6 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // 14 NIT APPEARANCES // 5 MVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES // 4 MVC TOURNAMENT TITLES // 21 ALL-AMERICANS Illinois State Redbirds // Loyola Chicago Ramblers (8-18, 3-11 MVC) (18-9, 10-4 MVC) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 // 7 PM // GENTILE ARENA // CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MATCH-UP OVERALL RECORD: 8-18 REDBIRDS RAMBLERS MVC: 3-11 // Non-Conference: 5-7 Home: 8-5 // Away: 0-10 // Neutral: 0-3 Head Coach: Dan Muller Head Coach: Porter Moser Alma Mater: Illinois State ‘98 Alma Mater: Creighton ‘90 OCTOBER Record at ISU: 147-114 (8th season) Record at Loyola: 159-134 (9th season) 1 23 TRUMAN STATE W, 74-68 Career Record: 147-114 (8th season) Career Record: 264-235 (16th season) NOVEMBER vs. Loyola: 8-6 vs. Illinois State: 6-8 6 BELMONT W, 79-72 ESPN+ 10 LITTLE ROCK W, 75-70 ESPN3 QUICK HITTERS GAME INFORMATION 17 UCF L, 65-67 NBC Sports Chicago • Illinois State senior Zach Copeland has made 70-of-175 three-point baskets SERIES HISTORY 2 22 vs. Cincinnati L, 65-66 FloHoops this season, and is one of 17 players across NCAA Division I to have at least 70 Overall Illinois State leads 15-9 23 vs. Western Kentucky 2 L, 69-83 FloHoops makes with a three-point field goal percentage of .400. Current Streak Loyola 1 win 2 In Chicago Illinois State leads 6-5 25 vs. Grand Canyon L, 63-68 FloHoops • Copeland’s 70 three-point field goals this season are nine away from moving 29 UIS W, 76-57 ESPN3 into the top-10 for single-season three-pointers made, and is tied for the fifth-most Last Meeting Loyola 62, Illinois State 50 by a senior in program history. DECEMBER TELEVISION 3 at TCU L, 69-81 Fox Sports Southwest+ • This season Illinois State has held opposing offenses to a possession length of NBC Sports Chicago 7 MOREHEAD STATE W, 61-50 NBC Sports Chicago 19.1 seconds per possession, the longest-such total in the country. In fact, the Play-by-Play Jordan Bernfield 15 at Northern Kentucky L, 64-79 Fox Sports Ohio program’s percentage is the third-longest since the 2015-16 season. Analyst Jeff Dickerson 18 UIC W, 67-66 ESPN3 • Against UNI, Illinois State finished the game without attempting a free throw, 21 at UTSA L, 70-89 CUSA-TV the fourth time this season in NCAA Division I that a team has had a game with RADIO Illinois State Radio Network 31 UNI • W, 76-70 NBC Sports Chicago no free throw attempts. Flagships WJBC 93.7 & 1230 AM • This season, freshman DJ Horne has made 39 three-point field goals for a JANUARY Online percentage of .419, as the percentage is the third-best by a freshman in program TuneIn.com 4 at Southern Illinois • L, 55-67 ESPN3 history, and the makes are seventh. Additionally, Abdou Ndiaye’s 27 blocked www.goredbirds.com/watch 7 MISSOURI STATE • L, 63-67 ESPN+ shots are the sixth-most by a freshman in program history. Play-by-Play Dick Luedke Analyst Mike Matthews 11 at Indiana State • L, 52-65 ESPN+ • With a 32-point, 7-assist, 8-three pointers, 0-turnover effort against Drake on 16 at Drake • L, 74-84 ESPN+ January 16, Zach Copeland tied a school three-pointer record, and is one of STATISTICAL COMPARISON 19 LOYOLA CHICAGO • L, 50-62 ESPNU just three players this season with games of at least 30 points, 7 assists, and ILS Loyola 22 at Bradley • L, 63-75 ESPN+ no turnovers. Overall Record 8-18 18-9 25 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS • L, 55-58 ESPN3 • Illinois State has had eight different players lead the team in scoring, which is Conference Record 3-11 10-4 29 EVANSVILLE • W, 77-66 ESPN+ the second-highest total in the MVC this season. ISU also has had 10 different Scoring Offense 66.0 68.4 FEBRUARY players lead the team in assists (second-most), and seven in rebounding (fourth- Scoring Defense 70.2 61.6 best). Scoring Margin -4.2 +6.8 1 at Valparaiso • L, 70-80 ESPN3 FG Percentage .426 .498 • Dan Muller is one of 38 head coaches in NCAA Division I who are coaching 5 at Missouri State • L, 60-80 ESPN+ FG Percentage Defense .447 .439 at their alma mater, and his 147 wins is the eighth-most on the list. Topping the 8 INDIANA STATE • W, 74-67 NBC Sports Chicago+ 3FG Percentage .356 .360 fraternity of coaching at their alma mater is Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Roy Wil- 3FG Percentage Defense .332 .362 12 at UNI L, 63-71 ESPN+ liams (North Carolina), Matt Painter (Purdue), and Bob Huggins (West Virginia). 