SIUSalukis.com GAME 1 • Nov. 11, 2016 • 7 p.m. CT WRIGHT STATE (0-0) at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (0-0) Carbondale, Ill. • SIU Arena (8,284) Series: SIU leads, 3-0 (H: 1-0, A: 1-0, N: 1-0) Men’s Basketball Contact: Tom Weber ([email protected]) • O: (618) 453-7235 • C: (618) 528-1111 Series vs. Wright State, Horizon Leo Vincent a spark off the bench How to follow the game League G Leo Vincent (6-1, 192, Sr.) was Watch: ESPN3, Mike Trude, Darren Kinnard Southern Illinois has won all three named to the MVC’s All-Bench team last Listen: Saluki Radio Network, Flagship: 105.1 FM previous meetings versus Wright State. year. He played in all 32 games, never Carbondale (Mike Reis, Greg Starrick) Dec. 15, 2003 Away W, 79-73 started, but was the team’s fourth-leading Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/siu/mbball/ Dec. 14, 2004 Home W, 54-42 scorer (8.1 points). Against Illinois State Nov. 27, 2010 Neutral W, 56-50 on Jan. 12, he became the first Saluki MVC Standings The Salukis are 24-12 all-time guard other than Anthony Beane to reach Through Nov. 10 Conf. All RPI NSOS Bradley 0-0 0-0 — — against current members of the Horizon 20 points since Desmar Jackson in 2014. Drake 0-0 0-0 — — League, including a 14-3 mark at home. He had 24 points and made the game- Evansville 0-0 0-0 — — The last Horizon League school to win winning 3-pointer with 24 seconds left. Illinois State 0-0 0-0 — — at SIU Arena was Green Bay on Mar. 15, Indiana State 0-0 0-0 — — Loyola 0-0 0-0 — — 1990 in the first round of the NIT. Tyler Smithpeters climbing all- Missouri State 0-0 0-0 — — Barry Hinson is 15-9 lifetime versus time 3-point list Northern Iowa 0-0 0-0 — — the Horizon League, including a 3-0 G Tyler Smithpeters (6-4, 198, Sr.) Southern Illinois 0-0 0-0 — — mark at SIU. (Complete list on page 4) ranks sixth all-time in career 3-point Wichita State 0-0 0-0 — — shooting percentage at SIU (.395). He is Southern Illinois Schedule Senior leadership 20th overall in 3-pointers made (98). In Date Day Opponent TV Result/CT The Salukis’ senior class (Sean his career, 69 percent of his shot attempts Nov. 11 Fri. Wright State E3 7 PM O’Brien, Leo Vincent, Mike Rodriguez, have come from 3-point range. Golden Gopher Invitational (Nov. 14, 16) Tyler Smithpeters) has the most Nov. 14 Mon. at Arkansas SEC+ 7 PM returning career points and rebounds Mike Rodriguez assist-TO ratio Nov. 16 Wed. Mo. Southern St. E3 7 PM of any school in the Missouri Valley sparkles Nov. 18 Fri. at SIUE FSM 7 PM Golden Gopher Invitational (Nov. 21, 25) Conference. In fact, 25 percent of the PG Mike Rodriguez (5-10, 165, Sr.) Nov. 21 Mon. Mount St. Mary’s E3 7 PM returning scoring in the MVC comes from led the team in assist-to-turnover ratio Nov. 25 Fri. at Minnesota BTN+ 7 PM SIU’s four seniors. (1.88) last year, which was the ninth-best Nov. 29 Tues. Murray State E3 7 PM Seniors Points Rebounds single-season ratio in school history. He Dec. 3 Sat. Texas Southern E3 4 PM SIU 4 1,875 699 was also the team’s third-leading scorer Dec. 7 Wed. at Louisville RSN 6 PM Illinois State 3 1,761 516 (8.3 ppg) and reached double figures 15 Dec. 10 Sat. Sam Houston St. E3 1 PM Loyola 2 1,123 333 times. Dec. 14 Wed. Saint Louis E3 7 PM Evansville 5 1,056 473 Dec. 19 Mon. at UNLV MWN 9 PM Northern Iowa 1 788 381 Saluki turnaround Dec. 22 Thu. UT Martin E3 7 PM Dec. 29 Thur. at Bradley E3 7 PM Missouri State 3 711 342 The Salukis won 22 games a year Jan. 1 Sun. Drake E3 4 PM Indiana State 4 674 445 ago, the most wins since 2007. It was Jan. 4 Wed. Indiana State E3 7 PM Drake 1 560 474 the program’s first winning season since Jan. 7 Sat. at Missouri State CBSSN 3 PM Wichita State 2 67 37 2008. Jan. 11 Wed. Illinois State E3 7 PM Bradley 0 0 0 Jan. 14 Sat. at Evansville MVC 1 PM School-record 17 home games at Jan. 18 Wed. at Drake E3 7 PM Salukis in season openers SIU Arena Jan. 21 Sat. Northern Iowa E3 7 PM The Salukis won their season opener Southern Illinois will host a school- Jan. 