2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	10–6 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach	Ryan Pedon (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Jason Slay
Assistant coaches	Rob Judson Andrew Dakich
Home arena	Doug Collins Court at CEFCU Arena

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bradley	4	–	1		.800			13	–	3		.813
Drake	3	–	2		.600			13	–	2		.867
Belmont	3	–	2		.600			11	–	5		.688
UIC	3	–	2		.600			10	–	5		.667
Valparaiso	3	–	2		.600			10	–	6		.625
Murray State	3	–	2		.600			9	–	7		.563
Northern Iowa	3	–	2		.600			9	–	7		.563
Indiana State	3	–	2		.600			9	–	7		.563
Evansville	3	–	2		.600			6	–	10		.375
Illinois State	2	–	3		.400			10	–	6		.625
Missouri State	0	–	5		.000			7	–	9		.438
Southern Illinois	0	–	5		.000			5	–	11		.313
† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of January 8, 2025

The 2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represents Illinois State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds play their home games on Doug Collins Court at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

The Redbirds finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 9–11 in the Missouri Valley Conference play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to tenth seeded Evansville in the opening round.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	#	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Comment
Kendall Lewis	22	F	6'8"	210	Fifth Year	Snellville, GA	Graduated (undrafted; signed with Bristol Flyers)
Ryan Schmitt	50	F	6'11"	220	Fifth Year	Van Meter, IA	Graduated (Illinois Wesleyan Graduate Assistant)
Harouna Sissoko	23	F	6'7"	217	Redshirt Senior	Kayes, Mali	Arkansas-Monticello
Darius Burford	10	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Bolingbrook, IL	Texas-Arlington
Myles Foster	4	F	6'7"	235	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Clemson
Luke Kasubke	0	G	6'5"	190	Senior	St. Louis, MO	North Dakota State
Nik Stadelman	14	G	6'0"	180	Senior	Rockford, IL	Graduated (Radford Graduate Assistant)

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jack Daugherty F	Brookfield, WI	Brookfield Central HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 12, 2023
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Nick Feather F	Heyworth, IL	Heyworth Jr/Sr School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	May 10, 2024
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cade Norris G	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard Bradley HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 4, 2023
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prior school
Boden Skunberg	G	6'5"	205	Graduate	Jamestown, ND	North Dakota State
Caden Boser	F	6'8"	225	Fifth Year	Eau Claire, WI	Valdosta State
Landon Wolf	G	6'5"	205	Redshirt Junior	Cedar Falls, IA	Northern Iowa
Cameron Barnes	F	6'10"	205	Redshirt Freshman	Duncanville, TX	Mississippi

