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2016–17 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

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2016–17 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–16 (9–9 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Autry
  • Anthony Beane, Sr.
  • Terrance McGee
Home arenaSIU Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 17 1   .944 28 7   .800
No. 19 Wichita State 17 1   .944 31 5   .861
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Missouri State 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Bradley 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Evansville 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Indiana State 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Drake 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
2017 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by fifth-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 17–16, 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.

Previous season

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The Salukis finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–10, 11–7 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Northern Iowa. Despite having 22 wins, they chose not to participate in a postseason tournament.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jeremy Postell 2 F 6'6" 205 Junior Atlanta, GA Graduate transferred to William Penn
Ibby Djimde 10 C 6'8" 255 RS Senior Bamako, Mali Graduated
Bola Olaniyah 23 F 6'7" 225 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Graduate transferred to Alabama
Anthony Beane, Jr. 25 G 6'2" 190 Senior Normal, IL Graduated
Deng Leek 32 C 7'0" 230 Senior Sudan Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jonathan Wiley 0 G 6'5" 190 Junior Houston, TX Junior college transferred from Panola College
Marcus Bartley 3 G 6'4" 180 Junior Decatur, IL Transferred from Saint Louis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bartley will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Thik Bol 40 F 6'8" 205 Junior Omaha, NE Junior college transferred from Iowa Western CC

