SIU Edwardsville Cougars basketball
SIU Edwardsville Cougars basketball history
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL)
First Community Arena, aka The Vadalabene Center, The VC
Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)
Current head coach: Brian Barone (2019-)
- Assoc. HC: Colin Schneider (2019-)
- Asst: Ryan Hellenthal (2022-)
- Asst: Angres Thorpe (2023-)
- Asst: Darreon Reddick (2023-)
- Special Asst. to the HC: Mike Waldo (2018-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NIT Overall Record: 0-0
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 5 (1986, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2006)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 6-5
Conference Titles (Great Lakes Valley, Ohio Valley):
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Championships: 0
- GLVC (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 1 (2006)
- Ohio Valley Tournament Championships: 0
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Ohio Valley Player of the Year: 0
SIU Edwardsville head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Brian Barone | 2019-Pres | 64-91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jon Harris | 2015-19 | 31-88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lennox Forrester | 2007-15 | 82-146 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marty Simmons | 2002-07 | 89-58 | 1^ | 2^ | 0 |
Jack Margenthaler | 1992-2002 | 112-150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Graham | 1984-92 | 147-84 | 0 | 3^ | 0 |
no team | 1983-84 | – | – | – | – |
Tom Pugliese | 1981-83 | 17-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Dudley | 1970-81 | 146-143 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Gallatin | 1967-70 | 19-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the SIU Edwardsville program was at the Division II level; SIUE moved up to Division I prior to the 2008-09 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.