6 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // 14 NIT APPEARANCES // 5 MVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES // 4 MVC TOURNAMENT TITLES // 21 ALL-AMERICANS State Redbirds // Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0, 0-0 MVC) (0-0, 0-0 big 10) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 // 7 PM // VALUE CITY ARENA // COLUMBUS, OHIO 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MATCH-UP OVERALL RECORD: 0-0 REDBIRDS #23/24 BUCKEYES MVC: 0-0 // Non-Conference: 0-0 Home: 0-0 // Away: 0-0 // Neutral: 0-0 Head Coach: Head Coach: Chris Holtman Alma Mater: Illinois State ‘98 Alma Mater: Taylor ‘94 NOVEMBER Record at ISU: 149-117 (9th season) Record at Ohio State: 66-34 (4th season) 1 25 at Ohio State 1 p.m. ESPN Career Record: 149-117 (9th season) Career Record: 180-119 (10th season) 28 vs. UMass Lowell 1 TBD TV vs. Ohio State: 0-0 vs. Illinois State: 0-0 DECEMBER 12 at Ball State TBD TBD QUICK HITTERS GAME INFORMATION 15 STATE TBD TBD • Illinois State is 78-44 all-time in season openers. SERIES HISTORY Overall First Meeting JANUARY • This season’s Illinois State team has the seventh-highest average height in Current Streak program history, as the 15 players on the team have an average height of 6-5.80. First Meeting In Columbus First Meeting • The Redbirds have no seniors on this season’s team, the seventh time in pro- Last Meeting None FEBRUARY gram history a squad had no seniors. Of the six previous occurances, four times the team made a postseason (NCAA or NIT) the following season. TELEVISION • Along with having no seniors and just four juniors, the team’s average athletic ESPN year is 1.80 (freshman = 1, seniors = 4), which is tied for the least experienced Play-by-Play Anish Shroff MARCH team in program history. Analyst Cory Alexander 4 MVC First Round 2 6:05 pm MVC TV Network • Last season Illinois State’s opponents averaged an offensive possession 2 5 MVC Quarterfinals 12:05 pm MVC TV Network lengthof 18.8 seconds, the longest-such total in the NCAA according to KenPom. RADIO 6 MVC Semifinals 2 2:35 pm CBS Sports Network Illinois State Radio Network • Illinois State has four players from outside of the , the most for- 7 MVC Championship 2 1:05 pm CBS Flagships WJBC 93.7 & 1230 AM eign players on a Redbird team in program history. The previous most was from Online TuneIn.com 1 the 1996-97, 2012-13, and 2013-14 seasons that had three players each from = Columbus, Ohio www.goredbirds.com/watch 2 = Arch Madness (St. Louis, Mo.) outside of the USA. • = Missouri Valley Conference Game Play-by-Play Dick Luedke MVC TV Network consists of: Fox Sports Midwest, Fox Sports • Illinois State has faced 10 of the 14 schools in the Big Ten, with a 7-26 record Indiana, Fox Kansas City, and NBC Sports Chicago all-time against teams from the conference. STATISTICAL COMPARISON ILS OSU • There are 11 current NCAA Division I head coaches that either played or Overall Record 10-21 21-10 coached at Illinois State, including two other head coaches in the Missouri Valley Conference Record 5-13 11-9 Conference. Scoring Offense 66.1 72.1 • Illinois State head coach Dan Muller is one of 34 head coaches in the country Scoring Defense 70.0 62.9 who is coaching at his alma mater. Of that group, he has the seventh-most victo- Scoring Margin -3.9 +9.1 ries. Leading the list is (Syracuse), Roy Williams (North Carolina), FG Percentage .424 .446 (Purdue), and (West Virginia). FG Percentage Defense .444 .397 • Illinois State is 149-117 under head coach Dan Muller. Since he took over, he 3FG Percentage .355 .373 has the second-best record in the state of Illinois. 3FG Percentage Defense .337 .327 3FG Per Game 8.3 8.4 • Illinois State is 3-5 all-time on November 25. Percentage .711 .752 Rebounding Offense 33.4 37.0 Rebounding Margin -1.5 +5.4 Assists Per Game 12.0 13.3 Turnovers Per Game 14.4 12.7 Turnover Margin -0.9 -0.5 / Turnover Ratio 0.8 1.0 Steals Per Game 5.8 5.0 Blocked Shots/Game 2.5 3.5

REDBIRD PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED OFF OF THE LAST GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% F 4 Abdou Ndiaye 6-9 195 r-So. Louga, Senegal F 21 Dusan Mahorcic 6-10 230 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia G 0 DJ Horne 6-1 175 So. Raleigh, N.C. G 2 Josiah Strong 6-3 194 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. G 12 Antonio Reeves 6-4 185 So. Chicago, Ill. Reserves G 1 Dedric Boyd 6-4 185 r-Jr. Brownsville, Tenn. G 3 Howard Fleming Jr. 6-5 190 Fr. Louisville, Ky. ILLINOIS STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS G 10 Emon Washington 6-6 175 Fr. , Ga. Bill Salyer, Assistant Director / MBB Contact F 11 Alston Andrews 6-9 220 Fr. , Mich. 203C Horton Field House F 13 Sy Chatman 6-8 220 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. Normal, IL 61790-7130 G 14 Nik Stadelman 6-0 175 Fr. Rockford, Ill. Cell: (260) 705-3963 / Office: (309) 438-3805 F 23 Harouna Sissoko 6-7 210 r-Fr. Kayes, Mali Email: [email protected] G 24 Jayden Johnson 6-6 195 Fr. Batavia, Ill. : @bill_salyer F 25 Alex Kotov 6-10 215 So. Moscow, Russia GENERAL INFORMATION SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES SEASON AND CAREER TOTALS Name of School Illinois State University The season opener for Ohio State comes after a COVID-shortened 2019-20 season in which 2019-20 Career Normal, Ill. 61790 the Buckeyes went 21-10 with an 11-9 mark in Big Ten play. DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES City/Zip Founded 1857 Back for Ohio State this season is 6-3 guard Duane Washington who averaged 11.5 points per DJ Horne 14 (6-8) 14 (6-8) Enrollment 20,878 game last season, dishing out 40 assists while making 55-of-140 shots from beyond the arc. Antonio Reeves 10 (3-7) 10 (3-7) Also back is 6-1 guard CJ Walker and 6-8 forward Kyle Young who averaged 8.7 and 7.5 points Nickname Redbirds per game, each. Walker dished out 107 assists against 54 turnovers, while Young pulled down Dedric Boyd 7 (1-6) 7 (1-6) School Colors Red (PMS 186) and White 144 rebounds and made 59 percent of his shots from the field. Doug Collins Court at Arena Name In the Buckeyes’ last game, an 80-69 loss at State, Washington led the team with 16 20+ GAMES 9,600 Capacity points, while Walker scored 14 and forward E.J. Liddell added a dozen points. The Buckeyes DJ Horne 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0) Affiliation NCAA Division I made 45 percent of their shots from the field, and 31 percent from beyond the arc. Dedric Boyd 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) Missouri Valley Conference TALL TEAM President Dr. Larry Dietz With the team having four players standing 6-9 or taller, this Illinois State squad has the sev- 10+ GAMES Alma Mater Southern Illinois ’70 enth-biggest average height of any team in program history with an average height of 6-5.80, Abdou Ndiaye 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) Athletic Director Larry Lyons this years’ team trails the tallest two teams (1976-77 and 1987-88) by just over 1/4 of an inch per Alma Mater Illinois ’78 player. Below are the top-10 tallest and shortest Illinois State teams since 1962-63. 3+ GAMES Ticket Office Phone (309) 438-8000 tallest ISU teams Shortest ISU teams Rk. season Avg in. Rk. season avg in. Website GoRedbirds.com DJ Horne 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 1. 1976-77 78.08 1. 1964-65 71.63 Twitter @ISURedbirds 1987-88 78.08 2. 1965-66 74.00 Basketball Twitter @Redbird_MBB 3. 1979-80 78.07 3. 2010-11 74.27 3+ THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Basketball Hashtag #REDBIRDhoops 1985-86 78.07 4. 1963-64 74.31 DJ Horne 7 (2-5) 7 (2-5) 5. 1997-98 77.88 5. 1962-63 74.46 Antonio Reeves 4 (2-2) 4 (2-2) 6. 1983-84 77.85 6. 1981-82 74.64 HISTORY 7. 2020-21 77.80 7. 1966-67 74.67 Dedric Boyd 3 (1-2) 3 (1-2) First Year of Basketball 1898-99 8. 2017-18 77.71 8. 1968-69 75.00 9. 1980-81 77.62 9. 1967-68 75.13 All-Time Record 1608-1155 STARTS 10. 2016-17 77.60 10 1969-70 75.27 NCAA Appearances 6 DJ Horne 24 (7-17) 24 (7-17) Last 1998 BABY BIRDS Abdou Ndiaye 9 (2-7) 9 (2-7) NIT Appearances 14 This season’s Illinois State men’s basketball team has no seniors and just four juniors, with the remaining 11 student-athletes being of sophomore or freshman age. The average athletic year Dedric Boyd 4 (1-3) 4 (1-3) 2017 Last for the Redbirds this season is 1.80 (freshman =1, senior =4), which is tied for the youngest Antonio Reeves 3 (1-2) 3 (1-2) CBI Appearances 1 squad in program history. Below are the 10 oldest and youngest teams in the program since 1962-63. Last 2014 Last Postseason UCF (NIT Second Round) least experienced most experienced Illinois State teams Illinois State teams Rk. season Avg Rk. Avg season COACHING STAFF 1. 2020-21 1.80 1. 1997-98 3.19 Head Coach Dan Muller (8th season) 1988-89 1.80 2. 2007-08 3.08 Alma Mater/Year Illinois State ’98 3. 1985-86 1.85 3. 1967-68 3.07 149-117 (9) 4. 1977-78 1.92 4. 1975-76 3.00 Record at School (Yrs.) 5. 2013-14 1.93 5. 1966-67 2.93 Career Record (Yrs.) 149-117 (9) 6. 1981-82 2.00 1968-69 2.93 Basketball Office Phone (309) 438-8681 1986-87 2.00 7. 1963-64 2.85 Twitter @DanMuller 8. 1996-97 2.07 8. 1998-99 2.81 2017-18 2.07 9. 1969-70 2.80 Brian Jones (2nd) Associate Head Coach (Yrs.) 10. 1976-77 2.08 1971-72 2.80 Alma Mater UNI ’94 2011-12 2.08 Assistant Coach (Yrs.) Brian Reese (5th) LONG DEFENSIVE POSSESSIONS North Carolina ’94 Alma Mater Last season Illinois State opponents averaged a possession length of 18.8 seconds, the longest Assistant Coach (Yrs.) Marcus Belcher (2nd) such length in the country (per KenPom). Alma Mater Southern Illinois ’02 Rk. PL Player Dir. of Basketball Ops. Spencer Johnson (6th) 1. 18.8 Illinois State UMKC ’12 2. 18.7 Merrimack Alma Mater 3. 18.6 Virginia Video Coordinator (Yrs.) John Putyrski (2nd) 4. 18.5 San Diego State Alma Mater Illinois State ’16 5. 18.4 VCU Athletic Trainer John Munn 6. 18.4 Purdue 7. 18.3 Navy Ryan Swenson Strength Coach 8. 18.3 Liberty 9. 18.3 Army ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 10. 18.3 Northeastern Men’s Basketball Contact Bill Salyer FEW SENIORS Email [email protected] For the 2020-21 season, Illinois State has zero seniors on its roster. Since 1962-63, there have Office Phone (309) 438-3805 been just six other Redbird rosters with no seniors. Those other seasons include 1965-66, Cell Phone (260) 705-3963 1988-89, 1996-97, 2011-12, 2013-14, and 2017-18. In six of those previous seasons, four times Illinois State University the team advanced to postseason play the following season, three times (1966-67, 1989-90, SID Mailing Address 1997-98) the team earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament, while the 2014-15 team advanced Campus Box 7130 to the NIT second round. Normal, IL 61790-7130 Overnight Address Horton Field House 203C NOT FROM AROUND HERE College at Delaine The first Redbird student-athlete to come from outside of the United Stats was Roy Herald, a Normal, IL 61761 native of Finland, that played for Illinois State from 1977 through 1981. Since then 16 foreign-na- tive student-athletes have played for the Redbirds. This season’s team has four foreign-born student-athletes, the most on a single team in program history. The previous high mark for foreign players was three, set three times, the first in 1996-97, along with 2012-13 and 2013-14.

