Southern Illinois Salukis
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #87
Conference Rank: #3 Missouri Valley
2021-22 Record: 16-15, 9-9
2021-22 Postseason: None
Coach: Bryan Mullins
Coach Record: 44-45 at Southern Illinois, 44-45 overall
Key Departed Players:
Ben Coupet Jr., Guard, 11.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.9 apg
Steven Verplancken Jr., Guard, 6.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
Kyler Filewich, Center, 4.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
Key Returning Players:
Marcus Domask, Senior, Forward, 15.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.9 apg
Lance Jones, Senior, Guard, 14.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.9 apg
Dalton Banks, Junior, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.3 apg
J.D. Muila, Senior, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.3 apg
Trent Brown, Senior, Guard, 2.2 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.5 apg
Troy D’Amico, Sophomore, Forward, 1.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.9 apg
Key New Players:
Scottie Ebube, Freshman, Center
AJ Ferguson, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from DII
Cade Hornecker, Freshman, Center
JR Jacobs, Freshman, Guard
Xavier Johnson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from George Mason
Jawaun Newton, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Evansville
Clarence Rupert, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Saint Peter’s
Foster Wonders, Freshman, Guard
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI/TBC
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 64.0 (325th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.4 (16, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.6 (138, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.3 (239, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (143, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.4 (80, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.0 (269, 9)
Rebound Margin: -0.5 (218, 7)
Assists Per Game: 12.0 (247, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.4 (60, 6)
