Saluki Athletics announces Men’s Basketball All-Century team

CARBONDALE, Ill. – In conjunction with the Southern Illinoisan and sponsored by the SIU Credit Union, Saluki Athletics is proud to announce the All-Century Men’s Basketball team. Fans cast their vote on-line at SIUSalukis.com throughout the month of November and the first week of December to help select a team of 25 players and four coaches spanning the 100 years of Saluki Basketball (1914-2013). Team members will be recognized at a dinner on Feb. 7 and introduced during halftime of the game versus Missouri State on Feb. 8.

PLAYERS

Wayne Abrams, 1977-80
Played in 109 career games in four seasons…1,426 points (15th)…557 rebounds (18th)…465 assists (2nd)…Second-Team All-MVC (1978-80)…1 NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16)…Saluki Hall of Fame.

Ashraf Amaya, 1990-93
Played in 128 games in four seasons…1,864 points (4th)…1,137 rebounds (2nd)…158 blocks (3rd)…MVC Player of the Year (1992)…Defensive Player of the Year (1992-93)…First-Team All-MVC (1991-93)…1 NCAA Tournament…3 NITs…Saluki Hall of Fame…2 seasons in NBA.

Darren Brooks, 2001-05
Played in 134 career games in four seasons…1,761 points (5th)…673 rebounds (12th)…410 assists (4th)…136 steals (1st)…MVC Player of the Year (2004-05)…MVC Defensive Player of the Year (2004-05)…First-Team All-MVC (2004-05)…4 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Sweet 16…Saluki Hall of Fame.

Seymour Bryson, 1956-59
Played in 100 career games in four seasons…1,529 points (9th)…1,244 rebounds (1st)…First-Team All-IIAC (1957)…Second-Team All-IIAC (1958)…1 Small-College NCAA Tournament…1 NAIA Tournament…Saluki Hall of Fame.

Chris Carr, 1993-95
Played in 93 career games in three seasons…1,251 points (22nd)…539 rebounds (20th)…MVC Player of the Year (1995)…First-Team All-MVC (1995)…3 NCAA Tournaments…Saluki Hall of Fame…8 seasons in NBA.

Jermaine Dearman, 2000-03
Played in 130 career games in four seasons…1,446 points (12th)…802 rebounds (8th)…Second-Team All-MVC (2003)…2 NCAA Tournaments (1 Sweet 16), 1 NIT.

Randal Falker, 2005-08
Played in 137 career games in four seasons…1,315 points (21st)…905 rebounds (6th)…195 blocks (1st)…MVC Defensive Player of the Year (2007)…First-Team All-MVC (2007-08)…3 NCAA Tournaments (1 Sweet 16), 1 NIT.Walt Frazier, 1965, 67
Played in 50 career games in two seasons…884 points…531 rebounds (22nd)…17.7 ppg (8th)…NIT Championship (1967)…1 Small-College NCAA Tournament (1965)…All-American (1967)…Saluki Hall of Fame…13 seasons in NBA.

Dick Garrett, 1967-69
Played in 74 career games in three seasons…1,337 points (20th)…18.1 ppg (6th)…2 NITs (1 NIT Championship)…Saluki Hall of Fame…5 seasons in NBA.

Mike Glenn, 1974-77
Played in 104 career games in four seasons…1,878 points (3rd)… 334 assists (10th)…18.1 ppg (7th)…All-American (1977)…Academic All-American (1976-77)…MVC Player of the Year (1976)…First-Team All-MVC (1976-77)…NCAA Sweet 16 (1977)…Saluki Hall of Fame…10 seasons in NBA.

Shane Hawkins, 1995-98
Played in 120 career games in four seasons…1,384 points (16th), 435 assists (3rd), 314 3FG (1st), 39.0 percent 3FG (9th)…MVC All-Newcomer team (1995)…1 NCAA Tournament.

Nate Hawthorne, 1971-73
Played in 75 games in three seasons…1,001 points (41st)…523 rebounds (24th)…Saluki Hall of Fame…3 seasons in NBA.

Troy Hudson, 1996-97
Played in 55 career games in two seasons…1,164 points (28th)…21.2 ppg (3rd)…227 3FG (3rd)…Second-Team All-MVC (1997)…Saluki Hall of Fame…11 seasons in NBA.

