MIKE RODRIGUEZ LEO VINCENT SEAN O’BRIEN TYLER SMITHPETERS SIUSalukis.com PLAYERS 0 Jonathan Wiley 1 Mike Rodriguez 2 Crishawn Cook 3 Marcus Bartley 5 Leo Vincent 6-6, 200, Junior, G 5-10, 165, Senior, G 6-1, 180, Freshman, G 6-4, 176, Junior, G 6-1, 192, Senior, G 10 Aaron Cook 11 Tyler Smithpeters 13 Sean Lloyd 15 Austin Weiher 22 Armon Fletcher 6-1, 175, Freshman, G 6-4, 198, Senior, G 6-5, 215, Sophomore, G 6-8, 210, Sophomore, F 6-4, 190, Sophomore, G 23 Bernard Cherestal 24 Rudy Stradnieks 25 Brendon Gooch 33 Sean O’Brien 40 Thik Bol 6-8, 185, Freshman, F 6-9, 240, Sophomore, F 6-5, 201, Freshman, G 6-7, 215, Senior, F 6-8, 200, Junior, F COACHING STAFF Barry Hinson Anthony Beane Sr. Brad Autry Terrance McGee Justin Walker John Clancy Head Coach (5th year) Assistant (5th Year) Assistant (2nd Year) Assistant (5th Year) Operations (3rd Year) Player Development (2nd Year) NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 @SIU_Basketball TABLE OF CONTENTS Intro to Saluki Basketball Numerical Roster Radio/TV Roster .......................IFC No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown Last School Numerical Roster .........................1 0 Jonathan Wiley G 6-6 200 Jr. Houston, Texas Panola College Schedule ......................................1 1 Mike Rodriguez G 5-10 165 SR Boston, Mass. Marshalltown CC SIU Arena ..................................2-6 2 Crishawn Cook G 6-1 180 FR Evanston, Ill. Niles North HS 3 Marcus Bartley G 6-4 176 JR Decatur, Ill. Saint Louis University Arena All-Time Greats ..................7 5 Leo Vincent G 6-1 192 SR Bensalem, Pa. Harcum College ESPN Gameday .........................8-9 10 Aaron Cook G 6-1 175 FR St. Louis, Mo. Westminster Christian (Mo.) HS 1967 NIT Championship .......10-11 11 Tyler Smithpeters G 6-4 198 SR Harrisburg, Ill. Harrisburg HS 1977 Sweet 16 ...........................12 13 Sean Lloyd G 6-5 215 SO Philadelphia, Pa. Mt. Zion Prep (Md.) 15 Austin Weiher F 6-8 210 RS SO Kent, Wash. CYM Academy (Texas) Rich Herrin Era ..........................13 22 Armon Fletcher G 6-4 190 RS SO Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville HS 2002 Sweet 16 ......................14-15 23 Bernard Cherestal F 6-8 185 FR North Cobb, Ga. North Cobb HS Six-Straight NCAAs ...............16-17 24 Rudy Stradnieks F 6-9 240 SO Riga, Latvia Lee Academy (Maine) 2007 Sweet 16 ......................18-19 25 Brendon Gooch G 6-5 201 FR Belleville, Ill. Althoff HS 33 Sean O’Brien F 6-7 215 SR Mundelein, Ill. Mundelein HS Salukis in the NBA ................20-21 40 Thik Bol F 6-8 200 JR Omaha, Neb. Iowa Western CC Academics ..................................22 Coaching Staff: Barry Hinson (HC), Anthony Beane Sr., Brad Autry, Terrance McGee Support Staff: Strength Program .......................23 Justin Walker (Operations), John Clancy (Player Development), Allen Mardis (Trainer) Pronunciations: Cherestal: Share-uh-stall • Rudy Stradnieks: Strad-nix • Austin Weiher: Wire • Thik Bol: Teek Bowl 2016-17 Preview Season Outlook ..........................25 Schedule Returning Player Bios ............26-41 Day Date Opponent Location Time (CT) Watch Nov. 3 Thur. UMSL (Exhibition) Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Newcomer Bios .....................42-45 