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. x 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. x 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 x 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. x 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 x SIU started the season 7-0, the program’s best start to a season since 1947-48. MVC TV NETWORK x 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 x 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) x 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) x 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 x 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 x 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 x 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 x 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

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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. from EIU) Alma Mater Southern Illinois (2009) Will Keller 6-7 220 F 1.0 0.6 1.8 Walk-on from nearby Marion Record at School 23-17 (2nd Year) Career Record Same STARTERS LOST (3) Ht. Wt. Pos. PPG RPG MPG Note Basketball Phone 453-4667 Barret Benson 6-10 240 C 10.6 5.6 27.0 Graduated Assistants Brendan Mullins Eric McGill 6-2 180 G 11.2 4.5 33.0 Graduated Pat Monaghan Ronnie Suggs Jr. 6-6 205 G 5.3 2.9 24.5 Graduated Jevon Mamon Operations / Player Development Connor Wheeler OTHERS LOST (5) Ht. Wt. Pos. PPG RPG MPG Note Graduate Assistant Robby Dosier Karrington Davis 6-6 210 G 3.0 1.6 11.7 Transferred (Butler College) Graduate Assistant Tony Wills Aaron Cook Jr. (6G) 6-2 185 G 15.0 3.0 31.1 Transferred (Gonzaga) Harwin Francois 6-4 190 G 4.2 2.2 16.1 Transferred (McNeese St.) TEAM INFORMATION Brendon Gooch 6-5 205 F 1.3 0.7 6.8 Transferred (McKendree) Last Year’s Overall Record 16-16 Stevan Jeremic 6-11 250 C 0.2 0.9 4.5 Graduated Home Record 12-3 Away Record 3-10 Newcomers (8) Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. Note Conference Record 10-8 (5th) Eric Butler 6-3 170 Fr. G Won FL state title in 2020 (runner-up in ‘19) Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Dalton Banks 6-2 170 Fr. G Two-time first-team All-State in Wisconsin Letterwinners Return/Lost 5/8 J.D. Muila 6-8 235 Jr. F #24 ranked Juco recruit (JucoRecruiting.com) Kyler Filewich 6-9 250 Fr. C #1 ranked player in Manitoba province PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Steven Verplancken Jr. 6-4 205 So. G Transfer (granted immediate elig. by NCAA) Anthony D’Avanzo duh-VAWN-zoh Jakolby Long 6-5 210 Gr. G Grad transfer from Southern Utah Sekou Dembele SEE-koo dem-belly Chris Cross 6-2 195 Fr. G Uncle Josh Cross played at SIU 1998-01 Marcus Domask d’MASK Anthony D’Avanzo 6-8 205 Gr. F Grad transfer from D-II Lewis College Kyler Filewich FILL-uh-witch J.D. Muila moo-luh PERCENT OF PRODUCTION RETURNING Jevon Mamon MAY-munn Points 42.1% Rebounds 33.4% Assists 51.5%

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BRYAN HEAD COACHES WHO GOT THEIR START AT SIU Bryan Mullins is the latest in a long line of young head coaches who got their first Division I head coaching job at SIU. (Age at MULLINS hiring in parentheses.) HEAD COACH // SECOND SEASON Harry Gallatin (31), 1959-62 Went 79-35 in four years at SIU (three conference titles) 2020-21 (SECOND SEASON) ... Left SIU to coach in the NBA (St. Louis x Snapped Butler’s 59-game non-conference home court winning streak, which was the longest in the Hawks, and then the New York Knicks for two nation. Butler had not lost a non-conference home game since March 2012. seasons) ... Member of the Basketball Hall of x Started 7-0, the program’s best start since 1947-48. Two of those wins (over Murray State and at Butler) Fame and College Basketball Hall of Fame. were against top-110 teams (KenPom). They were two of the MVC’s top three wins (by KenPom rating) in Jack Hartman (37), 1963-70: Coached Walt the non-conference season. (Bradley beat #90 Toledo for the other.) Frazier at SIU and won 1967 NIT ... Went on to x Seven-game winning streaks in back-to-back seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21) for the first time at SIU since coach at Kansas State for 16 years (K-State 2005-06 and 2006-07. has a “Jack Hartman Drive” near its arena) ... x HoopDirt’s National Coach of the Week after SIU snapped Butler’s 59-game non-conference home court Went 589-279 overall (142-64 at SIU) ... Won winning streak. 1981 NABC National Coach of the Year. Rich Herrin (53), 1986-98: Before SIU, had 2019-20 (FIRST SEASON) coached at a local high school (Benton HS) x Named one of ESPN’s ‘40 under 40’ -- nation’s top coaches under 40 years old. Mullins (33) is the second- ... Won 225 games at SIU, two regular-season youngest head coach in the nation. MVC titles, and 3 MVC tournament titles ... x Runner-up for 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year Took SIU to 3 NCAA Tournaments and 4 NITs. x Finalist for Joe B. Hall Award, given to the nation’s top first-year head coach. Bruce Weber (42), 1999-03: Had been an 18- year assistant under Gene Keady at Purdue x Team was picked last in the MVC preseason poll, and star guard Aaron Cook suffered a season-ending ... Took SIU to two MVC titles and two NCAA broken hand six games into the season. But SIU went 16-16 and finished 10-8 in the MVC -- a league record Tournaments (2002 Sweet Sixteen) before for wins by a team that was picked last. leaving for Illinois, and now at Kansas State x SIU ranked top-15 nationally and led the MVC in scoring defense. ... 2005 National Coach of the Year (led Illini to 37-2, national runner-up) ... Nearing his x SIU had a 10-game home court winning streak and a seven-game MVC winning streak, both of which were 500th career win as a head coach. the longest for the program since Mullins was a player in 2008. Matt Painter (33), 2004: Coached at SIU for COACHING CAREER one season (took over for Bruce Weber) and x After playing professionally in Europe, Mullins began his coaching career by joining Porter Moser’s staff at led SIU to at-large berth to NCAA Tournament Loyola in 2013. before becoming coach-in-waiting at Purdue ... In Painter’s only season at SIU, the Salukis x He was an assistant on Loyola’s Final Four team in 2018 and was promoted to Associate Head Coach after went 25-5 overall, 17-1 in the MVC (won the season. conference title), and were ranked as high as x Loyola won back-to-back MVC titles in 2018 and 2019. #15 nationally. x Conference Players of the Year under Mullins: Chris Lowery (32), 2005-12: Two-time MVC x 2020 MVC Freshman and Newcomer of the Year Marcus Domask Coach of the Year ... Led SIU to three NCAA x 2019 MVC Player of the Year Marques Townes Tournaments (2 at-large selections, 2007 x 2018 MVC Player of the Year Clayton Custer Sweet Sixteen) ... His 2007 team finished x 2018 MVC Defensive Player of the Year Ben Richardson the season ranked #11 nationally (AP) ... Now x 2018 MVC Freshman of the Year Cameron Krutwig associate head coach at K-State with Bruce x 2017 MVC Sixth Man of the Year Aundre Jackson Weber. x 2014 MVC Newcomer and Freshman of the Year Milton Doyle Bryan Mullins (32), 2020-pres. Runner-up for 2020 MVC Coach of the Year in his first AS A PLAYER AT SIU season ... Finalist for Joe B. Hall Award in 2020 x An SIU alum (2009), Mullins was the point guard on the 2007 “Floorburn U” Salukis that reached the Sweet (best first-year head coach in the nation) ... Sixteen. That team finished the season ranked No. 11 nationally, SIU’s highest ever national ranking. Named one of ESPN’s ‘40 under 40’ coaches. x Holds SIU’s career record for assists, and ranks second in steals. x Two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Year (2008, 09) From starting at SIU to ... x A two-time Academic All-American, he graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA in finance. x 1,893 total combined Division I wins x Inducted into the SIU Hall of Fame in 2018 (entering 2020-21 season, not including Mullins) x 3 National Coaches of the Year (Hartman, Weber, Painter)

Year School Position Overall Conference (Finish) Postseason Notes 2019-20 Southern Illinois Head Coach 16-16 10-8 (5th) -- Most MVC wins ever for team picked 10th preseason 2020-21 Southern Illinois Head Coach 7-1 1-1 -- Started 7-0 (SIU’s best start since 1947) Total (2nd Season) 23-17 11-9

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A letter to Saluki Nation SIU’s record when... BY BRYAN MULLINS MULLINS ERA MARCH 20, 2019 Stat 2020-21 Mullins Era A year ago today I was introduced as the men’s basketball head coach at Southern Illinois Overall 7-1 23-17 University. There were numerous times throughout this first year where I caught myself Home 5-1 17-4 smiling for no other reason than realizing that I am actually back here. I have always said Road 2-0 5-10 that what makes SIU special is this Southern Illinois community and the passion they have Neutral 0-0 1-3 for SIU Basketball. MVC 1-1 11-9 MVC Home 1-1 8-3 After being back immersed in this community for a year now, what I really want to say MVC Road 0-0 3-6 is thank you, more importantly, thank you for never changing. Thank you for always Arch Madness 0-0 0-1 appreciating heart and hustle over talent and potential. Thank you for always supporting a Vs. Top-25 0-0 0-0 true team over the individual. Thank you for cheering louder for a loose ball than for a jump Leading at half 6-1 20-6 shot. Thank you for the standing ovations for the shot clock violations, the charges, and the Trailing at half 1-0 3-11 extra passes that create the basket. Thank you for understanding what winning looks and Tied at half 0-0 0-0 sounds like. Thank you for knowing that winning ugly is actually just winning. Thank you for Outrebounds opponent 4-0 11-2 believing that magic can always happen at home. Thank you for making the Banterra Center Outrebounded by opponent 3-1 11-15 feel like the “Arena” again. And thank you for the standards you have set and for expecting Rebounds tied 0-0 1-0 them to be met. More assists than opp. 2-0 11-2 I hope everyone is staying safe through these unprecedented times in our country. We will Fewer assists than opp. 4-0 9-13 get through this. After we do, our program will get back to work and continue to improve. Assists tied 1-1 3-2 Like so many teams before them, next year’s team will try to leave a legacy that will matter, 15+ assists 3-1 11-2 that will reach, and that will last. Go Dawgs. Has more turnovers than opp. 1-0 8-5 Has fewer turnovers than opp. 5-1 14-10 Turnovers equal 1-0 1-2 Scores fewer than 60 points 0-0 1-10 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES SINCE MVC CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1975-76 Scores 60-69 points 2-0 11-6 1975-76 SIU joined the MVC in 1975- Scores 70-79 2-1 8-1 SIU joined the MVC in 1975-76 and has 76 and has won more regular- Scores 75+ 4-0 8-0 made more NCAA Tournament appearances season and conference tournament Scores 80+ 3-0 3-0 than any current league member. championships than any current Has a 20-point scorer 2-1 9-4 TEAM NCAAS member of the league. SIU had 5 players in double-figures 2-0 4-0 1. Southern Illinois 10 REG. TOURN. ALL SIU player has a double-double 0-0 3-1 2. Valparaiso 9 1. Southern Illinois 8 5 13 In November 0-0 3-4 3. Northern Iowa 8 2. Illinois State 5 4 9 In December 7-1 10-5 4. Missouri State 6 3. Bradley 5 3 8 In January 0-0 6-2 4. Illinois State 6 3. Northern Iowa 3 5 8 In February 0-0 4-5 6. Bradley 5 5. Indiana State 2 3 5 In March 0-0 0-1 6. Evansville 5 6. Missouri State 1 1 2 Overtime 1-0 2-0 8. Indiana State 4 6. Drake 1 1 2 Margin is 5 points or fewer 2-0 7-4 9. Drake 1 6. Loyola 1 1 2 Margin is 6-9 points 2-0 3-3 9. Loyola 1 8. Evansville 1 0 1 Margin is 10-19 points 1-1 9-9 9. Valparaiso 0 0 0 Margin is 20+ 2-0 4-1 Shooting 45% or better 4-1 14-5 Shooting 50% or better 3-0 6-0 Shooting 39.9% or worse 0-0 1-9 Holding opp. to 39.9% or worse 3-0 12-3 When winning... Points in the paint 5-1 13-2 Points off turnovers 7-1 15-7 2nd chance points 2-1 6-5 Fast break points 6-0 14-6 Bench points 4-0 10-4 When leading by 10+ at any point 6-1 18-4 When trailing by 10+ at any point 1-1 5-15 VS. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Butler 1-0 Delaware 0-1 Hampton 1-0 Illinois Wesleyan 1-0 Missouri 0-1 Murray State 1-1 NC Central 1-0 Norfolk State 1-0 North Dakota 2-0 Oakland 0-1 Quincy 1-0 Saint Louis 0-1 San Francisco 0-1 Southeast Missouri 2-0 Southern Miss 0-1 UTSA 1-0

