# 2014–15 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by third 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 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 Wichita State.

## Previous season

The Salukis 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Mike Balogun | 0 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Staten Island, NY | Transferred |
| Desmar Jackson | 3 | G | 6'5" | 173 | Senior | Warren, OH | Graduated |
| Davante Drinkard | 4 | F | 6'9" | 234 | Senior | Toccoa, GA | Graduated |
| Colby Long | 11 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Senior | Mount Zion, IL | Graduated |
| Marcus Fillyaw | 12 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Topeka, KS | Transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan |
| Hunter Gibson | 15 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Sophomore | Bethany, OK | Transferred |
| Bronson Verhines | 22 | F | 6'6" | 195 | Senior | Woodlawn, IL | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Deng Leek | 32 | C | 7'0" | 240 | Junior | Colfax, NC | Junior college transfer from Jacksonville College |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Caroline PF | Champaign, IL | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jul 30, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71 ||||||
| Chazz Glotta SG | O'Fallon, MO | Fort Zumwalt North High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 26, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Armon Fletcher SF | Edwardsville, IL | Edwardsville High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Deion Lavender SG | Alton, IL | Marquette Catholic High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Mar 3, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Austin Weiher PF | Seattle, WA | Creating Young Minds Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 14, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||||
| 11/01/2014* 7:05 pm | Saint Mary | W 102–63 | | 20 – Beane | 8 – Olaniyan | 5 – Beane | SIU Arena (4,642) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/08/2014* 7:05 pm | Southwest Baptist | W 79–63 | | 22 – Beane | 7 – Olaniyan | 5 – Pendleton | SIU Arena (4,276) Carbondale, IL |
| Regular season ||||||||
| 11/15/2014* 7:00 pm, FSMW | at Saint Louis | L 59–62 | 0–1 | 15 – O'Brien | 12 – O'Brien | 3 – Goodwin | Chaifetz Arena (10,015) St. Louis, MO |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | at Tennessee State | W 84–67 | 1–1 | 32 – Beane | 10 – Olaniyan | 3 – Pendleton | Gentry Complex (1,542) Nashville, TN |
| 11/21/2014* 6:30 pm | vs. Kent State Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | L 51–74 | 1–2 | 12 – O'Brien/Beane | 8 – Caroline/Olaniyan | 2 – Olaniyan | MAC Center (2,254) Kent OH |
| 11/22/2014* 4:00 pm | vs. Yale Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | L 46–53 | 1–3 | 19 – O'Brien | 6 – Caroline/Olaniyan | 2 – Smithpeters | MAC Center (325) Kent, OH |
| 11/23/2014* 12:00 pm | vs. UIC Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | W 67–60 | 2–3 | 27 – Beane | 11 – Caroline | 3 – Caroline | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (233) Kent, OH |
| 11/29/2014* 3:05 pm | Olivet Nazarene | W 76–60 | 3–3 | 27 – Beane | 6 – Caroline/Smithpeters | 2 – 3 tied | SIU Arena (4,302) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, FSMW | at SIU Edwardsville | W 79–67 | 4–3 | 28 – Beane | 6 – Caroline | 3 – Smithpeters | Vadalabene Center (3,508) Edwardsville, IL |
| 12/06/2014* 7:35 pm | Austin Peay | W 71–49 | 5–3 | 13 – Caroline | 8 – O'Brien | 3 – Pendleton/O'Brien | SIU Arena (5,142) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | L 54–55 | 5–4 | 22 – Beane | 11 – Caroline | 4 – O'Brien | Show Me Center (3,507) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 12/14/2014* 3:05 pm | Chicago State | W 65–50 | 6–4 | 19 – Beane | 6 – Pendleton | 3 – Goodwin | SIU Arena (4,328) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/16/2014* 7:05 pm | Tennessee State | W 65–58 | 7–4 | 15 – Beane | 5 – Caroline/Olaniyan | 5 – Pendleton | SIU Arena (4,222) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/19/2014* 7:05 pm | New Orleans | L 52–56 | 7–5 | 12 – Beane | 5 – Caroline | 2 – Lavender/Olaniyan | SIU Arena (4,485) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/22/2014* 7:05 pm | Murray State | L 71–83 | 7–6 | 19 – Beane | 13 – Caroline | 2 – 3 tied | SIU Arena (5,511) Carbondale, IL |
