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2023–24 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

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2023–24 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record19–13 (11–9 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBanterra Center
Seasons
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana State 17 3   .850 32 7   .821
Drake 16 4   .800 28 7   .800
Bradley 13 7   .650 23 12   .657
Northern Iowa 12 8   .600 19 14   .576
Belmont 12 8   .600 20 13   .606
Southern Illinois 11 9   .550 19 13   .594
Illinois State 9 11   .450 15 17   .469
Murray State 9 11   .450 12 20   .375
Missouri State 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
Evansville 6 14   .300 17 18   .486
UIC 4 16   .200 12 21   .364
Valparaiso 3 17   .150 7 25   .219
2024 MVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by fifth-year head coach Bryan Mullins, played their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

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They finished the season 22–9, 14–6 in MVC play, to tie for third place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Missouri State in the quarterfinals before falling to eventual tournament champions Drake in the semifinals.

Roster

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2023–24 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Troy D'Amico 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Notre Dame College Prep Chicago, IL
C 2 Scottie Ebube 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 273 lb (124 kg) RS So Mundelein High School Mundelein, IL
F 4 Clarence Rupert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) So Saint Peter's Philadelphia, PA
G 5 Sheridan Sharp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ben Davis High School Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) GS George Mason Germantown, MD
G 12 Chris Cross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Urbana High School Urbana, IL
G 14 AJ Ferguson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr East Central Houston, TX
C 21 Cade Hornecker 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Amarillo High School Amarillo, TX
G 23 RJ McGee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Tulane Chicago, IL
G 24 Trent Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) GS Pinnacle High School Scottsdale, AZ
G 25 Trey Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So Incarnate Word Houston, TX
G 30 Kennard Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Vashon High School St. Louis, MO
F 32 Jarrett Hensley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Cincinnati Merriam, KS
G 33 Jovan Stulic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) GS Little Rock Prigrevica, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 1, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kentucky State W 88–57  1–0
Banterra Center (4,510)
Carbondale, IL
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Queens W 91–68  2–0
Banterra Center (5,183)
Carbondale, IL
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Chicago State
Cancún Challenge campus game
W 71–55  3–0
Banterra Center (3,910)
Carbondale, IL
November 21, 2023*
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. No. 22 James Madison
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals
L 76–82  3–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (417)
Cancún, Mexico
November 22, 2023*
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. New Mexico State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division consolation
W 81–54  4–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (317)
Cancún, Mexico
November 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Indiana State L 48–77  4–2
(0–1)
Hulman Center (4,009)
Terre Haute, IN
December 2, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Louis W 101–62  5–2
Banterra Center (5,021)
Carbondale, IL
December 5, 2023*
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Oklahoma State W 70–68  6–2
Banterra Center (5,610)
Carbondale, IL
December 12, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Austin Peay L 68–70  6–3
Banterra Center (4,463)
Carbondale, IL
December 16, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State L 68–69  6–4
Charles Koch Arena (7,187)
Wichita, KS
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Dakota State W 76–63  7–4
Banterra Center (3,932)
Carbondale, IL
December 22, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Indiana W 81–50  8–4
Banterra Center (6,024)
Carbondale, IL
December 30, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UIC W 62–50  9–4
(1–1)
Banterra Center (7,004)
Carbondale, IL
January 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Belmont W 73–63  10–4
(2–1)
Banterra Center (4,324)
Carbondale, IL
January 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Illinois State W 71–64  11–4
(3–1)
CEFCU Arena (4,852)
Normal, IL
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 77–68  12–4
(4–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,294)
Valparaiso, IN
January 13, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Drake L 58–76  12–5
(4–2)
Banterra Center (6,013)
Carbondale, IL
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bradley L 69–70  12–6
(4–3)
Banterra Center (4,614)
Carbondale, IL
January 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Northern Iowa L 57–61  12–7
(4–4)
McLeod Center (3,926)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Valparaiso W 75–69  13–7
(5–4)
Banterra Center (3,923)
Carbondale, IL
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., Bally Sports Midwest
at Murray State W 60–58  14–7
(6–4)
CFSB Center (6,757)
Murray, KY
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri State L 75–76 OT 14–8
(6–5)
Banterra Center (5,002)
Carbondale, IL
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UIC W 74–71  15–8
(7–5)
Credit Union 1 Arena (4,056)
Chicago, IL
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Drake L 88–92 OT 15–9
(7–6)
Knapp Center (3,611)
Des Moines, IA
February 10, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Illinois State W 69–66  16–9
(8–6)
Banterra Center (5,212)
Carbondale, IL
February 14, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Belmont L 68–82  16–10
(8–7)
Curb Event Center (1,231)
Nashville, TN
February 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 Indiana State W 74–69  17–10
(9–7)
Banterra Center (4,582)
Carbondale, IL
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Murray State W 72–68  18–10
(10–7)
Banterra Center (5,885)
Carbondale, IL
February 25, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Evansville W 65–53  19–10
(11–7)
Ford Center (5,669)
Evansville, IN
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bradley L 67–86  19–11
(11–8)
Carver Arena (6,168)
Peoria, IL
March 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Iowa L 70–82  19–12
(11–9)
Banterra Center (5,612)
Carbondale, IL
MVC tournament
March 7, 2024
8:30 p.m., MVC TV
(6) vs. (11) UIC
Opening round
L 82–84 2OT 19–13
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved August 1, 2024.