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2013-14 SALUKI BASKETBALL
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NIT in 1967
(champions)
, 69, 75, 89, 90, 91, 92, 00, 08
ANTHONY
BEANE, SR.
Assistant Coach
Experience:
18th year
At SIU:
2nd year
Alma Mater:
Kansas State (1993)
Anthony Beane, Sr. enters his second
season as an assistant at SIU. Previously,
Beane served two stints at Illinois State.
He coached five seasons under Tim
Jankovich (2007-12) and two years on
Tom Richardson’s staff (2000-02). In
between, he was an assistant coach at
Saint Louis from 2002-06.
“He’s a veteran coach who is familiar
with the MissouriValley Conference, and
he’s a strong recruiter who can help us
in St. Louis and Chicago,” said Hinson.
Beane is no stranger to post-season
play. The Redbirds advanced to the NIT
in 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012,
while the Billikens made the NIT in 2003
and 2004.
“I’ve known Coach Hinson for a
long time,” Beane said. “Being from the
southeast Missouri area, my family grew
up around Saluki Basketball, and it’s
great to be able to relocate to a familiar
area.”
Beane broke into the NCAA Division
I coaching ranks with a three-year run at
Southeast Missouri State (1997-2000).
He helped the Redhawks to back-to-back
20-win seasons, including a 24-9 mark
and a trip to the NCAA Tournament in
1999.
Beane’s coaching start came in the
junior college ranks. He spent the 1995-
96 season as an assistant coach at Allen County Community College in Iola, Kan., before moving to West Plains Community
College (now Missouri State-West Plains), for the following campaign. He coached both teams to 20-win seasons before joining
the SEMO staff 1997.
As a player, Beane spent two seasons at Three Rivers Community College, where he garnered All-America honors and led
the team to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship in 1991. From there, he moved
on to Kansas State, where he played for current Oregon coach Dana Altman. At K-State, he made an immediate impact. He was
named the 1992 Big Eight Conference Newcomer of the Year and was twice named to the All-Conference team.
Beane and his wife, Katina, are the parents of two sons, Anthony Jr. and Darius. Anthony Jr. is a sophomore on the Saluki
Basketball team, while Darius is in eighth grade.
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“Anthony is a veteran coach
who is familiar with the
Missouri Valley Conference,
and he’s a strong recruiter
who can help us in St. Louis
and Chicago.”
— Barry Hinson