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 2 | GAME NOTES SEASON AND CAREER TOTALS YOUNG STATS ILLINOIS STATE WHEN... 2019-20 Career Last season, then-Illinois State freshmen DJ Horne, Abdou Ndiaye, and Antonio Reeves 2020-21 TEAM LEADER IN POINTS climbed into the top-10 in program history in a trio of categories, as Horne had the third-best Overall - single-season three-point percentage by a freshman, sixth-most three-point field goals by a DJ Horne 5 (2-3) 5 (21-3) freshman, and Abdou Ndiaye had the sixth-most blocked shots by a freshman. Reeves moved Home - Dedric Boyd 2 (0-2) 2 (0-2) into 10th in single-season three-pointers made by a freshman. Road - (Min. 3 FGA per team game) Neutral - Antonio Reeves 2 (0-2) 2 (0-2) Three-Point Percentage by a freshman Rk. Pct Name FG-FGA Season Wins Tip - 1. .421 Victor Williams 32-of-76 1998-99 Scores First - TEAM LEADER IN REBOUNDS 2. .420 68-of-162 1998-99 Leads at Half - Abdou Ndiaye 4 (1-3) 4 (1-3) 3. .402 DJ Horne 47-of-117 2019-20 4. .392 Gregg Alexander 58-of-148 2001-02 Tied at Half - DJ Horne 5 (3-2) 5 (3-2) 5. .389 Nic Moore 56-of-144 2011-12 Trails at Half - Antonio Reeves 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0) 6. .3770 Markku Larkio 46-of-122 1993-94 7. .3769 Osiris Eldridge 49-of-130 2006-07 Shoots 50% + - 8. .376 Dan Muller 50-of-133 1994-95 Shoots less than 50% - TEAM LEADER IN ASSISTS 9. .350 Taylor Bruninga 35-of-100 2017-18 Shoots better than Opponent - DJ Horne 2 (1-1) 2 (1-1) 10. .311 37-of-119 2013-14 Shoots equal to Opponent - Antonio Reeves 2 (1-1) 2 (1-1) blocked shots by a freshman Shoots worse than Opponent - (0-2) (0-2) Rk. Bk Name Season Dedric Boyd 2 2 Has more Free Throws made - 1. 96 Reggie Lynch 2013-14 2. 52 Jon Ekey 2010-11 Has equal Free Throws made - TEAM LEADER IN STEALS 3. 46 Jackie Carmichael 2009-10 Has fewer Free Throws made - DJ Horne 6 (3-3) 6 (3-3) 4. 36 Mike VandeGarde 1990-91 Outrebounds Opponent - 5. 33 LeRoy Watkins 1995-96 Abdou Ndiaye 5 (0-5) 5 (0-5) 6. 31 Abdou Ndiaye 2019-20 Has equal Rebounds - Antonio Reeves 5 (0-5) 5 (0-5) 7. 24 Greg Dilligard 2003-04 Is Outrebounded - Dedric Boyd 2 (1-1) 2 (1-1) 8. 23 Hank Cornley 1980-81 More Turnovers than Opponent - 9. 21 Andy Strandmark 1999-00 Equal Turnovers as Opponent - 10. 19 Ronnie Carlwell 2004-05 TEAM LEADER IN BLOCKS Fewer Turnovers than Opponent - three-pointers made by a freshman More Bench Points than Opponent - Abdou Ndiaye 17 (5-12) 17 (5-12) Rk. 3FG Name Season Antonio Reeves 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 1. 68 Tarise Bryson 1998-99 Equal Bench Points as Opponent - 2. 58 Gregg Alexander 2001-02 Fewer Bench Points than Opponent - 3. 56 Nic Moore 2011-12 Scores More Points than Opponent - 4. 50 Dan Muller 1994-95 Scores Fewer Points than Opponent - 5. 49 Osiris Eldridge 2006-07 6. 47 DJ Horne 2019-20 Five or More Three-Point Field Goals - 7. 46 Markku Larkio 1993-94 No Illinois State Players Foul Out - 8. 37 Paris Lee 2013-14 One Player Fouls Out - 9. 35 Taylor Bruninga 2017-18 10. 33 Antonio Reeves 2019-20 Two or More Players Foul Out - In November - ILLINOIS STATE VS BIG TEN In December - Illinois State has faced off against 10 of the 14 teams currently in the Big Ten, and Ohio State will be the Redbirds’ 11th different opponent from the conference. Illinois State is 7-26 all-time In January - against teams in the conference, including a 3-2 record against Northwestern. In February - School Illinois State Muller In March - Illinois 0-8 0-0 During the Day - Indiana 0-4 0-0 At Night (5 p.m. or later local) - Iowa 1-0 0-0 On Sunday - Maryland 0-1 0-1 Michigan 0-1 0-0 On Monday - Michigan State 0-0 0-0 On Tuesday - Minnesota 0-0 0-0 On Wednesday - Nebraska 0-0 0-0 On Thursday - Northwestern 3-2 1-1 On Friday - Ohio State 0-0 0-0 Penn State 1-0 0-0 On Saturday - Purdue 0-8 0-0 Margin 5 pts or less - Rutgers 1-0 0-1 Margin between 6-10 - Wisconsin 1-2 0-0 Margin between 11-20 - Totals 7-26 1-3 Margin more than 20 - GOOD IN CLOSE GAMES Illinois State Scores 59 or Less - Illinois State Scores 60-69 - Under head coach Dan Muller, the Redbirds are 50-33 all-time in games that are within five points at the end of regulation. His teams have gotten progressively better in the categories, as Illinois State Scores 70-79 - ISU is 28-15 in such games over the last three-plus seasons. Illinois State Scores 80-89 - Redbird branches in the coaching tree Illinois State Scores 90-99 - Illinois State Scores 100 or More - There are 11 current head coaches across NCAA Division I basketball that have spent time in Normal, Illinois, as either a student-athlete or coach. In addition to ISU’s current head coach Opponent Scores 59 or Less - Dan Muller, who was a student-athlete in the program from 1994-98, the list also includes new Opponent Scores 60-69 - Wake Forest head coach Steve Forbes (assistant during 2003-04 season), SMU’s Tim Jankov- ich (head coach, 2007-12), Monmouth’s King Rice (assistant, 1993-98), New Mexico State’s Opponent Scores 70-79 - (assistant, 2004-07), Tennessee State’s Brian Collins (assistant, 2017-18), new UIC Opponent Scores 80-89 - head coach Luke Yaklich (student-manager at ISU from 1993-98, assistant 2013-17), SIU Ed- Opponent Scores 90-99 - wardsville’s Brian Barone (assistant, 2003-07), Missouri State’s (student-athlete at ISU, 2002-06; assistant 2012-14), Loyola Chicago’s (head coach, 2003-07), and Opponent Scores 100 or More - Chicago State’s Lance Irvin (assistant, 2002-03).

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 3 | GAME NOTES TOP-25 COACHING THE ALMA MATER School (First-Place) Record Pts. There are currently 34 NCAA Division I head coaches that are leading their alma maters, includ- 1 Gonzaga (28) 0-0 1541 ing Illinois State’s Dan Muller. Of that group, Jim Boeheim leads the select fraternity with 964 2 Baylor (24) 0-0 1540 victories. (as of games played through all of 2019-20). 3 Villanova (11) 0-0 1501 COACHES CURRENTLY AT THEIR ALMA MATER 4 Virginia (1) 0-0 1364 Rk. Coach School Seas. W L 5 Iowa 0-0 1273 6 Kansas 0-0 1221 1 Jim Boeheim Syracuse 45 964 399 7 Wisconsin 0-0 1150 2 Roy Williams North Carolina 18 467 152 8 Illinois 0-0 1105 3 Matt Painter Purdue 16 337 174 9 Duke 0-0 1073 4 Bob Huggins West Virginia 14 289 158 10 Kentucky 0-0 1038 5 LeVelle Moton N.C. Central 11 207 148 11 Creighton 0-0 922 6 Mitch Henderson Princeton 9 162 101 12 Tennessee 0-0 919 7 Dan Muller Illinois State 9 149 117 13 Michigan State 0-0 820 8 Brian Katz Sacramento State 13 138 223 14 Texas Tech 0-0 790 9 Travis DeCuire Montana 7 127 71 15 West Virginia 0-0 651 10 David Richman North Dakota State 7 121 75 16 North Carolina 0-0 465 11 Rob Krimmel St. Francis (Pa.) 9 119 133 17 Houston 0-0 438 12 Dan D’Antoni Marshall 7 113 92 18 Arizona State 0-0 402 13 Joe Golding Abilene Christian 10 110 109 19 Texas 0-0 380 14 Mike Martin Brown 8 98 117 20 Oregon 0-0 375 15 Michael Huger Bowling Green 6 88 75 21 Florida State 0-0 351 16 TCU 5 84 57 22 UCLA 0-0 336 17 Anthony Grant Dayton 3 64 31 23 Ohio State 0-0 270 18 LaVall Jordan Butler 3 59 40 24 Rutgers 0-0 190 19 Georgetown 4 49 46 25 Michigan 0-0 160 20 Rodney Billups Denver 5 46 75 21 Memphis 3 43 24 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: LSU 146, Memphis 69, 22 Todd Lee South Dakota 3 33 29 Florida 69, Alabama 50, Indiana 48, Louisville 41, 23 Sam Scholl San Diego 4 32 40 Richmond 40, Stanford 14, Providence 9, Saint 24 Casey Alexander Belmont 2 26 7 Louis 8, Auburn 8, UConn 6, San Diego State 6, 25 High Point 3 25 38 BYU 4, Loyola Chicago 3, Seton Hall 2, Northern 26 Joe Gallo Merrimack 5 20 11 Iowa 1, UNC Greensboro 1 27 Carmen Maciarello Siena 2 20 10 USA TODAY COACHES POLL 28 Michigan 2 19 12 School (First-Place) Record Pts. 29 Jeff Boals Ohio 2 17 15 1 Baylor (12) 0-0 764 30 Southern Illinois 2 16 16 2 Gonzaga (10) 0-0 762 31 Montana State 2 16 15 3 Villanova (8) 0-0 755 32 Aaron McKie Temple 2 14 17 4 Virginia 0-0 666 33 Quinton Ferrell Presbyterian 2 10 22 5 Kansas 0-0 612 34 Jay Ladner Southern Miss 2 9 22 6 Iowa (1) 0-0 587 7 Wisconsin 0-0 579 8 Duke (1) 0-0 555 NEAR THE TOP OF THE STATE 9 Kentucky 0-0 541 During current head coach Dan Muller’s tenure, the Redbirds have experienced a level of suc- 10 Illinois 0-0 523 cess that is nearly unrivaled among the other 13 Division I schools within the state. ISU is 149- 11 Creighton 0-0 458 117 over the last eight-plus seasons - a winning percentage of .560, which is the second-highest 12 Michigan State 0-0 437 win total and winning percentage total in the state. (as of games played before the start of the 2020-21 season). 13 Texas Tech 0-0 420 14 Tennessee 0-0 383 RECORD OVER LAST EIGHT-PLUS SEASONS (BY PCT.) 15 West Virginia 0-0 347 RK. School Record Pct. 16 North Carolina 0-0 266 1. Loyola 155-113 .578 17 Arizona State 0-0 240 2. Illinois State 149-117 .560 18 Houston 0-0 203 3. Illinois 144-125 .535 Florida State 0-0 203 4. Southern Illinois 132-127 .510 20 Oregon 0-0 193 5. Northwestern 122-139 .469 21 UCLA 0-0 145 6. Northern Illinois 118-137 .463 22 Texas 0-0 137 7. Bradley 120-147 .449 23 Rutgers 0-0 104 8. Eastern Illinois 110-139 .442 24 Ohio State 0-0 102 9. UIC 110-158 .410 25 Alabama 0-0 62 10. DePaul 99-160 .382 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Louisville 55, Florida 11. Western Illinois 85-144 .371 52, Michigan 38, LSU 27, Dayton 23, San Diego 12. SIUE 71-165 .301 State 23, Richmond 21, Maryland 15, Indiana 14, 13. Chicago State 52-202 .205 Seton Hall 12, Memphis 12, UConn 11, Stanford 10, Oklahoma State 9, Northern Iowa 8, BYU 8, NO PLACE LIKE HOME Providence 4, Syracuse 4, Purdue 3, Arkansas 2, Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena has turned itself into one of the most difficult places to Stephen F. Austin 1, Saint Mary’s 1, Loyola Chica- play in the Missouri Valley Conference. During head coach Dan Muller’s tenure, the Redbirds go 1, Western Kentucky 1, Georgia Tech 1 have an 94-28 record at home, including a 16-1 mark during the 2016-17 season and a 12-4 mark in 2018-19. HOME COURT RECORDS (MULLER TENURE) Year Record Pct. 2012-13 11-5 .688 2013-14 14-3 .824 2014-15 11-5 .688 2015-16 13-3 .812 2016-17 16-1 .914 2017-18 11-3 .786 2018-19 12-4 .750 2019-20 6-4 .600 Total 94-28 .770

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 4 | GAME NOTES LAST TIME AGAINST OHIO STATE 2020-21 STARTING LINEUPS Game G G G G/F F at Ohio State vs. UMass Lowell at Ball State vs. Chicago State

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2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 5 | GAME NOTES ILLINOIS STATE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

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2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 6 | GAME NOTES 2020-21 Results (Overall: 0-0 | Missouri Valley: 0-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0) Date Opponent TV Site Result Attendance Top Scorer Top Rebounder Top Assists Nov. 25 at Ohio State ESPN2 Columbus, Ohio Nov. 28 vs. UMass Lowell TBD Columbus, Ohio Dec. 12 at Ball State TBD Muncie, Ind. Dec. 15 Chicago State TBD Normal, Ill.

SPECIALTY STATISTICS Largest Largest Total Total Total Points in Pts. Off 2nd Fastbreak Bench Lead Final Lead Deficit Leading Tied Trailing the Paint Turnovers Chance Points Points Ties Changes Score at Ohio State vs. UMass Lowell at Ball State Chicago State