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If SIU GOES 2-0... LOSS OF A LEGEND: RICH HERRIN 2020-21 SALUKIS: THE BASICS x SIU would improve to 9-1 overall, 3-1 MVC. x Saluki Hall of Famer Rich Herrin died on Christmas night at the age of 87. SIU is in its 107th season of basketball. The x SIU would improve to 62-35 all-time vs. Drake and 2020-21 Salukis have two returning starters and 25-23 all-time against Drake in Des Moines. x A native of Benton, Ill., Herrin coached Southern eight newcomers. Illinois from 1985 to 1998 and transformed the x SIU would sweep the season series from Drake Salukis into a high-energy program that produced OUTSIDE EXPECTATIONS: The Salukis were for a second-straight season. seven-straight trips to the postseason, including picked fifth in the preseason Missouri Valley x SIU’s 9-1 start would be the program’s best 10- three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances Conference poll of coaches, media and game start since 1992-93 (also 9-1). from 1993 to 1995. He was inducted in the Saluki sports information directors. Other national Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Missouri Valley organizations (ESPN’s BPI, Kenpom, Norlander, If SIU GOES 1-1... Conference Hall of Fame in 2010. Bart Torvik) have been more pessimistic, ranking SIU 8th or 9th in the MVC in their preseason x SIU’s record would be 8-2 overall, 2-2 MVC. x In all, Herrin coached 13 seasons with the rankings. x SIU would lead the Drake series 61-36 all-time, Salukis, registering a 225-174 record and 111 and the series would be tied, 24-24, in games league victories. His players included Larry Bird WHAT WAS LOST: The Salukis lost three starters played in Des Moines. MVC Player of the Year selections Ashraf Amaya to graduation, including two who averaged (1992) and Chris Carr (1995) and eight Saluki Hall double-figures: Eric McGill (11.2) and Barret x SIU and Drake would split a series for the first of Famers — Amaya, Carr, Troy Hudson, Chris Benson (10.6). time since 2017-18 (Drake swept in 18-19; SIU Lowery, Sterling Mahan, Steve Middleton, Rick SIU also lost three-year starter Aaron Cook, who swept in 19-20). Shipley and Marcus Timmons. He sent a total broke his hand early last year and redshirted. of four players on to the National Basketball x SIU’s 8-2 start would be the best for the program This offseason, Cook transferred to Gonzaga as Association (Amaya, Carr, Hudson and Tony since 2015-16 (also 8-2). a graduate transfer. Harvey). WHAT’S BACK: SIU returns two starters, both If SIU GOES 0-2... x SIU and Evansville observed a moment of silence sophomores in 2020-21. Marcus Domask was x SIU would fall to 7-3 overall, 1-3 MVC. prior to their game on December 27, in honor of the MVC’s Newcomer and Freshman of the Year. Herrin. x SIU would lead the Drake series 60-37 all-time, Lance Jones averaged 9.3 points and 2.5 assists and Drake would lead the series 25-23 in games in 26 starts at point guard, replacing Cook. played in Des Moines. TRENDING... SIU also returns sophomores Trent Brown, x the SIU-Drake series would be a sweep for the x Anthony D’Avanzo is 10 points shy of 1,000 career Sekou Dembele, and Ben Harvey, along with third-straight season (Drake swept in 18-19; SIU points. walk-on senior Will Keller. Harvey, an Eastern swept in 19-20). x Steven Verplancken is 11 points shy of 500 career Illinois transfer, was with SIU last season but x SIU would lose back-to-back games in Des points. redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules. Moines for the first time since the 2010-11 and x Last 3 games: Marcus Domask is averaging 21.7 WHAT’S NEW: SIU welcomes eight newcomers 2011-12 seasons. ppg, 4.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists -- leads SIU in (nine if you count Harvey, who redshirted last all three categories over last three games. season as a transfer). SERIES CHECK x Trent Brown has only committed 3 turnovers in Two are Division II transfers: graduate transfer x SIU leads the all-time series, 60-35. 241 minutes this season (0.498 per 40 minutes). Anthony D’Avanzo (Lewis College) and sophomore Steven Verplancken Jr. (Glenville x Series trends: SIU is... His turnover rate is 11th-best in the nation and State). Verplancken was granted immediate x 2-2 in its last 4 games vs. Drake leads the MVC. (Drake’s Garret Sturtz is second eligibility by the NCAA. x 4-4 in its last 5 games vs. Drake in the MVC.) x 9-9 in its last 18 games vs. Drake x Last year, SIU led the MVC in 3-point FG% defense, Two are graduate transfers: D’Avanzo and x 5-3 in its last 8 road games at Drake. allowing just 31.5% from downtown. This year, SIU Jakolby Long (Iowa State and Southern Utah). x SIU swept two games from Drake last season. The is 7th in the MVC, allowing 36.1% from downtown. Four are freshmen: Dalton Banks continued the Bulldogs swept two from SIU the season before. x Evansville shot 27-for-58 (46.6%) in the two- Wisconsin pipeline to SIU, following Domask last game series at SIU on Dec. 27-28. Evansville year. Eric Butler won a state title in Florida. Kyler x Last year at Drake, SIU won 79-72 to snap Drake’s hit a school-record 17 3-pointers in the second Filewich was ranked the #1 player in Manitoba, 15-game home court winning streak, which game. (Those 17 were also a record for most by and Chris Cross’s uncle, Josh, played at SIU for was one of the nation’s 10 longest active home any opponent against SIU.) Bruce Weber (1998-01). court winning streaks. Marcus Domask scored a career-high 28 points in the game. INJURY REPORT: J.D. Muila, who was ranked as SALUKIS BREAK INTO MID-MAJOR the No. 24 junior college prospect in the country x Since the start of the 2017-18 season, SIU is 2-1 at last season, will miss the year with a knee injury. Knapp Center and everyone else is 5-43. TOP-25 The injury leaves SIU with three scholarship post x SIU and Loyola are the only teams to win at x After SIU beat Murray State on December 11, the players: D’Avanzo, Dembele, and Filewich. Sekou Drake twice in the last three+ years. Salukis cracked College Insider’s Mid-Major Top- 25, breaking in at No. 17. Dembele is coming back from a broken leg x Jaylen DeVries is a freshman quarterback on the suffered last season. Walk-on senior Will Keller Saluki Football team. He is the nephew of Drake x After SIU won at Butler, snapping Butler’s 59- will also miss the season with an injury. head coach Darian DeVries. game non-conference home winning streak, the Salukis jumped to No. 10 on December 28. x The ranking is SIU’s first in the poll of mid-major head coaches since early in the 2018-19 season. Social media x Five MVC teams are in the mid-major top-25: #4 #SALUKIS Drake, #8 Loyola, #10 SIU, #19 Missouri State, #20 Twitter @SIU_Basketball Bradley. Instagram @SIU_Basketball x The Missouri Valley Conference is the only Facebook /SalukiAthletics league with 5+ teams in the Mid-Major Top-25.

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YOUNG DAWGS COVID-19 UPDATE DOMASK SHINES AS FRESHMAN x 89% of SIU’s scoring this season is from freshmen x SIU announced on November 12 that the x SIU freshman forward Marcus Domask earned and sophomores. 72% is from the sophomore program had paused team activities due to Freshman All-America honors after a standout class: Marcus Domask, Lance Jones, Ben Harvey, multiple positive tests among the program’s 2019-20 season. Other honors: Trent Brown, Steven Verplancken Jr., and Sekou Tier 1 personnel (student-athletes, coaches, x MVC Newcomer of the Year Dembele. immediate support staff). x MVC Freshman of the Year x All-MVC Second Team x KenPom ranks SIU as the 10th least-experienced x As a result of the program’s November 12 pause, x NABC All-District Second Team team in the nation (323rd of 333 teams who have SIU did not participate in the Wade Houston x MVC All-Freshman Team played at least one game). Tipoff Classic, hosted by Louisville November 25- x MVC All-Newcomer Team 29. SIU was originally scheduled to face Louisville, x Ten of the 14 players on SIU’s roster are x Three-time MVC Newcomer of the Week Prairie View A&M, and Winthrop at the event. underclassmen (freshmen or sophomores). x Domask averaged 13.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, and x Two of the four upperclassmen (JD Muila and x Head coach Bryan Mullins tested positive for 2.5 assists. He was one of only three freshmen Will Keller) will miss the season with injuries. COVID-19 on November 27 and was in isolation in the nation to average at least 13.5 points, 5 for 10 days. Assistant coach Brendan Mullins x Entering the season... rebounds, and 2.5 assists. (Anthony Edwards (Bryan’s older brother) served as acting head x Jakolby Long was the only player on the roster (Georgia) and Cole Anthony (North Carolina) were coach for the team’s first two games. who had played in more than one season of the others.) Division I basketball. x SIU scheduled a game for Monday, December 14, x Domask scored 28 points at Drake, the most by x Only five players on SIU’s roster had played at a neutral site (Indianapolis) vs. Duquesne, but an MVC freshman since 2016 (Bradley’s Darrell more than 100 career minutes in Division I that game was canceled due to a positive test Brown scored 34 vs. Hofstra), and the most for basketball. among Duquesne’s Tier 1 personnel. an MVC freshman in a league game since 2014 x SIU ranked 9th of 10 in the MVC for career (Loyola’s Milton Doyle scored 28 twice in MVC Division I minutes and games played on its play that year). roster. DEFENSIVE NOTES x SIU led the MVC in scoring defense in Bryan x Notable: fellow SIU freshman Lance Jones Mullins’ first season, the first time SIU led the matched that mark with 28 points at Missouri HIGH-SCORING SALUKIS MVC in scoring defense since 2007 -- when State (2/29/20) x Last season, SIU won games with defense, Mullins was a sophomore guard leading SIU to x Domask hit the game-winning buzzer beater as ranking in the top-15 nationally in scoring the Sweet Sixteen. time expired to beat Missouri State 68-66 on defense, allowing just 62.2 points per game x Last year’s SIU team held 12 opponents under February 8. Domask took a full-court pass from (scoring 62.6 ppg). 40% shooting, the program’s most since 2007. Ronnie Suggs Jr., took one dribble and shot from x This year, SIU is allowing 66.8 points per game 18 feet over a triple team for the win. (+4.6 from last year), but scoring 77.1 ppg (+14.5). THE IMPROBABLE STORY OF THE x Via SIU Hall of Famer Mike Reis -- Domask’s buzzer x The Salukis rank No. 11 nationally in 3-point field 2019-20 salukis beater is believed to be the fifth game-winning goal percentage, shooting 41.9% from downtown. shot with no time on the clock in Banterra Center x In his first year as head coach at SIU (2019-20), history (56 seasons). x Last year, SIU only scored 70+ points six times Bryan Mullins inherited a team that lost more (and went 6-0 in those games). This year, SIU has than 70% of its scoring and rebounding from x Domask was named Wisconsin’s Mr. Basketball already scored 70+ points six times. previous year’s team to graduation. The Salukis in 2019. were picked last in the MVC’s preseason poll. x The top three scoring games of the Bryan Mullins x Domask became the third player in SIU history to era have all happened this season (102 points vs. x The only two returning players had played score 400+ points in his freshman season, joining Quincy, 87 vs. SEMO, and 85 in Game 1 vs. North substantial minutes: Aaron Cook Jr. and Eric Charlie Vaughn (1959) and Kent Williams (2000). Dakota). McGill. And Cook suffered a season-ending injury Vaughn (1st) & Williams (2nd) went on to become just six games into the year and redshirted. the top two career scorers in school history. COMEBACK SALUKIS x Still, SIU went 16-16, 10-8 MVC. SIU’s 10 Valley wins x SIU overcame an 11-point deficit the final five were a league record for a team that had been SALUKI FANS: THE SMARTEST minutes of regulation to force overtime and win picked to finish last. Mullins was the runner-up FANS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL at SEMO in the season opener. for the MVC Coach of the Year and was named x From head coach Bryan Mullins’ open letter to one of ESPN’s ‘40 Under 40,’ honoring the nation’s Saluki Nation on the 1-year anniversary of his x SIU trailed 66-55 with 5:02 remaining and best coaches under 40 years old. outscored SEMO 32-13 the rest of the way for an hire: “Thank you for always appreciating heart 87-79 overtime win. x SIU had its seven-game winning streak that and hustle over talent and potential. Thank lasted nearly a month (Jan. 19 - Feb. 12). That you for always supporting a true team over x SIU has overcome five double-digit deficits to seven-game streak was SIU’s longest winning the individual. Thank you for cheering louder win under head coach Bryan Mullins. streak since 2006-07 (13). for a loose ball than for a jump shot. Thank you for the standing ovations for the shot clock x SIU won 10-straight home games over three violations, the charges, and the extra passes that months (from November 16 - Feb. 15.) create the basket. Thank you for understanding x SIU’s 10-game home court winning streak was what winning looks and sounds like. Thank you its longest since winning 15-straight at home for knowing that winning ugly is actually just overlapping the 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08 winning. Thank you for believing that magic can seasons. always happen at home. Thank you for making the Banterra Center feel like the “Arena” again. And thank you for the standards you have set and for expecting them to be met.” x Asked to pick a “Player of the Game” in SIU’s win vs. Murray State, Saluki fans chose Trent Brown -- who was the team’s sixth-leading scorer in the game (only scored 6 points), but defensively he held Murray State All-American Tevin Brown to just 3 points on 1-of-7 shooting.

