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2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
MVC Regular Season Co-Champion
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record28–7 (17–1 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDoug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 17 1   .944 28 7   .800
No. 19 Wichita State 17 1   .944 31 5   .861
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Missouri State 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Bradley 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Evansville 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Indiana State 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Drake 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
2017 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Dan Muller, played their home games at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 17–1 in conference play, to finish in a tie for first place. As the number one seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Evansville in their quarterfinal game and Southern Illinois in their semifinal game before being beaten by Wichita State in the final.

Although not winning the conference tournament, the Redbirds held the tie-breaker for the regular season title and, as a result, received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. They were awarded a number one seed where they defeated California–Irvine in their first round game before losing to Central Florida in their second round game.

Previous season

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The Redbirds finished the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 18–14, 12–6 in conference play, to finish in a tie for second place. They were the number three seed and were beaten by Indiana State in their quarterfinal game.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name # Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Comment
Quintin Brewer 2 F 6'8" 215 RS Sr Atlanta, GA Graduation
DeVaughn Akoon–Purcell 44 G 6'5" 185 Sr Orlando, FL Graduation
Justin McCloud 15 G 6'4" 198 Sr Bottineau, ND Graduation
Nick Banyard 0 F 6'8" 225 RS Jr Flower Mound, TX Graduation;
(graduate transfer Central Florida)
Roland Griffin 35 F 6'7" 210 Fr Aurora, IL Midland College
Elvis Harvey 22 F 6'8" 210 Fr South Bay, FL Tallahassee Community College

Arrivals

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Transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prior School
D J Clayton F 6'6" 184 Jr Oakland, CA Palm Beach State College
Milik Yarbrough F 6'6" 230 Jr Zion, IL Saint Louis
Phil Fayne F 6'9" 200 So Elk Grove, CA Western Nebraska Community College
Christian Romine F/C 6'9" 220 So Mahomet, IL Texas–El Paso

Recruiting Class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Andre Washington
PF
Fort Worth, TX Arlington Heights High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Aug 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Madison Williams
SG
Augusta, GA Academy of Richmond County 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

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The Redbirds were picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll.[1] MiKyle McIntosh and Paris Lee were selected to the All-MVC preseason team.[1]

