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@SIU_BASKETBALL #SALUKISTRONG ANTHONY DENG LEEK BEANE ALL-CONFERENCE SENIOR GUARD IBBY DJIMDE 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE SIUSalukis.com PLAYERS 1 Mike Rodriguez 2 Jeremy Postell 5 Leo Vincent 10 Ibby Djimde 11 Tyler Smithpeters 5-10, 153, Junior, G 6-5, 191, Junior, F 6-1, 179, Jr. 6-7, 260, Senior, C 6-4, 179, Junior, G 12 Aaron Siler 13 Sean Lloyd 14 Bobby Mannie 15 Austin Weiher 22 Armon Fletcher 5-11, 163, Junior, G 6-5, 207, Freshman, G 5-11, 165, Junior, G 6-8, 200, Freshman, F 6-4, 182, Freshman, G 23 Bola Olaniyan 24 Rudy Stradnieks 25 Anthony Beane 32 Deng Leek 33 Sean O’Brien 6-7, 220, Junior, C 6-9, 216, Freshman, F 6-2, 178, Senior, G 7-0, 220, Senior, C 6-7, 215, Junior, F COACHING STAFF Barry Hinson Anthony Beane Sr. Brad Autry Terrance McGee Justin Walker John Clancy Head Coach (4th year) Assistant (4th Year) Assistant (1st Year) Assistant (4th Year) Operations (2nd Year) Grad Assistant (1st Year) NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 @SIU_Basketball TABLE OF CONTENTS Intro to Saluki Basketball Numerical Roster Radio/TV Roster .......................IFC No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown Last School Numerical Roster .........................1 1 Mike Rodriguez G 5-10 153 JR Boston, Mass. Marshalltown CC Schedule ......................................1 2 Jeremy Postell F 6-5 191 JR Atlanta, Ga. New Mexico Junior College SIU Arena ..................................2-6 5 Leo Vincent G 6-1 179 JR Bensalem, Pa. Harcum College 10 Ibby Djimde C 6-7 260 SR Bamako, Mali University of Illinois Arena All-Time Greats ..................7 11 Tyler Smithpeters G 6-4 179 JR Harrisburg, Ill. Harrisburg HS ESPN Gameday .........................8-9 12 Aaron Siler G 5-11 163 JR Robinson, Ill. Lincoln Trail College 1967 NIT Championship .......10-11 13 Sean Lloyd G 6-5 207 FR Philadelphia, Pa. Mt. Zion Prep (Md.) 1977 Sweet 16 ...........................12 14 Bobby Mannie G 5-11 165 JR Herrin, Ill. John A. Logan CC 15 Austin Weiher F 6-8 200 RS FR Kent, Wash. CYM Academy (Texas) Rich Herrin Era ..........................13 22 Armon Fletcher G 6-4 182 RS FR Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville HS 2002 Sweet 16 ......................14-15 23 Bola Olaniyan C 6-7 220 JR Lagos, Nigeria RichmondHS Six-Straight NCAAs ...............16-17 24 Rudy Stradnieks F 6-9 216 FR Riga, Latvia Lee Academy (Maine) 2007 Sweet 16 ......................18-19 25 Anthony Beane G 6-2 178 SR Normal, Ill. Normal HS 32 Deng Leek C 7-0 225 SR Sudan Jacksonville College (Texas) Salukis in the NBA ................20-21 33 Sean O’Brien F 6-7 215 JR Mundelein, Ill. Mundelein HS Academics ..................................22 Coaching Staff: Barry Hinson (HC), Anthony Beane Sr., Brad Autry, Terrance McGee Support Staff: Strength Program .......................23 Justin Walker (Operations), John Clancy (Graduate Assistant), Allen Mardis (Trainer), Josh Swan (Strength Coach), Donald Knapp (Team Doctor), Chase Heins (Undergraduate Assistant Coach) Pronunciations: Anthony Beane: Bean • Ibby Djimde: JIM-day • Bola Olaniyan: Oh-LON-yo • 2015-16 Preview Jeremy Postell: Poe-stell • Rudy Stradnieks: Strad-KNEE-axe • Austin Weiher: Wire Season