A hearing on the filing was to take place 300 days from June 19, but it was not clear if the hearing took place or it was rescheduled,

Lowery was owed more than $1.5 million for the final two years of his contract. SIU athletic director Mario Moccia said shortly after the 2011-12 basketball season that Lowery was fired “with cause.” Moccia declined to go into that cause, citing possible litigation.

Reached Friday, the athletic director said he could not go into further details for the same reason.

Lowery’s attorney on the request, Daniel Bell of Jackson Lewis LLP in Cleveland, did not return messages seeking comment.

SIU’s attorney in the matter, Thomas H. Wilson of HeplerBroom LLC in Springfield, also did not respond to interview requests.

Lowery, the youngest coach in the nation to get his team into the NCAA tournament between 2005-2007, left SIU with the distinction of owning the best record in Saluki history and the worst.