2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	12–14 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach	Bryan Mullins (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Brendan Mullins; Pat Monaghan; Jevon Mamon;
Home arena	Banterra Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Loyola Chicago †	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)	So	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

Bryan Mullins (Southern Illinois)

Assistant coach(es)

Brendan Mullins (Saint Michael's)
Pat Monaghan (Lewis)
Jevon Marmon (Barat College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

^ 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.

[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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