Monday, November 03, 2008

Saluki basketball kicks off with tune up #1

Monday night against Missouri Southern, six new Salukis will look to get their first taste of action in a game environment at SIU Arena.

Kevin Dillard, Justin Bocot, Ryan Hare, Torres Roundtree, Nick Evans, and Anthony Booker aren't just looking for a few cleanup minutes in an exhibition game. All six of these players will be attempting to be impact players right away.

You can expect to see 11 guys get some playing time in this game, which will probably look like some form of organized chaos over 40 minutes.

Elsewhere around the net-

Jim Henry of the Joplin Globe looks back on Lowery's years as an assistant coach at Missouri Southern

At the DE, Louis Medina notes Bryan Mullins task will be to distribute the ball equally in the motion offense as well as being a defensive stopper.

At the Southern, Todd Hefferman examines Kevin Dillard's role as the point guard of the future.