2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
MVC regular season co-champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	28–7 (17–1 MVC)
Head coach	Dan Muller (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Luke Yaklich; Dean Oliver; Brian Reese;
Home arena	Redbird Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois State	17	–	1	.944	28	–	7	.800
No. 19 Wichita State†	17	–	1	.944	31	–	5	.861
Northern Iowa	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
Southern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Loyola Chicago	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Missouri State	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Bradley	7	–	11	.389	13	–	20	.394
Evansville	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Indiana State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Drake	5	–	13	.278	7	–	24	.226

† 2017 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Dan Muller, played their home games at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 17–1 to finish in a tie for first place in MVC play. They defeated Evansville and Southern Illinois in the MVC Tournament before losing to Wichita State in the championship game. As a No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament title, Illinois State received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed where they defeated UC Irvine in the first round before losing in the second round to UCF.

Previous season

The Redbirds finished the 2015–16 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.

Preseason

The Redbirds were picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll.^[1] MiKyle McIntosh and Paris Lee were selected to the All-MVC preseason team.^[1]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Nick Banyard	0	F	6'8"	225	RS Junior	Flower Mound, TX	Graduate transferred to Central Florida
Quintin Brewer	2	F	6'8"	215	RS Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Justin McCloud	15	G	6'4"	198	Senior	Bottineau, ND	Graduated
Elvis Harvey	22	F	6'8"	210	Freshman	South Bay, FL	Transferred to Tallahassee CC
Roland Griffin	35	F	6'7"	210	Freshman	Aurora, IL	Transferred to Midland College
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell	44	G	6'5"	185	Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Derrick Clayton	2	F	6'6"	184	Junior	Oakland, CA	Junior college transferred from Palm Beach State College
Phil Fayne	10	F	6'9"	200	Sophomore	Elk Grove, CA	Junior college transferred from Western Nebraska CC
Milik Yarbrough	13	F	6'6"	230	Junior	Zion, IL	Transferred from Saint Louis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Yarbrough will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Christian Romine	34	F/C	6'9"	220	Sophomore	Mahomet, IL	Transferred from UTEP. Under NCAA transfer rules, Romine will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2016 Signing class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Madison Williams SG	Augusta, GA	Academy of Richmond County	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
Madison Williams SG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Andre Washington PF	Fort Worth, TX	Arlington Heights High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Aug 18, 2015
Andre Washington PF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 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)	Fr	Ottawa Township HS	Utica, IL
G	1	Paris Lee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Proviso East HS	Maywood, IL
G	2	Derrick Clayton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Elev8 Academy Western Kentucky/Palm Beach State College	Oakland, CA
G	3	Keyshawn Evans	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Sagemont School	Plantation, FL
C	4	Daouda Ndiaye	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Windermere Prep	Dakar, Senegal
G	5	Matt Hein	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Windermere Prep	Windermere, FL
F	10	Phil Fayne	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Franklin HS Western Nebraska College	Elk Grove, CA
F	11	MiKyle McIntosh	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	RS Jr	22 Feet Academy	Pickering, ON
G	12	Tony Wills	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Ben Davis HS	Indianapolis, IN
F	13	Milik Yarbrough (I)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Zion-Benton HS Saint Louis	Zion, IL
F	15	Andre Washington	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Arlington Heights HS	Fort Worth, TX
F	23	Deontae Hawkins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Dunbar HS	Dayton, OH
G	25	Madison Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Academy of Richmond County	Augusta, GA
G	31	Javaka Thompson (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	RS Sr	Whitney M. Young Magnet HS Knox College	Chicago, IL
F/C	34	Christian Romine (I)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Mahomet-Seymour HS UTEP	Mahomet, IL

