2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–4 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach	Ryan Pedon (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Jason Slay
Assistant coaches	Rob Judson; Andrew Dakich;
Home arena	Doug Collins Court; at CEFCU Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	0	1.000
Belmont	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Bradley	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	2	.800
Murray State	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	3	.667
Indiana State	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	4	.600
Northern Iowa	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	4	.600
Illinois State	0	–	1	.000	6	–	4	.600
UIC	0	–	1	.000	6	–	4	.600
Valparaiso	0	–	1	.000	5	–	4	.556
Missouri State	0	–	1	.000	5	–	5	.500
Southern Illinois	0	–	1	.000	5	–	6	.455
Evansville	0	–	1	.000	3	–	7	.300

† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of December 15, 2024

The 2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represents Illinois State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds play their home games on Doug Collins Court at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

The Redbirds finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 9–11 in the Missouri Valley Conference play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to tenth seeded Evansville in the opening round.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	#	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Comment
Kendall Lewis	22	F	6'8"	210	Fifth Year	Snellville, GA	Graduated (undrafted; signed with Bristol Flyers)
Ryan Schmitt	50	F	6'11"	220	Fifth Year	Van Meter, IA	Graduated (Illinois Wesleyan Graduate Assistant)
Harouna Sissoko	23	F	6'7"	217	Redshirt Senior	Kayes, Mali	Arkansas-Monticello
Darius Burford	10	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Bolingbrook, IL	Texas-Arlington
Myles Foster	4	F	6'7"	235	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Clemson
Luke Kasubke	0	G	6'5"	190	Senior	St. Louis, MO	North Dakota State
Nik Stadelman	14	G	6'0"	180	Senior	Rockford, IL	Graduated (Radford Graduate Assistant)

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jack Daugherty F	Brookfield, WI	Brookfield Central HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 12, 2023
Jack Daugherty F	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Nick Feather F	Heyworth, IL	Heyworth Jr/Sr School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	May 10, 2024
Nick Feather F	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Cade Norris G	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard Bradley HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 4, 2023
Cade Norris G	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prior school
Boden Skunberg	G	6'5"	205	Graduate	Jamestown, ND	North Dakota State
Caden Boser	F	6'8"	225	Fifth Year	Eau Claire, WI	Valdosta State
Landon Wolf	G	6'5"	205	Redshirt Junior	Cedar Falls, IA	Northern Iowa
Cameron Barnes	F	6'10"	205	Redshirt Freshman	Duncanville, TX	Mississippi

Preseason

The Redbirds were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jack Daugherty	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Brookfield Central HS	Brookfield, WI
G	1	Malachi Poindexter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Louisa County HS St. Anne's-Belfield School Virginia	Mineral, VA
G	2	Cade Norris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Hilliard Bradley HS	Hilliard, OH
G	3	Dalton Banks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	North HS Southern Illinois	Eau Claire, WI
G	4	Landon Wolf	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Cedar Falls HS Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, IA
G	5	Jordan Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	La Crosse Central HS Wisconsin	La Crosse, WI
G	11	Johnny Kinziger	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	De Pere HS	De Pere, WI
F	12	Brandon Lieb	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	Deerfield HS Illinois	Deerfield, IL
G	13	Ty Blake (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	University HS	Normal, IL
G	14	Boden Skunberg	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Jamestown HS North Dakota State	Jamestown, ND
G	22	Ty Pence	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	St. Joseph-Ogden HS	St. Joseph, IL
F	23	Cameron Barnes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Duncanville HS Mississippi	Duncanville, TX
F	31	Nick Feather (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Fr	Heyworth Jr/Sr School	Heyworth, IL
F	33	Caden Boser	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Memorial HS Missouri-Kansas City Valdosta State	Eau Claire, WI
F	35	Chase Walker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	So	Saint Charles Prepartory School	Columbus, OH

Head coach

Ryan Pedon (Wooster)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
October 26, 2024* 2:00 pm	Lewis	W 72–65		18 – Wolf	7 – Banks	4 – Tied	CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee–Martin	L 65–67	0–1	15 – Daugherty	7 – Tied	6 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,854) Normal, IL
November 7, 2024* 7:30 pm, MidCo Sports Plus	at North Dakota State	W 77–68	1–1	20 – Kinziger	10 – Walker	4 – Banks	Scheels Center (1,353) Fargo, ND
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Ohio	W 85–75	2–1	23 – Banks	5 – Tied	7 – Kinziger	CEFCU Arena (3,923) Normal, IL
November 17, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Trinity Christian	W 107–52	3–1	28 – Daugherty	6 – Tied	5 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,974) Normal, IL
November 22, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. McNeese U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam [Quarterfinal]	L 68–76	3–2	14 – Pence	6 – Pence	4 – Banks	Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,525) Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, USVI
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. UAB U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam [Consolation Semifinal]	W 84–83	4–2	21 – Kinziger	8 – Walker	5 – Banks	Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,886) Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. George Washington U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam [Fourth Place]	L 64–72	4–3	18 – Walker	8 – Pence	1 – Tied	Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,986) Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, USVI
December 4, 2024 6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	at Belmont	L 97–99 ^OT	4–4 (0–1)	17 – Boser	7 – Pence	9 – Banks	Curb Event Center (1,301) Nashville, TN
December 7, 2024* 6:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+	Pacific	W 72–61	5–4	22 – Walker	11 – Walker	4 – Tied	CEFCU Arena (3,595) Normal, IL
December 15, 2024* 4:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+	Saint Louis	W 81–77	6–4	27 – Walker	8 – Walker	4 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (4,188) Normal, IL
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Illinois						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
December 22, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Cornell						Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
December 29, 2024 4:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+	UIC						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Murray State						CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 5, 2025 TBD, TBD	Southern Illinois						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Evansville						Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Iowa						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 15, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	at Drake						The Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
January 18, 2025 TBD, TBD	Missouri State						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+	Indiana State						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, CBSSN	at Bradley I–74 Rivalry						Carver Arena Peoria, IL
January 29, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	Belmont						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
February 1, 2025 TBD, TBD	Valparaiso						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UIC						Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
February 8, 2025 TBD, TBD	at Northern Iowa						McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 12, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	Drake						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
February 15, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Indiana State						Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Bradley I–74 Rivalry						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
February 22, 2025 TBD, TBD	at Missouri State						Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Illinois						Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
March 2, 2025 TBD, TBD	Evansville						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
Conference Tournament
March 6, 2025 12:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	vs. [Opening Round]						Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2025 12:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	vs. [Quarterfinal]						Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2025 2:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. [Semifinal]						Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2025 1:15 pm, CBS	vs. [Final]						Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]^[4]

References

^ "State Farm MVC Tournament Game 3". MVC-Sports.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
^ "Bradley Picked as MVC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference Sports. October 2, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goredbirds.com. Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2004.

[1] "State Farm MVC Tournament Game 3". MVC-Sports.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[2] "Bradley Picked as MVC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference Sports. October 2, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[3] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goredbirds.com. Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2004.

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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