saluki BASKETBALL 2020-21 schedule OVERALL: 2-0 // MVC: 0-0 H: 1-0 // A: 1-0 // N: 0-0 GAME NOTES DECEMBER (2-0) 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 December 11 SIU SALUKIS MURRAY STATE RACERS Fri. 11 Murray State (ESPN3) 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. CT 2-0 // 0-0 MVC // 1-0 Home 3-1 // 1-0 OVC // 0-1 Road Thu. 17 North Dakota 1 p.m. Banterra Center Head Coach Bryan Mullins Head Coach Matt McMahon Fri. 18 North Dakota TBD 3 No fans Record at SIU: 18-16 (2nd) Record at Murray: 112-52 (6th) Sun. 27 *Evansville TBD Carbondale, Ill. Career: Same Career: Same Mon. 28 *Evansville TBD JANUARY (0-0) Sun. 3 *at Drake TBD LAST GAME’S STARTING LINEUP Mon. 4 *at Drake TBD Sat. 9 *at Indiana State TBD Sun. 10 *at Indiana State 12 p.m. Sat. 16 *Valparaiso TBD Sun. 17 *Valparaiso TBD Thu. 21 *at Missouri State TBD Sat. 30 *Northern Iowa TBD Sun. 31 *Northern Iowa (ESPN2 or ESPNU) 5 p.m. 1 5 10 24 33 FEBRUARY (0-0) Sat. 6 *at Bradley TBD DOMASK JONES HARVEY BROWN D’AVANZO Sun. 7 *at Bradley 3 p.m. Sat. 13 *Illinois State TBD Sun. 14 *Illinois State TBD OPENING TIP Wed. 17 *Missouri State TBD x SIU hosts Murray State on Friday night at Banterra Center for the Charles Helleny Tip-Off Classic. Fri. 26 *at Loyola TBD x The game is named for Charles Helleny, who was known as “Mr. Southern Illinois.” A 1957 SIU alum, Sat. 27 *at Loyola (ESPN2 or ESPNU) 5 p.m. Charles generously donated the fourth-largest gift in Saluki Athletics history. He passed away in MARCH (0-0) August 2019, and SIU’s first home game against a Division I opponent each season is named in his State Farm MVC Tournament honor. Thu. 4 First Round (ESPN+) TBD x Eighty-seven percent of SIU’s scoring this season is coming from freshmen and sophomores. Fri. 5 Quarterfinals (MVC TV Network) TBD Anthony D’Avanzo (22 points) and Jakolby Long (2 points) are SIU’s only two available upperclassmen Sat. 6 Semifinals (CBS Sports Network) TBD on the roster. (J.D. Muila and Will Keller will miss the season with injuries.) Sun. 7 Championship (CBS) 1 p.m. x Seventy percent of SIU’s scoring is from the sophomore class: Domask, Jones, Harvey, Brown, Verplancken, and Dembele. All times Central and subject to change x SIU has started 2-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2008-09 and 2009-10. * Missouri Valley Conference Game x Marcus Domask (21 ppg, 7 rpg, 3 apg, 2 bpg, 57% FG) and Ben Harvey (19 ppg, 6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 57% MVC TV NETWORK FG, 50% 3FG) were named the Missouri Valley Conference Player and Newcomer of the Week, Fox Sports Midwest, NBC Sports Chicago, Fox respectively, the league announced Monday. Sports Kansas City, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox Sports Go, and ESPN+ or ESPN3 (subject to blackout) x Assistant coach Brendan Mullins served as the program’s acting head coach in its first two games while head coach Bryan Mullins (Brendan’s younger brother) was in a 10-day isolation after a SALUKI SPORTS NETWORK positive COVID-19 test. Bryan returned to the team on Tuesday. WCIL-FM 101.5 Carbondale, Ill. (Flagship) KATZ-AM 1600 St. Louis, Mo. x SIU paused team activities on November 12 due to positive tests among the program’s Tier 1 TuneInRadio (SIUSalukis.com/TuneIn) personnel. As a result, SIU did not compete at the Wade Houston Tipoff Classic, hosted by Louisville, Nov. 25-29. SIU was scheduled to face Louisville, Prairie View A&M, and Winthrop at the MTE. x No SIU student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 since the program’s pause on November 12. on the air ROSTER BREAKDOWN TV: ESPN3 x SIU returns two starters and five letterwinners from last table of contents Play-by-Play Connor Onion year’s 16-16 team. Ben Harvey (an Eastern Illinois transfer) Analyst Mike Trude also returns after sitting out last season due to NCAA Roster / Quick Facts 2 transfer rules. Coach Mullins 3 RADIO: SALUKI SPORTS NETWORK Notes 4-7 Play-by-Play Mike Reis x Eight newcomers join the roster this year: Four freshmen, Nat’l/MVC Stat Rankings 6 Analyst Rodney Watson two graduate transfers, one junior college transfer, and Recruits / Media Info 7 one Division II transfer. Two of the transfers are from the About SIU 8 Live Stats SIUSalukis.com/MBB/Schedule Division II ranks (Anthony D’Avanzo from Lewis and Steven Player Capsules 9-12 Verplancken Jr. from Glenville State). Record Book Updates 12 x J.D. Muila, who was rated the No. 24 juco player in the nation Individual Superlatives 12 last year, will miss the season with a knee injury. Last Time 13 GBG Stats 14 x Steven Verplancken Jr., who averaged 15 ppg at Division II SIU Team Game Records 14 Glenville State last season, was granted immediate eligibility TV Roster (Headshots) 15 by the NCAA and will play this season. Overall Season Statistics 16