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2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 7 | GAME NOTES LAST TIME IT HAPPENED ILLINOIS STATE INDIVIDUAL OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL Scored 40 points Tarise Bryson (41) at Central Michigan, 12-3-00 Scored 40 points Jhivvan Jackson (41) UTSA, 12-21-19 Scored 30 points Zach Copeland (32) at Drake, 1-16-20 Scored 30 points Tyler Sharpe (30) Northern Kentucky, 12-15-19 Scored 25 points Milik Yarbrough (28) vs. Missouri State, 2-27-19 Scored 25 points Tate Hall (28) Loyola Chicago, 2-19-20 Made 15 field goals Mike VandeGarde (15) vs. Northern Iowa, 3-1-93 Made 15 field goals (18) Evansville, 12-12-92 Made 10 field goals Zach Copeland (11) at Drake, 1-16-20 Made 10 field goals Tate Hall (11) Loyola Chicago, 2-19-20 Made 5 three-point field goals Zach Copeland (5) vs Southern Illinois, 1-25-20 Made 5 three-point field goals AJ Green (5) UNI, 2-12-20 Made 10 free throws Jaycee Hillsman (11) vs Indiana State, 2-8-20 Made 10 free throws Jordan Barnes (13) Indiana State, 2-8-20 Attempted 15 field goals Zach Copeland (19) vs Bradley, 2-26-20 Attempted 15 field goals Darrell Brown (20) Bradley, 2-26-20 Attempted 10 3-point FG Zach Copeland (11) vs Bradley, 2-26-20 Attempted 10 3-point field goals Marcus Domask (10), Southern Illinois, 1-25-20 Attempted 15 free throws Phil Fayne (15) vs. San Diego State, 12-1-18 Attempted 15 free throws Jerron Cumberland (17) Cincinnati, 11-22-19 Attempted 10 free throws Jaycee Hillsman (14) vs Indiana State, 2-8-20 Attempted 10 free throws Ja’Shon Henry (10) Bradley, 2-26-20 Had 20 rebounds Jackie Carmichael (20) vs. Drake, 2-8-12 Had 20 rebounds Egidijus Mockevicius (20) Evansville, 1-15-16 Had 15 rebounds Milik Yarbrough (16) vs. Akron, 11-20-18 Had 15 rebounds Jalen McDaniels (15) San Diego State, 12-1-18 Had 10 rebounds Keith Fisher III (10) vs Valparaiso, 2-15-20 Had 10 rebounds Ja’Shon Henry (10) Bradley, 2-26-20 Posted a double-double Keith Fisher III (13 pts, 10 rebs) at Drake, 1-16-20 Posted a double-double Ja’Shon Henry (11 pts, 10 rebs) Bradley, 2-26-20 Posted a triple-double Has never happened Posted a triple-double Tarkus Ferguson (14 pts, 12 rebs, 11 asts) UIC, 12-5-18 Had 10 assists Milik Yarbrough (10) at Florida Gulf Coast, 11-11-17 Had 10 assists Tarkus Ferguson (11) UIC, 12-5-18 Had 5 steals DJ Horne (5) vs UNI, 12-31-19 Had 5 steals Jordan Blount (5) UIC, 12-5-18 Had 5 blocked shots Daouda N’Diaye (6), vs. Evansville, 2-3-18 Had 5 blocked shots Jeremy Morgan (5) Northern Iowa, 2-20-16 ILLINOIS STATE TEAM OPPONENT TEAM Scored 100 points 101 at Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Scored 100 points 100, Belmont, 11-10-18 Scored 90 points 92, vs. BYU, 11-28-18 Scored 90 points 94, UIC, 12-5-18 Scored 80 points 88, vs. Cleveland State, 12-16-18 Scored 80 points 80, Missouri State, 2-5-20 Scored less than 50 points 49, vs. Loyola, 3-4-18 Scored less than 50 points 46, Evansville, 1-5-19 Scored less than 40 points 32 at Marquette, 11-15-04 Scored less than 40 points 36, Norfolk State, 12-18-11 Scored 50 points in a half 56 (2nd half) vs. UNI, 12-31-19 Scored 50 points in a half 50, Loyola Chicago, 2-19-20 Scored less than 20 points in a half 19 (2nd Half) vs Valparaiso, 2-15-20 Scored less than 20 points in a half 17 (1st half), Southern Illinois, 1-25-20 Made 50 field goals 58 vs. Northern Illinois, 2-20-74 Made 50 field goals 51, Purdue, 12-22-73 Made 40 field goals 41 vs. UC Santa Barbara, 11-12-12 Made 40 field goals 41, Oklahoma, 12-28-90 Made 30 field goals 30, vs. Belmont, 11-6-19 Made 30 field goals 31, Loyola Chicago, 2-19-20 Made 15 three-point field goals 15, vs. UNI, 2-17-18 Made 15 three-point field goals 16, UNI, 2-13-19 Made 10 three-point field goals 11, vs. Drake, 2-22-2020 Made 10 three-point field goals 12, Loyola Chicago, 2-19-20 Made 30 free throws 30 vs. Wichita State, 2-17-13 Made 30 free throws 44, Evansville, 2-12-14 Made 20 free throws 24 vs Indiana State, 2-8-20 Made 20 free throws 24, Indiana State, 2-8-20 Had 60 rebounds 63 vs. Baylor, 12-27-83 Had 60 rebounds 65, Oral Roberts, 1-9-73 Had 50 rebounds 50 vs. San Francisco, 12-23-16 Had 50 rebounds 50, BYU, 11-28-18 Had 40 rebounds 42, vs. Bradley, 2-26-20 Had 40 rebounds 47, Bradley, 2-26-20 Had 30 assists 31 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-28-98 Had 30 assists 31, Purdue, 12-1-86 Had 20 assists 21, vs. Lindenwood, 11-24-18 Had 20 assists 24, Loyola Chicago, 2-19-20 Committed less than 10 turnovers 6, vs. Evansville, 1-29-20 Committed less than 10 turnovers 5, Drake, 1-16-20 Committed more than 25 turnovers 26 at Florida State, 11-23-06 Committed more than 25 turnovers 27, UAB, 11-23-12 Had 20 steals Has never happened Had 20 steals 23, UIC, 12-4-90 Had 10 steals 13, UIS, 11-29-19 Had 10 steals 12, Missouri State, 2-5-20 Had 10 blocked shots 10, vs. Drake, 2-21-18 Had 10 blocked shots 10, UIC, 12-19-17 Had 5 blocked shots 5, Indiana State, 1-11-20 Had 5 blocked shots 5, Bradley, 1-22-20 Two players scored 30 points each vs. Northern Illinois, 2-20-74 Two players scored 30 points each Has never happened Bubbles Hawkins (58), Rick Whitlow (32) UT-San Antonio, 12-1-01 Three players scored 20 points each at Stanford, 3-19-12 Three players scored 20 points each Devin Brown (23), Reggie Minniweather (20), Nic Moore (25), Tyler Brown (23), McEverett Powers (20) Jackie Carmichael (21) Bradley, 1-23-19 Two players scored 20 points each Two players scored 20 points each vs. Indiana State, 2-8-20 Luuk van Bree (21), Darrell Brown (20) Jaycee Hillsman (23), Zach Copeland (20) Creighton, 2-1-12 Six players scored in double-figures at San Francisco, 11-30-13 Six players scored in double-figures D. McDermott (25), G. Gibbs (12), W. Artino (11), Bobby Hunter (15), Paris Lee (15), Zach Lofton (15),Nick J. Manigat (11), G. Echenique (10), Jones (10) Zeisloft (14), Daishon Knight (12), Drake, 1-16-20 Reggie Lynch (10) Liam Robbins (19), D.J. Wilkins (13) Five players scored in double-figures Five players scored in double-figures vs. Evansville, 1-29-20 Jonah Jackson (13), Roman Penn (12) Jaycee Hillsman (20), Keith Fisher III (16) Noah Thomas (10) Antonio Reeves (12), Zach Copeland (11) Bradley, 2-26-20 DJ Horne (10) Four players scored in double-figures Nate Kennell (19), Darrell Brown (17) Four players scored in double-figures vs. Valparaiso, 2-1-20 Ja’Shon Henry (11), Koch Bar (10) Keith Fisher III (19), DJ Horne (16) Zero players scored in double-figures Morehead State, 12-7-19 Zach Copeland (11), Jaycee Hillsman (11) Zero players scored in double-figures Bradley, 1-29-14

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 8 | GAME NOTES 2019-20 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE STANDINGS (AS OF FINAL STANDINGS) Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Strk. ILLINOIS STATE IN MISSOURI UNI 14-4 0.778 25-6 0.806 L1 VALLEY AND NCAA STATISTICS Loyola 13-5 0.722 21-11 0.656 L1 MVC NCAA Bradley 11-7 0.611 23-11 0.676 W3 Stat Rank Rank Indiana State 11-7 0.611 18-12 0.600 L1 (of 10) (of 351) Southern Illinois 10-8 0.556 16-16 0.500 L4 Scoring Offense Valparaiso 9-9 0.500 19-16 0.543 L1 Scoring Defense Missouri State 9-9 0.500 16-17 0.485 L1 Scoring Margin Drake 8-10 0.444 20-14 0.588 L1 Percentage Illinois State 5-13 0.278 10-21 0.323 L1 FG Percentage Defense Evansville 0-18 0.000 9-23 0.281 L19 Free Throw Percentage Rebound Margin 3FG Made 2020-21 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 3FG Percentage PLAYER OF THE WEEK NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK 3FG Defense Assists Per Game Date Player Pos. School Date Player Pos. School Blocks Per Game Nov. 30 Nov. 30 Steals Per Game Dec. 7 Dec. 7 Turnovers Per Game Dec. 14 Dec. 14 Personal Fouls/Game Dec. 21 Dec. 21 Assist/Turnover Ratio Turnover Margin Dec. 28 Dec. 28 Jan. 4 Jan. 4 INDIVIDUAL MVC NCAA Jan. 11 Jan. 11 Rank Rank Jan. 18 Jan. 18 Scoring Jan. 25 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Rebounds Feb. 8 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 15 Assists Feb. 22 Feb. 22 Blocked Shots Mar. 1 Mar. 1 Steals

