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College Basketball - Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Illinois Salukis
Location: Carbondale, IL
University Founded: 1869
Enrollment: 21,000
Nickname: Salukis
Mascot: Brown Dawg and Grey Dog
School Colors:
Maroon and white
Joined the The Valley: 1976
Varsity Teams: 16
U. President: Glenn Poshard
Director of Athletics: Mario Moccia
Basketball Head Coach:
Chris Lowery
Conference Titles:
Reg. Sea:
1977, '90, '92, '02, '03, '04, '05, '07
Tournament: 1977, '93, '94, '95, '06
Basketball Arena: SIU Arena
Current Capacity: 9,628 |
The Salukis basketball team is a well-known team in the conference, they have have won the regular season title 8 times and the post season conference tournament five times.
The team have participated 10 times in the NCAA Tournament, included consecutive years from 1993 to 1995 and from 2002 to 2007. Their best performance in the tournament was in 1999 when the team reached Sweet 16.
The team’s current Head Coach is Chris Lowery who has recently signed a 7-year extension contract.
Most recently in 2007 the basketball team was nicknamed the "Floor Burn U" due to their aggressive defensive style of play. For the 2007-08 season, Southern Illinois ended in the 3rd place of the conference overall standings. |
Southern Illinois 2007-08 Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Time/Result |
Record |
| November 17 |
Northern Illinois |
W 88-68 |
1-0 |
| November 22 |
at Chattanooga |
W 63-41 |
2-0 |
| November 23 |
Mississippi State |
W 63-49 |
3-0 |
| November 25 |
at USC |
L 70-45 |
3-1 |
| December 1 |
No. 15 Indiana |
L 64-51 |
3-2 |
| December 8 |
at Charlotte |
L 71-56 |
3-3 |
| December 11 |
No. 24 Saint Mary's |
W 71-56 |
4-3 |
| December 15 |
at Saint Louis |
L 56-51 |
4-4 |
| December 18 |
at Western Michigan |
L 57-41 |
4-5 |
| December 22 |
Western Kentucky |
W 88-78 |
5-5 |
| December 28 |
No. 17 Butler |
L 57-55 |
5-6 |
| December 30 |
Missouri State |
W 79-71 |
6-6 (1-0) |
| January 2 |
at Drake |
L 61-51 |
6-7 (1-1) |
| January 5 |
at Illinois State |
L 56-47 |
6-8 (1-2) |
| January 8 |
Bradley |
W 77-64 |
7-8 (2-2) |
| January 12 |
at Indiana State |
L 64-62 |
7-9 (2-3) |
| January 15 |
at Evansville |
W 80-67 |
8-9 (3-3) |
| January 19 |
Wichita State |
W 63-52 |
9-9 (4-3) |
| January 23 |
at Missouri State |
L 63-62 |
9-10 (4-4) |
| January 26 |
Creighton |
W 48-44 |
10-10 (5-4) |
| January 29 |
Evansville |
W 59-39 |
11-10 (6-4) |
| February 2 |
at Northern Iowa |
L 68-63 |
11-11 (6-5) |
| February 5 |
Indiana State |
W 80-69 |
12-11 (7-5) |
| February 10 |
at Creighton |
L 72-53 |
12-12 (7-6) |
| February 13 |
No. 15 Drake |
W 65-62 |
13-12 (8-6) |
| February 16 |
at Wichita State |
W 74-67 |
14-12 (9-6) |
| February 20 |
Northern Iowa |
W 67-47 |
15-12 (10-6) |
| February 23 |
Nevada |
W 74-49 |
16-12 |
| February 26 |
at Bradley |
W 71-60 |
17-12 (11-6) |
| March 1 |
Illinois State |
L 57-49 |
17-13 (11-7) |
| March 7 |
Northern Iowa |
L 54-49 |
17-14 (11-7) |
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