NORMAL, Ill. – After two seasons as a productive scorer for the Illinois State men’s basketball team, senior Josiah Strong has entered the transfer portal. Though Strong has entered his name into the transfer portal, it is not a guarantee he will leave Illinois State, but it does grant a release so that other schools may contact him about playing for their team next season. Strong averaged 11.5 PPG, 3.3 […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State head coach Ryan Pedon introduced the addition of Andrew Dakich as the latest assistant coach for the Redbirds on Wednesday. This is Pedon’s second official hire in as many weeks. He recently announced Walter Offutt as an assistant. Pedon’s third and final assistant hire to round out his coaching staff is expected to come soon. Dakich has spent the past two seasons […]
Image Courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – A trio of Redbird basketball players entered the NCAA Division I transfer portal this week, including leading scorer Antonio Reeves. Reeves, a 6-foot-5 junior guard, was named to the All-MVC Second Team in addition to earning the team captain spot on the All-MVC Most Improved Team. He became the first Redbird since 2000-01 to average at least 20 points per game (20.1 ppg) in […]
Photo courtesy ISU Althletics NORMAL Ill.- Ryan Pedon was officially introduced as Illinois State’s new head basketball coach last week. Pedon was the lead assistant at Ohio State under Chris Holtmann since the 2017 season. Prior to his tenure in Columbus, Pedon spent time at Illinois as the assistant to head coach John Groce as well as assistant stints at Butler and Toledo among others. With 21-years of coaching experience, Pedon […]
Image is courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, ILL. - Just an hour after their MVC tournament loss to Northern Iowa, the Redbirds have their next head coach. Ryan Pedon, the lead assistant coach at Ohio State, has been named the next head coach of the Redbirds. “I am extremely excited to be joining the Redbird family. I would like to thank President Kinzy, Kyle Brennan, and Mark Muhlhauser for this opportunity,” […]
ST. LOUIS, MO - For the first time in three years the Redbirds advance to the second of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament after defeating the Indiana State Sycamores 58-53, in a thrilling opening round matchup. The Redbirds struck first as sophomore guard Howard Fleming Jr. nailed two threes to open the first half. The Redbirds defensive intensity showed in the early minutes as redshirt junior Abdou Ndiaye recorded two […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com ST. LOUIS – The Illinois State Redbirds are set to face the Indiana State Sycamores in the first round of the MVC Tournament on Thursday night in a 6 p.m. tip-off at the Enterprise Center. Here’s what you need to know about the opening Missouri Valley tournament game in the nation's second-oldest conference. THE SERIES Illinois State (#8 seed) and Indiana State (#9 seed) will […]
NORMAL, Ill. – With the announcement of former Illinois State men’s basketball coach Dan Muller and ISU parting ways, the attention immediately shifts to potential coaching candidates who could replace Muller, although there is still a season to finish that has been filled with a fair share of ups and downs. For now, former associate head coach Brian Jones has taken the reins and will finish the season off as […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Redbirds take the court with interim head coach Brian Jones at the helm. After a chaotic 48 hours for the team, the Birds looked to stay focused on the task at hand with the University of Northern Iowa. Antonio Reeves led the charge for the Redbirds, racking up 27 points. The effort was not enough to hold off UNI as the Panthers take the game […]
