Southern Illinois Salukis NCAA Basketball NewsNews on Southern Illinois Salukis NCAA Basketball continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Sun Devils take on champion in transition- March 29, 2008 "He's played a major, major role in my life both as a friend and as a person. I have the utmost respect for him as a man, a coach and as a person." YOUTHFUL EXHUBERANCE: Freshman guard James Harden goes airborne through defenders to score during a victory over Alabama State in the opening round of the NIT Tournament . via State Presshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/southern-illinois-basketball/2008/03/sun-devils-take-on-champion... Devils to host tough Salukis- March 27, 2008 "We want to prove people wrong. That's our goal." Norm Frauenheim The Arizona Republic Mar. 20, 2008 12:00 AM The National Invitation Tournament is called the Rodney Dangerfield of college basketball. via Arizona Republichttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/southern-illinois-basketball/2008/03/devils-to-host-tough-saluki... Recap: Arizona State vs. Southern Ill- March 25, 2008 James Harden scored 16 points and dished out seven assists to lead Arizona State to a 65-51 win over Southern Illinois in the second round of the NIT. via SanLuisObispo.comhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/southern-illinois-basketball/2008/03/recap-arizona-state-vs-sout... SIU bows out of the NIT- March 23, 2008 James Harden had 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists and teammate Jeff Pendergraph flirted with the NIT record for blocked shots with eight to lead Arizona State past Southern Illinois 65-51 in the ... via Herald Newshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/southern-illinois-basketball/2008/03/siu-bows-out-of-the-nit?fro... Arizona State Beats Southern Illinois To Advance To NIT Quarterfinals- March 21, 2008 Southern Illinois' run in the NIT has come to an end. James Harden had 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists in leading Arizona State to a 65-to-51 victory over the Salukis in a game played in Tempe, ... via KSDK NewsChannel 5http://www.topix.net/ncaa/southern-illinois-basketball/2008/03/arizona-state-beats-souther... Salukis hope NIT bid salvages a rough year- March 18, 2008 "It's a case where people are just going to have to step up." Not much has gone the way Southern Illinois hoped or expected it to this season, so an NIT invitation represents a chance at a second season. via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/southern-illinois-basketball/2008/03/salukis-hope-nit-bid-salvag... St. Mary's - 25-6- March 16, 2008 How they got in: At-large bid Basically: The Gaels have the nice record and the balanced, tough defensive team, and now they have to prove they're the real deal. via Fox Sportshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/southern-illinois-basketball/2008/03/st-marys-25-6?fromrss=1 Jim Ruppert: Salukis lack fight of previous teams- March 12, 2008 "And we've got to establish what we want to do because we didn't have that with guys that did it, and that was a problem. Guys that have been tough and done the tough things, we didn't get those things done this year." Borrowing some of the words from a slogan of days gone by, the 2000s have belonged to the Salukis. via State Journal-Registerhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/southern-illinois-basketball/2008/03/jim-ruppert-salukis-lack-fi... Bryan Mullins named Defensive Player of the Year; Randal Falker named First-Team All-Conference- March 10, 2008 ST. LOUIS, Mo. - For the fifth time in the last seven seasons, a Saluki men's basketball player has won the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Year award. via Southern Illinois Salukishttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/southern-illinois-basketball/2008/03/bryan-mullins-named-defensi... UNI Beats Southern Illinois 54-49 at MVC Tournament- March 8, 2008 Northern Iowa Panther seniors Eric Coleman with 22 points and Adam Viet with 19 lead UNI to a 54-49 victory over Southern Illinois in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. via KWWL-TV Waterloohttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/southern-illinois-basketball/2008/03/uni-beats-southern-illinois... |