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SENIORS #0 JONATHAN WILEY #40 THIK BOL #11 TYLER SMITHPETERS 2017-18 MEDIA GUIDE SIUSalukis.com 0 Jonathan Wiley 3 Marcus Bartley 4 Eric McGill 10 Aaron Cook 6-7, 201, Senior, F 6-5, 193, Junior, G 6-2, 175, Junior, G 6-2, 185, Sophomore, G 11 Tyler Smithpeters 13 Sean Lloyd 15 Austin Weiher 22 Armon Fletcher 6-4, 203, Senior, G 6-5, 210, Junior, G 6-8, 205, Junior, F 6-5, 207, Junior, G 24 Rudy Stradnieks 24 Brendon Gooch 33 Kavion Pippen 40 Thik Bol 6-9, 229, Junior, F 6-5, 204, Freshman, F 6-10, 240, Junior, C 6-8, 202, Senior, F COACHING STAFF Barry Hinson Anthony Beane Sr. Brad Autry Justin Walker John Clancy Head Coach (6th year) Assistant (6th Year) Assistant (3rd Year) Assistant (4th Year) Operations (3rd Year) NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 @SIU_Basketball Contents Schedule Intro to Saluki Basketball Day Date Opponent Location Time (CT) Watch Radio/TV Roster .......................IFC Nov. 4 Sat. Rockhurst (EX) Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM Numerical Roster .........................1 Nov. 10 Fri. at Winthrop Rock Hill, S.C. 6 PM Big South Network Schedule ......................................1 Nov. 18 Sat. Illinois-Springfield Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 SIU Arena ..................................2-7 ESPN Gameday .........................8-9 Nov. 21 Tues. at Louisville Louisville, Ky. 6 PM RSN 1967 NIT Championship .......10-11 Nov. 25 Sat. at Murray State Murray, Ky. 7 PM OVC Network 1977 Sweet 16 ...........................12 Nov. 29 Wed. SIUE Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Rich Herrin Era ..........................13 Dec. 2 Sat. San Jose State• Carbondale, Ill. 3 PM ESPN3 2002 Sweet 16 ......................14-15 Dec. 6 Wed. at Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo. 7 PM Fox Sports Midwest Six-Straight NCAAs ...............16-17 Dec. 9 Sat. SEMO Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 2007 Sweet 16 ......................18-19 Dec. 13 Wed. Jackson State Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Salukis in the NBA ................20-21 Dec. 17 Sun. Lamar Carbondale, Ill. 3 PM ESPN3 Academics ..................................22 Strength Program .......................23 Dec. 19 Tues. North Carolina A&T Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Las Vegas Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) 2017-18 Preview Dec. 22 Fri. vs. Nevada Las Vegas, Nev. 10 PM Fox Sports 1 Season Outlook ..........................25 Dec. 23 Sat. vs. Duquesne Las Vegas, Nev. 7:30 PM Fox Sports 1 Returning Player Bios ............26-41 Dec. 28 Thur. at Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 PM ESPN3 Newcomer Bios .....................42-43 Dec. 31 Sun. Drake Carbondale, Ill. 3 PM ESPN3 Head Coach Barry Hinson .....44-45 Jan. 3 Wed. Evansville Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Coaching & Support Staff......46-49 Jan. 6 Sat. at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind. 3 PM MVC TV Network Quick Facts .................................50 Jan. 9 Tues. at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 2016-17 Season Recap Jan. 13 Sat. Illinois State Carbondale, Ill. 5 PM CBS Sports Network Statistics ................................51-55 Jan. 17 Wed. at Loyola Chicago 7 PM ESPN3 Category Leaders ..................56-57 Jan. 21 Sun. Northern Iowa Carbondale, Ill. 3 PM ESPNU or ESPN3 Comparison Stats .......................58 Jan. 24 Wed. Indiana State Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Jan. 27 Sat. at Missouri State Springfield Mo. 5 PM ESPNU Record Book Jan. 30 Tues. at Drake Des Moines, Iowa 7 PM ESPN3 Honors and Awards ...............60-63 Feb. 3 Sat. Valparaiso Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Head Coaching History ..............65 National Rankings ......................66 Feb. 8 Thur. at Illinois State Normal, Ill. 8 PM CBS Sports Network Versus Ranked Teams/RPI ..........67 Feb. 11 Sun. Bradley Carbondale, Ill. 3 PM ESPN3 Team Records ........................68-72 Feb. 14 Wed. Missouri State Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM MVC TV Network Chronological Lists ................73-82 Feb. 17 Sat. at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind. 1 PM ESPN3 Annual Leaders .....................83-85 Feb. 21 Wed. Loyola Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Individual Records ..............86-102 Feb. 24 Sat. at Evansville Evansville, Ind. 1 PM ESPN3 All-Time Results ................103-112 State Farm MVC Tournament Series vs. Opponents .........113-115 Mar. 1 Thur. Play-In St. Louis, Mo. TBA MVC TV Network Versus Division I ................116-117 All-Time Roster .................118-121 Mar. 2 Fri. Quarterfinals St. Louis, Mo. TBA