2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
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 and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Indiana State. Despite having 18 wins and a better than .500 record, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous Season

The Redbirds finished the 2014–15 season 22–13, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing in the second round to Old Dominion.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Daishon Knight	3	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Bobby Hunter	4	G	5'10"	194	Senior	Reno, NV	Graduated
Mark Hall	5	G	6'3"	170	RS Sophomore	Round Lake Beach, IL	Transferred to St. Cloud State
John Jones	10	C	6'9"	260	Senior	Saint Michael, Barbados	Graduated
Reggie Lynch	22	C	6'10"	255	Sophomore	Edina, MN	Transferred to Minnesota
Will Ransom	42	F	6'8"	240	Junior	Fort Worth, TX	Transferred

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Quentin Brewer	2	F	6'8"	220	RS Senior	Tampa, FL	Transferred from Bethune-Cookman. Will be eligible to play immediately since Brewer graduated from Bethune-Cookman.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daouda Ndiaye C	Dakar, Senegal	Windermere Prep	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 25, 2014
Daouda Ndiaye C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Roland Griffin SG	Aurora, IL	Aurora West High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 29, 2014
Roland Griffin SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Matt Hein PG	Orlando, FL	Windermere Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 26, 2014
Matt Hein PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Keyshawn Evans PG	Plantation, FL	The Sagemont School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sep 14, 2014
Keyshawn Evans PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Nick Banyard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	New Mexico Marcus HS	Flower Mound, TX
G	1	Paris Lee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Proviso East HS	Maywood, IL
F	2	Quintin Brewer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Bethune-Cookman Howard W. Blake HS	Atlanta, GA
G	3	Keyshawn Evans	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Sagemont School	Plantation, FL
C	4	Daouda Ndiaye	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Windermere Prep	Dakar, Senegal
G	5	Matt Hein	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Windermere Prep	Windermere, FL
F	11	MiKyle McIntosh	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	RS So	22 Feet Academy	Pickering, ON
G	12	Tony Willis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Ben Davis HS	Indianapolis, IN
G	15	Justin McCloud	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Bottineau HS Bismarck State College	Bottineau, ND
F	22	Elvis Harvey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Oxbridge Academy	South Bay, FL
F	23	Deontae Hawkins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	RS So	Dunbar HS	Dayton, OH
G	31	Javaka Thompson (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	RS Jr	Whitney M. Young Magnet HS Knox College	Chicago, IL
F	35	Roland Griffin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	West Aurora HS	Aurora, IL
G	44	DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Eastern Oklahoma State College West Oaks Academy	Orlando, FL

Head coach

Dan Muller (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Luke Yaklich (Illinois State)
Dean Oliver (Iowa)
Jeremy Ballard (Colgate)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 2 pm	Southern Indiana	W 88–81		Redbird Arena (4,022) Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 9 pm, ESPN3	at San Diego State MW–MVC Challenge	L 60–71	0–1	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
11/16/2015* 7 pm, ESPN3	Morehead State	W 67–66	1—1	Redbird Arena (4,698) Normal, IL
11/19/2015* 7 pm, ESPN3	South Dakota State Cancún Challenge	L 67–83	1–2	Redbird Arena (4,107) Normal, IL
11/21/2015* 6 pm, ESPN3	Houston Baptist Cancún Challenge	W 72–56	2–2	Redbird Arena (4,100) Normal, IL
11/24/2015* 7:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. No. 2 Maryland Cancún Challenge semifinals	L 66–77	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2015* 5 pm, CBSSN	vs. TCU Cancún Challenge 3rd place game	L 60–71	2–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
11/27/2015* 2 pm, ESPN3	Quincy	W 73–63	3–4	Redbird Arena (3,853) Normal, IL
11/30/2015* 6 pm, ESPN2	at No. 1 Kentucky	L 63–75	3–5	Rupp Arena (21,894) Lexington, KY
12/05/2015* 7 pm, ESPN3	UAB	L 61–74	3–6	Redbird Arena (5,093) Normal, IL
12/13/2015* 3 pm, ESPN3	Murray State	W 63–61	4–6	Redbird Arena (4,239) Normal, IL
12/16/2015* 7 pm	at UIC	W 72–60	5–6	UIC Pavilion (4,499) Chicago, IL
12/19/2015* 1 pm	at Saint Joseph's	L 65–79	5–7	Hagan Arena (3,516) Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2015* 6 pm, ESPN3	Tennessee State	W 66–55	6–7	Redbird Arena (4,205) Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2015 7 pm, ESPN3	Missouri State	W 74–61	7–7 (1–0)	Redbird Arena (5,680) Normal, IL
01/03/2016 2 pm, ESPN3	at Drake	W 67–62	8–7 (2–0)	Knapp Center (2,803) Des Moines, IA
01/06/2016 7 pm, ESPN3	Loyola–Chicago	W 54–52	9–7 (3–0)	Redbird Arena (4,106) Normal, IL
01/09/2016 1 pm, ESPN3	at Indiana State	L 65–77	9–8 (3–1)	Hulman Center (3,801) Terre Haute, IN
01/12/2016 7 pm, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	L 78–81	9–9 (3–2)	SIU Arena (4,441) Carbondale, IL
01/15/2016 8 pm, ESPN2	Evansville	L 55–65	9–10 (3–3)	Redbird Arena (5,148) Normal, IL
01/20/2016 7 pm, ESPN3	at Bradley	W 55–52	10–10 (4–3)	Carver Arena (7,300) Peoria, IL
01/23/2016 3 pm, ESPN3	Northern Iowa	W 76–67	11–10 (5–3)	Redbird Arena (7,103) Normal, IL
01/26/2016 7 pm, ESPN3	Drake	W 76–64	12–10 (6–3)	Redbird Arena (4,182) Normal, IL
01/30/2016 4:05 pm, ESPN3	at Missouri State	L 81–84 ^OT	12–11 (6–4)	JQH Arena Springfield, MO
02/03/2016 7 pm, ESPN3	at Loyola–Chicago	W 78–70	13–11 (7–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,691) Chicago, IL
02/06/2016 9 pm, ESPN2	Wichita State	W 58–53	14–11 (8–4)	Redbird Arena (8,244) Normal, IL
02/11/2016 8 pm, CBSSN	at Evansville	W 70–60	15–11 (9–4)	Ford Center (4,195) Evansville, IN
02/14/2016 3 pm, ESPN3	Bradley	W 75–60	16–11 (10–4)	Redbird Arena (7,888) Normal, IL
02/17/2016 7 pm, ESPN3	Indiana State	W 78–50	17–11 (11–4)	Redbird Arena (4,456) Normal, IL
02/20/2016 3 pm, CBSSN	at Northern Iowa	L 66–75	17–12 (11–5)	McLeod Center (6,145) Cedar Falls, IA
02/24/2016 6 pm, ESPN3	Southern Illinois	W 73–50	18–12 (12–5)	Redbird Arena (6,052) Normal, IL
02/27/2016 1 pm, ESPN3	at Wichita State	L 58–74	18–13 (12–6)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/04/2016 8:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Indiana State Quarterfinals	L 57–65	18–14	Scottrade Center (8,468) St.Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time^[1].

References

^ http://www.goredbirds.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

[1] ttp://www.goredbirds.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

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