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Prior to joining the NCAA, the Salukis competed in the NAIA men's basketball.Appearing five times, with a combined tournament record of 9 wins and 4 losses. Most notable tournament appearances came in 1945, in which the Salukis finished third, and then the following year in the 1946 tournament where the Salukis were NAIA national champions.
The 2024–25 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by first-year head coach Scott Nagy, play their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
The Southern Illinois Salukis are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The nickname comes from the Saluki , the Royal Dog of Egypt and the Persian greyhound, which ties into the fact that southern Illinois has had the nickname " Little Egypt " for just under 200 years.
The 2023–24 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by fifth-year head coach Bryan Mullins, played their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley ...
The 2022–23 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fourth-year head coach Bryan Mullins and played their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley ...
The Salukis represent Southern Illinois University Carbondale in the NCAA's Missouri Valley Conference. Southern Illinois began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1913. [ 1 ] However, the school's record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent.
Southern Illinois University's intercollegiate athletic teams are collectively known as the Southern Illinois Salukis. The university first sponsored athletic teams during the 1913–14 school year, when they were informally known as the Maroons. Students and faculty began lobbying for a new name and mascot during the late 1940s.
The 2020–21 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by second-year head coach Bryan Mullins and played their home games at the Banterra Center (formerly SIU Arena) in Carbondale, Illinois as members of ...