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2007 SWEET 16
Sweet 16 celebration
at the Marion Airport
on March 18, 2007.
The 2007 team finished the season
ranked No. 11 in the Coaches Poll,
the highest national ranking in school
history. The team’s 29 wins were also
a school record. SIU won the regular-
season MVC title for the fth time in
six years and earned its highest NCAA
Tournament seed in school history at
No. 4.
The Salukis lost by three
points to a Kansas team
that featured ve future
NBA players.
Jamaal Tatum led
SIU with 21 points
versus Virginia Tech to
advance the Salukis to
the Sweet 16.
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