2019–20 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Southern Illinois Salukis
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:MVC
Record:16–16
Conf Record:10–8
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Brendan Mullins
Asst Coach2:Pat Monaghan
Asst Coach3:Jevon Mamon

The 2019–20 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by first-year head coach Bryan Mullins and played their home games at the Banterra Center (formerly SIU Arena) in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Bradley.

Previous season

The Salukis finished the 2018–19 season 17–15 overall, 10–8 in MVC play, finishing in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the MVC tournament, the Salukis were upset by No. 6 seed Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.[1]

In an emotional news conference following the game, Southern Illinois head coach Barry Hinson, announced he was stepping down as the coach of the Salukis.[2] On March 20, 2019, the school hired former SIU star point guard and Loyola assistant coach Bryan Mullins as head coach.[3]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Missouri Valley regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Missouri Valley tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arch Madness Game 6: UNI 61, Southern Illinois 58. MVC-Sports.com. en. March 30, 2019.
  2. News: SIU basketball coach announces he's stepping down in emotional press conference: 'I am so sorry'. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. Todd. Hefferman. March 9, 2019. March 30, 2019.
  3. Web site: SIU hires former star point guard Mullins as head coach. Hefferman. Todd. pantagraph.com. en. 2019-03-20. 2019-08-19. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190819172154/https://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/basketball/siu-hires-former-star-point-guard-mullins-as-head-coach/article_2e0199a2-c738-5688-8d4f-37cf226d420e.html. 2019-08-19.