2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 18–14 (12–6 MVC) |
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Home arena | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena |
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Wichita State | 16 | - | 2 | .889 | 26 | - | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 12 | - | 6 | .667 | 25 | - | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 12 | - | 6 | .667 | 18 | - | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 11 | - | 7 | .611 | 22 | - | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa † | 11 | - | 7 | .611 | 23 | - | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 8 | - | 10 | .444 | 15 | - | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 8 | - | 10 | .444 | 13 | - | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 7 | - | 11 | .389 | 15 | - | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 3 | - | 15 | .167 | 5 | - | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 2 | - | 16 | .111 | 7 | - | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 MVC tournament winner |
The 2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth-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 18–14, 12–6 in conference play, to finish in a tie for second place. As the number three seed in the MVC tournament, they were defeated by Indiana State in their quarterfinal game.
Previous season
The Redbirds finished the 2014–15 season 22–13, 11–7 in conference play, to finish in a tie for third place. For the Missouri Valley tournament they were the number four seed, defeating Evansville in a quarterfinal game and eighth ranked Wichita State in a semifinal game before succumbing to eleventh ranked Northern Iowa in the final. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they won over Green Bay in the first round before losing to Old Dominion in the second round.
Offseason
Departures
Name | # | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Kommentar |
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Bobby Hunter | 4 | G | 5'10" | 194 | RS Sr | Reno, NV | Graduation |
John Jones | 10 | C | 6'9" | 260 | Sr | Saint Michael, Barbados | Graduation |
Daishon Knight | 3 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Sr | Baltimore, MD | Graduation |
Will Ransom | 42 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Jr | Fort Worth, TX | North Carolina Central |
Mark Hall | 5 | G | 6'3" | 170 | RS So | Round Lake Beach, IL | St. Cloud State |
Reggie Lynch | 22 | C | 6'10" | 255 | So | Edina, MN | Minnesota |
Arrivals
Transfers
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Prior School |
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Quentin Brewer | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Sr | Tampa, FL | Bethune–Cookman |
Recruiting Class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Keyshawn Evans PG |
Plantation, FL | The Sagemont School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Sep 14, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: K.A. Rivals:![]() | ||||||
Roland Griffin SG |
Aurora, IL | Aurora West High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 29, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Elvis Harvey PF |
South Bay, FL | Oxford Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 28, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Matt Hein PG |
Orlando, FL | Windermere Preparatory School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 26, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Daouda Ndaiye C |
Orlando, FL | Windermere Preparatory School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 25, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition Season | |||||||||||
November 8, 2015* 2:00 pm |
Southern Indiana | W 88–81 | 25 – Akoon–Purcell | 14 – Banyard | 3 – Lee, Wills |
Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,022) Normal, IL | |||||
Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 13, 2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at San Diego State Mountain West– Missouri Valley Challenge |
L 60–71 | 0–1 |
13 – Griffin | 7 – McCloud | 7 – Lee | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||
November 16, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Morehead State | W 67–66 | 1–1 |
23 – Akoon–Purcell | 4 – Akoon–Purcell, Banyard, Griffin |
7 – Lee | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,698) Normal, IL | ||||
November 19, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
South Dakota State Cancún Challenge [Campus Site] |
L 67–83 | 1–2 |
15 – Akoon–Purcell | 7 – Hawkins | 4 – McCloud | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,107) Normal, IL | ||||
November 21, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Houston Baptist Cancún Challenge [Campus Site] |
W 72–56 | 2–2 |
20 – Akoon–Purcell | 6 – Hawkins | 5 – Lee | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,100) Normal, IL | ||||
November 24, 2015* 7:30 pm, CBSSN |
vs. No. 2 Maryland Cancún Challenge {Riviera Division} [Semifinal] |
L 66–77 | 2–3 |
17 – McIntosh | 6 – Hawkins | 3 – Lee | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
November 25, 2015* 5:00 pm, CBSSN |
vs. TCU Cancún Challenge {Riviera Division} [Third Place] |
L 60–71 | 2–4 |
16 – Lee | 9 – McIntosh | 2 – Akoon–Purcell | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
November 27, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Quincy | W 73–63 | 3–4 |
18 – Akoon–Purcell | 7 – Wills, Hawkins |
