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ILLINOIS STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS John Twork, Assistant Athletics Communications Director O: (309) 438-3805 | C: (309) 530-0388 | F: (309) 438-5634 E: [email protected] | T: @Redbird_MBB | #REDBIRDhoops QUICK FACTS Location Normal, Ill. Founded / Enrollment 1857 / 21,039 Nickname / Colors Redbirds / Red and White Conference Missouri Valley Home Court Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena ILLINOIS STATE VS. IUPUI President Dr. Larry Dietz (Southern Illinois '70) WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2016 • 6 P.M. CT • DOUG COLLINS COURT AT REDBIRD ARENA (10,200) • NORMAL, ILL. Director of Athletics Larry Lyons (Illinois '78) 74.2 PPG 74.8 Head Coach Dan Muller (Illinois State '98) 69.2 OPP. PPG 77.5 First Year of Basketball 1898-99 +5.0 SCORING MARGIN -2.7 Overall All-Time Record 1577-1141 45.1 FG% 42.9 Years in NCAA Tour./Last 6/1998 42.7 OPP. FG% 42.2 Years in NIT Tour./Last 13/2015 39.0 3-PT. FG% 36.8 37.9 OPP. 3-PT. FG% 29.9 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 71.4 FT% 65.9 72.4 OPP. FT% 78.6 NOVEMBER ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS 35.8 RPG 34.7 IUPUI JAGUARS Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result OVERALL RECORD: 2-2 34.0 OPP. RPG 39.8 OVERALL RECORD: 2-4 N6 QUINCY (EXHIBITION) (ESPN3) W, 84-62 VALLEY RECORD: 0-0 +1.8 REB. MARGIN -5.2 SUMMIT RECORD: 0-0 N11 at Murray State (OVC Digital Network) L, 73-70 HEAD COACH: Dan Muller 16.0 APG 15.7 HEAD COACH: Jason Gardner N16 FORT WAYNE (ESPN3) W, 75-57 RECORD AT ISU: 78-60 (5th Season) 14.8 TOPG 12.0 RECORD AT IUPUI: 25-44 (3rd Season) N21 at TCU (FOX Sports Net) L, 80-71 CAREER RECORD: Same +1.8 TO MARGIN +1.0 CAREER RECORD: Same N27 FERRIS STATE (ESPN3) W, 81-67 9.8 SPG 5.8 STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS N30 IUPUI (ESPN3) 6 p.m. 3.5 BPG 1.7 POINTS: Deontae Hawkins (16.8) POINTS: Darell Combs (16.8) DECEMBER ISU SERIES RECORD (OVERALL): 1-0 REBOUNDS: Deontae Hawkins (8.0) REBOUNDS: Matt O'Leary (7.5) D3 NEW MEXICO •• (CSN Chicago Plus / ESPN3) 7 p.m. ISU VS. IUPUI IN NORMAL: 1-0 ASSISTS: Paris Lee (5.5) ISU VS. IUPUI IN RBA: 1-0 ASSISTS: Darell Combs (3.5) D7 at Tulsa (ESPN3) 7 p.m. STEALS: Paris Lee (2.3) LAST MEETING: W, 82-63 (Dec. 23, 2000) STEALS: Ron Patterson (1.0) D10 UT MARTIN (CSN Chicago Plus / ESPN3) 2 p.m. BLOCKS: Fayne/Hawkins (1.0) CURRENT STREAK VS. IUPUI: W1 BLOCKS: Evan Hall (0.7) D18 SAINT JOSEPH'S (CSN Chicago Plus / ESPN3) 3 p.m. MULLER VS. IUPUI: 0-0 D23 vs. Hawai'i (ESPN2) ••• 12:30 a.m. D23 vs. San Francisco or Utah ••• (ESPN2 or U) TBD FOLLOW ALONG D25 vs. TBD ••• (ESPN, ESPN2 or U) TBD n WATCH: The Valley on ESPN3 (http://es.pn/2fuD64g) SOCIAL COVERAGE D29 EVANSVILLE • (CSN Chicago Plus / ESPN3) 7 p.m. JANUARY n TALENT: Kurt Pegler (PBP), Bob Morris (analyst) n TWITTER: @Redbird_MBB J1 at Loyola Chicago • (ESPN3) 1 p.m. n RADIO: Illinois State Radio Network (WJBC 1230-AM) n HASHTAG: #REDBIRDhoops J4 MISSOURI STATE • (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) 8 p.m. n RADIO STREAM: Portal.StretchInternet.com/ISU n FACEBOOK: ISU Redbirds J7 at Indiana State • (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) 1 p.m. n RADIO TALENT: Dick Luedke (PBP), Mike Matthews (analyst) n INSTAGRAM: ISU Redbirds J11 at Southern Illinois • (ESPN3) 7 p.m. n LIVE STATS: IllinoisState.StatBroadcast.com n WEB: GoRedbirds.com J14 WICHITA STATE • (ESPN2) 7 p.m. J18 at Bradley • (CBS Sports Network) 8 p.m. J21 DRAKE • (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) 7 p.m. SCENE SETTER J25 INDIANA STATE • (ESPN3) 7 p.m. n THE GAME: J29 at Evansville • (ESPNU or 3) 3 p.m. Illinois State plays its second contest of a three-game home stand by hosting Summit League foe IUPUI FEBRUARY Wednesday at 6 p.m. on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena. The Redbirds aim to remain undefeated at home F1 NORTHERN IOWA • (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) 8 p.m. and against members of the Summit League this season after opening their home schedule with a victory over F4 at Wichita State • (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Summit League-favorite Fort Wayne (Nov. 16). ISU is coming off an 81-67 victory over Ferris State (Nov. 27). F7 at Drake • (ESPN3) 7 p.m. n THE SERIES: F11 BRADLEY • (ESPNU) 9 p.m. Wednesday’s game marks the second overall meeting between Illinois State and IUPUI, with the Redbirds holding F15 at Missouri State • (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) 8 p.m. a 1-0 advantage in the all-time series. The two teams last squared off Dec. 23, 2000, with ISU winning, 82-63, in F19 LOYOLA CHICAGO • (ESPNU or 3) 3 p.m. Normal, Illinois. ISU is 77-51 versus current Summit League members, and Dan Muller is 2-1 against the Summit. F22 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS • (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) 6 p.m. n THE COACHES: F25 at Northern Iowa • (TBD) TBD Illinois State: Dan Muller (Illinois State, 1998) is in his fifth season as the head coach at Illinois State. Muller is MARCH the first-ever ISU coach to beat four Top-25 teams in his first four years. He led ISU to the 2015 NIT. M2 MVC Tournament First Round •••• (MVC TV) TBD IUPUI: Jason Gardner (Arizona, 2011) is in his third season as the head coach at IUPUI. As a first-year coach in M3 MVC Tournament Quarterfinal •••• (MVC TV) TBD 2014-15, Gardner helped IUPUI more than triple its win total of the previous season. M4 MVC Tournament Semifinal •••• (CBS Sports Network) TBD n M5 MVC Tournament Championship •••• (CBS) 1 p.m. ILLINOIS STATE: Was picked to finish second (out of 10 teams) in the Missouri Valley Conference ... Was the only team to feature SCHEDULE KEY two players (out of five) on the Preseason All-MVC First Team (Paris Lee and MiKyle McIntosh) ... Returns four • Missouri Valley Conference Game of five starters and seven of 11 letterwinners from last year's team, which tied for second place in the MVC with a •• Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge 12-6 record, signifying ISU's highest league finish and most conference wins since the 2007-08 season. ••• Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Stan Sheriff Center – Honolulu, Hawaii) n IUPUI: •••• State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (St. Louis) Was