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. 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.
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 20–13 (11–7 MVC) |
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Home arena | SIU Arena |
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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
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 |
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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 |
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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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
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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. |
References
- Thompson, Jonathan. "Illinois State's hot first-half shooting too much for Salukis to overcome". Daily Egyptian. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- "Missouri State Picked to Win MVC Men's Basketball". Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- "Southern Illinois Athletics". siusalukis.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- "Southern Illinois Salukis Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Salukis Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017.