Field Goal Percentage ON THIS DATE - NOVEMBER 25 Free Throw Percentage (3-5) ON THIS DAY Three-Point 1989 Green Bay 69, Illinois State 68 (ot) Normal, Ill. 1487 Elizabeth of York is crowned Queen of England Three-Point Field Goals Made 1994 Iowa State 88, Illinois State 71 Hilo, Hawai’i 1783 American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave 1995 Illinois State 72, LaSalle 65 San Juan, P.R. New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty Assist/Turnover Ratio 2000 Illinois State 88, Chicago State 46 Normal, Ill. of Paris. 2001 Hofstra 82, Illinois STate 80 (ot) Moon Twp, Pa. 2006 Illinois State 78, St. John’s 65 New York, N.Y. 1915 Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general 2015 TCU 71, Illinois State 60 Cancun, Mexico relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences. NCAA stats as of games played beginning of season 2017 Charleston So. 64, Illinois St. 62 (ot) Normal, Ill. 1958 French Sudan gains autonomy as a self-governing MVC stats as of games played beginning of season member of the French Community. 1963 President John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.; his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, is buried on the same day in Fort Worth, Texas. 1999 A 5-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, is rescued by fishermen while floating in an inner tube off the Florida coast.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS 1914 Joe DiMaggio, American player and coach (d. 1999) 1940 Joe Gibbs, player and coach 1941 Percy Sledge, American singer (d. 2015) 1944 Ben Stein, American actor, television personality, game show host, lawyer, and author 1947 John Larroquette, American actor 1951 Bucky Dent, American baseball player and manager 1976 Ja Rule, American rapper and actor 1960 Amy Grant, American singer-songwriter 1960 John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer, journalist, and publisher (d. 1999) 1963 Bernie Kosar, American football player and sportscaster 1965 Cris Carter, American football player, coach, and sportscaster 1976 Donovan McNabb, American football player and sportscaster 2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 9 | GAME NOTES ILLINOIS STATE HEAD COACH DAN MULLER DDan Muller, the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of Team (team captain); Nick Banyard: All-Bench Team; Justin the Year, has proven his ability to win an MVC championship. McCloud: MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team. Now in his eighth season as head coach of the program, In his third season with the Redbirds (2014-15), Muller Muller has led the Redbirds to a share of the MVC regu- guided ISU to a 22-13 overall record, marking ISU’s most lar-season title (2017), which was the program’s first since he victories since 2009-10. Illinois State tied for third place in helped ISU win the Valley championship as a player in 1998, the Missouri Valley Conference with an 11-7 mark. As the three MVC Tournament Championship Game appearances, MVC Tournament’s fourth seed, the Redbirds upset No. 8 and three postseason appearances. Wichita State in the semifinals, marking a Redbird win over Muller was named the 19th men’s basketball coach in ISU’s highest ranked opponent since 1978. Illinois State also school history May 8, 2012, and led Illinois State to a better became just the second MVC team to beat Wichita State in MVC record and higher conference finish during each of his more than two years. first five seasons. In 2016-17, Muller guided the Redbirds to After falling to No. 11 Northern Iowa in the tournament program bests in MVC wins (17-1, en route to the Valley title), championship game, the Redbirds earned an at-large bid to regular-season victories (25) and overall triumphs (28). the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) for the 13th time in Through his first seven seasons, Muller amassed a program history. Fourth-seeded ISU advanced to the NIT 149-117 record and coached the Redbirds to four victories second round by beating fifth-seeded Green Bay over Top-25 programs, three postseason appearances (2017 at home (March 18). National Invitation Tournament, 2015 NIT and 2014 College Along with Illinois State’s team success, Basketball Invitational), four postseason wins, and victories ISU earned seven individual MVC honors under against the Big Ten, the BIG EAST, the Southeastern Confer- Muller’s guidance: Akoon-Purcell: Newcomer of ence (SEC) and the American Athletic Conference. Muller is the Year, All-Newcomer Team; Daishon Knight: the first coach in Illinois State basketball history to beat four All-MVC Second Team; Reggie Lynch: All-MVC Top-25 teams in his first four seasons, and his four Top-25 Second Team, All-Defensive Team; Lee: All-De- victories are also tied for the most ever recorded by a Redbird fensive Team; Bobby Hunter: All-Bench Team. head coach. Knight and Lynch were additionally named to the Muller has guided ISU student-athletes to 15 All-Missouri MVC All-Tournament Team. The Redbirds also ex- Valley Conference selections (four first team, eight second celled in the classroom, establishing a team grade- team and three honorable mention), six MVC All-Defensive point average record in the fall of 2014 with a 2.99 accolades, five MVC All-Newcomer honors and one MVC GPA, breaking the previous mark by 0.13 points. All-Freshman accolade. During his second season as Illinois State’s head The 2018-19 season saw the Redbirds never dip be- coach (2013-14), Muller was charged with leading the most low .500 during the season despite playing one of its most inexperienced team in NCAA Division I basketball. With just challenging home schedules in recent memory with Florida two-and-a-half years of returning experience, Muller guided Gulf Coast, BYU, San Diego State, and Ole Miss all making ISU to another 18-win season, including marquee victories trips to Redbird Arena during the season. For their efforts Phil over a Top-25 program (vs. No. 25 Dayton, Dec. 7), a Big Ten Fayne (first team) and Milik Yarbrough (second team) were team (at Northwestern, Nov. 17), a BIG EAST opponent (vs. named to the All-Conference and All-Region squads. DePaul, Dec. 22) and an SEC foe (vs. Texas A&M, March In 2017-18 the Redbirds battled injuries all season and 24). ISU had never before earned wins against the Big Ten, had just one player appear in every game. The team’s 18-15 the BIG EAST and the SEC in the same season. record was deceiving; however, as it included wins over the The Redbirds also tied for fourth place in the final Mis- SEC’s South Carolina and Ole Miss, and the American Ath- souri Valley Conference standings, with a 9-9 record. Illinois letic Conference’s Tulsa (twice). Muller helped coach junior State played particularly well on Doug Collins Court at Red- guard/forward to MVC Newcomer of the Year honors and a bird Arena, where the Redbirds went 14-3 with a dominant spot on the All-Conference First Team, as the team battled its 8-1 record against Valley foes. ISU advanced to the postsea- way to the championship game of the MVC Tournament. son by earning a spot in the 16-team Invi- The 2016-17 Illinois State men’s basketball program tational (CBI) field. Muller led the Redbirds to two victories in teamed up to win a share of the Missouri Valley Conference the CBI which tied for the most-ever postseason wins by an regular-season championship while setting program records ISU team. in total victories (28), regular-season wins (25) and MVC tri- Under Muller’s guidance, newcomers Knight and Lynch umphs (17). After finishing second at the State Farm MVC both earned All-MVC accolades, as Knight was named to the Tournament, ISU earned a No. 1 seed in the National Invita- All-MVC Honorable Mention Team and the All-Newcomer tion Tournament (NIT). The Redbirds won their NIT first-round Team, while Lynch was placed on the All-Newcomer Team matchup before bowing out in the second round. and the All-Freshman Team. Nick Zeisloft was also named to As a fourth-year coach (2015-16), Muller and the Red- the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team in 2013-14. birds faced one of the toughest non-conference schedules in In his first year at Illinois State (2012-13), Muller led program history, ranked No. 7 in the nation at the end of the the Redbirds to an 18-win season, with at least one victory regular season, according to the Collegiate Basketball News against eight of the Missouri Valley Conference’s nine op- Report. The Redbirds finished the 2015-16 campaign with an ponents. Muller also guided ISU to the Valley Tournament 18-14 overall record and tied for second place with a 12-6 semifinals. mark in the Missouri Valley Conference, signifying ISU’s high- During the regular season, Illinois State earned a mar- est league finish and most conference wins since 2007-08. quee win at No. 16 Creighton, 75-72, in front of a sellout Illinois State’s upset victory over No. 21 Wichita State (Feb. crowd of 18,494 at CentryLink Omaha. The Bluejays 6) on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena marked Muller’s went on to win the Valley regular-season and tournament ti- fourth Top-25 win in as many seasons. tles. The victory was ISU’s first over a nationally ranked team Illinois State’s individual accolades in 2015-16 included: on the road since topping No. 17 Tulsa in 1985. DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell: All-MVC Second Team; Paris Lee: Under Muller’s tutelage, ISU was awarded two All-Mis- MVC Honorable Mention Team, All-Defensive Team; MiKyle souri Valley Conference selections for the first time since McIntosh: MVC Honorable Mention Team, Most-Improved 2010, as senior forward Jackie Carmichael received All-MVC 2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 10 | GAME NOTES ILLINOIS STATE HEAD COACH DAN MULLER First Team recognition, and senior guard Tyler Brown As a player, Muller guided Illinois State to two regu- garnered All-MVC Second Team accolades. Additional- lar-season and Missouri Valley Conference Tournament MULLER’S RECORD VS ly, Carmichael earned All-MVC Tournament and All-De- championships and four postseason appearances, includ- OPPONENTS BY CONFERENCE fensive Team honors, and he was named to the 2013 ing trips to the NCAA Tournament in his final two seasons AMERICAN ATHLETIC MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC (mid-major) All-America Team. Muller also (1997 and 1998). 6-15 2-0 helped sophomore guard Johnny Hill land a spot on the Muller ranks 11th in career scoring with 1,445 points, Cincinnati 0-1 Delaware State 1-0 MVC Most-Improved Team. while leading the Redbirds to a 91-37 overall record, and Tulsa 3-1 Morgan State 1-0 For Muller’s first-year efforts, he was named one of he still owns the school record with 128-consecutive starts UCF 0-3 Wichita State 3-10 MISSOURI VALLEY 10 national finalists for the 2013 Joe B. Hall Award, which (every game of his career). Muller was also a two-time MVC 83-57 is presented annually to the top first-year coach in Divi- Defensive Player of the Year and was named the MVP of AMERICA EAST Bradley 9-7 sion I college basketball. the Valley Tournament as a senior. In 2009, he was in- Drake 13-5 0-1 Evansville 16-3 Before becoming Illinois State’s leader, Muller spent ducted into the Illinois State Athletics Percy Family Hall of Vermont 0-1 Indiana State 9-9 12 years as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt. Under Fame. Loyola (Ill.) 8-6 ATLANTIC 10 former Illinois State head coach , Muller Off the court, Muller was just as successful. He was a Missouri State 10-7 3-3 Northern Iowa 8-10 was regarded as one of the top assistant coaches in the two-time GTE Academic All-American and a recipient of the Dayton 2-0 Southern Illinois 10-7 country. As Vanderbilt’s recruiting coordinator, Muller NCAA’s Post-Graduate Scholarship. He also was named a Saint Joseph’s 1-1 Valparaiso 1-4 VCU 0-2 spearheaded the program’s recruiting efforts beginning in Bone Scholar, the highest academic honor at ISU, and he is MOUNTAIN WEST 2006, which were the highest-rated recruiting classes in the only men’s basketball student-athlete to earn the award. ATLANTIC COAST 4-6 the history of the program. After playing for the Redbirds, the Lafayette, Indiana, 0-1 Boise State 1-1 Louisville 0-1 Hawai’i 1-0 Since 2006, the Vanderbilt men’s basketball program native spent two years playing professionally, including a Nevada 0-1 signed six four-star recruits and Rivals 150 Prospects, stint with the NBA’s Vancouver Grizzlies. ATLANTIC SUN New Mexico 1-0 in addition to five-star recruit John Jenkins in 2009, the Muller is a 1998 graduate of Illinois State and gradu- 1-1 San Diego State 0-2 Florida Gulf Coast 1-1 Utah State 0-2 nation’s leading high school scorer and a PARADE and ated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in organizational Wyoming 1-0 Reebok All-American. leadership. He later earned his master’s in business ad- BIG 12 During Muller’s tenure, Vanderbilt had 18 players ministration from Florida in 2003. He is married to Melissa 0-3 NORTHEAST named to the All- First and Sec- Muller and has one stepson, Sib. TCU 0-3 1-0 Fairleigh Dickinson 1-0 ond teams and a player named to the All-SEC Defensive BIG EAST Team three consecutive years (2010, 2011 and 2012). 3-2 OHIO VALLEY Once Muller joined the Vanderbilt staff in 2000, the Creighton 1-1 11-4 DePaul 2-0 Austin Peay 1-0 staff and team accomplished seven 20-win seasons. Seton Hall 0-1 Belmont 1-1 Starting in 2003, Vanderbilt was recognized nationally as Morehead State 3-0 a Top-25 team in the Associated Press Poll for a total of BIG SKY Murray State 1-3 1-0 UT Martin 2-0 51 weeks. In 2007-08, Vanderbilt was ranked in the AP Weber State 1-0 Tennessee State 2-0 Top-25 for the most consecutive weeks in school history. Muller’s efforts, both on and off the court, helped BIG SOUTH SOUTHEASTERN 0-1 3-3 propel the Commodores to the 2012 SEC Tournament Charleston Southern 0-1 Georgia 0-1 Championship, the Commodores’ first league tournament Kentucky 0-1 title since 1951. In addition, Vanderbilt appeared in six BIG TEN Ole Miss 1-1 South Carolina 1-0 NCAA Tournaments, including five in the last six seasons, 1-2 Maryland 0-1 Texas A&M 1-0 and posted two Sweet 16 appearances during Muller’s Northwestern 1-1 tenure. SOUTHLAND 1-0 Along with his recruiting, scouting and on-court re- BIG WEST 2-0 Houston Baptist 1-0 sponsibilities, Muller directed the student-athletes’ aca- UC Irvine 1-0 demic progress. During that time, Vanderbilt collected a UC Santa Barbara 1-0 SUMMIT 3-1 100 percent senior graduation rate and one of the highest COLONIAL IPFW 2-0 APR’s in NCAA Division I college basketball. 1-1 IUPUI 1-0 Drexel 1-1 South Dakota St. 0-1 YEAR-BY-YEAR WITH DAN MULLER CONFERENCE USA SUN BELT Year School Record Pct. Conf. Record Conf. Finish Postseason 3-4 1-0 2000-01 Vanderbilt (Assistant) 15-15 .500 4-12 (SEC) 11th / 12 No Postseason Old Dominion 1-1 Little Rock 1-0 2001-02 Vanderbilt (Assistant) 17-15 .531 6-10 (SEC) t-8th / 12 NIT Tournament UAB 2-1 2002-03 Vanderbilt (Assistant) 11-18 .379 3-13 (SEC) 12 / 12 No Postseason UTSA 0-1 WEST COAST 2003-04 Vanderbilt (Assistant) 23-10 .697 8-8 (SEC) t-4th / 12 NCAA Tournament Western Kentucky 0-1 2-2 2004-05 Vanderbilt (Assistant) 20-14 .588 8-8 (SEC) 6th / 12 NIT Tournament BYU 1-1 2005-06 Vanderbilt (Assistant) 17-13 .567 7-9 (SEC) 7th / 12 NIT Tournament HORIZON San Francisco 1-1 2006-07 Vanderbilt (Assistant) * 22-12 .647 10-6 (SEC) t-2nd / 12 NCAA Tournment 6-3 2007-08 Vanderbilt (Assistant) * 26-8 .765 10-6 (SEC) 4th / 12 NCAA Tournament Cleveland State 1-0 WESTERN ATHLETIC 2008-09 Vanderbilt (Assistant) * 19-12 .613 8-8 (SEC) t-7th / 12 No Postseason Green Bay 1-0 2-1 Chicago State 2-0 2009-10 Vanderbilt (Assistant) * 24-9 .727 12-4 (SEC) 2nd / 12 NCAA Tournament Northern Kentucky 0-1 UIC 3-1 Grand Canyon 0-1 2010-11 Vanderbilt (Assistant) * 23-11 .676 9-7 (SEC) t-4th / 12 NCAA Tournament Oakland 0-1 2011-12 Vanderbilt (Assistant) * 25-11 .694 10-6 (SEC) t-2nd / 12 NCAA Tournament Youngstown State 1-0 NCAA DIVISION II 2012-13 Illinois State 18-15 .559 8-10 (Missouri Valley) 6th / 10 No Postseason 7-0 2013-14 Illinois State 18-16 .529 9-9 (Missouri Valley) 5th / 10 CBI Semifinals METRO ATLANTIC Ferris State 1-0 2014-15 Illinois State 22-13 .629 11-7 (Missouri Valley) t-3rd / 10 NIT Tournament 0-2 Illinois Springfield 1-0 2015-16 Illinois State 18-14 .563 12-6 (Missouri Valley) t-2nd / 10 No Postseason Manhattan 0-1 Lindenwood 1-0 2016-17 Illinois State 28-7 .800 17-1 (Missouri Valley) t-1st / 10 NIT Tournament Siena 0-1 Quincy 3-0 2017-18 Illinois State 18-15 .545 10-8 (Missouri Valley) t-3rd / 10 No Postseason Sonoma State 1-0 2018-19 Illinois State 17-16 .515 9-9 (Missouri Valley) t-5th / 10 No Postseason MID-AMERICAN 2019-20 Illinois State 10-21 .323 5-13 (Missouri Valley 9th / 10 No Postseason 2-0 Akron 1-0 2020-21 Illinois State 0-0 .000 0-0 (Missouri Valley) — Western Michigan 1-0 Career Record (HC only) 149-117 .561 80-61 .567 * Served as Recruiting Coordinator 2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 11 | GAME NOTES ILLINOIS STATE WHEN... 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2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 13 | GAME NOTES 0 // DJ HORNE G // 6-1 // 175 // SO. // Raleigh, N.C. // Trinity Christian Academy

• Was Named to the MVC All-Freshman Team after averaging 8.7 points per adding 11 points at Southern Illinois five days later. game during his first year with the program. • Scored 18 points at Indiana State on Jan. 11 while scoring 17 at Bradley on • He Scored in double-figures 14 times during the season, including a pair of Jan. 22. 20-point games to sandwich the MVC regular season. • Added 16 points both on Feb. 1 at Valparaiso and Feb. 12 at UNI. • Scored 10 points in the season opener against Belmont, making all four of his • He dished out 44 assists on the season, good for 1.4 per game, while adding field goal tries. 21 steals. • Scored in double-figures in three consecutive games starting with 13 points • He played in 31 games during the year, starting the final 24 games. against UIS on Nov. 29, 13 at TCU on Dec. 3, and 14 at home against Morehead State on Dec. 7. • He scored a then-career-high 22 points to open MVC play on Dec. 31, while season highs career highs Points - - Points 22 vs. UNI (12/31/2019) Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals 7 Two times FG Attempts - - FG Attempts 14 at Bradley (1/22/2020) Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals 4 Four times 10+ Points 0 14 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. 10 at Bradley (1/22/2020) FT Made - - FT Made 5 vs. UNI (12/31/2020) 20+ Points 0 2 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts 5 vs. UNI (12/31/2020) 3+ 3FGM 0 7 Rebounds - - Rebounds 6 at UNI (2/12/2020) Assists - - Assists 4 Two times 3+ Assists 0 7 Blocks - - Blocks - - 2+ Steals 0 3 Steals - - Steals 5 vs. UNI (12/31/2019) Minutes - - Minutes 38 vs. Bradley (2/26/2020) Led ISU in Points 0 5 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 5 Led ISU in Assists 0 2 Led ISU in Steals 0 6

bonus on Horne • His given name is Damariae, and DJ is a self-given nickname because elementary school teachers could not pronounce his given name. • Named First Team All-North Carolina in his senior season of high school. • Was the first of his freshman class to sign with the Redbirds • His hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina is the state capital and the second-largest city in the state (behind only Charlotte). • Raleigh is known as the “City of Oaks” and was named the state capital in 1792. • Among the other notable Raleigh natives includes Clay Aiken, Chris Archer, Josh Ham- ilton, 17th US President Andrew Johnson, , Bruce Matthews, Brandon Phillips, P.J. Tucker, , Carson Wentz, and actress Evan Rachel Wood. • Was named First Team All-State by the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Associ- ation. Was named to the Fayetteville Observer Boys Basketball 2018-19 Second Team. In 25 2020-21 Illinois St. Men's Basketball Page 2/4 games as a senior at Trinity Christian, Horne Individual Career Summaries as of Nov 16, 2020 averaged 12.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.6 All games assists per game. • Horne was ranked as the No. 31 prospect in the state of North Carolina over the summer HORNE, Dj before his senior year. He was named to the Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Triangle 6 All-Conference team following his SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG junior season at Cary High School where he 2019-20 ISU 31-24 758/24.4 101-226 .447 47-117 .402 22-29 .759 7 90 97 3.1 43-1 44 47 0 21 271 8.7 averaged 18 points, four assists, and three TOTAL 31-24 758/24.4 101-226 .447 47-117 .402 22-29 .759 7 90 97 3.1 43-1 44 47 0 21 271 8.7 rebounds per game. 2020-21Single ILLINOIS Game Highs STATE BASKETBALL | 14 | GAME NOTES Statistic Value Points 24 at Evansville 02/29/20 Rebounds 7 at Evansville 02/29/20, vs Drake 02/22/20 Assists 4 at Northern Ky. 12/15/19, vs UNI 12/31/19 Steals 5 vs UNI 12/31/19 FG Made 8 at Evansville 02/29/20 FG Attempts 16 at Evansville 02/29/20 3FG Made 4 4 times 3FG Attempts 10 at Bradley 01/22/20 FT Made 8 at Evansville 02/29/20 FT Attempts 8 at Evansville 02/29/20

MAHORCIC, Dusan Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2018-19 Lewis 18-1 154/8.5 31-59 .525 1-6 .167 12-23 .522 17 31 48 2.7 26-0 8 15 8 4 75 4.2 TOTAL FOR ISU 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 18-1 154/8.5 31-59 .525 1-6 .167 12-23 .522 17 31 48 2.7 26-0 8 15 8 4 75 4.2

