ESPN’s Jeff Borzello is reporting that Southern Illinois is expected to hire Wright State’s Scott Nagy as their new head basketball coach.

Nagy has 29-years experience as a head coach having serving the past eight at Wright State, and the previous 21 seasons at South Dakota State. He holds an overall career mark of 577-332 (.635) and did not win less than 18 games/yr during his stay at WSU.

Nagy would replace SIU alum Bryan Mullins, who was released after going 19-13 this past season.

More on this move once in becomes official.