picked to finish fifth (out of nine teams) in the Summit League ... Returns two starters and eight letterwinners Home games in BOLD CAPS from last year's 13-19 team which finished fourth with a 9-7 record in the Summit League regular-season standings All times central and subject to change ... Included among the returners is Darell Combs (16.3 ppg last season) who was voted a 2016 All-Summit League Second Team selection and was a Preseason All-Summit League First Team selection this year. ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL GAME NOTES | 20 POSTSEASON TOUR. | 5 MVC TITLES | 4 MVC TOUR. TITLES Game 5 • vs. IUPUI • November 30, 2016 Illinois State Roster • Page 2 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER REDBIRDS BY CLASS # NAME POS HT./WT. CLASS HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL(S) SENIORS (4): Hawkins, Lee, Thompson, 2 DJ Clayton G 6-6/185 Jr.-Tr. Oakland, Calif. / Elev8 Acad. / Western Kentucky / Palm Beach St. Wills JUNIORS (3) : Clayton, McIntosh, 3 Keyshawn Evans G 6-0/180 So.-1L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / The Sagemont School Yarbrough 10 Phil Fayne F 6-9/200 So.-Tr. Elk Grove, Calif. / Franklin HS / Western Nebraska College SOPHOMORES (4): Evans, Ndiaye, Fayne, 0 Isaac Gassman G 6-5/180 Fr.-HS Ottawa, Ill. / Ottawa Township HS Romine 23 Deontae Hawkins F 6-8/220 Sr.-2L Dayton, Ohio / Dayton Dunbar HS / Quakerdale Promise Acad. FRESHMEN (4): Gassman, Hein, Washington, Williams 5 Matt Hein G 6-3/185 RFr.-HS Windermere, Fla. / Windermere Preparatory School 1 Paris Lee G 6-0/185 Sr.-3L Maywood, Ill. / Proviso East HS 11 MiKyle McIntosh F 6-7/234 Jr.-2L Pickering, Ontario / Pickering HS / Christian Faith Center / 22ft Acad. 4 Daouda “David” Ndiaye C 7-0/215 So.-1L Dakar, Senegal / Windermere Preparatory School REDBIRDS BY STATE 34 Christian Romine F/C 6-9/220 So.-Tr. Mahomet, Ill. / Mahomet-Seymour HS / UTEP ILLINOIS (5): Gassman, Lee, 31 Javaka Thompson G 6-4/191 RSr.-1L Chicago, Ill. / Whitney M. Young Magnet School / Knox College Romine, Thompson, Yarbrough 15 Andre Washington F 6-8/195 Fr.-HS Fort Worth, Texas / Arlington Heights HS CALIFORNIA (2): Clayton, Fayne 25 Madison Williams G 6-3/170 Fr.-HS Augusta, Ga. / Academy of Richmond County 12 Tony Wills G 6-4/185 Sr.-3L Indianapolis, Ind. / Ben Davis HS FLORIDA (2): Evans, Hein 13 Milik Yarbrough F 6-6/230 Jr.-Tr. Zion, Ill. / Zion-Benton Township HS / Saint Louis GEORGIA (1): Williams INDIANA (1): Wills NUMERICAL ROSTER OHIO (1): Hawkins # NAME POS HT./WT. CLASS HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL(S) TEXAS (1): Washington 0 Isaac Gassman G 6-5/180 Fr.-HS Ottawa, Ill. / Ottawa Township HS ONTARIO, CANADA (1): McIntosh 1 Paris Lee G 6-0/185 Sr.-3L Maywood, Ill. / Proviso East HS DAKAR, SENEGAL (1): Ndiaye 2 DJ Clayton G 6-6/185 Jr.-Tr. Oakland, Calif. / Elev8 Acad. / Western Kentucky / Palm Beach St. 3 Keyshawn Evans G 6-0/180 So.-1L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / The Sagemont School REDBIRD PRONUNCIATIONS 4 Daouda “David” Ndiaye C 7-0/215 So.-1L Dakar, Senegal / Windermere Preparatory School PLAYERS 5 Matt Hein G 6-3/185 RFr.-HS Windermere, Fla.