2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 MVC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2020–21 record	8–7 (2–7 MVC)
Head coach	Bryan Mullins (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Brendan Mullins; Pat Monaghan; Jevon Mamon;
Home arena	Banterra Center

The 2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis are led by second-year head coach Bryan Mullins and play their home games at the Banterra Center (formerly SIU Arena) in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Salukis finished the 2019–20 season 16–16 overall, 10–8 in MVC play, finishing in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MVC Tournament, the Salukis were eliminated by No. 4 seed 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)		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 College)
Pat Monaghan (Lewis University)
Jevon Marmon (Barat College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Salukis home game against the Missouri State Bears in 2020 at the Banterra Center

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Dec 2, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	SEMO	W 87–79	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, CBS Sports Network	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, Fox Sports Midwest	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, Fox Sports Midwest	at Bradley	L 66-74	8-7 (2-7)	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 7, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3	at Bradley			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 10, 2021 7:00 pm, Fox Sports Midwest	at Missouri State			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
Feb 13, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3	Illinois State			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
Feb 14, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3	Illinois State			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
Feb 17, 2021 8:15 pm, Marquee Sports Network & ESPN3	Missouri State			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
Feb 20, 2021 ESPN+/ESPN3	Valparaiso			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
Feb 21, 2021 Marquee Sports Network	Valparaiso			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
Feb 26, 2021 TBA, ESPN+/ESPN3	at Loyola–Chicago			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Feb 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Loyola–Chicago			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
MVC Tournament
March 4–7, 2021 TBD	TBD			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.

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[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.

Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
Venues	Davies Gym (1925–1964) Banterra Center (1964–present)
Culture & lore	Marching Salukis Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NAIA national championship in bold

2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Loyola-Chicago	12	–	1	.923	17	–	3	.850
No. 25 Drake	9	–	1	.900	18	–	1	.947
Indiana State	8	–	5	.615	11	–	7	.611
Missouri State	7	–	5	.583	11	–	5	.688
Evansville	6	–	6	.500	8	–	10	.444
Valparaiso	4	–	6	.400	7	–	12	.368
Bradley	4	–	7	.364	10	–	10	.500
Northern Iowa	3	–	8	.273	5	–	12	.294
Southern Illinois	2	–	7	.222	8	–	7	.533
Illinois State	2	–	11	.154	5	–	14	.263

† 2021 MVC Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll