Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball

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Southern Illinois Salukis
2024–25 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
University	Southern Illinois University
Head coach	Scott Nagy (1st season)
Conference	Missouri Valley
Location	Carbondale, Illinois
Arena	Banterra Center (capacity: 8,284)
Nickname	Salukis
Colors	Maroon and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament runner-up
1965*, 1966*
NCAA tournament Final Four
1962*, 1963*, 1965*, 1966*
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1962*, 1963*, 1965*, 1966*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1961*, 1962*, 1963*, 1964*, 1965*, 1966*, 1977, 2002, 2007
NCAA tournament round of 32
1959*, 1961*, 1962*, 1963*, 1964*, 1965*, 1966*, 1977, 2002, 2005, 2007
NCAA tournament appearances
1959*, 1961*, 1962*, 1963*, 1964*, 1965*, 1966*, 1977, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 *at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
1977, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2006
Conference regular season champions
MVC - 1977, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 IIAC - 1946, 1947, 1948, 1960, 1961, 1962

The Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis compete in the NCAA Division 1, and they play their home games at Banterra Center. As of March 2024, former South Dakota State and Wright State coach, Scott Nagy, has become the newest head coach of the Southern Illinois basketball program.