2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2018 MVC Tournament winner ;

Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record	20–13 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Barry Hinson (6th season)
Assistant coach	Brad Autry
Assistant coach	Anthony Beane, Sr.
Assistant coach	Justin Walker
Home arena	SIU Arena

The 2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by sixth-year head coach Barry Hinson, played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in second place. In the MVC Tournament, they defeated Missouri State in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals. Despite winning 20 games, the Salukis did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The Salukis finished the 2016–17 season 17–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the MVC Tournament, they defeated Loyola–Chicago in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mike Rodriguez	1	G	5'10"	165	Senior	Boston, MA	Graduated
Leo Vincent	5	G	6'1"	185	Senior	Bensalem, PA	Graduated
Sean O'Brien	33	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Mundelein, IL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Eric McGill	2	G	6'2"	170	Junior	Memphis, TN	Junior college transferred from Panola College

2017 recruiting class

Southern Illinois did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.

Preseason

In the conference's preseason poll, the Salukis were picked to finish in fifth place in the MVC.^[2] Senior forward Thik Bol was named to the preseason All-MVC second team.^[2]

Roster

2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jonathan Wiley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Panola College St. Pius	Houston, TX
G	3	Marcus Bartley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Saint Louis Douglas MacArthur	Decatur, IL
G	4	Eric McGill	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Panola College Bartlett	Memphis, TN
G	10	Aaron Cook	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Westminster Christian	St. Louis, MO
G	11	Tyler Smithpeters	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	RS Sr	Harrisburg	Harrisburg, IL
G	13	Sean Lloyd	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Mt. Zion Prep	Philadelphia, PA
F	15	Austin Weiher	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Creating Young Minds Academy	Kent, WA
G	22	Armon Fletcher	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	RS Jr	Edwardsville	Edwardsville, IL
F	24	Rudy Stradnieks	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Lee Academy	Riga, Latvia
G	25	Brendon Gooch	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	So	Althoff	Belleville, IL
F	33	Sean O'Brien	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Mundelein	Mundelein, IL
F	40	Thik Bol	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Benson Iowa Western CC	Omaha, NE

Head coach

Barry Hinson (Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jerome Beane, Sr. (Kansas State)
Brad Autry (Northwestern Oklahoma State)
Justin Walker (Eastern Illinois)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2017* 7:00 pm		Rockhurst	W 98–68		SIU Arena (4,055) Carbondale, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 6:00 pm, BSN		at Winthrop	W 81–66	1–0	Winthrop Coliseum (2,675) Rock Hill, SC
Nov 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Illinois–Springfield	W 69–64	2–0	SIU Arena (4,166) Carbondale, IL
Nov 21, 2017* 6:00 pm, RSN		at No. 19 Louisville	L 42–84	2–1	KFC Yum! Center (18,046) Louisville, KY
Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm, 3,052		at Murray State	L 73–81	2–2	CFSB Center (3,062) Murray, KY
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		SIU Edwardsville	W 86–59	3–2	SIU Arena (3,333) Carbondale, IL
Dec 2, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		San Jose State MW–MVC Challenge	W 76–58	4–2	SIU Arena (4,026) Carbondale, IL
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, FSMW		at Saint Louis	L 69–74	4–3	Chaifetz Arena (5,633) St. Louis, MO
Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Southeast Missouri State	L 69–75	4–4	SIU Arena (4,493) Carbondale, IL
Dec 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Jackson State	W 69–51	5–4	SIU Arena (2,151) Carbondale, IL
Dec 17, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Lamar Las Vegas Classic campus game	W 71–61	6–4	SIU Arena (2,136) Carbondale, IL
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		North Carolina A&T Las Vegas Classic campus game	W 102–64	7–4	SIU Arena (3,058) Carbondale, IL
Dec 22, 2017* 10:00 pm, FS1		vs. Nevada Las Vegas Classic	L 64–86	7–5	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Dec 23, 2017* 7:30 pm, FS1		vs. Duquesne Las Vegas Classic	W 74–64	8–5	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Missouri Valley regular season
Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Iowa	W 56–63	9–5 (1–0)	McLeod Center (4,933) Cedar Falls, IA
Dec 31, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Drake	L 67–70	9–6 (1–1)	SIU Arena (4,230) Carbondale, IL
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Evansville	W 65–63	10–6 (2–1)	SIU Arena (4,622) Carbondale, IL
Jan 6, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Valparaiso	L 72–83	10–7 (2–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,966) Valparaiso, IN
Jan 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley	L 62–68	10–8 (2–3)	Carver Arena (5,319) Peoria, IL
Jan 13, 2018 5:00 pm, CBSSN		Illinois State	W 74–70	11–8 (3–3)	SIU Arena (3,227) Carbondale, IL
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Loyola–Chicago	L 65–79	11–9 (3–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,439) Chicago, IL
Jan 21, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Iowa	W 64–53	12–9 (4–4)	SIU Arena (3,254) Carbondale, IL
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Indiana State	W 82–77	13–9 (5–4)	SIU Arena (3,929) Carbondale, IL
Jan 27, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Missouri State	W 79–77	14–9 (6–4)	JQH Arena (6,724) Springfield, MO
Jan 30, 2018 7:00 pm		at Drake	W 78–67	15–9 (7–4)	Knapp Center (3,198) Des Moines, IA
Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Valparaiso	W 65–59	16–9 (8–4)	SIU Arena (5,694) Carbondale, IL
Feb 8, 2018 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Illinois State	L 68–76 ^OT	16–10 (8–5)	Redbird Arena (4,948) Normal, IL
Feb 11, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Bradley	W 74–57	17–10 (9–5)	SIU Arena (4,830) Carbondale, IL
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Missouri State	W 81–80 ^OT	18–10 (10–5)	SIU Arena (4,285) Carbondale, IL
Feb 17, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Indiana State	W 76–72 ^OT	19–10 (11–5)	Hulman Center (3,895) Terre Haute, IN
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Loyola–Chicago	L 56–75	19–11 (11–6)	SIU Arena (6,036) Carbondale, IL
Feb 24, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Evansville	L 44–75	19–12 (11–7)	Ford Center (4,312) Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Tournament
Mar 2, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (7) Missouri State Quarterfinals	W 67–63	20–12	Scottrade Center (7,077) St. Louis, MO
Mar 3, 2018 5:05 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (3) Illinois State Semifinals	L 68–76 ^OT	20–13	Scottrade Center (8,415) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Thompson, Jonathan. "Illinois State's hot first-half shooting too much for Salukis to overcome". Daily Egyptian. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
1 2 "Missouri State Picked to Win MVC Men's Basketball". Retrieved 2017-11-02.
↑ "Southern Illinois Athletics". siusalukis.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
↑ "Southern Illinois Salukis Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Salukis Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Thompson, Jonathan. "Illinois State's hot first-half shooting too much for Salukis to overcome". Daily Egyptian. Retrieved 2017-11-02.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Missouri State Picked to Win MVC Men's Basketball". Retrieved 2017-11-02.

[3] "Southern Illinois Athletics". siusalukis.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.

[4] "Southern Illinois Salukis Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Salukis Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.

Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
Venues	Davies Gym (1925–1964) SIU Arena (1964–present)
Culture & lore	History Marching Salukis Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
NAIA national championship in bold

2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Loyola–Chicago †	15	–	3	.833	32	–	6	.842
Southern Illinois	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Illinois State	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
Drake	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
Bradley	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Indiana State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Missouri State	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Evansville	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
Northern Iowa	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Valparaiso	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469

† 2018 MVC Tournament winner