SIUE Cougars (2-7, 0-0 OVC) 

vs. Northwestern Wildcats (4-4, 0-1 B1G)

 

Sun., Dec. 15, 3:00 p.m.

Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)

Evanston, Illinois

 

LAST TIME OUT
Zeke Moore scored a career-high 28 points, but it wasn't enough Wednesday at First Community Arena. Chicago State used precision free throw shooting to stave off the Cougars 89-81 and hand them their fifth consecutive defeat. Chicago State converted 25 of 27 fouls shots, including all 16 attempts in the second half.

 

ROAD SHOW

Eight of SIUE's 13 nonconference games are on the road. The schedule includes road games in seven different states. Besides Illinois, the Cougars will travel to California, Iowa, Michigan, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas.

 

BARONE DEBUTS

Head Coach Brian Barone takes over at the top after two seasons as the Cougars' top assistant. He has previous Division I stops at Green Bay, Indiana, Marquette and Illinois State. He also brings junior college experience as a head coach and assistant. 

 

BARONE'S PEDIGREE

Brian's father is the late Tony Barone, Sr., who played at Duke before beginning his coaching career. After stops at Duke and Bradley as an assistant, Tony was the head coach at Creighton (1985-91) and Texas A&M (1991-1998). He also coached the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies during the 2006-07 season.

 

BARONE SIGNED THROUGH 2024

On November 13, SIUE Director of Athletics Tim Hall announced an extension of Head Coach Brian Barone's contract through the 2023-2024 season. 

 

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

Unofficially, Barone is one of nine current Division I head coaches whose father also was a Division I head coach. The List:

Tony Bennett, Virginia (Dick Bennett)

Jeff Capel III, Pittsburgh (Jeff Capel II)

Kermit Davis, Jr., Mississippi (Kermit Davis, Sr.)

Scott Drew, Baylor (Homer Drew)

Mark Prosser, Western Carolina (Skip Prosser)

Richard Pitino, Minnesota (Rick Pitino)

Jay Spoonhour, Eastern Illinois (Charlie Spoonhour)

Kevin Willard, Seton Hall (Ralph Willard)