This year will mark the 25th season associated with Saluki Basketball for Rodney Watson. He has spent 21 seasons as an assistant coach. He was the associate head coach during his last two seasons after spending 19 seasons as an assistant coach under head coaches Rich Herrin, Bruce Weber, Matt Painter, and Chris Lowery. During Watson's tenure at SIU, the Salukis won 11 Missouri Valley Conference championships and qualified for nine NCAA Tournaments and six NITs. SIU also compiled a 430-237 record, a .645 winning percentage, and was ranked in the top 15 nationally in scoring defense four times in the last five seasons. Watson has spent the last three seasons as the radio analyst for Saluki Radio during Basketball season. We share some of his favorite memories early on at SIU, what he loved about Southern Illinois, when did he know he would be a head coach, and what to expect this season from Saluki Basketball.
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