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saluki BASKETBALL 2020-21 schedule OVERALL: 7-1 // MVC: 1-1 H: 5-1 // A: 2-0 // N: 0-0 GAME NOTES DECEMBER (7-1) CT (OT) CONTACT: John Lock | EMAIL: [email protected] | OFFICE: 618-453-7102 | CELL: 309-333-0132 Wed. 2 at SEMO (ESPN+) W , 87-79 Sun. 6 Quincy (ESPN3) W, 102-61 Charles Helleny Tip-Off Classic GAME January 3-4 SIU SALUKIS DRAKE BULLDOGS Fri. 11 Murray State (ESPN3) W, 70-66 5 p.m. / 6 p.m. CT 7-1 // 1-1 MVC // 2-0 Road 11-0 // 2-0 MVC // 6-0 Home Thu. 17 North Dakota (ESPN3) W, 85-64 Knapp Center Head Coach Bryan Mullins Head Coach Darian DeVries Fri. 18 North Dakota (ESPN3) W, 62-50 9-10 Limited Attendance SIU Record: 23-17 (2nd) DU Record: 55-24 (3rd) Mon. 21 at Butler (FS1) W, 76-73 Des Moines, Iowa Career Record: Same Career Record: Same Sun. 27 *Evansville (ESPN+) W, 63-57 Mon. 28 *Evansville (ESPN+) L, 72-84 LAST GAME’S STARTING LINEUP JANUARY (0-0) Sun. 3 *at Drake (ESPNU) 5 p.m. Mon. 4 *at Drake (CBS Sports Network) 6 p.m. Sat. 9 *at Indiana State (ESPN+ or ESPN3) 12 p.m. Sun. 10 *at Indiana State (ESPN+ or ESPN3) 12 p.m. Sat. 16 *Valparaiso (ESPN+ or ESPN3) 3 p.m. Sun. 17 *Valparaiso (ESPN+ or ESPN3) 3 p.m. Thu. 21 *at Missouri State (MVC TV Network) 7 p.m. Sat. 30 *Northern Iowa (MVC TV Network) 3 p.m. 1 5 10 24 33 Sun. 31 *Northern Iowa (ESPN2 or ESPNU) 5 p.m. FEBRUARY (0-0) DOMASK JONES HARVEY BROWN D’AVANZO Sat. 6 *at Bradley (MVC TV Network) 3 p.m. Sun. 7 *at Bradley (ESPN+ or ESPN3) 3 p.m. OPENING TIP Sat. 13 *Illinois State (ESPN+ or ESPN3) 3 p.m. Sun. 14 *Illinois State (ESPN+ or ESPN3) 3 p.m. » SIU faces Drake on back-to-back days on January 3-4 at Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The Wed. 17 *Missouri State (ESPN+ or ESPN3) 7 p.m. MVC’s new scheduling format in 2020-21 features teams playing back-to-back games at a single Fri. 26 *at Loyola (CBS Sports Network) TBD site. Sat. 27 *at Loyola (ESPN2 or ESPNU) 5 p.m. » After the Bradley-Loyola series was postponed, the SIU-Drake series was picked up for national TV MARCH (0-0) spots. Sunday’s game (originally scheduled for 2 p.m.) has been moved to a 5 p.m. tipoff and will air State Farm MVC Tournament on ESPNU. Monday’s game at 6 p.m. will air on CBS Sports Network. Thu. 4 First Round (ESPN+) TBD » An experience battle: Drake’s top-five leading scorers are juniors or seniors. SIU’s top-five leading Fri. 5 Quarterfinals (MVC TV Network) TBD scorers are all freshmen or sophomores. Sat. 6 Semifinals (CBS Sports Network) TBD Sun. 7 Championship (CBS) 1 p.m. » Eighty-nine percent of SIU’s scoring this season is coming from freshmen and sophomores. Anthony D’Avanzo (63 points) and Jakolby Long (4 points) are SIU’s only two available upperclassmen on the All times Central and subject to change roster. (J.D. Muila and Will Keller will miss the season with injuries.) * Missouri Valley Conference Game » SIU started the season 7-0, the program’s best start to a season since 1947-48. MVC TV NETWORK » SIU is ranked No. 10 in the most recent mid-major top-25 poll of mid-major head coaches. Fox Sports Midwest, NBC Sports Chicago, Fox » SIU is shooting 41.9% from the 3-point line this season, which ranks 11th in the nation (through Dec. Sports Kansas City, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox Sports 29 games). Go, and ESPN+ or ESPN3 (subject to blackout) » Trent Brown is shooting 55.9% from the 3-point line, which leads the MVC and ranks ninth nationally. SALUKI SPORTS NETWORK WCIL-FM 101.5 Carbondale, Ill. (Flagship) » Lance Jones leads the MVC in steals per game (2.0/g). The table of contents KATZ-AM 1600 St. Louis, Mo. last SIU player to lead the MVC in steals per game was now- TuneInRadio (SIUSalukis.com/TuneIn) head coach Bryan Mullins in 2009. Roster / Quick Facts 2 Coach Mullins 3-4 » The SIU-Drake series has been tight: 2-2 over the last two Notes 4-8 years, 4-4 in the last four years, and 9-9 in the last nine years. Nat’l/MVC Stat Rankings 7 » Trent Brown (9th, 74.3%) and Dalton Banks (14th, 73.4%) rank Recruits / Media Info 8 on the air in the top-15 nationally in effective FG% (KenPom). Banks Mid-Major Top-25 9 ranks third nationally among freshmen. MVC Standings/Preseason Info 10 GAME 1 TV: ESPNU Series History 10-11 » Jaylen DeVries is a freshman quarterback on the Saluki Play-by-Play Clay