6 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // 14 NIT APPEARANCES // 5 MVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES // 4 MVC TOURNAMENT TITLES // 21 ALL-AMERICANS ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS vs uic flames (6-3, 0-0 MVC) (3-5, 0-0 Horizon) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 // 6 P.M. // CREDIT UNION 1 ARENA // CHICAGO, ILLINOIS GAME INFORMATION 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Listen: Illinois State Radio Network (WJBC 93.7 FM and 1230 AM) Talent: Dick Luedke (pxp), Mike Matthews (analyst) OCTOBER (0-0) 1 Watch: NBC Sports Chicago 30 LEWIS W, 80-58 — Talent: Jordan Bernfield (pxp), David Kaplan (analyst) NOVEMBER (6-2) In-Game Twitter Updates: @Redbird_MBB 3 AUGUSTANA 1 W, 82-74 — Coaches: 6 FLORIDA GULF COAST W, 74-66 NBC Sports Chicago Dan Muller (128-83) is in his seventh season at Illinois State 10 at Belmont L, 89-100 ESPN3 Steve mcclain (45-65) is in his fourth season at UIC. 13 CHICAGO STATE 2 W, 75-71 NBC Sports Chicago 2 Series vs. UIC: Illinois State leads 17-6 (full series on page 5) 19 vs. Georgia L, 68-80 Stadium 2 Home: Illinois State leads 12-2 20 vs. Akron W, 73-68 Stadium Road: Illinois State leads 5-4 21 vs. Boise State 2 W, 73-70 Stadium Neutral: — 24 LINDENWOOD W, 79-62 The Valley on ESPN (ESPN3) First Meeting: Illinois State 92, UIC 79 28 BYU W, 92-89 (ot) The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) Dec. 5, 1983; Chicago, Ill. DECEMBER (0-1) Last Meeting: Illinois State 71, UIC 70 3 Dec. 19, 2017; Normal, Ill. 1 SAN DIEGO STATE L, 65-75 The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) 5 at UIC 6 p.m. NBC Sports Chicago SETTING THE TABLE STATISTICAL COMPARISON 8 OLE MISS 7 p.m. NBC Sports Chicago 16 CLEVELAND STATE 1 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) • Illinois State’s 6-3 record through nine games ties the best start to a season in ILS UIC head coach Dan Muller’s career. (page 4) Overall Record 6-3 3-5 21 at UCF 6 p.m. ESPN3 • Illinois State head coach Dan Muller was recently named to the Indiana Basketball Conference Record 0-0 0-0 JANUARY (0-0) Hall of Fame Silver Anniversary Team. (page 4) Scoring Offense 16.4 79.6 2 at Valparaiso • 7 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) • This ISU senior group has a chance to go down in school history for wins in a Scoring Defense 75.7 82.8 5 EVANSVILLE • 3 p.m. MVC TV Network four-year period. The group is currently 70-39, and the four-year win record is Scoring Margin +0.8 -3.1 91-37 from the 1997-98 season - current head coach Dan Muller’s senior season. FG Percentage .435 .473 8 UNI • 7 p.m. NBC Sports Chicago (page 4) FG Percentage Defense .426 .441 12 at Loyola Chicago • 1 p.m. ESPN2 • Illinois State senior Milik Yarbrough ranks fourth in the MVC in scoring, first in 3FG Percentage .364 .376 15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS • 6 p.m. CBS Sports Network rebounding, and fourth in assists — making him one of four student-athletes in the 3FG Percentage Defense .288 .374 19 at Evansville • 1 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) country to rank inside of his conference’s top five in all three categories. (page 5) 3FG Per Game 9.1 10.3 23 at Bradley • 6 p.m. MVC TV Network • The Redbirds are 80-21 at home during head coach Dan Muller’s tenure with ISU, Free Throw Percentage .698 .684 27 INDIANA STATE • 1 / 3 p.m. ESPNU / CBSSN including a 4-1 mark this season. (page 5) Rebounding Offense 37.8 34.0 30 at Drake • 7 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) • ISU senior Yarbrough has been named as one of 50 on the mid-season watch Rebounding Margin -2.3 -2.2 list for the Lou Henson Award — presented annually to the nation’s top mid-major Assists Per Game 15.2 14.9 FEBRUARY (0-0) player. (page 5) Turnovers Per Game 11.8 13.8 2 LOYOLA CHICAGO • 9 p.m. ESPN2 • Dan Muller’s 128 victories are the ninth most among active head coaches who are Turnover Margin +1.3 -1.9 5 VALPARAISO • 7 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) currently coaching at their alma maters. (page 5) Assist / Turnover Ratio 1.3 1.1 10 at Missouri State • 3 p.m. ESPNU / ESPN3 • Illinois State is one of three schools in the country to have two assistant coaches Steals Per Game 5.6 5.8 13 at UNI • 7 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) who had won National Titles as student-athletes, joining Duke and Washington. Blocked Shots/Game 3.9 4.1 (page 4) 16 BRADLEY • 7 p.m. ESPN2 • Illinois State is 59-20 all-time against teams from the Horizon League, while Dan 20 at Indiana State • 6 p.m. ESPNU / ESPN+ Muller is 5-1 all-time against teams from the conference. (page 5) 24 DRAKE • 1 / 3 p.m. ESPNU / CBSSN • Milik Yarbrough’s season averages of 17.