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2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team

2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball
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Conference Big Sky Conference
2016–17 record 6–27 (3–15 Big Sky)
Head coach Todd Simon (1st year)
Assistant coach John Wardenburg
Assistant coach Andy Johnson
Assistant coach Drew Allen
Home arena Centrum Arena
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Dakota 14 4   .778     22 10   .688
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722     22 12   .647
Idaho 12 6   .667     19 14   .576
Weber State 12 6   .667     20 14   .588
Montana 11 7   .611     16 16   .500
Montana State 11 7   .611     16 16   .500
Sacramento State 9 9   .500     13 18   .419
Portland State 7 11   .389     15 16   .484
Northern Colorado* 7 11   .389     11 18   .379
Northern Arizona 6 12   .333     9 23   .281
Southern Utah 3 15   .167     6 27   .182
Idaho State 3 15   .167     5 26   .161
2017 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by first-year head coach Todd Simon and played their home games at the Centrum Arena in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–27, 3–15 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, they defeated Montana State in the First Round before losing to Weber State in the Quarterfinals.

The Thunderbirds finished the season 5–24, 3–15 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the First Round of the Big Sky Tournament to North Dakota.

On March 9, 2016, head coach Nick Robinson was fired. On March 22, the school hired Todd Simon as head coach.

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