No need to sweat out selection Sunday this year as SIU is a lock for the NCAA Tournament. The only question is about seeding- and we will find out the answer on Sunday (Salukihoops predicts a 4 seed in the Lexington, KY Bracket). If your going to be in Carbondale on Sunday you can join the team at Copper Dragon to see for yourself.
The Southern Illinois University men's basketball team will host a Saluki Selection Show Celebration event on Sunday afternoon from 4:00-7 p.m. at Copper Dragon in Carbondale. From 5-6 p.m., fans can join the team to watch as CBS Sports unveils the NCAA Tournament bracket. 710 Bookstore will have NCAA merchandise for sale as well as other officially licensed SIU items. The Salukis (27-6) earned the regular season championship of the Missouri Valley Conference and look to gain their fifth at large bid in the last six years. The Salukis were the automatic qualifier from the MVC last year.
In other valley news, due to the amount of upsets in the 1 bid leagues, Missouri State appears to be out of the dance as it stands today. This is really too bad for MSU who appears to be haunted by the fact that they changed their name. I have said all along that you cant just change your name. Seriously though, Missouri State beat Wisconsin this year, got third in the conference, and made it to the MVC Touney Semi-finals, they should be in. If the MVC had a third place game it would have been interesting to see the Bears and the Braves duke it out in a pseudo-NCAA play in game.
Check out the Sunday Sports Review on 91.1 WDBX on Sunday morning at 10am as I will be guest hosting the week. In the meantime you want to interact with other fans check out www.salukitalk.com.
