Saturday, January 11
Cedar City, UT
7:30 PM
University of Texas Arlington
at
Southern Utah
MBB: UTA Set to Take on Southern Utah Saturday
1/10/2025 3:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CEDAR CITY, Utah – UT Arlington men's basketball (7-9, 0-2 WAC) remains in the Beehive State when they travel to Cedar City, Utah, to do battle with Southern Utah (8-8, 0-2 WAC) on Saturday, Jan. 11. That game tips off at 7:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast live on ESPN+, and on the radio on the Varsity App, 102.5 FM and KTNO 620 AM with the Voice of the Mavs, Josh Sours.
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UTA fell 74-62 on the road Thursday night at Utah Tech, while the Mavericks' next opponent, Southern Utah, is off to an 8-8 start following a 74-66 loss at home against Tarleton State on Thursday.
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The Thunderbirds are led by second-year head coach Rob Jeter, who joined Southern Utah after three seasons as the head coach at Western Illinois. In addition to his time with the Leathernecks, Jeter was also a head coach at UW-Milwaukee (2005-16), where he was the program's winningest coach. Jeter was also an assistant at Minnesota and UNLV.
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Southern Utah is led by forward Jamir Simpson, who is averaging a team-high 16.0 ppg and 4.8 rpg. Guards Dominique Ford (15.1 ppg) and Tavi Jackson (9.9 ppg) are also key fixtures for the Thunderbirds.
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Ford scored a team-high 21 points on Thursday night, while Jackson chipped in with nine and Simpson had eight to go along with six boards.
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Saturday's meeting between UTA and Southern Utah will be the fourth all-time, with UTA having won two of the previous three.
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UTA fell 74-62 on the road Thursday night at Utah Tech, while the Mavericks' next opponent, Southern Utah, is off to an 8-8 start following a 74-66 loss at home against Tarleton State on Thursday.
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The Thunderbirds are led by second-year head coach Rob Jeter, who joined Southern Utah after three seasons as the head coach at Western Illinois. In addition to his time with the Leathernecks, Jeter was also a head coach at UW-Milwaukee (2005-16), where he was the program's winningest coach. Jeter was also an assistant at Minnesota and UNLV.
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Southern Utah is led by forward Jamir Simpson, who is averaging a team-high 16.0 ppg and 4.8 rpg. Guards Dominique Ford (15.1 ppg) and Tavi Jackson (9.9 ppg) are also key fixtures for the Thunderbirds.
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Ford scored a team-high 21 points on Thursday night, while Jackson chipped in with nine and Simpson had eight to go along with six boards.
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Saturday's meeting between UTA and Southern Utah will be the fourth all-time, with UTA having won two of the previous three.
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 FOLLOW ALONG
For updates, behind-the-scenes photos, videos and more engaging and personal content, follow the men's basketball program on X (formerly Twitter) (@UTAMavsMBB), Instagram (@UTAMavsMBB) and Facebook (/UTAMavsMBB).
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