2021-2022 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars

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2021-2022 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
0 Zane Butler Fr G 5-11 155 - Paragould (AR) United States Link Year Prep
11 Courtney Carter Jr G 6-1 180 - Memphis (TN) United States Memphis East High School
5 Carlos Curtis Jr G 6-2 205 Sep 17, 1999 Milwaukee (WI) United States Riverside High School
21 Shaun Doss, Jr. Sr F 6-5 190 Jun 24, 1999 Marion (AR) United States Marion High School
23 Elochukwu Eze RS-Sr C 6-10 240 - Enugu Nigeria Asheville Christian Academy
12 Jonathan Kurtas Fr C 6-10 245 - Mooresville (NC) United States Lake Norman High School
22 Michael Matas Fr PF 6-8 200 - Oakville Canada Saunders Secondary School
2 Desmond Polk Fr SG 6-4 190 - New Berlin (WI) United States La Lumiere School
1 DeeJuan Pruitt Fr F 6-8 235 - Sacramento (CA) United States Grant Union High School
13 Quani Rudd Fr G 6-5 190 - Mount Vernon (IL) United States Mount Vernon High School
3 Ray'Sean Taylor Fr G 6-1 180 - Collinsville (IL) United States Collinsville High School
24 Cam Williams Sr G 6-2 190 - St. Louis (MO) United States Hazelwood Central High School
55 Lamar Wright So F 6-7 205 - Murrieta (CA) United States Vista Murrieta High School
4 Shamar Wright So F 6-7 200 - Murrieta (CA) United States Link Year Prep

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

2021-2022 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Ray'Sean Taylor OVC All-Newcomer Team
Ray'Sean Taylor OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec 6, 2021)
Ray'Sean Taylor OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 24, 2022)
Ray'Sean Taylor OVC Freshman of the Week (Nov 15, 2021)
Ray'Sean Taylor OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 10, 2022)
Ray'Sean Taylor OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec 13, 2021)
DeeJuan Pruitt OVC Newcomer of the Week (Feb 14, 2022)
DeeJuan Pruitt OVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan 24, 2022)

2021-2022 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Carter S. Doss, Jr. S. Wright L. Wright D. Pruitt
Rotation R. Taylor D. Polk     J. Kurtas
Rotation C. Curtis        
Rotation C. Williams        
Lim PT Z. Butler Q. Rudd   M. Matas E. Eze

2021-2022 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Ray'Sean Taylor 21 32.2 17.6 5.0 2.8 1.8 0.1 3.0
Shaun Doss, Jr. 32 31.7 12.0 5.2 1.5 1.1 0.4 1.7
DeeJuan Pruitt 30 27.1 10.2 6.9 1.2 0.7 0.6 2.3
Shamar Wright 32 29.4 10.1 4.6 1.8 1.0 0.7 1.9
Courtney Carter 32 31.7 8.0 4.4 3.5 1.5 0.1 2.6
Lamar Wright 32 21.6 6.6 3.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.6
Carlos Curtis 2 13.5 5.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 2.5
Cam Williams 22 12.8 4.5 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.6
Desmond Polk 28 16.8 3.2 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.8
Elochukwu Eze 2 9.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0
Jonathan Kurtas 32 11.4 2.1 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.0
Zane Butler 15 6.2 1.7 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.5
Michael Matas 13 4.8 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Quani Rudd 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2021-2022 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Brian Barone Head Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (SIU-Edwardsville, 2017 to 2019)
Bubba Wells Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Austin Peay, 2008 to 2015)
Mike Waldo Assistant Coach 2019-2020 N/A
Troy Pierce Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Director of Player Development (Bradley, 2016 to 2019)
Colin Schneider Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Director of Basketball Operations (SIU-Edwardsville, 2019 to 2021)
Jacob Whitehead Video Coordinator 2021-2022 N/A
Tim Hall Athletic Director 2020-2021 Athletic Director (UMBC, 2013 to 2020)
Gerry Schlemer Head Athletic Trainer 2004-2005 N/A
James Mays Assistant Athletic Trainer 2020-2021 N/A
Joe Pott Director of Communications 2021-2022 Media Relations Coordinator (SIU-Edwardsville, 2008 to 2021)