saluki BASKETBALL 2020-21 schedule OVERALL: 10-9 // MVC: 4-9 H: 7-3 // A: 3-6 // 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 February 17 SIU SALUKIS MISSOURI STATE BEARS Fri. 11 Murray State (ESPN3) W, 70-66 8:15 p.m. 10-9 // 4-9 MVC // 7-3 Home 14-5 // 10-5 MVC // 5-1 Road Thu. 17 North Dakota (ESPN3) W, 85-64 Banterra Center Head Coach Bryan Mullins Head Coach Dana Ford Fri. 18 North Dakota (ESPN3) W, 62-50 20 No Fans SIU Record: 26-25 (2nd) ISU Record: 46-38 (3rd) Mon. 21 at Butler (FS1) W, 76-73 Carbondale, Ill. Career Record: Same Career Record: 103-103 (7th) Sun. 27 *Evansville (ESPN+) W, 63-57 Mon. 28 *Evansville (ESPN+) L, 72-84 LAST GAME’S STARTING LINEUP JANUARY (1-5) Sun. 3 *at Drake (ESPNU) L, 55-73 Mon. 4 *at Drake (CBS Sports Network) L, 55-86 Mon. 25 *at Indiana State (ESPN+) L, 66-69 Tue. 26 *at Indiana State (ESPN+) L, 59-71 Sat. 30 *Northern Iowa (MVC TV Network) L, 62-74 Sun. 31 *Northern Iowa (ESPN2) W, 71-68 FEBRUARY (2-3) Sat. 6 *at Bradley (MVC TV Network) L, 66-74 5 10 14 22 24 Sun. 7 *at Bradley (ESPN3) W, 69-68 Wed. 10 *at Missouri State (MVC TV) L, 53-65 JONES HARVEY FILEWICH VERPLANCKEN BROWN Sat. 13 *Illinois State (ESPN3) L, 55-80 Sun. 14 *Illinois State (ESPN3) W, 59-49 OPENING TIP Wed. 17 *Missouri State (Marquee & ESPN3) 8:15 p.m. Sun. 21 *Valparaiso (ESPN+ or ESPN3) 4 p.m. » The SIU men’s basketball team hosts Missouri State at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17. The Mon. 22 *Valparaiso (Marquee & ESPN+) 6 p.m. game will air on Marquee Network and also stream nationally on ESPN3. Fri. 26 *at Loyola (CBS Sports Network) 8 p.m. » Last year against Missouri State, Marcus Domask hit an 18-foot turnaround jumper at the buzzer to Sat. 27 *at Loyola (ESPN2 or ESPNU) 5 p.m. win the game for SIU, 68-66. Via SIU Hall-of-Famer Mike Reis: Domask’s buzzer beater is believed to MARCH (0-0) be the fifth game-winning shot with no time on the clock in Banterra Center history (56 seasons). State Farm MVC Tournament » SIU leads the MVC and ranks 35th nationally (of 340) in 3-point field goal percentage (37.6%). Thu. 4 First Round (MVC TV Network) TBD Fri. 5 Quarterfinals (MVC TV Network) TBD » SIU is playing its sixth game in the last 12 days. Sat. 6 Semifinals (CBS Sports Network) TBD » Due to the rescheduling necessary because of January’s COVID pause, SIU played seven of nine Sun. 7 Championship (CBS) 1 p.m. games on the road from Jan. 3 - Feb. 10. SIU is now in the midst of a five-game home stand. All times Central and subject to change » Notes from SIU’s first game against Missouri State (at MSU, 2/10/21): SIU’s 53 points, 34.6% field goal percentage, and 33.3% first-half field goal percentage were all season lows ... SIU allowed * Missouri Valley Conference Game only four offensive rebounds, which was a season best ... SIU held Missouri State scoreless for a MVC TV NETWORK 6 minute, 37 second stretch in the first half (but SIU only went on a 5-0 run in that time, going 2-8 Fox Sports Midwest, NBC Sports Chicago, Fox from the field and 0-2 from the FT line) ... Trent Brown held the MVC’s leading scorer, Isiaih Mosley Sports Kansas City, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox Sports (20.3 ppg), to 12 points (on 6-13 shooting) and 6 turnovers. Go, and ESPN+ or ESPN3 (subject to blackout) » Since returning from a 21-day COVID break in January (9 games), SIU has been without leading SALUKI SPORTS NETWORK scorer Marcus Domask, who is week-to-week with a left foot injury. WCIL-FM 101.5 Carbondale, Ill. (Flagship) » Four SIU sophomores have all surpassed 500 career points this season: Marcus Domask, Lance KATZ-AM 1600 St. Louis, Mo. Jones, Ben Harvey, and Steven Verplancken Jr. TuneInRadio (SIUSalukis.com/TuneIn) » Among MVC freshmen, Dalton Banks ranks sixth in scoring, second in assists and fourth in steals. Kyler Filewich ranks in the top-10 in all five major statistical categories: scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. table of contents » Lance Jones leads the MVC in steals per game (1.6/g). The Roster / Quick Facts 2 last SIU player to lead the MVC in steals per game was now- Coach Mullins 3-4 head coach Bryan Mullins in 2008. Notes 4-8 Nat’l/MVC Stat Rankings 7 on the air Recruits / Media Info 8 TV: MARQUEE NETWORK AND ESPN3 YOUNG DAWGS