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Chris Lowery 
Sport(s) Basketball Current position Title Head coach Team Southern Illinois Biographical details Born July 7, 1972 Place of birth Evansville, Indiana, USA Playing career 1990–1994 Southern Illinois Position(s) Point guard Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1995–1997
1997–2000
2000–2001
2001–2003
2003–2004
2004–presentRend Lake CC (asst.)
Missouri Southern (asst.)
SE Missouri State (asst.)
Southern Illinois (asst.)
Illinois (asst.)
Southern IllinoisHead coaching record Overall 124–73 (.644) Accomplishments and honors Championships MVC Tournament Championship (2006)
MVC Regular Season Championship (2005, 2007)Awards MVC Coach of the Year (2005) Chris Lowery (born July 7, 1972, in Evansville, Indiana) is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.
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Playing and coaching
Lowery played at Southern Illinois starting in 1990 and later became an assistant coach, eventually serving under Bruce Weber at SIU and moving with him to Illinois after the 2002–03 season. On April 9, 2004, Lowery was named the head coach of SIU's men's basketball team after Matt Painter left to become an associate head coach/head coach designate to Gene Keady at Purdue University.
On March 1, 2007, Lowery was named Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year after leading SIU to a 25–5 regular season record. A highlight win for the season was when they beat the highly-ranked Butler Bulldogs on the road. The Salukis received a number-four seed in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, the highest for any Valley team since Indiana State received a 1-seed in 1979.
On April 2, 2007, Lowery signed a seven-year contract extension.[1] SIU will pay him $750,000 annually.
Head coaching record
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Southern Illinois (Missouri Valley Conference) (2004–present) 2004–2005 Southern Illinois 26–8 15–3 1st NCAA Second Round 2005–2006 Southern Illinois 22–11 12–6 T–2nd NCAA First Round 2006–2007 Southern Illinois 28–7 15–3 1st NCAA Sweet 16 2007–2008 Southern Illinois 18–15 11–7 3rd NIT Second Round 2008–2009 Southern Illinois 12–17 8–10 5th 2009–2010 Southern Illinois 14–15 6–12 9th 2010-2011 Southern Illinois 13-19 5-13 8th 2011-2012 Southern Illinois 0-3 0-0 N/A Southern Illinois: 133–95 (.589) 72–54 (.571) Total: 133–95 (.581) National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division ChampionReferences
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Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball head coaches William McAndrew (1913–1918) · No team (1918–1919) · William McAndrew (1919–1943) · Glenn Martin (1943–1946) · Lynn Holder (1946–1958) · Harry Gallatin (1958–1962) · Jack Hartman (1962–1970) · Paul Lambert (1970–1978) · Joe Gottfried (1978–1981) · Allen Van Winkle (1981–1985) · Rich Herrin (1985–1998) · Bruce Weber (1998–2003) · Matt Painter (2003–2004) · Chris Lowery (2004– )
Current men's basketball head coaches of the Missouri Valley Conference Geno Ford (Bradley) • Greg McDermott (Creighton) • Mark Phelps (Drake) • Marty Simmons (Evansville) • Tim Jankovich (Illinois State) • Greg Lansing (Indiana State) • Paul Lusk (Missouri State) • Ben Jacobson (Northern Iowa) • Chris Lowery (Southern Illinois) • Gregg Marshall (Wichita State)
Categories:- 1972 births
- African American basketball coaches
- African American basketball players
- Basketball players from Indiana
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball coaches
- Living people
- People from Evansville, Indiana
- Point guards
- Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball coaches
- Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball coaches
- Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1970s birth stubs
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