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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 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 Last 6G: 18 ppg on 55% FG Mailcode 6620 Carbondale, IL 62901 OTHER RETURNEES (4) Ht. Wt. Pos. PPG RPG MPG 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 18-16 (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 (31), 1959-62 Went 79-35 in four years at SIU (three conference titles) 2019-20 (FIRST SEASON) ... Left SIU to coach in the NBA (St. Louis x Named one of ESPN’s ‘40 under 40’ -- nation’s top coaches under 40 years old. Mullins (33) is the second- Hawks, and then the New York Knicks for two youngest head coach in the nation. seasons) ... Member of the Basketball Hall of x Runner-up for 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year Fame and College Basketball Hall of Fame. x Finalist for Joe B. Hall Award, given to the nation’s top first-year head coach. (37), 1963-70: Coached Walt x Team was picked last in the MVC preseason poll, and star guard Aaron Cook suffered a season-ending Frazier at SIU and won 1967 NIT ... Went on to broken hand six games into the season. But SIU went 16-16 and finished 10-8 in the MVC -- a league record coach at Kansas State for 16 years (K-State for wins by a team that was picked last. has a “Jack Hartman Drive” near its arena) ... Went 589-279 overall (142-64 at SIU) ... Won x SIU ranked top-15 nationally and led the MVC in scoring defense. 1981 NABC National Coach of the Year. x SIU had a 10-game home court winning streak and a seven-game MVC winning streak, both of which were (53), 1986-98: Before SIU, had the longest for the program since Mullins was a player in 2008. coached at a local high school (Benton HS) ... Won 225 games at SIU, two regular-season COACHING CAREER MVC titles, and 3 MVC tournament titles ... x After playing professionally in Europe, Mullins began his coaching career by joining ’s staff at Took SIU to 3 NCAA Tournaments and 4 NITs. Loyola in 2013. He helped lead the Ramblers to the Final Four in 2018. (42), 1999-03: Had been an 18- x Loyola won back-to-back MVC titles in 2018 and 2019. year assistant under Gene Keady at Purdue x Conference Players of the Year under Mullins: ... Took SIU to two MVC titles and two NCAA x 2020 MVC Freshman and Newcomer of the Year Marcus Domask Tournaments (2002 Sweet Sixteen) before x 2019 MVC Player of the Year Marques Townes leaving for Illinois, and now at Kansas State x 2018 MVC Player of the Year Clayton Custer ... 2005 National Coach of the Year (led Illini x 2018 MVC Defensive Player of the Year Ben Richardson to 37-2, national runner-up) ... Nearing his x 2018 MVC Freshman of the Year Cameron Krutwig 500th career win as a head coach. x 2017 MVC Sixth Man of the Year Aundre Jackson (33), 2004: Coached at SIU for x 2014 MVC Newcomer and Freshman of the Year Milton Doyle one season (took over for Bruce Weber) and led SIU to at-large berth to NCAA Tournament AS A PLAYER AT SIU before becoming coach-in-waiting at Purdue x An SIU alum (2009), Mullins was the point guard on the 2007 “Floorburn U” Salukis that reached the Sweet ... In Painter’s only season at SIU, the Salukis Sixteen. That team finished the season ranked No. 11 nationally, SIU’s highest ever national ranking. went 25-5 overall, 17-1 in the MVC (won x Holds SIU’s career record for assists, and ranks second in steals. conference title), and were ranked as high as #15 nationally. x Two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Year (2008, 09) (32), 2005-12: Two-time MVC x A two-time Academic All-American, he graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA in finance. Coach of the Year ... Led SIU to three NCAA x Inducted into the SIU Hall of Fame in 2018 Tournaments (2 at-large selections, 2007 Sweet Sixteen) ... His 2007 team finished A letter to Saluki Nation the season ranked #11 nationally (AP) ... Now associate head coach at K-State with Bruce BY BRYAN MULLINS Weber. MARCH 20, 2019 Bryan Mullins (32), 2020-pres. Runner-up A year ago today I was introduced as the men’s basketball head coach at Southern Illinois University. There for 2020 MVC Coach of the Year in his first were numerous times throughout this first year where I caught myself smiling for no other reason than season ... Finalist for Joe B. Hall Award in 2020 realizing that I am actually back here. I have always said that what makes SIU special is this Southern Illinois (best first-year head coach in the nation) ... community and the passion they have for SIU Basketball. Named one of ESPN’s ‘40 under 40’ coaches. After being back immersed in this community for a year now, what I really want to say is thank you, more importantly, thank you for never changing. Thank you for always appreciating heart and hustle over talent and From starting at SIU to ... potential. Thank you for always supporting a true team over the individual. Thank you for cheering louder for a loose ball than for a jump shot. Thank you for the standing ovations for the shot clock violations, the charges, x 1,893 total combined Division I wins and the extra passes that create the basket. Thank you for understanding what winning looks and sounds like. (entering 2020-21 season, not including Thank you for knowing that winning ugly is actually just winning. Thank you for believing that magic can always Mullins) happen at home. Thank you for making the Banterra Center feel like the “Arena” again. And thank you for the x 3 National Coaches of the Year (Hartman, standards you have set and for expecting them to be met. Weber, Painter) I hope everyone is staying safe through these unprecedented times in our country. We will get through this. After we do, our program will get back to work and continue to improve. Like so many teams before them, next year’s team will try to leave a legacy that will matter, that will reach, and that will last. Go Dawgs.

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 2-0 0-0 -- -- Total (2nd Season) 18-16 10-8

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WITH A WIN, SIU would... COMEBACK SALUKIS season PREVIEW x improve to 3-0 on the season x SIU overcame an 11-point deficit the final five x SIU is in its 107th season of basketball. The 2020- minutes of regulation to force overtime and win 21 Salukis have two returning starters and eight x improve to 19-19 all-time against Murray State. at SEMO in the season opener. newcomers. x improve to 11-5 against Murray State in x SIU trailed 66-55 with 5:02 remaining and x OUTSIDE EXPECTATIONS: The Salukis were Carbondale. outscored SEMO 32-13 the rest of the way for an picked fifth in the preseason Missouri Valley x start 3-0 for the first time since 2015-16. 87-79 overtime win. Conference poll of coaches, media and sports information directors. Other national x win its sixth-straight non-conference home x SIU has overcome five double-digit deficits to organizations (ESPN’s BPI, Kenpom, Norlander, game. win under head coach Bryan Mullins. Bart Torvik) have been more pessimistic, ranking x improve to 14-3 at home under Bryan Mullins. SIU 8th or 9th in the MVC in their preseason x improve to 19-4 in its last 23 home games, dating COVID-19 UPDATE rankings. back to Jan. 23, 2019. x SIU announced on November 12 that the x WHAT WAS LOST: The Salukis lost three starters program had paused team activities due to to graduation, including two who averaged x snap a three-game losing streak to Murray State. multiple positive tests among the program’s SIU’s last win over Muray was an 88-84 overtime double-figures: Eric McGill (11.2) and Barret Tier 1 personnel (student-athletes, coaches, Benson (10.6). win in 2016. immediate support staff). x SIU also lost three-year starter Aaron Cook, who x As a result of the program’s November 12 pause, WITH A LOSS, SIU would... broke his hand early last year and redshirted. SIU did not participate in the Wade Houston This offseason, Cook transferred to Gonzaga as x fall to 2-1 on the season Tipoff Classic, hosted by Louisville November 25- a graduate transfer. x fall to 18-20 all-time against Murray State. 29. SIU was originally scheduled to face Louisville, Prairie View A&M, and Winthrop at the event. x WHAT’S BACK: SIU returns two starters, both x fall to 10-6 at home against Murray State. sophomores in 2020-21. Marcus Domask was x Since the program’s pause, no student-athletes the MVC’s Newcomer and Freshman of the Year. x lose its fourth-straight game to Murray State. have tested positive for COVID-19. Lance Jones averaged 9.3 points and 2.5 assists SIU’s last win over Muray was an 88-84 overtime in 26 starts at point guard, replacing Cook. win in 2016. x Head coach Bryan Mullins tested positive for COVID-19 on November 27 and was in isolation x SIU also returns sophomores Trent Brown, Sekou x have its five-game nonconference home court for 10 days. Assistant coach Brendan Mullins Dembele, and Ben Harvey, along with walk-on winning streak snapped. (Bryan’s older brother) served as acting head senior Will Keller. Harvey, an Eastern Illinois coach for the team’s first two games. transfer, was with SIU last season but redshirted series check due to NCAA transfer rules. x Murray State leads the all-time series, 19-8. SIU DOMASK, HARVEY EARN MVC x WHAT’S NEW: SIU welcomes eight newcomers and MSU have played annually since 2013. The WEEKLY HONORS (nine if you count Harvey, who redshirted last Racers have won five of those seven meetings, x SIU sophomores Marcus Domask (Player of the season as a transfer). including the last three. Week) and Ben Harvey (Newcomer of the Week) x Two are Division II transfers: graduate transfer x In what overall is a very even series (overall earned weekly honors from the Missouri Valley Anthony D’Avanzo (Lewis College) and series: 19-8 MUR; last 11 games: 6-5 MUR), the Conference. sophomore Steven Verplancken Jr. (Glenville individual games have had some separation. x Domask, a sophomore from Waupun, Wis., State). Verplancken was granted immediate In the last 11 meetings, none of the games averaged 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 eligibility by the NCAA. have been decided by one possession, and blocks in leading SIU to a 2-0 week. Domask shot the average margin is 11 points. Seven of the x Two are graduate transfers: D’Avanzo and Jakolby 57% from the field, 38% from the 3-point line and last eight meetings have been decided by Long (Iowa State and Southern Utah). 88% from the free throw line. He played his best 8+ points. Three of the last eight have been in the most crucial moment, scoring 14 of his x Four are freshmen: Dalton Banks continued the decided by 15+ points. game-high 24 points against SEMO in the game’s Wisconsin pipeline to SIU, following Domask last final 10 minutes, turning an 11-point deficit into year. Eric Butler won a state title in Florida. Kyler YOUNG DAWGS an eight-point overtime win. He is the first Saluki Filewich was ranked the #1 player in Manitoba, x 87% of SIU’s scoring this season is from freshmen to earn MVC Player of the Week as a sophomore and Chris Cross’s uncle, Josh, played at SIU for and sophomores. 70% is from the sophomore since Anthony Beane in 2013-14. Bruce Weber (1998-01). class: Marcus Domask, Lance Jones, Ben Harvey, x Harvey, a transfer from Eastern Illinois, averaged x INJURY REPORT: J.D. Muila, who was ranked as Trent Brown, Steven Verplancken Jr., and Sekou 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists for SIU in the No. 24 junior college prospect in the country Dembele. a 2-0 week. An Eastern Illinois transfer, Harvey last season, will miss the year with a knee injury. x Ten of the 14 players on SIU’s roster are scored 22 points in his SIU debut on Wednesday The injury leaves SIU with three scholarship underclassmen (freshmen or sophomores). night, an overtime win over SEMO. He played his post players: D’Avanzo, Dembele, and Filewich. best in the biggest moments vs. SEMO, producing Sekou Dembele is coming back from a broken leg x After J.D. Muila and Will Keller suffered season- 8 points, 2 assists and a rebound in the game’s suffered last season. Walk-on senior Will Keller ending injuries, SIU has only two available final 10 minutes, when SIU turned an 11-point will also miss the season with an injury. upperclassmen (Anthony D’Avanzo and Jakolby deficit into an 8-point win. Through two games, Long). he is shooting 12-of-21 from the field (57%), 3-of- x Entering the season... 6 from the 3-point line (50%) and 11-of-13 from Social media x Jakolby Long was the only player on the roster the charity stripe (85%). who had played in more than one season of #SALUKIS Division I basketball. DEFENSIVE NOTES Twitter @SIU_Basketball x Only five players on SIU’s roster had played Instagram @SIU_Basketball x SIU led the MVC in scoring defense in Bryan more than 100 career minutes in Division I Facebook /SalukiAthletics Mullins’ first season, the first time SIU led the basketball. MVC in scoring defense since 2007 -- when x SIU ranked 9th of 10 in the MVC for career Mullins was a sophomore guard leading SIU to Division I minutes and games played on its the Sweet Sixteen. roster. x Last year’s SIU team held 12 opponents under 40% shooting, the program’s most since 2007.

