SIUE Hosts Quincy In Exhibition; Men's, Women's Teams To Be On National Broadcasts

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Published on November 4 2021 6:31 am
Last Updated on November 4 2021 6:34 am

The Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville men's basketball team entertains Quincy in exhibition play Thursday. Game time will be 7 p.m. at First Community Arena in Edwardsville.

 

LAST SEASON

SIUE finished 9-17 last season and 7-12 in Ohio Valley Conference play. The Cougars returned to the OVC Tournament for the first time since 2019, marking the program's fifth trip to the Championship.

CONFERENCE CALL

SIUE'S seven OVC wins were the most for the Cougars since the 2014-15 season. The most OVC wins SIUE has had is eight in 2014-15.

ROAD WARRIORS

With six road wins, SIUE set a new mark for road wins in a season in the Division I era. 

WINTER BREAK

Hampered by Covid -19 issues, SIUE postponed nine games between Dec. 18 and Jan. 21, making 33 full days between games.

GAUNTLET

SIUE returned to play Jan. 21, and finished the season with 18 games in the season's final 37 days. 

BLOCK PARTY

SIUE blocked 10 or more shots in a game four times last season. The Cougars blocked 11 shots in a game twice, including against Belmont in the OVC Tournament matching the school record, set in 2006. At 4.7 blocks per game, the Cougars established a new school record. SIUE was second in the OVC and are 27th nationally. Lamar Wright led the league at 1.9 blocks per game, finishing 36th in the NCAA. His 50 total blocks were good for No. 29 nationally.

 

SIUE Teams On Broadcasts

The SIUE men's and women's basketball each are featured among the 10-game Ohio Valley Conference national broadcasts on ESPN linear networks as announced Wednesday by the league.

Six regular season men's contests and three OVC Tournament contests will be featured. The men will appear on ESPNU Jan. 13 at Eastern Illinois. That game is scheduled for an 8 p.m. tipoff.

One regular season women's game is on the schedule, the January 20th game when SIUE travels to Tennessee Tech. That game is set to tipoff at 4 p.m., also on ESPNU.

All home games and, road contests during OVC play, for both the men's and women's teams will be broadcast live on ESPN+ as will several road nonconference games.

Men's basketball is scheduled to appear on national television two other times during the nonconference season. The season-opening contest at Marquette, Nov. 9 and the Nov. 27 game at Creighton will both be televised as part of the Big East package on FS2.