2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

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2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
Southern Illinois Wordmark.png
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2020–21 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 † 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

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.

Previous season[]

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[]

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) 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[]

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[]

  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.
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