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THE IMPROBABLE STORY OF THE x Domask became the third player in SIU history to southern illinois 2019-20 salukis score 400+ points in his freshman season, joining connections x In his first year as head coach at SIU (2019-20), Charlie Vaughn (1959) and Kent Williams (2000). x Brad Korn played at SIU from 2000-04, then was Bryan Mullins inherited a team that lost more Vaughn (1st) & Williams (2nd) went on to become an assistant coach at SIU from 2004-12. He was than 70% of its scoring and rebounding from the top two career scorers in school history. either a coach or player on six-straight NCAA previous year’s team to graduation. The Salukis Tournament teams (2002-07), including two were picked last in the MVC’s preseason poll. SALUKI BASKETBALL LINGO Sweet Sixteens. Korn just got his first Division I head coaching job and is in his first season x The only two returning players had played x THREE RULES: (1) Bring your best every day, (2) at Southeast Missouri (in Cape Girardeau, Mo., substantial minutes: Aaron Cook Jr. and Eric Trust the work, and (3) Own the moments. 47 miles from Carbondale). Korn was also an McGill. And Cook suffered a season-ending injury x SB | HW - SIU is wearing a patch on its jerseys this assistant on Kansas State’s 2018 Elite Eight Team, just six games into the year and redshirted. year that is two sets of initials, honoring Harvey which lost to Loyola (SIU’s current head coach x Still, SIU went 16-16, 10-8 MVC. SIU’s 10 Valley wins Welch and Seymour Bryson, who passed away Bryan Mullins was an assistant for Loyola in that were a league record for a team that had been within days of each other in 2019. game). picked to finish last. Mullins was the runner-up x Bryson earned three degrees from SIU, set x Legendary Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan for the MVC Coach of the Year and was named a school record with 1,244 career rebounds passed away May 22, 2020. Sloan was from one of ESPN’s ‘40 Under 40,’ honoring the nation’s from 1955-59 (a record that still stands), and nearby McLeansboro, Ill. (57 miles from best coaches under 40 years old. went on to become the first African-American associate dean of a college and the second Carbondale) and played at Evansville. Sloan’s x SIU had its seven-game winning streak that African-American dean. Welch was the first Aces went 6-1 against SIU from 1963-65. Sloan’s lasted nearly a month (Jan. 19 - Feb. 12). That black athlete to letter in basketball at SIU, Aces faced off against a Walt Frazier-led SIU team seven-game streak was SIU’s longest winning playing from 1951 to 1954. After serving 20 three times in 1964-65 (Sloan’s Aces went 3-0). streak since 2006-07 (13). years as a colonel in the Air Force he returned x SIU won 10-straight home games over three to SIU as the first African-American dean of DAWG BITES months (from November 16 - Feb. 15.) student life and as vice chancellor of student x SIU has overcome five double-digit deficits to affairs. x SIU’s 10-game home court winning streak was win under head coach Bryan Mullins. its longest since winning 15-straight at home x KEEP YOUR CHIP: The chip on your shoulder. No x Trent Brown is wearing #24 because his dad, his overlapping the 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08 matter how much success a team or an individual two brothers, and his granddad all wore #24. seasons. has, keep your chip. x Jakolby Long’s grandfather played football x FLOORBURN U: SIU’s defensive-minded teams at Oklahoma State and was the first member DOMASK SHINES AS FRESHMAN in the mid-2000s earned six-straight NCAA of the family to earn a degree. Long says his x SIU freshman forward Marcus Domask earned Tournament appearances (5 by at-large bid), grandfather is the most inspirational figure in Freshman All-America honors after a standout earning SIU the moniker “Floorburn U.” his life for making that college degree a family 2019-20 season. Other honors: x LEAVE A LEGACY: Head coach Bryan Mullins standard. Now, Jakolby hopes to set a new family x MVC Newcomer of the Year honored every member of every SIU team that standard by earning his master’s degree at SIU. x MVC Freshman of the Year has made an NCAA Tournament, and NIT, or won x Long considers himself a master chef and his x All-MVC Second Team a conference championship on a graphic that best dish is cajun chicken alfredo. x NABC All-District Second Team players walk past on their way from the locker x MVC All-Freshman Team room to the court. x Lance Jones never played point guard before x MVC All-Newcomer Team arriving at SIU. He took over as SIU’s starting x Three-time MVC Newcomer of the Week x EQUALITY: The Salukis have “EQUALITY” on the point guard when Aaron Cook Jr. broke his hand backs of their white warm-up shooting shirts at Murray State in his freshman season. x Domask averaged 13.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, and this season, as a statement of support for racial 2.5 assists. He was one of only three freshmen justice. Last year’s white shooting shirts had x J.D. Muila and Kyler Filewich are the first in the nation to average at least 13.5 points, 5 “HELLENY,” in memory of “Mr. Southern Illinois” Canadians to play for SIU men’s basketball. rebounds, and 2.5 assists. (Anthony Edwards Charles Helleny, the long-time SIU fan and x Steven Verplancken Jr. grew up in the Dominican (Georgia) and Cole Anthony (North Carolina) were supporter who passed away in August 2019. Republic and moved to Belgium when he was 9 the others.) Charles (a 1957 SIU alum) donated the fourth- years old. His first language is Spanish. x Domask scored 28 points at Drake, the most by largest gift in Saluki Athletics history, and SIU’s x Will Keller grew up in nearby Marion, Ill. (17 miles an MVC freshman since 2016 (Bradley’s Darrell first Division I home game every year is denoted from Carbondale) and played junior college Brown scored 34 vs. Hofstra), and the most for as the Charles Helleny Tip-Off Classic. basketball at John A. Logan in even closer an MVC freshman in a league game since 2014 x SALUKI STRIP: In pre-COVID seasons, about 2-3 Carterville, Ill. (9 miles from Carbondale). He grew (Loyola’s Milton Doyle scored 28 twice in MVC times per season, the SIU swimming and diving up coming to SIU games. play that year). team would lead the Dawg Pound (SIU’s student x Notable: fellow SIU freshman Lance Jones section) by showing up to home games in their x Chris Cross is the nephew of Joshua Cross, who matched that mark with 28 points at Missouri competition Speedos and swimsuits. played for Bruce Weber at SIU (1998-01). Cross’s State (2/29/20) paternal grandparents are from Carbondale. His father, Joe, played basketball at Illinois. x Domask hit the game-winning buzzer beater as ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE time expired to beat Missouri State 68-66 on x The Salukis have made at least one 3-point field x SIU posted a 3.706 GPA in spring 2020, a program February 8. Domask took a full-court pass from goal in 178 consecutive games. record. All three program term GPA records (Fall, Ronnie Suggs Jr., took one dribble and shot from Spring, and Summer) have been set in the 18 x December 2 marks the latest start to a Saluki 18 feet over a triple team for the win. months since Bryan Mullins became head coach. Basketball season since 1992-93. Rich Herrin’s x Via SIU Hall of Famer Mike Reis -- Domask’s buzzer team opened that season December 3 against x SIU earned the NABC Academic Excellence beater is believed to be the fifth game-winning Truman State. Award for the 2019-20 season. shot with no time on the clock in Banterra Center x Head coach Bryan Mullins and assistant coach x Last year, SIU senior center Barret Benson was history (56 seasons). Brendan Mullins are brothers. They are the named Academic All-District. x Domask was named Wisconsin’s Mr. Basketball only brothers coaching together in Division I in 2019. x SIU has produced 101 Academic All-Americans basketball. across all its sports, which is the most of any MVC x SIU men’s basketball sophomore Sekou Dembele school and among the national leaders. and SIU women’s basketball sophomore Awa

