2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball

Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record	0–0 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach	Dan Muller (6th season)
Assistant coach	Brian Reese
Assistant coach	Brian Collins
Home arena	Redbird Arena

2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bradley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Drake	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Evansville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Illinois State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola–Chicago	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Valparaiso	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2018 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team will represent Illinois State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by sixth-year head coach Dan Muller, will play their home games at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Redbrids finished the 2016–17 season 28–7, 17–1 to finish in a tie for first place in MVC play.^[1] They defeated Evansville and Southern Illinois in the MVC Tournament before losing to Wichita State in the championship game.^[2] As a No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament title, Illinois State received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed where they defeated UC Irvine^[3] in the first round before losing in the second round to UCF.^[4]

Offseason

Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Elijah Clarance SG	Malmö, Sweden	St. Maria Goretti High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Elijah Clarance SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65
Taylor Bruninga PF	Glasford, IL	Illini Bluffs High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	NR
Taylor Bruninga PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Gassman, IsaacIsaac Gassman	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Ottawa Township HS	Utica, IL
1.5 !G	1	Clarence, ElijahElijah Clarence	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Maria Goretti High School	Malmo, Sweden
1.5 !G	2	Copeland, ZachZach Copeland	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Berkely High School/City College of San Francisco	Oakland, CA
1.5 !G	3	Evans, KeyshawnKeyshawn Evans	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sagemont School	Plantation, FL
5.0 !C	4	Ndiaye, DaoudaDaouda Ndiaye	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Windermere Prep	Dakar, Senegal
1.5 !G	5	Hein, MattMatt Hein	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Windermere Prep	Windermere, FL
3.5 !F	10	Fayne, PhilPhil Fayne	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Franklin High School/Western Nebraska Community College	Elk Grove, CA
2.5 !G/F	22	Chastain, MattMatt Chastain	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	LeRoy High School/Loyola–Chicago	LeRoy, IL
1.5 !G	23	Tinsley, WilliamWilliam Tinsley	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Ridgeview High School/Lake Land College	Colfax, IL
1.5 !G	25	Williams, MadisonMadison Williams	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Academy of Richmond County	Augusta, GA
3.5 !F	32	Bruninga, TaylorTaylor Bruninga	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Illini Bluffs High School	Mapleton, IL
4.5 !F/C	34	Romine, ChristianChristian Romine (I)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Mahomet-Seymour High School/UTEP	Mahomet, IL
3.5 !F	52	Yarbrough, MalikMalik Yarbrough (I)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Zion-Benton Township High School	Zion, IL

Head coach

Dan Muller (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Reese (North Carolina)
Brian Collins (Belmont)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017*	Lewis	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017* 12:00 PM	at Florida Gulf Coast	–	–	–	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
11/16/2017*	vs. South Carolina Puerto Rico Tip-Off	–	–	–	Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR
11/17/2017*	vs. Boise State or UTEP Puerto Rico Tip-Off	–	–	–	Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR
11/19/2017*	vs. Appalachian State, Iowa State, Tulsa, or Western Michigan Puerto Rico Tip-Off	–	–	–	Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR
11/22/2017*	Quincy	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
11/25/2017*	Charleston Southern	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
11/29/2017*	at Nevada MW–MVC Challenge	–	–	–	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
12/02/2017*	Tulsa	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
12/06/2017*	at BYU	–	–	–	Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/09/2017*	Murray State	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
12/16/2017*	at Ole Miss	–	–	–	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
12/19/2017*	UIC	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
	Bradley	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
	Bradley	–	–	–	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
	Drake	–	–	–	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
	Drake	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
	Evansville	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
	Evansville	–	–	–	Ford Center Evansville, IN
	Indiana State	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
	Indiana State	–	–	–	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
	Loyola–Chicago	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
	Loyola–Chicago	–	–	–	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
	Missouri State	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
	Missouri State	–	–	–	JQH Arena Springfield, MO
	Northern Iowa	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
	Northern Iowa	–	–	–	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
	Southern Illinois	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
	Southern Illinois	–	–	–	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
	Valparaiso	–	–	–	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
	Valparaiso	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
Missouri Valley Tournament
	vs.	–	–	–	TD Ameritrade Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville,. "Illinois State, Wichita State Share MVC Crown". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
↑ Latsch, Nate. "Illinois State falls to Wichita State in MVC final; NCAA tournament fate unclear". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
↑ "UC Irvine vs. Illinois State - Game Recap - March 15, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
↑ Romero, Iliana Limón. "UCF uses late free throws to top Illinois State, advance in NIT". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Venues	John W. Cook Hall (1898–1925) McCormick Gymnasium (1925–1963) Horton Fieldhouse (1963–1988) Redbird Arena (1989–present)
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

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