2006–07 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

In the 2006–07 season, the Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team played in the Missouri Valley Conference and took part in the Missouri Valley Tournament (reaching the West Regional Semifinal) and the NCAA Tournament. The team won 29 of its matches and lost 7.

2006–07 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
Missouri Valley Regular Season Champion
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 14
2006–07 record29–7 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaSIU Arena
2006–07 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Southern Illinois153 .833  297  .806
Creighton135 .722  2211  .667
Missouri State126 .667  2211  .667
Bradley108 .556  2213  .629
Northern Iowa99 .500  1813  .581
Wichita State810 .444  1714  .548
Drake612 .333  1715  .531
Illinois State612 .333  1516  .484
Evansville612 .333  1417  .452
Indiana State513 .278  1318  .419
2007 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kobby Acquah
C
Ghana Clark Atlanta University 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 23, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Josh Bone
SG
Brentwood, TN Brentwood Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 31, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Tyrone Green
PG
Harrisburg, IL Southeastern Illinois C.C. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 27, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: N/A
  • 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:

  • "Southern Illinois 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  • "2006 Southern Illinois Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.

    Roster

    Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
    Kobby Acquah 11 Center 7-1 225 Senior Ghana
    Jordan Armstrong 5 Forward 6–6 220 Freshman Muncie, IN
    Joshua Bone 4 Guard 6–3 190 Freshman Brentwood, TN
    Tony Boyle 35 Forward 6–8 230 Sophomore Desoto, MO
    Wesley Clemmons 24 Guard 6-3 195 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN
    Dion Coopwood 12 Guard 5-11 170 Junior Calumet City, IL
    Christian Cornelius 21 Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Oak Park, IL
    Randal Falker 14 Forward 6–7 230 Junior Saint Louis, MO
    Jamaal Foster 23 Forward 6–10 225 Junior Columbia, MO
    Tyrone Green 22 Guard 6–3 205 Junior Harrisburg, IL
    Bryan Mullins 10 Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Downers Grove, IL
    Matt Shaw 32 Forward 6–7 225 Junior Centralia, IL
    Jamaal Tatum 3 Guard 6–2 175 Senior Jefferson City, MO
    Tony Young 15 Guard 6–0 190 Junior Schaumburg, IL

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 10*
    Washington (MO) W 59–28  1–0
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Nov 19*
    Murray State W 62–46  2–0
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Nov 23*
    vs. Arkansas
    Old Spice Classic
    L 53–61  2–1
    HP Field House 
    Orlando, Florida
    Nov 24*
    vs. Minnesota
    Old Spice Classic
    W 69–53  3–1
    HP Field House 
    Orlando, Florida
    Nov 26*
    vs. Virginia Tech
    Old Spice Classic
    W 69–64  4–1
    HP Field House 
    Orlando, Florida
    Nov 29*
    at Louisiana Tech W 50–36  5–1
    Thomas Assembly Center 
    Ruston, LA
    Dec 2*
    Saint Louis W 65–56  6–1
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Dec 9*
    at Western Kentucky W 75–70  7–1
    E. A. Diddle Arena 
    Bowling Green, Kentucky
    Dec 17*
    at Indiana L 47–57  7–2
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, Indiana
    Dec 20*
    Central Michigan W 74–61  8–2
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Dec 23*
    at Saint Mary's College W 66–61  9–2
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Dec 29
    at Illinois State W 68–49  10–2 (1–0)
    Redbird Arena 
    Normal, Illinois
    Jan 1
    Wichita State W 73–68  11–2 (2–0)
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Jan 4
    at Drake W 59–54  12–2 (3–0)
    Knapp Center 
    Des Moines, Iowa
    Jan 6
    at Northern Iowa L 61–66  12–3 (3–1)
    McLeod Center 
    Cedar Falls, Iowa
    Jan 10
    at Bradley L 46–48  12–4 (3–2)
    Geno Ford 
    Peoria, Illinois
    Jan 13
    Missouri State W 76–56  13–4 (4–2)
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Jan 15
    Drake W 72–62  14–4 (5–2)
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Jan 17
    at Evansville L 68–75  14–5 (5–3)
    Roberts Stadium 
    Evansville, Indiana
    Jan 20
    at Creighton W 58–57  15–5 (6–3)
    Qwest Center Omaha 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Jan 23
    Northern Illinois W 56–54  16–5 (7–3)
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Jan 27
    Illinois State W 73–62  17–5 (8–3)
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Jan 31
    Indiana State W 61–48  18–5 (9–3)
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Feb 3
    at Wichita State W 54–46  19–5 (10–3)
    Charles Koch Arena 
    Wichita, Kansas
    Feb 7
    No. 20 Bradley W 60–50  20–5 (11–3)
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Feb 10
    No. 20 Creighton W 72–68  21–5 (12–3)
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Feb 13
    No. 15 at Missouri State W 51–47  22–5 (13–3)
    JQH Arena 
    Springfield, Missouri
    Feb 17
     ESPN
    No. 15 at No. 12 Butler W 68–64  23–5
    Bramlage Coliseum 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    Feb 21
    No. 14 at Indiana State W 58–50  24–5 (14–3)
    Hulman Center 
    Terre Haute, Indiana
    Feb 24
    No. 14 Evansville W 76–69  25–5 (15–3)
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Missouri Valley Tournament
    Mar 2
    No. 11 vs. Drake
    Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
    W 71–59  26–5
    Edward Jones Dome 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Mar 3
    No. 11 vs. Bradley
    Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
    W 53–51  27–5
    Edward Jones Dome 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Mar 4
    No. 11 vs. Creighton
    Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
    L 61–67  27–6
    Edward Jones Dome 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16
    No. 13 (4) vs. (13) Holy Cross
    First Round
    W 61–51  28–6
    Nationwide Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Mar 18
    No. 13 (4) vs. (5) Virginia Tech
    Second Round
    W 63–48  29–6
    Nationwide Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Mar 22
     CBS
    No. 13 (4) vs. No. 2 (1) Kansas
    Sweet Sixteen
    L 58–61  29–7
    HP Pavilion 
    San Jose, California
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    References

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