2018–19 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by seventh-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 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]

2018–19 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–15 (10–8 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Autry
  • Anthony Beane Sr.
  • Justin Walker
Home arenaSIU Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Loyola Chicago 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Drake 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
Missouri State 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Bradley 9 9   .500 20 15   .571
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 16 18   .471
Illinois State 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Indiana State 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Valparaiso 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Evansville 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
2019 MVC tournament winner

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]

Previous season

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The Salukis finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jonathan Wiley 0 G 6'7" 201 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Tyler Smithpeters 11 G 6'4" 203 RS Senior Harrisburg, IL Graduated
Austin Weiher 15 F 6'8" 206 RS Junior Kent, WA Graduate transferred

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Darius Beane
PG
Carbondale, IL Carbondale Community High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Sam Shafer
SG
Frankford, IL Lincoln-Way East High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Amadou Fall
SF
Senegal St. Louis Christian Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lance Jones
SG
Evanston, IL Evanston Township High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Evan Taylor
SF
Glen Ellyn, IL Glenbard West High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Jun 28, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2018–19 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 David Swedura (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Prospect Mount Prospect, IL
F 2 Sekou Dembele 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Central Park Christian School Bamako, Mali
G 3 Marcus Bartley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Saint Louis
Douglas MacArthur
Decatur, IL
G 4 Eric McGill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Panola College
Bartlett
Memphis, TN
G 5 Darius Beane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Carbonale Carbondale, IL
G 10 Aaron Cook Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Westminster Christian St. Louis, MO
G 13 Sean Lloyd Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Mt. Zion Prep Philadelphia, PA
F 15 Amadou Fall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Louis Christian Academy Kaolack, Senegal
G 22 Armon Fletcher 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
G 23 Sam Shafer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Lincoln Way East Frankfort, IL
F 24 Rudy Stradnieks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Lee Academy Riga, Latvia
G 25 Brendon Gooch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Althoff Belleville, IL
C 33 Kavion Pippen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Hamburg
Three Rivers College
Hamburg, AR
F 40 Thik Bol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Benson
Iowa Western CC
Omaha, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
East Central W 76–49 
SIU Arena (3,554)
Carbondale, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 2 Kentucky L 59–71  0–1
Rupp Arena (20,277)
Lexington, KY
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 25 Buffalo
Charles Helleny Tip-Off Classic
L 53–62  0–2
SIU Arena (4,373)
Carbondale, IL
Nov 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational
W 78–48  1–2
SIU Arena (4,003)
Carbondale, IL
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Howard
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational
W 83–69  2–2
SIU Arena (3,720)
Carbondale, IL
Nov 22, 2018*
12:30 pm, FS1
vs. Massachusetts
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational semifinals
L 62–84  2–3
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Nov 23, 2018*
11:30 pm, FS1
vs. Tulsa
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational 3rd place game
W 79–69  3–3
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Nov 27, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Colorado State
MW–MVC Challenge
W 82–67  4–3
Moby Arena (2,566)
Fort Collins, CO
Dec 1, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville W 82–61  5–3
Vadalabene Center (3,360)
Edwardsville, IL
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Louis W 61–56  6–3
SIU Arena (5,021)
Carbondale, IL
Dec 8, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State W 83–73  7–3
Show Me Center (3,432)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Murray State L 52–80  7–4
SIU Arena (5,107)
Carbondale, IL
Dec 15, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 14 Buffalo L 65–73  7–5
Alumni Arena (5,513)
Amherst, NY
Dec 22, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Winthrop L 71–79  7–6
SIU Arena (5,009)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri State W 75–70  8–6
(1–0)
SIU Arena (4,167)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Iowa W 58–51  9–6
(2–0)
McLeod Center (3,783)
Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Drake L 70–82  9–7
(2–1)
Knapp Center (2,638)
Des Moines, IA
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
Valparaiso L 61-65  9–8
(2–2)
SIU Arena (4,671)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 15, 2019
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Illinois State L 58–59  9–9
(2–3)
Redbird Arena (4,588)
Normal, IL
Jan 20, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3
Bradley L 54–57  9–10
(2–4)
SIU Arena (4,327)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Iowa W 70–62  10–10
(3–4)
SIU Arena (4,419)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 27, 2019
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Loyola–Chicago L 50–75  10–11
(3–5)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,712)
Chicago, IL
Jan 30, 2019
8:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
Indiana State W 88–73  11–11
(4–5)
SIU Arena (4,076)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bradley W 72–68  12–11
(5–5)
Carver Arena (5,968)
Peoria, IL
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
at Missouri State L 59–65  12–12
(5–6)
JQH Arena (5,311)
Springfield, MO
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 78–73  13–12
(6–6)
SIU Arena (4,923)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake L 69–71  13–13
(6–7)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
Feb 16, 2019
11:00 am, FSMW/NBCSCH
at Indiana State W 79–57  14–13
(7–7)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso L 52–55  14–14
(7–8)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 24, 2019
3:00 pm, CBSSN/ESPNU
Loyola–Chicago W 63–53  15–14
(8–8)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
Feb 27, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville W 98–91  16–14
(9–8)
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm
Illinois State W 72–63  17–14
(10–8)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 8, 2019
8:30 pm
(3) vs. (6) Northern Iowa
Quarterfinals
L 58–61  17–15
Enterprise Center (7,936)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[4]

References

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  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 August 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". siusalukis.com. Retrieved March 30, 2019.