# 2012–13 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by first 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 14–17, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Missouri State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Jalen Pendleton | Guard | 6–2 | 201 | Freshman | Evansville, Indiana |
| 2 | Kendal Brown-Surles | Guard | 5–9 | 174 | Senior | Evansville, Indiana |
| 3 | Desmar Jackson | Guard | 6–5 | 173 | Junior | Warren, Ohio |
| 4 | Davante Drinkard | Forward | 6–9 | 234 | Junior | Toccoa, Georgia |
| 5 | Antonio Bryer | Forward | 6–6 | 218 | Sophomore | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 11 | Colby Long | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Junior | Mt. Zion, Illinois |
| 12 | T.J. Lindsay | Guard | 6–3 | 169 | Senior | Mansfield, Ohio |
| 15 | Dantiel Daniels | Forward | 6–5 | 230 | Sophomore | Wentzville, Missouri |
| 21 | Josh Swan | Guard | 6–2 | 181 | Sophomore | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 22 | Jeff Early | Guard | 6–1 | 187 | Senior | Glasgow, Virginia |
| 23 | Bola Olaniyan | Forward | 6–7 | 219 | Freshman | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 24 | Diamond Taylor | Guard | 6–4 | 173 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 25 | Anthony Beane, Jr. | Guard | 6–2 | 171 | Freshman | Normal, Illinois |
| 44 | Chase Heins | Forward | 6–6 | 264 | Freshman | Campbell Hill, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/27/2012* 7:00 pm | Lincoln | W 83–47 | | SIU Arena (2,215) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/03/2012* 7:00 pm | Upper Iowa | W 73–62 | | SIU Arena (2,705) Carbondale, IL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm | at New Orleans | W 72–55 | 1–0 | Lakefront Arena (690) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/17/2012* 7:00 pm | Benedictine–Springfield | W 100–62 | 2–0 | SIU Arena (3,107) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | at SIU Edwardsville | W 71–55 | 3–0 | Vadalabene Center (3,507) Edwardsville, IL |
| 11/24/2012* 7:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 51–61 | 3–1 | Chaifetz Arena (6,340) St. Louis, MO |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Fresno State MW–MVC Challenge | W 57–54 | 4–1 | SIU Arena (5,409) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at WKU | L 57–58 | 4–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,833) Bowling Green, OH |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm | at Green Bay | W 72–70 | 5–2 | Resch Center (3,057) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/17/2012* 7:00 pm | New Orleans | W 74–61 | 6–2 | SIU Arena (5,031) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/20/2012* 6:30 pm | vs. UC Davis World Vision Classic | L 70–78 | 6–3 | Smith Spectrum (331) Logan, UT |
| 12/21/2012* 6:30 pm | vs. Nicholls State World Vision Classic | W 65–53 | 7–3 | Smith Spectrum (785) Logan, UT |
| 12/22/2012* 9:05 pm | at Utah State World Vision Classic | L 58–70 | 7–4 | Smith Spectrum (7,919) Logan, UT |
| 12/30/2012 5:30 pm | at Missouri State | L 59–70 | 7–5 (0–1) | JQH Arena (7,662) Springfield, MO |
| 01/02/2013 7:05 pm | Bradley | L 60–66 | 7–6 (0–2) | SIU Arena (5,015) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/05/2013 8:00 pm, MVC–TV | at Evansville | L 68–85 | 7–7 (0–3) | Ford Center (6,032) Evansville, IN |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 23 Wichita State | L 76–82 | 7–8 (0–4) | Charles Koch Arena (10,306) Wichita, KS |
| 01/12/2013 7:05 pm | Indiana State | W 76–71 | 8–8 (1–4) | SIU Arena (5,315) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/15/2013 7:00 pm | at Bradley | L 66–69 | 8–9 (1–5) | Carver Arena (6,628) Peoria, IL |
| 01/20/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Illinois State | L 56–70 | 8–10 (1–6) | SIU Arena (5,254) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Iowa | L 45–58 | 8–11 (1–7) | McLeod Center (3,656) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/27/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 17 Creighton | L 51–81 | 8–12 (1–8) | SIU Arena (5,764) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/30/2013 7:05 pm | Drake | L 56–61 | 8–13 (1–9) | SIU Arena (4,626) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/02/2013 3:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | L 47–83 | 8–14 (1–10) | Redbird Arena (8,923) Normal, IL |
| 02/05/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wichita State | W 64–62 | 9–14 (2–10) | SIU Arena (4,852) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/09/2013 12:05 pm | at Indiana State | L 65–66 | 9–15 (2–11) | Hulman Center (5,821) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/13/2013 7:05 pm | Evansville | W 65–56 | 10–15 (3–11) | SIU Arena (4,579) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/16/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | W 62–54 | 11–15 (4–11) | SIU Arena (5,476) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/19/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Creighton | L 45–59 | 11–16 (4–12) | CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,311) Omaha, NE |
| 02/23/2013* 2:05 pm | Miami (OH) BracketBusters | W 74–68 $^{OT}$ | 12–16 | SIU Arena (5,315) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm, MVC–TV | Northern Iowa | W 63–57 | 13–16 (5–12) | SIU Arena (5,351) Carbondale, IL |
| 03/02/2013 7:05 pm | at Drake | W 66–63 | 14–16 (6–12) | Knapp Center (4,833) Des Moines, IA |
| Missouri Valley Conference tournament |||||
| 03/07/2013 8:30 pm, MVC–TV/ESPN3 | vs. Missouri State First Round | L 53–61 | 14–17 | Scottrade Center (7,537) St.Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||