Unbeaten SUU men's basketball starts a six-game road stretch tonight at High Point
The 3-0 Thunderbirds face 3-0 High Point at 5 p.m. MT, then play at Wake Forest on Saturday
CEDAR CITY - Southern Utah men's basketball, 3-0, plays its first road game of the season tonight at High Point, also 3-0, according to an SUU Athletics preview.
What it means for you: Tip-off is 5 p.m. MT Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Qubein Center in High Point, N.C., on ESPN+. SUU then plays at Wake Forest at 2 p.m. MT Saturday, Nov. 14, and at Texas at 6 p.m. MT Thursday, Nov. 19, according to the team schedule. Tonight begins six straight games away from Cedar City.
High Point is coached by Flynn Clayman, who spent six seasons on the SUU bench. The Thunderbirds have won their first three games by an average of 67.7 points, the preview says, including Saturday's 143-49 win over Bethesda, which tied the school scoring record and set school records for assists (43) and margin (94 points).
Anthony Breland leads SUU with 15.7 points per game. Jajuan Nicholls averages 14.0 points and has made 18 of 21 shots from the field.
Source: SUU Athletics preview, "Unbeaten Thunderbirds Head East to Face Clayman's Panthers"; SUU men's basketball schedule