2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by second-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. In as season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Salukis finished the season 12–14, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Bradley in the first round of the MVC tournament before losing to Loyola in the quarterfinals.

2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record12–14 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brendan Mullins
  • Pat Monaghan
  • Jevon Mamon
Home arenaBanterra Center
Seasons
2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Loyola Chicago 16 2   .889 26 5   .839
Drake 15 3   .833 26 5   .839
Missouri State 12 6   .667 17 7   .708
Indiana State 11 7   .611 15 10   .600
Evansville 7 11   .389 9 16   .360
Valparaiso 7 11   .389 10 18   .357
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389 10 15   .400
Bradley 6 12   .333 12 16   .429
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278 12 14   .462
Illinois State 4 14   .222 7 18   .280
2021 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Salukis finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 10–8 in MVC play, finishing in fifth place. In the MVC tournament, the Salukis were eliminated by No. 4-seeded Bradley in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Eric Butler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Orlando Christian Prep Orlando, FL
F 1 Marcus Domask   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Waupun High School Waupun, WI
G 3 Dalton Banks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr North High School Eau Clair, WI
G 5 Lance Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Evanston Township Evanston, IL
G 10 Ben Harvey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Eastern Illinois Jonesboro, AR
F 11 J.D. Muila 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Indian Hills Community College Ottawa, ON
F 12 Sekou Dembele 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Central Park Christian School Bamako, Mali
C 14 Kyler Filewich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Orangeview Prep Winnipeg, MB
F 21 Will Keller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr John A. Logan Marion, IL
G 22 Steven Verplancken Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Glenville State San Pedro, DR
G 24 Trent Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Pinnacle High School Scottsdale, AZ
G 25 Jakolby Long 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Southern Utah Oklahoma City, OK
G 32 Chris Cross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Urbana High School Urbana, IL
F 33 Anthony D’Avanzo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Lewis University
Notre Dame College Prep
Harwood Heights, IL
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
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 2, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 87–79 OT 1–0
Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 6, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Quincy University W 102–61  2–0
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
December 11, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Murray State
Charles Helleny Tip-off Classic
W 70–66  3–0
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Dec 17, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota W 85–64  4–0
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Dec 18, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota W 62–50  5–0
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Dec 21, 2020*
6:30 pm, FS1
Butler W 76–73  6–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Missouri Valley regular season
Dec 27, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville W 63–57  7–0
(1–0)
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Dec 28, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville L 72–84  7–1
(1–1)
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Jan 3, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Drake L 55–73  7–2
(1–2)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
Jan 4, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Drake L 55–86  7–3
(1–3)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
Jan 25, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Indiana State L 66–69  7–4
(1–4)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 26, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Indiana State L 59–71  7–5
(1–5)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 30, 2021
3:00 pm, FSMW
Northern Iowa L 62–74  7–6
(1–6)
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Jan 31, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Northern Iowa W 71–68  8–6
(2–6)
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Feb 6, 2021
3:00 pm, FSMW
at Bradley L 66–74  8–7
(2–7)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
Feb 7, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 69–68  9–7
(3–7)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
Feb 10, 2021
7:00 pm, FSMW
at Missouri State L 53–65  9–8
(3–8)
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO
Feb 13, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State L 55–80  9–9
(3–9)
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Feb 14, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 59–49  10–9
(4–9)
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Feb 17, 2021
8:15 pm, Marquee/ESPN3
Missouri State L 53–68  10–10
(4–10)
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Feb 21, 2021
4:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN3
Valparaiso L 65–66  10–11
(4–11)
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Feb 22, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Valparaiso W 67–64  11–11
(5–11)
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Feb 26, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 21 Loyola L 52–60  11–12
(5–12)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Feb 27, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 21 Loyola L 58–65 OT 11–13
(5–13)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
MVC tournament
Mar 4, 2021
5:00 pm, FSMW
(9) vs. (8) Bradley
First Round
W 73–63  12–13
Enterprise Center (771)
St. Louis, MO
Mar 5, 2021
11:00 am, FSMW
(9) vs. (1) No. 20 Loyola
Quarterfinals
L 49–73  12–14
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ Ryan, Shannon (March 6, 2020). "Bradley fights back from a 9-point deficit to beat Southern Illinois 64-59 in a Missouri Valley Tournament quarterfinal". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. Retrieved December 24, 2020.