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Numerical Roster
No. Name

Yr. Pos. Ht.

Wt.

Hometown / Last School

0 Mike Balogun

Jr.

G

6-1

180

Staten Island (N.Y.) West Hills C.C.

1 Jalen Pendleton

So.

G

6-2

201

Evansville (Ind.) Bosse High

2 KC Goodwin

Fr.

G

5-10 160

Memphis (Tenn.) Melrose High

3 Desmar Jackson

Sr.

G

6-5

173

Warren (Ohio) Wyoming

4 Davante Drinkard

Sr.

C

6-9

234

Toccoa (Ga.) Stephens County

Jr.

C

6-8

245

Bamako (Mali) University of Illinois

10 Ibby Djimde*
11 Colby Long

Sr.

G

5-11 170

Mt. Zion (Ill.) High

12 Marcus Fillyaw

So.

G

6-1

180

Topeka (Kan.) Cloud County C.C.
Oklahoma City (Okla.) Three Rivers C.C.

15 Hunter Gibson

So.

G

6-4

195

20 Tyler Smithpeters

Fr.

G

6-4

180

Harrisburg (Ill.) High

22 Bronson Verhines

Sr.

F

6-6

195

Woodlawn (Ill.) Rend Lake College
Lagos (Nigeria) Richmond (Ind.) High

23 Bola Olaniyan

Fr.

F

6-7

219

24 Dawson Verhines

Jr.

G

6-3

195

Woodlawn (Ill.) Rend Lake College

25 Anthony Beane

So.

G

6-2

171

Normal (Ill.) High

33 Sean O’Brien

Fr.

G

6-6

195

Chicago (Ill.) Mundelein High

*eligible in 2014-15

Anthony Beane

Barry Hinson
Head Coach

At A Glance

Alma Mater: Oklahoma State (‘83)
Overall Record: 219-157 (12 yrs.)
Record at SIU: 14-17 (1 year)
2012-13: 14-17 / 6-12 (10th)

Year-By-Year Record

Southern IllInoIS

Season School

Overall
W
L

Conf.
W L

1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2012-13

19
17
23
13
17
17
19
19
22
22
17
14

12
11
11
16
15
12
14
13
9
11
16
17

12
4
10
4
13
5
8 10
11
7
12
6
9
9
10
8
12
6
12
6
8 10
6 12

School Totals (1 year)
14 17
Career Totals (12 years) 219 157

6 12
123 87

Oral Roberts
Oral Roberts
Missouri State
Missouri State
Missouri State
Missouri State
Missouri State
Missouri State
Missouri State
Missouri State
Missouri State
Southern Illinois

Conf.
Place Tourn.
2nd
t-1st
2nd
t-7th
4th
t-3rd
5th
5th
t-2nd
2nd
t-7th
10th

1-1
1-1
2-1
1-1
1-1
1-1
2-1
2-1
0-1
1-1
1-1
0-1

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0-1
13-12

2012-13: 14-17; 6-12 MVC (10th)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/7
Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3
NOTEWORTHY
? •? Senior?guard?Desmar?Jackson?has?scored?1,271?points?
in his Division I college career — more than any active
player in the Missouri Valley Conference. He scored 804
points?in?two?seasons?at?Wyoming?(2010,?2011)?and?
467 at SIU (2013).
? •? In?just?over?one?year,?head?coach?Barry?Hinson?has?
almost completely remade SIU’s roster. Of the 13 players?on?scholarship,?only?seniors?Desmar?Jackson?and?
Davante Drinkard were not signed by Hinson.
? •? After?starting?the?MVC?season?1-10?last?year,?the?Salukis?finished?the?league?slate?5-2.?Including?an?overtime?
BracketBusters?win?over?Miami,?SIU?won?six?of?its?
last nine. The signature win came over No. 22-ranked
Wichita?State?on?Feb.?4,?marking?SIU’s?first?win?over?a?
ranked team since beating No. 15 Drake in 2008.
? •? SIU?led?the?league?with?a?+3.3?turnover?margin?last?
season,?tops?in?the?league.?The?Salukis?led?the?MVC?by?
forcing 15.5 turnovers per game.

Basketball Support Staff

Tom Hankins
Assoc. Head Coach

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Anthony Beane
Asst. Coach

Terrance McGee
Asst. Coach

Nate Mast
Director of Ops.

Allen Mardis
Athletic Trainer

Dr. Don Knapp
Team Doctor