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Keita are both from Mali and knew each other from playing for TEAM NATIONAL AND MVC RANKINGS the Mali National Teams. The fact they were both recruited by THROUGH GAMES DEC. 8, 2020 and committed to SIU was coincidental. STATISTIC NAT’L MVC STAT x Head coach Bryan Mullins is 12-0 in season openers (4-0 as 3-pt Field Goal Attempts (302 ranked) 261 7 44 a player at SIU, 6-0 on staff at Loyola, and 2-0 as head coach Assist Turnover Ratio (302 ranked) 3 1 2.4 at SIU). Assists Per Game (302 ranked) 41 3 18 Blocked Shots Per Game (300 ranked) 63 4 4.5 x SIU has won 26-straight games when scoring 75+ points. SIU’s Defensive Rebounds per Game (302 ranked) 8 2 34.5 last loss when scoring 75+ was January 18, 2017 (L, 88-84 at Fewest Fouls (301 ranked) 32 3 32 Drake). Fewest Turnovers (302 ranked) 10 3 15 x Since the start of the 2015-16 season, SIU is 48-3 (.941) when Field-Goal Percentage (302 ranked) 37 3 50 scoring 75 points or more. Field-Goal Percentage Defense (302 ranked) 100 5 40 Free Throw Attempts (302 ranked) 220 6 51 x Four all-time great Salukis went into the SIU Hall of Fame in Free Throws Made (302 ranked) 198 6 40 the last two years. In the Class of 2018. Jermaine Dearman, Free-Throw Percentage (302 ranked) 23 1 78.4 Bruce Weber, and Bryan Mullins all were inducted. In the class Offensive Rebounds Per Game (302 ranked) 283 8 6.5 of 2019, Chris Lowery was inducted. Personal Fouls Per Game (302 ranked) 65 4 16 Rebound Margin (302 ranked) 155 6 1 QUICK SEASON RECAP Scoring Defense (302 ranked) 147 6 70 x As a result of the program’s November 12 pause, SIU did not Scoring Margin (302 ranked) 24 2 24.5 participate in the Wade Houston Tipoff Classic, hosted by Scoring Offense (301 ranked) 9 2 94.5 Louisville November 25-29. SIU was originally scheduled to Steals Per Game (302 ranked) 194 5 6 face Louisville, Prairie View A&M, and Winthrop at the event. Three Pt FG Defense (302 ranked) 76 2 28.3 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (302 ranked) 48 3 9.5 x SIU opened the season with an 87-79 overtime win at SEMO. Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (302 ranked) 18 1 43.2 The Salukis overcame an 11-point deficit in the game’s final Total 3-point FGM (301 ranked) 214 7 19 five minutes to force overtime and outscored the Redhawks Total Assists (302 ranked) 224 6 36 16-8 in OT. Total Blocks (299 ranked) 178 5 9 x SIU moved to 2-0 with a 102-61 win over Division II Quincy. The Total Rebounds (302 ranked) 248 7 82 win was SIU’s biggest margin of victory since 1994, and SIU’s Total Rebounds Per Game (302 ranked) 66 2 41 102 points were tied for the most by the program since 1998. Total Steals (302 ranked) 262 8 12 Turnover Margin (290 ranked) 28 2 6 Turnovers Forced (302 ranked) 195 7 13.5 PROGRAM HISTORY Turnovers Per Game (302 ranked) 2 1 7.5 x SIU has a rich basketball tradition. SIU has won more MVC Won-Lost Percentage (253 ranked) 1 1 100 championships and been to more NCAA Tournaments than any other member of the Missouri Valley Conference. x Walt Frazier, named one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players, INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL AND MVC RANKINGS played at SIU. With Frazier leading the way, SIU won the NIT in FROM STATS.NCAA.ORG/RANKINGS 1967. Frazier and his teammates came back to Carbondale in STATISTIC NAME NAT’L MVC STAT 2017 for a 50-year celebration of the achievement. Blocked Shots Per Game (199 ranked) Marcus Domask 46 4 2 x Most recently, SIU is known for advancing to six-straight NCAA Anthony D’Avanzo 110 8 1.5 Tournaments from 2002-07 (Five at-large bids). In that stretch, Defensive Rebounds per Game (239 ranked) Marcus Domask 95 2 6 the Salukis made the Sweet Sixteen twice (2002, 07). Ben Harvey 95 2 6 x Bruce Weber started the run and was SIU’s head coach for the Field-Goal Percentage (249 ranked) Ben Harvey 107 4 57.1 first two of those NCAA Tournament appearances, including Marcus Domask 120 5 56.5 the 2002 Sweet Sixteen team. Weber went on to coach at Free Throws Made (207 ranked) Marcus Domask 207 5 13 Illinois and is the current head coach at Kansas State. Free-Throw Percentage (229 ranked) Marcus Domask 114 4 86.7 Anthony D’Avanzo 125 5 85.7 x Matt Painter coached SIU in 2004 before leaving for Purdue, Ben Harvey 139 6 84.6 where he is still the head coach. Chris Lowery took over for Minutes Per Game (250 ranked) Marcus Domask 116 5 34:23 Painter and guided SIU to three more NCAA Tournaments, Offensive Rebounds Per Game (245 ranked) Anthony D’Avanzo 173 3 2.5 including the 2007 Sweet Sixteen. Lowery was inducted into Points Per Game (248 ranked) Marcus Domask 34 2 21 the SIU Hall of Fame in 2019. Ben Harvey 74 3 19 x SIU’s current head coach, Bryan Mullins, was a point guard on Rebounds Per Game (197 ranked) Marcus Domask 197 3 7 the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Tournament teams. Steals Per Game (223 ranked) Lance Jones 108 2 2 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (236 ranked) Trent Brown 132 7 2.5 x Prior to the run in the 2000s, Rich Herrin led the Salukis to Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (169 ranked) Trent Brown 26 2 55.6 three-straight NCAA Tournaments in the mid-1990s (1993-95). Total Blocks (171 ranked) Marcus Domask 171 6 4 The Salukis won the MVC Tournament (“Arch Madness”) in all three seasons, which remains the MVC’s only three-peat at Arch Madness. Lowery was the point guard on the 1993 and 94 NCAA Tournament teams.