5 – Akoon–Purcell, Lee |
Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,853) Normal, IL | ||||
November 30, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 1 Kentucky | L 63–75 | 3–5 |
22 – Akoon–Purcell | 8 – Brewer | 2 – Akoon–Purcell, McIntosh |
Rupp Arena (21,894) Lexington, KY | ||||
December 5, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UAB | L 61–74 | 3–6 |
18 – Akoon–Purcell | 8 – Akoon–Purcell | 4 – Lee | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,093) Normal, IL | ||||
December 13, 2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Murray State | W 63–61 | 4–6 |
16 – Hawkins | 9 – Hawkins | 7 – Lee | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,239) Normal, IL | ||||
December 16, 2015* 8:00 pm, CSNC+ |
at UIC | W 72–60 | 5–6 |
18 – Akoon–Purcell | 11 – McIntosh | 4 – Lee, McIntosh |
UIC Pavilion (4,499) Chicago, IL | ||||
December 19, 2015* 1:00 pm, A-10 Digital Network |
at Saint Joseph's | L 65–79 | 5–7 |
16 – McIntosh | 7 – Akoon–Purcell, McIntosh |
4 – Lee | Hagan Arena (3,516) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
December 22, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Tennessee State | W 66–55 | 6–7 |
10 – Akoon–Purcell, Hawkins, Griffin |
11 – Banyard | 3 – Griffin | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,205) Normal, IL | ||||
Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Missouri State | W 74–61 | 7–7 (1–0) |
17 – Hawkins | 7 – McIntosh | 4 – McIntosh | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,680) Normal, IL | ||||
January 3, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Drake | W 67–62 | 8–7 (2–0) |
28 – Akoon–Purcell | 9 – Akoon–Purcell | 2 – Banyard, Lee |
The Knapp Center (2,803) Des Moines, IA | ||||
January 6, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Loyola–Chicago | W 54–52 | 9–7 (3–0) |
14 – Akoon–Purcell | 8 – Brewer | 3 – McIntosh | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,106) Normal, IL | ||||
January 9, 2016 1:00 pm, CSNC/FSMW |
at Indiana State | L 65–77 | 9–8 (3–1) |
20 – McIntosh | 6 – Brewer, Lee |
5 – Lee | Hulman Center (3,801) Terre Haute, IN | ||||
January 12, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Southern Illinois | L 78–81 | 9–9 (3–2) |
25 – McIntosh | 9 – Hawkins | 4 – Akoon–Purcell, Lee, Hawkins |
SIU Arena (4,441) Carbondale, IL | ||||
January 15, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Evansville | L 55–65 | 9–10 (3–3) |
12 – Akoon–Purcell, Lee |
10 – Hawkins | 4 – Lee, Wills |
Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,148) Normal, IL | ||||
January 20, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Bradley I–74 Rivalry |
W 55–52 | 10–10 (4–3) |
16 – Lee | 15 – Hawkins | 4 – Lee, Wills |
Carver Arena (7,300) Peoria, IL | ||||
January 23, 2016 3:00 pm, CSNC/FSMW |
Northern Iowa | W 76–67 | 11–10 (5–3) |
18 – McIntosh | 7 – Brewer | 6 – Lee | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (7,103) Normal, IL | ||||
January 26, 2016 7:00 pm, CSNC+/FSMW |
Drake | W 76–64 | 12–10 (6–3) |
25 – McIntosh | 7 – McIntosh | 7 – Wills | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,182) Normal, IL | ||||
January 30, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Missouri State | L 81–84 OT | 12–11 (6–4) |
18 – Akoon–Purcell | 9 – Akoon–Purcell | 6 – Lee | JQH Arena (3,546) Springfield, MO | ||||
February 3, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Loyola–Chicago | W 78–70 | 13–11 (7–4) |
21 – McIntosh | 6 – McIntosh | 5 – Akoon–Purcell | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,691) Chicago, IL | ||||
February 6, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 21 Wichita State | W 58–53 | 14–11 (8–4) |
19 – Lee | 10 – Hawkins | 4 – Akoon–Purcell | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (8,284) Normal, IL | ||||
February 11, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Evansville | W 70–60 | 15–11 (9–4) |
18 – Banyard | 9 – Hawkins | 9 – Lee | Ford Center (4,195) Evansville, IN | ||||
February 14, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Bradley I–74 Rivalry |
W 75–60 | 16–22 (10–4) |
14 – McIntosh | 6 – Hawkins, McIntosh |
3 – Brewer, McIntosh |
Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (7,888) Normal, IL | ||||
February 17, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Indiana State | W 78–50 | 17–11 (11–4) |
18 – Lee | 8 – Brewer, Hawkins |
5 – Wills | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,456) Normal, IL | ||||
February 20, 2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Northern Iowa | L 66–75 | 17–12 (11–5) |
14 – Lee | 6 – Brewer, Lee |
7 – Lee | McLeod Center (6,145) Cedar Falls, IA | ||||
February 24, 2016 6:00 pm, CSNC+/FSMW |
Southern Illinois | W 73–50 | 18–12 (12–5) |
21 – Lee | 7 – Akoon–Purcell, Banyard, Hawkins |
4 – Lee | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (6,052) Normal, IL | ||||
February 27, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Wichita State | L 58–74 | 18–13 (12–6) |
15 – Akoon–Purcell | 7 – Hawkins | 4 – Akoon–Purcell | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS | ||||
State Farm Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2016* 8:30 pm, CSNC/FSMW |
(3) | vs. (6) Indiana State Quarterfinal |
L 57–65 | 18–14 |
17 – McIntosh | 14 – Akoon–Purcell | 2 – Lee, Wills |
Scottrade Center (8,468) St. Louis, MO | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time. |
Source[1]
References
- ^ "2015–16 Men's Basketball Schedule". GoRedbirds.com. Retrieved March 14, 2016.