2016 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeremy Roscoe
SG
Chicago, IL Victory Rock Preparatory School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Jan 24, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Brendon Gooch
SF
Belleville, IL Althoff Catholic High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 20, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Aaron Cook
PG
Saint Louis, MO Westminster Christian Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2016–17 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jonathan Wiley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Panola College
St. Pius
Houston, TX
G 1 Mike Rodriguez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Marshalltown CC
Redemption Christian Academy
Boston, MA
G 3 Marcus Bartley (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Saint Louis
Douglas MacArthur
Decatur, IL
G 5 Leo Vincent 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Harcum College
Bensalem
Bensalem, PA
G 10 Aaron Cook Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Westminster Christian St. Louis, MO
G 11 Tyler Smithpeters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Harrisburg Harrisburg, IL
G 13 Sean Lloyd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Mt. Zion Prep Philadelphia, PA
F 15 Austin Weiher 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Creating Young Minds Academy Kent, WA
G 22 Armon Fletcher 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
F 24 Rudy Stradnieks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Lee Academy Riga, Latvia
G 25 Brendon Gooch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Althoff Belleville, IL
F 33 Sean O'Brien 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Mundelein Mundelein, IL
F 40 Thik Bol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr 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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri–St. Louis W 72–67 
 13  Lloyd   8  Fletcher   3  Smithpeters  SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State L 81–85  0–1
 29  Rodriguez   6  Tied   6  Rodriguez  SIU Arena (4,427)
Carbondale, IL
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas L 65–90  0–2
 13  Fletcher   12  Bol   4  Rodriguez  Bud Walton Arena (13,308)
Fayetteville, AR
11/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri Southern State W 85–64  1–2
 19  O'Brien   17  Bol   4  Rodriguez  SIU Arena (4,042)
Carbondale, IL
11/18/2016
7:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 101–83  2–2
 22  O'Brien   9  O'Brien   9  O'Brien  Vadalabene Center (3,017)
Edwardsville, IL
11/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Mount St. Mary's W 73–63  3–2
 19  Fletcher   18  O'Brien   9  O'Brien  SIU Arena (3,971)
Carbondale, IL
11/25/2016
7:00 pm
at Minnesota L 45–57  3–3
 15  Bol   7  Bol   9  Rodriguez  Williams Arena (9,603)
Minneapolis, MN
11/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State W 89–85 OT 4–3
 21  Rodriguez   9  O'Brien   5  Rodriguez  SIU Arena (4,334)
Carbondale, IL
12/03/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas Southern W 74–70  5–3
 18  Fletcher   7  Bol   10  Rodriguez  SIU Arena (4,472)
Carbondale, IL
12/07/2016
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 11 Louisville L 51–74  5–4
 15  Tied   11  O'Brien   4  Rodriguez  KFC Yum! Center (18,894)
Louisville, KY
12/10/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston State L 73–79  5–5
 14  Fletcher   9  Fletcher   3  Rodriguez  SIU Arena (4,278)
Carbondale, IL
12/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Louis W 70–55  6–5
 21  Fletcher   13  O'Brien   3  Tied  SIU Arena (4,459)
Carbondale, IL
12/19/2016
9:00 pm
at UNLV L 61–68  6–6
 15  Tied   9  Bol   5  Tied  Thomas & Mack Center (11,758)
Las Vegas, NV
12/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UT Martin W 78–70  7–6
 22  Fletcher   7  Bol   5  Rodriguez  SIU Arena (4,280)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley L 51–60  7–7
(0–1)
 10  Tied   12  Bol   2  Tied  Carver Arena (5,989)
Peoria, IL
01/01/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake W 83–69  8–7
(1–1)
 16  O'Brien   13  O'Brien   5  O'Brien  SIU Arena (4,143)
Carbondale, IL
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 80–74 OT 9–7
(2–1)
 28  O'Brien   14  O'Brien   3  Rodriguez  SIU Arena (4,168)
Carbondale, IL
01/07/2017
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Missouri State W 75–67  10–7
(3–1)
 22  Rodriguez   9  Bol   3  Rodriguez  JQH Arena (5,892)
Springfield, MO
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State L 53–60  10–8
(3–2)
 15  O'Brien   7  Tied   5  Rodriguez  SIU Arena (4,556)
Carbondale, IL
01/14/2017
1:00 pm, FSMW/CSNCH
at Evansville W 73–61  11–8
(4–2)
 20  Rodriguez   8  Fletcher   4  Rodriguez  Fortd Center (4,803)
Evansville, IN
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 84–88 OT 11–9
(4–3)
 24  Rodriguez   8  Bol   7  Rodriguez  Knapp Center (2,508)
Des Moines, IA
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 57–58  11–10
(4–4)
 16  Fletcher   8  O'Brien   3  Rodriguez  SIU Arena (5,015)
Carbondale, IL
01/24/2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Wichita State L 45–87  11–11
(4–5)
 12  O'Brien   5  3 tied   2  Rodriguez  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/28/2017
7:00 pm, FSMW/CSNCH
Missouri State W 85–84 OT 12–11
(5–5)
 24  O'Brien   11  Fletcher   6  Tied  SIU Arena (4,518)
Carbondale, IL
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 85–65  13–11
(6–5)
 15  Rodriquez   8  O'Brien   6  Rodriquez  SIU Arena (4,689)
Carbondale, IL
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, FSMW/CSNCH
at Loyola–Chicago W 67–61  14–11
(7–5)
 19  O'Brien   10  O'Brien   4  O'Brien  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,315)
Chicago, IL
02/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 41–49  14–12
(7–6)
 9  Vincent   12  O'Brien   4  O'Brien  McLeod Center (3,921)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/11/2017
3:00 pm, FSMW/CSNCH
Evansville L 70–75  14–13
(7–7)
 21  Vincent   13  O'Brien   3  Cook  SIU Arena (5,490)
Carbondale, IL
02/15/2017
6:00 pm, FSMW/CSNCH
Wichita State L 68–87  14–14
(7–8)
 14  O'Brien   8  O'Brien   2  Tied  SIU Arena (4,447)
Carbondale, IL
02/19/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State W 74–68  15–14
(8–8)
 19  Bol   11  Bol   6  O'Brien  Hulman Center (3,922)
Terre Haure, IN
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, FSMW/CSNCH
at Illinois State L 46–50  15–15
(8–9)
 12  Bol   8  Fletcher   4  O'Brien  Redbird Arena (6,545)
Normal, IL
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 72–70  16–15
(9–9)
 17  O'Brien   13  O'Brien   5  O'Brien  SIU Arena (10,014)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
03/03/2017
2:35 pm, ESPN3/FSMW/CSNC
(4) vs. (5) Loyola–Chicago
Quarterfinals
W 72–70  17–15
 16  Rodriguez   9  O'Brien   4  O'Brien  Scottrade Center (8,648)
St. Louis, MO
03/04/2017
2:30 pm, CBSSN
(4) vs. (1) Illinois State
Semifinals
L 50–63  17–16
 12  Lloyd   8  O'Brien   5  Rodriguez  Scottrade Center (12,124)
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. ^ Wire, SI. "Southern Illinois to sit out postseason". SI.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.