2015–16 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Salukis, led by fourth year head coach Barry Hinson , played their home games at the SIU Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference . They finished the season 22–10, 11–7 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Northern Iowa . Despite having 22 wins, citing financial concerns and player fatigue, they chose not to participate in a postseason tournament.[ 1]
Previous season
The Salukis finished the 2015–16 season 12–21, 4–14 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Sean Lloyd SF
Philadelphia, PA
Mount Zion Baptist Christian School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jun 29, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 71
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2015–16 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Mike Rodriguez
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Marshalltown CC Redemption Christian Academy
Boston, MA
F
2
Jeremy Postell
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
New Mexico JC Westlake
Atlanta, GA
G
3
Sean Lloyd
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Mt. Zion Prep
Philadelphia, PA
G
5
Leo Vincent
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Harcum College Bensalem
Bensalem, PA
C
10
Ibby Djimde
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
RS Sr
Illinois Huntington Prep
Bamako, Mali
G
11
Tyler Smithpeters
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Harrisburg
Harrisburg, IL
F
15
Austin Weiher
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Fr
Creating Young Minds Academy
Kent, WA
G
22
Armon Fletcher
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Fr
Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
F
23
Bola Olaniyan
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Richmond
Lagos, Nigeria
G
25
Anthony Beane, Jr.
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Normal
Normal, IL
C
32
Deng Leek
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Jacksonville College Wesleyan Christian Academy
Sudan
F
33
Sean O'Brien
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Mundelein
Mundelein, IL
F
34
Rudy Stradnieks
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Lee Academy
Riga, Latvia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
[ 2]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Maryville
W 106–73
17 – O'Brien
7 – O'Brien
6 – Smithpeters
SIU Arena (3,843)Carbondale, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Air Force MW–MVC Challenge
W 77–75
1–0
15 – Rodriguez
12 – Olaniyan
3 – Olaniyan, Smithpeters
SIU Arena (4,759)Carbondale, IL
11/15/2015 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida A&M Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
W 81–51
2–0
20 – Beane Jr.
12 – Olaniyan
6 – Rodriguez
SIU Arena (4,119)Carbondale, IL
11/18/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State
W 72–69
3–0
32 – Beane Jr.
8 – Beane Jr.
3 – Beane Jr. & Rodriguez
SIU Arena (4,362)Carbondale, IL
11/21/2015 *1:00 pm
at Sam Houston State
W 86–81 OT
4–0
21 – Beane Jr.
8 – Olaniyan
5 – Rodriguez
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,008)Huntsville, TX
11/24/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oakland Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
W 97–88
5–0
30 – Beane Jr.
9 – O'Brien
5 – Rodriguez
SIU Arena (4,280)Carbondale, IL
11/27/2015 *5:00 pm, ASN
vs. UTEP Corpus Christi Coastal Classic semifinals
L 66–71
5–1
25 – O'Brien
11 – O'Brien
4 – Rodriguez
American Bank Center (264)Corpus Christi, TX
11/28/2015 *7:30 pm, ASN
vs. Portland Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
W 80–79
6–1
18 – Beane & O'Brien
10 – O'Brien
3 – Rodriguez
American Bank Center (179)Corpus Christi, TX
12/02/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southeast Missouri State
W 74–50
7–1
22 – O'Brien
11 – O'Brien
7 – Rodriguez
SIU Arena (4,781)Carbondale, IL
12/05/2015 *5:00 pm
at North Texas
W 95–63
8–1
27 – Beane Jr.
5 – Smithpeters
4 – O'Brien
The Super Pit (2,475)Denton, TX
12/09/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
SIU Edwardsville
L 74–76
8–2
21 – Beane Jr.
11 – Olaniyan
2 – Rodriguez
SIU Arena (4,817)Carbondale, IL
12/12/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Texas
W 74–66
9–2
19 – Beane Jr.
7 – Leek
3 – O'Brien & Beane Jr.
