2019–20 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

2019–20 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record16–16 (10–8 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brendan Mullins
  • Pat Monaghan
  • Jevon Mamon
Home arenaBanterra Center
Seasons
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 – 4   .778 25 – 6   .806
Loyola Chicago 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
Indiana State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600
Bradley † 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
Southern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Missouri State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485
Valparaiso 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543
Drake 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Illinois State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Evansville 0 – 18   .000 9 – 23   .281
† 2020 MVC tournament winner

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.

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ben Harvey (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Eastern Illinois
Link Year Prep 		Jonesboro, AR
F 1 Marcus Domask 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Waupun High School Waupun, WI
G 2 Kerrington Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Nebraska
Montverde Academy 		St. Louis, MO
G 3 Ronnie Suggs Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Missouri
Vermont Academy 		Memphis, TN
G 4 Eric McGill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Panola College
Bartlett 		Memphis, TN
G 5 Lance Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Evanston Township Evanston, IL
G 10 Aaron Cook Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Westminster Christian St. Louis, MO
F 12 Sekou Dembele 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Central Park Christian School Bamako, Mali
F 21 Will Keller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr John A. Logan
Agape Christian 		Marion, IL
G 22 Harwin Francois 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Daytona State
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G 24 Trent Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pinnacle High School Scottsdale, AZ
G 25 Brendon Gooch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Althoff Belleville, IL
C 30 Stevan Jeremic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Fifteenth Belgrade High School
Utah State University Eastern 		Belgrade, Serbia
C 40 Barret Benson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Hinsdale South
Northwestern 		Willowbrook, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Salukis home game against the Missouri State Bears in 2020 at the Banterra Center

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+ 		Hampton 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. ^ Hefferman, Todd (March 20, 2019). "SIU hires former star point guard Mullins as head coach". pantagraph.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.