2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

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 (MVC). 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.

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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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

Preseason

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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

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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 Jr. 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
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

Roster
Last update: July 26, 2024

Schedule and results

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

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Jonathan (March 4, 2017). "Illinois State's hot first-half shooting too much for Salukis to overcome". Daily Egyptian. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Missouri State Picked to Win MVC Men's Basketball". mvc-sports.com. October 24, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". siusalukis.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule 2017-18". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.