2018-2019 Southern Illinois Salukis

2018-2019 Southern Illinois Salukis Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
3 Marcus Bartley Sr G 6-5 193 Oct 9, 1995 Decatur (IL) United States MacArthur High School
5 Darius Beane Fr PG 6-3 175 Dec 22, 1999 Carbondale (IL) United States Carbondale High School
- Jimmy Beane, Jr. RS-Fr G 6-6 205 - Jacksonville (FL) United States Potter's House Christian Academy
40 Thik Bol Sr PF 6-8 202 Jan 6, 1996 Omaha (NE) United States Benson High School
10 Aaron Cook Jr PG 6-2 185 Dec 28, 1997 St. Louis (MO) United States Westminster Christian Academy
2 Sekou Dembele RS-Fr F 6-7 250 Sep 27, 1998 Bamako Mali Central Park Christian High School
15 Amadou Fall RS-Fr FC 6-10 240 Mar 5, 2000 Fatick Senegal St. Louis Christian Academy
22 Armon Fletcher Sr G 6-5 205 Nov 19, 1995 Edwardsville (IL) United States Edwardsville High School
25 Brendon Gooch So SF 6-6 185 Aug 1, 1998 Belleville (IL) United States Althoff Catholic High School
13 Sean Lloyd Sr SF 6-5 210 Aug 25, 1996 Philadelphia (PA) United States Imhotep Charter School
4 Eric McGill Jr G 6-2 175 Dec 22, 1996 Memphis (TN) United States Bartlett High School
33 Kavion Pippen Sr F 6-10 240 Oct 15, 1996 Hamburg (AR) United States Hamburg High School
23 Sam Shafer RS-Fr G 6-6 200 May 16, 2000 Frankfort (IL) United States Lincoln-Way East High School
24 Rudy Stradnieks Sr F 6-9 229 Jun 22, 1996 Ventspils Latvia Lee Academy Prep
1 David Swedura RS-Fr G 6-0 170 Dec 2, 1999 Mt. Prospect (IL) United States Prospect High School

Recent Southern Illinois Salukis History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 19-13 (11-9) 6th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 23-10 (14-6) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 16-15 (9-9) 6th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 12-14 (6-13) 9th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 16-16 (10-8) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 17-15 (10-8) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 20-13 (11-7) 2nd (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 17-16 (9-9) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 22-10 (11-7) 4th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 12-21 (4-14) 9th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 14-19 (9-9) 4th (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 14-17 (6-12) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 8-23 (5-13) 9th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 13-19 (5-13) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 15-15 (6-12) 9th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 13-18 (8-10) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 18-15 (11-7) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 29-7 (15-3) 1st (MVC) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2005-2006 22-11 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 27-8 (15-3) 1st (MVC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2003-2004 25-5 (17-1) 1st (MVC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 24-7 (16-2) 1st (MVC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd

2018-2019 Southern Illinois Salukis Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Armon Fletcher NABC All-District (16) Second Team
Marcus Bartley Academic All-American First Team
Armon Fletcher MVC All-Conference Second Team
Kavion Pippen MVC All-Conference Third Team
Sean Lloyd MVC All-Defensive Team
Kavion Pippen MVC All-Defensive Team
Armon Fletcher MVC Player of the Week (Feb 4, 2019)
Armon Fletcher MVC Player of the Week (Mar 3, 2019)
Sean Lloyd MVC Player of the Week (Dec 10, 2018)
Eric McGill MVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov 26, 2018)

2018-2019 Southern Illinois Salukis Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Cook E. McGill S. Lloyd A. Fletcher K. Pippen
Rotation D. Beane   M. Bartley T. Bol  
Lim PT   D. Swedura B. Gooch R. Stradnieks  
Lim PT   S. Shafer      

2018-2019 Southern Illinois Salukis Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Armon Fletcher 23 33.1 16.5 6.1 1.5 1.4 0.3 2.0
Kavion Pippen 32 24.1 12.8 5.6 1.6 0.7 2.0 2.4
Sean Lloyd 32 31.5 10.9 4.3 1.4 0.8 0.2 2.2
Aaron Cook 32 32.8 10.5 2.4 3.7 1.3 0.3 2.5
Eric McGill 30 30.5 9.5 5.7 2.4 1.6 0.0 1.4
Marcus Bartley 32 24.1 5.1 1.9 2.4 0.6 0.1 1.5
Thik Bol 29 12.8 3.5 3.0 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.8
Darius Beane 32 15.5 3.0 2.8 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.8
Rudy Stradnieks 21 6.9 2.5 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.8
Brendon Gooch 16 7.1 1.4 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3
Jimmy Beane, Jr. 1 14.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
David Swedura 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sam Shafer 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2018-2019 Southern Illinois Salukis Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Barry Hinson Head Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Anthony Beane Sr. Assistant Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Brad Autry Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Hawaii, 2014 to 2015)
Justin Walker Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Director of Basketball Operations (Southern Illinois, 2015 to 2017)
Chase Heins Student Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Tommy Bell Athletic Director 2015-2016 Athletic Director (Western Illinois, 2013 to 2015)
John Clancy Director of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 Player Development (Southern Illinois, 2016 to 2017)
Allen Mardis Athletic Trainer 2015-2016 N/A