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.

2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record20–13 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Autry
  • Anthony Beane Sr.
  • Justin Walker
Home arenaSIU Arena
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Loyola–Chicago153 .833  326  .842
Southern Illinois117 .611  2013  .606
Illinois State108 .556  1815  .545
Drake108 .556  1717  .500
Bradley99 .500  2013  .606
Indiana State810 .444  1318  .419
Missouri State711 .389  1815  .545
Evansville711 .389  1715  .531
Northern Iowa711 .389  1616  .500
Valparaiso612 .333  1517  .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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Mike Rodriguez1G5'10"165SeniorBoston, MAGraduated
Leo Vincent5G6'1"185SeniorBensalem, PAGraduated
Sean O'Brien33F6'7"215SeniorMundelein, ILGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Eric McGill2G6'2"170JuniorMemphis, TNJunior college transferred from Panola College
Kavion Pippen33F6'10"220JuniorHamburg, ARJunior 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

2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jonathan Wiley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)201 lb (91 kg) SrPanola College
St. Pius
Houston, TX
G 3 Marcus Bartley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)193 lb (88 kg) RS JrSaint Louis
Douglas MacArthur
Decatur, IL
G 4 Eric McGill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrPanola College
Bartlett
Memphis, TN
G 10 Aaron Cook Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoWestminster Christian St. Louis, MO
G 11 Tyler Smithpeters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)203 lb (92 kg) RS SrHarrisburg Harrisburg, IL
G 13 Sean Lloyd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrMt. Zion Prep Philadelphia, PA
F 15 Austin Weiher 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)206 lb (93 kg) RS JrCreating Young Minds Academy Kent, WA
G 22 Armon Fletcher 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)207 lb (94 kg) RS JrEdwardsville Edwardsville, IL
F 24 Rudy Stradnieks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)229 lb (104 kg) JrLee Academy Riga, Latvia
G 25 Brendon Gooch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)204 lb (93 kg) SoAlthoff Belleville, IL
C 33 Kavion Pippen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrHamburg
Three Rivers College
Hamburg, AR
F 40 Thik Bol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)202 lb (92 kg) SrBenson
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

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.

Source[3][4]

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