2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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 on Doug Collins Court at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

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 Jason Slay Andrew Dakich
Home arena	Doug Collins Court at CEFCU Arena

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. They lost to Northern Iowa in the opening round of the MVC tournament.

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) Rob Judson (Illinois) Jason Slay (West Virginia State) Andrew Dakich (Michigan) 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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
October 29, 2023* 3:15 pm		Illinois Wesleyan	W 78–46		19 – Burford	8 – Lewis, Lieb	3 – Banks, Lieb	CEFCU Arena (6,386) Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lourdes	W 75–56	1–0	16 – Poindexter	7 – Poindexter	6 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (2,416) Normal, IL
November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, BSMW Extra/ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 71–80	1–1	19 – Poindexter	12 – Lieb	3 – Banks, Foster	Chaifetz Arena (5,232) St. Louis, MO
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 69–61	2–1	12 – Banks, Kasubke	12 – Lewis	4 – Lewis	CEFCU Arena (3,061) Normal, IL
November 20, 2023* 12:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Long Beach State Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinal	W 61–52	3–1	15 – Banks	10 – Foster	3 – Banks	Hertz Arena (214) Estero, FL
November 21, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. High Point Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinal	L 72–74	3–2	17 – Burford	7 – Lieb	1 – Banks, Kinziger, Poindexter	Hertz Arena (342) Estero, FL
November 22, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Wright State Gulf Coast Showcase Third Place	L 49–74	3–3	9 – Burford, Lewis	5 – Foster, Lewis	2 – Banks	Hertz Arena (413) Estero, FL
November 30, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	W 69–64	4–3 (1–0)	20 – Burford	8 – Foster	3 – Lewis	Credit Union 1 Arena (2,090) Chicago, IL
December 3, 2023 2:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		Murray State	W 76–72	5–3 (2–0)	14 – Lewis	5 – Banks, Foster, Lewis	7 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,946) Normal, IL
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	W 62–59	6–3	15 – Lewis	9 – Foster	4 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,215) Normal, IL
December 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Norfolk State Return to Horton	L 58–64	6–4	13 – Kinziger	10 – Foster	4 – Banks	Horton Field House (3,788) Normal, IL
December 17, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota State	W 75–65	7–4	28 – Burford	8 – Davis	5 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (2,953) Normal, IL
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 85–64	8–4	22 – Burford	9 – Lewis	5 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,361) Normal, IL
December 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, SECN		at No. 8 Kentucky	L 70–96	8–5	20 – Foster	15 – Foster	7 – Banks	Rupp Arena (20,659) Lexington, KY
January 2, 2024 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Drake	L 71–88	8–6 (2–1)	14 – Burford	6 – Lieb	3 – Poindexter	The Knapp Center (2,931) Des Moines, IA
January 6, 2024 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Southern Illinois	L 64–71	8–7 (2–2)	17 – Foster	9 – Foster	4 – Foster	CEFCU Arena (4,852) Normal, IL
January 10, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 60–67	8–8 (2–3)	18 – Davis	9 – Foster	3 – Banks	Curb Event Center (1,660) Nashville, TN
January 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	L 50–59	8–9 (2–4)	9 – Burford, Foster	8 – Davis, Lewis	6 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,062) Normal, IL
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Drake	L 56–77	8–10 (2–5)	14 – Burford	7 – Foster	4 – Kinziger	CEFCU Arena (3,681) Normal, IL
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	W 69–60	9–10 (3–5)	22 – Burford	9 – Foster	5 – Banks	Great Southern Bank Arena (4,153) Springfield, MO
January 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	W 77–67	10–10 (4–5)	19 – Foster	10 – Foster	5 – Foster	CEFCU Arena (2,860) Normal, IL
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	L 54–58	10–11 (4–6)	18 – Burford	11 – Lewis	2 – Kinziger	Ford Center (4,010) Evansville, IN
January 30, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	W 61–59	11–11 (5–6)	12 – Walker	12 – Foster	2 – Banks, Burford, Lewis	CFSB Center (5,817) Murray, KY
February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		Bradley I-74 Rivalry	L 60–73	11–12 (5–7)	16 – Poindexter	7 – Lewis	6 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (6,871) Normal, IL
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		UIC	L 56–61	11–13 (5–8)	18 – Foster	10 – Foster, Lewis	5 – Kinziger	CEFCU Arena (4,394) Normal, IL
February 10, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	L 66–69	11–14 (5–9)	17 – Foster	7 – Foster	4 – Banks	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)	31 – Kinziger	13 – Lewis	3 – Foster	Hulman Center (5,988) Terre Haute, IN
February 18, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 86–79	13–14 (7–9)	27 – Poindexter	9 – Lewis	7 – Kinziger	CEFCU Arena (6,072) Normal, IL
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Iowa	W 81–73	14–14 (8–9)	21 – Kinziger	14 – Foster	4 – Banks, Kinziger	CEFCU Arena (3,922) Normal, IL
February 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley I-74 Rivalry	L 45–48	14–15 (8–10)	10 – Kinziger	16 – Foster	4 – Banks	Carver Arena (9,201) Peoria, IL
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	W 75–74	15–15 (9–10)	20 – Kinziger, Poindexter	11 – Foster	6 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (4,287) Normal, IL
March 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	L 72–75	15–16 (9–11)	17 – Lewis, Poindexter	9 – Lewis	5 – Banks, Poindexter	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,676) Valparaiso, IN
Conference Tournament
March 7, 2024 6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Evansville Arch Madness Opening Round	L 53–59	15–17	18 – Foster	9 – Foster, Kinziger	3 – Foster, Lewis, Poindexter	Enterprise Center (4,435) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time (CST).

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