Saluki Basketball Quiz
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The Southern Illinois Sallukis is a basketball team based out of Carbondale, Illinois, which competes in the Missouri Valley Conference, the second-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States of America. Do you think you know enough about the Sallukis and their history in the sport of basketball to answer all of the following questions about them correctly? Take the quiz and we’ll find out if you’re right! Good luck!
- 1.
- A.
SIU Arena
- B.
Davies Gym
- C.
The Student Center
- D.
The Rec Center
- 2.
- A.
Rich Herrin
- B.
Bruce Weber
- C.
Chris Lowery
- D.
Matt Painter
- 3.ABOUT how many seats are there in SIU Arena?
- A.
6,000
- B.
8,000
- C.
15,000
- D.
10,000
- 4.
- A.
Jamaal Tatum
- B.
Carlton Fay
- C.
Tony Young
- D.
Randal Falker
- 5.True or False: The Salukis play in the Ohio Valley Conference.
- A.
True.
- B.
False.
- 6.
- A.
Mt. Vernon
- B.
Lexington
- C.
Herrin
- D.
Marion
- 7.
- A.
1983
- B.
1989
- C.
1985
- D.
1984
- 8.
- A.
13
- B.
18
- C.
11
- D.
10
- 9.
- A.
1966
- B.
1967
- C.
1964
- D.
1977
- 10.
- A.
4
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
1
- 11.Shane Hawkins was from which local town?
- A.
Pinckneyville
- B.
Carbondale
- C.
Harrisburg
- D.
Carmi
- 12.
- A.
They all wore number 5
- B.
They all were left handed
- C.
They all transferred from SIC
- D.
They all played during the same season
- 13.
- A.
Brad Korn
- B.
Chris Lowery
- C.
Paul Lusk
- D.
Kent Williams
- 14.
- A.
Paul Kowalczyk
- B.
Jim Hart
- C.
Mario Moccia
- D.
None of the above
- 15.Who leads SIU in career scoring?
- A.
Charlie Vaughn
- B.
Walt Frazier
- C.
Kent Williams
- D.
Wayne Abrams
- 16.
- A.
20 wins, no post season
- B.
A 15-12 record
- C.
20-13 and an NIT berth
- D.
Below .500 record
- 17.
- A.
Iowa State
- B.
Illinois
- C.
Indiana
- D.
Nevada
- 18.SIU wore black road uniforms during which season?
- A.
2000-01
- B.
Never
- C.
1998-99
- D.
2001-02
- 19.What is currently the flagship station for SIU basketball games?
- A.
Magic 95.1
- B.
92.7 VZA
- C.
97.7 the Bear
- D.
103.5 ESPN
- 20.Jermaine Dearman is nicknamed:
- A.
The Freak
- B.
Insane Jermaine
- C.
Big Game Jermaine
- D.
J-Dog
- 21.
- A.
Monte Jenkins
- B.
Jermaine Dearman
- C.
Jamaal Foster
- D.
Josh Warren
- 22.How many times did Darren Brooks win the MVC Player of the Year award?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
0
- D.
3
- 23.
- A.
17
- B.
24
- C.
21
- D.
15
- 24.Who was never the MVC Defensive Player of the Year?
- A.
Bryan Mullins
- B.
Tony Young
- C.
Darren Brooks
- D.
Randal Falker
- 25.
- A.
5
- B.
4
- C.
3
- D.
2
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