2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	15–17 (9–11 MVC)
Head coach	Ryan Pedon (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Rob Judson; Andrew Dakich; Jason Slay;
Home arena	CEFCU Arena

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.

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

Previous season

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

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

Ryan Pedon (Wooster)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2023

Schedule and results

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

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

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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.

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