,151) Cedar City, UT
January 24, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Tech	L 91–102	7–14 (3–5)	35 – Feroah	12 – Feroah	8 – Duval	Burns Arena (3,833) St. George, UT
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 61–80	7–15 (3–6)	14 – Tied	7 – Burdick	2 – Tied	College Park Center (1,140) Arlington, TX
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	W 79–76	8–15 (4–6)	27 – Duval	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (1,329) Abilene, TX
February 7, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Tarleton State	L 59–62	8–16 (4–7)	18 – Duval	9 – Tied	7 – Duval	America First Event Center (853) Cedar City, UT
February 12, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		California Baptist	L 66–83	8–17 (4–8)	24 – Cottrell	10 – Burdick	4 – Duval	America First Event Center (771) Cedar City, UT
February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington	W 78–73	9–17 (5–8)	20 – Duval	9 – Cottrell	3 – Tied	College Park Center (1,152) Arlington, TX
February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton State	L 74–78	9–18 (5–9)	23 – Duval	16 – Cottrell	4 – Hayhurst	EECU Center (3,187) Stephenville, TX
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 83–87	9–19 (5–10)	20 – Stephens	7 – Cottrell	4 – Duval	Moody Coliseum (1,174) Abilene, TX
February 28, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 81–67	10–19 (6–10)	25 – Hayhurst	14 – Feroah	4 – Tied	America First Event Center (2,231) Cedar City, UT
March 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 88–92	10–20 (6–11)	20 – Duval	4 – Tied	4 – Duval	America First Event Center (1,540) Cedar City, UT
March 7, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		California Baptist	L 75–82	10–21 (6–12)	30 – Duval	8 – Burdick	4 – Duval	America First Event Center (602) Cedar City, UT
WAC tournament
March 12, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) UT Arlington Quarterfinals	L 63–69	10–22	18 – Feroah	9 – Burdick	3 – Burdick	Orleans Arena (1,029) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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