Outlook ..........................25 Returning Player Bios ............26-37 Schedule Day Date Opponent Location Watch Time (CT) Newcomer Bios .....................38-42 Mon. Nov. 9 Maryville, St. Louis (EX) Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. Quick Facts .................................42 Fri. Nov. 13 Air Force* Carbondale, IL ESPN3 7 p.m. Head Coach Barry Hinson .....44-45 Sun. Nov. 15 Florida A&M• Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 3 p.m. Wed. Nov. 18 Kent State Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. Coaching & Support Staff......46-50 Sat. Nov. 21 at Sam Houston State Huntsville, Texas 1 p.m. Tue. Nov. 24 Oakland• Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. 2014-15 Season Recap Fri. Nov. 27 vs. UTEP• Corpus Christi, Texas American Sports Network 2:30 p.m. Statistics ................................52-54 Sat. Nov. 28 vs. Portland/Colorado State• Corpus Christi, Texas 6:30 p.m. Wed. Dec. 2 SEMO Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. Comparison Stats .......................55 Sat. Dec. 5 at North Texas Denton, Texas 5 p.m. Wed. Dec. 9 SIUE Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. Record Book Sat. Dec. 12 North Texas Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. Honors and Awards ...............58-61 Fri. Dec. 18 at Murray State Murray, Ky. 7 p.m. Mon. Dec. 21 at Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo. FS Midwest 7 p.m. Head Coaching History ..............63 Wed. Dec. 30 at Loyola Chicago, Ill. FS Midwest/Comcast Chicago 7 p.m. National Rankings ......................64 Sat. Jan. 2 Northern Iowa Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. Versus Ranked Teams/RPI ..........65 Wed. Jan. 6 at Bradley Peoria, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 9 Wichita State Carbondale, Ill. CBS Sports Network 3 p.m. Team Records ........................66-70 Tue. Jan. 12 Illinois State Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. Chronological Lists ................71-79 Sun. Jan. 17 at Drake Des Moines, Iowa ESPNU or ESPN3 3 p.m. Annual Leaders .....................80-83 Wed. Jan. 20 Indiana State Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. Individual Records ..............84-100 Sun. Jan. 24 at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. ESPNU or ESPN3 3 p.m. Thu. Jan. 28 Evansville Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. All-Time Results ................101-110 Sun. Jan. 31 at Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa ESPNU or ESPN3 3 p.m. Series vs. Opponents .........111-113 Wed. Feb. 3 at Wichita State Wichita, Kan. FS Midwest 8 p.m. Versus Division I ................114-115 Sat. Feb. 6 Loyola Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. All-Time Roster .................116-121 Wed. Feb. 10 at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind. ESPN3 6 p.m. Sat. Feb. 13 Drake Carbondale, Ill. FS Midwest/Comcast Chicago 3 p.m. MVC Schedule ...................122-123 Wed. Feb. 17 Bradley Carbondale, Ill. ESPN3 7 p.m. Sports Information Contacts ....124 Sat. Feb. 20 at Evansville Evansville, Ind. FS Midwest/Comcast Chicago 3 p.m. Origin of the Salukis ................125 Wed. Feb. 24 at Illinois State Normal, Ill. FS Midwest/Comcast Chicago 