Joe C. Meriweather, 1973-75
Played in 78 career games in three seasons…1,536 points (8th)…1,005 rebounds (3rd)…19.7 ppg (4th)…2.10 blocks per game (1st)…All-American (1975)…Saluki Hall of Fame…1 NIT…11 seasons in NBA.

Steve Middleton, 1986-89
Played in 93 games in four seasons…1,710 points (6th)…240 assists (20)…106 steals (13th)…38.9 percent 3FG percentage (12th)…First-Team All-MVC (1987-88)…Saluki Hall of Fame.

Tom Millikin, 1949-52, 54
Played in 88 games in five seasons…1,092 points (31st)…IIAC Most Valuable Player (1950)…First-Team All-IIAC (1950-51)…Saluki Hall of Fame.

Bryan Mullins, 2006-09
Played in 122 games in 4 seasons…944 points…509 assists (1st)…2.08 steals per game (1st)…127 3FG (11th)…39.0 percent 3FG (11th)…MVC Defensive Player of the Year (2008-09)…Second-Team All-MVC (2008)…Academic All-American (2008-09)…1 NCAA (Sweet 16), 1 NIT.

Matt Shaw, 2005-08
Played in 136 games in 4 seasons…1,363 points (17th)…741 rebounds (9th)…121 3FG (13th)…294 FTs (16th)…3 NCAA Tournaments (1 Sweet 16), 1 NIT.

Rick Shipley, 1988-91
Played in 127 games in four seasons…1,359 points (18th)…983 rebounds (5th)…Second-Team All-MVC (1991)…3 NITs…Saluki Hall of Fame. Greg Starrick, 1970-72
Played in 65 career games in three seasons…1,428 points (14th)…22.0 ppg (2nd)…90 percent FT percentage (1st)…328 FTs (8th)…All-Midwestern Conference (1971)…Saluki Hall of Fame.

Jamaal Tatum, 2004-07
Played in 131 games in four seasons…1,667 points (7th)…309 assists (13th)…220 3FG (4th)…MVC Player of the Year (2007)…First-Team All-MVC (2007)…Second-Team All-MVC (2005)…Academic All-American (2007)…4 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Sweet 16…Saluki Hall of Fame.

Marcus Timmons, 1992-95
Played in 125 games in four seasons…1,434 points ( 13th)…999 rebounds (4th)…343 assists (9th)…123 blocks (4th)…211 steals (3rd)…MVC Defensive Player of the Year (1995)…First-Team All-MVC (1995)…3 NCAA Tournaments, 1 NIT…Saluki Hall of Fame.

Charlie Vaughn, 1959-62
Played in 85 career games in three seasons…2,088 points (1st)…666 rebounds (13th)…All-American (1961)…IIAC Most Valuable Player (1960)…2 Small-College NCAA Tournaments…1 NAIA Tournament…Saluki Hall of Fame…6 seasons in NBA.

Kent Williams, 2000-03
Played in 130 career games in four seasons…2,012 points (2nd), 352 assists (8th)…249 3FG made (2nd)….392 3FG percentage (8th)…2 First-Team All-MVC (2002-03)…1 Second-Team All-MVC (2001)…2 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Sweet 16…1 NIT…Saluki Hall of Fame. Gary Wilson, 1976-79

HEAD COACHES

Jack Hartman, 1963-70
142-64 (.689) overall record in 8 seasons, 4 Small-College NCAA Tournaments, 2 NITs, 1 NIT Championship

Rich Herrin, 1986-98
225-174 (.563) overall record in 13 seasons, 3 NCAA Tournaments, 4 NITs, 2 MVC regular-season titles, 3 MVC Tournament titles, MVC Coach of the Year (1990)

Chris Lowery, 2005-12
137-93 (.596) overall record in 8 seasons, 3 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Sweet 16…3 NCAA Tournament wins — most in school history, 1 NIT, 2 MVC regular-season titles, 1 MVC Tournament title, MVC Coach of the Year (2005, 2007)…Salukis nationally ranked for 11 weeks.

Bruce Weber, 1999-2003
103-54 (.656) overall record in 5 seasons…2 NCAA Tournaments (1 Sweet 16), 2-2 in NCAA Tournament, 1 NIT, 2 MVC regular-season titles, MVC Coach of the Year (2003)…Salukis nationally ranked for 1 week.