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RESPECT THE VALLEY x The Missouri Valley Conference is one of the most underrated basketball conferences in the country. media services The MVC has 17 NCAA Tournament wins since 2012. Two MVC teams have advanced to the Final Four in Newspaper Clips from the season (mostly from that span. The Southern Illinoisan’s SIU beat writer Todd x The MVC is 9-1 in first-round NCAA Tournament games since 2012. Hefferman) can be found at: SIUSalukis.com/ Clips x The MVC vs. Power Six conference opponents has been nearly a toss-up in the NCAA Tournament since 1994 (MVC has 44% win% (29-37)). Postgame media availability will be conducted through a teleconference. Contact SID John x The MVC has had eight Sweet Sixteen teams since 2002. Years: 2002, 06 (2), 07, 10, 13, 15, 18. Lock before tipoff for details. ([email protected] / 309-333-0132). Video will be available through NEW LOOK WeTransfer after most games upon request. x SIU unveiled a new logo on February 28, 2019 at a private ceremony. The logo is SIU’s first logo redesign Paperless game days at Banterra Center. Follow since 2001. live stats at SIUSalukis.com/MBB/LiveStats. PDFs of game notes can also be found at x In December 2019, SIU’s new logo was rated the Best New Logo of 2019 by SportsLogos, including all new SIUSalukis.com. college and professional logos. x “The Saluki is unique throughout collegiate athletics,” said SIU’s then-Director of Athletics Jerry Kill. “Our goal with the new logo was to retain the original look and 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.” SALUKI INK 3 BIG-TIME SIGNEES SIU signed three highly rated players that will be freshmen in 2021-22 at SIU. All three are ranked NOTABLE SALUKIS as top-10 players in their respective states. x Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier Troy D’Amico (6-7, 205, F) is SIU’s highest-rated x Bruce Weber (SIU hoops coach 1998-03) and Matt Painter (SIU hoops coach 2004) in-state signee since Kevin Dillard in 2008. He x Gale Sayers (SIU AD 1965-71) is ranked as high as #6 in the state. All-stater x Jim Hart (SIU QB inducted into Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor in 2017) averaged 15.6 pts, 5.1 reb., 3.0 ast., 1.5 stl., and 1.5 x Brandon Jacobs (SIU football 2004) blk for a 29-5 Niles Notre Dame team. x Bart Scott x Rick Spielman (Minnesota Vikings GM) Scottie Ebube (6-8, 225, C) is also a top-10 x Saluki Baseball MLB alums: Steve Finley, Dave Stieb, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Al Levine, Duane Kuiper in-state recruit. He was the MVP of the 2018 x Current Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton Carbondale Holiday Tournament (hosted at Banterra Center) and had 27 points & 15 rebounds in the championship game. Foster Wonders (6-5, 190, G) is ranked #6 in the state of Michigan. A two-time Upper Peninsula Mr. Basketball, he is a three-star prospect and averaged 27.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game for Iron Mountain HS.

