SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BASKETBALL 2019-20 GAME NOTES MEN’S BASKETBALL SID: John Lock | EMAIL: [email protected] | OFFICE: 618-453-7102 | CELL: 309-333-0132 | SOCIAL MEDIA: @jtlock2 GAME January 7 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SALUKIS VALPARAISO CRUSADERS 2019-20 schedule 7 p.m. CT 7-8 // 1-1 MVC // 6-1 Home 8-7 // 1-1 MVC // 3-4 Road OVERALL: 7-8 // MVC: 1-1 Banterra Center Head Coach Bryan Mullins Head Coach Matt Lottich H: 6-1 // A: 0-5 // N: 1-2 16 Capacity: 8,284 Record at SIU: 7-8 (1st) Record at ILS: 62-51 (4th) OCTOBER (0-0) CT Carbondale, Ill. Career: Same Career: Same Tue. 22 Minnesota State (exh.) W, 56-41 NOVEMBER (3-4) CT LAST GAME’S STARTING LINEUP Tue. 5 Illinois Wesleyan (ESPN3) W, 76-48 Sunshine Slam (Kissimmee, Fla.) Fri. 8 vs. UTSA (FloHoops) W, 72-60 Sat. 9 vs. Delaware (FloHoops) L, 54-56 Sun. 10 vs. Oakland (FloHoops) L, 52-61 Sat. 16 San Francisco (ESPN3) L, 60-76 Tue. 19 at Murray State (ESPN+) L, 66-79 Tue. 26 NC Central (ESPN+) W, 64-48 DECEMBER (3-4) 1 3 4 5 40 Sun. 1 at Saint Louis (Fox Sports Midwest) L, 60-69 Wed. 4 Norfolk State (ESPN+) W, 76-59 MARCUS DOMASK RONNIE SUGGS JR. ERIC McGILL LANCE JONES BARRET BENSON Sat. 7 at Southern Miss L, 69-72 Sun. 15 at Mizzou (SEC Network) L, 48-64 Wed. 18 Hampton (ESPN+) W, 75-53 OPENING TIP Sat. 21 Southeast Missouri (ESPN3) W, 64-45 » Southern Illinois hosts Valparaiso on Tuesday evening in Banterra Center. The Salukis and Crusaders Mon. 30 * at Indiana State (MVC TV) L, 56-68 are each 1-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference. JANUARY (1-0) » SIU is offering $10 tickets to the general public for the final game this season. Sat. 4 * Illinois State (ESPN3) W, 67-55 » The game is Youth Night. Men’s basketball campers from 2019 will receive free admission to the GAME Tue. 7 * Valparaiso (ESPN+) 7 p.m. game. In addition, members of Brown Dawg’s Kids Club will receive free admission, as well. Sat. 11 * at Bradley (ESPN+) 7 p.m. PROMOTIONS » The Salukis are 6-1 at Banterra Center this season. SIU has an active five-game home court winning Thu. 16 * at Loyola (MVC TV Network) 7 p.m. streak, the longest for SIU since two years ago (7-straight). Sun. 19 * Drake (ESPN3) 3 p.m. Wed. 22 * Northern Iowa (MVC TV Network) 8 p.m. » SIU leads the MVC in scoring defense (60.9) and ranks 29th nationally in that category. The Salukis Sat. 25 * at Illinois State (ESPN3) 2 p.m. also lead the league in 3-point field goal percentage defense (29.2%). Last game, SIU held Illinois Wed. 29 * Loyola (ESPN+) 7 p.m. State to a season-low 55 points and held the Redbirds to 2-of-17 from the 3-point line. FEBRUARY (0-0) » In two MVC games, SIU leads the league in defensive efficiency, according to KenPom. Sat. 1 * at Drake (ESPN3) 5 p.m. » Marcus Domask is one of only six freshmen in the nation averaging at least 14 points, 4.5 rebounds Wed. 5 * at Evansville (ESPN+) 6 p.m. and 2.5 assists per game. Domask leads all MVC freshmen in scoring, rebounding and assists. Sat. 8 * Missouri State (ESPN3) 7 p.m. (Teammate Lance Jones ranks second in assists.) Wed. 12 * at Valparaiso (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Sat. 15 * Bradley (CBS Sports Network) 1 p.m. » Since 1992-93 (first year available on Sports Reference), Thu. 20 * Evansville (ESPN+) 7 p.m. only one other MVC player has put up those numbers as a table of contents Sun. 23 * at Northern Iowa (ESPNU or ESPN3) 1 p.m. freshman. (Tulsa’s Shea Seals, 1993-94) Roster / Quick Facts 2 Wed. 26 * Indiana State (ESPN+) 7 p.m. » Barret Benson is averaging 13.5 points and 8.0 rebounds Coach Mullins 3 Sat. 29 * at Missouri State (TBD) TBD in two MVC games. Over the last three games, Benson is Notes 4-6 averaging 8.3 rebounds per game. MARCH (0-0) Nat’l/MVC Stat Rankings 6 State Farm MVC Tournament The MVC 7 » In the first eight games of the season, SIU was -81 in Thu. 5 First Round (ESPN+) TBD rebounding margin and only won the glass one time. Since Player Capsules 8-10 Fri. 6 Quarterfinals TBD then, SIU has won the rebounding battle in five of its last About SIU 11 Sat. 7 Semifinals TBD seven games. Record Book 12 Sun. 8 Championship TBD Last Time / Game Records 13 » Dawg Bites: Harwin Francois is 21-for-43 (48.8%) from the GBG Stats 14 All times Central and subject to change 3-point line since November 16 ... SIU has won 24-straight TV Roster (Headshots) 15 games when it scores 75+, dating back to the 2016-17 MVC-only Statistics 16 * Missouri Valley