MVC TV Network All-Time Roster by Jersey ..122-123 Mar. 3 Sat. Semifinals St. Louis, Mo. TBA CBS Sports Network Sports Information Contacts ....124 Mar. 4 Sun. Championship St. Louis, Mo. 1 PM CBS Origin of the Salukis ................125 Home games in Bold Credits •MVC-Mountain West Challenge Editor: Tom Weber Contributor: Sean O’Brien Printing: SIU Printing Services Numerical Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Year Hometown High School Previous College 0 Jonathan Wiley F 6-7 201 Sr. 4th Houston, Texas St. Pius X High School Panola College 3 Marcus Bartley G 6-5 193 Jr. 4th Decatur, Ill. MacArthur High School Saint Louis 4 Eric McGill G 6-2 175 Jr. 3rd Memphis, Tenn. Bartlett Panola College 10 Aaron Cook G 6-2 185 So. 2nd St. Louis, Mo. Westminster Christian Academy (Mo.) 11 Tyler Smithpeters G 6-4 203 Sr. 5th Harrisburg, Ill. Harrisburg High School 13 Sean Lloyd G 6-5 210 Jr. 3rd Philadelphia, Pa. Mt. Zion Prep (Md.) 15 Austin Weiher F 6-8 206 Jr. 4th Kent, Wash. Creating Young Minds Academy (Texas) 22 Armon Fletcher G 6-5 207 Jr. 4th Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville High School 24 Rudy Stradnieks F 6-9 229 Jr. 3rd Riga, Latvia Lee Academy (Maine) 25 Brendon Gooch F 6-5 204 Fr. 2nd Belleville, Ill. Althoff High School 33 Kavion Pippen C 6-10 240 Jr. 3rd Hamburg, Ark. Hamburg Three Rivers Community College 40 Thik Bol F 6-8 202 Sr. 4th Omaha, Neb. Benson Iowa Western Community College Coaching Staff: Barry Hinson (Head Coach), Anthony Beane Sr., Brad Autry, Justin Walker Support Staff: John Clancy (Operations), Allen Mardis (Trainer) Pronunciations: Rudy Stradnieks: Strad-nix • Austin Weiher: Wire • Thik Bol: Teek Bowl • Kavion Pippen: KAY-vee-ohn NIT IN 1967(CHAMPIONS), 69, 75, 89, 90, 91, 92, 00, 08 1 SIUSalukis.com SIU ARENA Historic SIU Arena received a complete retrofit following the 2009-10 season. Fans are now greeted by a new entrance and lobby area, as well as a concourse encircling the upper bowl of the arena, featuring an athletic ticket office, Saluki Team Store, expanded concessions and new restrooms. The upgraded SIU Arena also features a VIP Club Room and state-of-the-art scoreboard with individual statistics and replay capability. In addition, the retrofitted SIU Arena features all-new chairback seating, including chairbacks in the permanent upper bowl. 2 NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 @SIU_Basketball 33-GAME HOME WIN STREAK Jan. 11, 2004 — Jan. 24, 2006 Southern Illinois 66, Hawaii 62 ESPN BracketBusters Feb. 21, 2004 School Record Home Win Streak Southern Illinois 71, 2003-04 Season SIU Opp Creighton 67 J11 Wichita State W 73 64 ESPN2 J14 Evansville W 81 63 J25 Indiana State W 53 44 Feb. 12, 2005 J31 Northern Iowa W 63 53 F3 Missouri State W 59 52 F11 Drake W 96 76 F21 Hawaii W 66 62 F24 Creighton W 68 60 F28 Bradley W 72 71 2004-05 Season SIU Opp N21 Augustana (Ill.) W 83 59 N23 Tennessee State W 83 60 D11 Murray State W 80 71 D14 Wright State W 54 42 D21 Saint Louis W 67 41 D23 Illinois State W 61 49 D30 Wyoming W 81 69 J2 Drake W 51 45 J15 Missouri State W 61 60 J19 Bradley W 67 59 J29 Evansville W 79 55 F9 Indiana State W 64 53 F12 Creighton W 71 67 F23 Northern Iowa W 76 69 Southern Illinois 62, F26 Wichita State W 65 55 2005-06 Season SIU Opp Creighton 48 N18 Louisiana-Lafayette W 65 47 Fox Sports Midwest D10 Kent State W 58 51 Jan. 24, 2006 D22 Arkansas-Little Rock W 67 42 D31 Drake W 64 50 J2 Wichita State W 58 49 J8 Bradley W 67 55 J11 Evansville W 66 38 J22 Illinois State W 56 44 J24 Creighton W 62 48 When SIU beat Creighton on Jan. 24, 2006, it marked the 42nd-consecutive home win against an MVC opponent, setting a league record. NIT IN 1967(CHAMPIONS), 69, 75, 89, 90, 91, 92, 00, 08 3 SIUSalukis.com Southern Illinois 72, HIGH MAJORS Indiana 60 Dec. 1, 2001 AT SIU ARENA Versus High-Major Opponents At SIU Arena 1964 Oklahoma State W 78 55 1966 Louisville W 53 50 1967 Arizona State W 62 59 1967 Arizona L 50 65 1969 Iowa W 73 67 1970 Arkansas W 99 78 1970 Texas L 81 89 1971 Georgia Tech W 89 69 1971 Wisconsin W 86 75 1971 Texas Tech L 81 88 1973 Florida State W 77 73 1974 Michigan W 87 67 1975 Louisville L 72 73 Southern Illinois 72, 1979 Kansas State L 69 75 1985 Purdue L 67 86 Indiana 60 1986 Nebraska L 85 87 Dec. 1, 2001 1987 Wisconsin W 80 76 1988 Missouri L 66 86 1993 Mississippi W 81 60 1993 Missouri L 56 72 1997 Miami (Fla.) L 61 73 1998 Oregon L 64 70 2001 Indiana W 72 60 2007 Indiana L 51 64 2008 Oklahoma State W 69 53 Southern Illinois 69, Oklahoma State 53 Mar. 18, 2008 4 NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 @SIU_Basketball HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE Average Attendance 1964-65 ............5,814 SIU Arena Sell-outs 1965-66 ............6,487 Date Opponent Attendance 1966-67 ............6,357 Feb.