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SALUKI BASKETBALL LINGO TEAM NATIONAL AND MVC RANKINGS x THREE RULES: (1) Bring your best every day, (2) Trust the work, THROUGH GAMES DEC. 29, 2020 and (3) Own the moments. STATISTIC NAT’L MVC STAT x SB | HW - SIU is wearing a patch on its jerseys this year that 3-pt Field Goal Attempts (329 ranked) 163 8 155 is two sets of initials, honoring Harvey Welch and Seymour Assist Turnover Ratio (329 ranked) 33 2 1.4 Bryson, who passed away within days of each other in 2019. Assists Per Game (329 ranked) 84 6 15.4 x Bryson earned three degrees from SIU, set a school record Blocked Shots Per Game (329 ranked) 201 7 2.9 with 1,244 career rebounds from 1955-59 (a record that still Defensive Rebounds per Game (329 ranked) 125 5 27.12 stands), and went on to become the first African-American Fewest Fouls (329 ranked) 156 5 127 associate dean of a college and the second African- Fewest Turnovers (329 ranked) 120 3 88 American dean. Welch was the first black athlete to letter Field-Goal Percentage (329 ranked) 38 4 49.3 in basketball at SIU, playing from 1951 to 1954. After serving Field-Goal Percentage Defense (329 ranked) 173 6 42.3 20 years as a colonel in the Air Force he returned to SIU as Free Throw Attempts (329 ranked) 85 2 164 the first African-American dean of student life and as vice Free Throws Made (329 ranked) 64 1 124 chancellor of student affairs. Free-Throw Percentage (329 ranked) 41 2 75.6 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (329 ranked) 328 10 5 x KEEP YOUR CHIP: The chip on your shoulder. No matter how Personal Fouls Per Game (329 ranked) 52 2 15.9 much success a team or an individual has, keep your chip. Rebound Margin (329 ranked) 225 6 -1.4 x FLOORBURN U: SIU’s defensive-minded teams in the mid- Scoring Defense (329 ranked) 112 4 66.8 2000s earned six-straight NCAA Tournament appearances (5 Scoring Margin (329 ranked) 95 5 10.4 by at-large bid), earning SIU the moniker “Floorburn U.” Scoring Offense (329 ranked) 104 5 77.1 Steals Per Game (329 ranked) 169 5 6.6 x LEAVE A LEGACY: Head coach Bryan Mullins honored Three Pt FG Defense (329 ranked) 264 7 36.1 every member of every SIU team that has made an NCAA Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (329 ranked) 108 7 8.1 Tournament, and NIT, or won a conference championship on Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (329 ranked) 11 2 41.9 a graphic that players walk past on their way from the locker Total 3-point FGM (329 ranked) 87 5 65 room to the court. Total Assists (329 ranked) 81 5 123 x EQUALITY: The Salukis have “EQUALITY” on the backs of their Total Blocks (327 ranked) 153 6 23 white warm-up shooting shirts this season, as a statement Total Rebounds (329 ranked) 177 6 257 of support for racial justice. Last year’s white shooting shirts Total Rebounds Per Game (329 ranked) 285 8 32.12 had “HELLENY,” in memory of “Mr. Southern Illinois” Charles Total Steals (329 ranked) 110 4 53 Helleny, the long-time SIU fan and supporter who passed away Turnover Margin (319 ranked) 67 2 3.2 in August 2019. Charles (a 1957 SIU alum) donated the fourth- Turnovers Forced (329 ranked) 167 4 14.25 largest gift in Saluki Athletics history, and SIU’s first Division I Turnovers Per Game (329 ranked) 25 1 11 home game every year is denoted as the Charles Helleny Tip- Won-Lost Percentage (316 ranked) 27 2 87.5 Off Classic. x SALUKI STRIP: In pre-COVID seasons, about 2-3 times per season, the SIU swimming and diving team would lead the INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL AND MVC RANKINGS Dawg Pound (SIU’s student section) by showing up to home FROM STATS.NCAA.ORG/RANKINGS games in their competition Speedos and swimsuits. STATISTIC NAME NAT’L MVC STAT Assist Turnover Ratio (249 ranked) Marcus Domask 246 8 1.53 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Assists Per Game (238 ranked) Marcus Domask 216 7 3.6 x SIU’s Fall 2020 team term GPA was 3.75, a program record. The Blocked Shots Per Game (199 ranked) Marcus Domask 183 9 1.12 team’s cumulative GPA at SIU is 3.60. Defensive Rebounds per Game (250 ranked) Ben Harvey 212 3 5 Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Marcus Domask 151 6 50 x SIU posted a 3.706 GPA in spring 2020, a program record. All Free Throw Attempts (236 ranked) Marcus Domask 171 5 35 three program term GPA records (Fall, Spring, and Summer) Lance Jones 236 6 32 have been set since Bryan Mullins became head coach. Free Throws Made (230 ranked) Marcus Domask 113 3 29 x SIU earned the NABC Academic Excellence Award for the 2019- Ben Harvey 181 8 25 20 season. Lance Jones 181 8 25 Free-Throw Percentage (250 ranked) Marcus Domask 146 3 82.9 x Last year, SIU senior center Barret Benson was named Ben Harvey 184 4 80.6 Academic All-District. Lance Jones 227 6 78.1 x SIU has produced 101 Academic All-Americans across all its Minutes Per Game (250 ranked) Marcus Domask 86 2 34:38 sports, which is the most of any MVC school and among the Points Per Game (242 ranked) Marcus Domask 90 3 18.1 national leaders. Steals Per Game (245 ranked) Lance Jones 77 1 2 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (240 ranked) Trent Brown 156 8 2.38 Total 3-point FGM (233 ranked) Trent Brown 104 7 19 Total Assists (246 ranked) Marcus Domask 162 5 29 Lance Jones 198 7 27 Total Blocks (215 ranked) Marcus Domask 125 7 9 Total Field Goal Attempts (244 ranked) Marcus Domask 93 3 104 Total Field Goals Made (230 ranked) Marcus Domask 60 5 52 Total Minutes (250 ranked) Marcus Domask 120 1 277:04 Total Points (240 ranked) Marcus Domask 62 2 145 Total Steals (212 ranked) Lance Jones 53 2 16

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DAWG BITES x SIU has overcome five double-digit deficits to win under head coach Bryan Mullins. media services x Trent Brown is wearing #24 because his dad, his two uncles, and his grandfather all wore #24. Newspaper Clips from the season (mostly from The Southern Illinoisan’s SIU beat writer Todd x Jakolby Long’s grandfather played football at Oklahoma State and was the first member of the family to Hefferman) can be found at: SIUSalukis.com/ earn a degree. Long says his grandfather is the most inspirational figure in his life for making that college Clips degree a family standard. Now, Jakolby hopes to set a new family standard by earning his master’s degree at SIU. Postgame media availability will be conducted through a teleconference. Contact SID John x Long considers himself a master chef and his best dish is cajun chicken alfredo. Lock before tipoff for details. ([email protected] x Lance Jones never played point guard before arriving at SIU. He took over as SIU’s starting point guard / 309-333-0132). Video will be available through when Aaron Cook Jr. broke his hand at Murray State in his freshman season. WeTransfer after most games upon request. x J.D. Muila and Kyler Filewich are the first Canadians to play for SIU men’s basketball. Paperless game days at Banterra Center. Follow live stats at SIUSalukis.com/MBB/LiveStats. x Steven Verplancken Jr. grew up in the Dominican Republic and moved to Belgium when he was 9 years PDFs of game notes can also be found at old. His first language is Spanish. SIUSalukis.com. x Will Keller grew up in nearby Marion, Ill. (17 miles from Carbondale) and played junior college basketball at In-game notes are availalble through Telegram. John A. Logan in even closer Carterville, Ill. (9 miles from Carbondale). He grew up coming to SIU games. Text SID John Lock (309-333-0132) if you would x Chris Cross is the nephew of Joshua Cross, who played for Bruce Weber at SIU (1998-01). Cross’s paternal like to be included in the Telegram group. grandparents are from Carbondale. His father, Joe, played basketball at Illinois. x The Salukis have made at least one 3-point field goal in 185 consecutive games. x December 2 marks the latest start to a Saluki Basketball season since 1992-93. Rich Herrin’s team SALUKI INK 3 BIG-TIME SIGNEES opened that season December 3 against Truman State. SIU signed three highly rated players that will be x Head coach Bryan Mullins and assistant coach Brendan Mullins are brothers. They are the only brothers freshmen in 2021-22 at SIU. All three are ranked coaching together in Division I basketball. as top-10 players in their respective states. x SIU men’s basketball sophomore Sekou Dembele and SIU women’s basketball sophomore Awa Keita are Troy D’Amico (6-7, 205, F) is SIU’s highest-rated both from Mali and knew each other from playing for the Mali National Teams. The fact they were both in-state signee since Kevin Dillard in 2008. He recruited by and committed to SIU was coincidental. is ranked as high as #6 in the state. All-stater averaged 15.6 pts, 5.1 reb., 3.0 ast., 1.5 stl., and 1.5 x Head coach Bryan Mullins is 12-0 in season openers (4-0 as a player at SIU, 6-0 on staff at Loyola, and 2-0 blk for a 29-5 Niles Notre Dame team. as head coach at SIU). Scottie Ebube (6-8, 225, C) is also a top-10 x SIU has won 28-straight games when scoring 75+ points. SIU’s last loss when scoring 75+ was January in-state recruit. He was the MVP of the 2018 18, 2017 (L, 88-84 at Drake). Carbondale Holiday Tournament (hosted x Since the start of the 2015-16 season, SIU is 50-3 (.943) when scoring 75 points or more. at Banterra Center) and had 27 points & 15 x Four all-time great Salukis went into the SIU Hall of Fame in the last two years. In the Class of 2018. rebounds in the championship game. Jermaine Dearman, Bruce Weber, and Bryan Mullins all were inducted. In the class of 2019, Chris Lowery Foster Wonders (6-5, 190, G) is ranked #6 in the was inducted. state of Michigan. A two-time Upper Peninsula x SIU started 2-0 in each of Bryan Mullins first two seasons as head coach. The last time SIU started 2-0 in Mr. Basketball, he is a three-star prospect and back-to-back seasons was 2008-09 and 2009-10. averaged 27.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game for Iron Mountain HS. QUICK SEASON RECAP x As a result of the program’s November 12 pause, SIU did not participate in the Wade Houston Tipoff Classic, hosted by Louisville November 25-29. SIU was originally scheduled to face Louisville, Prairie View A&M, and Winthrop at the event. SALUKIS HONORED x SIU opened the season with an 87-79 overtime win at SEMO. The Salukis overcame an 11-point deficit in MARCUS DOMASK the game’s final five minutes to force overtime and outscored the Redhawks 16-8 in OT. MVC Player of the Week Dec. 7, 2020 MVC Player of the Week Dec. 21, 2020 x SIU moved to 2-0 with a 102-61 win over Division II Quincy. The win was SIU’s biggest margin of victory MVC Freshman of the Year 2020 since 1994, and SIU’s 102 points were tied for the most by the program since 1998. MVC Newcomer of the Year 2020 x SIU moved to 3-0 with a 70-66 win over Murray State at Banterra Center. The win over a top-100 team was All-MVC Second Team 2020 the best win for the MVC at that point. NABC All-District Second Team 2020 MVC All-Freshman Team 2020 x The Salukis improved to 5-0 with wins on back-to-back days over North Dakota. SIU and UND played MVC All-Newcomer Team 2020 on back-to-back days at the same site to mimic what their conference’s formats (Missouri Valley and Freshman All-American (College Insider) 2020 Summit League) are changed to in 2020-21. (Ex: SIU opens league play by hosting Evansville Dec. 27-28). MVC Newcomer of the Week (3x) 2019-20 x SIU beat Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse, 76-73, snapping the nation’s longest active non-conference home BEN HARVEY court winning streak. Butler had not lost a non-conference home game since March 2012. The win was MVC Newcomer of the Week Dec. 7, 2020 also the top non-conference win for any MVC team during the non-conference schedule (by KenPom rating). x SIU opened MVC play by splitting a pair of games against Evansville. SIU won the opener to improve to 7-0, the program’s best start since 1947. Evansville hit a school-record 17 3-pointers in the second game to earn the split and hand SIU its first loss of the season.

