The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars will be making their first appearance in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament after winning the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. The Cougars made the jump to ...

Mike Waldo is a special assistant to coach Brian Barone and the SIUE Cougars in Madison County IL for the NCAA Tournament ...

I mean, if the Bulls came calling tomorrow, I’d have to say ‘well, sorry guys.’ But I’d love the fact that, if conversations ...

You sit there and you have these dreams and these goals, and it was kind of like, ‘wow, this is a culmination of quite ...

Brian Barone had already done the office-supply shopping for the moment. The former player at Marquette from 1998 to 2001 and ...

SIUE Cougars, led by coach Brian Barone and special assistant Mike Waldo, win OVC title and earn their first NCAA Tournament ...

SIUE's Ray'Sean Taylor cuts down a piece of the net against SEMO in the OVC Tournament championship game on March 8, 2025, ...

SIU Edwardsville guard Ray’Sean Taylor earned a long-awaited NCAA tournament berth then shared the moment with his mom, ...

You can come here and be special. Be appreciated. Be acknowledged for it. And be a champion. And that’s what Ray’Sean Taylor is," Barone said.

That led to a remarkable interview, featuring both players like Ray’Sean Taylor and framed scissors to cut down the nets, with Cougars’ head coach Brian Barone on the ESPN2 broadcast of their ...

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood commends SIUE basketball and coach Brian Barone for their first NCAA Tournament ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville secured the first spot in the men’s 2025 NCAA Tournament, locking up the Ohio ...