BOISE, Idaho-Tuesday, Southern Utah University head men’s basketball coach Todd Simon was named as the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year.

Simon, who is 72-81 (.471) in his fifth season at SUU, has led the Thunderbirds to their highest winning percentage (19-3, .864) at the Division I level (1988-present).

Simon has also led the Thunderbirds to the No. 1 seed at this week’s Big Sky Conference tournament at CenturyLink Arena of Boise, Idaho.

Simon has also made the Thunderbirds the No. 6 scoring offense in Division I as SUU nets 84.2 points per game.