The 2016–17 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by fifth-year head coach Barry Hinson, played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Loyola–Chicago in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals.
Previous season The Salukis finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–10, 11–7 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Northern Iowa. Despite having 22 wins, they chose not to participate in a postseason tournament.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jeremy Postell 2 F 6'6" 205 Junior Atlanta, GA Graduate transferred to William Penn Ibby Djimde 10 C 6'8" 255 RS Senior Bamako, Mali Graduated Bola Olaniyah 23 F 6'7" 225 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Graduate transferred to Alabama Anthony Beane, Jr. 25 G 6'2" 190 Senior Normal, IL Graduated Deng Leek 32 C 7'0" 230 Senior Sudan Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jonathan Wiley 0 G 6'5" 190 Junior Houston, TX Junior college transferred from Panola College Marcus Bartley 3 G 6'4" 180 Junior Decatur, IL Transferred from Saint Louis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bartley will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Thik Bol 40 F 6'8" 205 Junior Omaha, NE Junior college transferred from Iowa Western CC
2016 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Missouri Valley regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Missouri Valley tournament
References