Southern Illinois

Official Name: 
Southern Illinois University (At Carbondale)
Nickname: 
Salukis
Mailing Address: 

Lingle Hall
Room 128
Carbondale, IL 62901-6620

Website: 
www.siusalukis.com
Telephone: 
(618) 453-7235
Fax: 
(618) 453-2648
Enrollment: 
21,600
Arena: 

SIU Arena
Capacity: 10,014
Year Opened: 1964

School Colors: 
Maroon and White
Conference: 

Missouri Valley (since 1975)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(6) 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, and 1967

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(10) 1977, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
6-10 record (.375)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(7) 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966
17-9 record (.654)
Finished 2nd in 1965 and 1966, 3rd in 1962 and 4th in 1963

NIT Appearances: 

(9) 1967, 1969, 1975, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, and 2008
8-8 record (.500)
Finished 1st in 1967

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(5) 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, and 1960
8-5 record (.615)
Finished 1st in 1946 and 4th in 1945

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

William McAndrew (28 years from 1914-18 and 1921-43 when school was classified as a small college, 303-210 record, .591)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Charlie Vaughn (2,088 points from 1959-62 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Seymour Bryson (1,244 from 1956-59 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Dick Garrett (46 points as junior vs. Centenary on 3/1/68)

All-American Selections: 

(2) G-F Walt Frazier (1967), C Joe C. Meriweather (1975)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Dick Garrett (46 vs. Centenary)
March 1, 1968 (junior/20.1 ppg)

1

2

Total

Southern Illinois

64

66

130

Centenary

32

35

67

Southern Illinois

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Garrett

19-30

8-8

46

Benson

5-8

7-9

17

Keane

5-9

0-1

10

Taylor

3-3

1-1

7

Griffin

5-8

2-2

12

Barker

1-4

0-1

2

Steppe

2-4

1-1

5

Butchko

4-5

4-7

12

Rosborough

3-4

0-0

6

Jackson

2-4

0-0

4

Hughes

1-2

0-0

2

Kukic

3-4

1-1

7

Brueckner

0-1

0-0

0

Totals

53-86

24-31

130

Percentages

.616

.774

Centenary

Name

FG

FT

PTS

McAfee

2-4

2-5

6

Weston

5-13

1-2

11

Lang

4-10

3-4

11

Curtis

1-2

1-2

3

Ward

4-15

5-5

13

Blankenship

7-10

0-0

14

Tebbe

1-2

2-4

4

Tadich

1-4

1-2

3

Fullerton

1-4

0-1

2

Totals

26-72

15-25

67

Percentages

.361

.600
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

William McAndrew

28

1914-18, 21-43

303-210

.591

1940

22-4

Fount Lodge/William Warren

1

1920

6-11

.353

1920

6-11

Glenn "Abe" Martin

3

1944-46

43-20

.683

1946

20-6

Lynn C. Holder

12

1947-58

175-123

.587

1948

22-4

Harry Gallatin

4

1959-62

78-35

.690

1961

21-6

Jack Hartman

8

1963-70

142-64

.689

1967

24-2

Paul Lambert

8

1971-78

126-84

.600

1977

22-7

Joe Gottfried

3

1979-81

31-50

.383

1979

15-13

Allen Van Winkle

4

1982-85

49-62

.441

1984

15-13

Rich Herrin

13

1986-98

225-174

.564

1994

23-7

Bruce Weber

5

1999-2003

103-54

.656

2002

28-8

Matt Painter

1

2004

25-5

.833

2004

25-5

Chris Lowery

7

2005-11

137-93

.596

2007

29-7
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,443-987 (.594) from 1914 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Southern Illinois moved up to major-college status in 1968
  • The school did not field a team in 1918-19 during World War I.