Single Game Highs Statistic Value Points 14 at St. Francis (IL) 12/12/18 Rebounds 8 vs Ind.-Northwest 01/16/19 Assists 2 vs Truman 01/03/19 Steals 1 4 times Blocks 2 at UIndy 01/19/19 FG Made 6 at St. Francis (IL) 12/12/18 FG Attempts 9 at St. Francis (IL) 12/12/18 3FG Made 1 at St. Francis (IL) 12/12/18 3FG Attempts 3 at St. Francis (IL) 12/12/18 FT Made 2 vs Truman 01/03/19, at UIndy 01/19/19 FT Attempts 4 at Wayne St. (MI) 11/17/18 1 // DEDRIC BOYD pronounced: DEAD-rick G // 6-4 // 195 // r-Jr. // Brownsville, Tenn. // Haywood HS // Eastern Kentucky University BOYD at a Glance • Played in 26 games during the season with four starts. • Also scored 15 points at home against Loyola Chicago on Jan. 19, and 11 at • Averaged 6.1 points per game which was the sixth-highest scoring average on UNI on Feb. 12. the squad. • Sat out the 2018-19 season due to the NCAA transfer residency requirement. • Scored a season-high 22 points at home against UCF on Nov. 17, making 10- • Played in 24 games at Eastern Kentucky, starting 20 times. of-15 shots from the field, while adding 19 points a game later against Cincinnati • Averaged 13.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a freshman, and made on Nov. 22. 75-of-90 shots from the free throw line. • Scored in double-figures seven times during the year, including five times in • He scored in double-figures 15 times during the year, with four games of 20 or the first six games of the year. more points. • Dished out five assists against Western Kentucky and ended the season with 24 assists, sixth-highest total on the team. season highs CAREER highs Points - - Points 31 * at UT Martin (1/11/2018) Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals 10 Two times FG Attempts - - FG Attempts 19 * at Austin Peay (1/25/2018) Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals 5 * at UT Martin (1/11/2018) 10+ Points 0 22 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. 11 * at Charleston Southern (12/15/2017) FT Made - - FT Made 9 * Two times 20+ Points 0 5 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts 10 * Two times 30+ Points 0 1 Rebounds - - Rebounds 8 * vs. Kentucky State (11/16/2017) Assists - - Assists 12 * vs. Asbury (11/25/2017) 3+ 3FGM 0 9 Blocks - - Blocks 1 Four times 3+ Assists 0 8 Steals - - Steals 3 * at UT Martin (1/11/2018) Minutes - - Minutes 36 * vs. Jacksonville (12/2/2017) 2+ Steals 0 7 * While at Eastern Kentucky Led ISU in Points 0 2 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 0 Led ISU in Assists 0 2 Led ISU in Steals 0 2

bonus on boyd • Was a three-star recruit out of high school, the No. 4 player in the state of Tennessee, and the No. 61 in the country. • Had 20 starts at Eastern Kentucky over 24 total games played. • Comes from the same hometown as former NBA player Tony Delk. • Helped his high school team a win the Class AA state championship as a sophomore.

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BOYD, Dedric Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2017-18 EKU 24-20 651/27.1 104-294 .354 34-121 .281 75-90 .833 14 65 79 3.3 48-0 48 60 2 22 317 13.2 2019-20 ISU 27-4 385/14.3 64-172 .372 27-79 .342 9-15 .600 3 12 15 0.6 34-1 24 18 2 10 164 6.1 TOTAL FOR ISU 27-4 385/14.3 64-172 .372 27-79 .342 9-15 .600 3 12 15 0.6 34-1 24 18 2 10 164 6.1 TOTAL 51-24 1036/20.3 168-466 .361 61-200 .305 84-105 .800 17 77 94 1.8 82-1 72 78 4 32 481 9.4

2020-21Single ILLINOIS Game Highs STATE BASKETBALL | 15 | GAME NOTES Statistic Value Points 31 at UT Martin 01/11/18 Rebounds 8 vs Kentucky St. 11/16/17 Assists 12 vs Asbury 11/25/17 Steals 3 at UT Martin 01/11/18 Blocks 1 4 times FG Made 10 at Austin Peay 01/25/18, vs UCF 11/17/19 FG Attempts 19 at Austin Peay 01/25/18 3FG Made 5 at UT Martin 01/11/18 3FG Attempts 11 at Charleston So. 12/15/17 FT Made 9 vs Asbury 11/25/17, vs Jacksonville St. 01/20/18 FT Attempts 10 vs Asbury 11/25/17, vs Jacksonville St. 01/20/18

CHATMAN, Sy Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2018-19 UMass 29-4 409/14.1 40-77 .519 4-11 .364 23-38 .605 29 33 62 2.1 60-3 9 21 18 8 107 3.7 2019-20 UMass 6-2 106/17.7 13-29 .448 0-5 .000 8-17 .471 5 16 21 3.5 16-1 3 14 7 1 34 5.7 TOTAL FOR ISU 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 35-6 515/14.7 53-106 .500 4-16 .250 31-55 .564 34 49 83 2.4 76-4 12 35 25 9 141 4.0

Single Game Highs Statistic Value Points 16 at Rutgers 11/29/19 Rebounds 7 vs South Carolina 12/04/19 Assists 2 vs Southern Ill. 11/22/18, vs South Carolina 12/04/19 Steals 1 9 times Blocks 2 8 times FG Made 7 at Rutgers 11/29/19 FG Attempts 11 at Rutgers 11/29/19 3FG Made 1 4 times 3FG Attempts 2 at Saint Louis 01/09/19, at Rutgers 11/29/19 FT Made 3 vs Harvard 11/13/18, vs South Carolina 12/04/19 FT Attempts 5 at Rutgers 11/29/19, vs South Carolina 12/04/19 2 // JOSIAH STRONG G // 6-3 // 195 // Jr. // Brooklyn Park, Minn. // Champlin Park HS // Navy // Iowa Western STRONG at a Glance • Was named a NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American after his season. Was • He scored a season-high 29 points against Northeast Community College, mak- named as an honorable mention selection to the JUCOrecruiting.com top-100 ing 12-of-23 shots from the field, making at least one three-point basket in each player ratings. of his games this season, including 19 games where he made at least three, and • Averaged 17.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game while at Iowa a season-high six three-point makes in two different games, on Dec. 10 against Western. Southeast Community College and on Dec. 17 against Cloud County Community • He made 48.8 percent of his shots from the field, and 46.2 percent of his at- College. tempts from long range during the season. • He dished out a season-high eight assists on Nov. 5 against Butler Community • Scored in double-figures in 25 of the 28 games he played during the season College, and had a season-high of seven rebounds against Indian Hills Commu- including 13 games of 20 or more points. nity College. season highs career highs Points - - Points 11 at Lipscomb (12/9/2018) Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals 4 at Lehigh (2/9/2019) FG Attempts - - FG Attempts 9 at Lehigh (2/9/2019) Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals 2 3 Times 10+ Points 0 0 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. 5 at Lehigh (2/9/2019) FT Made - - FT Made 6 at Lipscomb (12/9/2018) 20+ Points 0 0 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts 6 at Lipscomb (12/9/2018) 3+ 3FGM 0 0 Rebounds - - Rebounds 4 at American (3/7/2019) Assists - - Assists 4 2 Times 3+ Assists 0 0 Blocks - - Blocks 1 at American (2/6/2019) 2+ Steals 0 0 Steals - - Steals 2 2 Times Minutes - - Minutes 25 at Bucknell (1/30/2019) Led ISU in Points 0 0 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 0 Led ISU in Assists 0 0 Led ISU in Steals 0 0

bonus on STRONG • Spent his freshman season at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. • Brooklyn Park is the sixth-largest city in the state of Minnesota, north of downtown Minneapolis. • Brooklyn Park is known as “Tree City USA” and is home to 47 miles of trails. • Other notable current and former residents of Brooklyn Park include MLB players Tim Laudner, Davie Lindstrom, and Pat Neshek; MLB Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett; and former professional wrestler, mayor of Brooklyn Park, and governor of Minnesota Jesse “The Body” Ventura. • Champlin Park High School is a combination of Brooklyn Park and Champlin, and its first graduating class was in 1993. • In 2012, 2013, and 2014 Champlin Park received recognition as Newsweek Top School. • He played in 31 games coming off the bench in each, averaging 10.5 minutes per game 2020-21 Illinois St. Men's Basketball during his freshman season at Navy. Page 4/4 Individual Career Summaries as of Nov 16, 2020 • At the Naval Academy he scored 96 points All games (3.1 per game) while dishing out 30 assists and pulling down 24 rebounds. • In high school he helped his team reach STRONG, Josiah the state title, and averaged 23.2 points, 5.0 Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game. SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG • He was named All-State as a senior in high 2018-19 Navy 31-0 325/10.5 34-90 .378 17-47 .362 11-12 .917 5 19 24 0.8 27-0 30 20 1 9 96 3.1 school. TOTAL FOR ISU 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 31-0 325/10.5 34-90 .378 17-47 .362 11-12 .917 5 19 24 0.8 27-0 30 20 1 9 96 3.1

2020-21Single ILLINOIS Game Highs STATE BASKETBALL | 16 | GAME NOTES Statistic Value Points 11 at Lipscomb 12/09/18 Rebounds 4 at American 03/07/19 Assists 4 at Colgate 02/23/19, at Colgate 03/10/19 Steals 2 vs Brown 12/01/18, at Bucknell 01/30/19 Blocks 1 vs American 02/06/19 FG Made 4 at Lehigh 02/09/19 FG Attempts 9 at Lehigh 02/09/19 3FG Made 2 at Lehigh 02/09/19, at Bucknell 01/30/19, at Holy Cross 01/26/19 3FG Attempts 5 at Lehigh 02/09/19 FT Made 6 at Lipscomb 12/09/18 FT Attempts 6 at Lipscomb 12/09/18 3 // HOWARD FLEMING JR. G // 6-5 // 195 // Fr. // Louisville, Ky. // Male HS Fleming Jr. at a Glance • Was named second team All-State by the Lexington Herald-Leader. • Had a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds against Seneca on Mar. 3 • Played in 13 games during the season due to an injury, and the team went and another against St. Xavier on Feb. 27 with 22 points and 10 rebounds. a perfect 13-0 while he was on the court and had advanced to the Kentucky • Scored a season-high 25 points against Pleasure Ridge Park on Feb. 7. High School state semifinals before the season was halted due to the COVID pandemic. • He averaged 15.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. • He scored 16 points in the teams final game of the season, a 71-61 state tournament win against Ballard while pulling down a team-high 10 rebounds and had 15 points with eight rebounds against Eastern. season highs CAREER highs Points - - Points - - Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals - - FG Attempts - - FG Attempts - - Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals - - 10+ Points 0 0 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. - - FT Made - - FT Made - - 20+ Points 0 0 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts - - 30+ Points 0 0 Rebounds - - Rebounds - - Assists - - Assists - - 3+ 3FGM 0 0 Blocks - - Blocks - - 3+ Assists 0 0 Steals - - Steals - - Minutes - - Minutes - - 2+ Steals 0 0 Led ISU in Points 0 0 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 0 Led ISU in Assists 0 0 Led ISU in Steals 0 0

bonus on Fleming • Louisville Male High School runs a unique curriculum that is different from the other public high schools in the city. All students participate in the College Preparatory Pro- gram so as to aid in a smooth the transition to higher education. • Louisville is the largest city in Kentucky, and the 29th-largest city in the United States. • Among the other notable current and former Louisville natives includes boxer Muhammad Ali, actors Tom Cruise, Ned Beatty, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh , Rob Riggle; movie director Gus Van Sant; basketball coach Den- ny Crum, NBA players Purvis Ellison, , , , , D’Angelo Russell; sportswriters Pat Forde and Bill Plaschke; football players Paul Hornug, , Johnny Unitas; singers Patty Loveless, Nicole Scherzinger; baseball players Pee Wee Reese, San Uggla; founder of KFC Colonel Harland Sanders; journalist Diane Sawyer

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 17 | GAME NOTES 4 // ABDOU NDIAYE pronounced: ah’b-do JIE (rhymes with pie) F // 6-9 // 195 // r-So. // Louga, Senegal // The Nation Christian Academy ndiaye at a Glance • Played in 28 games during the season with nine starts. • Twice during the year he had four blocked shots including the season-opener • Blocked a team-high 31 shots on the season, the sixth-highest total by a against Belmont, and at Valpaiso on Feb. 1. freshman in program history. • He added 13 steals and 89 rebounds (3.2 per game). • Averaged 1.5 points per game, making 19-of-51 shots from the field. • Played an average of 12 minutes per game. • Scored a season-high seven points at UTSA on Dec. 21 while pulling down six rebounds. • Had a season-high 11 rebounds against Cincinnati at the Paradise Jam. season highs career highs Points - - Points 7 at UTSA (12/21/2019) Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals 2 Five times FG Attempts - - FG Attempts 9 vs. Cincinnati (11/22/2019) Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals - - 10+ Points 0 0 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. 1 Four times FT Made - - FT Made 3 at UTSA (12/21/2019) 20+ Points 0 0 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts 4 at UTSA (12/21/2019) 3+ 3FGM 0 0 Rebounds - - Rebounds 11 vs. Cincinnati (11/22/2019) Assists - - Assists 2 at TCU (12/3/2019) 3+ Rebounds 0 1 Blocks - - Blocks 4 Two times Steals 2 vs. Grand Canyon (11/25/2019) 2+ Blocks 0 9 Steals - - Minutes - - Minutes 22 vs. Cincinnati (11/22/2019) Led ISU in Points 0 0 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 4 Led ISU in Assists 0 0 Led ISU in Steals 0 4

bonus on ndiaye • Was an academic redshirt in 2018-19. • Came to the United States in the summer of 2016 from Senegal’s SEED Academy. • Louga is located in northwest Senegal. • Louga has a twin town of Millau, France. • Speaks four languages, English, French, Wollof, and Pulaar. • Averaged 27.2 points and 14 rebounds and four blocks per game in a partial season at The Nation Christian Academy in Saint Lucie West, Florida • Came to the United State in the summer of 2016 from Senegal’s SEED Academy, which helps identify talented young players • Attended The Masters School in Westches- ter, N.Y., before transferring to CGM Prep Academy Arizona for half of a year • In his first game at the Masters School, he had a 21-point, 14-rebound, and 12- triple double, as his team won 46-28 • Averaged 22 points per game at Masters 2020-21 Illinois St. Men's Basketball School for the season. Page 3/4 Individual Career Summaries as of Nov 16, 2020 All games

NDIAYE, Abdou Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2019-20 ISU 28-9 336/12.0 19-51 .373 1-7 .143 3-9 .333 32 57 89 3.2 55-1 4 15 31 13 42 1.5 TOTAL 28-9 336/12.0 19-51 .373 1-7 .143 3-9 .333 32 57 89 3.2 55-1 4 15 31 13 42 1.5