Conference Game season ... SIU is 6-0 when it has 15+ assists and 1-8 when it Overall Season Statistics 17 has 14 or fewer assists. @SIU_Basketball MVC TV NETWORK #Salukis Fox Sports Midwest, NBC Sports Chicago, Fox #TougherTogether Sports Kansas City, Fox Sports Indiana and ESPN+ or ESPN3 (subject to blackout) @SIU_Basketball @SIUSalukis #UnleashTheDawg SALUKI SPORTS NETWORK ESPN+ SALUKI SPORTS LIVE STATS WCIL-FM 101.5 Carbondale, Ill. (Flagship) Connor Onion NETWORK SIUSalukis.com/ KATZ-AM 1600 St. Louis, Mo. Mike Trude Mike Reis MBB/Schedule /SalukiAthletics TuneInRadio (SIUSalukis.com/TuneIn) Trey Reamer Greg Starrick 1967 NIT CHAMPIONS 2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 @SIU_BASKETBALL // SIUSALUKIS.COM 2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Numerical Roster COACHING STAFF No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Last School Head Coach Bryan Mullins 0 Ben Harvey G 6-5 205 So. Jonesboro, Ark. Eastern Illinois Alma Mater Southern Illinois (2009) 1 Marcus Domask F 6-6 215 Fr. Waupun, Wis. Waupun HS Record at School 7-8 (First Year) 2 Karrington Davis G 6-6 210 r-Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Nebraska Career Record Same 3 Ronnie Suggs Jr. G 6-6 205 Gr. St. Louis, Mo. Missouri Basketball Phone 453-4667 4 Eric McGill G 6-2 180 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. Panola College Assistant Brendan Mullins 5 Lance Jones G 6-1 200 Fr. Evanston, Ill. Evanston Township HS Assistant Pat Monaghan 10 Aaron Cook Jr. G 6-2 185 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Westminster Christian Acad. Assistant Jevon Mamon 12 Sekou Dembele F 6-7 230 r-Fr. Bamako, Mali Central Park Christian (AL) Operations Ken Moses 21 Will Keller F 6-7 230 Jr. Marion, Ill. John A. Logan College Player Development Connor Wheeler 22 Harwin Francois G 6-4 190 So. Fort Myers, Fla. Daytona State College Graduate Assistant Robby Dosier 24 Trent Brown G 6-2 175 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. Pinnacle HS Graduate Assistant Tony Wills 25 Brendon Gooch G 6-5 205 Jr. Belleville, Ill. Althoff HS Sports Performance Marcus Edwards 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 PRONUNCIATIONS Sekou Dembele See-koo dem-belly Marcus Domask d’mask Alphabetical Roster Harwin Francois fran-swah No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Last School Stevan Jeremic steh-vawn jare-uh-mick 40 Barret Benson C 6-10 240 Gr. Willowbrook, Ill. Northwestern Pat Monaghan mawn-uh-hann 24 Trent Brown G 6-2 175 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. Pinnacle HS Jevon Mamon je-vawn may-munn 10 Aaron Cook Jr. G 6-2 185 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Westminster Christian Acad. Robby Dosier doh-zure 2 Karrington Davis G 6-6 210 r-Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Nebraska 12 Sekou Dembele F 6-7 230 r-Fr. Bamako, Mali Central Park Christian (AL) QUICK FACTS 1 Marcus Domask F 6-6 215 Fr. Waupun, Wis. Waupun HS School Southern Illinois University 22 Harwin Francois G 6-4 190 So. Fort Myers, Fla. Daytona State College City/Zip Carbondale, IL (62901) 25 Brendon Gooch G 6-5 205 Jr. Belleville, Ill. Althoff HS Founded 1869 0 Ben Harvey G 6-5 205 So. Jonesboro, Ark. Eastern Illinois Enrollment 11,695 (Fall 2019) 30 Stevan Jeremic C 6-11 250 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia Utah State Univ. Eastern Nickname Salukis 5 Lance Jones G 6-1 200 Fr. Evanston, Ill. Evanston Township HS Colors Maroon and White 21 Will Keller F 6-7 230 Jr. Marion, Ill. John A. Logan College Arena Banterra Center 4 Eric McGill G 6-2 180 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. Panola College Capacity 8,284 3 Ronnie Suggs Jr. G 6-6 205 Gr. St. Louis, Mo. Missouri Affiliation Division I Conference Missouri Valley President Dr. Daniel F. Mahony STARTERS RETURNING (2) Ht. Wt. Pos. PPG RPG MPG Note Chancellor Dr. John M. Dunn Aaron Cook 6-2 185 G 10.4 2.4 32.8 41 steals (3rd in MVC) Director of Athletics Liz Jarnigan Eric McGill 6-2 175 G 9.5 5.7 30.5 48 steals (2nd in MVC) Alma Mater St. Olaf, 1987 Athletic Phone 618-453-5311 OTHER RETURNEES (2) Ht. Wt. Pos. PPG RPG MPG Note Ticket Office Phone 618-453-2000 Brendon Gooch 6-5 205 F 1.4 1.3 7.3 Sekou Dembele 6-7 230 F Redshirted HISTORY First Year of Basketball 1913 STARTERS LOST (3) Ht. Wt. Pos. PPG RPG MPG Note All-time Record (through 2018-19) 1543-1092 Armon Fletcher 6-5 215 F 16.5 6.1 32.7 Graduated Years in NCAA Tournament/Last 10/2007 Sean Lloyd, Jr.