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PROGRAM HISTORY Mid-Major Top 25 (As of Dec. 28, 2020) x SIU has a rich basketball tradition. SIU has won more MVC championships and Rk. Team Record Pts. Prev. Conference been to more NCAA Tournaments than any other member of the Missouri Valley 1 Gonzaga (31) 7-0 775 1 West Coast Conference. 2 Winthrop 5-0 710 2 Big South x Walt Frazier, named one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players, played at SIU. With Frazier 3 Georgia State 6-1 660 4 Sun Belt leading the way, SIU won the NIT in 1967. Frazier and his teammates came back to 4 Drake 10-0 651 7 Missouri Valley Carbondale in 2017 for a 50-year celebration of the achievement. 5 Furman 6-3 625 5 Southern 6 BYU 9-2 610 6 West Coast x Most recently, SIU is known for advancing to six-straight NCAA Tournaments from 7 Saint Mary’s 8-2 601 3 West Coast 2002-07 (Five at-large bids). In that stretch, the Salukis made the Sweet Sixteen 8 Loyola Chicago 5-2 569 8 Missouri Valley twice (2002, 07). 9 Liberty 8-3 512 9 ASUN x Bruce Weber started the run and was SIU’s head coach for the first two of those 10 Southern Illinois 7-0 455 14 Missouri Valley NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 2002 Sweet Sixteen team. Weber 11 Mercer 7-1 397 10 Southern went on to coach at Illinois and is the current head coach at Kansas State. 12 Belmont 8-1 385 12 Ohio Valley x Matt Painter coached SIU in 2004 before leaving for Purdue, where he is still the 13 Chattanooga 9-0 378 16 Southern head coach. Chris Lowery took over for Painter and guided SIU to three more NCAA 14 South Dakota State 5-3 372 11 Summit Tournaments, including the 2007 Sweet Sixteen. Lowery was inducted into the SIU 15 Wright State 6-1 350 17 Horizon Hall of Fame in 2019. 16 New Mexico State 2-0 294 15 Western Athletic 17 Toledo 7-3 251 23 Mid-American x SIU’s current head coach, Bryan Mullins, was a point guard on the 2006 and 2007 18 Abilene Christian 7-2 250 18 Southland NCAA Tournament teams. 19 Missouri State 4-0 211 NR Missouri Valley x Prior to the run in the 2000s, Rich Herrin led the Salukis to three-straight NCAA 20 Bradley 6-3 192 20 Missouri Valley Tournaments in the mid-1990s (1993-95). The Salukis won the MVC Tournament 21 San Francisco 6-4 122 21 West Coast (“Arch Madness”) in all three seasons, which remains the MVC’s only three-peat at 22 Louisiana 6-1 104 22 Sun Belt Arch Madness. Lowery was the point guard on the 1993 and 94 NCAA Tournament 23 Bowling Green 5-2 92 24 Mid-American teams. 24 Southern Utah 7-1 77 NR Big Sky 25 UMBC 7-2 71 NR America East SIU 2020-21 opponents underlined RESPECT THE VALLEY x The Missouri Valley Conference is one of the most underrated basketball Receiving Votes: Vermont 43, Santa Clara 41, Little Rock 35, Northern Iowa 32, Murray State 27, Eastern Kentucky 22, Stephen F. Austin 21, UNCG 21, Ohio 20, Kent State 15, Akron 12, conferences in the country. The MVC has 17 NCAA Tournament wins since 2012. Two Austin Peay 10, Buffalo 10, Pacific 9, Marist 8, South Alabama 5, Stony Brook 5, Bryant 4, Iona MVC teams have advanced to the Final Four in that span. 3, Kent State 3, Norfolk State 3, Alabama A&M 2, Austin Peay 2, Drexel 2, Grand Canyon 2, Hofstra 2, South Alabama 1, The Citadel 1. x The MVC is 9-1 in first-round NCAA Tournament games since 2012. VOTING PANEL: Casey Alexander (Belmont), Kevin Baggett (Rider), Mike Balado (Arkansas x The MVC vs. Power Six conference opponents has been nearly a toss-up in the NCAA State), Randy Bennett (St. Mary’s), Will Brown (Albany), Jon Coffman (Purdue-Fort Wayne), Tournament since 1994 (MVC has 44% win% (29-37)). Billy Donlon (UMKC), Jim Engles (Columbia), Greg Gary (Mercer), Derrin Hansen (Omaha), Jason Hooten (Sam Houston State), Donte’ Jackson (Grambling), James Jones (Yale), Mike x The MVC has had eight Sweet Sixteen teams since 2002. Years: 2002, 06 (2), 07, 10, Jones (Radford, Robert Jones (Norfolk State), Greg Kampe (Oakland), Brian Katz (Sacramento 13, 15, 18. State), Tod Kowalczyk (Toledo), Greg Lansing (Indiana State), Jim Les (UC Davis), Bob Marlin (Louisiana), Ritchie McKay (Liberty), Joe Mihalich (Hofstra), Rob O’Driscoll (Drexel), Ryan Odom (UMBC), Brett Reed (Lehigh), Mike Schrage (Elon), Todd Simon (Southern Utah), Damon Stoudamire (Pacific), Jay Spoonhour (Eastern Illinois), Willis Wilson (Texas A&M NEW LOOK Corpus Christi) x SIU unveiled a new logo on February 28, 2019 at a private ceremony. The logo is SIU’s * Louisiana head coach Bob Marlin is the chairman of the Top 25 voting panel for the first logo redesign since 2001. 2020-21 season. In December 2019, SIU’s new logo was rated the Best New Logo of 2019 by x NOTE: The Mid-Major Poll, in its 22nd season of existance, is made up of teams from the SportsLogos, including all new college and professional logos. following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio x “The Saluki is unique throughout collegiate athletics,” said SIU’s then-Director of Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, Western Athletics Jerry Kill. “Our goal with the new logo was to retain the original look and Athletic. feel of the Saluki, while giving it a sleeker, modern feel. There are exciting changes happening within Saluki Athletics and Southern Illinois University as a whole, and the new logo is symbolic of the progress we intend to make.”

NOTABLE SALUKIS x Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier x Bruce Weber (SIU hoops coach 1998-03) and Matt Painter (SIU hoops coach 2004) x Gale Sayers (SIU AD 1975-81) x Jim Hart (SIU QB inducted into Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor in 2017) x Brandon Jacobs (SIU football 2004) x Bart Scott x Rick Spielman (Minnesota Vikings GM) x Saluki Baseball MLB alums: Steve Finley, Dave Stieb, Jerry Hairston Jr., Al Levine, Duane Kuiper (and 20 others) x Current Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton x “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk

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MVC STANDINGS THROUGH GAMES JANUARY 1 Points Points Points Points MVC Pct. For Against Overall Pct. For Against Home Away Neutral Last 10 Streak Drake 2-0 1.000 77.0 64.5 11-0 1.000 84.7 60.8 6-0 4-0 1-0 10-0 W 11 Loyola 2-0 1.000 88.0 57.5 6-2 .750 80.6 60.9 5-0 1-1 0-1 6-2 W 3 Southern Illinois 1-1 .500 67.5 70.5 7-1 .875 77.1 66.8 5-1 2-0 0-0 7-1 L 1 Missouri State 1-1 .500 77.0 72.0 4-1 .800 81.2 70.4 3-0 1-1 0-0 4-1 L 1 Evansville 1-1 .500 70.5 67.5 3-5 .375 66.2 71.4 2-1 1-3 0-1 3-5 W 1 Northern Iowa 1-1 .500 72.0 77.0 2-5 .286 76.0 75.1 2-1 0-1 0-3 2-5 W 1 Indiana State 0-2 .000 64.5 77.0 3-4 .429 67.9 71.6 3-2 0-2 0-0 3-4 L 2 Illinois State 0-2 .000 57.5 88.0 3-5 .375 82.9 83.8 2-0 0-5 1-0 3-5 L 2 Bradley 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 6-3 .667 74.9 59.3 4-1 0-2 2-0 6-3 L 1 Valparaiso 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 3-5 .375 71.5 67.5 3-0 0-5 0-0 3-5 L 1

SIU at MVC arenas... MVC Preseason Poll Preseason Player of the Year Second Team ALL-TIME A.R.C 0-3 1 - UNI (30) 426 AJ Green UNI Donovan Clay Valpo Carver Arena 13-27 2 - Loyola (13) 405 Marcus Domask SIU Ford Center 4-6 3 - Bradley (1) 341 Preseason All-MVC First Team Jake LaRavia Indiana State Gentile Arena 3-4 4 - Indiana State 282 Elijah Childs Bradley Roman Penn Drake Hulman Center 26-19 5 - SIU 235 AJ Green UNI Gaige Prim Missouri State JQH Arena 4-9 6 - Missouri State 210 Tyreke Key Indiana State Knapp Center 22-10 7 - Drake 207 Cameron Krutwig Loyola Third Team McLeod Center 2-12 8 - Valpo 148 Austin Phyfe UNI Trae Berhow UNI Redbird Arena 13-20 9 - Illinois State 112 Keith Fisher III Illinois State 10 - Evansville 54 Tate Hall Loyola Marquise Kennedy Loyola Tremell Murphy Drake

VS. THE MVC MULLINS ERA BRADLEY ILLINOIS STATE MISSOURI STATE Overall 0-3 Overall 2-0 Overall 1-1 Home 0-1 Home 1-0 Home 1-0 Road 0-1 Road 1-0 Road 0-1 Arch Madness 0-1 Arch Madness 0-0 Arch Madness 0-0 DRAKE INDIANA STATE NORTHERN IOWA Overall 2-0 Overall 0-2 Overall 1-1 Home 1-0 Home 0-1 Home 1-0 Road 1-0 Road 0-1 Road 0-1 Arch Madness 0-0 Arch Madness 0-0 Arch Madness 0-0 EVANSVILLE LOYOLA VALPARAISO Overall 3-1 Overall 1-1 Overall 1-1 Home 2-1 Home 1-0 Home 1-0 Road 1-0 Road 0-1 Road 0-1 Arch Madness 0-0 Arch Madness 0-0 Arch Madness 0-0

SERIES STREAKS AND RECORDS vs. DRAKE Last... Misc... SIU home win Jan. 19, 2020 (SIU 66, Drake 49) Most points - SIU win 106 - SIU 106, Drake 82 (2/25/91) SIU home loss Feb. 12, 2019 (Drake 72, SIU 69) Most points - SIU loss 91 - Drake 116, SIU 91 (1/10/80) SIU road win Feb. 1, 2020 (SIU 79, Drake 72) Fewest points - SIU win 47 - SIU 47, Drake 46 (1/14/06) SIU road loss Jan. 8, 2019 (Drake 82, SIU 70) Fewest points - SIU loss 44 - Drake 65, SIU 44 (2/2/11) Most opponent points - SIU win 98 - SIU 99, Drake 98 (1/30/88) Record Streaks... Most opponent points - SIU loss 116 - Drake 116, SIU 91 (1/10/80) Current SIU W2 Fewest opponent points - SIU win 45 - SIU 51, Drake 45 (1/2/05) Overall wins 17 (1/26/00 - 3/2/07) Fewest opponent points - SIU loss 57 - Drake 57, SIU 54 (1/22/14) Overall losses 8 (1/9/10 - 1/30/13) Largest SIU win margin 28 - SIU 76, Drake 48 (1/26/00) Home Wins 12 (2/1/97 - 2/13/08) Largest opponent win margin 25 - Drake 116, SIU 91 (1/10/80) Home Losses 6 (1/4/09 - 1/22/14) Overtime Games (SIU Record) 4 (2-2) Road Wins 8 (2/5/00 - 1/4/07) Most points - combined 207 - Drake 116, SIU 91 (1/10/80) Road Losses 12 (2/12/79 - 1/13/90) Fewest points - combined 93 - SIU 47, Drake 46 (1/14/06)