Preseason

The Redbirds were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Jack Daugherty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Brookfield Central HS Brookfield, WI G 1 Malachi Poindexter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Louisa County HS St. Anne's-Belfield School Virginia Mineral, VA G 2 Cade Norris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hilliard Bradley HS Hilliard, OH G 3 Dalton Banks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS North HS Southern Illinois Eau Claire, WI G 4 Landon Wolf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cedar Falls HS Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA G 5 Jordan Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr La Crosse Central HS Wisconsin La Crosse, WI G 11 Johnny Kinziger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So De Pere HS De Pere, WI F 12 Brandon Lieb  7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Deerfield HS Illinois Deerfield, IL G 13 Ty Blake (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So University HS Normal, IL G 14 Boden Skunberg  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Jamestown HS North Dakota State Jamestown, ND G 22 Ty Pence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Joseph-Ogden HS St. Joseph, IL F 23 Cameron Barnes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Duncanville HS Mississippi Duncanville, TX F 31 Nick Feather (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Heyworth Jr/Sr School Heyworth, IL F 33 Caden Boser 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Memorial HS Missouri-Kansas City Valdosta State Eau Claire, WI F 35 Chase Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Saint Charles Prepartory School Columbus, OH	Head coach Ryan Pedon (Wooster) Assistant coach(es) Jason Slay (West Virginia State) Rob Judson (Illinois) Andrew Dakich (Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
October 26, 2024* 2:00 pm		Lewis	W 72–65		18 – Wolf	7 – Banks	4 – Tied	CEFCU Arena  Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee–Martin	L 65–67	0–1	15 – Daugherty	7 – Tied	6 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,854) Normal, IL
November 7, 2024* 7:30 pm, MidCo Sports Plus		at North Dakota State	W 77–68	1–1	20 – Kinziger	10 – Walker	4 – Banks	Scheels Center (1,353) Fargo, ND
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Ohio	W 85–75	2–1	23 – Banks	5 – Tied	7 – Kinziger	CEFCU Arena (3,923) Normal, IL
November 17, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Trinity Christian	W 107–52	3–1	28 – Daugherty	6 – Tied	5 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,974) Normal, IL
November 22, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. McNeese U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam [Quarterfinal]	L 68–76	3–2	14 – Pence	6 – Pence	4 – Banks	Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,525) Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, USVI
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. UAB U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam [Consolation Semifinal]	W 84–83	4–2	21 – Kinziger	8 – Walker	5 – Banks	Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,886) Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. George Washington U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam [Fourth Place]	L 64–72	4–3	18 – Walker	8 – Pence	1 – Tied	Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,986) Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, USVI
December 4, 2024 6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		at Belmont	L 97–99 ^OT	4–4 (0–1)	17 – Boser	7 – Pence	9 – Banks	Curb Event Center (1,301) Nashville, TN
December 7, 2024* 6:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Pacific	W 72–61	5–4	22 – Walker	11 – Walker	4 – Tied	CEFCU Arena (3,595) Normal, IL
December 15, 2024* 4:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Saint Louis	W 81–77	6–4	27 – Walker	8 – Walker	4 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (4,188) Normal, IL
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois	W 81–60	7–4	17 – Banks	8 – Banks	6 – Kinziger	CEFCU Arena (2,927) Normal, IL
December 22, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Cornell	W 80–77	8–4	16 – Daugherty	7 – Walker	5 – Kinziger	Newman Arena (568) Ithaca, NY
December 29, 2024 4:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		UIC	L 67–73	8–5 (0–2)	20 – Poindexter	5 – Davis	5 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,841) Normal, IL
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	W 74–68	9–5 (1–2)	17 – Tied	8 – Pence	4 – Kinziger	CFSB Center (4,585) Murray, KY
January 5, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	W 85–54	10–5 (2–2)	17 – Tied	10 – Davis	5 – Poindexter	CEFCU Arena (3,427) Normal, IL
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	L 51–69	10–6 (2–3)	14 – Poindexter	7 – Davis	2 – Tied	Ford Center (4,036) Evansville, IN
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Iowa						CEFCU Arena  Normal, IL
January 15, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		at Drake						The Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State						CEFCU Arena  Normal, IL
January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Indiana State						CEFCU Arena  Normal, IL
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, CBSSN		at Bradley I–74 Rivalry						Carver Arena  Peoria, IL
January 29, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		Belmont						CEFCU Arena  Normal, IL
February 1, 2025 TBD, TBD		Valparaiso						CEFCU Arena  Normal, IL
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC						Credit Union 1 Arena  Chicago, IL
February 8, 2025 TBD, TBD		at Northern Iowa						McLeod Center  Cedar Falls, IA
February 12, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		Drake						CEFCU Arena  Normal, IL
February 15, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State						Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Bradley I–74 Rivalry						CEFCU Arena  Normal, IL
February 22, 2025 TBD, TBD		at Missouri State						Great Southern Bank Arena  Springfield, MO
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois						Banterra Center  Carbondale, IL
March 2, 2025 TBD, TBD		Evansville						CEFCU Arena  Normal, IL
Conference Tournament
March 6, 2025 12:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		vs.  [Opening Round]						Enterprise Center  St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2025 12:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		vs.  [Quarterfinal]						Enterprise Center  St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2025 2:30 pm, CBSSN		vs.  [Semifinal]						Enterprise Center  St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2025 1:15 pm, CBS		vs.  [Final]						Enterprise Center  St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3][4]

References

1. "State Farm MVC Tournament Game 3". MVC-Sports.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
2. "Bradley Picked as MVC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference Sports. October 2, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
3. "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goredbirds.com. Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
4. "2024-25 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2004.