24 Tue. at Wichita State CBSSN 6 PM Jan. 28 Sat. Missouri State MVC 7 PM 11-straight years from 1999 to 2009. record eight non-conference home game Feb. 1 Wed. Bradley E3 7 PM Since then, they are 2-4 in season for a total of 17 home games this season Feb. 4 Sat. at Loyola MVC 1 PM openers, with victories coming at New — the most in school history. Feb. 8 Wed. at Northern Iowa E3 7 PM Orleans on Nov. 12, 2012 and versus Air The Salukis have a 521-184 (.740) Feb. 11 Sat. Evansville MVC 3 PM Force on Nov. 13, 2016. record all-time at SIU Arena, which Feb. 15 Wed. Wichita State MVC 6 PM opened in 1964, including a 12-4 mark Feb. 19 Sun. at Indiana State EU/3 3 PM Sean O’Brien voted Preseason last season. The arena underwent a Feb. 22 Wed. at Illinois State MVC 6 PM Second-Team All-MVC $29.9 million renovation prior to the Feb. 25 Sat. Loyola TBA TBA State Farm MVC Tournament, St. Louis, Mo. F Sean O’Brien (6-7, 215, Sr.) is 2010-11 season. Mar. 2 Thur. Play-In MVC TBA SIU’s top returning scorer (12.1 points), Mar. 3 Fri. Quarterfinals MVC TBA rebounder (6.0 rebounds) and shot Dawg Bites Mar. 4 Sat. Semifinals CBS SN TBA blocker (29 blocks). He was also second •SIU was 7-2 in games decided by five Mar. 5 Sun. Championship CBS 1 PM on the team in assists (63). The savvy points or less last year. E3: ESPN3 • BTN+: Big Ten Network Plus veteran first cracked the lineup early in •SIU’s roster has three foreign-born SEC+: SEC Network Plus • FSM: Fox Sports Midwest his freshman campaign, and has started players — Rudy Stradnieks (Latvia), Thik RSN: ACC Regional Sports Network • EU: ESPNU 89 of the last 90 games, including a Bol (Sudan), Leo Vincent (Liberia). MWN: Mountain West Network MVC: MVC TV Network • CBSSN: CBS Sports Network current streak of 67-consecutive starts. 1 NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 SIUSalukis.com High-scoring Salukis Game Matchups Southern Illinois (0-0) The Salukis averaged 73.8 points per game last season — the highest Projected Starters (2015-16 Stats) PPG RPG MPG scoring average since 2003. They also allowed 69.7 points per game — the 33 F Sean O’Brien, 6-7, 215, Sr. 12.1 6.0 31.0 most allowed since 2001. 40 C Thik Bol, 6-8, 200, Jr. — — — 1 G Mike Rodriguez, 5-10, 165, Sr. 8.3 2.0 28.6 Salukis rally from double digits 5 G Leo Vincent, 6-1, 192, Sr. 7.9 1.9 21.0 22 G Armon Fletcher, 6-4, 190, So. 5.1 2.3 14.4 Three times last season, the Salukis rallied from double-digit deficits to Key Reserves win. They trailed Air Force (-15) before rallying to win, 77-75. They trailed at 11 G Tyler Smithpeters, 6-4, 198, Sr. 7.0 2.9 23.9 Sam Houston State (-18) before winning, 86-81, in OT. They trailed Illinois 15 F Austin Weiher, 6-8, 210, So. 3.1 1.5 11.3 State (-12) before winning 81-78. 13 G Sean Lloyd, 6-5, 215, So. 0.8 0.7 2.9 0 G Jonathan Wiley, 6-6, 200, Jr. — — — 10 G Aaron Cook, 6-1, 175, Fr. — — — Sell-Out No. 25 In the Jan. 9 game against Wichita State, SIU recorded its first sell out Wright State (0-0) since Mar. 1, 2014, vs. Illlinois State — a span of 24 games. There have been Projected Starters (2015-16 Stats) PPG RPG MPG 25 sold-out games in the 51-year history of the facility. A dozen of those sell- 00 F Steven Davis, 6-8, 220, Sr. — — — 1 G Justin Mitchell, 6-4, 190, Jr. 3.2 2.3 13.0 outs took place betwen 2001 and 2008, when the Salukis made six-straight 5 G Mike LaTulip, 6-1, 175, Sr. — — — NCAA Tournament appearances. SIU has an 18-7 record in sold-out home 13 G Grant Benzinger, 6-3, 190, Jr. 7.6 1.9 26.4 games. The current capacity for SIU Arena is 8,284. 24 G Mark Alstork, 6-5, 190, Jr. 12.4 4.7 26.6 Key Reserves 2000-2009 — A Decade of Saluki Dominance 3 G Mark Hughes, 6-4, 180, So. 3.5 1.9 19.3 33 F Ryan Custer, 6-7, 235, Fr. — — — Overall Record: 224-103 (.685) 11 F Loudon Love, 6-9, 300, Fr. — — — Conference Record: 130-49 (.726) 22 F Parker Ernsthausen, 6-11, 235, So. 1.7 1.5 9.1 Conference Championships: 6 Barry Hinson’s Head Coaching Record NCAA Tournaments: 6 Year School All Conf.