@SIU_BASKETBALL // #SALUKIS // SIUSALUKIS.COM Contents 2019-20 schedule INTRO TO SALUKI BASKETBALL Date Note Opponent Location Time Watch Schedule/Roster ..................................1 Nov. 5 Illinois Wesleyan Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Banterra Center ............................... 2-9 Sunshine Slam 1967 NIT Championship ............. 10-11 Nov. 8 vs. UTSA Kissimmee, Fla. 6:30 p.m. CT FloHoops 1977 Sweet 16 .................................... 12 Nov. 9 vs. Delaware Kissimmee, Fla. 2 p.m. CT FloHoops Rich Herrin Era ................................... 13 Nov. 10 vs. Oakland Kissimmee, Fla. 12 p.m. CT FloHoops 2002 Sweet 16 ..............................14-15 Nov. 16 ^ San Francisco Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Six-Straight NCAAs ......................16-17 Nov. 19 at Murray State Murray, Ky. 7 p.m. ESPN+ 2007 Sweet 16 ..............................18-19 Nov. 26 NC Central Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN+ Salukis in the NBA ....................... 20-21 Dec. 1 at Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo. 3 p.m. Fox Sports Midwest Academics / Strength ................22-23 Dec. 4 Norfolk State Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN+ Dec. 7 at Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss. TBD TBD 2019-20 PREVIEW Dec. 15 at Missouri Columbia, Mo. 3 p.m. SEC Network Season Outlook .................................25 Dec. 18 Hampton Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN+ Player Bios (Alphabetical) ........ 26-39 Dec. 21 Southeast Missouri Carbondale, Ill. 3 p.m. ESPN3 Head Coach Bryan Mullins .......40-41 Dec. 30 * at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind. 7 p.m. MVC TV Network Coaching & Support Staff ........ 42-46 Jan. 4 * Illinois State Carbondale, Ill. 3 p.m. ESPN3 Quick Facts .........................................47 Jan. 7 * Valparaiso Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN+ 2018-19 Season Recap .............48-54 Jan. 11 * at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN+ Jan. 16 * at Loyola Chicago, Ill. 7 p.m. MVC TV Network RECORD BOOK Jan. 19 * Drake Carbondale, Ill. 3 p.m. ESPNU or ESPN3 Honors and Awards ...................56-59 Jan. 22 * Northern Iowa Carbondale, Ill. 8 p.m. MVC TV Network Head Coaching History ................... 61 Jan. 25 * at Illinois State Normal, Ill. 2 p.m. ESPN3 Rankings / vs. Ranked ............... 62-63 Jan. 29 * Loyola Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN+ Year-By-Year Team Stats ..........64-65 Feb. 1 * at Drake Des Moines, Iowa 5 p.m. ESPN3 Team Records ............................. 66-69 Feb. 5 * at Evansville Evansville, Ind. 6 p.m. ESPN+ Chronological Lists ....................70-79 Feb. 8 * Missouri State Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Annual Leaders .......................... 80-82 Feb. 12 * at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind. 7 p.m. ESPN+ Individual Records ..................... 83-99 Feb. 15 * Bradley Carbondale, Ill. 1 p.m. CBS Sports Network All-Time Results .......................100-112 Feb. 20 * Evansville Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN+ SIU vs. Opponents ....................113-117 Feb. 23 * at Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 1 p.m. ESPNU or ESPN3 All-Time Roster .........................118-124 Feb. 26 * Indiana State Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN+ Sports Information Contacts .......125 Feb. 29 * at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. TBD TBD Missouri Valley Conference .. 