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Part 4: Welcome to Floor Burn U.

By Kieran Darcy
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Thursday, February 8, 2007

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- When I was introduced to Chris Lowery in SIU Arena Wednesday afternoon, I did a double take. Wearing a black Southern Illinois sweat suit and an ear warmer wrapped around his head, he looked like a player, not a coach. Actually, he's not all that far removed from his playing career. Lowery was a star point guard for Southern Illinois from 1990 to 1994. But he's already in his third season as the head coach at SIU -- and right now his Salukis (20-5, 11-3) are tied for first ...

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