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2019–20 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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2019–20 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record10–21 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrian Jones
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDoug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 4   .778 25 6   .806
Loyola Chicago 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Indiana State 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
Bradley 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Missouri State 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Valparaiso 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
Drake 8 10   .444 20 14   .588
Illinois State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Evansville 0 18   .000 9 23   .281
2020 MVC tournament winner

The 2019–20 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by eighth-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 10–21, 5–13 in conference play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the opening round of the MVC tournament as the number nine seed to Drake.

Previous season

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The Redbrids finished the season 17–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Evansville in the first round,[1] before losing to Drake in the quarterfinals.[2]

Roster

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2019–20 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 DJ Horne 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Trinity Academy Raleigh, NC
G 1 Dedric Boyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Haywood High School
Eastern Kentucky
Brownsville, TN
G 2 Zach Copeland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Berkeley High School
City College of San Francisco
Oakland, CA
G 3 Ricky Torres 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Pinellas Park High School
Wichita State
Pinellas Park, FL
F 4 Abdou Ndaiye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr The Nation Christian Academy Louga, Senegal
F 5 Keith Fisher III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets
San Jose State
Los Angeles, CA
G 12 Antonio Reeves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL
F 13 Rey Idowu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Clearwater Academy Melbourne, FL
G 14 Hank Beard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Seminole High School
South Florida
Newman
Seminole, FL
G 15 Lijah Donnelly (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Bloomington High School
Illinois–Springfield
Bloomington, IL
G 22 Matt Chastain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Le Roy High School
Loyola–Chicago
Le Roy, IL
F 23 Harouna Sissoko Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Grand View Christian School Kayes, Mali
G 25 Jaycee Hillsman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Simeon Career Academy
San Jose State
Champaign, IL
F 32 Taylor Bruninga 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Illini Bluffs High School Mapleton, IL
G 34 Matt Miller (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Shelbyville High School Shelbyville, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2020

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
October 23, 2019*
6:00 pm
Truman State W 74–68 
 18  Copeland   11  Hillsman   3  Copeland,
Horne
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,098)
Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Belmont W 79–72  1–0
 20  Copeland   6  Hillsman,
Copeland
 
 6  Torres  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,310)
Normal, IL
November 10, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock W 75–70  2–0
 19  Copeland   6  Idowu   6  Torres  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,988)
Normal, IL
November 17, 2019*
1:00 pm, NBCSCH
UCF L 65–67  2–1
 22  Boyd   8  Idowu   4  Copeland,
Chastain
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,372)
Normal, IL
November 22, 2019*
4:45 pm, FloHoops
vs. Cincinnati
Paradise Jam
[Quarterfinal]
L 65–66  2–2
 19  Boyd   11  Ndaiye   6  Torres  Sports and Fitness Center (1,924)
St. Thomas, USVI
November 23, 2019*
4:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Western Kentucky
Paradise Jam
[Consolation Semifinal]
L 69–83  2–3
 15  Torres   8  Fisher III   5  Boyd  Sports and Fitness Center (2,024)
St. Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2019*
12:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Grand Canyon
Paradise Jam
[Seventh Place]
L 63–68  2–4
 21  Copeland   7  Hillsman   5  Chastain  Sports and Fitness Center (924)
St. Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UIS W 76–57  3–4
 18  Copeland   6  Idowu,
Ndaiye
 
 2  Hillsman,
Idowu,
Reeves
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,708)
Normal, IL
December 3, 2019*
8:00 pm, FSSW+
at TCU L 69–81  3–5
 19  Copeland   7  Hillsman   3  Copeland,
Torres,
Chastain
 
Schollmaier Arena (5,991)
Fort Worth, TX
December 7, 2019*
6:00 pm, NBCSCH
Morehead State W 61–50  4–5
 16  Copeland   9  Fisher III   3  Chastain  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,364)
Normal, IL
December 15, 2019*
1:00 pm, FSOH
at Northern Kentucky L 64–79  4–6
 14  Idowu   6  Fisher III   4  Horne  BB&T Arena (2,820)
Highland Heights, KY
December 18, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC W 67–66  5–6
 16  Fisher III,
Idowu
 
