2013–14 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2013–14 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball

CBI Semifinals vs. Siena, L 49–61
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2013–14 record	18–16 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach	Dan Muller (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Dana Ford
Assistant coach	Torrey Ward
Assistant coach	Luke Yaklich
Home arena	Redbird Arena

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Wichita State †	18	–	0	1.000	35	–	1	.972
Indiana State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Northern Iowa	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Missouri State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Illinois State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Southern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	14	–	19	.424
Bradley	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Drake	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Evansville	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Loyola (IL)	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313


† 2014 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Dan Muller, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three way tie four fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missour Valley Conference Tournament to Missouri State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Morehead State and Texas A&M to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Siena.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Kaza Keane	Guard	6–1	185	Sophomore	Ajax, Ontario
1	Paris Lee	Guard	5–11	165	Freshman	Maywood, Illinois
3	Daishon Knight	Guard	6–1	175	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland
4	Bobby Hunter	Guard	5–10	190	Junior	Reno, Nevada
5	Jamaal Samuel	Forward	6–9	200	Sophomore	New Orleans, Louisiana
10	John Jones	Forward	6–9	260	Junior	Saint Michael, Barbados
11	MiKyle McIntosh	Forward	6–7	230	Freshman	Pickering, Ontario
12	Tony Wills	Guard	6–3	185	Freshman	Indianapolis, Indiana
15	Nick Zeisloft	Guard	6–4	185	Sophomore	LaGrange, Illinois
22	Reggie Lynch	Center	6–10	230	Freshman	Edina, Minnesota
23	Zach Lofton	Guard	6–4	200	Sophomore	Saint Paul, Minnesota
24	Deontae Hawkins	Forward	6–8	215	Freshman	Dayton, Ohio
25	Michael Middlebrooks	Forward	6–9	210	Junior	Seattle, Washington
31	Matt Stacho	Guard	6–1	180	Sophomore	Naperville, Illinois

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2013*	Quincy	W 84–65		Redbird Arena (3,877)
Regular season
11/08/2013*	at #14 VCU	L 58–96	0–1	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741)
11/12/2013*	Drexel	L 70–78	0–2	Redbird Arena (4,313)
11/17/2013*	at Northwestern	W 68–64	1–2	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,025)
11/20/2013*	Manhattan	L 70–79	1–3	Redbird Arena (4,690)
11/27/2013*	vs. Vermont (USF Golden Gate Challenge)	L 76–87	1–4	War Memorial Gymnasium (697)
11/29/2013*	vs. Sonoma State (USF Golden Gate Challenge)	W 75–58	2–4	War Memorial Gymnasium (475)
11/30/2013*	at San Francisco (USF Golden Gate Challenge)	W 90–76	3–4	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,414)
12/04/2013*	Chicago State	W 75–56	4–4	Redbird Arena (4,211)
12/07/2013*	#25 Dayton	W 81–75	5–4	Redbird Arena (6,697)
12/16/2013*	at Oakland	L 75–90	5–5	Athletics Center O'rena (1,005)
12/19/2013*	Tennessee State	W 64–58	6–5	Redbird Arena (4,061)
12/22/2013*	DePaul	W 69–64	7–5	Redbird Arena (5,345)
01/02/2014	at Missouri State	L 70–78 ^OT	7–6 (0–1)	JQH Arena (4,945)
01/05/2014	Southern Illinois	W 66–48	8–6 (1–1)	Redbird Arena (1,060)
01/08/2014	at #6 Wichita State	L 47–66	8–7 (1–2)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
01/11/2014	Loyola–Chicago	W 59–50	9–7 (2–2)	Redbird Arena (5,354)
01/15/2014	Evansville	W 79–78 ^OT	10–7 (3–2)	Redbird Arena (4,375)
01/18/2014	at Drake	W 77–63	11–7 (4–2)	Knapp Center (3,701)
01/22/2014	#5 Wichita State	L 55–70	11–8 (4–3)	Redbird Arena (9,510)
01/25/2014	at Indiana State	L 62–76	11–9 (4–4)	Hulman Center (6,528)
01/29/2014	at Bradley	L 45–64	11–10 (4–5)	Carver Arena (8,403)
02/01/2014	Drake	W 75–57	12–10 (5–5)	Redbird Arena (5,874)
02/05/2014	Northern Iowa	W 76–65	13–10 (6–5)	Redbird Arena (4,021)
02/09/2014	at Loyola–Chicago	L 69–79	13–11 (6–6)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,664)
02/12/2014	at Evansville	L 98–104 ^OT	13–12 (6–7)	Ford Center (3,151)
02/15/2014	Bradley	W 70–54	14–12 (7–7)	Redbird Arena (8,111)
02/18/2014	Missouri State	W 67–63	15–12 (8–7)	Redbird Arena (4,682)
02/23/2014	at Northern Iowa	L 59–72	15–13 (8–8)	McLeod Center (4,385)
02/26/2014	Indiana State	W 77–59	16–13 (9–8)	Redbird Arena (4,684)
03/01/2014	at Southern Illinois	L 65–66	16–14 (9–9)	SIU Arena (8,339)
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/07/2014	vs. Missouri State (Quarterfinals)	L 48–53	16–15	Scottrade Center (10,260)
CBI
03/19/2014*	Morehead State (First round)	W 77–67	17–15	Redbird Arena (2,080)
03/24/2014*	Texas A&M (Quarterfinals)	W 62–55	18–15	Redbird Arena (3,251)
03/26/2014*	at Siena (Semifinals)	L 49–61	18–16	Times Union Center (3,980)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.goredbirds.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ilsu-m-baskbl-sched.html

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball

Venues	Redbird Arena (1989–present)

Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"

People	Head coaches

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