2014–15 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

2014–15 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball

Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2014–15 record	12–21 (4–14 The Valley)
Head coach	Barry Hinson (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Tom Hankins
Assistant coach	Anthony Beane, Sr.
Assistant coach	Terrance McGee
Home arena	SIU Arena

2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Wichita State	17	–	1	.944	30	–	5	.857
#11 Northern Iowa †	16	–	2	.889	31	–	4	.886
Illinois State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
Indiana State	11	–	7	.611	15	–	16	.484
Evansville	9	–	9	.500	24	–	12	.667
Loyola Chicago	8	–	10	.444	24	–	13	.649
Drake	6	–	12	.333	9	–	22	.290
Missouri State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Southern Illinois	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
Bradley	3	–	15	.167	9	–	24	.273


† 2015 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by third year head coach Barry Hinson, played their home games at the SIU Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 4–14 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Wichita State.

Previous Season

The Salukis finished the season 14–19, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Indiana State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mike Balogun	0	G	6'1"	180	Junior	Staten Island, NY	Transferred
Desmar Jackson	3	G	6'5"	173	Senior	Warren, OH	Graduated
Davante Drinkard	4	F	6'9"	234	Senior	Toccoa, GA	Graduated
Colby Long	11	G	5'11"	170	Senior	Mount Zion, IL	Graduated
Marcus Fillyaw	12	G	6'1"	180	Sophomore	Topeka, KS	Transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan
Hunter Gibson	15	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Bethany, OK	Transferred
Bronson Verhines	22	F	6'6"	195	Senior	Woodlawn, IL	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Deng Leek	32	C	7'0"	240	Junior	Colfax, NC	Junior college transfer from Jacksonville College

Recruiting

Armon Fletcher (left) helped Edwardsville High School reach the 2014 IHSA Class 4A final four (pictured with Jalen Brunson)

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Caroline PF	Champaign, IL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jul 30, 2014
Jordan Caroline PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Chazz Glotta SG	O'Fallon, MO	Fort Zumwalt North High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 26, 2013
Chazz Glotta SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Armon Fletcher SF	Edwardsville, IL	Edwardsville High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	N/A
Armon Fletcher SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Deion Lavender SG	Alton, IL	Marquette Catholic High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Mar 3, 2014
Deion Lavender SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Austin Weiher PF	Seattle, WA	Creating Young Minds Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 14, 2014
Austin Weiher PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.

Roster

2014–15 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Pendelton, JalenJalen Pendelton	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bosse	Evansville, IN
1.5 !G	2	Goodwin, K. C.K. C. Goodwin	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Melrose	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	5	Lavender, DeionDeion Lavender	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Marquette	Alton, IL
5.0 !C	10	Djimde, IbbyIbby Djimde	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Illinois Huntington Prep	Bamako, Mali
1.5 !G	11	Smithpeters, TylerTyler Smithpeters	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Harrisburg	Harrisburg, IL
1.5 !G	13	Glotta, ChazChaz Glotta	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Fort Zumwalt North	St. Louis, MO
3.5 !F	14	Caroline, JordanJordan Caroline	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Montverde Academy	Champaign, IL
3.5 !F	15	Weiher, AustinAustin Weiher	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Creating Young Minds Academy	Seattle, WA
1.5 !G	22	Fletcher, ArmonArmon Fletcher	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Edwardsville	Edwardsville, IL
3.5 !F	23	Olaniyan, BolaBola Olaniyan	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Richmond	Lagos, Nigeria
1.5 !G	24	Verhines, DawsonDawson Verhines	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Rend Lake College Woodlawn	Woodlawn, IL
1.5 !G	25	Beane, Jr., AnthonyAnthony Beane, Jr.	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Normal	Normal, IL
5.0 !C	32	Leek, DengDeng Leek	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jacksonville College Wesleyan Christian Academy	Sudan
3.5 !F	33	O'Brien, SeanSean O'Brien	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Mundelein	Mundelein, IL

