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Bronson
Verhines
Forward • 6-6 • 200 • Sr.
Major:
Economics
Hometown:
Woodlawn, Ill.
High School:
Woodlawn
JUCO:
Rend Lake College
Rend Lake College
Played one season (2012-13) and
led his team to a 30-3 record and NJCAA Division II national
championship...Team also won the Great Rivers Athletic Conference
championship, a league composed of Division I teams, with a 14-2
record...Averaged 10 points and nine rebounds...Was named All-
Conference, All-Region and national tournament MVP...Also named
an Academic All-American...Coached by former Saluki Randy House.
Kaskaskia College
Played one season (2009-10) and averaged 5.0 points and 4.0
rebounds.
Woodlawn High School
Named All-Conference and Fourth-Team 1A All-State by the Illinois
Basketball Coaches Association during his senior season...Averaged
14.0 points and 8.0 rebounds and led Woodlawn to a 30-2 record
and second-place finish in the state tournament...His high school had
an enrollment of 190 students.
Dawg Bites
Son of Don and Nancy Verhines...Father is a pastor and mother is a
teacher...His younger brother, Dawson, also plays for the Salukis...
Born Oct. 27, 1990 in Mt. Vernon, Ill...Majoring in Economics.
Q&A
All-time favorite basketball shoe:
Jordan XI
Favorite sports quote:
“Success comes from knowing that you did your best
to become the best that you are capable of being.” -John Wooden
Favorite sports movie:
Friday Night Lights
Favorite guilty-pleasure movie:
Mean Girls
If you could be one NBA player for a day:
LeBron James
Favorite pump-up song:
Thunderstruck - ACDC
Favorite pre-game meal:
Subway
What would you consider a good night:
A relaxing night on the couch
Your celebrity crush:
Taylor Swift
Favorite person to follow on twitter, Instagram, Vine:
Jay Bilas
Your nickname:
B-ron
Favorite food:
Boneless wings
Favorite subject:
Finance
Favorite TV shows:
Breaking Bad and Homeland
After college, I plan to:
Become a financial analyst
Hobby outside of basketball:
Motorcycles
Favorite actor:
Bradley Cooper
Favorite place to eat in southern Illinois:
Chicos (Salem, IL)
Favorite video game:
FIFA 14
I chose SIU because:
I grew up in southern Illinois and have always been a
Saluki fan.
A Saluki is:
A strange-looking dog
Best thing about Saluki fans:
Their passion for basketball
My hero:
My dad
My values:
Live Intelligently; Live Selflessly; Live Patiently; Live Honestly
If you walked into my apartment you would say:
“When was the last time
you did dishes?”
Dawson
Verhines
Guard • 6-4 • 210 • Jr.
Major:
Criminology
Hometown:
Woodlawn, Ill.
High School:
Woodlawn
JUCO:
Rend Lake College
Rend Lake College
Averaged 7.1 points and 3.8 rebounds
per game as a sophomore for Division II NJCAA national champion
Rend Lake College...Team finished 30-3 overall and also won the
Great Rivers Athletic Conference championship, a league composed
of Division I teams, with a 14-2 record...Coached by former Saluki
Randy House.
Woodlawn High School
Four-year starter who scored 1,287 career points (10.9 ppg) and
dished out 394 assists...Team was 106-24 during his four-year career,
winning four-consecutive regional titles and advancing to the 1A Final
Four two times.
Dawg Bites
Son of Don and Nancy Verhines...Father is a pastor and mother is
a teacher...His older brother, Bronson, also plays for the Salukis...
Born Dec. 15, 1992 in Mt. Vernon, Ill...Majoring in Criminology and
Criminal Justice.
Q&A
All-time favorite basketball shoe:
Old School Converse
Favorite sports quote:
“You’re killin’ me Smalls!”
Favorite sports movie:
Friday Night Lights
Favorite guilty-pleasure movie:
Dear John
If you could be one NBA player for a day:
Joakim Noah
Favorite pump-up song:
Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
Favorite pre-game meal:
Chicken Strips
What would you consider a good night:
Spending time with my family.
Your celebrity crush:
Miley Cyrus
Favorite person to follow on twitter, Instagram, Vine:
@SoIllProblems
Your nickname:
Q-Ball
Favorite food:
Chicken strips
Favorite subject:
Math
Favorite TV shows:
Breaking Bad
After college, I plan to:
Eventually become a state cop, get married, start a
family.
Hobby outside of basketball:
Hunting
Favorite actor:
Miley Cyrus
Favorite place to eat in southern Illinois:
Custard Stand in Sesser
Favorite video game:
Call of Duty
I chose SIU because:
It’s been my dream school since I was little.
A Saluki is:
A fast puppy.
Best thing about Saluki fans:
Supportive
My hero:
Brother
My values:
Be respectful and caring to others.
Hidden talent:
Wrestle alligators
Talent I wish I had:
Freestyle like Mike Balogun
My motto:
Be humble
If you walked into my apartment you would say:
Make yourself at home
Not many people know this about me:
Graduated high school with 40 kids
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