# 2013–14 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by second 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 14–19, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Indiana State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Mike Balogun | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Staten Island, New York |
| 1 | Jalen Pendleton | Guard | 6–2 | 201 | Sophomore | Evansville, Indiana |
| 2 | KC Goodwin | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 3 | Desmar Jackson | Guard | 6–5 | 173 | Senior | Warren, Ohio |
| 4 | Davante Drinkard | Forward | 6–9 | 234 | Senior | Toccoa, Georgia |
| 10 | Ibby Djimde | Center | 6–8 | 245 | Junior | Bamako, Mali |
| 11 | Colby Long | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Senior | Mt. Zion, Illinois |
| 12 | Marcus Fillyaw | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Topeka, Kansas |
| 15 | Hunter Gibson | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Sophomore | Bethany, Oklahoma |
| 20 | Tyler Smithpeters | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Freshman | Harrisburg, Illinois |
| 22 | Bronson Verhines | Forward | 6–6 | 195 | Senior | Woodlawn, Illinois |
| 23 | Bola Olaniyan | Forward | 6–7 | 219 | Freshman | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 24 | Dawson Verhines | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Junior | Woodlawn, Illinois |
| 25 | Anthony Beane, Jr. | Guard | 6–2 | 171 | Sophomore | Normal, Illinois |
| 33 | Sean O'Brien | Guard | 6–6 | 195 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2013* 7:05 pm | Missouri–St. Louis | W 71–66 | | SIU Arena (4,165) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/09/2013* 7:05 pm | William Jewell | W 78–66 | | SIU Arena (4,287) Carbondale, IL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/12/2013* 8:00 pm, FS Midwest/ESPN3 | at Missouri | L 59–72 | 0–1 | Mizzou Arena (6,794) Columbia, MO |
| 11/16/2013* 7:05 pm | Saint Louis | L 67–76 | 0–2 | SIU Arena (5,640) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/19/2013* 7:05 pm | at Austin Peay | L 70–72 | 0–3 | Dunn Center (2,505) Clarksville, TN |
| 11/21/2013* 7:05 pm | Missouri S&T Gulf Coast Showcase | W 96–74 | 1–3 | SIU Arena (3,924) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/25/2013* 7:30 pm | vs. St. Bonaventure Gulf Coast Showcase | L 71–83 | 1–4 | Germain Arena (487) Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2013* 1:30 pm | vs. Stetson Gulf Coast Showcase | W 67–48 | 2–4 | Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL |
| 11/27/2013* 1:30 pm | vs. San Diego Gulf Coast Showcase | L 56–59 | 2–5 | Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL |
| 11/30/2013* 2:05 pm | at Chicago State | L 84–88 | 2–6 | Jones Convocation Center (1,347) Chicago, IL |
| 12/07/2013* 3:05 pm, ESPN3 | WKU | L 60–69 | 2–7 | SIU Arena (4,164) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm | at Murray State | L 65–73 | 2–8 | CFSB Center (3,389) Murray, KY |
| 12/21/2013* 2:05 pm | Ball State | W 66–58 | 3–8 | SIU Arena (4,223) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/23/2013* 7:05 pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 74–57 | 4–8 | SIU Arena (7,057) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/29/2013* 2:30 pm | at Miami (OH) | L 65–67 | 4–9 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| 01/02/2014 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | No. 8 Wichita State | L 67–82 | 4–10 (0–1) | SIU Arena (4,891) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/05/2014 1:00 pm | at Illinois State | L 48–66 | 4–11 (0–2) | Redbird Arena (1,060) Normal, IL |
| 01/08/2014 7:00 pm, MVCTV | at Loyola–Chicago | W 71–67 | 5–11 (1–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,623) Chicago, IL |
| 01/11/2014 3:05 pm | Evansville | L 69–75 | 5–12 (1–3) | SIU Arena (4,763) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/14/2014 7:05 pm | Northern Iowa | W 68–66 | 6–12 (2–3) | SIU Arena (4,278) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/17/2014 7:00 pm | at Bradley | L 60–66 | 6–13 (2–4) | Carver Arena (6,909) Peoria, IL |
| 01/22/2014 7:05 pm | Drake | L 54–57 | 6–14 (2–5) | SIU Arena (4,532) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm, MVCTV | at Missouri State | L 63–69 | 6–15 (2–6) | JQH Arena (6,206) Springfield, MO |
| 01/29/2014 7:05 pm | Indiana State | W 79–60 | 7–15 (3–6) | SIU Arena (4,821) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/01/2014 3:05 pm | Loyola–Chicago | W 81–76 $^{OT}$ | 8–15 (4–6) | SIU Arena (5,156) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/04/2014 7:05 pm | at Drake | W 74–58 | 9–15 (5–6) | Knapp Center (3,354) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/08/2014 6:00 pm, MVCTV | Missouri State | W 72–54 | 10–15 (6–6) | SIU Arena (6,249) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/11/2014 7:00 pm | at No. 4 Wichita State | L 67–78 | 10–16 (6–7) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 02/15/2014 12:05 pm | at Indiana State | L 57–60 | 10–17 (6–8) | Hulman Center (5,420) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/18/2014 7:05 pm | Bradley | W 75–64 | 11–17 (7–8) | SIU Arena (5,089) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/22/2014 7:05 pm | at Evansville | W 61–56 | 12–17 (8–8) | Ford Center (6,243) Evansville, IN |
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm | at Northern Iowa | L 54–73 | 12–18 (8–9) | McLeod Center (3,804) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 03/01/2014 3:00 pm, CSN Chicago, ESPN3 | Illinois State | W 66–65 | 13–18 (9–9) | SIU Arena (8,339) Carbondale, IL |
| 2014 Missouri Valley tournament |||||
| 03/07/2014 8:35 pm, MVCTV | vs. Northern Iowa Quarterfinals | W 63–58 | 14–18 | Scottrade Center (9,037) St.Louis, MO |
| 03/08/2014 8:35 pm, MVCTV | vs. Indiana State Semifinals | L 59–62 | 14–19 | Scottrade Center (13,966) St.Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||