Mid-Major Top-25 9 Play-by-Play Connor Onion MVC Standings/Preseason Info 10 Analyst Kelly Burke Underclassmen (Fr. & So.) 10 of 14 Series History 10-11 Sideline Kendra Sheehan KenPom “Experience” Rank 339th of 347 About SIU 11 MVC Career D1 Minutes Rank 10th / 10 Player Capsules 12-15 RADIO: SALUKI SPORTS NETWORK MVC Career D1 Games Played Rank 10th / 10 Record Book Updates 15 Play-by-Play Mike Reis % OF 2020-21 PRODUCTION FROM FR. & SO. Individual Superlatives 15 Analyst Rodney Watson Scoring 88.6% (1,141 of 1,287) Last Time 16 Rebounding 82.8% (441 of 532) GBG Stats 17 Live Stats SIUSalukis.com/MBB/Schedule Assists 91.3% (242 of 265) SIU Team Game Records 18 Steals 84.4% (98 of 116) TV Roster (Headshots) 19 Blocks 72.9% (27 of 37) MVC Season Statistics 20 Minutes 88.6% (3,396 of 3,832) Overall Season Statistics 21 1967 NIT CHAMPIONS 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 @SIU_BASKETBALL // SIUSALUKIS.COM 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Numerical Roster QUICK FACTS No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Last School School Southern Illinois University 0 Eric Butler G 6-3 170 Fr. Orlando, Fla. Orlando Christian Prep City/Zip Carbondale, IL (62901) 1 Marcus Domask F 6-6 215 So. Waupun, Wis. Waupun HS Founded 1869 3 Dalton Banks G 6-2 170 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis. Eau Claire North HS Enrollment 11,366 (Fall 2020) 5 Lance Jones G 6-1 200 So. Evanston, Ill. Evanston Township HS Nickname Salukis 10 Ben Harvey G 6-5 205 So. Jonesboro, Ark. Eastern Illinois Colors Maroon and White 11 J.D. Muila F 6-8 235 Jr. Ottowa, Canada Indian Hills College Arena Banterra Center 12 Sekou Dembele F 6-7 230 So. Bamako, Mali Central Park Christian (AL) Capacity 8,284 14 Kyler Filewich C 6-9 250 Fr. Winnipeg, Canada Orangeville Prep Affiliation Division I 21 Will Keller F 6-7 220 Sr. Marion, Ill. John A. Logan College Conference Missouri Valley 22 Steven Verplancken Jr. G 6-4 205 So. San Pedro, Dom. Rep. Glenville State President Dr. Daniel F. Mahony 24 Trent Brown G 6-2 175 So. Scottsdale, Ariz. Pinnacle HS Chancellor Dr. Austin A. Lane 25 Jakolby Long G 6-5 210 Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Southern Utah Director of Athletics Liz Jarnigan 32 Chris Cross G 6-2 195 Fr. Urbana, Ill. Urbana HS Alma Mater St. Olaf, 1987 33 Anthony D’Avanzo F 6-8 205 Sr. Harwood Heights, Ill. Lewis Athletic Phone 618-453-5311 Ticket Office Phone 618-453-2000 Alphabetical Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Last School HISTORY 3 Dalton Banks G 6-2 170 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis. Eau Claire North HS First Year of Basketball 1913 24 Trent Brown G 6-2 175 So. Scottsdale, Ariz. Pinnacle HS All-time Record (Through 2019-20) 1543-1092 0 Eric Butler G 6-3 170 Fr. Orlando, Fla. Orlando Christian Prep Years in NCAA Tournament/Last 10/2007 32 Chris Cross G 6-2 195 Fr. Urbana, Ill. Urbana HS Years in NIT/Last 9/2008 33 Anthony D’Avanzo F 6-8 205 Sr. Harwood Heights, Ill. Lewis Last Postseason Opponent Arizona State, ‘08 12 Sekou Dembele F 6-7 230 So. Bamako, Mali Central Park Christian (AL) Result Lost, 65-51, Second Round 1 Marcus Domask F 6-6 215 So. Waupun, Wis. Waupun HS 14 Kyler Filewich C 6-9 250 Fr. Winnipeg, Canada Orangeville Prep MEDIA SERVICES (618) 453-7102 10 Ben Harvey G 6-5 205 So. Jonesboro, Ark. Eastern Illinois Men’s Basketball SID John Lock 5 Lance Jones G 6-1 200 So. Evanston, Ill. Evanston Township HS Email [email protected] 21 Will Keller F 6-7 220 Sr. Marion, Ill. John A. Logan College Office 618-453-7102 25 Jakolby Long G 6-5 210 Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Southern Utah Cell 309-333-0132 11 J.D. Muila F 6-8 235 Jr. Ottowa, Canada Indian Hills College Associate AD/Communications Tom Weber 22 Steven Verplancken Jr. G 6-4 205 So. San Pedro, Dom. Rep. Glenville State Associate SID Will Becque Social Media / Graphic Design Michael Black Graduate Assistant Cassie Buchholz STARTERS RETURNING (2) Ht. Wt. Pos. PPG RPG MPG 2019-20 Note Graduate Assistant Brandon Lindholm Marcus Domask 6-6 215 F 13.6 5.2 34.9 MVC Newcomer of the Year Mailing Address 127 Lingle Hall Lance Jones 6-1 200 G 9.3 2.9 25.8 Led MVC frosh in assists (79) Mailcode 6620 Carbondale, IL 62901 OTHER RETURNEES (4) Ht.