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drake SERIES HISTORY Mike Reis — Radio “Dean of the Valley” OVERALL: SIU leads, 60-35 // AT DRAKE: Series tied, 23-23 Mike Reis enters his 42nd year as the radio play-by-play Voice of the Salukis. He is tied with Bradley’s Dave Snell for longest active tenure in the Missouri Valley Date Site Res. SIU DU Date Site Res. SIU DU Conference and ranks eighth overall. 2/7/76 H W 72 57 2/25/09 A W 56 55 Active Division I Men’s Basketball Play-By-Play Announcers 2/21/76 A W 83 70 1/9/10 H L 65 70 1. 53 Ray Goss Duquesne 2/19/77 A W 66 57 2/16/10 A L 72 79 2. 52 Bill Hillgrove Pittsburgh 2/26/77 H W 80 61 3/4/10 N L 61 63 3. 48 Don Fischer Indiana 2/27/78 H L 59 75 12/29/10 A L 55 69 4. 47 Rich Chvotkin Georgetown 1/9/78 H W 72 69 2/2/11 H L 44 65 4. 47 Gene Deckerhoff Florida State 2/2/78 A W 90 87 1/18/12 H LOT 68 75 6. 45 Dave Nitz Louisiana Tech 2/12/79 A L 79 75 2/22/12 A L 63 78 7. 43 John Cox Southern Miss 2/27/79 H W 76 73 1/30/13 H L 56 61 8. 42 Mike Reis Southern Illinois 1/10/80 A L 116 91 3/2/13 A W 66 63 8. 42 Dave Snell Bradley 2/7/80 H W 72 67 1/22/14 H L 54 57 8. 42 Johnny Holliday Maryland 1/31/81 A L 82 70 2/4/14 A W 74 58 2/28/81 H L 72 67 2/4/15 A L 61 63 Familiar face joins reis on radio 1/9/82 A L 63 55 2/28/15 H W 63 57 Rodney Watson is joining Hall of Famer Mike Reis on the radio for much of the 2/27/82 H W 67 64 1/17/16 A W 81 76 2020-21 season. Coach Watson was a 21-year assistant at SIU, during which time SIU 1/6/83 A L 67 63 2/13/16 H W 75 60 went to nine NCAA Tournaments, two Sweet Sixteens, and 430 wins. He went on to 2/26/83 H W 60 56 1/1/17 H W 83 69 become the head coach at Southern Indiana, where he retired as that program’s all- 1/26/84 H W 71 61 1/18/17 A LOT 84 88 time winningest head coach. Watson will divide games as analyst with Hall of Famer 3/1/84 A L 77 70 12/31/17 H L 67 70 Greg Starrick, who is in his 38th year calling games with Reis. 1/12/85 A L 68 63 1/30/18 A W 78 67 2/16/85 H W 92 68 1/8/19 A L 70 82 Walt Frazier — The Rest of the Story 1/9/86 A L 88 76 2/12/19 H L 69 72 Most people know that Southern’s most famous basketball alum is Walt Frazier 1/25/86 H L 68 63 1/19/20 H W 66 49 (1964-67). What they don’t know is the story of how the Atlanta native ended up in 1/22/87 A L 81 75 2/1/20 A W 79 72 Carbondale. 2/14/87 H W 79 69 Basketball was Frazier’s second-best sport in high school. He was offered a 2/28/87 N W 76 70 scholarship to play quarterback at Georgia Tech, but he didn’t want to play football. 1/9/88 A L 99 86 Frazier went on a recruiting visit to SIU in 1963 and met with AD Donald Boydston, who 1/30/88 H W3OT 99 98 was progressive about recruiting minorities during a time when southern schools rarely 1/14/89 H W 75 70 recruited them. According to Boydston, Frazier didn’t say one word the whole trip, but 1/21/89 A L 65 55 called shortly after he took the train back to Atlanta to say he was enrolling at SIU. 1/13/90 A L 79 71 Frazier was dismissed from the team for academic issues after his sophomore 2/15/90 H W 87 77 year. He went back to Atlanta and got a job doing manual labor. Frazier called in August 2/25/91 A W 106 82 of 1965 and asked if he could come back. He was not eligible for a scholarship, so he 1/26/92 H W 82 63 paid his own way and sat out his junior year, making the Dean’s List. He played on the 1/4/92 H W 70 55 practice team, and sometimes they would beat the varsity. The 1966-67 storybook 2/24/92 A W 73 69 season saw Frazier lead the team to the NIT National Championship, beating Marquette 1/21/93 H W 92 74 in the finals. He turned pro after the season and was named one of the 50 greatest 2/6/93 A L 79 87 basketball players of all-time by the NBA in 1996. 1/10/94 A W 86 76 2/19/94 H W 73 71 About Southern Illinois University 1/25/95 H W 89 68 Carbondale is located in the southern tip of the state — about a five-hour drive south 2/4/95 A W 79 74 of Chicago and two hours southeast of St. Louis. Many of SIU’s alums are concentrated in 3/4/95 A W 85 65 those two cities. Since moving to Division I in 1968, SIU has been to the NCAA Tournament 1/23/96 A L 87 67 10 times, including Sweet 16 appearances in 1977, 2002 and 2007. The Salukis have made 2/17/96 H L 71 68 nine NIT appearances. 2/1/97 H W 80 62 2/8/97 A W 63 60 WHAT’S A SALUKI? 12/20/97 A W 80 78 Salukis are the oldest purebred dogs in the world, with records dating back to 3600 2/11/98 H W 85 72 BC. The Saluki is an ancient Egyptian hunting dog, and has been known to outrun 1/18/99 H W 69 52 Greyhounds as the fastest dogs in the world, reaching 43 mph. So why is it SIU’s mascot? 2/17/99 A L 64 60 The southern Illinois region is nicknamed “Little Egypt.” The “Little Egypt” moniker came 1/26/00 H W 76 48 from a 19th century drought in northern Illinois led citizens to travel to southern Illinois 2/5/00 A W 79 62 seeking corn and wheat, a parallel of the biblical story Jacob’s brothers flocking to Egypt 1/27/01 H W 65 61 during a famine. The names of several southern Illinois towns have Egyptian roots: Cairo, 2/12/01 A WOT 89 84 Metropolis, Thebes, Dongola, Palestine, Lebanon, New Athens, Sparta, and Karnak. 1/24/02 A W 79 64 2/9/02 H W 66 57 LOSS OF A LEGEND 1/2/03 H W 76 63 Saluki Hall of Famer Rich Herrin died on Christmas night at the age of 87. A native 2/6/03 A W 65 64 of Benton, Ill., Herrin coached Southern Illinois from 1985 to 1998 and transformed 12/06/03 A W 75 66 the Salukis into a high-energy program that produced seven-straight trips to the 2/11/04 H W 96 76 postseason, including three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 1993 to 1995. 1/2/05 H W 51 45 He was inducted in the Saluki Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Missouri Valley Conference 2/7/05 A W 58 57 Hall of Fame in 2010. 12/31/05 H W 64 50 In all, Herrin coached 13 seasons with the Salukis, registering a 225-174 record and 1/14/06 A W 47 46 111 league victories. His players included Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year selections 1/4/07 A W 59 54 Ashraf Amaya (1992) and Chris Carr (1995) and eight Saluki Hall of Famers — Amaya, Carr, 1/15/07 H W 72 62 Troy Hudson, Chris Lowery, Sterling Mahan, Steve Middleton, Rick Shipley and Marcus 3/2/07 N W 71 59 Timmons. He sent a total of four players on to the National Basketball Association (Amaya, 1/2/08 A L 51 61 Carr, Hudson and Tony Harvey). SIU and Evansville observed a moment of silence prior to 2/13/08 H W 65 62 their game on December 27, in honor of Herrin. 1/4/09 H L 60 67

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eric butler FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-3 // 170 // ORLANDO, FLA. // ORLANDO CHRISTIAN PREP HS CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 2 - vs. Quincy (12/6/20) Saw first action against Quincy and was very productive in 10 minutes: 2 points, 3 Rebounds 1 - vs. Quincy (12/6/20) assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal ... Led Orlando Christian Prep to a 2020 state title and a Assists 3 - vs. Quincy (12/6/20) runner-up finish in 2019 ... Was key in OCP’s comeback state title win, scoring 12 Steals 1 - vs. Quincy (12/6/20) points in the fourth quarter ... 2019 All-State in Florida. 0 Blocks --

Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2020-21 2 0 11 5.5 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.5 1 0 3 1.5 0 0 1 2 1.0 Total 2 0 11 5.5 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.5 1 0 3 1.5 0 0 1 2 1.0

MARCUS DOMASK SOPHOMORE // FORWARD // 6-6 // 215 // WAUPUN, WIS. // WAUPUN HS CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 28 - at Drake (2/1/20) Pronounced d’mask (as in ‘ask’) ... Two-time MVC Player of the Week this season ... Rebounds 12 - vs. Norfolk State (12/4/19) 2020 Freshman All-American (College Insider) ... 2020 MVC Newcomer of the Year Assists 7 - vs. Evansville (12/28/20) and MVC Freshman of the Year ... 2020 All-MVC Second Team ... Three-time MVC Steals 2 - 8x Newcomer of the Week ... 2020-21 Preseason All-MVC Second Team ... One of only Blocks 3 - vs. North Dakota (12/18/20) three freshmen in the nation to average 13.5 points, 5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 1 2019-20 ... 2019 Wisconsin Mr. Basketball.

Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2019-20 32 32 1112 34.8 150 320 .469 54 136 .397 80 97 .825 32 135 167 5.2 47 1 79 2.5 64 14 29 434 13.6 2020-21 8 8 276 34.5 52 104 .500 12 38 .316 29 35 .829 5 35 40 5.0 14 0 29 3.6 19 9 3 145 18.1 Total 40 40 1388 34.7 202 424 .476 66 174 .379 109 132 .826 37 170 207 5.2 61 1 108 2.7 83 23 32 579 14.5

dalton banks FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-2 // 170 // EAU CLAIRE, WIS. // EAU CLAIRE NORTH HS CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 14 - at SEMO (12/2/20) 14 points in 39 minutes in collegiate debut (OT win at SEMO) ... Two-time All-State Rebounds 4 (3x) - last vs. Evansville (12/28/20) selection in Wisconsin ... All-Northwest Wisconsin Player of the Year ... Two-time high Assists 5 - vs. Evansville (12/28/20) school conference player of the year and three-time All-City honoree ... Averaged 24.7 Steals 2 (2x) - last at Butler (12/21/20) points, 10.6 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game as a senior at Eau Claire ... Broke Eau 3 Blocks 1 - vs. Evansville (12/28/20) Claire North High School’s scoring record during his junior season.

Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2020-21 8 0 208 26.0 23 39 .590 7 12 .583 11 15 .733 1 19 20 2.5 19 0 15 1.9 12 1 6 64 8.0 Total 8 0 208 26.0 23 39 .590 7 12 .583 11 15 .733 1 19 20 2.5 19 0 15 1.9 12 1 6 64 8.0

LANCE JONES SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-1 // 200 // EVANSTON, ILL. // EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HS CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 28 - at Missouri State (2/29/20) Had not played point guard prior to Aaron Cook (now a grad transfer at Gonzaga) Rebounds 9 - vs. Drake (1/19/20) breaking his hand six games into the 2019-20 season ... Started 26 games as a true Assists 8 - vs. Hampton (12/18/19) freshman and averaged 9.3 points and 2.5 assists per game (led MVC freshman, along Steals 5 - vs. North Dakota (12/17/20) with teammate Domask, in assists in 2019-20) ... Played his best down the stretch of Blocks 1 - 3x (last vs. North Dakota, 12/18/20) his freshman year, averaging 18.0 points on 55% shooting in the final 6 games of the 5 year. Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2019-20 32 26 826 25.8 109 243 .449 22 74 .297 58 92 .630 13 80 93 2.9 74 1 79 2.5 88 1 31 298 9.3 2020-21 8 8 224 28.0 28 74 .378 10 25 .400 25 32 .781 4 20 24 3.0 18 1 27 3.4 20 2 16 91 11.4 Total 40 34 1050 26.3 137 317 .432 32 99 .323 83 124 .669 17 100 117 2.9 92 2 106 2.7 108 3 47 389 9.7

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ben harvey SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-5 // 205 // JONESBORO, ARK. // EASTERN ILLINOIS CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 29 - vs. SEMO (2/16/19) MVC Newcomer of the Week (12/7/20): 19 ppg, 6 rpg, 2.5 apg in a 2-0 week ... Rebounds 10 - vs. Western Illinois (11/17/18) Transferred from Eastern Illinois ... Sat out 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules Assists 4 - at Austin Peay (2/9/19) ... 22 points in his SIU debut (an 87-79 overtime win at SEMO) ... Scored in double Steals 3 - vs. Morehead State (2/2/19) figures 19 times as a true freshman at EIU in 2018-19 ... Led Jonesboro HS to 32-0 Blocks 1 - 4x, last at SEMO (12/2/20) record and an Arkansas 6A state championship as a junior in 2016-17. Jonesboro was 10 ranked as high as #5 nationally that season. Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2019-20^ 32 1 695 21.7 118 257 .459 35 90 .389 55 73 .753 28 97 125 3.9 59 0 32 1.0 63 3 17 326 10.2 2020-21 6 6 164 27.3 27 49 .551 7 14 .500 23 29 .793 1 33 34 5.7 10 0 8 1.3 9 1 3 84 14.0 Total 38 7 859 22.6 145 306 .474 42 104 .404 78 102 .765 29 130 159 4.2 69 0 40 1.1 72 4 20 410 10.8 ^ at Eastern Illinois in 2019-20

j.d. muila JUNIOR // FORWARD // 6-8 // 235 // OTTAWA, CANADA // INDIAN HILLS JUNIOR COLLEGE CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points -- Pronounced Moo-luh ... Will miss season with knee injury suffered in preseason ... Rebounds -- Rated #24 Juco prospect in the nation by JucoRecruiting.com ... First Canadian to Assists -- play at SIU, along with teammate Kyler Filewich. Steals -- 11 Blocks --

Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2020-21 ------Total ------

SEKOU DEMBELE SOPHOMORE // FORWARD // 6-7 // 230 // BAMAKO, MALI // CENTRAL PARK CHRISTIAN HS (ALA.) CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 10 - vs. Hampton (12/18/19) Pronounced see-koo dem-belly ... Redshirted 18-19 at SIU, then only played 10G last Rebounds 5 - vs. Hampton (12/18/19) year after suffering a broken leg at Bradley ... Mom was teacher in Mali & initially Assists 1 (3x) - last vs. Evansville (12/28/20) did not want him to play basketball: “Thought basketball & school together wasn’t Steals 1 - 2x possible. She said if I didn’t get good grades, I would have to quit.” ... Played for Mali 12 Blocks 1 (2x) - last vs. Evansville (12/28/20) National Team while in 10th grade, came to US as senior in HS ... Plays hard: “I traveled 16 hours to be here. I left my family for this. I cannot go easy on the court.” Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2019-20 10 0 82 8.2 7 12 .583 0 0 .000 2 6 .333 6 14 20 2.0 12 0 1 0.1 2 1 2 16 1.6 2020-21 4 0 26 6.5 6 7 .857 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 0.8 2 0 2 0.5 0 1 0 12 3.0 Total 14 0 108 7.7 13 19 .684 0 0 .000 2 6 .333 7 16 23 1.6 14 0 3 0.2 2 2 2 28 2.0

kyler filewich FRESHMAN // CENTER // 6-9 // 250 // WINNIPEG, CANADA // ORANGEVILLE PREP CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 9 (2x) - vs. North Dakota (12/17/20 & 12/18/20) Named No. 1 player in Manitoba by the Winnipeg Sun in both 2018 and 2019 ... First Rebounds 8 - vs. North Dakota (12/18/20) Canadian to play at SIU, along with teammate J.D. Muila ... Led Orangeville Prep to Assists 3 - vs. Quincy (12/6/20) an undefeated season in 2019-20, averaging 11.4 points and 9.9 rebounds ... Had a Steals 2 (2x) - last at Butler (12/21/20) 21-rebound game in high school ... Also played Canadian football in high school. 14 Blocks 1 - (3x) - last at Butler (12/21/20)

Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2020-21 8 0 132 16.5 15 25 .600 0 0 .000 7 13 .538 9 26 35 4.4 14 0 8 1.0 11 4 5 37 4.6 Total 8 0 132 16.5 15 25 .600 0 0 .000 7 13 .538 9 26 35 4.4 14 0 8 1.0 11 4 5 37 4.6

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WILL KELLER SENIOR // FORWARD // 6-7 // 220 // MARION, ILL. // MARION HS // JOHN A. LOGAN COLLEGE

CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 3 - vs. Hampton (12/18/19) Walk-on ... Hometown (Marion, Ill.) is 26 miles east of Carbondale ... Junior college Rebounds 1 - 3x (John A. Logan) is only 8 miles away from Carbondale ... “I grew up around Saluki Assists -- Basketball, and I’ve always wanted to play here. I remember being at games and Steals -- thinking about how fun it would be to be on the floor playing.” - Keller ... Will miss the 21 Blocks -- 2020-21 season with an injury.

Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2019-20 5 0 8 1.6 2 4 .500 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 3 0.6 1 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 5 1.0 2020-21 ------Total 5 0 8 1.6 2 4 .500 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 3 0.6 1 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 5 1.0

steven verplancken jr. SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-4 // 205 // SAN PEDRO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC // GLENVILLE ST.

CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 30 - at Concord (2/29/20) Granted NCAA waiver for immediate eligibility ... Transferred to SIU from Division Rebounds 11 - at Frostburg State (2/8/20) II Glenville State, where he averaged 16.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists as a Assists 11 - at Fairmont State (12/15/19) freshman in 2019-20 ... Shot 50% from the field and 45% from the 3-point line at Steals 4 - 2x, last at Notre Dame (OH) (12/4/19) Glenville State as a freshman in 2019-20 ... Grew up in Dominican Republic and moved 22 Blocks 2 - vs. Salem (WV) (12/19/19) to Belgium when he was nine years old.

Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2018-19^ 28 28 888 31.7 170 339 0.501 65 146 0.445 54 73 0.74 51 90 141 5.0 55 0 86 3.1 59 3 29 459 16.4 2020-21 8 0 133 16.6 12 29 .414 5 13 .385 1 3 .333 1 11 12 1.5 7 0 9 1.1 6 0 1 30 3.8 Total 36 28 1021 28.4 182 368 .495 70 159 .440 55 76 .724 52 101 153 4.3 62 0 95 2.6 65 3 30 489 13.6 ^ at Glenville State

TRENT BROWN SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-2 // 175 // SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. // PINNACLE HS CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 21 - at Butler (12/21/20) First player to commit to head coach Bryan Mullins at SIU ... Has become SIU’s best Rebounds 4 - at SEMO (12/2/20) perimeter defender (held Murray State’s Tevin Brown to 3 points on 1-7 shooting -- Assists 4 - 2x, last vs. Murray State (12/11/20) Tevin Brown averaged 18 ppg last year) ... Led Pinnacle HS (Arizona) to back-to-back Steals 4 - vs. Norfolk State (12/4/19) 6A state championships ... HS teammate of Nico Mannion (Golden State Warriors Blocks 1 - 2x, last vs. Bradley (3/6/20) 2020 second-round pick) ... Holds Pinnacle HS records for 3-pointers in a game (10), 24 season (98) and career (235)

Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2019-20 32 1 658 20.6 26 96 .271 22 82 .268 16 18 .889 8 28 36 1.1 49 0 31 1.0 26 2 28 90 2.8 2020-21 8 8 241 30.1 24 44 .545 19 34 .559 7 10 .700 1 17 18 2.3 16 0 10 1.3 3 0 8 74 9.3 Total 40 9 899 22.5 50 140 .357 41 116 .353 23 28 .821 9 45 54 1.4 65 0 41 1.0 29 2 36 164 4.1

jakolby long SENIOR // GUARD // 6-5 // 210 // OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA // MUSTANG HS // SOUTHERN UTAH CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 17 - vs. Tulsa (11/17/17) Missed Evansville game with injury ... Grad transfer from Southern Utah ... Started Rebounds 8 - at Eastern Washington (1/25/20) his college career at Iowa State (2016-17, 17-18) before transferring to Southern Utah Assists 5 - 2x, last vs. Idaho (2/29/20) ... Was named Class 6A Oklahoma Boys Coaches Association Player of the Year as a Steals 4 - at Nebraska (11/9/19) senior in high school and was the top-ranked prep in the state. 25 Blocks --

Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2016-17^ 9 0 40 4.4 4 17 0.235 3 6 0.500 0 1 0 3 7 10 1.1 1 0 1 0.1 1 0 1 11 1.2 2017-18^ 22 0 209 9.5 14 40 0.350 9 21 0.429 4 8 0.500 5 24 29 1.3 26 1 13 0.6 8 0 4 41 1.9 2018-19 Sat out season due to NCAA Transfer Rule 2019-20* 27 17 590 21.9 67 146 0.459 3 16 0.188 25 35 0.714 22 55 77 2.9 27 0 40 1.5 35 0 18 162 6.0 2020-21 5 0 26 5.2 2 5 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.8 1 0 3 0.6 2 0 3 4 0.8 Iowa St^ 31 0 249 8.0 18 57 .316 12 27 .444 4 9 .444 8 31 39 1.3 27 1 14 0.5 9 0 5 52 1.7 Career 63 17 865 13.7 87 208 .418 15 43 .349 29 44 .659 30 90 120 1.9 55 1 57 0.9 46 0 26 218 3.5 ^ at Iowa State // * at Southern Utah

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chris cross FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-2 // 195 // URBANA, ILL. // URBANA HS CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 3 - vs. Quincy (12/6/20) Nephew of Joshua Cross, who played at SIU (1998-01) for Bruce Weber and scored Rebounds -- 787 points for the Salukis ... Father, Joe, played basketball at Illinois ... Paternal Assists -- grandparents are from Carbondale ... Averaged 14.5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and Steals -- 2 steals as a senior at Urbana HS and was named All-Area by the Champaign News- 32 Blocks -- Gazette ... Led Urbana HS to back-to-back regional titles after a 30-year drought.

Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2020-21 2 0 5 2.5 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 3 1.5 Total 2 0 5 2.5 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 3 1.5

anthony d’avanzo SENIOR // FORWARD // 6-8 // 205 // HARWOOD HEIGHTS, ILL. // NOTRE DAME HS // LEWIS COLLEGE CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 25, 2x, last at Drury (2/6/20) Pronounced duh-VAWN-zoh ... Graduate transfer from Division II Lewis College ... Rebounds 13, 5x Averaged 15.8 points and 8.4 rebounds last season at Lewis ... Scored 17 points in Assists 6, vs. McKendree (2/20/20) 26 minutes in an exhibition game against Illinois last year ... Led the conference in Steals 3, 4x rebounding during league games as a senior at Lewis in 2019-20 ... Pursuing an MBA 33 Blocks 3, 5x (once at SIU, 12/2/20 at SEMO) at SIU.

