2019–20 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by first-year head coach Bryan Mullins and played their home games at the Banterra Center (formerly SIU Arena) in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament to Bradley.

2019–20 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2019–20 record16–16 (10–8 MVC)
Head coachBryan Mullins (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brendan Mullins
  • Pat Monaghan
  • Jevon Mamon
Home arenaBanterra Center
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Iowa14–4 .778  25–6  .806
Loyola–Chicago13–5 .722  21–11  .656
Indiana State11–7 .611  18–12  .600
Bradley †11–7 .611  23–11  .676
Southern Illinois10–8 .556  16–16  .500
Missouri State9–9 .500  16–17  .485
Valparaiso9–9 .500  19–16  .543
Drake8–10 .444  20–14  .588
Illinois State5–13 .278  10–21  .323
Evansville0–18 .000  9–23  .281
† 2020 MVC Tournament winner
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Salukis finished the 2018–19 season 17–15 overall, 10–8 in MVC play, finishing in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the MVC Tournament, the Salukis were upset by No. 6 seed Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.[1]

In an emotional news conference following the game, Southern Illinois head coach Barry Hinson, announced he was stepping down as the coach of the Salukis.[2] On March 20, 2019, the school hired former SIU star point guard and Loyola assistant coach Bryan Mullins as head coach.[3]

Roster
2019–20 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Ben Harvey (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoEastern Illinois
Link Year Prep		 Jonesboro, AR
F 1 Marcus Domask 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrWaupun High School Waupun, WI
G 2 Kerrington Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrNebraska
Montverde Academy		 St. Louis, MO
G 3 Ronnie Suggs Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrMissouri
Vermont Academy		 Memphis, TN
G 4 Eric McGill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrPanola College
Bartlett		 Memphis, TN
G 5 Lance Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrEvanston Township Evanston, IL
G 10 Aaron Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrWestminster Christian St. Louis, MO
F 12 Sekou Dembele 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrCentral Park Christian School Bamako, Mali
F 21 Will Keller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrJohn A. Logan
Agape Christian		 Marion, IL
G 24 Trent Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrPinnacle High School Scottsdale, AZ
G 25 Brendon Gooch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrAlthoff Belleville, IL
C 30 Stevan Jeremic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrFifteenth Belgrade High School
Utah State University Eastern		 Belgrade, Serbia
C 40 Barret Benson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrHinsdale South
Northwestern		 Willowbrook, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 22, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Minnesota State W 56–41 
Banterra Center (3,910)
Carbondale, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Illinois Wesleyan W 76–48  1–0
 Banterra Center (4,049)
Carbondale, IL
Nov 8, 2019*
6:30 PM, FloHoops		 vs. UTSA
Sunshine Slam		 W 72–60  2–0
 Silver Spurs Arena (556)
Kissimmee, FL
Nov 9, 2019*
2:00 PM, FloHoops		 vs. Delaware
Sunshine Slam		 L 54–56  2–1
 Silver Spurs Arena (564)
Kissimmee, FL
Nov 10, 2019*
12:00 PM, FloHoops		 vs. Oakland
Sunshine Slam		 L 52–61  2–2
 Silver Spurs Arena (539)
Kissimmee, FL
Nov 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 San Francisco L 60–76  2–3
 Banterra Center (4,448)
Carbondale, IL
Nov 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Murray State L 66–79  2–4
 CFSB Center (4,549)
Murray, KY
Nov 26, 2019*
7:00 PM, ESPN+		 North Carolina Central W 64–48  3–4
 Banterra Center (3,620)
Carbondale, IL
Dec 1, 2019*
3:00 PM, FSMW		 at Saint Louis L 60–69  3–5
 Chaifetz Arena (6,122)
St. Louis, MO
Dec 4, 2019*
7:00 PM, ESPN+		 Norfolk State W 76–59  4–5
 Banterra Center (3,761)
Carbondale, IL
Dec 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, CUSA.tv		 at Southern Miss L 69–72  4–6
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,009)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 15, 2019*
3:00 pm, SECN		 at Missouri L 48–64  4–7
 Mizzou Arena (8,216)
Columbia, MO
Dec 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Howard W 75–53  5–7
 Banterra Center (3,519)
Carbondale, IL
Dec 21, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Southeast Missouri State W 64–45  6–7
 Banterra Center (4,293)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley regular season
Dec 30, 2019
7:00 pm, FSMW		 at Indiana State L 56–68  6–8
(0–1)		 Hulman Center (4,781)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 4, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Illinois State W 67–55  7–8
(1–1)		 Banterra Center (4,580)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Valparaiso W 63–50  8–8
(2–1)		 Banterra Center (3,856)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bradley L 48–67  8–9
(2–2)		 Carver Arena (5,684)
Peoria, IL
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm, FSMW		 at Loyola–Chicago L 48–64  8–10
(2–3)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,008)
Chicago, IL
Jan 19, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Drake W 66–49  9–10
(3–3)		 Banterra Center (4,337)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 22, 2020
8:00 pm, FSMW		 Northern Iowa W 68–66  10–10
(4–3)		 Banterra Center (4,319)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Illinois State W 58–55  11–10
(5–3)		 Redbird Arena (5,095)
Normal, IL
Jan 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Loyola–Chicago W 68–63  12–10
(6–3)		 Banterra Center (4,912)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 1, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Drake W 79-72  13-10
(7–3)		 Knapp Center (4,030)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 5, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Evansville W 64–60 OT 14–10
(8–3)		 Ford Center (4,691)
Evansville, IN
Feb 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Missouri State W 68–66  15–10
(9–3)		 Banterra Center (6,528)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso L 38–55  15–11
(9–4)		 The ARC (2,374)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 15, 2020
1:00 pm, CBSSN		 Bradley L 67–69  15–12
(9–5)		 Banterra Center (5,766)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Evansville W 70–53  16–12
(10–5)		 Banterra Center (5,466)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 23, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Northern Iowa L 52–64  16–13
(10–6)		 McLeod Center (6,497)
Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Indiana State L 68–77  16–14
(10–7)		 Banterra Center (5,297)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 29, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Missouri State L 59–84  16–15
(10–8)		 JQH Arena (3,887)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Tournament
Mar 6, 2020
2:35 PM, ESPN+		 (5) vs. (4) Bradley
Quarterfinals		 L 59–64  16–16
 Enterprise Center (7,399)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References
  1. "Arch Madness Game 6: UNI 61, Southern Illinois 58". MVC-Sports.com. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  2. Hefferman, Todd (March 9, 2019). "SIU basketball coach announces he's stepping down in emotional press conference: 'I am so sorry'". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  3. todd.hefferman@lee.net, TODD HEFFERMAN. "SIU hires former star point guard Mullins as head coach". pantagraph.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
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