2023–24 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2023–24 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record19–13 (11–9 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBanterra Center
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Indiana State173 .850327  .821
Drake164 .800287  .800
Bradley137 .6502312  .657
Northern Iowa128 .6001914  .576
Belmont128 .6002013  .606
Southern Illinois119 .5501913  .594
Illinois State911 .4501517  .469
Murray State911 .4501220  .375
Missouri State812 .4001716  .515
Evansville614 .3001718  .486
UIC416 .2001221  .364
Valparaiso317 .150725  .219
2024 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

They finished the season 22–9, 14–6 in MVC Play to tie for 3rd place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Missouri State in the quarterfinals before falling to eventual tournament champions Drake in the semifinals.

Roster

2023–24 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Troy D'Amico 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)212 lb (96 kg) JrNotre Dame College Prep Chicago, IL
C 2 Scottie Ebube 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)273 lb (124 kg) RS SoMundelein High School Mundelein, IL
F 4 Clarence Rupert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)239 lb (108 kg) SoSaint Peter's Philadelphia PA
G 5 Sheridan Sharp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBen Davis High School Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)189 lb (86 kg) GSGeorge Mason Germantown, MD
G 12 Chris Cross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrUrbana High School Urbana, IL
G 14 AJ Ferguson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrEast Central Houston, TX
C 21 Cade Hornecker 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoAmarillo High School Amarillo, TX
G 23 RJ McGee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) GSTulane Chicago, IL
G 24 Trent Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) GSPinnacle High School Scottsdale, AZ
G 25 Trey Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)174 lb (79 kg) SoIncarnate Word Houston, TX
G 30 Kennard Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)204 lb (93 kg) FrVashon High School St. Louis, MO
F 32 Jarrett Hensley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)212 lb (96 kg) SrCincinnati Merriam, KS
G 33 Jovan Stulic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)217 lb (98 kg) GSLittle Rock Prigrevica, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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

Source[1][2]

References

  1. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. "2023–24 Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
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