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2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–17 (9–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCEFCU Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana State 17 3   .850 32 7   .821
Drake 16 4   .800 28 7   .800
Bradley 13 7   .650 23 12   .657
Northern Iowa 12 8   .600 19 14   .576
Belmont 12 8   .600 20 13   .606
Southern Illinois 11 9   .550 19 13   .594
Illinois State 9 11   .450 15 17   .469
Murray State 9 11   .450 12 20   .375
Missouri State 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
Evansville 6 14   .300 17 18   .486
UIC 4 16   .200 12 21   .364
Valparaiso 3 17   .150 7 25   .219
2024 MVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second-year head coach Ryan Pedon, played their home games at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

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The Redbirds finished the 2022–23 season 11–21, 6–14 in MVC play to finish in ninth place.[1] They lost to Northern Iowa in the opening round of the MVC tournament.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Luke Kasubke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Kansas State St. Louis, Missouri
G 1 Malachi Poindexter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Virginia Mineral, Virginia
G 2 Ty Pence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Joseph-Ogden High School St. Joseph, Illinois
G 3 Dalton Banks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Southern Illinois Eau Claire, Wisconsin
F 4 Myles Foster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Monmouth Brooklyn, New York
G 5 Jordan Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Wisconsin La Crosse, Wisconsin
G 10 Darius Burford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Elon Bolingbrook, Illinois
G 11 Johnny Kinziger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr De Pere High School De Pere, Wisconsin
F 12 Brandon Lieb 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Illinois Deerfield, Illinois
G 13 Ty Blake (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr University High School Normal, Illinois
G 14 Nik Stadelman (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Guilford High School Rockford, Illinois
F 22 Kendall Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Appalachian State Snellville, Georgia
F 23 Harouna Sissoko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Grand View Christian School Kayes, Mali
F 35 Chase Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Fr Saint Charles Prep Columbus, Ohio
F 50 Ryan Schmitt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Des Moines Area Community College Van Meter, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
3:30 pm
Illinois Wesleyan W 78–46 
CEFCU Arena (6,386)
Normal, IL
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lourdes W 75–56  1–0
CEFCU Arena (2,416)
Normal, IL
November 11, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 71–80  1–1
Chaifetz Arena (5,232)
St. Louis, MO
November 15, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Illinois W 69–61  2–1
CEFCU Arena (3,061)
Normal, IL
November 20, 2023*
12:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Long Beach State
Gulf Coast Showcase first round
W 61–52  3–1
Hertz Arena (214)
Estero, FL
November 21, 2023*
4:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. High Point
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
L 72–74  3–2
Hertz Arena 
Estero, FL
November 22, 2023*
 FloHoops
vs. Wright State
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game
L 49–74  3–3
Hertz Arena 
Estero, FL
November 30, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC W 69–64  4–3
(1–0)
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,090)
Chicago, IL
December 3, 2023
2:00 pm, MVC Network
Murray State W 76–72  5–3
(2–0)
CEFCU Arena (3,946)
Normal, IL
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky W 62–59  6–3
CEFCU Arena (3,215)
Normal, IL
December 9, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Norfolk State L 58–64  6–4
CEFCU Arena (3,788)
Normal, IL
December 17, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota State W 75–65  7–4
CEFCU Arena (2,953)
Normal, IL
December 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 85–64  8–4
CEFCU Arena (3,361)
Normal, IL
December 29, 2023*
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 8 Kentucky L 70–96  8–5
Rupp Arena (20,659)
Lexington, KY
January 2, 2024
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Drake L 71–88  8–6
(2–1)
Knapp Center (2,931)
Des Moines, IA
January 6, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Illinois L 64–71  8–7
(2–2)
CEFCU Arena (4,852)
Normal, IL
January 10, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Belmont L 60–67  8–8
(2–3)
Curb Event Center (1,660)
Nashville, TN
January 14, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Valparaiso L 50–59  8–9
(2–4)
CEFCU Arena (3,062)
Normal, IL
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake L 56–77  8–10
(2–5)
CEFCU Arena (3,681)
Normal, IL
January 20, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State W 69–60  9–10
(3–5)
Great Southern Bank Arena (4,153)
Springfield, MO
January 23, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Belmont W 77–67  10–10
(4–5)
CEFCU Arena (2,860)
Normal, IL
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, MVC Network Flex
at Evansville L 54–58  10–11
(4–6)
Ford Center (4,010)
Evansville, IN
January 30, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State W 61–59  11–11
(5–6)
CFSB Center (5,817)
Murray, KY
February 3, 2024
5:00 pm, MVC Network Flex
Bradley
I-74 Rivalry
L 60–73  11–12
(5–7)
CEFCU Arena (6,871)
Normal, IL
February 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UIC L 56–61  11–13
(5–8)
CEFCU Arena (4,394)
Normal, IL
February 10, 2024
5:00 pm, MVC Network Flex
at Southern Illinois L 66–69  11–14
(5–9)
Banterra Center (5,212)
Carbondale, IL
February 13, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 23 Indiana State W 80–67  12–14
(6–9)
Hulman Center (5,988)
Terre Haute, IN
February 18, 2024
3:00 pm, MVC Network Flex
Evansville W 86–79  13–14
(7–9)
CEFCU Arena (6,072)
Normal, IL
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Iowa W 81–73  14–14
(8–9)
CEFCU Arena (3,922)
Normal, IL
February 24, 2024
5:00 pm, MVC Network Flex
at Bradley
I-74 Rivalry
L 45–48  14–15
(8–10)
Carver Arena (9,201)
Peoria, IL
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri State W 75–74  15–15
(9–10)
CEFCU Arena (4,287)
Normal, IL
March 3, 2024
3:00 pm, MVC Network Flex
at Valparaiso L 72–75  15–16
(9–11)
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,676)
Valparaiso, IN
MVC Tournament
March 7, 2024
6:00 pm, MVC Network
(7) vs. (10) Evansville
Opening round
L 53–59  15–17
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "MBB Season Ends as Furious Comeback Falls Short". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Illinois State Redbirds 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2023.