1 Saluki Basketball 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: Intro to Saluki Basketball Recruiting Information ...................................3-31 Section 2: Season Preview Head Coach Chris Lowery .............................32-35 Coaching Staff ............................................36-40 Chancellor Goldman .........................................41 Director of Athletics Mario Moccia .......................42 Rosters/Quick Facts .........................................43 Season Preview ..........................................44-45 Player Bios ................................................46-63 Section 3: Season Recap Box Scores ................................................64-72 Statistics ...................................................73-78 Section 4: Records Team Records .............................................80-84 Individual Records .......................................85-89 Statistical Leaders .......................................90-99 Honors and Awards .................................100-101 NCAA Tournament History.........................102-115 Head Coaching History ....................................116 Poll History ...................................................117 All-Time Roster .......................................118-121 Year-By-Year Results ................................122-131 Versus All Opponents ...............................132-136 Section 5: Media Information Opponents .............................................137-141 Saluki Media Services.....................................141 MVC Composite Schedule .........................142-143 QB NICK HILL Radio/TV Roster ............................................144 3 Saluki Basketball 4 SALUKI WAY — ARENA RENOVATION Southern Illinois University will begin construction on Saluki Way — an $83 million facilities project that includes the renovation of SIU Arena — in the spring of 2009. The new facilities should be completed in time for the 2010-11 seasons. 5 Saluki Basketball 6 SIU ARENA SELL-OUTS The Salukis have sold out SIU Arena a dozen times since 2001, including a school-record four sell- outs last year. Arena Quick Facts Construction began........................................ March, 1962 Current Capacity ..................................................... 9,386 Cost............................................................. $4,300,000 First event .........................................Commencement, 1964 First game ........... Dec. 1, 1964 (SIU 78, Oklahoma State 55) First point by ......................George McNeil, SIU, a free throw First field goal by .................Gary Hassmann, Oklahoma State First scoring leader ................. George McNeil, SIU, 23 points First winning streak ....................... 12 wins, 1964-65 season All-time leading scorer ....... Mike Glenn (1974-77), 885 points Longest winning streak ............................. 33 wins, 2003-06 50th SIU win .......80-66 over Culver-Stockton, Nov. 30, 1968 100th SIU win .......... 77-73 over Florida State, Jan. 21, 1974 150th SIU win ..............60-58 over Saint Louis, Feb. 8, 1978 200th SIU win ........ 105-98 over Illinois State, Feb. 23, 1984 300th SIU win .........88-74 over Old Dominion, Dec. 3, 1994 400th SIU win ........... 83-59 over Augustana, Nov. 21, 2004 Unbeaten in 1960-61 .................................................. 9-0 Unbeaten in 1965-66 ................................................ 13-0 Unbeaten in 1966-67 ................................................ 12-0 Unbeaten in 1974-75 ................................................ 12-0 Unbeaten in 2001-02 ................................................ 13-0 Unbeaten in 2002-03 ................................................ 14-0 Unbeaten in 2004-05 ................................................ 15-0 Unbeaten in 2006-07 ................................................ 13-0 Overall Record.................................................... 451-137 7 Saluki Basketball 8 THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME Since the start of the 2001-02 season, the Salukis are 92-6 (.938) at home, the second-best home-court winning percentage in the country. Year-by-Year Attendance 1964-65 .............. 14-1 1964-65 ............ 5,814 1965-66 .............. 13-0 1965-66 ............ 6,487 1966-67 .............. 12-0 1966-67 ............ 6,357 1967-68 .............. 10-4 1967-68 ............ 7,015 1968-69 .............. 10-3 1968-69 ............ 8,023 1969-70 .............. 10-3 1969-70 ............ 7,776 1970-71 .............. 10-3 1970-71 ............ 6,508 1971-72 ................ 8-5 1971-72 ............ 5,207 33-Game Home Win Streak 1972-73 ................ 7-6 1972-73 ............ 5,097 2003-04 Season SIU Opp Career Points at SIU Arena 1973-74 .............. 