The event is set to begin at 6:00 p.m. with a cocktail hour before dinner at 7:00 p.m. The night will include a silent auction as well as a raffle. Individual tickets for the event are $100. All proceeds from the event will benefit Saluki Basketball.
To register for the event, click HERE. For more information, contact Assistant AD Ticketing/Development Bryce Williams at 618-453-1803.
“This program has been built on the support of our community and our championship tradition. To be able to bring the two together again at our annual informational dinner is exciting,” head coach Bryan Mullins said. “We are honored to have Coach Weber and former great players back to represent this program again.”
Weber was the architect of SIU’s basketball resurgence during the 2000s. He took over a program that had posted three straight losing seasons and quickly turned them into Valley champions. During his five seasons at SIU (1999-2003), Weber’s teams compiled a 103-54 record, advanced to two NCAA Tournaments (2002, 2003), including one Sweet 16 appearance, plus one NIT appearance (2000).
Southern won the MVC title in 2002 and 2003 and Weber was named the MVC Coach of the Year in 2003. The Salukis defeated five BCS opponents during Weber’s tenure and climbed to No. 22 in the national rankings. The program he built was bolstered by his successors, Matt Painter and Chris Lowery, who led Southern to four more NCAA Tournament appearances.
The event precedes the Men’s Basketball Golf Tournament scheduled for Oct. 7 at Kokopelli Golf Course. For more information on the event and to register, click HERE.
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