SIU Arena (4,839)Carbondale, IL
12/18/2015 *7:00 pm
at Murray State
W 88–73
10–2
22 – Beane Jr.
8 – Olaniyan
4 – Rodriguez
CFSB Center (3,784)Murray, KY
12/21/2015 *7:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis
W 65–52
11–2
19 – Beane Jr.
8 – Olaniyan
2 – 5 tied
Chaifetz Arena (8,758)St. Louis, MO
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm
at Loyola–Chicago
W 72–62
12–2 (1–0)
26 – Beane Jr.
10 – Olaniyan
3 – Rodriguez & Vincent
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,624)Chicago, IL
01/02/2016 7:00 pm
Northern Iowa
W 75–73
13–2 (2–0)
32 – Beane Jr.
13 – Olaniyan
4 – Smithpeters
SIU Arena (6,106)Carbondale, IL
01/06/2016 7:00 pm
at Bradley
W 65-44
14-2 (3-0)
11 – Beane Jr.
10 – Olaniyan
6 – Rodriguez
Carver Arena (5,639)Peoria, IL
01/09/2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN
Wichita State
L 58–83
14–3 (3–1)
15 – Beane Jr.
8 – Olaniyan
2 – Rodriguez
SIU Arena (8,284)Carbondale, IL
01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State
W 81–78
15–3 (4–1)
24 – Vincent
8 – O'Brien
6 – O'Brien
SIU Arena (4,441)Carbondale, IL
01/17/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Drake
W 81–76
16–3 (5–1)
26 – Beane Jr.
14 – Olaniyan
4 – Rodriguez
Knapp Center (3,136)Des Moines, IA
01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State
W 79-66
17–3 (6–1)
18 – Vincent
4 – 3 tied
4 – Smithpeters
SIU Arena (5,036)Carbondale, IL
01/24/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State
W 80–65
18–3 (7–1)
17 – Olaniyan
6 – Olaniyan & O'Brien
6 – Beane Jr.
JQH Arena Springfield, MO
01/28/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville
L 78–85 OT
18–4 (7–2)
30 – Smithpeters
8 – Olaniyan
3 – O'Brien
SIU Arena (6,345)Carbondale, IL
01/31/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa
L 58–67
18–5 (7–3)
16 – Beane
7 – Smithpeters
4 – O'Brien
McLeod Center (5,275)Cedar Falls, IA
02/03/2016 8:00 pm, FSMW
at No. 21 Wichita State
L 55–76
18–6 (7–4)
20 – Beane
16 – Olaniyan
3 – Rodriguez
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
02/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago
L 59–73
18–7 (7–5)
18 – Beane
11 – Beane
4 – Rodriguez
SIU Arena (5,788)Carbondale, IL
02/10/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State
W 85–78
19–7 (8–5)
31 – Beane
5 – Beane
2 – Beane/Smithpeters/Vincent
Hulman Center (3,221)Terre Haute, IN
02/13/2016 3:00 pm, FSMW
Drake
W 75–60
20–7 (9–5)
31 – Beane
10 – Olaniyan
4 – O'Brien
SIU Arena (5,474)Carbondale, IL
02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley
W 71–59
21–7 (10–5)
24 – O'Brien
11 – Olaniyan
7 – Smithpeters
SIU Arena (5,002)Carbondale, IL
02/20/2016 3:00 pm, FSMW
at Evansville
L 71–83
21–8 (10–6)
22 – Beane
12 – Olaniyan
5 – Beane
Ford Center (7,163)Evansville, IN
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, FSMW
at Illinois State
L 50–73
21–9 (10–7)
14 – O'Brien
12 – Olaniyan
3 – Beane
Redbird Arena (6,502)Normal, IL
02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State
W 78–68
22–9 (11–7)
19 – Beane
13 – Olaniyan
8 – O'Brien
SIU Arena (6,012)Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
03/04/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Northern Iowa Quarterfinals
L 60–66
22–10
17 – Beane
12 – O'Brien
3 – Beane
Scottrade Center (10,560)St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NAIA national championship in bold
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