Salukis v. Southwest Baptist

The Salukis are set to take on the Southwest Baptist Bearcats Thursday night in the second and final game of the exhibition season. While the game will likely have all of the competitive zeal of a Harlem Globetrotters - Washington Generals match up, fans of SIU basketball will still have plenty to get excited about.

This game will feature our first extended look at Ryan Hare, who will be making his college basketball debut after sitting out Monday night's game for reasons unspecified by Chris Lowery.

In addition to the newcomers, the returning Salukis will be tuning up for the regular season, which begins next week. Senior point guard Bryan Mullins will look to keep the rest of the squad under control and in the process, cut down on the 34 turnovers recorded against Missouri Southern.

- Opponent Info -

Southwest Baptist is highly regarded among D-II aficionados. Preseason polls have ranked the Bearcats at #6 (Sporting News) and #12 in the nation (NABC). They return four starters and have some players with D-I experience. Matt Rogers is 6'11" and a preseason All-American.

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