6 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // 13 NIT APPEARANCES // 5 MVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES // 4 MVC TOURNAMENT TITLES // 21 ALL-AMERICANS ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS vs georgia bulldogs (2-1, 0-0 MVC) (1-1, 0-0 SEC) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 // 12:30 P.M. // NEW JOHN GRAY GYMNASIUM // GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN 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: Stadium on Facebook 30 LEWIS W, 80-58 — Talent: Noah Coslov (pxp), Doug Gottlieb (pxp and analyst), Tim Scarborough (analyst), NOVEMBER (2-1) Kristen Balboni (sideline) 3 AUGUSTANA 1 W, 82-74 — In-Game Twitter Updates : @Redbird_MBB 6 FLORIDA GULF COAST W, 74-66 NBC Sports Chicago Coaches: 10 at Belmont L, 89-100 ESPN3 Dan Muller (124-81) is in his seventh season at Illinois State 13 CHICAGO STATE 2 W, 75-71 NBC Sports Chicago Tom Crean (1-1) is in his first season at Georgia 19 vs. Georgia 2 12:30 p.m. Stadium Series vs. Georgia: First Meeting 20 vs. Clemson / Akron 2 TBD Stadium Home: — 21 vs. TBD 2 TBD Stadium Road: — 24 LINDENWOOD 2 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN3) Neutral: — 28 BYU 7 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) First Meeting: — DECEMBER (0-0) 3 Last Meeting: — 1 SAN DIEGO STATE 2 p.m. 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 is 26-8 over the last 11 in-season tournaments, including a 2-1 record ILS Georgia last season at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach. Overall Record 2-1 1-1 21 at UCF 6 p.m. ESPN3 • The Redbirds are 78-20 at home during head coach Dan Muller’s tenure at Illinois Conference Record 0-0 0-0 JANUARY (0-0) state. Scoring Offense 79.3 93.5 2 at Valparaiso • 7 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) • Illinois State has six games this season being played on Tuesday, which is the Scoring Defense 79.0 78.5 5 EVANSVILLE • 3 p.m. MVC TV Network second-highest such total in program history. Only the 1936-37 team’s seven games Scoring Margin +0.3 +15.0 on Tuesday is higher. FG Percentage .463 .544 8 UNI • 7 p.m. NBC Sports Chicago • ISU head coach Dan Muller is in fourth in the school’s record books in career wins, FG Percentage Defense .454 .364 12 at Loyola Chicago • 1 p.m. ESPN2 just ahead of Kevin Stallings. Stallings was Muller’s coach during both his playing 3FG Percentage .346 .405 15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS • 6 p.m. CBS Sports Network career, and was the head coach while he was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt. 3FG Percentage Defense .354 .299 19 at Evansville • 1 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) • ISU’s 124-81 record over the last six years is the best record in the state of Illinois 3FG Per Game 9.3 7.5 23 at Bradley • 6 p.m. MVC TV Network during that span. Free Throw Percentage .680 .667 27 INDIANA STATE • 1 / 3 p.m. ESPNU / CBSSN • Illinois State is a combined 10-2 all-time against the current 14 members of the Rebounding Offense 35.0 50.5 30 at Drake • 7 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) Southeastern Conference, and a 3-1 mark in head coach Dan Muller’s tenure. Last Rebounding Margin -3.3 +14.0 season ISU picked up two wins over schools from the conference with wins over Assists Per Game 17.3 21.5 FEBRUARY (0-0) South Carolina and Ole MIss. Turnovers Per Game 11.7 21.5 2 LOYOLA CHICAGO • 9 p.m. ESPN2 • Of Illinois State’s 10 known non-conference opponents, six were picked to finish Turnover Margin +3.3 -7.0 5 VALPARAISO • 7 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) inside of the top three in their conference’s preseason polls. Assist / Turnover Ratio 1.5 1.0 10 at Missouri State • 3 p.m. ESPNU / ESPN3 • Dan Muller’s 124 victories are the ninth most among active head coaches who are Steals Per Game 6.3 8.5 13 at UNI • 7 p.m. The Valley on ESPN (ESPN+) currently coaching at their alma maters. Blocked Shots/Game 5.0 6.5 • Illinois State is one of three schools in the country to have two assistant coaches who 16 BRADLEY • 7 p.m. ESPN2 had won National Titles as student-athletes, joining Duke and Washington. 