2020-21Single ILLINOIS Game Highs STATE BASKETBALL | 18 | GAME NOTES Statistic Value Points 7 at UTSA 12/21/19 Rebounds 11 vs Cincinnati 11/22/19 Assists 2 at TCU 12/03/19 Steals 2 vs Grand Canyon 11/25/19, vs Drake 03/05/20 Blocks 4 vs Belmont 11/06/19, at Valparaiso 02/01/20 FG Made 2 6 times FG Attempts 9 vs Cincinnati 11/22/19 3FG Made 1 vs Valparaiso 02/15/20 3FG Attempts 1 7 times FT Made 3 at UTSA 12/21/19 FT Attempts 4 at UTSA 12/21/19

REEVES, Antonio Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2019-20 ISU 31-3 693/22.4 81-211 .384 33-105 .314 27-41 .659 15 61 76 2.5 38-0 22 30 2 20 222 7.2 TOTAL 31-3 693/22.4 81-211 .384 33-105 .314 27-41 .659 15 61 76 2.5 38-0 22 30 2 20 222 7.2

Single Game Highs Statistic Value Points 17 at Missouri St. 02/05/20 Rebounds 7 vs Drake 02/22/20 Assists 2 7 times Steals 2 4 times Blocks 1 vs Little Rock 11/10/19, at Indiana St. 01/11/20 FG Made 7 vs Missouri St. 01/07/20 FG Attempts 13 at UTSA 12/21/19 3FG Made 4 vs Drake 02/22/20 3FG Attempts 7 vs Drake 02/22/20, at Loyola Chicago 02/19/20 FT Made 5 vs UIC 12/18/19 FT Attempts 6 vs UIC 12/18/19 10 // EMON WASHINGTON pronounced: EE - MON G // 6-6 // 190 // Fr. // Atlanta, Ga. // South Cobb HS WASHINGTON at a Glance • Was named the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association 6A North Co-Player of grabbing 1.5 steals and blocking 1.6 shots per game. the Year. • He made 59 percent of his shots from the field (191-of-322) and 126-of-180 free • Was named First Team All-State from the GACA, and the Atlanta Journal Con- throws (70 percent). stitution. • In 31 games he reached double-figures 28 times, including a season-high 29 • Earned Atlanta Journal Constitution Cobb County First Team honors. points on Jan. 4 against Ruleville Central. • Averaged 22.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game for South Cobb High School, • He had 14 points-rebounds double-doubles during the year, including a season as his team finished the season with a 28-3 overall record. high of 26 rebounds, also on Jan. 4 against Ruleville Central. • As a junior at Yazoo County HS, Washington averaged 16.5 points per game, • He twice had six blocked shots in a game and had season-highs of six assists while stuffing the box score by pulling down 9.4 rebounds, dishing out 1.7 assists, and four steals (twice). season highs CAREER highs Points - - Points - - Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals - - FG Attempts - - FG Attempts - - Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals - - 10+ Points 0 0 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. - - FT Made - - FT Made - - 20+ Points 0 0 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts - - 30+ Points 0 0 Rebounds - - Rebounds - - Assists - - Assists - - 3+ 3FGM 0 0 Blocks - - Blocks - - Steals - - 3+ Assists 0 0 Steals - - Minutes - - Minutes - - 2+ Steals 0 0 Led ISU in Points 0 0 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 0 Led ISU in Assists 0 0 Led ISU in Steals 0 0

bonus on WASHINGTON • South Cobb HS was founded in 1952 and is part of the Cobb County School District. • Among the notable alunni of South Cobb HS include former MLB player Robby Hammock, receiver Kenny McKinley, and singer/songwriter Ray Stevens. • Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia. It is also the 37th-most populous city in the United States. • Atlanta was the host of the 1996 Summer . • Of the notable current and former residents of Atlanta include civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.; singers Donald Glover, Toni Braxton, Andre 3000, Ciara, Future, CeeLo Green, Gladys Knight, Lil Jon, Gucci Mane, Monica, Kelly Rowland, T.I., Usher, Kanye West, Lil X; actors Tyler Perry, Julia Roberts, Ed Helms, Chloe Moretz, Chris Tucker, Brittany Murphy, Raven-Symone, Kenan Thompson, Jake Fonda; commedian Jeff Foxworthy; professional wrestler Bill Goldberg, professional baseball players Hank Aaron, Chipper Jones, Gordon Beckham, Dexter Fowler; professional basketball players Al-Farouq Aminu, Pete Maravich, , , , Wendell Carter Jr., , , World B. Free, ; professional football players Cam Newton, , , Hines Ward, Eric Berry; boxer Evander Holyfield; directors Spike Lee and Steven Soderbergh, 2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 19 | GAME NOTES 11 // ALSTON ANDREWS F // 6-9 // 230 // Fr. // Detroit, Mich. // Ocoee (Fla.) HS Andrews at a Glance • Played his high school basketball at Ocoee High School, where he helped the Knights to a 22-8 overall record during his senior season. • The team’s 22 wins marked a new school record and the team picked up a Metro Championship with a 9-1 record and advanced for the first time in school history to the state quarterfinals. • He missed his entire junior season with injury, and averaged nearly 10 rebounds per game during the summer between his junior and senior years playing for Game Speed Elite.

season highs career highs Points - - Points - - Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals - - FG Attempts - - FG Attempts - - Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals - - 10+ Points 0 0 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. - - FT Made - - FT Made - - 20+ Points 0 0 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts - - 3+ 3FGM 0 0 Rebounds - - Rebounds - - Assists - - Assists - - 3+ Assists 0 0 Blocks - - Blocks - - 2+ Steals 0 0 Steals - - Steals - - Minutes - - Minutes - - Led ISU in Points 0 0 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 0 Led ISU in Assists 0 0 Led ISU in Steals 0 0

bonus on andrews • Ocoee High School currently has 2,479 students, and its mascot is a Knight. • His hometown of Detroit is the largest city in the United States, and the 24th-most populous city in the United States. • Detroit is known as the world’s automotive center. It is also known as Rock City, The D, and Hockeytown. • Among the former and current Detroit residents include activists Rosa Parks, Betty Shabazz, and ; actors Tim Allen, Lucille Ball, Kristen Bell, Elizabeth Berkley, Selma Blair, Jerry Bruckheimer, Dean Cain, Francis Ford Coppola, Dave Coulier, Ken Jeong, Keegan-Michael Key, Tim Meadows, Tom Selleck, Dax Shepard, J.K. Simmons, Tom Sizemore, David Spaid, and Robin Williams; sports journalists Jemele Hill; ; football players Jerome Bettis, Braylon Edwards, Antonio Gates, Pepper Johnson, Allen Robinson, Bart Scott; professional baseball players Kirk Gibson, Pat Hentgen, Al Kaline, DJ LaMehieu, Chris Sabo, John Smoltz, Jason Varitek; NBA players B.J. Armstrong, , P.J. Brown, , Mel Daniels, Dave DeBusschere, Dane Fife, , , , , , .

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 20 | GAME NOTES 12 // ANTONIO REEVES G // 6-5 // 185 // So. // Chicago, Ill. // Simeon HS reeves at a Glance • Was named to the MVC All-Bench Team. Averaged 7.2 points and 2.5 dishing out two assists seven different times. rebounds per game during the season. • Made 81-of-211 shots from the field during the season, and 33-of-105 from • Played in 31 games with a trio of starts. beyond the arc. • Scored in double-figures 10 times during the season, including a season-high Prior to enrolling at Simeon, the 6-5 guard had spent a season at Shadow 17 points against Missouri State on Feb. 5. Mountain High School in Phoenix. He helped lead Shadow Mountain and head • Twice scored 16 points, on Jan. 7 against Missouri State and on Feb. 22 coach to a 25-2 overall record and a state title while averaging 14 against Drake. points and 4.3 rebounds per game. • Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds against Drake on Feb. 22, while

season highs career highs Points - - Points 17 at Missouri State (2/5/2020) Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals 7 Missouri State (1/7/2020) FG Attempts - - FG Attempts 13 at UTSA (12/21/2019) Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals 4 vs. Drake (2/22/2020) 10+ Points 0 10 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. 7 Two times FT Made - - FT Made 5 vs. UIC (12/18/2019) 20+ Points 0 0 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts 6 vs. UIC (12/18/2019) 3+ 3FGM 0 4 Rebounds - - Rebounds 7 vs. Drake (2/22/2020) Assists - - Assists 2 Seven times 3+ Assists 0 0 Blocks - - Blocks 1 Two times 2+ Steals 0 4 Steals - - Steals 2 Four times Minutes - - Minutes 39 vs. Bradley (2/26/2020) Led ISU in Points 0 2 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 2 Led ISU in Assists 0 2 Led ISU in Steals 0 4

bonus on reeves • Played his final season of high school at Simeon High School. 2020-21 Illinois St. Men's Basketball Page 3/4 Individual Career Summaries • Among the other notable Simeon alumni as of Nov 16, 2020 include former NBA players Nick Anderson, All games , Zach Norvell Jr., , . • He is one of two Simeon alumni on this NDIAYE, Abdou season’s team (along with Jaycee Hillsman). Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG • Played a season at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, playing for former Arizona 2019-20 ISU 28-9 336/12.0 19-51 .373 1-7 .143 3-9 .333 32 57 89 3.2 55-1 4 15 31 13 42 1.5 and NBA player Mike Bibby. TOTAL 28-9 336/12.0 19-51 .373 1-7 .143 3-9 .333 32 57 89 3.2 55-1 4 15 31 13 42 1.5

• Among the other notable former Shadow Single Game Highs Mountain students include Mike Bibby, Curt Schilling, Indy Car driver Buddy Rice, and Statistic Value actress Amy Davidson. Points 7 at UTSA 12/21/19 • Shadow Mountain had won five Arizona Rebounds 11 vs Cincinnati 11/22/19 State Titles in a six year span, including the Assists 2 at TCU 12/03/19 2018 season when Reeves was enrolled Steals 2 vs Grand Canyon 11/25/19, vs Drake 03/05/20 there. Blocks 4 vs Belmont 11/06/19, at Valparaiso 02/01/20 • Reeves, a Rival’s three-star prospect, FG Made 2 6 times played his senior season for Simeon High FG Attempts 9 vs Cincinnati 11/22/19 School in Chicago. 3FG Made 1 vs Valparaiso 02/15/20 • He averaged 21.7 points, six rebounds, and 3FG Attempts 1 7 times three assists per game and was named All- FT Made 3 at UTSA 12/21/19 City Second Team at Simeon High School. FT Attempts 4 at UTSA 12/21/19 • He helped lead Shadow Mountain and head coach Mike Bibby to a 25-2 overall record and REEVES, Antonio a state title while averaging 14 points and 4.3 Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring rebounds per game. SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2019-20 ISU 31-3 693/22.4 81-211 .384 33-105 .314 27-41 .659 15 61 76 2.5 38-0 22 30 2 20 222 7.2 TOTAL 31-3 693/22.4 81-211 .384 33-105 .314 27-41 .659 15 61 76 2.5 38-0 22 30 2 20 222 7.2

Single Game Highs 2020-21 ILLINOISStatistic STATEValue BASKETBALL | 21 | GAME NOTES Points 17 at Missouri St. 02/05/20 Rebounds 7 vs Drake 02/22/20 Assists 2 7 times Steals 2 4 times Blocks 1 vs Little Rock 11/10/19, at Indiana St. 01/11/20 FG Made 7 vs Missouri St. 01/07/20 FG Attempts 13 at UTSA 12/21/19 3FG Made 4 vs Drake 02/22/20 3FG Attempts 7 vs Drake 02/22/20, at Loyola Chicago 02/19/20 FT Made 5 vs UIC 12/18/19 FT Attempts 6 vs UIC 12/18/19 13 // SY CHATMAN F // 6-8 // 220 // Jr. // Minneapolis, Minn. // Cretin-Derham Hall // UMass Chatman at a Glance • Received a waiver for immediate eligibility on November 19. Harvard on Dec. 7. • Played in 35 games over two seasons with six starts at UMass. • As a freshman with the Minutemen he played in 29 games with four starts. • He played in six games during the 2019-20 season, starting twice and averaging • He averaged 3.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game, making 52 percent of his 17.8 minutes per game. field goal tries. • He made 13-of-29 shots from the field, while grabbing 21 rebounds (3.5 per • His season-high came on Nov. 9 against New Hampshire with 10 points, while game), blocking seven shots, and averaging 5.7 points per game. scoring nine points against Howard on Nov. 13. • He scored 16 points at Rutgers on Nov. 29 and added seven points with seven • He pulled down a season-high six rebounds at Temple on Dec. 12, and blocked rebounds against South Carolina on Dec. 4. two shots six different times throughout the season. • Reached double-figure scoring with 10 points while adding five rebounds at season highs CAREER highs Points - - Points 16 at Rutgers (11/29/2019) Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals 7 at Rutgers (11/29/2019) FG Attempts - - FG Attempts 11 at Rutgers (11/29/2019) Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals 1 4 Times 10+ Points 0 0 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. 2 2 Times FT Made - - FT Made 3 2 Times 20+ Points 0 0 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts 5 2 Times 30+ Points 0 0 Rebounds - - Rebounds 6 at Temple (12/12/2018) Assists - - Assists 2 2 Times 3+ 3FGM 0 0 Blocks - - Blocks 2 8 Times 3+ Assists 0 0 Steals - - Steals 1 9 Times Minutes - - Minutes 28 vs. George Washington (3/13/2019) 2+ Steals 0 0 Led ISU in Points 0 0 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 0 Led ISU in Assists 0 0 Led ISU in Steals 0 0

2020-21 Illinois St. Men's Basketball Page 1/4 Individual Career Summaries as of Nov 16, 2020 bonus on chatman All games • Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota with an estimated population fo 429,606. BOYD, Dedric • The present-day Cretin-Derham Hall is Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring the result of a merger between Cretin High SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG School and Derham Hall in 1987. 2017-18 EKU 24-20 651/27.1 104-294 .354 34-121 .281 75-90 .833 14 65 79 3.3 48-0 48 60 2 22 317 13.2 2019-20 ISU 27-4 385/14.3 64-172 .372 27-79 .342 9-15 .600 3 12 15 0.6 34-1 24 18 2 10 164 6.1 • His high school team in 2018 won the TOTAL FOR ISU 27-4 385/14.3 64-172 .372 27-79 .342 9-15 .600 3 12 15 0.6 34-1 24 18 2 10 164 6.1 Minnesota State title. TOTAL 51-24 1036/20.3 168-466 .361 61-200 .305 84-105 .800 17 77 94 1.8 82-1 72 78 4 32 481 9.4 • Among the notable alumni of the school in- clude, former MLB MVC Joe Mauer, baseball Single Game Highs Hall of Famer Paul Molitor, and former NFL Statistic Value Steve Walsh and Chris Weinke. Points 31 at UT Martin 01/11/18 • His hometown of , Florida, was Rebounds 8 vs Kentucky St. 11/16/17 founded in 1867 and is located approximately Assists 12 vs Asbury 11/25/17 60 miles southeast of Orlando on the Space Coast along I-91. Steals 3 at UT Martin 01/11/18 Blocks 1 4 times • Among the other notable residents and FG Made 10 at Austin Peay 01/25/18, vs UCF 11/17/19 former residents of Minneapolis include actors Peter Graves and Josh Hartnett ; musicians FG Attempts 19 at Austin Peay 01/25/18 Prince, The Jets; future NFL Hall of Famer 3FG Made 5 at UT Martin 01/11/18 Larry Fitzgerald, professional wrestler Brock 3FG Attempts 11 at Charleston So. 12/15/17 Lesnar. FT Made 9 vs Asbury 11/25/17, vs Jacksonville St. 01/20/18 FT Attempts 10 vs Asbury 11/25/17, vs Jacksonville St. 01/20/18

