A SiO/graphite/amorphous carbon (SiO-C) hybrid anode with superior electrochemical performance is successfully realized by using a low-cost and simple method. Here, we apply a pretreatment of commercialized graphite by ball-milling to realize evenly dispersion of the components and good effect of carbon coating, thus resulting in excellent cycling stability. Specifically, the as-prepared sample shows a high reversible capacity of 850mAhg−1 after 100 cycles at 100mAg−1 and excellent rate capability of 730mAhg−1 even at 500mAhg−1. Additionally, a relatively high initial coulombic efficiency of 77% is delivered among SiO-based anode materials. High-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) technique is used to further visually verify the conversion behavior of SiO in the first cycle: scattered amorphous silicon particles with size about 5nm and irreversible Li4SiO4 as the detected resultants. The result of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) reveals that the polarization resistance (Rp) decreases with pre-treated graphite. This work presents a facile approach to prepare Si-based anode material for new generation lithium-ion batteries with high energy density and more insights into the conversion behavior of SiO.