20 at Indiana State • 6 p.m. ESPNU / ESPN+ • Illinois State returns 88.6 percent of its scoring for the 2018-19 season, the 16th-most 24 DRAKE • 1 / 3 p.m. ESPNU / CBSSN points returning in NCAA Division I. 27 MISSOURI STATE • 6 p.m. MVC TV Network • Each of the last five seasons, Illinois State has out-performed its preseason MVC preseason predictions, including last season when the team was picked to finish MARCH (0-0) fourth and ended third. 2 at Southern Illinois • TBA ESPN2 / CBSSN • This season Illinois State is playing in eight games in the month of November, tied 7 MVC First Round 4 TBD MVC TV Network for the most games in November in program history. As such, ISU’s five December 8 MVC Quarterfinals 4 TBD MVC TV Network games are tied for the fewest in the month since the 1942-43 season in which the 9 MVC Semifinals 4 TBD CBS Sports Network Redbirds played four games in the calendar month. 10 MVC Championship 4 TBD CBS • Of ISU’s first four games, three have or will come against coaches in the first season at their respective schools. 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. 18.3 6.0 0.3 .618 - .565 = Missouri Valley Conference Game MVC TV Network consists of: Fox Sports Midwest, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox G 0 Isaac Gassman 6-5 180 So. Ottawa, Ill. 4.0 2.0 0.0 .417 .400 - Kansas City, and NBC Sports Chicago G 2 Zach Copeland 6-4 185 Jr. Oakland, Calif. 9.3 2.3 4.0 .320 .333 1.000 G 3 Keyshawn Evans 6-0 180 Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 6.3 2.7 1.7 .368 .200 .750 G 52 Milik Yarbrough 6-6 230 Sr. Zion, Ill. 16.3 7.3 3.7 .606 .333 .700 Reserves ILLINOIS STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS G 5 Matt Hein 6-3 185 Jr. Windermere, Fla. 2.7 1.3 3.3 .167 .125 .750 Bill Salyer, Assistant Director / MBB Contact G 11 Josh Jefferson 6-2 190 Jr. New Albany, Ind. 12.7 2.0 1.7 .565 .556 .667 203C Horton Field House F 13 Rey Idowu 6-9 240 Fr. Melbourne, Fla. 2.0 2.3 0.3 .500 - - Normal, IL 61790-7130 G 22 Matt Chastain 6-6 190 So. LeRoy, Ill. 2.7 1.7 0.7 .500 .667 - Cell: (260) 705-3963 / Office: (309) 438-3805 Email: [email protected] G 23 William Tinsley 6-6 195 Sr. Colfax, Ill. 5.0 4.3 0.0 .300 .231 - GoRedbirds.com / @bill_salyer F 32 Taylor Bruninga 6-8 200 So. Mapleton, Ill. 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - LAST GAME: 2 points (1-2 FG), 3 rebounds, 2 assists vs. Chicago 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 Two 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 3 / 2 4.0 2.0 1.7 0 3 .417 .400 - Stl: 3 Two times LAST GAME: 5 points (1-8 FG, 1-6 3FG), 3 rebounds, 2 assists vs. Chicago State SEASON HIGHS 2 NOTES: Was named the Coast-North Conference Player of the Year and the Cal- Pts: 14 at Belmont (11-10-18) ifornia Community College’s Men’s Basketball Coaches Association Co-Player of Reb: 4 at Belmont (11-10-18) ZACH COPELAND the Year ... Rated the No. 42 prospect on the JUCO Recruiting.com Top-100 ... Averaged 18.7 points per game in his final season at City College of San Francis- Ast: 5 Two times co, making 103-of-216 (47.7) from beyond the arc, and 49.1 percent (169-of-344) Stl: - r-Jr.