2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record13–19 (5–13 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Wardenburg
  • Chris Pompey
  • Trent Angelucci
Home arenaAmerica First Events Center
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 16 2   .889 26 8   .765
Idaho 14 4   .778 22 9   .710
Weber State 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722 20 15   .571
Northern Colorado 11 7   .611 26 12   .684
Idaho State 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Portland State 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Montana State 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
North Dakota 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Southern Utah 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Sacramento State 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
Northern Arizona 2 16   .111 5 27   .156
Conference tournament winner

The 2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by second-year head coach Todd Simon and played their home games at the America First Events Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. In the Big Sky tournament they defeated Idaho State and Idaho to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Eastern Washington.