Nov. 11 Fri. Wright State Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Quick Facts .................................45 Golden Gopher Invitational (Nov. 14, 16)• Head Coach Barry Hinson .....46-47 Nov. 14 Mon. at Arkansas• Fayetteville, Ark. 7 PM SEC Network+ Nov. 16 Wed. Missouri Southern• Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Coaching & Support Staff......48-52 Nov. 18 Fri. at SIUE Edwardsville, Ill. 7 PM Fox Sports Midwest Golden Gopher Invitational (Nov. 21, 25)• 2015-16 Season Recap Nov. 21 Mon. Mount St. Mary’s• Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Statistics ................................54-55 Nov. 25 Fri. at Minnesota• Minneapolis, Minn. 7 PM BTN Plus Nov. 29 Tues. Murray State Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Category Leaders ..................58-59 Dec. 3 Sat. Texas Southern Carbondale, Ill. 4 PM ESPN3 Comparison Stats .......................60 Dec. 7 Wed. at Louisville Louisville, Ky. 6 PM Regional Sports Network Dec. 10 Sat. Sam Houston State Carbondale, Ill. 1 PM ESPN3 Record Book Dec. 14 Wed. Saint Louis Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Dec. 19 Mon. at UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. 9 PM Mountain West Network Honors and Awards ...............62-65 Dec. 22 Thur. UT Martin Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Head Coaching History ..............67 Dec. 29 Thur. at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 7 PM Valley on ESPN3 National Rankings ......................68 Jan. 1 Sun. Drake Carbondale, Ill. 4 PM ESPN3 Jan. 4 Wed. Indiana State Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Versus Ranked Teams/RPI ..........69 Jan. 7 Sat. at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. 3 PM CBS Sports Network Team Records ........................70-74 Jan. 11 Wed. Illinois State Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM Valley on ESPN3 Chronological Lists ................75-83 Jan. 14 Sat. at Evansville Evansville, Ind. 1 PM MVC TV Network Annual Leaders .....................84-87 Jan. 18 Wed. at Drake Des Moines, Iowa 7 PM ESPN3 Jan. 21 Sat. Northern Iowa Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Individual Records ..............88-104 Jan. 24 Tue. at Wichita State Wichita, Kan. 6 PM CBS Sports Network All-Time Results ................105-114 Jan. 28 Sat. Missouri State Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM MVC TV Network Series vs. Opponents .........115-117 Feb. 1 Wed. Bradley Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Versus Division I ................118-119 Feb. 4 Sat. at Loyola Chicago, Ill. 1 PM MVC TV Network Feb. 8 Wed. at Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 PM Valley on ESPN3 All-Time Roster .................120-123 Feb. 11 Sat. Evansville Carbondale, Ill. 3 PM MVC TV Network All-Time Roster by jersey ...124-125 Feb. 15 Wed. Wichita State Carbondale, Ill. 6 PM MVC TV Network MVC Schedule ...................126-127 Feb. 19 Sun. at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind. 3 PM ESPNU or ESPN3 Feb. 22 Wed. at Illinois State Normal, Ill. 6 PM MVC TV Network Sports Information Contacts ....128 Feb. 25 Sat. Loyola Carbondale, Ill. TBA TBA Origin of the Salukis ................129 State