12-2 1973-74 ............ 6,599 J11 Wichita State W 73 64 1. Mike Glenn, 1974-77 885 1974-75 .............. 12-0 1974-75 ............ 6,285 J14 Evansville W 81 63 2. Kent Williams, 1999-2003 848 1975-76 .............. 12-1 1975-76 ............ 6,256 J25 Indiana State W 53 44 3. Joe C. Meriweather, 1973-75 838 1976-77 .............. 13-1 1976-77 ............ 6,578 J31 Northern Iowa W 63 53 4. Greg Starrick, 1970-72 791 1977-78 ................ 9-5 1977-78 ............ 6,195 F3 Missouri State W 59 52 5. Steve Middleton, 1985-88 787 1978-79 .............. 10-3 1978-79 ............ 4,751 F11 Drake W 96 76 6. Ashraf Amaya, 1989-92 751 1979-80 ................ 5-6 1979-80 ............ 4,050 F21 Hawaii W 66 62 7. Dick Garrett, 1967-69 741 1980-81 ................ 5-9 1980-81 ............ 3,793 F24 Creighton W 68 60 8. Wayne Abrams, 1977-80 717 1981-82 ............... 9-3 1981-82 ............ 2,985 9. Gary Wilson, 1976-79 705 F28 Bradley W 72 71 Versus High-Major Opponents 1982-83 ................ 7-5 1982-83 ............ 3,793 2004-05 Season SIU Opp 10. Darren Brooks, 2000-2005 695 1964 Oklahoma State W 78-55 1983-84 .............. 12-2 1983-84 ............ 3,793 N21 Augustana (Ill.) W 83 59 11. Jermaine Dearman, 1999-2003 663 1966 Louisville W 53-50 1984-85 .............. 11-5 1984-85 ............ 3,855 N23 Tennessee State W 83 60 12. Marcus Timmons, 1992-95 649 1967 Arizona State W 62-59 1985-86 ................ 6-7 1985-86 ............ 3,323 D11 Murray State W 80 71 13. Monte Jenkins, 1996-99 597 1967 Arizona L 65-50 1986-87 ................ 6-8 1986-87 ............ 4,497 D14 Wright State W 54 42 14. John Garrett, 1970-72 596 1969 Iowa W 73-67 1987-88 ................ 8-5 1987-88 ............ 5,762 D21 Saint Louis W 67 41 15. Jamaal Tatum, 2003-07 595 1970 Arkansas W 99-78 1988-89 ................ 9-4 1988-89 ............ 6,773 D23 Illinois State W 61 49 16. Randal Falker, 2004-08 593 1970 Texas L 89-81 1989-90 .............. 12-2 1989-90 ............ 6,022 D30 Wyoming W 81 69 17. Matt Shaw, 2004-08 591 1971 Georgia Tech W 89-69 1990-91 .............. 11-3 1990-91 ............ 6,060 J2 Drake W 51 45 18. Sterling Mahan, 1988-91 586 1971 Wisconsin W 86-75 1991-92 .............. 12-1 1991-92 ............ 6,404 J15 Missouri State W 61 60 19. Troy Hudson, 1995-97 577 1971 Texas Tech L 88-81 1992-93 .............. 12-0 1992-93 ............ 4,812 J19 Bradley W 67 59 20. Kai Nurnberger, 1985, 87-89 574 1973 Florida State W 77-73 1993-94 .............. 12-2 1993-94 ............ 6,442 J29 Evansville W 79 55 21. Nate Hawthorne, 1971-73 569 1974 Michigan W 87-67 1994-95 .............. 11-2 1994-95 ............ 3,998 F9 Indiana State W 64 53 22. Randy House, 1986-89 561 1975 Louisville L 73-72 1995-96 ................ 5-8 1995-96 ............ 3,566 F12 Creighton W 71 67 23. Shane Hawkins, 1995-98 560 1979 Kansas State L 75-69 1996-97 ................ 6-6 1996-97 ............ 3,420 F23 Northern Iowa W 76 69 24. Chris Carr, 1993-95 555 1985 Purdue L 86-67 1997-98 ................ 7-6 1997-98 ............ 3,345 F26 Wichita State W 65 55 25. Rick Shipley, 1988-91 553 1986 Nebraska L 87-85 1998-99 .............. 11-3 1998-99 ............ 5,008 2005-06 Season SIU Opp 26. Milton Huggins, 1975-79 540 1987 Wisconsin W 80-76 1999-00 .............. 10-3 1999-00 ............ 4,389 N18 Louisiana-Lafayette W 65 47 27. Barry Smith, 1977-80 515 1988 Missouri L 86-66 2000-01 .............. 10-4 2000-01 ............ 6,324 D10 Kent State W 58 51 28 Stetson Hairston, 2001-05 511 1993 Mississippi W 81-60 2001-02 .............. 13-0 2001-02 ............ 6,423 D22 Arkansas-Little Rock W 67 42 29. Corky Abrams, 1974-77 506 1993 Missouri L 72-56 2002-03 .............. 14-0 2002-03 ............ 6,567 D31 Drake W 64 50 30. Darnall Jones, 1980-83 496 1997 Miami (Fla.) L 73-61 2003-04 .............. 13-1 2003-04 ............ 6,698 J2 Wichita State W 58 49 31. L. C. Brasfield, 1970-71 482 1998 Oregon L 70-64 2004-05 .............. 15-0 2004-05 ............ 6,731 J8 Bradley W 67 55 32. Chris Thunell, 1998-00 477 2001 Indiana W 72-60 2005-06 .............. 11-2 2005-06 ............ 7,291 J11 Evansville W 66 38 33. Chris Lowery, 1991-94 466 2007 Indiana L 64-51 2006-07 .............. 13-0 2006-07 ............ 7,743 J22 Illinois State W 56 44 34. George McNeil, 1965-66 453 2008 Oklahoma State W 69-53 2007-08 .............. 13-3 2007-08 ............ 6,654 J24 Creighton W 62 48 35. Cleveland Bibbens, 1984-85 441 9 Saluki Basketball 10 ESPN GAMEDAY AT SIU ARENA SIU became the first Missouri Valley Conference team to host ESPN Gameday. 11 Saluki Basketball 12 NATIONAL RANKINGS & EXPOSURE The Salukis have won 173 games since the start of the 2001-02 season — the 10th most of any Division I program in that span. Associated Press Date Rank Most Wins Since 2001-02 Nov. 30, 1976 #17 Dec.