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 20 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SALUKIS EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES 2019-20 schedule 7 p.m. CT 15-12 // 9-5 MVC // 11-2 Home 9-18 // 0-14 MVC // 3-8 Road OVERALL: 15-12 // MVC: 9-5 Banterra Center Head Coach Bryan Mullins Head Coach Todd Lickliter H: 11-2 // A: 3-8 // N: 1-2 28 Capacity: 8,284 Record at SIU: 15-12 (1st) Record at UE: 0-8 (1st) OCTOBER (0-0) CT Carbondale, Ill. Career: Same Career: 218-163 (13th) 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 OPENING TIP Wed. 18 Hampton (ESPN+) W, 75-53 » The SIU men’s basketball team hosts Evansville at 7 p.m. on Thursday night in Banterra Center. Sat. 21 Southeast Missouri (ESPN3) W, 64-45 Mon. 30 * at Indiana State (MVC TV) L, 56-68 » SIU had its 10-game home court winning streak snapped on Saturday against Bradley. The home court winning streak was the longest for the program since a 15-game home winning streak JANUARY (6-2) spanned parts of three seasons (end of 2005-06 through beginning of 2007-08). Sat. 4 * Illinois State (ESPN3) W, 67-55 Tue. 7 * Valparaiso (ESPN+) W, 63-50 » Marcus Domask has 393 points this season; he will likely become the third player in SIU history Sat. 11 * at Bradley (ESPN+) L, 48-67 to score 400+ points as a freshman, joining Charlie Vaughn and Kent Williams. Vaughn (1st) and Thu. 16 * at Loyola (MVC TV Network) L, 48-64 Williams (2nd) went on to become the top two career scorers in school history. Sun. 19 * Drake (ESPN3) W, 66-49 » Domask needs 47 more points this season to pass Williams for second all-time among SIU freshmen. Wed. 22 * Northern Iowa (MVC TV Network) W, 68-66 Kent Williams (2000-03) went on to score 2,012 points in his career and was inducted into the MVC Sat. 25 * at Illinois State (ESPN3) W, 58-55 Hall of Fame in 2019. (Domask won’t catch Vaughn, who scored 620 points as a freshman in 1959.) Wed. 29 * Loyola (ESPN+) W, 68-63 » SIU ranks 10th nationally (of 353) in scoring defense, allowing just 61.1 points per game. SIU also FEBRUARY (3-2) ranks top-60 nationally in fewest fouls per game (13th) and 3-point field goal percentage defense Sat. 1 * at Drake (ESPN3) W, 79-72 (57th). Wed. 5 * at Evansville (ESPN+) W, 64-60(OT) » KenPom ranks SIU No. 2 in the MVC in adjusted defensive efficiency, behind Loyola. Sat. 8 * Missouri State (ESPN3) W, 68-66 Wed. 12 * at Valparaiso (ESPN+) L, 38-55 » Via Sports Reference -- Marcus Domask ranks sixth nationally among freshmen in Win Shares with Sat. 15 * Bradley (CBS Sports Network) L, 67-69 4.3. Domask also ranks third in the MVC among all players Thu. 20 * Evansville (ESPN+) 7 p.m. in Win Shares, behind only Loyola’s Cameron Krutwig and table of contents Sun. 23 * at Northern Iowa (ESPNU or ESPN3) 1 p.m. UNI’s Trae Berhow. Roster / Quick Facts 2 Wed. 26 * Indiana State (ESPN+) 7 p.m. » Dawg Bites -- SIU is 8-0 when it has 15+ assists and 9-1 Coach Mullins 3 Sat. 29 * at Missouri State (TBD) TBD when it has more assists than its opponent ... SIU has Notes 4-6 MARCH (0-0) overcome four double-digit deficits this season (3 during Nat’l/MVC Stat Rankings 6 State Farm MVC Tournament The MVC 7 its 7-game winning streak) ... Barret Benson has scored in Thu. 5 First Round (ESPN+) TBD double figures in seven of the last nine games (two double- Player Capsules 8-10 Fri. 6 Quarterfinals TBD doubles in that span) ... In the last 12 games, SIU has lost About SIU 11 Sat. 7 Semifinals TBD the points-in-the-paint battle 11 times; the lone exception Record Book 12 Sun. 8 Championship TBD was when SIU scored a season-high 42 points in the paint Last Time / Game Records 13 at Evansville (Feb. 5) ... Since Jan. 23, 2019, SIU is 16-3 at GBG Stats 14-15 All times Central and subject to change Banterra Center and 11-2 at home in MVC play. TV Roster (Headshots) 16 MVC-only Statistics 17 * Missouri Valley Conference Game Overall Season Statistics 18 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 ESPN+ SALUKI SPORTS LIVE STATS Tom Ackerman NETWORK SIUSalukis.com/ Kevin Lehman Mike Reis MBB/Schedule /SalukiAthletics 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 15-12 (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.