2017-2018 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars

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2017-2018 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 D'Quan Applewhite So G 6-3 180 - Harvey (IL) United States Thornton Township High School
10 Bill Awet Fr PF 6-8 200 - Sydney Australia Victory Rock Prep
22 Justin Benton So SG 6-4 195 - Germantown (TN) United States Houston High School
13 Christian Ellis So PG 6-2 190 - Modesto (CA) United States Modesto Christian High School
24 Jalen Henry Sr F 6-8 220 Jan 8, 1996 Springfield (IL) United States Springfield Southeast High School
32 Brandon Jackson So F 6-7 215 - East St. Louis (IL) United States Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School
1 D.J. Jackson Fr F 6-5 218 - Moscow (TN) United States Fayette Academy
3 Daniel Kinchen Jr G 6-3 155 - Atlanta (GA) United States N/A
25 Jaylen McCoy Jr G 5-11 180 - Montgomery (AL) United States Saint James School
15 David McFarland Jr G 6-4 180 Mar 5, 1996 Edwards (MS) United States N/A
45 Keenan Simmons Sr F 6-6 210 - Michigan City (IN) United States Michigan City High School
5 Kevion Stewart Fr SG 6-3 190 - Bartlett (TN) United States Cordova High School
34 Julian Torres So PF 6-9 265 Mar 18, 1997 Bolingbrook (IL) United States / Puerto Rico Bolingbrook High School

Recent SIU-Edwardsville Cougars History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 17-16 (9-9) 6th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 19-14 (9-9) 6th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 11-21 (5-13) 8th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 9-17 (7-12) 8th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 8-23 (5-13) 10th (OVC) N/A N/A
2018-2019 10-21 (6-12) 7th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 9-21 (5-13) 9th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 6-24 (1-15) 12th (OVC) N/A N/A
2015-2016 6-22 (3-13) 11th (OVC) N/A N/A
2014-2015 12-16 (8-8) 7th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 11-20 (7-9) 7th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 9-18 (5-11) 9th (OVC) N/A N/A
2011-2012 10-17 (6-10) 9th (OVC) N/A N/A
2010-2011 8-21 11th (OVC) N/A N/A
2009-2010 5-23 N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2008-2009 11-19 N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2007-2008 N/A N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2006-2007 0-1 N/A (A-Sun) N/A N/A
2005-2006 N/A N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2004-2005 0-1 4th (INDEP) N/A N/A
2003-2004 0-1 4th (INDEP) N/A N/A
2002-2003 0-1 N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A

2017-2018 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jalen Henry All-OVC Second Team
Jalen Henry OVC Player of the Week (Jan 8, 2018)
Daniel Kinchen OVC Newcomer of the Week (Dec 11, 2017)
David McFarland OVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan 22, 2018)

2017-2018 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Ellis J. Benton D. McFarland K. Simmons J. Henry
Rotation D. Kinchen   B. Jackson    
Lim PT J. McCoy K. Stewart   B. Awet  
Lim PT   D. Jackson   J. Torres  
Lim PT   D. Applewhite      

2017-2018 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jalen Henry 29 28.1 16.2 7.3 1.2 0.8 0.8 2.5
Daniel Kinchen 30 24.8 11.4 1.7 2.3 0.6 0.0 2.1
Christian Ellis 30 27.2 8.9 4.5 3.4 0.8 0.0 2.7
David McFarland 29 23.6 8.5 3.3 1.5 1.1 0.1 1.2
Julian Torres 5 14.6 6.8 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.6
Justin Benton 26 28.8 6.5 2.1 2.7 0.6 0.0 1.6
Keenan Simmons 30 25.1 6.4 5.2 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.9
Jaylen McCoy 24 16.8 5.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.7
Brandon Jackson 30 15.7 5.0 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.1
D.J. Jackson 19 9.6 1.8 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3
Kevion Stewart 16 7.9 1.8 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4
D'Quan Applewhite 4 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bill Awet 21 8.6 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.7

2017-2018 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jon Harris Head Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (California, 2014 to 2015)
Bubba Wells Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Austin Peay, 2008 to 2015)
Tarrance Crump Jr. Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Director of Operations (California, 2014 to 2015)
Brian Barone Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Associate Head Coach (Green Bay, 2010 to 2015)
Corey Donaldson Student Assistant Coach 2016-2017 N/A
Dr. Brad Hewitt Director of Intercollegiate Athletics 2002-2003 N/A
Eric Hess Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Gerry Schlemer Head Athletic Trainer 2004-2005 N/A
Meade Smith Strength and Conditioning Coach 2011-2012 N/A