SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
| SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball | |||||||
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| University | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | ||||||
| Head coach | Brian Barone (7th season) | ||||||
| Location | Edwardsville, Illinois | ||||||
| Arena | First Community Arena (capacity: 4,000) | ||||||
| Conference | Ohio Valley | ||||||
| Nickname | Cougars | ||||||
| Colors | Red and white | ||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament Elite Eight | |||||||
| 2006* | |||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||
| 2025 | |||||||
| Uniforms | |||||||
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* at Division II level | |||||||
The SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in the Ohio Valley Conference of NCAA Division I basketball. The Cougars play their home games at the Sam M. Vadalabene Center located in the SIUE core campus in Edwardsville, Illinois. SIU Edwardsville has appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament once in 2025.