Minutes Totals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF FO Ast Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2016-17^ 32 12 622 19.4 82 135 0.607 0 0 0.000 32 44 0.727 28 107 135 4.2 59 1 16 0.5 27 23 16 196 6.1 2017-18^ 8 3 100 12.5 11 19 0.579 0 0 0.000 7 10 0.700 6 15 21 2.6 14 1 4 0.5 7 2 4 29 3.6 2018-19^ 31 26 623 20.1 115 221 0.520 0 3 0.000 30 40 0.750 26 101 127 4.1 70 1 29 0.9 32 16 19 260 8.4 2019-20^ 28 28 949 33.9 165 339 0.487 55 138 0.399 57 73 0.781 17 217 234 8.4 56 0 53 1.9 54 24 26 442 15.8 2020-21 8 8 146 18.3 20 42 0.476 4 14 0.286 19 25 0.76 8 26 34 4.3 22 0 5 0.6 5 5 5 63 7.9 Lewis^ 99 69 2294 23.2 373 714 .522 55 141 .390 126 167 .754 77 440 517 5.2 199 3 102 1.0 120 65 65 927 9.4 Career 107 77 2440 22.8 393 756 .520 59 155 .381 145 192 .755 85 466 551 5.1 221 3 107 1.0 125 70 70 990 9.3

Record Book Update 2020-21 miscellaneous stats POINTS SCORED BY A FRESHMAN DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING DOUBLE-DOUBLES PLAYER G POINTS Player 2020-21 Career Player 2020-21 Career 1. Charlie Vaughn, 1958-59 26 620 Anthony D’Avanzo 3 48 Anthony D’Avanzo 0 10 2. Kent Williams, 1999-00 33 440 Marcus Domask 7 29 Steven Verplancken 0 3 3. Marcus Domask, 2019-20 32 434 Steven Verplancken 1 26 Marcus Domask 0 2 4. Mike Glenn, 1973-74 25 382 Ben Harvey 5 24 Ben Harvey 0 1 5. Kevin Dillard, 2008-09 31 377 Lance Jones 5 19 6. Darren Brooks, 2001-02 36 340 Jakolby Long 0 7 5 PLAYERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES (2-0) 7. Lance Jones, 2019-20 32 298 Trent Brown 4 7 Date Game Result Sekou Dembele 0 1 12/6/20 vs. Quincy W, 102-61 ASSISTS BY A FRESHMAN Dalton Banks 2 2 Domask (18), Harvey (16), Verplancken (14), Player G Assists Brown (12) and Jones (11) 30-POINT GAMES 1. Kevin Dillard, 2008-09 31 129 Player 2020-21 Career 12/1/20 vs. Murray State W, 70-66 2. Darren Brooks, 2001-02 36 118 Steven Verplancken 0 1 Domask (13), D’Avanzo (13), Harvey (12), 3. Bryan Mullins, 2005-06 33 105 Jones (10) and Banks (10) 4. Stetson Hairston, 2001-02 36 81 20-POINT GAMES t5. Marcus Domask, 2019-20 32 79 Player 2020-21 Career TOP 5 COMEBACKS SINCE 2012-13 t5. Lance Jones, 2019-20 32 79 Steven Verplancken 0 10 21 Northern Iowa, Jan. 23, 2019 Anthony D’Avanzo 0 8 18 at Sam Houston State, Nov. 21, 2015 Marcus Domask 3 8 17 Northern Iowa, Jan. 14, 2014 Lance Jones 0 3 17 Wichita State, Feb. 5, 2013 Ben Harvey 1 2 15 Air Force, Nov. 13, 2015 Trent Brown 1 1 DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING TOP 5 OPPONENT COMEBACKS SINCE 2012-13 Player 2020-21 Career 17 at Southern Miss, Dec. 7, 2019 Anthony D’Avanzo 0 11 15 Wright State, Nov. 11, 2016 Marcus Domask 0 2 14 Indiana State, Jan. 10, 2015 Steven Verplancken 0 2 13 Evansville, Jan. 28, 2016 Ben Harvey 0 1 13 at SEMO, Dec. 10, 2014 13 Saint Louis, Nov. 16, 2013 DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS Player 2020-21 Career Steven Verplancken 0 1

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SCORING RUNS WINNING STREAKS (ALL GAMES) Went on a 15-0 scoring run (16-0) at Butler, Dec. 21, 2020 Won five games in a row (7) Dec. 2, 2020 - Dec. 27, 2020 Went on a 16-0 scoring run (16-0) at Butler, Dec. 21, 2020 Won 6+ games in a row (7) Dec. 2, 2020 - Dec. 27, 2020 Went on a 17-0 scoring run (19-0) at Northern Iowa, Feb. 23, 2020 Won 7+ games in a row (7) Dec. 2, 2020 - Dec. 27, 2020 Went on a 18-0 scoring run (19-0) at Northern Iowa, Feb. 23, 2020 Won 8+ games in a row (13 straight) Jan. 20 - March 3, 2007 Went on a 19-0 scoring run (19-0) at Northern Iowa, Feb. 23, 2020 School record (one season) - 19 games Jan. 7 - Mar. 18, 1967 Went on a 20-0+ scoring run (26-0) vs. SEMO, Dec. 21, 2019 School record (multiple seasons) - 21 games Jan. 7 - Dec. 2, 1967

COMEBACKS WINNING STREAKS (MVC GAMES) Came back from 10+ point deficit (11) at SEMO, Dec. 2, 2020 Regular season only (MVC Tournament games excluded) Came back from 15-point deficit (21) vs. Northern Iowa, Jan. 23, 2019 5+ (7 straight) Jan. 19, 2020 - Feb. 8, 2020 Came back from 20-point deficit (21) vs. Northern Iowa, Jan. 23, 2019 School record (one season) - 17 games Dec. 28, 2003 - Feb. 28, 2004 Came back from 21-point deficit (21) vs. Northern Iowa, Jan. 23, 2019 School record (multiple seasons) - 21 games Feb. 19, 2003 - Feb. 28, 2004 Came back from 22-point deficit Never happened WINNING STREAKS (MVC HOME GAMES) TEAM SUPERLATIVES 5+ (one season) (6 straight) Jan. 4 - Feb. 8, 2020 Points 7+ (one season) (7 straight), Jan. 3 - Feb. 17, 2018 85+ Dec. 17, 2020 vs. North Dakota (W, 85-64) 8+ (multiple seasons) Feb. 24, 2019 - Feb. 8, 2020 90+ Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Quincy (W, 102-61) 9+ (19 straight), Feb. 7, 2006 - Feb. 20, 2008 95+ Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Quincy (W, 102-61) School record (multiple seasons) - 42 games Jan. 5, 2002 - Feb. 27, 2006 100+ Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Quincy (W, 102-61) Perfect 9-0 seasons 2006-07 105+ Jan. 15, 1998 vs. Missouri State (W, 106-78) 2004-05 108 Dec. 20, 1992 vs. Radford (W, 108-82) 2003-04 109 Nov. 30, 1991 at Murray State (W, 109-98) 2002-03 110+ Check media guide for top-10 2001-02 Assists 1992-93 23+ Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Quincy (23) 26+ Dec. 9, 2009 at SEMO (26) WINNING STREAKS (MVC ROAD GAMES) 50+ Points in the Paint Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Quincy (54) 3 Jan. 25, 2020 - Feb. 5, 2020 4+ (4 straight), Dec. 30, 2015 - Jan. 24, 2016 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES School record (one season) - 8 games Dec. 6, 2003 - Feb. 18, 2004 Triple-Doubles Three all-time at SIU School record (multiple seasons) - 9 games March 3, 2003 - Feb. 18, 2004 Rashad Tucker (24p, 10r, 10a) vs. UNI, Feb. 27, 1998 Rashad Tucker (14p, 12r, 11a) at Bradley, Dec. 31, 1996 WINNING STREAKS (HOME GAMES) Wayne Abrams (13p, 12r, 10a) vs. UW Milwaukee, Dec. 9, 1978 5 (5) Dec. 6, 2020 - Dec. 27, 2020 25+ points Marcus Domask (25) vs. Evansville, Dec. 28, 2020 6+ (10-straight) Nov. 26, 2019 - Feb. 8, 2020 30+ points Armon Fletcher (34) at Evansville, Feb. 27, 2019 11+ (15-Straight), Feb. 7, 2006 - Nov. 17, 2007 35+ points Carlton Fay (38) vs. W. Michigan, Feb. 19, 2010 School record (multiple seasons) - 33 games Jan. 11, 2004 - Jan. 24, 2006 40+ points Steve Middleton (42) vs. Bradley, Feb. 29, 1988 45+ points Dick Garrett (46) vs. Centenary, Mar. 1, 1968 (SIU record) WINNING STREAKS (TRUE ROAD GAMES) 15+ rebounds Thik Bol (17) vs. Mo. Southern St., Nov. 16, 2016 5+ (8 straight) Nov. 21, 2015 - Jan. 24, 2016 20+ rebounds Rick Shipley (20) vs. Illinois State, Mar. 5, 1989 School record (multiple seasons) - 8 games Jan. 11, 2004 - Jan. 24, 2006 25+ rebounds Joe C. Meriweather (27) at Ind. St., Feb. 18, 1974 (SIU record) 10+ assists Aaron Cook (10) vs. Howard, Nov. 19, 2018 WINNING STREAKS (ROAD/NEUTRAL GAMES) 13 assists (SIU record) Rob Kirsner vs. Wichita State, March 3, 1981 5+ (8 straight) Nov. 28, 2015 - Jan. 24, 2016 Bryan Mullins vs. UMass, Nov. 12, 2008 School record (multiple seasons) (10 straight) Jan. 9, 1966 - Mar. 18, 1967 14+ assists Never Happened Two players had double-doubles Nov. 29, 2017 vs. SIU Edwardsville Kavion Pippen (13p, 13r) and Jonathan Wiley (12p, 10r) Three players had double-doubles Feb. 1, 1997 vs. Drake Monte Jenkins (20p, 11r), Troy Hudson (24p, 11r), Rashad Tucker (17p, 12r) Four players had double-doubles Never Happened Five players in double-figures Dec. 11, 2020 vs. Murray State (Domask, D’Avanzo, Harvey, Jones, and Banks) Three players with 20+ points Feb. 16, 2019 at Indiana State Armon Fletcher (20), Kavion Pippen (21), and Sean Lloyd Jr. (21) Hit a game-winner with 0:00 on the clock Marcus Domask 18- foot jumper vs. Missouri State (Feb. 8, 2020) Scored the go-ahead point(s) with 5 seconds or fewer on the clock Marcus Domask 18-foot jumper vs. Missouri State (0:00), (Feb. 8, 2020)

RANKED WINS All-Time Record vs. Top-25 15-64 Beat a top-25 team Feb. 5, 2013 (SIU 64, #22 Wichita State 62) Beat a top-25 team at home Feb. 5, 2013 (SIU 64, #22 Wichita State 62) Beat a top-25 team on the road Feb. 17, 2007 (SIU 68, #13 Butler 64) All-Time Record vs. Top-10 2-29 Wins over Top-10 Teams Dec. 20, 1965 (SIU 89, #8 Wichita State 68) Jan. 11, 1967 (SIU 53, #2 Louisville 50)

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Date Opponent Free Throws FT Pct Off Reb Def Reb Rebounds Mar Assist TOver Block Steals Fouls Dec. 2 at SEMO 28-35/11-21 .800/.524 4/18 33/32 37/50 -13 13/21 9/13 7/7 5/6 18/28 Dec. 6 vs Quincy 12-16/8-11 .750/.727 9/4 36/26 45/30 +15 23/12 6/14 2/2 7/2 14/15 Dec. 11 vs Murray State 21-26/6-7 .808/.857 2/11 25/25 27/36 -9 14/17 18/18 2/2 5/8 11/21 Dec. 17 vs North Dakota 13-19/7-9 .684/.778 7/6 27/19 34/25 +9 19/19 11/17 2/1 11/6 11/15 Dec. 18 vs North Dakota 10-11/6-15 .909/.400 5/7 32/25 37/32 +5 16/14 16/13 5/0 7/9 18/12 Dec. 21 at Butler 9-14/13-17 .643/.765 3/10 20/24 23/34 -11 13/17 10/13 1/5 7/5 19/17 Dec. 27 vs Evansville 21-29/9-14 .724/.643 6/6 27/25 33/31 +3 8/13 9/12 1/5 5/5 18/23 Dec. 28 vs Evansville 10-14/15-17 .714/.882 4/5 17/25 21/30 -9 17/17 9/14 3/3 6/4 18/13

Date Opponent Paint Off TO 2nd chance Fast Break Bench Score Tied Lead Changes Dec. 2 at SEMO 32/38 (-6) 15/10 (+5) 2/17 (-15) 4/6 (-2) 17/26 (-9) 5/1 (+4) 5/4 Dec. 6 vs Quincy 54/30 (+24) 20/8 (+12) 12/4 (+8) 23/7 (+16) 36/30 (+6) 1/1 0/0 Dec 11 vs Murray State 20/36 (-16) 22/14 (+8) 1/15 (-14) 25/9 (+16) 16/25 (-9) 5/5 4/4 Dec. 17 vs North Dakota 38/20 (+18) 21/10 (+11) 15/6 (+9) 18/7 (+11) 27/18 (+9) 0/0 0/0 Dec. 18 vs North Dakota 32/26 (+6) 14/10 (+4) 4/6 (-2) 13/5 (+8) 12/14 (-2) 0/0 1/1 Dec. 21 at Butler 34/30 (+4) 12/7 (+5) 4/14 (-10) 13/2 (+11) 11/2 (+9) 2/2 2/2 Dec. 27 vs Evansville 34/16 (+18) 10/5 (+5) 2/5 (-3) 14/2 (+12) 14/11 (+3) 0/0 0/0 Dec. 28 vs Evansville 24/14 (+10) 15/12 (+3) 4/3 (+1) 10/15 (-5) 19/35 (-16) 2/2 5/5

