Alleged DUI Another Black Eye For SIU
After a season of turmoil that saw three players transfer out of the program, with another being booted off the squad before the campaign even got started, the last thing the Southern Illinois University men’s basketball team needed was more bad news.
Unfortunately, that’s what I bring you today thanks to a tipster.
According to this Jackson [...]
Does It Matter Why Anthony Booker & Kevin Dillard Left?
We are now a few days removed from the announcement of what is a largely unheralded five-man recruiting class for the Southern Illinois University men’s basketball team.
But funny math meant that coach Chris Lowery also revealed that two key cogs of a recruiting class that was believed to be the best in school history.
Kevin Dillard [...]
SIU Basketball’s Slogan For 2010-11: Commit To The Saluki
(Again, we’re giving a shoutout to our girl Edyta B., who provided us with this shot from media day back when I first covered the Salukis.
My, how time has changed.
Check her out at her photo blog here.  Oh, and ask her a question on formspring, too.)
After the jump, we’ll detail why Saluki Nation should look forward to [...]
The Solution To The Saluki-Illini Basketball Scheduling Issue
(First, we’re giving a shoutout to our girl Edyta B., who provided us with this shot of Bruce Weber and Chris Lowery from this fall.
Check her out at her photo blog here.  Oh, and ask her a question on formspring, too.
Now, on with the show.)
The news of the SIU-Illinois basketball game, originally posted by Paul Klee [...]
Tales From Recruiting Trails: Salukis Can Has Signingz?
April 15 has come and gone. So, do you know where your taxes are?
Better yet, do you know where your future Salukis are?
During college football season, it is almost as if every team praises its recruits to the point where you’re convinced that every school has a legitimate shot to make a championship run.
For the [...]
Tales From Recruiting Trails: SIU Gets Southern Flare With Mykel Cleveland
The Southern Illinois University men’s basketball team continued to recruit the junior college circuit, gaining third verbal commitment in the last two weeks.
Southern received its newest verbal commit Sunday night in Southwestern Illinois College point guard Mykel Cleveland as reported by Todd Hefferman of The Southern Illinoisan.
Cleveland’s verbal commitment — an unbinding agreement — came [...]
Tales From Recruiting Trails: SIU Lands Southeastern Illinois Guard Troy Long
One week after losing out on one of the nation’s more ballyhooed junior college recruits, the Southern Illinois men’s basketball team received its first verbal commitment for the 2010-11 season on Tuesday night.
SIU didn’t have to go far for this one as Southern received a verbal commitment from Southeastern Illinois College sophomore guard Troy Long.
SIC [...]
The Four Flaws Of Saluki Basketball
If you were a fan of the Southern Illinois Salukis and happened to see the Butler Bulldogs inflict pain on the big boys en route to making the Final Four, you’re probably sick to your stomach.
While Butler’s run is one of the most impressive runs by a school condemned as just another party-pooping mid-major, there [...]
Tales From Recruiting Trails: SIU Failure Edition
Those of you expecting a verbal from a 2010 recruit got your wish Sunday evening.
Kind of.
Sometime late Sunday night, Jesse Perry gave his oral commitment to the University of Arizona after a weekend visit according to Bruce Pascoe of the Arizona Daily Star.
And while some will say, “Oh well, we got out-done by the big [...]
SIU Nabs First 2011 Verbal (And Other Tales From Recruiting Trails)
Finally, some good news from the alma mater.
Despite the fact the Southern Illinois University men’s basketball team has yet to ink a player for one of the three open scholarships it has for the 2010-11 season, the Salukis were able to secure a verbal commitment from 6-8 forward Treg Setty from Maysville, Ken., according to [...]