Roster

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2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Isaac Gassman (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ottawa Township High School Utica, IL
G 1 Paris Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Proviso East High School Maywood, IL
G 2 D J Clayton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Elev8 Academy
Western Kentucky
Palm Beach State College
Oakland, CA
G 3 Keyshawn Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sagemont School Plantation, FL
C 4 Daouda Ndaiye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Windermere Preparatory School Dakar, Senegal
G 5 Matt Hein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Windermere Preparatory School Windermere, FL
F 10 Phil Fayne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Franklin High School
Western Nebraska Community College
Elk Grove, CA
F 11 MiKyle McIntosh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS Jr 22 Feet Academy Pickering, ON
G 12 Tony Wills 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Ben Davis High School Indianapolis, IN
F 13 Milik Yarbrough (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Zion–Benton Township High School
Saint Louis
Zion, IL
F 15 Andre Washington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Arlington Heights High School Fort Worth, TX
F 23 Deontae Hawkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Dunbar High School Dayton, OH
G 25 Madison Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Academy of Richmond County Augusta, GA
G 31 Javaka Thompson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Sr Whitney Young Magnet High School
Knox College
Chicago, IL
F 34 Christian Romine (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Mahomet–Seymour High School
Texas–El Paso
Mahomet, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 21, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 6, 2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Quincy W 84–62 
 21  McIntosh   9  Washington   4  Evans  Redbird Arena (3,797)
Normal, IL
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Murray State L 70–73  0–1
 18  McIntosh   15  Hawkins   4  Tied  CFSB Center (4,321)
Murray, KY
November 16, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Fort Wayne W 75–57  1–1
 24  Hawkins   9  Clayton   6  Lee  Redbird Arena (4,081)
Normal, IL
November 21, 2016*
5:00 pm, FSMW/FSSW
at TCU L 71–80  1–2
 20  McIntosh   9  McIntosh   7  Lee  Schollmaier Arena (5,938)
Fort Worth, TX
November 27, 2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Ferris State W 81–67  2–2
 22  Fayne   6  Tied   5  Lee  Redbird Arena (3,704)
Normal, IL
November 30, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI W 77–63  3–2
 18  Lee   8  Clayton   6  Lee  Redbird Arena (3,717)
Normal, IL
December 3, 2016*
7:00 pm, CSNC+/ESPN3
New Mexico
MW–MVC Challenge
W 79–74  4–2
 18  Lee   10  Fayne   11  Lee  Redbird Arena (6,056)
Normal, IL
December 7, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulsa L 68–70  4–3
 18  Lee   7  McIntosh   6  Lee  Reynolds Center (3,478)
Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2016*
2:00 pm, CSNC+/ESPN3
UT Martin W 74–57  5–3
 12  Tied   8  Fayne   5  Lee  Redbird Arena (4,275)
Normal, IL
December 18, 2016*
3:00 pm, CSNC+/ESPN3
Saint Joseph's W 81–72  6–3
 24  Lee   8  Hawkins   4  Lee  Redbird Arena (3,924)
Normal, IL
December 23, 2016*
12:30 am, ESPN2
at Hawaii
Diamond Head Classic
W 71–45  7–3
 16  Hawkins   6  Tied   3  Lee  Stan Sheriff Center (6,659)
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2016*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. San Francisco
Diamond Head Classic
L 58–66  7–4
 20  McIntosh   12  McIntosh   4  Lee  Stan Sheriff Center (6,053)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Tulsa
Diamond Head Classic
W 68–56  8–4
 18  Lee   5  Lee   3  Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (6,119)
Honolulu, HI
Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season
December 29, 2017
7:00 pm, CSNC+/ESPN3
Evansville W 62–50  9–4
(1–0)
 17  Fayne   8  McIntosh   7  Lee  Redbird Arena (5,415)
Normal, IL
January 1, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago W 68–61  10–4
(2–0)
 16  Hawkins   9  McIntosh   4  Lee  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,678)
Chicago, IL
January 4, 2017
8:00 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3
Missouri State W 74–71 OT 11–4
(3–0)
 21  McIntosh   10  Lee   4  McIntosh  Redbird Arena (4,107)
Normal, IL
January 7, 2017
1:00 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3
at Indiana State W 77–58  12–4
(4–0)
 31  McIntosh   11  Fayne   7  Lee  Hulman Center (3,641)
Terre Haute, IN
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 60–53  13–4
(5–0)
 13  Clayton   8  Hawkins   4  Lee  SIU Arena (4,556)
Carbondale, IL
January 14, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Wichita State W 76–62  14–4
(6–0)
 20  McIntosh   8  Tied   6  Lee  Redbird Arena (9,078)
Normal, IL
January 18, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bradley
I–74 Rivalry
W 69–49  15–4
(7–0)
 20  Hawkins   10  Tied   5  Lee  Carver Arena (7,170)
Peoria, IL
January 21, 2017
7:00 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3
Drake W 72–58  16–4
(8–0)
 19  Hawkins   9  McIntosh   5  Lee  Redbird Arena (8,123)
Normal, IL
January 25, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 71–66  17–4
(9–0)
 19  Tied   12  Hawkins   6  Lee  Redbird Arena (5,738)
Normal, IL
January 29, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 69–59  18–4
(10–0)
 16  Fayne   10  Fayne   6  Lee  Ford Center (5,428)
Evansville, IN
February 1, 2017
8:00 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3
Northern Iowa W 57–51  19–4
(11–0)
 18  Lee   10  Fayne   5  Lee  Redbird Arena (5,732)
Normal, IL
February 4, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Wichita State L 45–86  19–5
(11–1)
 9  Fayne   8  Ndaiye   3  Lee  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
February 7, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake W 80–53  20–5
(12–1)
 26  Lee   8  Fayne   4  Evans  The Knapp Center (2,812)
Des Moines, IA
February 11, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Bradley
I–74 Rivalry
W 64–50  21–5
(13–1)
 14  Lee   9  Ndaiye   4  Tied  Redbird Arena (9,380)
Normal, IL
February 15, 2017
8:00 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3
at Missouri State W 67–66  22–5
(14–1)
 19  Hawkins   8  Fayne   6  Lee  JQH Arena (3,875)
Springfield, MO
February 19, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPNU
Loyola–Chicago W 65–63  23–5
(15–1)
 16  Hawkins   11  Hawkins   9  Lee  Redbird Arena (8,052)
Normal, IL
February 22, 2017
6:00 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 50–46  24–5
(16–1)
 16  Wills   15  Fayne   3  Tied  Redbird Arena (6,545)
Normal, IL
February 25, 2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Northern Iowa W 63–42  25–5
(17–1)
 15  McIntsoh   8  Lee   4  Lee  McLeod Center (5,677)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
March 3, 2017*
12:00 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3
(1) vs. (8) Evansville
Quarterfinals
W 80–69  26–5
 19  Hawkins   5  Tied   7  Lee  Scottrade Center (8,648)
St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2017*
2:30 pm, CBSSN
(1) vs. (4) Southern Illinois
Semifinals
W 63–50  27–5
 15  McIntosh   11  Fayne   5  Lee  Scottrade Center (12,124)
St. Louis, MO
March 5, 2017*
1:00 pm, CBS
(1) vs. (2) No. 21 Wichita State
Championship
L 51–71  27–6
 18  Lee   7  Tied   2  Lee  Scottrade Center (11,744)
St. Louis, MO
National Invitation Tournament
March 15, 2017
8:30 pm, ESPNU
(1) (8) UC Irvine
First Round – Illinois State Bracket
W 85–71  28–6
 22  Hawkins   8  McIntosh   7  Lee  Redbird Arena (5,124)
Normal, IL
March 20, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN
(1) (4) UCF
Second Round – Illinois State Bracket
L 62–63  28–7
 15  Hawkins   5  Tied   5  McIntosh  Redbird Arena (7,984)
Normal, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville. "Shockers Tabbed as MVC Men's Hoops Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016–17 Men's Basketball Schedule". GoRedbirds.com. Retrieved March 21, 2017.