Head coach

Barry Hinson (Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Hankins (Northeastern State)
Anthony Beane, Sr. (Kansas State)
Terrance McGee (Missouri State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/01/2014* 7:05 PM	Saint Mary	W 102–63		20 – Beane	8 – Olaniyan	5 – Beane	SIU Arena (4,642) Carbondale, IL
11/08/2014* 7:05 PM	Southwest Baptist	W 79–63		22 – Beane	7 – Olaniyan	5 – Pendleton	SIU Arena (4,276) Carbondale, IL
Regular season
11/15/2014* 7:00 PM, FSMW	at Saint Louis	L 59–62	0–1	15 – O'Brien	12 – O'Brien	3 – Goodwin	Chaifetz Arena (10,015) St. Louis, MO
11/18/2014* 7:00 PM	at Tennessee State	W 84–67	1–1	32 – Beane	10 – Olaniyan	3 – Pendleton	Gentry Complex (1,542) Nashville, TN
11/21/2014* 6:30 PM	vs. Kent State Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	L 51–74	1–2	12 – O'Brien/Beane	8 – Caroline/Olaniyan	2 – Olaniyan	MAC Center (2,254) Kent OH
11/22/2014* 4:00 PM	vs. Yale Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	L 46–53	1–3	19 – O'Brien	6 – Caroline/Olaniyan	2 – Smithpeters	MAC Center (325) Kent, OH
11/23/2014* 12:00 PM	vs. UIC Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	W 67–60	2–3	27 – Beane	11 – Caroline	3 – Caroline	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (233) Kent, OH
11/29/2014* 3:05 PM	Olivet Nazarene	W 76–60	3–3	27 – Beane	6 – Caroline/Smithpeters	2 – 3 tied	SIU Arena (4,302) Carbondale, IL
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM, FSMW	at SIU Edwardsville	W 79–67	4–3	28 – Beane	6 – Caroline	3 – Smithpeters	Vadalabene Center (3,508) Edwardsville, IL
12/06/2014* 7:35 PM	Austin Peay	W 71–49	5–3	13 – Caroline	8 – O'Brien	3 – Pendleton/O'Brien	SIU Arena (5,142) Carbondale, IL
12/10/2014* 7:00 PM	at Southeast Missouri State	L 54–55	5–4	22 – Beane	11 – Caroline	4 – O'Brien	Show Me Center (3,507) Cape Girardeau, MO
12/14/2014* 3:05 PM	Chicago State	W 65–50	6–4	19 – Beane	6 – Pendleton	3 – Goodwin	SIU Arena (4,328) Carbondale, IL
12/16/2014* 7:05 PM	Tennessee State	W 65–58	7–4	15 – Beane	5 – Caroline/Olaniyan	5 – Pendleton	SIU Arena (4,222) Carbondale, IL
12/19/2014* 7:05 PM	New Orleans	L 52–56	7–5	12 – Beane	5 – Caroline	2 – Lavender/Olaniyan	SIU Arena (4,485) Carbondale, IL
12/22/2014* 7:05 PM	Murray State	L 71–83	7–6	19 – Beane	13 – Caroline	2 – 3 tied	SIU Arena (5,511) Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley Conference Games
12/31/2014 5:05 PM, ESPN3	Missouri State	L 50–53	7–7 (0–1)	16 – Beane	6 – Goodwin	2 – Lavender	SIU Arena (4,760) Carbondale, IL
01/03/2015 7:00 PM, CSN Chicago	at Bradley	L 44–63	7–8 (0–2)	9 – O'Brien	5 – Beane/Lavender	3 – Lavender	Carver Arena (6,035) Peoria, IL
01/07/2015 7:00 PM	at Northern Iowa	L 39–55	7–9 (0–3)	13 – Caroline	8 – Caroline	3 – Lavender	McLeod Center (3,910) Cedar Falls, IA
