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The Salukis finished the 2023–24 season 19–13, 11–9 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They were upset in the first round of the MVC tournament by UIC.. Following the season, the school fired head coach Bryan Mullins. [1]
The Saluki men's basketball team garnered national attention by advancing to the Sweet Sixteen in 2002 and 2007. In the 2006–2007 season, the Salukis, coached by Chris Lowery , reached their highest ranking in the AP Coaches Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Poll with a position of #11, before dropping to #14 after losing the MVC to Creighton prior ...
The Student Center is a large building near the center of campus which serves as a hub for events held by students and community members. Containing over eight and a half acres of space, the building hosts food vendors, dining and study spaces, a bowling alley and pool room, Esports Arena, the University Bookstore, Sustainability Hub, the Craft ...
SIU's sports mascot is the Saluki. A Saluki is one of the oldest dog breeds, dating back over 6000 years and is an Egyptian hunting dog. They are sight hounds and can run in excess of 42 mph. The greyhound, afghan, borzoi and whippet are derived from Saluki. [2] SIU's teams originally competed under the team name "Maroons" from 1913 to 1951. [2]
Saluki Stadium opened on September 2, 2010 when a sellout crowd of 15,200 watched the Salukis defeat Quincy 70–7. [ 10 ] The Saluki Stadium is part of the university's larger athletic facilities plan, known as "Saluki Way," [ 11 ] a comprehensive plan to renovate and restructure the campus athletic facilities.
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.
Banterra Center (formerly SIU Arena) [2] is an 8,284-seat multi-purpose arena, on the campus of Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Construction on the arena began in the spring of 1962 and took nearly two years to complete. It was completed in 1964 and is the home of the SIU Salukis basketball team. [3]
The Salukis were led by second-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.