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2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record18–15 (10–8 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDoug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Loyola Chicago 15 3   .833 32 6   .842
Southern Illinois 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Illinois State 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
Drake 10 8   .556 17 17   .500
Bradley 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Indiana State 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Missouri State 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
Evansville 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Valparaiso 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
2018 MVC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by sixth-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 18–15, 10–8 in conference play, to finish in a tie for the third place. As the number three seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Missouri State in their quarterfinal game and Southern Illinois in their semifinal game before being beaten by Loyola–Chicago in the final.

Previous season

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The Redbrids finished the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name # Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Comment
Javaka Thompson 31 G 6'4" 191 RS Sr Chicago, IL Graduation
Paris Lee 1 G 6'0" 185 Sr Maywood, IL Graduation
Tony Willis 12 G 6'4" 185 Sr Indianapolis, IN Graduation
Deontae Hawkins 23 F 6'8" 220 RS Jr Dayton, OH Graduation;
(graduate transfer Boston College)
MiKyle McIntosh 11 F 6'7" 234 RS Jr Pickering, ON Graduation;
(graduate transfer Oregon)
Andre Washington 15 F 6'8" 195 Fr Fort Worth, TX Hill College

Arrivals

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Transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prior School
Jerron Martin G 6'0" 175 RS Sr Prince George's County, MD Texas Southern
Zach Copeland G 6'4" 175 Jr Oakland, CA City College of San Francisco
William Tinsley G 6'6" 195 Jr Colfax, IL Lake Land College
Matt Chastain G/F 6'6" 190 RS Fr Le Roy, IL Loyola–Chicago

Recruiting Class

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

Preseason

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In the conference's preseason poll, the Redbirds were picked to finish in fourth place in the MVC.[1] Junior forward Phil Fayne was named to the preseason All-MVC second team.[1]

Roster

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2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Isaac Gassman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Ottawa Township High School Utica, IL
G 1 Elijah Clarence 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Maria Goretti High School Malmö, Sweden
G 2 Zach Copeland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Berkeley High School
City College of San Francisco
Oakland, CA
G 3 Keyshawn Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Sagemont School Plantation, FL
C 4 Daouda Ndaiye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Windermere Preparatory School Dakar, Senegal
G 5 Matt Hein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Windermere Preparatory School Windermere, FL
F 10 Phil Fayne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Franklin High School
Western Nebraska Community College
Elk Grove, CA
G 22 Matt Chastain (W,I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Le Roy High School
Loyola–Chicago
Le Roy, IL
G 23 William Tinsley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ridgeview High School Colfax, IL
G 24 Jerron Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Princeton Day School
Texas Southern
Prince George's County, MD
G 25 Madison Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Academy of Richmond County Augusta, GA
F 32 Taylor Bruninga 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Illini Bluffs High School Mapleton, IL
F 34 Christian Romine Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Mahomet–Seymour High School
Texas–El Paso
Mahomet, IL
F 52 Milik Yarbrough 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Zion–Benton Township High School
Saint Louis
Zion, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2018

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 5, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Lewis W 79–52 
 25  Yarbrough   8  Yarbrough,
Bruninga
 
 4  Evans  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,066)
Normal, IL
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 11, 2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 87–98  0–1
 28  Evans   8  Yarbrough   10  Yarbrough  Alico Arena (4,335)
Fort Myers, FL
November 16, 2017*
10:30 am, ESPN2
vs. South Carolina
Puerto Rico Tip–Off
[Quarterfinal]
W 69–65  1–1
 18  Yarbrough   10  Fayne   6  Yarbrough  HTC Center (700)
Conway, SC
November 17, 2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Boise State
Puerto Rico Tip–Off
[Semifinal]
L 64–82  1–2
 21  Evans   6  Fayne   4  Evans  HTC Center (875)
Conway, SC
November 19, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Tulsa
Puerto Rico Tip–Off
[Third Place]
W 84–68  2–2
 29  Evans   8  Yarbrough   5  Yarbrough,
Evans
 
HTC Center (2,119)
Conway, SC
November 22, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Quincy W 86–57  3–2
 19  Fayne   10  Tinsley   6  Evans  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,733)
Normal, IL
November 25, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Charleston Southern L 62–64 OT 3–3
 26  Evans   13  Fayne   2  Yarbrough,
Fayne
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,831)
Normal, IL
November 29, 2017*
9:00 pm, Stadium
at Nevada
Mountain West–
Missouri Valley Challenge
L 68–98  3–4
 15  Fayne   7  Tinsley   4  Evans  Lawlor Events Center (8,293)
Reno, NV
December 2, 2017*
3:00 pm, NBCSCH+
Tulsa W 65–58  4–4
 22  Yarbrough   8  Fayne   5  Evans  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,803)
Normal, IL
December 6, 2017*
8:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 68–80  4–5
 20  Bruninga   9  Yarbrough   6  Evans  Marriott Center (12,250)
Provo, UT
December 9, 2017*
3:00 pm, NBCSCH+
Murray State L 72–78  4–6
 30  Yarbrough   7  Yarbrough   3  Yarbrough,
Evans
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,150)
Normal, IL
December 16, 2017*
2:30 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss W 101–97 OT 5–6
 25  Yarbrough,
Evans
 