SIU individual SINGLE-GAME RECORDS SIU team SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Points 46 Dick Garrett vs. Centenary Mar. 1, 1968 Most Points 130 vs. Centenary Mar. 1, 1968 Opp Points 49 Hersey Hawkins (Bradley) Feb. 29, 1988 Rebounds 82 Truman State Dec. 2, 1965 Rebounds 27 Joe C. Meriweather at Indiana St. Feb. 18, 1974 Offensive Rebounds 35 Evansville Jan. 7, 1998 Assists 13 Rob Kirsner vs. Wichita St. Mar. 3, 1981 Rebounding Advantage +38 Missouri Southern Dec. 23, 1994 13 Bryan Mullins vs. UMass Nov. 12, 2008 Most Assists 35 Northern Illinois Nov. 30, 1996 Steals 8 Marcus Timmons vs. Creighton Feb. 9, 1995 Most Blocks 11 at Northern Illinois Dec. 12, 1992 8 Darren Brooks at Drake Dec. 6, 2003 Most Steals 22 Augustana Nov. 21, 2004 8 Darren Brooks vs. Missouri St. Jan. 15, 2005 Most Turnovers Forced 34 Roosevelt (Chicago) Dec. 5, 1979 8 Bryan Mullins at Creighton Feb. 11, 2006 Margin of victory 63 vs. Centenary Mar. 1, 1968 Blocks 8 Rod Camp vs. Siena Dec. 3, 1980 Margin of victory - road 51 at Eastern Illinois Jan. 20, 1961 Field Goals 19 Dick Garrett vs. Centenary Mar. 1, 1968 *Fewest Points Allowed 28 Washington (Mo.) Nov. 10, 2006 FG Attempts 38 Charlie Vaughn vs. Tenn. St. Dec. 29, 1960 *Fewest Points Allowed (vs. D1) 36 at Louisiana Tech Nov. 29, 2006 3-pointers 11 Troy Hudson vs. Hawaii Hilo Dec. 29, 1995 Best FG Percentage 70.5% at Wichita State March 5, 1983 3-point FG Att. 25 Troy Hudson vs. New Mexico St. Dec. 28, 1996 Most 3-pointers 18 at Hawaii Hilo Dec. 29, 1985 Free Throws 16 Charlie Vaughn vs. Villa Madonna Dec. 27, 1960 Most Free Throws Made 37 Villanova Nov. 26, 1988 37 Evansville Dec. 11, 1972 Most Free Throw Attempts 52 at Murray State Nov. 30, 1991 Most Points - Half 73 vs. Culver Stockton (2nd) Jan. 29, 1964 Best FG Percentage - Half 85.6% Creighton (2nd) Feb. 10, 2007

*Modern era -- since 1950

OPPONENT SINGLE-GAME RECORDS VS. SIU Most Points 116 at Drake Jan. 10, 1980 Most Points (Half) 65 Indiana State (2nd) Jan. 22, 1983 Margin of victory 46 at Evansville Dec. 9, 1981 Field Goal Percentage 77.5% Creighton Feb. 14, 2012 Worst Field Goal Percentage 18.6% Washington (Mo.) Nov. 10, 2006 Worst FG Percentage (D1) 19.0% at Saint Louis Dec. 4, 1996 Most 3-pointers 17 Evansville Jan. 7, 1997

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0 1 3 5 10 ERIC BUTLER MARCUS DOMASK DALTON BANKS LANCE JONES BEN HARVEY Fr. || G || 6-3 || 170 So. || F || 6-6 || 215 Fr. || G || 6-2 || 170 So. || G || 6-1 || 200 So. || G || 6-5 || 205

11 12 14 21 22 J.D. MUILA SEKOU DEMBELE KYLER FILEWICH WILL KELLER STEVEN VERPLANCKEN Jr. || C || 6-8 || 235 So. || F || 6-7 || 230 Fr. || F || 6-9 || 250 Sr. || F || 6-7 || 220 So. || G || 6-4 || 205

24 25 32 33 TRENT BROWN JAKOLBY LONG CHRIS CROSS ANTHONY D’AVANZO BRYAN MULLINS So. || G || 6-2 || 175 Sr. || G || 6-5 || 210 Fr. || G || 6-2 || 195 Sr. || F || 6-8 || 205 Head Coach

BRENDAN MULLINS PAT MONAGHAN JEVON MAMON CONNOR WHEELER MARCUS EDWARDS Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Development / Operations Sports Performance

ROBBY DOSIER TONY WILLS RILEY HOISTAD ASHLEY NOWAK HILARY WITTENBORN Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer Equipment Academics

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Game Records Score by Periods Record Overall Home Away Neutral Team 1st 2nd OT TOT ALL GAMES 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 Southern Ill. 67 68 0 135 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Opponents 54 87 0 141

Team Box Score Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds No. Player GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 1 DOMASK, Marcus 2-2 72:31 36.3 14-27 .519 5-12 .417 6-9 .667 0 10 10 5.0 6 0 11 5 0 2 39 19.5 5 JONES, Lance 2-2 58:34 29.3 7-23 .304 2-7 .286 11-13 .846 0 5 5 2.5 7 1 1 6 0 3 27 13.5 24 BROWN, Trent 2-2 69:33 34.8 6-10 .600 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000 1 5 6 3.0 4 0 1 1 0 3 18 9.0 12 DEMBELE, Sekou 1-0 10:47 10.8 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 6.0 3 BANKS, Dalton 2-0 59:04 29.5 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 3-6 .500 1 6 7 3.5 6 0 5 1 1 1 12 6.0 33 D'AVANZO, Anthony 2-2 30:15 15.1 3-9 .333 0-4 .000 4-6 .667 1 3 4 2.0 5 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.0 14 FILEWICH, Kyler 2-0 28:16 14.1 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 2 3 5 2.5 0 0 1 2 1 0 10 5.0 10 HARVEY, Ben 2-2 31:51 15.9 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 1 7 8 4.0 3 0 4 1 0 2 8 4.0 22 VERPLANCKEN, Steven 2-0 39:09 19.6 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1.5 4 0 1 2 0 0 5 2.5 Team 3 3 6 Total 2 400 46-101 .455 12-35 .343 31-43 .721 10 44 54 27.0 36 1 25 18 4 11 135 67.5 Opponents 2 400 45-96 .469 27-58 .466 24-31 .774 11 50 61 30.5 36 1 30 26 8 9 141 70.5

Team Statistics Team Results SIU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. Scoring 135 141 12/27/2020 Evansville W 63-57 0 Points per game 67.5 70.5 12/28/2020 Evansville L 72-84 0 Scoring margin -3.0 - Field goals-att 46-101 45-96 BIGGEST LEADS (MVC ONLY, 2020-21) Field goal pct .455 .469 In a win: 12 vs. Evansville (12/27/20) 3 point fg-att 12-35 27-58 In a loss: 10 vs. Evansville (12/28/20) 3-point FG pct .343 .466 3-pt FG made per game 6.0 13.5 BIGGEST DEFICITS (MVC ONLY, 2020-21) Free throws-att 31-43 24-31 In a win: -- Free throw pct .721 .774 In a loss: 12 vs. Evansville (12/28/20) F-Throws made per game 15.5 12.0 Rebounds 54 61 BIGGEST LEADS (MVC ONLY, MULLINS ERA) Rebounds per game 27.0 30.5 In a win: 26, vs. Drake (1/19/20) Rebounding margin -3.5 - In a loss: 10, vs. Evansville (12/28/20) Assists 25 30 BIGGEST DEFICITS (MVC ONLY, MULLINS ERA) Assists per game 12.5 15.0 In a win: 10 (3x), at Illinois State (1/25/20, vs. Loyola (1/29/20), Turnovers 18 26 and vs. Missouri State (2/8/20) Turnovers per game 9.0 13.0 In a loss: 30, at Misssouri State (2/29/20) Turnover margin +4.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.4 1.2 Steals 11 9 Steals per game 5.5 4.5 Blocks 4 8 Blocks per game 2.0 4.0 Winning streak 0 - Home win streak 0 - Attendance 0 0 Home games-Avg/Game 2-0 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

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Game Records Score by Periods Record Overall Home Away Neutral Team 1st 2nd OT TOT ALL GAMES 7-1 5-1 2-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 Southern Ill. 295 306 16 617 NON-CONFERENCE 6-0 4-0 2-0 0-0 Opponents 220 306 8 534

Team Box Score Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds No. Player GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 1 DOMASK, Marcus 8-8 277:04 34.6 52-104 .500 12-38 .316 29-35 .829 5 35 40 5.0 14 0 29 19 9 3 145 18.1 10 HARVEY, Ben 8-8 193:36 24.2 30-59 .508 7-17 .412 25-31 .806 2 40 42 5.3 13 0 12 10 1 5 92 11.5 5 JONES, Lance 8-8 224:44 28.1 28-74 .378 10-25 .400 25-32 .781 4 20 24 3.0 18 1 27 20 2 16 91 11.4 24 BROWN, Trent 8-8 241:46 30.2 24-44 .545 19-34 .559 7-10 .700 1 17 18 2.3 16 0 10 3 0 8 74 9.3 3 BANKS, Dalton 8-0 208:10 26.0 23-39 .590 7-12 .583 11-15 .733 1 19 20 2.5 19 0 15 12 1 6 64 8.0 33 D'AVANZO, Anthony 8-8 145:51 18.2 20-42 .476 4-14 .286 19-25 .760 8 26 34 4.3 22 0 5 5 5 5 63 7.9 14 FILEWICH, Kyler 8-0 130:53 16.4 15-25 .600 0-0 .000 7-13 .538 9 26 35 4.4 14 0 8 11 4 5 37 4.6 22 VERPLANCKEN, Steven 8-0 133:12 16.7 12-29 .414 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 1 11 12 1.5 7 0 9 6 0 1 30 3.8 12 DEMBELE, Sekou 4-0 27:32 6.9 6-7 .857 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0.8 2 0 2 0 1 0 12 3.0 32 CROSS, Chris 2-0 04:33 2.3 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.5 0 BUTLER, Eric 2-0 11:44 5.9 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.5 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 1.0 25 LONG, Jakolby 5-0 25:55 5.2 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 0.8 1 0 3 2 0 3 4 0.8 Team 7 17 24 Total 8 1625 214-434 .493 65-155 .419 124-164 .756 40 217 257 32.1 127 1 123 88 23 53 617 77.1 Opponents 8 1632 193-456 .423 73-202 .361 75-111 .676 67 201 268 33.5 144 6 130 114 25 45 534 66.8

Team Statistics Team Results SIU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. Scoring 617 534 12/02/2020 at Southeast Mo. St. Wot 87-79 740 Points per game 77.1 66.8 12/06/2020 Quincy W 102-61 0 Scoring margin +10.4 - 12/11/2020 Murray St. W 70-66 0 Field goals-att 214-434 193-456 12/17/2020 North Dakota W 85-64 0 Field goal pct .493 .423 12/18/2020 North Dakota W 62-50 0 3 point fg-att 65-155 73-202 12/21/2020 at Butler W 76-73 1412 3-point FG pct .419 .361 12/27/2020 Evansville W 63-57 0 3-pt FG made per game 8.1 9.1 12/28/2020 Evansville L 72-84 0 Free throws-att 124-164 75-111 Free throw pct .756 .676 F-Throws made per game 15.5 9.4 BIGGEST LEADS (2020-21) Rebounds 257 268 In a win: 41 vs. Quincy (12/6/20) Rebounds per game 32.1 33.5 In a loss: 10 vs. Evansville (12/28/20) Rebounding margin -1.4 - Assists 123 130 BIGGEST DEFICITS (2020-21) Assists per game 15.4 16.3 In a win: 11 at SEMO (12/2/20) Turnovers 88 114 In a loss: 12 vs. Evansville (12/28/20) Turnovers per game 11.0 14.3 BIGGEST LEADS (MULLINS ERA) Turnover margin +3.3 - In a win: 41 vs. Quincy (12/6/20) Assist/turnover ratio 1.4 1.1 In a loss: 17, at Southern Miss (12/7/19) Steals 53 45 Steals per game 6.6 5.6 BIGGEST DEFICITS (MULLINS ERA) In a win: 11 at SEMO (12/2/20) Blocks 23 25 In a loss: 30, at Misssouri State (2/29/20) Blocks per game 2.9 3.1 Winning streak 0 - Home win streak 0 - Attendance 0 2152 Home games-Avg/Game 6-0 2-1076 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

20 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07