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TABLE OF CONTENTS


Intro to Saluki Basketball
Numerical Roster
Radio/TV Roster .......................IFC 
No. Player
Last School Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown 
Numerical Roster .........................1 0 Jonathan Wiley Panola College G 6-6 200 Jr.
Houston, Texas 
Schedule ...................................... 1 1 Mike Rodriguez Marshalltown CC G 5-10 165 SR
Boston, Mass. 

SIU Arena..................................2-6 2 Crishawn Cook Niles North HS G 6-1 180 FR
Evanston, Ill. 
Arena All-Time Greats..................7 3 Marcus Bartley Saint Louis University G 6-4 176 JR
Decatur, Ill. 
5 Leo Vincent
Harcum College G 6-1 192 SR
Bensalem, Pa. 
ESPN Gameday .........................8-9 Westminster Christian (Mo.) HS G 6-1 175 FR
St. Louis, Mo. 10 Aaron Cook

1967 NIT Championship .......10-11 Harrisburg HS G 6-4 198 SR
Harrisburg, Ill. 11 Tyler Smithpeters
1977 Sweet 16...........................12 Mt. Zion Prep (Md.) G 6-5 215 SO
Philadelphia, Pa. 13 Sean Lloyd
CYM Academy (Texas) F 6-8 210 RS SO Kent, Wash. 15 Austin Weiher
Rich Herrin Era..........................13 
Edwardsville HS G 6-4 190 RS SO Edwardsville, Ill. 22 Armon Fletcher
2002 Sweet 16 ......................14-15 North Cobb HS F 6-8 185 FR
North Cobb, Ga. 23 Bernard Cherestal
Six-Straight NCAAs ...............16-17 Lee Academy (Maine) F 6-9 240 Riga, Latvia 24 Rudy Stradnieks
SO 

2007 Sweet 16 ......................18-19 Althoff HS G 6-5 201 Belleville, Ill. 25 Brendon Gooch
FR 
Mundelein HS F 6-7 215 Mundelein, Ill. 33 Sean O’Brien
SR 
Salukis in the NBA ................20-21 Iowa Western CC
F 6-8 200
Omaha, Neb.
40 Thik Bol
JR
Academics .................................. 22 Barry Hinson (HC), Anthony Beane Sr., Brad Autry, Terrance McGee
Coaching Staff: 
Strength Program.......................23
Support Staff: Justin Walker (Operations), John Clancy (Player Development), Allen Mardis (Trainer) 
Pronunciations: Cherestal: Share-uh-stall • Rudy Stradnieks: Strad-nix • Austin Weiher: Wire •
Thik Bol: Teek Bowl
2016-17 Preview
Schedule
Season Outlook..........................25 
Returning Player Bios............26-41 Day Date Opponent
Location
Time (CT)
Watch
Nov. 3 Thur. UMSL (Exhibition) Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 
Newcomer Bios .....................42-45 
Nov. 11 Fri. Wright State
Carbondale, Ill.
7 PM
ESPN3
Quick Facts.................................45 Golden Gopher Invitational (Nov. 14, 16)•
Head Coach Barry Hinson.....46-47 Fayetteville, Ark.
7 PM
SEC Network+
Nov. 14 Mon.
at Arkansas•

Coaching & Support Staff......48-52
Carbondale, Ill.
7 PM
ESPN3
Nov. 16 Wed.
Missouri Southern•
Edwardsville, Ill.
7 PM
Fox Sports Midwest
Nov. 18 Fri.
at SIUE
Golden Gopher Invitational (Nov. 21, 25)•
Carbondale, Ill.
7 PM
ESPN3
Nov. 21 Mon.
Mount St. Mary’s•
2015-16 Season Recap
Statistics................................54-55 Minneapolis, Minn.
7 PM
BTN Plus
Nov. 25 Fri.
at Minnesota•
Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3
Nov. 29 Tues.
Murray State
Category Leaders ..................58-59 Carbondale, Ill. 4 PM ESPN3
Dec. 3 Sat.
Texas Southern
Comparison Stats.......................60
Louisville, Ky. 6 PM Regional Sports Network
Dec. 7 Wed.
at Louisville
Carbondale, Ill. 1 PM ESPN3
Dec. 10 Sat.
Sam Houston State 
Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3
Dec. 14 Wed.
Saint Louis
Record Book
Las Vegas, Nev. 9 PM Mountain West Network
Dec. 19 Mon.
at UNLV*
Honors and Awards...............62-65 
Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3
Dec. 22 Thur.
UT Martin
Head Coaching History .............. 67 Peoria, Ill. 7 PM Valley on ESPN3
Dec. 29 Thur.
at Bradley
National Rankings......................68 Carbondale, Ill. 4 PM ESPN3
Jan. 1 Sun.
Drake

Versus Ranked Teams/RPI..........69 Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3
Jan. 4 Wed.
Indiana State
Spring eld, Mo. 3 PM CBS Sports Network
Jan. 7 Sat.
at Missouri State 
Team Records........................70-74 Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM Valley on ESPN3
Jan. 11 Wed.
Illinois State
Chronological Lists................75-83 Evansville, Ind. 1 PM MVC TV Network Jan. 14 Sat.
at Evansville

Annual Leaders .....................84-87 Des Moines, Iowa 7 PM ESPN3 Jan. 18 Wed.
at Drake 
Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Jan. 21 Sat.
Northern Iowa 
Individual Records ..............88-104 Wichita, Kan. 6 PM CBS Sports Network Jan. 24 Tue.
at Wichita State 
All-Time Results ................105-114 
Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM MVC TV Network Jan. 28 Sat.
Missouri State 
Series vs. Opponents.........115-117 Carbondale, Ill. 7 PM ESPN3 Feb. 1 Wed.
Bradley
Chicago, Ill. 1 PM MVC TV Network Feb. 4 Sat.
at Loyola
Versus Division I................118-119 Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 PM Valley on ESPN3 Feb. 8 Wed.
at Northern Iowa 
All-Time Roster .................120-123 
Carbondale, Ill. 3 PM MVC TV Network Feb. 11 Sat.
Evansville 
All-Time Roster by jersey...124-125 Carbondale, Ill. 6 PM MVC TV Network Feb. 15 Wed.
Wichita State
Terre Haute, Ind. 3 PM ESPNU or ESPN3 Feb. 19 Sun.
at Indiana State 
MVC Schedule...................126-127 
Sports Information Contacts ....128 Normal, Ill. 6 PM MVC TV Network Feb. 22 Wed.
at Illinois State 
Carbondale, Ill.
TBA
TBA
Feb. 25 Sat.
Loyola
Origin of the Salukis ................129
State Farm MVC Tournament
St. Louis, Mo. TBA MVC TV Network
Mar. 2 Thur. Play-In

Credits
St. Louis, Mo. TBA MVC TV Network Mar. 3 Fri. Quarter nals 
St. Louis, Mo. TBA CBS Sports Network Mar. 4 Sat. Semi nals 
Editor: Tom Weber St. Louis, Mo.
1 PM
CBS
Mar. 5
Sun. Championship
Contributor: Kari Johnston

Home games in Bold 
*MVC-Mountain West Challenge



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