| Missouri Valley Conference Games ||||||||
| 12/31/2014 5:05 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | L 50–53 | 7–7 (0–1) | 16 – Beane | 6 – Goodwin | 2 – Lavender | SIU Arena (4,760) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm, CSN Chicago | at Bradley | L 44–63 | 7–8 (0–2) | 9 – O'Brien | 5 – Beane/Lavender | 3 – Lavender | Carver Arena (6,035) Peoria, IL |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | at Northern Iowa | L 39–55 | 7–9 (0–3) | 13 – Caroline | 8 – Caroline | 3 – Lavender | McLeod Center (3,910) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/10/2015 3:05 pm, ESPN3 | Indiana State | L 56–59 | 7–10 (0–4) | 13 – Olaniyan | 11 – Olaniyan | 3 – O'Brien/Pendleton | SIU Arena (4,758) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 13 Wichita State | L 55–67 | 7–11 (0–5) | 15 – Lavender | 10 – Olaniyan | 3 – Beane | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 01/18/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola–Chicago | W 59–52 | 8–11 (1–5) | 20 – Beane | 9 – O'Brien | 2 – Caroline/O'Brien | SIU Arena (4,874) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bradley | W 70–59 | 9–11 (2–5) | 16 – Beane | 6 – Beane | 5 – Pendelton | SIU Arena (4,792) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/24/2015 3:00 pm, MVCTV | at Evansville | L 66–75 | 9–12 (2–6) | 19 – Beane | 7 – Olaniyan | 4 – O'Brien | Ford Center (5,521) Evansville, IN |
| 01/28/2015 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | No. 18 Northern Iowa | L 52–59 | 9–13 (2–7) | 10 – Djimde | 8 – Olaniyan | 3 – Lavender | SIU Arena (5,267) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/31/2015 7:05 pm, CSN Chicago | at Missouri State | L 46–52 | 9–14 (2–8) | 14 – Caroline/Smithpeters | 7 – O'Brien | 3 – O'Brien/Pendelton | JQH Arena (6,324) Springfield, MO |
| 02/04/2015 7:05 pm | at Drake | L 61–63 | 9–15 (2–9) | 22 – Beane | 12 – Caroline | 3 – Lavender | Knapp Center (3,180) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/07/2015 1:00 pm, MVCTV | Illinois State | W 65–59 | 10–15 (3–9) | 23 – Beane | 7 – Lavender | 3 – Pendleton | SIU Arena (4,885) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, MVCTV | at Loyola–Chicago | L 62–66 | 10–16 (3–10) | 17 – Lavender | 11 – Caroline | 3 – Smithpeters | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,136) Chicago, IL |
| 02/14/2015 3:05 pm | Evansville | L 64–72 | 10–17 (3–11) | 13 – Caroline | 15 – Caroline | 1 – Beane/Caroline/O'Brien/Pendleton | SIU Arena (5,265) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/17/2015 7:05 pm, CSN Chicago | No. 13 Wichita State | L 62–84 | 10–18 (3–12) | 15 – Lavender | 7 – Olaniyan | 3 – Olaniyan | SIU Arena (5,358) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/21/2015 12:05 pm, CSN Chicago | at Indiana State | L 58–78 | 10–19 (3–13) | 22 – Beane | 5 – Caroline | 3 – Beane | Hulman Center (4,289) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | L 56–73 | 10–20 (3–14) | 24 – Beane | 7 – O'Brien | 4 – Pendleton | Redbird Arena (5,188) Normal, IL |
| 02/28/2015 2:00 pm | Drake | W 63–57 | 11–20 (4–14) | 17 – Beane | 8 – Olaniyan | 2 – Beane | SIU Arena (5,512) Carbondale, IL |
| Missouri Valley tournament ||||||||
| 03/05/2015 6:05 pm, MVC TV | vs. Missouri State First round | W 55–48 | 12–20 | 17 – Ruder | 11 – Kirk | 4 – Williams | Scottrade Center (5,608) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/06/2015 6:05 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3 | vs. No. 8 Wichita State Quarterfinals | L 45–56 | 12–21 | 12 – Pendleton | 7 – O'Brien | 5 – Caroline | Scottrade Center (9,015) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||