2022–23 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

2022–23 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–10 (14–6 MVC)
Head coach	Bryan Mullins (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Brendan Mullins Pat Monaghan Jevon Mamon
Home arena	Banterra Center

2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bradley	16	–	4		.800			25	–	10		.714
Drake †	15	–	5		.750			27	–	8		.771
Southern Illinois	14	–	6		.700			23	–	10		.697
Belmont	14	–	6		.700			21	–	11		.656
Indiana State	13	–	7		.650			23	–	13		.639
Missouri State	12	–	8		.600			17	–	15		.531
Murray State	11	–	9		.550			17	–	15		.531
Northern Iowa	9	–	11		.450			14	–	18		.438
Illinois State	6	–	14		.300			11	–	21		.344
Valparaiso	5	–	15		.250			11	–	21		.344
UIC	4	–	16		.200			12	–	20		.375
Evansville	1	–	19		.050			5	–	27		.156
† 2023 MVC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fourth-year head coach Bryan Mullins and played their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 14–6 in MVC Play to tie for 3rd place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Missouri State in the quarterfinals before falling to eventual tournament champions Drake in the semifinals.

Previous season

The Salukis finished the 2021–22 season 16–15, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in sixth place.^[1] They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Drake.^[2]

Roster

2022–23 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Foster Wonders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Iron Mountain High School Iron Mountain, MI F 1 Marcus Domask 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Waupun High School Waupun, WI C 2 Scottie Ebube 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Fr Mundelein High School Mundelein, IL G 3 Dalton Banks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr North High School Eau Clair, WI F 4 Clarence Rupert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Saint Peter's Philadelphia PA G 5 Lance Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Evanston Township Evanston, IL G 10 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr George Mason Germantown, MD F 11 J.D. Muila 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Indian Hills Community College Ottawa, ON G 12 Chris Cross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Urbana High School Urbana, IL G 13 Jawaun Newton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Evansville El Paso, TX G 14 AJ Ferguson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So East Central Houston, TX G 15 JR Jacobs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Bartlett High School Memphis, TN C 21 Cade Hornecker 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Amarillo High School Amarillo, TX F 23 Troy D'Amico 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Notre Dame College Prep Chicago, IL G 24 Trent Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Pinnacle High School Scottsdale, AZ	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
Exhibition
October 29, 2022* 2:00 pm		at No. 20 Alabama Charity Exhibition	L 64–73		Foster Auditorium (2,000) Tuscaloosa, AL
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Little Rock	W 94–63	1–0	Banterra Center (5,109) Carbondale, IL
November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	W 61–60	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,324) Stillwater, OK
November 13, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	L 53–71	2–1	Screaming Eagles Arena (3,071) Evansville, IN
November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State 2022 SoCal Challenge campus game	W 57–44	3–1	Banterra Center (3,780) Carbondale, IL
November 21, 2022* 12:00 am, CBSSN		vs. UNLV SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals	L 49–56	3–2	The Pavilion at JSerra  San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 23, 2022* 12:00 am, CBSSN		vs. California Baptist SoCal Challenge Surf Division 3rd Place Game	W 64–61 ^OT	4–2	The Pavilion at JSerra (300) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 30, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	W 80–53	5–2 (1–0)	Ford Center (4,286) Evansville, IN
December 3, 2022* 3:00 pm, BSMW		at Saint Louis	L 72–85	5–3	Chaifetz Arena (7,024) St. Louis, MO
December 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State	L 71–74	5–4 (1–1)	Banterra Center (4,126) Carbondale, IL
December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Alcorn State	W 74–68	6–4	Banterra Center (4,121) Carbondale, IL
December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lincoln	W 88–51	7–4	Banterra Center (3,958) Carbondale, IL
December 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Chicago State	W 63–52	8–4	Banterra Center (3,924) Carbondale, IL
December 21, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	W 70–68	9–4	Show Me Center (1,632) Cape Girardeau, MO
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	W 63–57	10–4 (2–1)	CFSB Center (5,571) Murray, KY
January 1, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPNU		Belmont	W 63–45	11–4 (3–1)	Banterra Center (7,119) Carbondale, IL
January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	W 53–49	12–4 (4–1)	Banterra Center (4,479) Carbondale, IL
January 7, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Iowa	L 57–69	12–5 (4–2)	McLeod Center (3,391) Cedar Falls, IA
January 11, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	W 69–61	13–5 (5–2)	Hulman Center (5,152) Terre Haute, IN
January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Illinois State	W 69–57	14–5 (6–2)	Banterra Center (5,523) Carbondale, IL
January 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 78–70	15–5 (7–2)	Banterra Center (4,492) Carbondale, IL
January 21, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Missouri State	W 61–57	16–5 (8–2)	Great Southern Bank Arena (3,782) Springfield, MO
January 24, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	W 68–64	17–5 (9–2)	Banterra Center (6,507) Carbondale, IL
January 29, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 66–72	17–6 (9–3)	CEFCU Arena (4,377) Normal, IL
February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley	L 52–62	17–7 (9–4)	Carver Arena (4,817) Peoria, IL
February 5, 2023 1:00 pm, BSMW		Missouri State	W 73–53	18–7 (10–4)	Banterra Center (5,802) Carbondale, IL
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	W 68–66	19–7 (11–4)	Banterra Center (4,864) Carbondale, IL
February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPNU		at Drake	L 59–82	19–8 (11–5)	Knapp Center (4,839) Des Moines, IA
February 14, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 66–62	20–8 (12–5)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,390) Valparaiso, IN
February 19, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN2		Bradley	L 48–50	20–9 (12–6)	Banterra Center (6,516) Carbondale, IL
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Iowa	W 86–63	21–9 (13–6)	Banterra Center (5,101) Carbondale, IL
February 26, 2023 1:00 pm, BSMW		at UIC	W 68–65	22–9 (14–6)	Credit Union 1 Arena (2,502) Chicago, IL
MVC Tournament
March 3, 2023 8:30 pm, BSMW	(3)	vs. (6) Missouri State Quarterfinals	W 54–51	23–9	Enterprise Center (7,049) St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2023 5:00 pm, CBSSN	(3)	vs. (2) Drake Semifinals	L 52–65	23–10	Enterprise Center (8,483) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3][4]

References

1. "2021–22 Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
2. "Southern Illinois vs. Drake – Game Summary – March 4, 2022 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
3. "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
4. "2022–23 Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2022.