6 p.m. Sat. Feb. 27 Missouri State Carbondale, Ill. TBD TBA State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Credits Thu. Mar. 3 State Farm MVC Tournament St. Louis, Mo. FS Midwest/Comcast Chicago TBA Editor: Tom Weber Fri. Mar. 4 State Farm MVC Tournament St. Louis, Mo. FS Midwest/Comcast Chicago TBA Contributors: Alli Kerness, Matt Sat. Mar. 5 State Farm MVC Tournament St. Louis, Mo. CBS Sports Network TBA Sun. Mar. 6 State Farm MVC Tournament St. Louis, Mo. CBS 1:05 p.m. Hampton, Kari Johnston Home games in Bold Printing: SIU Printing Services *MVC-Mountain West Challenge •Corpus Christi Coastal Challenge NIT IN 1967(CHAMPIONS), 69, 75, 89, 90, 91, 92, 00, 08 1 SIUSalukis.com SIU ARENA Historic SIU Arena received a complete retrofit following the 2009-10 season. Fans are now greeted by a new entrance and lobby area, as well as a concourse encircling the upper bowl of the arena, featuring an athletic ticket office, Saluki Team Store, expanded concessions and new restrooms. The upgraded SIU Arena also features a VIP Club Room and state-of-the-art scoreboard with individual statistics and replay capability. In addition, the retrofitted SIU Arena features all-new chairback seating, including chairbacks in the permanent upper bowl. Since 2001, the Salukis are 133-37 at home, including 81-27 against Missouri Valley Conference foes. 2 NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 @SIU_Basketball 33-GAME HOME WIN STREAK Jan. 11, 2004 — Jan. 24, 2006 Southern Illinois 66, Hawaii 62 ESPN BracketBusters Feb. 21, 2004 School Record Home Win Streak Southern Illinois 71, 2003-04 Season SIU Opp Creighton 67 J11 Wichita State W 73 64 ESPN2 J14 Evansville W 81 63 J25 Indiana State W 53 44 Feb. 12, 2005 J31 Northern Iowa W 63 53 F3 Missouri State W 59 52 F11 Drake W 96 76 F21 Hawaii W 66 62 F24 Creighton W 68 60 F28 Bradley W 72 71 2004-05 Season SIU Opp N21 Augustana (Ill.) W 83 59 N23 Tennessee State W 83 60 D11 Murray State W 80 71 D14 Wright State W 54 42 D21 Saint Louis W 67 41 D23 Illinois State W 61 49 D30 Wyoming W 81 69 J2 Drake W 51 45 J15 Missouri State W 61 60 J19 Bradley W 67 59 J29 Evansville W 79 55 F9 Indiana State W 64 53 F12 Creighton W 71 67 F23 Northern Iowa W 76 69 Southern Illinois 62, F26 Wichita State W 65 55 2005-06 Season SIU Opp Creighton 48 N18 Louisiana-Lafayette W 65 47 Fox Sports Midwest D10 Kent State W 58 51 Jan. 24, 2006 D22 Arkansas-Little Rock W 67 42 D31 Drake W 64 50 J2 Wichita State W 58 49 J8 Bradley W 67 55 J11 Evansville W 66 38 J22 Illinois State W 56 44 J24 Creighton W 62 48 When SIU beat Creighton on Jan. 24, 2006, it marked the 42nd-consecutive home win against an MVC opponent, setting a league record. NIT IN 1967(CHAMPIONS), 69, 75, 89, 90, 91, 92, 00, 08 3 SIUSalukis.com Southern Illinois 72, HIGH MAJORS Indiana 60 Dec. 1, 2001 AT SIU ARENA Versus High-Major Opponents At SIU Arena 1964 Oklahoma State W 78 55 1966 Louisville W 53 50 1967 Arizona State W 62 59 1967 Arizona L 50 65 1969 Iowa W 73 67 1970 Arkansas W 99 78 1970 Texas L 81 89 1971 Georgia Tech W 89 69 1971 Wisconsin W 86 75 1971 Texas Tech L 81 88 1973 Florida State W 77 73 1974 Michigan W 87 67 1975 Louisville L 72 73 Southern Illinois 72, 1979 Kansas State L 69 75 1985 Purdue L 67 86 Indiana 60 1986 Nebraska L 85 87 Dec.