We continue to look at the new Saluki Basketball roster for the upcoming season with transfer Isaiah Stafford! Stafford is coming in from Valpo, but he spent time at nearby John A. Logan College where he won a National Championship at the Junior College level. Ranked seventh in the MVC in overall scoring average at 16.9 points per game, third in steals per game at 1.62 and 12th in 3-point field goals made with 57. He was one of three players in the MVC with at least three 30-point games, joining Southern Illinois’ Xavier Johnson and Drake’s Tucker DeVries, the third-place finisher and winner in the Larry Bird Player of the Year Trophy balloting

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We close out the third week of Summer Access with Saluki Basketball's Drew Steffe! Drew is back for his second season with SIU and he shares what he is enjoying about this team so far in the summer.

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As we get closer to the start of Saluki Football and Fall Camp opening up at the end of July, we decided to check in with Head Coach Nick Hill! We spend time talking about what is important about the current time they get with the team, what type of year can we expect from DJ Williams, the return of Vinson Davis and much more.

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Associate Head Coach Steve Hawkins is next up in our Summer Access series! He takes us through the offseason in helping construct this roster, lessons learned from last year, and how this team is trending in the direction of having the right culture.

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The landscape in college athletics is continuing to evolve and change, and recently the House vs NCAA Settlement has been in the news. We catch up with Athletic Director Tim Leonard to discuss what this means for Saluki Athletics and why SIU is making the decision to "opt in" to this Settlement.

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Week three is officially underway in Carbondale for Summer Access and we catch up with Rolyns Aligbe! Rolyns is returning for his second season at SIU and he tells us what he has worked on most this offseason and why he is excited to have his brother, Prince, with him on the team.

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We close out the second week of Summer Access with incoming transfer Prince Aligbe! Prince joins his brother Rolyns Aligbe on the roster and shares the story of how he told Rolyns when he was committing to SIU. Prince has experience with two seasons at Boston College and his most recent at Seton Hall.

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He is back for his second year in Carbondale on Scott Nagy's staff and it is Tae Gibbs! He shares about what he thinks about most coming into Banterra Center everyday and what drives him to help lead the Salukis to a better season in 2025-26. We also dive into where the 6 returners to the program have improved and what they needed to add to this program in the offseason.

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We continue our Summer Access series with incoming transfer Max Pikaar! Pikaar played in 26 games as a true freshman at Saint Louis. He scored 23 points, grabbed 26 rebounds, and blocked 11 shots in limited minutes with the Billikens. He shares why he picked Southern Illinois and what stood out about Coach Nagy and his staff.

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We continue our Summer Access series with Saluki Basketball, as we are in season for the upcoming 2025-26 year! We start our player spotlights with a returner from last year, 1 of 6 returning Salukis. Damien Mayo Jr. shares with us what he has focused on most this offseason, what this team needs to do to improve from last year, and what has him most optimistic heading into the Summer Access period.

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