# 2006–07 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

In the 2006–07 season, the Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team played in the Missouri Valley Conference and took part in the Missouri Valley tournament (reaching the West Regional semifinal) and the NCAA tournament. The team won 29 of its matches and lost 7.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kobby Acquah C | Ghana | Clark Atlanta University | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Aug 23, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Josh Bone SG | Brentwood, TN | Brentwood Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 31, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Tyrone Green PG | Harrisburg, IL | Southeastern Illinois C.C. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Mar 27, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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: "Southern Illinois 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2011. "2006 Southern Illinois Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 3, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2011. ||||||

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home town |
| Kobby Acquah | 11 | Center | 7-1 | 225 | Senior | Ghana |
| Jordan Armstrong | 5 | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Freshman | Muncie, IN |
| Joshua Bone | 4 | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Freshman | Brentwood, TN |
| Tony Boyle | 35 | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Sophomore | De Soto, MO |
| Wesley Clemmons | 24 | Guard | 6-3 | 195 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, IN |
| Dion Coopwood | 12 | Guard | 5-11 | 170 | Junior | Calumet City, IL |
| Christian Cornelius | 21 | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | Oak Park, IL |
| Randal Falker | 14 | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Junior | Saint Louis, MO |
| Jamaal Foster | 23 | Forward | 6–10 | 225 | Junior | Columbia, MO |
| Tyrone Green | 22 | Guard | 6–3 | 205 | Junior | Harrisburg, IL |
| Bryan Mullins | 10 | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Sophomore | Downers Grove, IL |
| Matt Shaw | 32 | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Junior | Centralia, IL |
| Jamaal Tatum | 3 | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Senior | Jefferson City, MO |
| Tony Young | 15 | Guard | 6–0 | 190 | Junior | Schaumburg, IL |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 10* 7:05 pm | | Washington (MO) | W 59–28 | 1–0 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Nov 19* 2:05 pm | | Murray State | W 62–46 | 2–0 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Nov 23* 12:00 pm | | vs. Arkansas Old Spice Classic | L 53–61 | 2–1 | HP Field House Orlando, Florida |
| Nov 24* 12:30 pm | | vs. Minnesota Old Spice Classic | W 69–53 | 3–1 | HP Field House Orlando, Florida |
| Nov 26* 1:00 pm | | vs. Virginia Tech Old Spice Classic | W 69–64 | 4–1 | HP Field House Orlando, Florida |
| Nov 29* 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | W 50–36 | 5–1 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA |
| Dec 2* 2:05 pm | | Saint Louis | W 65–56 | 6–1 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Dec 9* 7:00 pm | | at Western Kentucky | W 75–70 | 7–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Dec 17* 8:00 pm | | at Indiana | L 47–57 | 7–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Dec 20* 7:05 pm | | Central Michigan | W 74–61 | 8–2 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Dec 23* 11:00 am | | at Saint Mary's College | W 66–61 | 9–2 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Dec 29 6:05 pm | | at Illinois State | W 68–49 | 10–2 (1–0) | Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois |
| Jan 1 7:05 pm | | Wichita State | W 73–68 | 11–2 (2–0) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 4 7:05 pm | | at Drake | W 59–54 | 12–2 (3–0) | Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa |
| Jan 6 12:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 61–66 | 12–3 (3–1) | McLeod Center Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Jan 10 7:05 pm | | at Bradley | L 46–48 | 12–4 (3–2) | Geno Ford Peoria, Illinois |
| Jan 13 2:05 pm | | Missouri State | W 76–56 | 13–4 (4–2) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 15 7:05 pm | | Drake | W 72–62 | 14–4 (5–2) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 17 7:05 pm | | at Evansville | L 68–75 | 14–5 (5–3) | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Jan 20 7:05 pm | | at Creighton | W 58–57 | 15–5 (6–3) | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 23 8:05 pm | | Northern Illinois | W 56–54 | 16–5 (7–3) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 27 2:05 pm | | Illinois State | W 73–62 | 17–5 (8–3) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 31 7:05 pm | | Indiana State | W 61–48 | 18–5 (9–3) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Feb 3 1:05 pm | | at Wichita State | W 54–46 | 19–5 (10–3) | Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 7 7:35 pm | No. 20 | Bradley | W 60–50 | 20–5 (11–3) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Feb 10 5:05 pm | No. 20 | Creighton | W 72–68 | 21–5 (12–3) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Feb 13 7:05 pm | No. 15 | at Missouri State | W 51–47 | 22–5 (13–3) | JQH Arena Springfield, Missouri |
| Feb 17 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | at No. 12 Butler | W 68–64 | 23–5 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 21 7:05 pm | No. 14 | at Indiana State | W 58–50 | 24–5 (14–3) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Feb 24 7:37 pm | No. 14 | Evansville | W 76–69 | 25–5 (15–3) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Missouri Valley Tournament ||||||
| Mar 2 12:05 pm | (1) No. 11 | vs. (9) Drake Quarterfinals | W 71–59 | 26–5 | Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mar 3 1:35 pm | (1) No. 11 | vs. (4) Bradley Semifinals | W 53–51 | 27–5 | Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mar 4 1:05 pm, CBS | (1) No. 11 | vs. (2) Creighton Championship | L 61–67 | 27–6 | Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16 9:40 pm, CBS | (4 W) No. 13 | vs. (13 W) Holy Cross First round | W 61–51 | 28–6 | Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Mar 18 1:30 pm, CBS | (4 W) No. 13 | vs. (5 W) Virginia Tech Second Round | W 63–48 | 29–6 | Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Mar 22 6:10 pm, CBS | (4 W) No. 13 | vs. (1 W) No. 2 Kansas Sweet Sixteen | L 58–61 | 29–7 | HP Pavilion San Jose, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||