Matvick Football team. He is the nephew of Drake head coach Darian About SIU 11 Analyst Kevin Lehman DeVries. Player Capsules 12-15 Record Book Updates 15 GAME 2 TV: CBS SPORTS NETWORK » In College Insider’s Mid-Major Top-25 poll of mid-major head Individual Superlatives 15 Play-by-Play Alex Del Barrio coaches, this is a top-10 matchup: #4 Drake vs. #10 SIU. Last Time 16 Analyst Tim Doyle GBG Stats 17 RADIO: SALUKI SPORTS NETWORK SIU Team Game Records 17 Play-by-Play Mike Reis TV Roster (Headshots) 18 Analyst Rodney Watson MVC Season Statistics 19 Overall Season Statistics 20 Live Stats SIUSalukis.com/MBB/Schedule 1967 NIT CHAMPIONS 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 @SIU_BASKETBALL // SIUSALUKIS.COM 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Numerical Roster QUICK FACTS No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Last School School Southern Illinois University 0 Eric Butler G 6-3 170 Fr. Orlando, Fla. Orlando Christian Prep City/Zip Carbondale, IL (62901) 1 Marcus Domask F 6-6 215 So. Waupun, Wis. Waupun HS Founded 1869 3 Dalton Banks G 6-2 170 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis. Eau Claire North HS Enrollment 11,366 (Fall 2020) 5 Lance Jones G 6-1 200 So. Evanston, Ill. Evanston Township HS Nickname Salukis 10 Ben Harvey G 6-5 205 So. Jonesboro, Ark. Eastern Illinois Colors Maroon and White 11 J.D. Muila F 6-8 235 Jr. Ottowa, Canada Indian Hills College Arena Banterra Center 12 Sekou Dembele F 6-7 230 So. Bamako, Mali Central Park Christian (AL) Capacity 8,284 14 Kyler Filewich C 6-9 250 Fr. Winnipeg, Canada Orangeville Prep Affiliation Division I 21 Will Keller F 6-7 220 Sr. Marion, Ill. John A. Logan College Conference Missouri Valley 22 Steven Verplancken Jr. G 6-4 205 So. San Pedro, Dom. Rep. Glenville State President Dr. Daniel F. Mahony 24 Trent Brown G 6-2 175 So. Scottsdale, Ariz. Pinnacle HS Chancellor Dr. Austin A. Lane 25 Jakolby Long G 6-5 210 Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Southern Utah Director of Athletics Liz Jarnigan 32 Chris Cross G 6-2 195 Fr. Urbana, Ill. Urbana HS Alma Mater St. Olaf, 1987 33 Anthony D’Avanzo F 6-8 205 Sr. Harwood Heights, Ill. Lewis Athletic Phone 618-453-5311 Ticket Office Phone 618-453-2000 Alphabetical Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Last School HISTORY 3 Dalton Banks G 6-2 170 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis. Eau Claire North HS First Year of Basketball 1913 24 Trent Brown G 6-2 175 So. Scottsdale, Ariz. Pinnacle HS All-time Record (Through 2019-20) 1543-1092 0 Eric Butler G 6-3 170 Fr. Orlando, Fla. Orlando Christian Prep Years in NCAA Tournament/Last 10/2007 32 Chris Cross G 6-2 195 Fr. Urbana, Ill. Urbana HS Years in NIT/Last 9/2008 33 Anthony D’Avanzo F 6-8 205 Sr. Harwood Heights, Ill. Lewis Last Postseason Opponent Arizona State, ‘08 12 Sekou Dembele F 6-7 230 So. Bamako, Mali Central Park Christian (AL) Result Lost, 65-51, Second Round 1 Marcus Domask F 6-6 215 So. Waupun, Wis. Waupun HS 14 Kyler Filewich C 6-9 250 Fr. Winnipeg, Canada Orangeville Prep MEDIA SERVICES (618) 453-7102 10 Ben Harvey G 6-5 205 So. Jonesboro, Ark. Eastern Illinois Men’s Basketball SID John Lock 5 Lance Jones G 6-1 200 So. Evanston, Ill. Evanston Township HS Email [email protected] 21 Will Keller F 6-7 220 Sr. Marion, Ill. John A. Logan College Office 618-453-7102 25 Jakolby Long G 6-5 210 Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Southern Utah Cell 309-333-0132 11 J.D. Muila F 6-8 235 Jr. Ottowa, Canada Indian Hills College Associate AD/Communications Tom Weber 22 Steven Verplancken Jr. G 6-4 205 So. San Pedro, Dom. Rep. Glenville State Associate SID Will Becque Social Media / Graphic Design Michael Black Graduate Assistant Cassie Buchholz STARTERS RETURNING (2) Ht. Wt. Pos. PPG RPG MPG 2019-20 Note Graduate Assistant Brandon Lindholm Marcus Domask 6-6 215 F 13.6 5.2 34.9 MVC Newcomer of the Year Mailing Address 127 Lingle Hall Lance Jones 6-1 200 G 9.3 2.9 25.8 Led MVC frosh in assists (79) Mailcode 6620 Carbondale, IL 62901 OTHER RETURNEES (4) Ht. Wt. Pos. PPG RPG MPG 2019-20 Note Trent Brown 6-2 175 G 2.8 1.1 20.6 10th in MVC in steals / 40min COACHING STAFF Sekou Dembele 6-7 230 F 1.6 2.0 7.9 Coming off broken leg in ‘20 Head Coach Bryan Mullins Ben Harvey 6-5 205 G -- -- -- Redshirted (Trans.