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By Riley Swinford

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Even after accepting a new coaching position at the University of Southern Indiana, former Salukis men’s basketball assistant coach Rodney Watson will be in SIU Arena for his team’s season opener this Saturday.

This time, however, Watson will be sitting on the opposite bench and preparing his team from the visitor’s locker room.

Watson’s first game as the coach of the USI Screaming...

Leading up to the upcoming season, we will be writing summaries of each player on the SIU men's basketball team and what to look for from them this season.

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Kevin Dillard came to SIU with a lot of expectations. As the only Mr. Basketball of Illinois to ever commit to the Salukis, the Saluki faithful and coaching staff expected great things from the 6-foot guard from Homewood, Ill.

For the most part, Dilla...

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Two years ago, Appalachian State shocked the college football world with an improbable upset of longtime football powerhouse Michigan. The Mountaineers, members of the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly knownas I-AA), gained national attention and respect with their 34-32 win at Michigan.

Since then, the Mountaineers have been known for their upsetvictory and known as the team that defeated a big-time Football Bowl Subdivis...

By Riley Swinford

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After four years on the SIU men's basketball team, Jamaal Foster decided not to take advantage of an extra season of eligibility that he had due to redshirting his true freshman season.

This meant that Foster's career on the hardwood was over, but his time at SIU certainly wasn't.

The former 6-10 forward/center from Columbia, Missouri decided to pursue a Maste...

This is a new feature to the site that is meant to be for everything that isn't big enough for its own story or blog but still deserves mentioning.

• Saluki Way made another step forward this week. The SIU Board approved the contracts for several companies to do work on the project. The most exciting contract is possibly the one awarded to Star Signs, LLC. The Ka...

Even though that it is almost three months until Saluki Coach Chris Lowery starts the official practices for the 2009-2010 men’s basketball season, the Saluki coach found himself coaching in a different role than he is used to during the offseason.

Lowery, who is entering his sixth year as the Salukis’ coach, recently returned from overseas where he was serving as an assistant coach for the United States U-19 Team in the FIBA World Championships. Lowery joined ...

By Riley Swinford

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July 5, 2009

1. (tie) Creighton and Wichita State

The Shockers’ home, Charles Koch Arena, reopened in 2003 after extensive renovations and holds 10, 400 people. The Qwest Center in Omaha, home of the Bluejays, also opened for the ’03 season and is the largest in the league with a capacity of over 17,000. However, the Shockers’ home is owned by the school while the Qwest Center is ju...

By gosalukis.webs.com

With the recent addition of Marcus Belcher to the Southern Illinois University Saluki Men's Basketball coaching staff, I began wondering about how the Saluki staff compared to the other staffs around the Missouri Valley Conference. After some research, we've decided to rank the staffs from best to worst. We brought experience, success, and past work into consideration as we ranked the staffs. If you disagree, please let us know by commenting at the end...

As expected, Marcus Belcher has been named as the newest assistant on Chris Lowery's coaching staff. Lowery made the announcement this past week. Belcher will replace longtime assistant Rodney Watson who left for the University of Southern Indiana last month.

With the addition, the Salukis now have four former players on the staff. Belcher joins Brad Korn, Tony Young, and of course Lowery on the bench. Lance Irvin, who did not play at Southern, is also an assistant.

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Although the University and local media outlets haven't confirmed it, it appears that Marcus Belcher will be returning to SIU to replace longtime assistant coach Rodney Watson who recently took the head coaching job at the University of Southern Indiana.

Belc...

Three Salukis to play overseas (Scroll down for Lowery)

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May 15, 2009

For the second straight offseason, Saluki center Nick Evans will be playing over...

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May 6, 2009

The SalukiWay project is like knowing that you are getting the best Christmas present ever, then having to wait five years before you can open it.

On September 8, 2005, the original idea wa...

In the midst of another injury-plagued season, Christian Cornelius decided that he would quit the SIU men's basketball team because he felt like his injury was too severe to deal with on an everyday basis. When he went to talk to Coach Chris Lowery about his decision, Lowery was not in his office and he decided that he would j...

According to Todd Hefferman's Dawg Blog on thesouthern.com, 6-8 forward Eugene Teague, Jr. will be wearing a Saluki uniform next season. Teague comes to the Salukis via  APEX Academy, a prep school in New Jersey. Teague previously committed to South Flor...

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Paul Lusk left SIU with Matt Painter five years to take a job on Purdue’s staff. Lusk is of course a former Saluki player and assistant coach. Before this season, Painter gave Lusk the title of Associate Head Coach.

Now, as the 2009 season is wrapping up, many head coaching jobs are becoming available across the country. These jobs range from high profile “BCS” jobs, to mid-major jobs. The question is: Should Lusk...