01/10/2015 3:05 PM, ESPN3	Indiana State	L 56–59	7–10 (0–4)	13 – Olaniyan	11 – Olaniyan	3 – O'Brien/Pendleton	SIU Arena (4,758) Carbondale, IL
01/14/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at #13 Wichita State	L 55–67	7–11 (0–5)	15 – Lavender	10 – Olaniyan	3 – Beane	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/18/2015 5:00 PM, ESPN3	Loyola–Chicago	W 59–52	8–11 (1–5)	20 – Beane	9 – O'Brien	2 – Caroline/O'Brien	SIU Arena (4,874) Carbondale, IL
01/21/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Bradley	W 70–59	9–11 (2–5)	16 – Beane	6 – Beane	5 – Pendelton	SIU Arena (4,792) Carbondale, IL
01/24/2015 3:00 PM, MVCTV	at Evansville	L 66–75	9–12 (2–6)	19 – Beane	7 – Olaniyan	4 – O'Brien	Ford Center (5,521) Evansville, IN
01/28/2015 7:05 PM, ESPN3	#18 Northern Iowa	L 52–59	9–13 (2–7)	10 – Djimde	8 – Olaniyan	3 – Lavender	SIU Arena (5,267) Carbondale, IL
01/31/2015 7:05 PM, CSN Chicago	at Missouri State	L 46–52	9–14 (2–8)	14 – Caroline/Smithpeters	7 – O'Brien	3 – O'Brien/Pendelton	JQH Arena (6,324) Springfield, MO
02/04/2015 7:05 PM	at Drake	L 61–63	9–15 (2–9)	22 – Beane	12 – Caroline	3 – Lavender	Knapp Center (3,180) Des Moines, IA
02/07/2015 1:00 PM, MVCTV	Illinois State	W 65–59	10–15 (3–9)	23 – Beane	7 – Lavender	3 – Pendleton	SIU Arena (4,885) Carbondale, IL
02/11/2015 7:00 PM, MVCTV	at Loyola–Chicago	L 62–66	10–16 (3–10)	17 – Lavender	11 – Caroline	3 – Smithpeters	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,136) Chicago, IL
02/14/2015 3:05 PM	Evansville	L 64–72	10–17 (3–11)	13 – Caroline	15 – Caroline	1 – Beane/Caroline/O'Brien/Pendleton	SIU Arena (5,265) Carbondale, IL
02/17/2015 7:05 PM, CSN Chicago	#13 Wichita State	L 62–84	10–18 (3–12)	15 – Lavender	7 – Olaniyan	3 – Olaniyan	SIU Arena (5,358) Carbondale, IL
02/21/2015 12:05 PM, CSN Chicago	at Indiana State	L 58–78	10–19 (3–13)	22 – Beane	5 – Caroline	3 – Beane	Hulman Center (4,289) Terre Haute, IN
02/25/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Illinois State	L 56–73	10–20 (3–14)	24 – Beane	7 – O'Brien	4 – Pendleton	Redbird Arena (5,188) Normal, IL
02/28/2015 2:00 PM	Drake	W 63–57	11–20 (4–14)	17 – Beane	8 – Olaniyan	2 – Beane	SIU Arena (5,512) Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/05/2015 6:05 PM, MVC TV	vs. Missouri State First round	W 55–48	12–20	17 – Ruder	11 – Kirk	4 – Williams	Scottrade Center (5,608) St. Louis, MO
03/06/2015 6:05 PM, MVC TV/ESPN3	vs. #8 Wichita State Quarterfinals	L 45–56	12–21	12 – Pendleton	7 – O'Brien	5 – Caroline	Scottrade Center (9,015) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.siusalukis.com/sports/m-baskbl/silu-m-baskbl-body.html

Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball

Venues	Davies Gym (1925–1964) SIU Arena (1964–present)

Culture & lore	History Marching Salukis Pep Band

People	Head coaches

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