15 VALPARAISO • L, 62-65 MVC TV Network 3FG Per Game 8.1 5.7 • The Illinois State starting lineup combination of DJ Horne, Zach Copeland, Free Throw Percentage .686 .664 19 at Loyola Chicago • 7 pm NBC Sports Chicago Ricky Torres, Keith Fisher III, and Rey Idowu have a combined jersey total of 23, Rebounding Offense 33.2 30.1 22 DRAKE • 3:30 pm MVC TV Network the lowest starting lineup jersey total in the Dan Muller era. Rebounding Margin -2.0 -0.3 26 BRADLEY • 6 pm CBS Sports Network • Illinois State has won its last seven overtime games, which is tied for the sec- Assists Per Game 12.2 14.3 29 at Evansville • 1 pm ESPN3 ond-longest active overtime win streak in the country, behind only Florida State’s Turnovers Per Game 14.0 12.9 MARCH nine consecutive overtime wins. Turnover Margin -0.3 +3.1 3 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.9 1.1 5 MVC First Round TBD MVC TV Network • DJ Horne’s 22 points against UNI on Dec. 31 is the highest single-game fresh- Steals Per Game 5.7 8.0 3 6 MVC Quarterfinals TBD MVC TV Network man total under Dan Muller. Horne currently has five of the top-12 single-game Blocked Shots/Game 2.5 1.7 7 MVC Semifinals 3 TBD CBS Sports Network freshman scoring marks in program history, while Antonio Reeves holds two of 8 MVC Championship 3 TBD CBS the top-12 marks. 1 = Exhibition Game (Normal, Ill.) 2 = Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) REDBIRD PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED OFF OF THE LAST GAME) 3 = Arch Madness (St. Louis, Mo.) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% • = Missouri Valley Conference Game F 4 Abdou Ndiaye 6-9 195 r-Fr. Louga, Senegal 1.7 3.4 0.2 .370 .200 .333 MVC TV Network consists of: Fox Sports Midwest, Fox Sports F 5 Keith Fisher III 6-8 220 r-Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. 8.7 5.9 0.9 .448 .200 .605 Indiana, Fox Kansas City, and NBC Sports Chicago G 0 DJ Horne 6-1 175 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. 8.1 2.7 1.3 .454 .419 .667 Flex Game TV Possibilities: CBS Sports Network, ESPN3, or ESPN+ G 2 Zach Copeland 6-4 195 Sr. Oakland, Calif. 15.1 3.0 2.5 .415 .400 .764 G 25 Jaycee Hillsman 6-6 230 r-Sr. Champaign, Ill. 8.6 4.4 1.2 .463 .342 .795 ILLINOIS STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Reserves Bill Salyer, Assistant Director / MBB Contact G 1 Dedric Boyd 6-4 185 r-So. Brownsville, Tenn. 6.6 0.6 1.0 .381 .355 .600 203C Horton Field House Normal, IL 61790-7130 G 3 Ricky Torres 6-2 180 Sr. Pinellas Park, Fla. 3.7 2.2 2.8 .412 .311 .727 Cell: (260) 705-3963 / Office: (309) 438-3805 G 12 Antonio Reeves 6-4 185 Fr. Chicago, Ill. 6.7 2.3 0.8 .380 .304 .700 Email: [email protected] F 13 Rey Idowu 6-9 240 So. Melbourne, Fla. 4.7 3.4 0.7 .534 - .600 Twitter: @bill_salyer G 15 Lijah Donnelly 6-2 175 r-Jr. Bloomington, Ill. 0.9 0.4 0.4 .364 .500 - G 22 Matt Chastain 6-6 210 r-Jr. LeRoy, Ill. 3.3 2.6 1.2 .500 .200 .727 F 32 Taylor Bruninga 6-8 210 r-So. Mapleton, Ill. 1.1 1.8 0.2 .190 .200 - GENERAL INFORMATION SCOUTING THE RAMBLERS SEASON AND CAREER TOTALS Name of School Illinois State University Loyola enters the mid-week game riding a three-game win streak with a two-point home win 2019-20 Career Normal, Ill. 61790 over Valparaiso, a seven-point road win at Evansville, and a nine-point overtime home win over DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES City/Zip Northern Iowa. Founded 1857 Zach Copeland 23 (8-15) 37 (15-22) Enrollment 20,878 In the team’s win over UNI, two players - Keith Clemons and Cameron Krutwig - each scored DJ Horne 12 (5-7) 12 (5-7) 20 points with 25 and 21 points, respectively. Tate Hall and Marquise Kennedy each scored 11 Nickname Redbirds points, while Lucas Williamson was just off of the double-figure pace with eight points. Krutwig Jaycee Hillsman 11 (5-6) 11 (5-6) School Colors Red (PMS 186) and White pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds, while Hall gave out six assists. Keith Fisher III 11 (5-6) 11 (5-6) Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena Arena Name This season Krutwig leads the Ramblers in points (416), rebounds (219), assists (113), and Antonio Reeves 7 (2-5) 7 (2-5) 9,600 Capacity blocked shots (18). Hall also averages in double figure scoring at 12.8 points per game with Dedric Boyd 7 (1-6) 7 (1-6) NCAA Division I Clemons (9.8), Kennedy (9.1), and Williamson (9.0) averaging at least nine points per game.