# 2015–16 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by fourth 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 22–10, 11–7 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Northern Iowa. Despite having 22 wins, citing financial concerns and player fatigue, they chose not to participate in a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

The Salukis finished the 2015–16 season 12–21, 4–14 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jalen Pendelton | 1 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Junior | Evansville, IN | Transferred to Minnesota State |
| K. C. Goodwin | 2 | G | 5'11" | 205 | RS Freshman | Memphis, TN | Transferred to Union (TN) |
| Deion Lavender | 5 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | Alton, IL | Transferred to UAB |
| Chaz Glotta | 13 | G | 6'2" | 172 | Freshman | St. Louis, MO | Transferred to Northern Colorado |
| Jordan Caroline | 14 | F | 6'6" | 235 | Freshman | Champaign, IL | Transferred to Nevada |
| Dawson Verhines | 24 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Woodlawn, IL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Mike Rodriguez | 1 | G | 5'10" | 160 | Junior | Boston, MA | Junior college transferred from Marshalltown Community College |
| Leo Vincent | 5 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Bensalem, PA | Junior college transferred from Harcum College |
| Aaron Siler | 12 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Junior | Robinson, IL | Junior college transferred from Lincoln Trail College |
| Bobby Mannie | 14 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Junior | Herrin, IL | Junior College transferred from John A. Logan College |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sean Lloyd SF | Philadelphia, PA | Mount Zion Baptist Christian School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 29, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||||
| 11/09/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Maryville | W 106–73 | | 17 – O'Brien | 7 – O'Brien | 6 – Smithpeters | SIU Arena (3,843) Carbondale, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Air Force MW–MVC Challenge | W 77–75 | 1–0 | 15 – Rodriguez | 12 – Olaniyan | 3 – Olaniyan, Smithpeters | SIU Arena (4,759) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/15/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Florida A&M Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 81–51 | 2–0 | 20 – Beane Jr. | 12 – Olaniyan | 6 – Rodriguez | SIU Arena (4,119) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Kent State | W 72–69 | 3–0 | 32 – Beane Jr. | 8 – Beane Jr. | 3 – Beane Jr. & Rodriguez | SIU Arena (4,362) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/21/2015* 1:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | W 86–81 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | 21 – Beane Jr. | 8 – Olaniyan | 5 – Rodriguez | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,008) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Oakland Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 97–88 | 5–0 | 30 – Beane Jr. | 9 – O'Brien | 5 – Rodriguez | SIU Arena (4,280) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/27/2015* 5:00 pm, ASN | vs. UTEP Corpus Christi Coastal Classic semifinals | L 66–71 | 5–1 | 25 – O'Brien | 11 – O'Brien | 4 – Rodriguez | American Bank Center (264) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/28/2015* 7:30 pm, ASN | vs. Portland Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 80–79 | 6–1 | 18 – Beane & O'Brien | 10 – O'Brien | 3 – Rodriguez | American Bank Center (179) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southeast Missouri State | W 74–50 | 7–1 | 22 – O'Brien | 11 – O'Brien | 7 – Rodriguez | SIU Arena (4,781) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/05/2015* 5:00 pm | at North Texas | W 95–63 | 8–1 | 27 – Beane Jr. | 5 – Smithpeters | 4 – O'Brien | The Super Pit (2,475) Denton, TX |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | SIU Edwardsville | L 74–76 | 8–2 | 21 – Beane Jr. | 11 – Olaniyan | 2 – Rodriguez | SIU Arena (4,817) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | North Texas | W 74–66 | 9–2 | 19 – Beane Jr. | 7 – Leek | 3 – O'Brien & Beane Jr. | SIU Arena (4,839) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/18/2015* 7:00 pm | at Murray State | W 88–73 | 10–2 | 22 – Beane Jr. | 8 – Olaniyan | 4 – Rodriguez | CFSB Center (3,784) Murray, KY |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm, FSMW | at Saint Louis | W 65–52 | 11–2 | 19 – Beane Jr. | 8 – Olaniyan | 2 – 5 tied | Chaifetz Arena (8,758) St. Louis, MO |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season ||||||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm | at Loyola–Chicago | W 72–62 | 12–2 (1–0) | 26 – Beane Jr. | 10 – Olaniyan | 3 – Rodriguez & Vincent | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,624) Chicago, IL |
| 01/02/2016 7:00 pm | Northern Iowa | W 75–73 | 13–2 (2–0) | 32 – Beane Jr. | 13 – Olaniyan | 4 – Smithpeters | SIU Arena (6,106) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | at Bradley | W 65-44 | 14-2 (3-0) | 11 – Beane Jr. | 10 – Olaniyan | 6 – Rodriguez | Carver Arena (5,639) Peoria, IL |
| 01/09/2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN | Wichita State | L 58–83 | 14–3 (3–1) | 15 – Beane Jr. | 8 – Olaniyan | 2 – Rodriguez | SIU Arena (8,284) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Illinois State | W 81–78 | 15–3 (4–1) | 24 – Vincent | 8 – O'Brien | 6 – O'Brien | SIU Arena (4,441) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/17/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU | at Drake | W 81–76 | 16–3 (5–1) | 26 – Beane Jr. | 14 – Olaniyan | 4 – Rodriguez | Knapp Center (3,136) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Indiana State | W 79-66 | 17–3 (6–1) | 18 – Vincent | 4 – 3 tied | 4 – Smithpeters | SIU Arena (5,036) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/24/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Missouri State | W 80–65 | 18–3 (7–1) | 17 – Olaniyan | 6 – Olaniyan & O'Brien | 6 – Beane Jr. | JQH Arena Springfield, MO |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Evansville | L 78–85 $^{OT}$ | 18–4 (7–2) | 30 – Smithpeters | 8 – Olaniyan | 3 – O'Brien | SIU Arena (6,345) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/31/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Iowa | L 58–67 | 18–5 (7–3) | 16 – Beane | 7 – Smithpeters | 4 – O'Brien | McLeod Center (5,275) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/03/2016 8:00 pm, FSMW | at No. 21 Wichita State | L 55–76 | 18–6 (7–4) | 20 – Beane | 16 – Olaniyan | 3 – Rodriguez | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola–Chicago | L 59–73 | 18–7 (7–5) | 18 – Beane | 11 – Beane | 4 – Rodriguez | SIU Arena (5,788) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/10/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Indiana State | W 85–78 | 19–7 (8–5) | 31 – Beane | 5 – Beane | 2 – Beane/Smithpeters/Vincent | Hulman Center (3,221) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/13/2016 3:00 pm, FSMW | Drake | W 75–60 | 20–7 (9–5) | 31 – Beane | 10 – Olaniyan | 4 – O'Brien | SIU Arena (5,474) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bradley | W 71–59 | 21–7 (10–5) | 24 – O'Brien | 11 – Olaniyan | 7 – Smithpeters | SIU Arena (5,002) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/20/2016 3:00 pm, FSMW | at Evansville | L 71–83 | 21–8 (10–6) | 22 – Beane | 12 – Olaniyan | 5 – Beane | Ford Center (7,163) Evansville, IN |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm, FSMW | at Illinois State | L 50–73 | 21–9 (10–7) | 14 – O'Brien | 12 – Olaniyan | 3 – Beane | Redbird Arena (6,502) Normal, IL |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | W 78–68 | 22–9 (11–7) | 19 – Beane | 13 – Olaniyan | 8 – O'Brien | SIU Arena (6,012) Carbondale, IL |
| Missouri Valley tournament ||||||||
| 03/04/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Northern Iowa Quarterfinals | L 60–66 | 22–10 | 17 – Beane | 12 – O'Brien | 3 – Beane | Scottrade Center (10,560) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||