CHATMAN, Sy Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2018-19 UMass 29-4 409/14.1 40-77 .519 4-11 .364 23-38 .605 29 33 62 2.1 60-3 9 21 18 8 107 3.7 2019-20 UMass 6-2 106/17.7 13-29 .448 0-5 .000 8-17 .471 5 16 21 3.5 16-1 3 14 7 1 34 5.7 TOTAL FOR ISU 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 35-6 515/14.7 53-106 .500 4-16 .250 31-55 .564 34 49 83 2.4 76-4 12 35 25 9 141 4.0

2020-21Single ILLINOIS Game Highs STATE BASKETBALL | 22 | GAME NOTES Statistic Value Points 16 at Rutgers 11/29/19 Rebounds 7 vs South Carolina 12/04/19 Assists 2 vs Southern Ill. 11/22/18, vs South Carolina 12/04/19 Steals 1 9 times Blocks 2 8 times FG Made 7 at Rutgers 11/29/19 FG Attempts 11 at Rutgers 11/29/19 3FG Made 1 4 times 3FG Attempts 2 at Saint Louis 01/09/19, at Rutgers 11/29/19 FT Made 3 vs Harvard 11/13/18, vs South Carolina 12/04/19 FT Attempts 5 at Rutgers 11/29/19, vs South Carolina 12/04/19 14 // NIK STADELMAN G // 6-0 // 180 // Fr. // Rockford, Ill. // Guilford HS stadelman at a Glance

season highs career highs Points - - Points - - Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals - - FG Attempts - - FG Attempts - - Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals - - 10+ Points 0 0 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. - - FT Made - - FT Made - - 20+ Points 0 0 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts - - 3+ 3FGM 0 0 Rebounds - - Rebounds - - Assists - - Assists - - 3+ Assists 0 0 Blocks - - Blocks - - 2+ Steals 0 0 Steals - - Steals - - Minutes - - Minutes - - Led ISU in Points 0 0 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 0 Led ISU in Assists 0 0 Led ISU in Steals 0 0 bonus on stadelman • Rockford is located on the banks of the Rock River, and is the county seat of Win- nebago County. • In 1837, the village of Midway was renamed Rockford. • Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is the largest em- ployer in the city, just ahead of the Rockford School District. • Among the notable residents of Rockford include current Wisconsin-Madison president Robert Clodius, voice actress Jodi Benson, actress, commedienne, and ISU student Natasha Leggero, Cheap Trick drummer Bun. E. Carlos, former member of Destiny’s Child Michelle Williams, NBA guard Fred VanVleet, Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack and former ISU and current James Robinson.

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 23 | GAME NOTES 21 // DUSAN MAHORCIC pronounced: muh - HORSE - itch F // 6-10 // 240 // Jr. // Belgrade, Serbia // Notre Dame College Prep // Lewis // Moberly Area Mahorcic at a Glance • In his lone season at Moberly Area he averaged 9.9 points and 6.0 rebounds • Played in 18 games with a start for Lewis University. per game, making 59.1 percent of his shots from the field while adding 33 blocked • He averaged 4.2 points and 2.7 rebounds to go with eight blocked shots and eight shots. assists for the Flyers. • He had 16 double-digit scoring games on the year, including a season-high 29 • He made 31-of-59 shots from the field and had 17 offensive rebounds. points against Missouri State-West Plains where he made 13-of-19 of his shots from • He scored a season-high 14 points at St. Francis in mid-December as he made the field in the 110-93 win. 6-of-9 shots from the field to go with a trio of rebounds. • He also had six games with double-digit rebounds, all coming in double-double • He pulled down eight rebounds against Indiana Northwest, scoring nine points for efforts including a season-high 14 rebounds (eight offensive) against Marshalltown the near-double-double. early in the season. season highs CAREER highs Points - - Points - - Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals - - FG Attempts - - FG Attempts - - Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals - - 10+ Points 0 0 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. - - FT Made - - FT Made - - 20+ Points 0 0 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts - - 30+ Points 0 0 Rebounds - - Rebounds - - Assists - - Assists - - 3+ 3FGM 0 0 Blocks - - Blocks - - 3+ Assists 0 0 Steals - - Steals - - Minutes - - Minutes - - 2+ Steals 0 0 Led ISU in Points 0 0 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 0 Led ISU in Assists 0 0 Led ISU in Steals 0 0

bonus on Mahorcic • Notre Dame College Prep was one of the 2020-21 Illinois St. Men's Basketball Page 2/4 first Catholic high schools to open in the Individual Career Summaries as of Nov 16, 2020 suburban Chicago area. All games • The school offers four programs designed for students of differing levels of skill which focus on college preparation - Hesburgh HORNE, Dj Scholar Program, College Prep Program, Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring St. Andre Bessette, and the CSC Scholar SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG Program. 2019-20 ISU 31-24 758/24.4 101-226 .447 47-117 .402 22-29 .759 7 90 97 3.1 43-1 44 47 0 21 271 8.7 • Belgrade is the capital and largest city of TOTAL 31-24 758/24.4 101-226 .447 47-117 .402 22-29 .759 7 90 97 3.1 43-1 44 47 0 21 271 8.7 Serbia. It is located within the Sava and Danube rivers. Nearly 1.7 million people live Single Game Highs within the administrative limits of the City of Statistic Value Belgrade, 1/4 of the total population of Serbia. Points 24 at Evansville 02/29/20 • Belgrade has a humid subtropical climate, Rebounds 7 at Evansville 02/29/20, vs Drake 02/22/20 with four seasons where monthly temperature Assists 4 at Northern Ky. 12/15/19, vs UNI 12/31/19 averages range from 34.5 degrees to 73.4 Steals 5 vs UNI 12/31/19 degrees in July. FG Made 8 at Evansville 02/29/20 • Belgrade has sister and twin cities of FG Attempts 16 at Evansville 02/29/20 Coventry, UK; Chicago; Ljubljana, Slovenia; 3FG Made 4 4 times Skopje, North Macedonia; Shanghai, China; 3FG Attempts 10 at Bradley 01/22/20 and Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. FT Made 8 at Evansville 02/29/20 • Among the former and current residents of FT Attempts 8 at Evansville 02/29/20 Belgrade include Atilla the Hun (used the city as a military base and is presumably buried MAHORCIC, Dusan 70 km north of the city) and NBA player Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Marko Jaric. SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2018-19 Lewis 18-1 154/8.5 31-59 .525 1-6 .167 12-23 .522 17 31 48 2.7 26-0 8 15 8 4 75 4.2 TOTAL FOR ISU 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 18-1 154/8.5 31-59 .525 1-6 .167 12-23 .522 17 31 48 2.7 26-0 8 15 8 4 75 4.2

Single Game Highs 2020-21 ILLINOISStatistic STATEValue BASKETBALL | 24 | GAME NOTES Points 14 at St. Francis (IL) 12/12/18 Rebounds 8 vs Ind.-Northwest 01/16/19 Assists 2 vs Truman 01/03/19 Steals 1 4 times Blocks 2 at UIndy 01/19/19 FG Made 6 at St. Francis (IL) 12/12/18 FG Attempts 9 at St. Francis (IL) 12/12/18 3FG Made 1 at St. Francis (IL) 12/12/18 3FG Attempts 3 at St. Francis (IL) 12/12/18 FT Made 2 vs Truman 01/03/19, at UIndy 01/19/19 FT Attempts 4 at Wayne St. (MI) 11/17/18 23 // HAROUNA SISSOKO pronounced: uh-roon-uh siss-oh-ko F // 6-7 // 215 // r-Fr. // Kayes, Mali // Grand View Christian sissoko at a Glance • Played for Grand View Christian High School in Des Moines, Iowa, where he averaged 15.1 points while pulling down 159 rebounds. • Also added 52 assists, 36 steals, and 32 blocked shots on the season, as he helped Grand View Christian to a 26-1 record and a Class 1A State Title.

season highs career highs Points - - Points - - Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals - - FG Attempts - - FG Attempts - - Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals - - 10+ Points 0 0 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. - - FT Made - - FT Made - - 20+ Points 0 0 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts - - 3+ 3FGM 0 0 Rebounds - - Rebounds - - Assists - - Assists - - 3+ Assists 0 0 Blocks - - Blocks - - 2+ Steals 0 0 Steals - - Steals - - Minutes - - Minutes - - Led ISU in Points 0 0 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 0 Led ISU in Assists 0 0 Led ISU in Steals 0 0

bonus on sissoko • Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa, and the eighth-largest country in Africa with an area of just over 1,2400,000 square kilometers, and a population of 18 million. • Mali’s economic centers on agriculture and mining, and mong the prominent national resources include gold, being the third-largest producer of gold in the African continent, and salt. • Kayes is located in western Mali, and has a population of 127,368. The city is the capital of the administrative region of the same name. • The name “Kayes” comes from the Soninke word “karre” which describes a low humid place that floods in rainy season. • Kayes has been described as the hottest continuously inhabitated town in Africa. The average daily high temperature in the city is 99° F (37° C) with temperatures usually peaking in April at an average of 111° F. • Sissoko speaks four languages, including Bambara, Khassoké, French, and English.

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 25 | GAME NOTES 24 // JAYDEN JOHNSON G // 6-6 // 205 // Fr. // Batavia, Ill. // Batavia HS JOHNSON at a Glance • He averaged 19.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game as a senior at Batavia High School, while making 38 percent of his shots from beyond the arc. • Was named Honorable Mention All-State from the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette.

season highs CAREER highs Points - - Points - - Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals - - FG Attempts - - FG Attempts - - Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals - - 10+ Points 0 0 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. - - FT Made - - FT Made - - 20+ Points 0 0 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts - - 30+ Points 0 0 Rebounds - - Rebounds - - Assists - - Assists - - 3+ 3FGM 0 0 Blocks - - Blocks - - 3+ Assists 0 0 Steals - - Steals - - Minutes - - Minutes - - 2+ Steals 0 0 Led ISU in Points 0 0 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 0 Led ISU in Assists 0 0 Led ISU in Steals 0 0

bonus on JOHNSON • A suburb of Chicago, Tavaia is in DuPage and Kane Counties, and was founded in 1833. • The town has a population of 26,045, and has been known as “Windmill City”, as the town is home to six American-style windmill manufacturing companies. • Among the notable people to have lived in Batavia include NFL Ken Ander- son; NBA Hall of Famer ; Former TNT and TBS Sportscaster was born in Batavia; Former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln, was commited by her son to the Bellevue Place psychiatric hostpital in Batavia in 1875. • Batavia High School has an enrollment of just under 2,000 students and competes in the DuKane Conference. • Anderson, Issel, and Sager all attended Batavia High School in addition to John Mauer who was the head basketball coach for Kentucky (1927-30), Miami (Ohio) (1930-38), Tennessee (1938-47), Army (1947-51), and Florida (1951-60) • Johnson’s grandfather Terry Smith was an assistant coach for Illinois State, and his dad, Barry Johnson, was a standout at University High School and played for Eastern Illinois.

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 26 | GAME NOTES 25 // ALEX KOTOV pronounced: COAT-off F // 6-10 // 220 // So. // Moscow, Russia // Montverde Academy // Palm Beach St. / Daytona St. Kotov at a Glance • Was named 77th on the JUCOrecruiting.com top-100 player ratings. National Championship. • Played in just two games before suffering a season-ending hand injury. • Among his teammates during the national championship season at Montverde • As a freshman Palm Beach State, the 6-10 forward averaged 6.1 points and include R.J. Barrett (Duke and now NBA), Andrew Nembhard (Florida), Michael 5.9 rebounds per game in 30 games during the season. Devoe (Georgia Tech), Kevin Zhang (Tulane), Filip Petrusev (Gonzaga), Makhi • He scored in double-figures in six games during the season, including a high and Makhel Mitchell (Maryland). of 17 points. • He had three double-digit rebounding games during the year. • He played his 2017-18 high school season at Montverde Academy, helping the Eagles to a 35-0 overall record including a win in the 2018 Geico High School season highs career highs Points - - Points - - Miscellaneous Field Goals - - Field Goals - - FG Attempts - - FG Attempts - - Season Career 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goals - - 10+ Points 0 0 3FG Att. - - 3FG Att. - - FT Made - - FT Made - - 20+ Points 0 0 FT Attempts - - FT Attempts - - 3+ 3FGM 0 0 Rebounds - - Rebounds - - Assists - - Assists - - 3+ Assists 0 0 Blocks - - Blocks - - 2+ Steals 0 0 Steals - - Steals - - Minutes - - Minutes - - Led ISU in Points 0 0 Led ISU in Rebounds 0 0 Led ISU in Assists 0 0 Led ISU in Steals 0 0

bonus on Kotov • Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia with a population estimated at 12.4 million residents. • Moscow was originally established in 1147 and grew to become a propserous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grandy Duch from which it is named. • It is the northernmost and coldest megacity (population of 10 million people or more) in the world. • Montverde Academy is a private PK-12 school in Montverde, Florida, and was founded in 1912. • Among the notable alumni of Montverde Academy include NBA players , RJ Barnes, , Dakari Johnson, Filip Petrusev, D’Angelo Russell, ; and profesionall baseball player Francisco Lindor. • Palm Beach State is a public college in Lake Worth, Florida, and has 48,966 students. • Former baseball players Dante Bichette and Brad Peacock, golfer Jesper Parnevik, actors Judge Reinhold and Burt Reynolds, are all former students

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 27 | GAME NOTES Game 1 // Illinois State at ohio state Game 2 // Illinois State vs UMass Lowell November 25, 2020 // Columbus, Ohio // Value City Arena November 28, 2020 // Columbus, Ohio // Value City Arena

