| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 6–27 |
| Conf Record: | 3–15 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | John Wardenburg |
| Asst Coach2: | Andy Johnson |
| Asst Coach3: | Drew Allen |
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.[1] [2] On March 22, the school hired Todd Simon as head coach.[3]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travon Langston | 3 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Trey Kennedy | 4 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Transferred to Midwestern State | ||
| Daniel Melifonwu | 12 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Freshman | Transferred to Connors State College | ||
| Christian Thompson | 25 | G/F | 6'7" | 180 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Casey Oliverson | 32 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| A. J. Hess | 35 | G/F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jadon Cohee | 12 | G | 6'4" | 182 | Junior | Transferred from Seattle. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cohee will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Christian Musoko | 34 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Salt Lake CC | ||
| Elliott Smith | F | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Harcum College | |||
| Hamdi Karoui | F | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Junior college transferred from College of Eastern Utah |
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