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March 28, 2024

SUU basketball: It’s a ‘dream come true’ for Todd Simon

UNLV Loses to Fresno State at MW

L.E. Baskow

UNLV guard Jalen Poyser (24) is stopped for a brief talk by UNLV interim head coach Todd Simon as he returns to the bench during their Mountain West Championship second game at the Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday, March 10, 2016.

Southern Utah University Athletic Director Jason Butikofer repeated the stat that many Thunderbird faithful are growing tired of hearing: Over the last 25 years, the men’s basketball team has won just 41 percent of its games.

“I think that all stops, right now,” Butikofer said.

Butikofer officially introduced new coach Todd Simon, the man he expects to turn around the program, to the school and community on Thursday. Simon had been serving as the interim head coach at UNLV.

“Today is absolutely a dream come true,” Simon said.

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