# 2021–22 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by third-year head coach Bryan Mullins and played their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Drake.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Salukis finished the 2020–21 season 12–14, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. In the MVC tournament, the Salukis defeated Bradley in the first round before losing to the Loyola in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 26, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Henderson State | W 66–52 | – | Banterra Center (4,087) Carbondale, IL |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 66–69 | 0–1 | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 73–55 | 1–1 | Banterra Center (5,000) Carbondale, IL |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Colorado Paradise Jam tournament first round | W 67–63 | 2–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (842) St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Northeastern Paradise Jam Tournament semifinals | L 47–59 | 2–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (879) St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 22, 2021* 4:45 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Creighton Paradise Jam Tournament 3rd Place Game | L 64–66 | 2–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (879) St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 26, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Alcorn State | W 62–59 | 3–3 | Banterra Center (4,190) Carbondale, IL |
| December 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | W 54–52 | 4–3 (1–0) | Ford Center (3,318) Evansville, IN |
| December 4, 2021* 8:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN3 | | Southern Miss | W 66–41 | 5–3 | Banterra Center (4,513) Carbondale, IL |
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulsa | L 65–69 | 5–4 | Reynolds Center (2,388) Tulsa, OK |
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 80–55 | 6–4 | Banterra Center (4,030) Carbondale, IL |
| December 18, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maryville | W 75–55 | 7–4 | Banterra Center (3,952) Carbondale, IL |
| December 22, 2021* 4:00 pm, WCC Network | | at San Francisco | L 52–64 | 7–5 | War Memorial at The Sobrato Center (1,543) San Francisco, CA |
| December 28, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Grambling State | W 75–64 | 8–5 | Banterra Center (4,026) Carbondale, IL |
| January 8, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 63–60 | 9–5 (2–0) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,321) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 76–81 | 9–6 (2–1) | JQH Arena (3,886) Springfield, MO |
| January 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | L 68–69 | 9–7 (2–2) | Banterra Center (4,690) Carbondale, IL |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drake Rescheduled from January 5 | L 59–60 | 9–8 (2–3) | Banterra Center (4,112) Carbondale, IL |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Indiana State | W 63–55 | 10–8 (3–3) | Banterra Center (4,142) Carbondale, IL |
| January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 62–70 | 10–9 (3–4) | Carver Arena (3,987) Peoria, IL |
| January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, BSMW | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 47–59 | 10–10 (3–5) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,941) Chicago, IL |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, BSMW | | Loyola–Chicago | L 39–44 | 10–11 (3–6) | Banterra Center (4,315) Carbondale, IL |
| January 30, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 77–55 | 11–11 (4–6) | Banterra Center (4,254) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 2, 2022 8:00 pm, BSMW | | Missouri State | L 54–69 | 11–12 (4–7) | Banterra Center (3,630) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 5, 2022 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | W 75–69 | 12–12 (5–7) | Redbird Arena (4,276) Normal, IL |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 44–53 | 12–13 (5–8) | McLeod Center (2,300) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 69–62 | 13–13 (6–8) | Banterra Center (4,554) Carbondale, IL |
| February 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bradley | W 65–57 | 14–13 (7–8) | Banterra Center (4,432) Carbondale, IL |
| February 19, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | W 76–72 | 15–13 (8–8) | Hulman Center (3,486) Terra Haute, IN |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Illinois State | W 90–69 | 16–13 (9–8) | Banterra Center (4,390) Carbondale, IL |
| February 26, 2022 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Drake | L 60–62 | 16–14 (9–9) | Knapp Center (4,417) Des Moines, IA |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2022 8:30 pm, MVC TV | (6) | vs. (3) Drake Quarterfinals | L 52–65 | 16–15 | Enterprise Center (5,503) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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