126-127 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament What’s a Saluki? ...............................128 March 5 First Round St. Louis, Mo. TBD ESPN+ TV Roster ..........................................129 March 6 Quarterfinals St. Louis, Mo. TBD TBD March 7 Semifinals St. Louis, Mo. TBD CBS Sports Network CREDITS March 8 Championship St. Louis, Mo. TBD CBS Editors: John Lock and Tom Weber Graphic Design: Michael Black Buy season tickets at SIUSalukis.com/tickets or by calling 877-SALUKIS Photography: Tom Weber, Steve * Missouri Valley Conference Game Buhman, Will Becque ^ Charles Helleny Tip-Off Classic Printing: SIU Printing Services MVC TV Network = Fox Sports Midwest, NBC Sports Chicago, Fox Sports Kansas City, Fox Sports Indiana and ESPN3 (subject to blackout) Numerical Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. High School Previous School 0 Ben Harvey G 6-5 205 So. Jonesboro, Ark. Eastern Illinois 1 Marcus Domask F 6-6 215 Fr. Waupun, Wis. Waupun HS 2 Karrington Davis G 6-6 210 r-Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Nebraska 3 Ronnie Suggs G 6-6 205 Gr. St. Louis, Mo. Missouri 4 Eric McGill G 6-2 180 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. Panola College 5 Lance Jones G 6-1 200 Fr. Evanston, Ill. Evanston Township HS 10 Aaron Cook G 6-2 185 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Westminster Christian Acad. 21 Sekou Dembele F 6-7 230 r-Fr. Bamako, Mali Central Park Christian (AL) 21 Will Keller F 6-7 230 Jr. Marion, Ill. John A. Logan College 22 Harwin Francois G 6-4 190 So. Fort Myers, Fla. Daytona State College 42 Trent Brown G 6-2 175 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. Pinnacle HS 25 Brendon Gooch G 6-5 205 Jr. Belleville, Ill. Althoff HS 30 Stevan Jeremic C 6-11 250 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia Utah State Univ. Eastern 40 Barret Benson C 6-10 240 Gr. Willowbrook, Ill. Northwestern Coaching Staff: Bryan Mullins (Head Coach), Brendan Mullins, Pat Monaghan, and Jevon Mamon Staff: Ken Moses (Operations), Connor Wheeler (Player Development), Robby Dosier and Tony Wills (GAs), Riley Hoistad (Trainer) Pronunciations: Marcus Domask: d’mask • Sekou Dembele: SEE-koo dem-belly • Harwin Francois: fran-swah • Stevan Jeremic: steh-vaughn Jare-uh-mick 1967 NIT CHAMPIONS 2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 @SIU_BASKETBALL // #SALUKIS // SIUSALUKIS.COM BANTERRA CENTER Historic Banterra Center 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 Banterra Center also features a VIP Club Room and state-of-the-art scoreboard with individual statistics and replay capability. In addition, the retrofitted Banterra Center features all- new chairback seating, including chairbacks in the permanent upper bowl. 2 2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 @SIU_BASKETBALL // #SALUKIS // SIUSALUKIS.COM 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 2003-04 Season SIU Opp Southern Illinois 71, Creighton 67 J11 Wichita State W 73 64 ESPN2 J14 Evansville W 81 63 Feb. 12, 2005 J25 Indiana State W 53 44 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 F26 Wichita State W 65 55 Southern Illinois 62, Creighton 48 2005-06 Season SIU Opp Fox Sports Midwest N18 Louisiana-Lafayette W 65 47 Jan. 24, 2006 D10 Kent State W 58 51 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. 1967 NIT CHAMPIONS 2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 3 @SIU_BASKETBALL // #SALUKIS // SIUSALUKIS.COM Southern Illinois 72, Indiana 60 HIGH MAJORS Dec. 1, 2001 AT Banterra Center VERSUS HIGH-MAJOR OPPONENTS AT BANTERRA CENTER 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 1979 Kansas State L 69 75 Southern Illinois 72, Indiana 60 1985 Purdue L 67 86 Dec. 1, 2001 1986 Nebraska L 85 87 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 2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 @SIU_BASKETBALL // #SALUKIS // SIUSALUKIS.COM HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE AVERAGE ATTENDANCE 1964-65 ........... 5,814 1965-66 ...........6,487 1966-67 ...........6,357 1967-68 ............7,01 5 1968-69 ...........8,023 1969-70.............7,7 76 1970-71 ........... 6,508 1971-72 .............5,207 1972-73 ............5,097 1973-74 ............6,599 1974-75 ............6,285 1975-76 ............6,256 1976-77 ............6,578 1977-78 .............6,195 1978-79 ............ 4,751 BANTERRA CENTER SELL-OUTS 1979-80 .......... 4,050 Date Opponent Attendance 1980-81 ............3,793 Feb. 27, 1965 Evansville 10,014 1981-82 ........... 2,985 Feb. 26, 1966 Evansville 10,200 1982-83 ...........3,793 Jan. 11, 1967 Louisville 10,100 1983-84 ...........3,793 Feb. 25, 1967 Ky. Wesleyan 10,200 1984-85 .......... 3,855 Feb. 8, 1975 Oral Roberts 10,057 1985-86 ...........3,323 Feb. 26, 1977 Drake 10,014 1986-87 ...........4,497 Jan.