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 February 1 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SALUKIS DRAKE BULLDOGS 2019-20 schedule 5 p.m. CT 12-10 // 6-3 MVC // 1-7 Road 15-7 // 5-4 MVC // 11-0 Home OVERALL: 12-10 // MVC: 6-3 Knapp Center Head Coach Bryan Mullins Head Coach Darien DeVries H: 10-1 // A: 1-7 // N: 1-2 23 Capacity: 7,152 Record at SIU: 12-10 (1st) Record at DU: 39-17 (2nd) OCTOBER (0-0) CT Des Moines, Iowa 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 » The SIU men’s basketball team takes a four-game winning streak to Drake, where the Bulldogs have Mon. 30 * at Indiana State (MVC TV) L, 56-68 won 15-straight home games. Tipoff is at 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 1. JANUARY (6-2) » SIU has won four-straight MVC games, the longest active winning streak in the MVC. The streak Sat. 4 * Illinois State (ESPN3) W, 67-55 started with a 66-49 win over Drake on January 19 at Banterra Center. During SIU’s four-game Tue. 7 * Valparaiso (ESPN+) W, 63-50 winning streak, the Salukis have beaten three teams in the top half of the league standings after Sat. 11 * at Bradley (ESPN+) L, 48-67 the first half of MVC play: UNI (7-2), Loyola (6-3), and Drake (5-4). Thu. 16 * at Loyola (MVC TV Network) L, 48-64 » Drake’s 15-game home court winning streak is tied for the 10th-longest active home court winning Sun. 19 * Drake (ESPN3) W, 66-49 streak in the nation. Drake’s last loss at home was January 30, 2019. Wed. 22 * Northern Iowa (MVC TV Network) W, 68-66 Sat. 25 * at Illinois State (ESPN3) W, 58-55 » In the last three years, Drake is 35-5 at home. SIU actually owns one of those wins, a 78-67 win in Wed. 29 * Loyola (ESPN+) W, 68-63 Des Moines on Jan. 30, 2018. FEBRUARY (0-0) » SIU is 10-1 at home this season but just 1-7 on the road. SIU’s lone true road win came at Illinois Sat. 1 * at Drake (ESPN3) 5 p.m. State (Jan. 25). Wed. 5 * at Evansville (ESPN+) 6 p.m. » SIU ranks 11th nationally (of 353) in scoring defense, allowing just 60.3 points per game. SIU also Sat. 8 * Missouri State (ESPN3) 7 p.m. ranks top-50 nationally in fewest fouls per game (14th) and 3-point field goal percentage defense Wed. 12 * at Valparaiso (ESPN+) 7 p.m. (38th). KenPom ranks SIU No. 2 in the MVC in adjusted Sat. 15 * Bradley (CBS Sports Network) 1 p.m. defensive efficiency, behind Loyola. Thu. 20 * Evansville (ESPN+) 7 p.m. table of contents Sun. 23 * at Northern Iowa (ESPNU or ESPN3) 1 p.m. » Eric McGill scored a career-high 27 points on 9-of-11 Wed. 26 * Indiana State (ESPN+) 7 p.m. shooting in SIU’s 68-63 win over Loyola on Wednesday, Roster / Quick Facts 2 Sat. 29 * at Missouri State (TBD) TBD marking the highest point total for an SIU player this season. Coach Mullins 3 Notes 4-6 » McGill’s last five games averages: 16.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, MARCH (0-0) Nat’l/MVC Stat Rankings 6 State Farm MVC Tournament 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals, 53% FG and 41% 3FG. Loyola coach The MVC 7 Porter Moser: “He looks All-League.” Thu. 5 First Round (ESPN+) TBD Player Capsules 8-10 Fri. 6 Quarterfinals TBD » Marcus Domask is one of only six freshmen in the nation About SIU 11 Sat. 7 Semifinals TBD averaging 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Record Book 12 Sun. 8 Championship TBD He is the only freshman in the nation meeting those Last Time / Game Records 13 numbers and also shooting 50% or better from the field. GBG Stats 14-15 All times Central and subject to change TV Roster (Headshots) 16 » Domask leads all MVC freshmen in scoring and assists. MVC-only Statistics 17 * Missouri Valley Conference Game He ranks second in rebounding, third in steals, and fifth in Overall Season Statistics 18 blocks. MVC TV NETWORK Fox Sports Midwest, NBC Sports Chicago, Fox Sports Kansas City, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox Sports @SIU_Basketball Go, and ESPN+ or ESPN3 (subject to blackout) #Salukis #TougherTogether SALUKI SPORTS NETWORK WCIL-FM 101.5 Carbondale, Ill. (Flagship) @SIU_Basketball KATZ-AM 1600 St. Louis, Mo. @SIUSalukis TuneInRadio (SIUSalukis.com/TuneIn) #UnleashTheDawg ESPN3 SALUKI SPORTS LIVE STATS Larry Morgan NETWORK SIUSalukis.com/ Adam Emmenecker Mike Reis MBB/Schedule /SalukiAthletics Mike Trude 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 12-10 (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.