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SIU’s record when... Mike Reis — Radio “Dean of the Valley” MULLINS ERA Mike Reis enters his 42nd year as the radio play-by-play Voice of the Salukis. Stat 2020-21 Mullins Era He is tied with Bradley’s Dave Snell for longest active tenure in the Missouri Valley Overall 2-0 18-16 Conference and ranks eighth overall. Home 1-0 13-3 Active Division I Men’s Basketball Play-By-Play Announcers Road 1-0 4-10 1. 53 Ray Goss Duquesne Neutral 0-0 1-3 2. 52 Bill Hillgrove Pittsburgh MVC 0-0 10-8 3. 48 Don Fischer Indiana MVC Home 0-0 7-2 4. 47 Rich Chvotkin Georgetown MVC Road 0-0 3-6 4. 47 Gene Deckerhoff Florida State Arch Madness 0-0 0-1 6. 45 Dave Nitz Louisiana Tech Vs. Top-25 0-0 0-0 7. 43 John Cox Southern Miss Leading at half 1-0 15-5 8. 42 Mike Reis Southern Illinois Trailing at half 1-0 3-11 8. 42 Dave Snell Bradley Tied at half 0-0 0-0 8. 42 Johnny Holliday Maryland Outrebounds opponent 1-0 8-2 Familiar face joins reis on radio Outrebounded by opponent 1-0 9-14 Rodney Watson is joining Hall of Famer Mike Reis on the radio for much of the Rebounds tied 0-0 1-0 2020-21 season. Coach Watson was a 21-year assistant at SIU, during which time SIU More assists than opp. 1-0 10-2 went to nine NCAA Tournaments, two Sweet Sixteens, and 430 wins. He went on to Fewer assists than opp. 1-0 6-13 become the head coach at Southern Indiana, where he retired as that program’s all- Assists tied 0-0 2-1 time winningest head coach. Watson will divide games as analyst with Hall of Famer 15+ assists 1-0 9-1 Greg Starrick, who is in his 38th year calling games with Reis. Has more turnovers than opp. 0-0 7-5 Has fewer turnovers than opp. 2-0 11-9 Walt Frazier — The Rest of the Story Turnovers equal 0-0 0-2 Most people know that Southern’s most famous basketball alum is Walt Frazier Scores fewer than 60 points 0-0 1-10 (1964-67). What they don’t know is the story of how the Atlanta native ended up in Scores 60-69 points 0-0 9-6 Carbondale. Scores 70-79 0-0 6-0 Basketball was Frazier’s second-best sport in high school. He was offered a Scores 75+ 1-0 5-0 scholarship to play quarterback at Georgia Tech, but he didn’t want to play football. Scores 80+ 2-0 2-0 Frazier went on a recruiting visit to SIU in 1963 and met with AD Donald Boydston, who Has a 20-point scorer 1-0 8-3 was progressive about recruiting minorities during a time when southern schools rarely SIU player has a double-double 0-0 3-1 recruited them. According to Boydston, Frazier didn’t say one word the whole trip, but In November 0-0 3-4 called shortly after he took the train back to Atlanta to say he was enrolling at SIU. In December 2-0 5-4 Frazier was dismissed from the team for academic issues after his sophomore In January 0-0 6-2 year. He went back to Atlanta and got a job doing manual labor. Frazier called in August In February 0-0 4-5 of 1965 and asked if he could come back. He was not eligible for a scholarship, so he In March 0-0 0-1 paid his own way and sat out his junior year, making the Dean’s List. He played on the Overtime 1-0 2-0 practice team, and sometimes they would beat the varsity. The 1966-67 storybook Margin is 5 points or fewer 0-0 5-4 season saw Frazier lead the team to the NIT National Championship, beating Marquette Margin is 6-9 points 1-0 2-3 in the finals. He turned pro after the season and was named one of the 50 greatest Margin is 10-19 points 0-0 8-8 basketball players of all-time by the NBA in 1996. Margin is 20+ 1-0 3-1 Shooting 45% or better 1-0 11-4 About Southern Illinois University Shooting 50% or better 1-0 4-0 Carbondale is located in the southern tip of the state — about a five-hour drive south Shooting 39.9% or worse 0-0 1-9 of Chicago and two hours southeast of St. Louis. Many of SIU’s alums are concentrated in Holding opp. to 39.9% or worse 1-0 10-3 those two cities. Since moving to Division I in 1968, SIU has been to the NCAA Tournament When winning... 10 times, including Sweet 16 appearances in 1977, 2002 and 2007. The Salukis have made Points in the paint 1-0 9-1 nine NIT appearances. Points off turnovers 2-0 10-6 2nd chance points 1-0 5-4 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES SINCE MVC CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1975-76 Fast break points 1-0 9-6 1975-76 SIU joined the MVC in 1975- Bench points 1-0 7-4 SIU joined the MVC in 1975-76 and has 76 and has won more regular- When leading by 10+ at any point 1-0 13-3 made more NCAA Tournament appearances season and conference tournament When trailing by 10+ at any point 1-0 5-14 than any current league member. championships than any current TEAM NCAAS member of the league. VS. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS 1. Southern Illinois 10 REG. TOURN. ALL Delaware 0-1 2. Valparaiso 9 1. Southern Illinois 8 5 13 Hampton 1-0 3. Northern Iowa 8 2. Illinois State 5 4 9 Illinois Wesleyan 1-0 4. Missouri State 6 3. Bradley 5 3 8 Missouri 0-1 4. Illinois State 6 3. Northern Iowa 3 5 8 Murray State 0-1 6. Bradley 5 5. Indiana State 2 3 5 NC Central 1-0 6. Evansville 5 6. Missouri State 1 1 2 Norfolk State 1-0 8. Indiana State 4 6. Drake 1 1 2 Oakland 0-1 9. Drake 1 6. Loyola 1 1 2 Quincy 1-0 9. Loyola 1 8. Evansville 1 0 1 Saint Louis 0-1 9. Valparaiso 0 0 0 San Francisco 0-1 Southeast Missouri 2-0 Southern Miss 0-1 UTSA 1-0

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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 1 0 10 10.0 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 3 3.0 0 0 1 2 2.0 Total 1 0 10 10.0 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 3 3.0 0 0 1 2 2.0

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’) ... 2020 Freshman All-American (College Insider) Rebounds 12 - vs. Norfolk State (12/4/19) ... 2020 MVC Newcomer of the Year and MVC Freshman of the Year ... 2020 All-MVC Assists 6, 2x - last vs. UNI (1/22/20) Second Team ... 2020 MVC All-Newcomer and All-Freshman Team ... Three-time MVC Steals 2 - 8x Newcomer of the Week ... 2020-21 Preseason All-MVC Second Team ... One of only Blocks 2 - 2x (last at SEMO, 12/2/20) 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 2 2 69 34.5 13 23 .565 3 8 .375 13 15 .867 2 12 14 7.0 2 0 6 3.0 6 4 0 42 21.0 Total 34 34 1181 34.7 163 343 .475 57 144 .396 93 112 .830 34 147 181 5.3 49 1 85 2.5 70 18 29 476 14.0

dalton banks FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-2 // 170 // EAU CLAIRE, WIS. // EAU CLAIRE NORTH HS CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 14 - at SEMO (12/2/20) Two-time All-State selection in Wisconsin ... All-Northwest Wisconsin Player of the Rebounds 4 - vs. Quincy (12/6/20) Year ... Two-time high school conference player of the year and three-time All-City Assists 4 - vs. Quincy (12/6/20) honoree ... Averaged 24.7 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game as a senior Steals 2 - at SEMO (12/2/20) at Eau Claire ... Broke Eau Claire North High School’s scoring record during his junior 3 Blocks -- 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 2 0 63 31.5 8 16 .500 1 4 .250 4 5 .800 0 5 5 2.5 5 0 5 2.5 2 0 2 21 10.5 Total 2 0 63 31.5 8 16 .500 1 4 .250 4 5 .800 0 5 5 2.5 5 0 5 2.5 2 0 2 21 10.5

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 4 - vs. NC Central (11/26/19) with teammate Domask, in assists in 2019-20) ... Played his best down the stretch of Blocks 1 - 2x (last at SEMO, 12/2/20) 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 2 2 49 24.5 6 17 .353 2 7 .286 4 6 .667 2 4 6 3.0 3 0 3 1.5 3 1 4 18 9.0 Total 34 28 875 25.7 115 260 .442 24 81 .296 62 98 .633 15 84 99 2.9 77 1 82 2.4 91 2 35 316 9.3

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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) Transferred from Eastern Illinois ... Sat out 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules Rebounds 10 - vs. Western Illinois (11/17/18) ... 22 points in his SIU debut (an 87-79 overtime win at SEMO) ... Scored in double Assists 4 - at Austin Peay (2/9/19) figures 19 times as a true freshman at EIU in 2018-19 ... Led Jonesboro HS to 32-0 Steals 3 - vs. Morehead State (2/2/19) record and an Arkansas 6A state championship as a junior in 2016-17. Jonesboro was 10 Blocks 1 - 4x, last at SEMO (12/2/20) 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 31 25 786 25.4 100 223 .448 20 69 .290 58 91 .637 13 77 90 2.9 72 1 77 2.5 86 1 30 278 9.0 2020-21 2 2 54 27.0 12 21 .571 3 6 .500 11 13 .846 0 12 12 6.0 4 0 5 2.5 0 1 0 38 19.0 Total 34 3 749 22.0 130 278 .468 38 96 .396 66 86 .767 28 109 137 4.0 63 0 37 1.1 63 4 17 364 10.7