 10  Yarbrough,
Fayne
 
 8  Yarbrough  The Pavilion
at Ole Miss
 (6,309)
Oxford, MS
December 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, NBCSCH
UIC W 71–70  6–6
 20  Yarbrough   10  Tinsley   5  Yarbrough  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,062)
Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season
December 23, 2017
1:00 pm, MVC Network
(FSIN/FSKC/FSMW/NBCSCH)
at Evansville W 72–66  7–6
(1–0)
 28  Yarbrough   7  Fayne   3  Yarbrough,
Hein
 
Ford Center (4,039)
Evansville, IN
December 31, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 84–81 OT 8–6
(2–0)
 29  Yarbrough   11  Fayne   4  Yarbrough  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,824)
Normal, IL
January 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 62–87  8–7
(2–1)
 13  Evans   7  Nidaye   7  Yarbrough  The Knapp Center (3,113)
Des Moines, IA
January 7, 2018
1:00 pm, CBSSN
Missouri State W 72–68  9–7
(3–1)
 23  Yarbrough,
Fayne
 
 6  Fayne   4  Yarbrough,
Evans
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,344)
Normal, IL
January 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago L 61–68  9–8
(3–2)
 14  Fayne   4  Yarbrough,
Tinsley
 
 8  Yarbrough  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,466)
Normal, IL
January 13, 2018
5:00 pm, CBSSN
Southern Illinois L 70–74  9–9
(3–3)
 24  Fayne   10  Fayne   5  Yarbrough  SIU Arena (3,227)
Carbondale, IL
January 17, 2018
6:00 pm, MVC Network
Bradley
I–74 Rivalry
W 70–57  10–9
(4–3)
 20  Yarbrough   12  Ndiaye   3  Yarbrough,
Evans,
Hein
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (6,321)
Normal, IL
January 20, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 54–84  10–10
(4–4)
 13  Fayne   9  Fayne   2  Evans  Hulman Center (5,148)
Terre Haute, IN
January 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 72–83  10–11
(4–5)
 25  Evans   13  Yarbrough   5  Yarbrough  McLeod Center (3,762)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 27, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Valparaiso W 76–65  11–11
(5–5)
 24  Fayne   9  Fayne   7  Yarbrough  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,024)
Normal, IL
January 30, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State W 76–60  12–11
(6–5)
 15  Yarbrough,
Evans
 
 10  Ndiaye   6  Yarbrough  JQH Arena (4,545)
Springfield, MO
February 3, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 75–71  13–11
(7–5)
 13  Yarbrough,
Fayne,
Hein
 
 10  Fayne   5  Yarbrough  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (6,923)
Normal, IL
February 8, 2018
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Southern Illinois W 76–68 OT 14–11
(8–5)
 15  Clarance   9  Yarbrough   5  Yarbrough  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,948)
Normal, IL
February 11, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Valparaiso L 58–74  14–12
(8–6)
 13  Tinsley   10  Yarbrough   5  Yarbrough  Athletics–Recreation Center (3,330)
Valparaiso, IN
February 14, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley
I-74 Rivalry
L 58–70  14–13
(8–7)
 25  Yarbrough   8  Ndiaye   2  Yarbrough,
Evans,
Tinsley,
Gassman,
Clarance
 
Carver Arena (7,731)
Peoria, IL
February 17, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Northern Iowa W 79–75  15–13
(9–7)
 25  Yarbrough   6  Yarbrough   9  Yarbrough  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (6,535)
Normal, IL
February 21, 2018
7:00 pm, MVC Network
Drake W 89–81 OT 16–13
(10–7)
 23  Evans   11  Fayne   6  Evans  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,028)
Normal, IL
February 24, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at Loyola–Chicago L 61–68  16–14
(10–8)
 21  Tinsley   7  Yarbrough   6  Yarbrough  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,963)
Chicago, IL
State Farm
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} Tournament
March 2, 2018*
8:30 pm, MVC Network
(3) vs. (6) Indiana State
Quarterfinal
W 77–70  17–14
 24  Yarbrough   10  Fayne   5  Yarbrough  Scottrade Center (7,077)
St. Louis, MO
March 3, 2018*
5:00 pm, CBSSN
(3) vs. (2) Southern Illinois
Semifinal
W 76–68 OT 18–14
 26  Fayne   9  Fayne,
Tinsley
 
 7  Evans  Scottrade Center (8,415)
St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2018*
1:00 pm, CBS
(3) vs. (1) Loyola–Chicago
Final
L 49–65  18–15
 12  Yarbrough,
Fayne
 
 12  Fayne   5  Yarbrough  Scottrade Center (8,056)
St. Louis, MO
*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 "Missouri State Picked to Win MVC Men's Basketball". Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017–18 Men's Basketball Schedule". GoRedbirds.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.