2008-2009 Southern Utah Thunderbirds

2008-2009 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Drew Allen Jr G 6-2 180 Apr 4, 1988 Flower Mound (TX) United States Marcus High School
- Davis Baker Sr G 6-5 195 Apr 10, 1986 Coto de Caza (CA) United States Capistrano Valley High School
- Josh Bateman Fr G 6-2 170 Dec 11, 1989 Panguitch (UT) United States N/A
- Byron Byrd Jr F 6-5 225 May 28, 1988 Orange (NJ) United States N/A
- Brian Cameron RS-So G 6-3 190 Jul 27, 1987 Draper (UT) United States Alta High School
- John Clifford Sr C 6-10 210 Sep 4, 1987 South Jordan (UT) United States N/A
- Cory Davis Jr PG 6-0 175 Jan 6, 1988 Salem (OR) United States West Salem High School
- Jon Henderson RS-Fr GF 6-4 200 - Salt Lake City (UT) United States Highland High School
- Jaren Jeffery Fr C 6-8 210 Jun 11, 1990 Delta (UT) United States Delta High School
- Lucas Jones So C 6-9 220 Jan 30, 1988 Murfreesboro (TN) United States N/A
- Mike Josserand So PG 5-11 165 Dec 13, 1988 Las Vegas (NV) United States N/A
- Dave Marek Sr G 6-2 180 Jun 8, 1985 Benesov Czech Republic Laurinburg Institute
- Jake Nielson Fr F 6-3 185 Apr 27, 1987 Aurora (CO) United States Grandview High School
- Tyler Quinney Sr F 6-7 210 Aug 14, 1987 Sandy (UT) United States N/A
- Eules Thompson Fr G 6-2 172 Jun 9, 1987 Harbor City (CA) United States N/A

Southern Utah Transfers Sitting Out 2008-2009

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Matt Massey So C 6-9 220 Feb 18, 1988 Brisbane Australia Nova Southeastern

Recent Southern Utah Thunderbirds History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 10-21 (5-15) 10th (WAC) N/A N/A
2022-2023 24-13 (12-6) 3rd (WAC) Runner Up CBI 3rd Rnd
2021-2022 23-12 (14-6) 2nd (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd The Basketball Classic 3rd Rnd
2020-2021 20-4 (12-2) 1st (Big Sky) 3rd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 17-15 (9-11) 7th (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 17-17 (9-11) 7th (Big Sky) 3rd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 13-19 (5-13) 10th (Big Sky) 3rd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 6-27 (3-15) 11th (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 5-24 (3-15) 11th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 10-19 (7-11) 9th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2013-2014 2-27 (1-19) 11th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2012-2013 11-20 (8-12) 6th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 14-17 (8-10) 6th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 11-19 (7-11) 8th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 7-22 (3-15) 9th (Summit) N/A N/A
2008-2009 11-20 (8-10) 5th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 11-19 (9-9) 5th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 16-14 (6-8) 5th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 10-20 (8-8) 4th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 13-15 (6-10) 8th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 10-18 (6-10) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 12-16 (5-9) 6th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A

2008-2009 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Davis Baker The Summit League All-Second Team

2008-2009 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Marek J. Nielson D. Baker T. Quinney J. Clifford
Rotation M. Josserand        
Rotation C. Davis        
Rotation E. Thompson        
Lim PT D. Allen B. Byrd   J. Jeffery  
Lim PT J. Bateman     L. Jones  

2008-2009 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Davis Baker 31 35.0 17.4 4.5 1.4 1.0 0.2 2.3
Tyler Quinney 30 34.7 13.8 5.2 1.5 0.8 0.1 2.7
John Clifford 31 30.5 9.7 8.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.8
Dave Marek 31 31.8 8.5 1.8 2.9 0.7 0.0 1.9
Jake Nielson 29 19.4 5.8 2.8 1.6 0.9 0.1 1.6
Eules Thompson 8 12.8 4.9 1.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 1.0
Cory Davis 28 17.3 4.0 1.0 2.2 0.5 0.1 1.9
Mike Josserand 30 18.0 2.7 1.6 2.8 1.1 0.0 1.8
Jaren Jeffery 21 7.4 2.0 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3
Josh Bateman 4 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Byron Byrd 14 3.5 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2
Lucas Jones 11 4.9 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.5
Drew Allen 26 8.2 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5

2008-2009 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Austin Ainge Assistant Coach 2007-2008 N/A
Ken Beazer Athletic Director 2006-2007 N/A