Game 3 // Illinois State at ball state Game 4 // Illinois State vs Chicago State December 12, 2020 // Muncie, Indiana // Worthen Arena December 15, 2020 // Normal, Illinois // Redbird Arena

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 28 | GAME NOTES Game 5 // Illinois State vs TBD Game 6 // Illinois State vs TBD TBD // TBD // TBD TBD // TBD // TBD

Game 7 // Illinois State vs TBD Game 8 // Illinois State vs TBD TBD // TBD // TBD TBD // TBD // TBD

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 29 | GAME NOTES 2019-20 MVC SEASON STATISTICS

2019-20 Illinois St. Men's Basketball Page 1/1 Combined Team Statistics as of Feb 29, 2020 In Conference games

Game Records Score by Periods Record Overall Home Away Neutral Team 1st 2nd OT TOT ALL GAMES 5-13 4-5 1-8 0-0 CONFERENCE 5-13 4-5 1-8 0-0 Illinois St. 543 615 4 1162 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Opponents 567 674 7 1248

Team Box Score Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds No. Player GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2 COPELAND, Zach 18-17 559:13 31.1 86-229 .376 50-135 .370 36-44 .818 10 51 61 3.4 44 1 52 64 0 16 258 14.3 00 HORNE, DJ 18-18 535:56 29.8 74-164 .451 37-87 .425 19-22 .864 5 63 68 3.8 34 1 32 36 0 18 204 11.3 5 FISHER III, Keith 17-16 458:02 26.9 68-146 .466 7-14 .500 37-50 .740 41 63 104 6.1 53 4 18 41 4 14 180 10.6 25 HILLSMAN, Jaycee 18-18 517:55 28.8 52-110 .473 20-57 .351 57-72 .792 14 70 84 4.7 45 0 28 37 8 11 181 10.1 12 REEVES, Antonio 18-2 474:14 26.3 50-138 .362 21-74 .284 16-27 .593 6 44 50 2.8 22 0 13 16 1 14 137 7.6 1 BOYD, Dedric 14-4 160:54 11.5 24-65 .369 10-32 .313 2-6 .333 2 3 5 0.4 18 1 12 9 1 6 60 4.3 13 IDOWU, Rey 17-3 201:39 11.9 18-39 .462 0-0 .000 9-18 .500 15 26 41 2.4 23 0 6 15 1 5 45 2.6 3 TORRES, Ricky 17-2 268:33 15.8 14-38 .368 7-23 .304 5-7 .714 4 32 36 2.1 16 0 42 19 4 9 40 2.4 32 BRUNINGA, Taylor 10-2 120:59 12.1 5-21 .238 4-17 .235 7-8 .875 3 19 22 2.2 17 0 3 4 3 2 21 2.1 22 CHASTAIN, Matt 8-0 99:12 12.4 5-13 .385 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000 4 14 18 2.3 7 0 4 4 1 1 13 1.6 15 DONNELLY, Ilijah 7-0 39:18 5.6 3-7 .429 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0 2 2 0.3 0 0 3 2 0 2 8 1.1 4 NDIAYE, Abdou 16-8 188:03 11.8 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 0-4 .000 14 34 48 3.0 32 1 0 8 17 7 15 0.9 Team 27 32 59 5 Total 18 3624 406-987 .411 160-451 .355 190-260 .731 145 453 598 33.2 311 8 213 260 40 105 1162 64.6 Opponents 18 3625 448-1010 .444 137-394 .348 215-307 .700 157 473 630 35.0 273 4 249 224 44 118 1248 69.3

Team Statistics Team Results ISU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. Scoring 1162 1248 12/31/2019 UNI W 76-70 5190 Points per game 64.6 69.3 01/04/2020 at Southern Ill. L 55-67 4580 Scoring margin -4.8 - 01/07/2020 Missouri St. L 63-67 3656 Field goals-att 406-987 448-1010 01/11/2020 at Indiana St. L 52-65 3723 Field goal pct .411 .444 01/16/2020 at Drake L 74-84 2641 3 point fg-att 160-451 137-394 01/19/2020 Loyola Chicago L 50-62 5171 3-point FG pct .355 .348 01/22/2020 at Bradley L 63-75 7303 3-pt FG made per game 8.9 7.6 01/25/2020 Southern Ill. L 55-58 5096 Free throws-att 190-260 215-307 01/29/2020 Evansville W 77-66 4022 Free throw pct .731 .700 02/01/2020 at Valparaiso L 70-80 3220 F-Throws made per game 10.6 11.9 02/05/2020 at Missouri St. L 60-80 2991 Rebounds 598 630 02/08/2020 Indiana St. W 74-67 5365 Rebounds per game 33.2 35.0 02/12/2020 at UNI L 63-71 4477 Rebounding margin -1.8 - 02/15/2020 Valparaiso L 62-65 4529 Assists 213 249 02/19/2020 at Loyola Chicago L 69-84 3105 02/22/2020 Drake W 57-53 5063 Assists per game 11.8 13.8 02/26/2020 Bradley Lot 71-74 5541 Turnovers 260 224 02/29/2020 at Evansville W 71-60 4983 Turnovers per game 14.4 12.4 Turnover margin -2.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 1.1 Steals 105 118 Steals per game 5.8 6.6 Blocks 40 44 Blocks per game 2.2 2.4 Winning streak 1 - Home win streak 0 - Attendance 43633 37023 Home games-Avg/Game 9-4848 9-4114 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 30 | GAME NOTES 2019-20 SEASON STATISTICS

2019-20 Illinois St. Men's Basketball Page 1/1 Combined Team Statistics as of Mar 06, 2020 All games

Game Records Score by Periods Record Overall Home Away Neutral Team 1st 2nd OT TOT ALL GAMES 10-21 9-6 1-11 0-4 CONFERENCE 5-13 4-5 1-8 0-0 Illinois St. 963 1083 4 2050 NON-CONFERENCE 5-8 5-1 0-3 0-4 Opponents 998 1166 7 2171

Team Box Score Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds No. Player GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2 COPELAND, Zach 31-30 930:07 30.0 151-376 .402 81-212 .382 66-84 .786 18 77 95 3.1 76 2 84 101 0 32 449 14.5 5 FISHER III, Keith 30-26 735:43 24.5 109-237 .460 9-24 .375 62-96 .646 70 111 181 6.0 88 5 25 65 8 20 289 9.6 00 HORNE, DJ 31-24 757:35 24.4 101-226 .447 47-117 .402 22-29 .759 7 90 97 3.1 43 1 44 47 0 21 271 8.7 25 HILLSMAN, Jaycee 31-28 804:51 26.0 80-179 .447 32-94 .340 70-88 .795 24 105 129 4.2 74 1 38 63 10 23 262 8.5 12 REEVES, Antonio 31-3 693:10 22.4 81-211 .384 33-105 .314 27-41 .659 15 61 76 2.5 38 0 22 30 2 20 222 7.2 1 BOYD, Dedric 27-4 385:06 14.3 64-172 .372 27-79 .342 9-15 .600 3 12 15 0.6 34 1 24 18 2 10 164 6.1 13 IDOWU, Rey 30-14 471:01 15.7 54-102 .529 0-0 .000 24-40 .600 33 64 97 3.2 56 1 20 31 5 7 132 4.4 3 TORRES, Ricky 30-11 559:27 18.6 42-97 .433 18-50 .360 14-18 .778 11 58 69 2.3 24 0 82 42 9 15 116 3.9 22 CHASTAIN, Matt 19-4 309:23 16.3 25-49 .510 3-12 .250 8-11 .727 12 39 51 2.7 18 0 21 14 6 10 61 3.2 32 BRUNINGA, Taylor 15-2 165:07 11.0 7-28 .250 5-21 .238 7-8 .875 5 26 31 2.1 21 0 4 7 4 4 26 1.7 4 NDIAYE, Abdou 28-9 335:37 12.0 19-51 .373 1-7 .143 3-9 .333 32 57 89 3.2 55 1 4 15 31 13 42 1.5 15 DONNELLY, Ilijah 13-0 59:59 4.6 6-15 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 4 4 0.3 1 0 4 3 0 2 14 1.1 14 BEARD, Hank 5-0 16:52 3.4 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.4 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0.4 Team 44 56 100 10 Total 31 6224 740-1745 .424 258-726 .355 312-439 .711 275 761 1036 33.4 530 12 373 446 77 179 2050 66.1 Opponents 31 6225 775-1744 .444 231-685 .337 390-539 .724 284 800 1084 35.0 477 5 413 417 83 206 2171 70.0

Team Statistics Team Results ISU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. Scoring 2050 2171 11/06/2019 Belmont W 79-72 5310 Points per game 66.1 70.0 11/10/2019 Little Rock W 75-70 3988 Scoring margin -3.9 - 11/17/2019 UCF L 65-67 4372 Field goals-att 740-1745 775-1744 11/22/2019 vs Cincinnati L 65-66 0 Field goal pct .424 .444 11/23/2019 vs Western Ky. L 69-83 2024 3 point fg-att 258-726 231-685 11/25/2019 vs Grand Canyon L 63-68 0 3-point FG pct .355 .337 11/29/2019 Ill. Springfield W 76-57 3708 3-pt FG made per game 8.3 7.5 12/03/2019 at TCU L 69-81 5991 Free throws-att 312-439 390-539 12/07/2019 Morehead St. W 61-50 4364 Free throw pct .711 .724 12/15/2019 at Northern Ky. L 64-79 2820 F-Throws made per game 10.1 12.6 12/18/2019 UIC W 67-66 3563 Rebounds 1036 1084 12/21/2019 at UTSA L 70-89 853 Rebounds per game 33.4 35.0 12/31/2019 UNI W 76-70 5190 Rebounding margin -1.5 - 01/04/2020 at Southern Ill. L 55-67 4580 Assists 373 413 01/07/2020 Missouri St. L 63-67 3656 01/11/2020 at Indiana St. L 52-65 3723 Assists per game 12.0 13.3 01/16/2020 at Drake L 74-84 2641 Turnovers 446 417 01/19/2020 Loyola Chicago L 50-62 5171 Turnovers per game 14.4 13.5 01/22/2020 at Bradley L 63-75 7303 Turnover margin -0.9 - 01/25/2020 Southern Ill. L 55-58 5096 Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 1.0 01/29/2020 Evansville W 77-66 4022 Steals 179 206 02/01/2020 at Valparaiso L 70-80 3220 Steals per game 5.8 6.6 02/05/2020 at Missouri St. L 60-80 2991 Blocks 77 83 02/08/2020 Indiana St. W 74-67 5365 Blocks per game 2.5 2.7 02/12/2020 at UNI L 63-71 4477 Winning streak 0 - 02/15/2020 Valparaiso L 62-65 4529 Home win streak 0 - 02/19/2020 at Loyola Chicago L 69-84 3105 Attendance 68938 46687 02/22/2020 Drake W 57-53 5063 Home games-Avg/Game 15-4596 12-3891 02/26/2020 Bradley Lot 71-74 5541 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-506 02/29/2020 at Evansville W 71-60 4983 03/05/2020 vs Drake L 65-75 0

2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 31 | GAME NOTES NUMERICAL roster COACHES NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL Dan Muller Head Coach 0 DJ Horne 6-1 175 G So. Raleigh, N.C. Trinity Christian Academy Brian Jones Associate Head Coach 1 Dedric Boyd 6-4 185 G r-Jr. Brownsville, Tenn. Haywood HS / Eastern Kentucky Univ. Brian Reese Assistant Coach 2 Josiah Strong 6-3 194 G Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. Champlin Park HS / Navy / Iowa Western Marcus Belcher Assistant Coach 3 Howard Fleming Jr. 6-5 190 G Fr. Louisville, Ky. Male HS Spencer Johnson Director of Basketball Operations 4 Abdou Ndiaye 6-9 195 F r-So. Louga, Senegal The Nation Christian Academy John Putyrski Dir. of Player Personnel and Video 10 Emon Washington 6-6 175 G Fr. Atlanta, Ga. South Cobb HS John Munn Athletic Trainer 11 Alston Andrews 6-9 235 F Fr. Detroit, Mich. Ocoee (Fla.) HS Ryan Swenson Strength Coach 12 Antonio Reeves 6-4 185 G So. Chicago, Ill. Simeon HS 13 Sy Chatman 6-8 220 F Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. Cretin-Durham Hall HS / UMass PRONUNCIATIONS 14 Nik Stadelman 6-0 175 G Fr. Rockford, Ill. Rockford HS Dedric Boyd DEAD-rick 21 Dusan Mahorcic 6-10 230 F Jr. Belgrade, Serbia Notre Dame College Prep / Lewis Univ. / Alex Kotov COAT-off Moberly Area Dusan Mahorcic muh-HORSE-itch 23 Harouna Sissoko 6-7 210 F r-Fr. Kayes, Mali Grand View Christian (Iowa) HS Dan Muller MULL-er 24 Jayden Johnson 6-6 195 G Fr. Batavia, Ill. Batavia HS Abdou Ndiaye ah’b-do JIE 25 Alex Kotov 6-10 215 F So. Moscow, Russia Montverde Academy / Palm Beach State / Daytona State Harouna Sissoko uh-ROON-uh sis-OH-co 34 Malcolm Miller 6-4 210 G Fr. Shelbyville, Ill. Shelbyville HS Nik Stadelman STAY-dell-man Emon Washington EE-mon

DJ Horne dedric boyd josiah strong Howard Fleming Jr. Abdou Ndiaye Emon washington Alston Andrews So. | G | 6-1 | 175 r-Jr. | G | 6-4 | 185 Jr. | G | 6-3 | 194 Fr. | G | 6-5 | 190 r-So. | F | 6-9 | 195 Fr | G | 6-6 | 175 Fr. | F | 6-9 | 220 0 Raleigh, N.C. 1 Brownsville, Tenn. 2Brooklyn Park, Minn. 3 Louisville, Ky. 4 Louga, Senegal 10 Atlanta, Ga. 11 Detroit, Mich.

antonio reeves Sy Chatman Nik Stadelman dusan mahorcic harouna sissoko Jayden Johnson alex kotov So. | G | 6-4 | 185 Jr. | F | 6-8 | 220 Fr. | G | 6-0 | 175 Jr. | F | 6-10 | 230 So. | F | 6-7 | 210 Fr. | G | 6-6 | 195 So. | F | 6-10 | 215 12 Chicago, Ill. 13Minneapolis, Minn. 14 Rockford, Ill. 21 Belgrade, Serbia 23 Kayes, Mali 24 Batavia, Ill. 25 Moscow, Russia

malcolm miller dan muller Brian Jones Brian Reese Marcus Belcher So. | G | 6-4 | 210 Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 34 Shelbyville, Ill. Ninth Season Second Season Fifth Season Second Season 2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 32 | GAME NOTES