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 3.9 assists 27 MISSOURI STATE • 6 p.m. MVC TV Network have him as one of 10 student-athletes since 1992-93 to average those numbers. (page 6) MARCH (0-0) • Illinois State’s 128-82 record over the last seven years gives the Redbirds the top 2 at Southern Illinois • TBA ESPN2 / CBSSN record in the state of Illinois during that span. (page 7) 7 MVC First Round 4 TBD MVC TV Network • Over the last five seasons Illinois State has out-performed its MVC preseason 8 MVC Quarterfinals 4 TBD MVC TV Network coaches poll prediction. (page 6) 9 MVC Semifinals 4 TBD CBS Sports Network • Illinois State head coach Dan Muller ranks ninth in NCAA Division I in coaching 10 MVC Championship 4 TBD CBS wins among coaches at are currently at their alma maters. (page 8) 1 = Exhibition Game (Normal, Ill.) 2 = Cayman Islands Classic (George Town, Grand Cayman) REDBIRD PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED OFF OF THE PREVIOUS GAME) 3 = Mountain West / Missouri Valley Challenge Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 4 = Arch Madness (St. Louis, Mo.) • F 10 Phil Fayne 6-9 200 Sr. Elk Grove, Calif. 15.0 5.7 0.6 .527 - .696 = Missouri Valley Conference Game MVC TV Network consists of: Fox Sports Midwest, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox G 2 Zach Copeland 6-4 185 Jr. Oakland, Calif. 10.1 3.6 3.6 .372 .356 .846 Kansas City, and NBC Sports Chicago G 3 Keyshawn Evans 6-0 180 Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 7.8 1.9 2.4 .348 .308 .706 G 23 William Tinsley 6-6 195 Sr. Colfax, Ill. 6.3 5.3 0.3 .375 .317 1.000 G 52 Milik Yarbrough 6-6 230 Sr. Zion, Ill. 17.0 8.8 3.9 .500 .389 .653 Reserves ILLINOIS STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS G 0 Isaac Gassman 6-5 180 So. Ottawa, Ill. 1.5 1.4 0.8 .238 .167 - Bill Salyer, Assistant Director / MBB Contact G 5 Matt Hein 6-3 185 Jr. Windermere, Fla. 3.5 1.0 2.5 .250 .200 .500 203C Horton Field House G 11 Josh Jefferson 6-2 190 Jr. New Albany, Ind. 12.7 2.3 1.7 .468 .500 .824 Normal, IL 61790-7130 F 13 Rey Idowu 6-9 240 Fr. Melbourne, Fla. 2.9 3.4 0.1 .500 - .571 Cell: (260) 705-3963 / Office: (309) 438-3805 Email: [email protected] G 22 Matt Chastain 6-6 190 So. LeRoy, Ill. 2.0 2.8 1.0 .583 .500 - GoRedbirds.com / @bill_salyer F 32 Taylor Bruninga 6-8 200 So. Mapleton, Ill. 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - LAST GAME: 0 points (0-1 3FG), 1 steal in 9 minutes vs. San Diego State SEASON HIGHS 0 NOTES: Had his first collegiate start against Florida Gulf Coast in the season opener Pts: 8 at Belmont (11-10-18) ... Scored a career-high 11 points against Loyola on Jan. 10 ... Came to Illinois State Reb: 3 Three times ISAAC GASSMAN as a walk-on, but earned a scholarship for the 2017-18 season ... Was the 2016 Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference West Most Valuable Player ... Averaged 17.8 Ast: 2 Two times points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game as a senior ... Helped Stl: 3 Florida Gulf Coast (11-6-18) r-So. | Guard lead Ottawa to an 18-10 overall record, falling in the Class 4A Championship Game 6-5 | 180 ... Named to the 2016 Associated Press Class 4A All-State Honorable Mention team CAREER HIGHS Ottawa, Ill. ... Advanced to the championship of the individual IHSA 3A/4A Country Financial Pts: 11 vs. Loyola (1-10-18) Ottawa Township HS Three-Point Showdown ... His father, Phil, played basketball at Upper Iowa. Reb: 5 at Bradley (2-14-18) GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 2 Three times 8 / 2 1.5 1.4 0.8 0 4 .238 .167 - Stl: 3 Two times LAST GAME: 9 points (4-13 FG, 1-6 3FG), 3 rebounds, 2 assists vs San Diego State SEASON HIGHS 2 NOTES: Was named the Coast-North Conference Player of the Year and the Cal- Pts: 15 vs. Lindenwood (11-24-18) ifornia Community College’s Men’s Basketball Coaches Association Co-Player of Reb: 7 vs. BYU (11-28-18) ZACH COPELAND the Year ..