Farm MVC Tournament Mar. 2 Thur. Play-In St. Louis, Mo. TBA MVC TV Network Credits Mar. 3 Fri. Quarterfinals St. Louis, Mo. TBA MVC TV Network Mar. 4 Sat. Semifinals St. Louis, Mo. TBA CBS Sports Network Editor: Tom Weber Mar. 5 Sun. Championship St. Louis, Mo. 1 PM CBS Contributor: Kari Johnston Home games in Bold *MVC-Mountain West Challenge NIT IN 1967(CHAMPIONS), 69, 75, 89, 90, 91, 92, 00, 08 1 SIUSalukis.com SIU ARENA Historic SIU Arena received a complete retrofit following the 2009-10 season. Fans are now greeted by a new entrance and lobby area, as well as a concourse encircling the upper bowl of the arena, featuring an athletic ticket office, Saluki Team Store, expanded concessions and new restrooms. The upgraded SIU Arena also features a VIP Club Room and state-of-the-art scoreboard with individual statistics and replay capability. In addition, the retrofitted SIU Arena features all-new chairback seating, including chairbacks in the permanent upper bowl. Since 2001, the Salukis are 133-37 at home, including 81-27 against Missouri Valley Conference foes. 2 NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 @SIU_Basketball 33-GAME HOME WIN STREAK Jan. 11, 2004 — Jan. 24, 2006 Southern Illinois 66, Hawaii 62 ESPN BracketBusters Feb. 21, 2004 School Record Home Win Streak Southern Illinois 71, 2003-04 Season SIU Opp Creighton 67 J11 Wichita State W 73 64 ESPN2 J14 Evansville W 81 63 J25 Indiana State W 53 44 Feb. 12, 2005 J31 Northern Iowa W 63 53 F3 Missouri State W 59 52 F11 Drake W 96 76 F21 Hawaii W 66 62 F24 Creighton W 68 60 F28 Bradley W 72 71 2004-05 Season SIU Opp N21 Augustana (Ill.) W 83 59 N23 Tennessee State W 83 60 D11 Murray State W 80 71 D14 Wright State W 54 42 D21 Saint Louis W 67 41 D23 Illinois State W 61 49 D30 Wyoming W 81 69 J2 Drake W 51 45 J15 Missouri State W 61 60 J19 Bradley W 67 59 J29 Evansville W 79 55 F9 Indiana State W 64 53 F12 Creighton W 71 67 F23 Northern Iowa W 76 69 Southern Illinois 62, F26 Wichita State W 65 55 2005-06 Season SIU Opp Creighton 48 N18 Louisiana-Lafayette W 65 47 Fox Sports Midwest D10 Kent State W 58 51 Jan. 24, 2006 D22 Arkansas-Little Rock W 67 42 D31 Drake W 64 50 J2 Wichita State W 58 49 J8 Bradley W 67 55 J11 Evansville W 66 38 J22 Illinois State W 56 44 J24 Creighton W 62 48 When SIU beat Creighton on Jan. 24, 2006, it marked the 42nd-consecutive home win against an MVC opponent, setting a league record. NIT IN 1967(CHAMPIONS), 69, 75, 89, 90, 91, 92, 00, 08 3 SIUSalukis.com Southern Illinois 72, HIGH MAJORS Indiana 60 Dec. 1, 2001 AT SIU ARENA Versus High-Major Opponents At SIU Arena 1964 Oklahoma State W 78 55 1966 Louisville W 53 50 1967 Arizona State W 62 59 1967 Arizona L 50 65 1969 Iowa W 73 67 1970 Arkansas W 99 78 1970 Texas L 81 89 1971 Georgia Tech W 89 69 1971 Wisconsin W 86 75 1971 Texas Tech L 81 88 1973 Florida State W 77 73 1974 Michigan W 87 67 1975 Louisville L 72 73 Southern Illinois 72, 1979 Kansas State L 69 75 1985 Purdue L 67 86 Indiana 60 1986 Nebraska L 85 87 Dec. 1, 2001 1987 Wisconsin W 80 76 1988 Missouri L 66 86 1993 Mississippi W 81 60 1993 Missouri L 56 72 1997 Miami (Fla.) L 61 73 1998 Oregon L 64 70 2001 Indiana W 72 60 2007 Indiana L 51 64 2008 Oklahoma State W 69 53 Southern Illinois 69, Oklahoma State 53 Mar.