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 --

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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 - vs. Illinois State (1/4/20) 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 - at Mizzou (12/15/19) 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 1 0 7 7.0 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 4 4.0 Total 11 0 89 8.1 9 14 .643 0 0 .000 2 6 .333 6 16 22 2.0 12 0 1 0.1 2 1 2 20 1.8

kyler filewich FRESHMAN // CENTER // 6-9 // 250 // WINNIPEG, CANADA // ORANGEVILLE PREP CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 4 - vs. Quincy (12/6/20) Named No. 1 player in Manitoba by the Winnipeg Sun in both 2018 and 2019 ... First Rebounds 6 - vs. Quincy (12/6/20) 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 - vs. Quincy (12/6/20) 21-rebound game in high school ... Also played Canadian football in high school. 14 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 31 15.5 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 5 7 3.5 5 0 4 2.0 1 0 2 6 3.0 Total 2 0 31 15.5 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 5 7 3.5 5 0 4 2.0 1 0 2 6 3.0

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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. 21 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. 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 2 0 39 19.5 6 10 .600 2 4 .500 1 3 .333 0 4 4 2.0 2 0 4 2.0 1 0 1 15 7.5 Total 30 28 927 30.9 176 349 .504 67 150 .447 55 76 .724 51 94 145 4.8 57 0 90 3.0 60 3 30 474 15.8 ^ at Glenville State

TRENT BROWN SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-2 // 175 // SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. // PINNACLE HS CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 12 - vs. Quincy (12/6/20) First player to commit to head coach Bryan Mullins at SIU ... Best game at SIU: 11 Rebounds 4 - at SEMO (12/2/20) points (3-6 3FG), 4 assists vs. UNI. Was primary defender on MVC POY AJ Green and Assists 4 - vs. UNI (1/22/20) held Green to 6-15 FG and 6 turnovers. SIU won the game ... Led Pinnacle HS (Arizona) Steals 4 - vs. Norfolk State (12/4/19) to back-to-back 6A state championships ... HS teammate of Nico Mannion (Golden Blocks 1 - 2x, last vs. Bradley (3/6/20) State Warriors 2020 second-round pick) ... Holds Pinnacle HS records for 3-pointers 24 in a game (10), 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 2 2 49 24.5 5 12 .417 5 9 .556 1 2 .500 0 5 5 2.5 4 0 2 1.0 2 0 1 16 8.0 Total 34 3 707 20.8 31 108 .287 27 91 .297 17 20 .850 8 33 41 1.2 53 0 33 1.0 28 2 29 106 3.1

jakolby long SENIOR // GUARD // 6-5 // 210 // OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA // MUSTANG HS // SOUTHERN UTAH CAREER HIGHS NOTES Points 17 - vs. Tulsa (11/17/17) Grad transfer from Southern Utah ... Started his college career at Iowa State (2016-17, Rebounds 8 - at Eastern Washington (1/25/20) 17-18) before transferring to Southern Utah ... Was named Class 6A Oklahoma Boys Assists 5 - 2x, last vs. Idaho (2/29/20) Coaches Association Player of the Year as a senior in high school and was the top- Steals 4 - at Nebraska (11/9/19) 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 2020-21 2 0 13 6.5 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 2.0 0 0 2 1.0 0 0 1 2 1.0 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 60 17 852 14.2 86 206 .417 15 43 .349 29 44 .659 30 90 120 2.0 54 1 56 0.9 44 0 24 216 3.6 ^ 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 1 0 4 4.0 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 3 3.0 Total 1 0 4 4.0 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 3 3.0

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 2 2 37 18.5 7 15 .467 2 4 .500 6 7 .857 5 7 12 6.0 6 0 2 1.0 0 3 0 22 11.0 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 101 71 2331 23.1 380 729 .521 57 145 .393 132 174 .759 82 447 529 5.2 205 3 104 1.0 120 68 65 949 9.4

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 1 46 Anthony D’Avanzo 0 10 2. Kent Williams, 1999-00 33 440 Steven Verplancken 1 26 Steven Verplancken 0 3 3. Marcus Domask, 2019-20 32 434 Marcus Domask 2 24 Marcus Domask 0 2 4. Mike Glenn, 1973-74 25 382 Ben Harvey 2 21 Ben Harvey 0 1 5. Kevin Dillard, 2008-09 31 377 Lance Jones 1 15 6. Darren Brooks, 2001-02 36 340 Jakolby Long 0 7 5 PLAYERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES (0-0) 7. Lance Jones, 2019-20 32 298 Trent Brown 1 4 Date Game Result Sekou Dembele 0 1 12/6/20 vs. Quincy W, 102-61 ASSISTS BY A FRESHMAN Dalton Banks 1 1 Domask (18), Harvey (16), Verplancken (14), Player G Assists Brown (12) and Jones (11) 1. Kevin Dillard, 2008-09 31 129 30-POINT GAMES 2. Darren Brooks, 2001-02 36 118 Player 2020-21 Career TOP 5 COMEBACKS SINCE 2012-13 3. Bryan Mullins, 2005-06 33 105 Steven Verplancken 0 1 21 Northern Iowa, Jan. 23, 2019 4. Stetson Hairston, 2001-02 36 81 18 at Sam Houston State, Nov. 21, 2015 t5. Marcus Domask, 2019-20 32 79 20-POINT GAMES 17 Northern Iowa, Jan. 14, 2014 t5. Lance Jones, 2019-20 32 79 Player 2020-21 Career 17 Wichita State, Feb. 5, 2013 Steven Verplancken 0 10 15 Air Force, Nov. 13, 2015 Anthony D’Avanzo 0 8 Marcus Domask 1 6 TOP 5 OPPONENT COMEBACKS SINCE 2012-13 Lance Jones 0 3 17 at Southern Miss, Dec. 7, 2019 Ben Harvey 1 2 15 Wright State, Nov. 11, 2016 14 Indiana State, Jan. 10, 2015 DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING 13 Evansville, Jan. 28, 2016 Player 2020-21 Career 13 at SEMO, Dec. 10, 2014 Anthony D’Avanzo 0 11 13 Saint Louis, Nov. 16, 2013 Marcus Domask 0 2 Steven Verplancken 0 2 Ben Harvey 0 1

