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

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.
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. On March 20, 2019, the school hired former SIU star point guard and Loyola assistant coach Bryan Mullins as head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 22, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Minnesota State | W 56–41 | | Banterra Center (3,910) Carbondale, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois Wesleyan | W 76–48 | 1–0 | Banterra Center (4,049) Carbondale, IL |
| Nov 8, 2019* 6:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. UTSA Sunshine Slam | W 72–60 | 2–0 | Silver Spurs Arena (556) Kissimmee, FL |
| Nov 9, 2019* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Delaware Sunshine Slam | L 54–56 | 2–1 | Silver Spurs Arena (564) Kissimmee, FL |
| Nov 10, 2019* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Oakland Sunshine Slam | L 52–61 | 2–2 | Silver Spurs Arena (539) Kissimmee, FL |
| Nov 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | San Francisco | L 60–76 | 2–3 | Banterra Center (4,448) Carbondale, IL |
| Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 66–79 | 2–4 | CFSB Center (4,549) Murray, KY |
| Nov 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 64–48 | 3–4 | Banterra Center (3,620) Carbondale, IL |
| Dec 1, 2019* 3:00 pm, FSMW | | at Saint Louis | L 60–69 | 3–5 | Chaifetz Arena (6,122) St. Louis, MO |
| Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Norfolk State | W 76–59 | 4–5 | Banterra Center (3,761) Carbondale, IL |
| Dec 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at Southern Miss | L 69–72 | 4–6 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,009) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Dec 15, 2019* 3:00 pm, SECN | | at Missouri | L 48–64 | 4–7 | Mizzou Arena (8,216) Columbia, MO |
| Dec 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 75–53 | 5–7 | Banterra Center (3,519) Carbondale, IL |
| Dec 21, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southeast Missouri State | W 64–45 | 6–7 | Banterra Center (4,293) Carbondale, IL |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2019 7:00 pm, FSMW | | at Indiana State | L 56–68 | 6–8 (0–1) | Hulman Center (4,781) Terre Haute, IN |
| Jan 4, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 67–55 | 7–8 (1–1) | Banterra Center (4,580) Carbondale, IL |
| Jan 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 63–50 | 8–8 (2–1) | Banterra Center (3,856) Carbondale, IL |
| Jan 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 48–67 | 8–9 (2–2) | Carver Arena (5,684) Peoria, IL |
| Jan 16, 2020 7:00 pm, FSMW | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 48–64 | 8–10 (2–3) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,008) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 19, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | W 66–49 | 9–10 (3–3) | Banterra Center (4,337) Carbondale, IL |
| Jan 22, 2020 8:00 pm, FSMW | | Northern Iowa | W 68–66 | 10–10 (4–3) | Banterra Center (4,319) Carbondale, IL |
| Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | W 58–55 | 11–10 (5–3) | Redbird Arena (5,095) Normal, IL |
| Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola–Chicago | W 68–63 | 12–10 (6–3) | Banterra Center (4,912) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 1, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | W 79-72 | 13-10 (7–3) | Knapp Center (4,030) Des Moines, IA |
| Feb 5, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 64–60 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (8–3) | Ford Center (4,691) Evansville, IN |
| Feb 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | W 68–66 | 15–10 (9–3) | Banterra Center (6,528) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | L 38–55 | 15–11 (9–4) | The ARC (2,374) Valparaiso, IN |
| Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | Bradley | L 67–69 | 15–12 (9–5) | Banterra Center (5,766) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 70–53 | 16–12 (10–5) | Banterra Center (5,466) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 23, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Northern Iowa | L 52–64 | 16–13 (10–6) | McLeod Center (6,497) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Indiana State | L 68–77 | 16–14 (10–7) | Banterra Center (5,297) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 29, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 59–84 | 16–15 (10–8) | JQH Arena (3,887) Springfield, MO |
| Missouri Valley tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2020 2:35 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Bradley Quarterfinals | L 59–64 | 16–16 | Enterprise Center (7,399) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||