Southern Utah

Official Name: 
Southern Utah University
Nickname: 
Thunderbirds
Mailing Address: 

351 West Center
Cedar City, UT 84720

Website: 
www.suutbirds.com
Telephone: 
(435) 586-7753
Fax: 
(435) 865-8037
Enrollment: 
6,200
Arena: 

Centrum
Capacity: 5,300
Year Opened: 1985

School Colors: 
Scarlet and White
Conference: 

Summit League (since 1998), former member of American West (1995 and 1996), slated to join Big Sky in 2013

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 2001
0-1 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1977
0-1 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Bill Evans (16 years from 1992-2007, 209-223 record, .484)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Davor Marcelic (1,710 points from 1989-92)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Gil Mullen (808 in 1966, 1969 and 1970 when school was classified as a small college, missed two seasons while serving an LDS church mission)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Davor Marcelic (43 points as junior at Cal State Northridge on 3/1/91)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Davor Marcelic* (43 at Cal State Northridge)
March 1, 1991 (junior/17.6 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time southern Utah mark set by Skip Mead (51 vs. Westminster on 2-12-70).

1

2

Total

Southern Utah

50

65

115

Cal State Northridge

47

51

98

Southern Utah

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Roberts

1-2

1-1

0-0

3

Dixon

4-8

0-0

5-5

13

Petersen

3-5

0-0

1-2

8

Marcelic

14-15

0-0

8-8

43

Achtzehn

1-3

0-0

5-8

7

Johnson

12-20

0-0

11-12

37

Sherwood

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Brimhall

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Totals

37-56

10-12

30-35

115

Percentages

.661

.833

.857

Cal State Northridge

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Chevalier

4-7

0-0

2-4

10

Smith

3-5

0-0

0-0

6

Keeter

0-1

0-1

3-4

3

Scott

2-9

0-2

0-2

4

Davis

1-4

0-0

1-4

3

Gibbs

6-15

2-2

0-0

14

Kilian

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Micelli

2-2

0-0

1-1

5

Fisher

6-10

0-0

0-2

12

Kerlegan

7-15

6-14

1-2

21

Boykin

2-7

0-0

4-5

8

Swanson

3-6

1-2

3-5

10

Totals

37-82

9-21

15-29

98

Percentages

.451

.429

.517
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Boyd Adams

8

1964-71

84-98

.462

1969

16-9

Stan Jack

9

1972-80

145-90

.620

1979

20-6

Tom McCracken

3

1981-83

51-30

.630

1983

19-9

Bob Schermerhorn

4

1984-87

68-42

.618

1987

21-6

Neil Roberts

5

1988-92

70-62

.530

1992

15-6

Bill Evans

16

1992-2007

209-223

.484

2001

25-6

Roger Reid

4

2008-11

40-80

.333

2008, 1911

11-19
  • All-Time W-L Record: 616-560 (.524) from 1969 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Southern Utah State, which was a junior college until the fall of 1963, moved up to major-college status in 1989
  • Evans compiled a 6-2 record the last month of the 1991-92 season after assuming coaching duties from Roberts (15-6).