 14  Fisher III   5  Copeland,
Torres
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,563)
Normal, IL
December 21, 2019*
3:00 pm, CUSA.tv
at UTSA L 70–89  5–7
 20  Fisher III   7  Fisher III   3  Idowu  Convocation Center (853)
San Antonio, TX
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
December 31, 2019
2:00 pm, NBCSCH
Northern Iowa W 76–70  6–7
(1–0)
 22  Horne   3  Hillsman,
Idowu,
Horne,
Reeves
 
 4  Horne  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,190)
Normal, IL
January 4, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 55–67  6–8
(1–1)
 13  Hillsman   5  Fisher III   3  Torres  Banterra Center (4,580)
Carbondale, IL
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri State L 63–67  6–9
(1–2)
 16  Reeves   8  Hillsman   7  Torres  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,656)
Normal, IL
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Indiana State L 52–65  6–10
(1–3)
 18  Horne   9  Hillsman   2  Copeland,
Reeves
 
Hulman Center (3,723)
Terre Haute, IN
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, Mediacom/
ESPN+
at Drake L 74–84  6–11
(1–4)
 32  Copeland   10  Fisher III   7  Copeland  The Knapp Center (2,641)
Des Moines, IA
January 19, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU
Loyola–Chicago L 50–62  6–12
(1–5)
 17  Copeland   5  Fisher III,
Ndaiye
 
 4  Torres  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,171)
Normal, IL
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bradley
I–74 Rivalry
L 63–75  6–13
(1–6)
 17  Fisher III,
Horne
 
 7  Fisher III   5  Copeland  Carver Arena (7,303)
Peoria, IL
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 55–58  6–14
(1–7)
 24  Copeland   6  Hillsman,
Copeland,
Fisher III
 
 3  Copeland  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,096)
Normal, IL
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville W 77–66  7–14
(2–7)
 20  Hillsman   9  Fisher III   7  Copeland  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,022)
Normal, IL
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 70–80  7–15
(2–8)
 19  Fisher III   7  Fisher III,
Idowu
 
 4  Torres  Athletics-Recreation Center (3,220)
Valparaiso, IN
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 60–80  7–16
(2–9)
 17  Reeves   5  Ndaiye   2  Hillsman,
Donnelly,
Fisher III,
Boyd
 
JQH Arena (2,991)
Springfield, MO
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, NBCSCH+
Indiana State W 74–67  8–16
(3–9)
 23  Hillsman   9  Hillsman,
Fisher III
 
 2  Hillsman,
Copeland,
Fisher III
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,365)
Normal, IL
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Iowa L 63–71  8–17
(3–10)
 16  Horne   6  Horne   3  Hillsman,
Fisher III
 
McLeod Center (4,477)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 15, 2020
6:00 pm, MVC TV Network
(FSIN/FSKC/FSMW/NBCSCH)
Valparaiso L 62–65  8–18
(3–11)
 17  Copeland   10  Fisher III   2  Copeland,
Horne
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,529)
Normal, IL
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, NBCSCH
at Loyola–Chicago L 69–84  8–19
(3–12)
 16  Copeland   5  Bruninga,
Horne
 
 5  Copeland  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,105)
Chicago, IL
February 22, 2020
3:30 pm, MVC TV Network
Drake W 57–53  9–19
(4–12)
 21  Fisher III   7  Fisher III,
Horne,
Reeves
 
 5  Torres  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,063)
Normal, IL
February 26, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Bradley
I–74 Rivalry
L 71–74 OT 9–20
(4–13)
 23  Fisher III   8  Fisher III   5  Copeland  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,541)
Normal, IL
February 29, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 71–60  10–20
(5–13)
 24  Horne   7  Chastain,
Horne
 
 4  Copeland  Ford Center (4,983)
Evansville, IN
State Farm
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
March 5, 2020*
6:05 pm, MVC TV Network/
ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) Drake
Opening Round
L 65–75  10–21
 14  Fisher III   10  Fisher III   3  Copeland  Enterprise Center (5,212)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Fayne, Yarbrough Lead Illinois State to MVC Opening Round Win". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Arch Madness Game 5: Drake 78, Illinois State 62". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2020.