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 (19-0) at Northern Iowa, Feb. 23, 2020 Won five games in a row (7 straight) Jan. 19, 2020 - Feb. 8, 2020 Went on a 16-0 scoring run (19-0) at Northern Iowa, Feb. 23, 2020 School record (one season) - 19 games Jan. 7 - Mar. 18, 1967 Went on a 17-0 scoring run (19-0) at Northern Iowa, Feb. 23, 2020 School record (multiple seasons) - 21 games Jan. 7 - Dec. 2, 1967 Went on a 18-0 scoring run (19-0) at Northern Iowa, Feb. 23, 2020 Went on a 19-0 scoring run (19-0) at Northern Iowa, Feb. 23, 2020 WINNING STREAKS (MVC GAMES) Went on a 20-0+ scoring run (26-0) vs. SEMO, Dec. 21, 2019 Regular season only (MVC Tournament games excluded) 5+ (7 straight) Jan. 19, 2020 - Feb. 8, 2020 COMEBACKS School record (one season) - 17 games Dec. 28, 2003 - Feb. 28, 2004 Came back from 10+ point deficit (11) at SEMO, Dec. 2, 2020 School record (multiple seasons) - 21 games Feb. 19, 2003 - Feb. 28, 2004 Came back from 15-point deficit (21) vs. Northern Iowa, Jan. 23, 2019 Came back from 20-point deficit (21) vs. Northern Iowa, Jan. 23, 2019 WINNING STREAKS (MVC HOME GAMES) Came back from 21-point deficit (21) vs. Northern Iowa, Jan. 23, 2019 5+ (one season) (6 straight) Jan. 4 - Feb. 8, 2020 Came back from 22-point deficit Never happened 7+ (one season) (7 straight), Jan. 3 - Feb. 17, 2018 8+ (multiple seasons) Feb. 24, 2019 - Feb. 8, 2020 TEAM SUPERLATIVES 9+ (19 straight), Feb. 7, 2006 - Feb. 20, 2008 Points School record (multiple seasons) - 42 games Jan. 5, 2002 - Feb. 27, 2006 85+ Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Quincy (W, 102-61) Perfect 9-0 seasons 2006-07 90+ Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Quincy (W, 102-61) 2004-05 95+ Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Quincy (W, 102-61) 2003-04 100+ Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Quincy (W, 102-61) 2002-03 105+ Jan. 15, 1998 vs. Missouri State (W, 106-78) 2001-02 108 Dec. 20, 1992 vs. Radford (W, 108-82) 1992-93 109 Nov. 30, 1991 at Murray State (W, 109-98) 110+ Check media guide for top-10 WINNING STREAKS (MVC ROAD GAMES) Assists 3 Jan. 25, 2020 - Feb. 5, 2020 23+ Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Quincy (23) 4+ (4 straight), Dec. 30, 2015 - Jan. 24, 2016 26+ Dec. 9, 2009 at SEMO (26) School record (one season) - 8 games Dec. 6, 2003 - Feb. 18, 2004 50+ Points in the Paint Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Quincy (54) School record (multiple seasons) - 9 games March 3, 2003 - Feb. 18, 2004

INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES WINNING STREAKS (HOME GAMES) Triple-Doubles Three all-time at SIU 5+ (10-straight) Nov. 26, 2019 - Feb. 8, 2020 Rashad Tucker (24p, 10r, 10a) vs. UNI, Feb. 27, 1998 11+ (15-Straight), Feb. 7, 2006 - Nov. 17, 2007 Rashad Tucker (14p, 12r, 11a) at Bradley, Dec. 31, 1996 School record (multiple seasons) - 33 games Jan. 11, 2004 - Jan. 24, 2006 Wayne Abrams (13p, 12r, 10a) vs. UW Milwaukee, Dec. 9, 1978 25+ points Lance Jones (28) at Missouri State, Feb. 29, 2020 WINNING STREAKS (TRUE ROAD GAMES) 30+ points Armon Fletcher (34) at Evansville, Feb. 27, 2019 5+ (8 straight) Nov. 21, 2015 - Jan. 24, 2016 35+ points Carlton Fay (38) vs. W. Michigan, Feb. 19, 2010 School record (multiple seasons) - 8 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 (ROAD/NEUTRAL GAMES) 15+ rebounds Thik Bol (17) vs. Mo. Southern St., Nov. 16, 2016 5+ (8 straight) Nov. 28, 2015 - Jan. 24, 2016 20+ rebounds Rick Shipley (20) vs. Illinois State, Mar. 5, 1989 School record (multiple seasons) (10 straight) Jan. 9, 1966 - Mar. 18, 1967 25+ rebounds Joe C. Meriweather (27) at Ind. St., Feb. 18, 1974 (SIU record) 10+ assists Aaron Cook (10) vs. Howard, Nov. 19, 2018 13 assists (SIU record) Rob Kirsner vs. Wichita State, March 3, 1981 Bryan Mullins vs. UMass, Nov. 12, 2008 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. 6, 2020 vs. Quincy (Domask, Harvey, Verplancken, Brown, Jones) 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

Date Opponent Paint Off TO 2nd chance Fast Break Bench Score Tied Lead Changes Dec. 2 at SEMO 32/38 15/10 2/17 4/6 17/26 5/1 5/4 Dec. 6 vs Quincy 54/30 20/8 12/4 23/7 36/30 1/1 0/0

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 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Southern Ill. 85 88 16 189 NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 Opponents 65 67 8 140

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 68:46 34.4 13-23 .565 3-8 .375 13-15 .867 2 12 14 7.0 2 0 6 6 4 0 42 21.0 10 HARVEY, Ben 2-2 53:48 26.9 12-21 .571 3-6 .500 11-13 .846 0 12 12 6.0 4 0 5 0 1 0 38 19.0 33 D'AVANZO, Anthony 2-2 36:48 18.4 7-15 .467 2-4 .500 6-7 .857 5 7 12 6.0 6 0 2 0 3 0 22 11.0 3 BANKS, Dalton 2-0 62:42 31.4 8-16 .500 1-4 .250 4-5 .800 0 5 5 2.5 5 0 5 2 0 2 21 10.5 5 JONES, Lance 2-2 48:51 24.4 6-17 .353 2-7 .286 4-6 .667 2 4 6 3.0 3 0 3 3 1 4 18 9.0 24 BROWN, Trent 2-2 49:08 24.6 5-12 .417 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 0 5 5 2.5 4 0 2 2 0 1 16 8.0 22 VERPLANCKEN, Steven 2-0 38:44 19.4 6-10 .600 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 0 4 4 2.0 2 0 4 1 0 1 15 7.5 12 DEMBELE, Sekou 1-0 07:42 7.7 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.0 32 CROSS, Chris 1-0 03:51 3.9 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.0 14 FILEWICH, Kyler 2-0 30:30 15.3 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 5 7 3.5 5 0 4 1 0 2 6 3.0 0 BUTLER, Eric 1-0 10:21 10.4 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 2.0 25 LONG, Jakolby 2-0 13:49 6.9 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1.0 Team 1 9 10 Total 2 425 65-130 .500 19-44 .432 40-51 .784 13 69 82 41.0 32 0 36 15 9 12 189 94.5 Opponents 2 432 54-135 .400 13-46 .283 19-32 .594 22 58 80 40.0 43 3 33 27 9 8 140 70.0

Team Statistics Team Results SIU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. Scoring 189 140 12/02/2020 at Southeast Mo. St. Wot 87-79 740 Points per game 94.5 70.0 12/06/2020 Quincy W 102-61 0 Scoring margin +24.5 - Field goals-att 65-130 54-135 BIGGEST LEADS (2020-21) Field goal pct .500 .400 In a win: 41 vs. Quincy (12/6/20) 3 point fg-att 19-44 13-46 In a loss: -- 3-point FG pct .432 .283 BIGGEST DEFICITS (2020-21) 3-pt FG made per game 9.5 6.5 In a win: 11 at SEMO (12/2/20) Free throws-att 40-51 19-32 In a loss: - Free throw pct .784 .594 F-Throws made per game 20.0 9.5 BIGGEST LEADS (MULLINS ERA) Rebounds 82 80 In a win: 41 vs. Quincy (12/6/20) Rebounds per game 41.0 40.0 In a loss: 17, at Southern Miss (12/7/19) Rebounding margin +1.0 - BIGGEST DEFICITS (MULLINS ERA) Assists 36 33 In a win: 11 at SEMO (12/2/20) Assists per game 18.0 16.5 In a loss: 30, at Misssouri State (2/29/20) Turnovers 15 27 Turnovers per game 7.5 13.5 Turnover margin +6.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 2.4 1.2 Steals 12 8 Steals per game 6.0 4.0 Blocks 9 9 Blocks per game 4.5 4.5 Winning streak 2 - Home win streak 1 - Attendance 0 740 Home games-Avg/Game 1-0 1-740 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

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