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2013-14 SALUKI BASKETBALL
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NCAA Tournament in 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07
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 fifth time in
six years and earned its highest NCAA
Tournament seed in school history at
No. 4.
2007 SWEET 16
Sweet 16 celebration at the
Marion Airport in 2007.
The Salukis lost by three points
to a Kansas team that featured
five future NBA players.
The team’s leading
scorer, Jamaal Tatum,
cuts down the nets after
SIU clinches the regular-
season title.