2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–13 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
  • Barry Hinson (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Autry
  • Anthony Beane Sr.
  • Justin Walker
Home arenaSIU Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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 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

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
Kavion Pippen 33 F 6'10" 220 Junior Hamburg, AR Junior college transferred form Three Rivers 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 Jr. 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
C 33 Kavion Pippen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Hamburg
Three Rivers College 		Hamburg, AR
F 40 Thik Bol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Benson
Iowa Western CC 		Omaha, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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 L 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

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