Head coach

Dan Muller (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016* 3:00 PM		Quincy	W 84–62		Redbird Arena (3,797) Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM		at Murray State	L 70–73	0–1	CFSB Center (4,321) Murray, KY
11/16/2016* 6:00 PM		Fort Wayne	W 75–57	1–1	Redbird Arena (4,081) Normal, IL
11/21/2016* 5:00 PM, FSSW		at TCU	L 71–80	1–2	Schollmaier Arena (5,938) Fort Worth, TX
11/27/2016* 3:00 PM		Ferris State	W 81–67	2–2	Redbird Arena (3,704) Normal, IL
11/30/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN3		IUPUI	W 77–63	3–2	Redbird Arena (3,717) Normal, IL
12/03/2016* 7:00 PM		New Mexico MW–MVC Challenge	W 79–74	4–2	Redbird Arena (6,056) Normal, IL
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Tulsa	L 68–70	4–3	Reynolds Center (3,478) Tulsa, OK
12/10/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		UT Martin	W 74–57	5–3	Redbird Arena (4,275) Normal, IL
12/17/2016* 3:00 PM, ESPN3		Saint Joseph's	W 81–72	6–3	Redbird Arena (3,924) Normal, IL
12/23/2016* 12:30 AM, ESPN2		at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	W 71–45	7–3	Stan Sheriff Center (6,659) Honolulu, HI
12/23/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. San Francisco Diamond Head Classic semifinals	L 58–66	7–4	Stan Sheriff Center (6,053) Honolulu, HI
12/25/2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. Tulsa Diamond Head Classic third place game	W 68–56	8–4	Stan Sheriff Center (6,118) Honolulu, HI
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Evansville	W 62–50	9–4 (1–0)	Redbird Arena (5,415) Normal, IL
01/01/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Loyola–Chicago	W 81–59	10–4 (2–0)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,678) Chicago, IL
01/04/2017 8:00 PM, FSMW/CSNC		Missouri State	W 74–71 ^OT	11–4 (3–0)	Redbird Arena (4,107) Normal, IL
01/07/2017 1:00 PM, FSMW/CSNC		at Indiana State	W 77–58	12–4 (4–0)	Hulman Center (3,641) Terre Haute, IN
01/11/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	W 60–53	13–4 (5–0)	SIU Arena (4,556) Carbondale, IL
01/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Wichita State	W 76–62	14–4 (6–0)	Redbird Arena (9,078) Normal, IL
01/18/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN		at Bradley I-74 Rivalry	W 69–49	15–4 (7–0)	Carver Arena (7,170) Peoria, IL
01/21/2017 7:00 PM, FSMW/CSNC		Drake	W 72–58	16–4 (8–0)	Redbird Arena (8,123) Normal, IL
01/25/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Indiana State	W 71–66	17–4 (9–0)	Redbird Arena (5,378) Normal, IL
01/29/2017 3:00 PM, ESPN3		at Evansville	W 69–59	18–4 (10–0)	Ford Center (5,428) Evansville, IN
02/01/2017 7:00 PM, FSMW/CSNC		Northern Iowa	W 57–51	19–4 (11–0)	Redbird Arena (5,732) Normal, IL
02/04/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at Wichita State	L 45–86	19–5 (11–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/07/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Drake	W 80–53	20–5 (12–1)	Knapp Center (2,812) Des Moines, IA
02/11/2017 9:00 PM, ESPNU		Bradley I-74 Rivalry	W 64–50	21–5 (13–1)	Redbird Arena (9,380) Normal, IL
02/15/2017 8:00 PM, FSMW/CSNC/ESPN3		at Missouri State	W 67–66	22–5 (14–1)	JQH Arena (3,875) Springfield, MO
02/19/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNU		Loyola–Chicago	W 65–63	23–5 (15–1)	Redbird Arena (8,052) Normal, IL
02/22/2017 6:00 PM, FSMW/CSNC		Southern Illinois	W 50–46	24–5 (16–1)	Redbird Arena (6,545) Normal, IL
02/25/2017 1:00 PM, CBSSN		at Northern Iowa	W 63–42	25–5 (17–1)	McLeod Center (5,677) Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/03/2017 12:05 PM, ESPN3/FSMW/CSNC	(1)	vs. (8) Evansville Quarterfinals	W 80–69	26–5	Scottrade Center (8,648) St. Louis, MO
03/04/2017 2:35 PM, CBSSN	(1)	vs. (4) Southern Illinois Semifinals	W 63–50	27–5	Scottrade Center (12,124) St. Louis, MO
03/05/2017 1:00 PM, CBS	(1)	vs. (2) No. 21 Wichita State Championship game	L 51–71	27–6	Scottrade Center (11,744) St. Louis, MO
NIT
03/15/2017* 8:30 PM, ESPNU	(1)	(8) UC Irvine First Round – Illinois State Bracket	W 85–71	28–6	Redbird Arena (5,124) Normal, IL
03/20/2017* 6:00 PM, ESPN	(1)	(4) UCF Second Round – Illinois State Bracket	L 62–63	28–7	Redbird Arena (7,984) Normal, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time^[2].

References

^ ^a ^b TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville. "Shockers Tabbed as MVC Men's Hoops Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
^ http://www.goredbirds.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

[:0-1] TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville. "Shockers Tabbed as MVC Men's Hoops Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-28.

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

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v t e Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Venues	John W. Cook Hall (1898–1925) McCormick Gymnasium (1925–1963) Horton Field House (1963–1988) CEFCU Arena (1989–present)
Rivalries	Bradley
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25