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Southern Illinois Salukis | |||
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University | Southern Illinois University | ||
Head coach | Scott Nagy (1st season) | ||
Conference | Missouri Valley | ||
Location | Carbondale, Illinois | ||
Arena | Banterra Center (capacity: 8.284) | ||
Nickname | Salukis | ||
Colors | Maroon and white[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
1965*, 1966* | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1962*, 1963*, 1965*, 1966* | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1962*, 1963*, 1965*, 1966* | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1961*, 1962*, 1963*, 1964*, 1965*, 1966*, 1977, 2002, 2007 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1959*, 1961*, 1962*, 1963*, 1964*, 1965*, 1966*, 1977, 2002, 2005, 2007 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1959*, 1961*, 1962*, 1963*, 1964*, 1965*, 1966*, 1977, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 *at Division II level | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1977, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2006 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
MVC - 1977, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 IIAC - 1946, 1947, 1948, 1960, 1961, 1962 |
The Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis compete in the NCAA Division 1, and they play their home games at Banterra Center. As of March 2024, former South Dakota State and Wright State coach, Scott Nagy, has become the newest head coach of the Southern Illinois basketball program.