NORMAL, Ill.- Following Sunday's announcement that he will not return after the 2021-22 season, Illinois State men's basketball coach Dan Muller announced that he will step down effective immediately. Associate Head Coach Brian Jones will take over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. “After an emotional day yesterday, and more time to talk to my players about this difficult situation, I have decided to step away […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State athletic director Kyle Brennan announced Sunday that Dan Muller will not return as men’s basketball coach after the conclusion of this season. He’ll remain as coach through the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Muller, a former two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Year for the Redbirds, is in his 10th season as head coach and holds a 167-150 career record at the helm. "Announcing a head […]
Photo Courtesy Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team found themselves trailing in most of their matchup against Valparaiso Wednesday night at Redbird Arena. The Beacons were getting timely buckets to extend their lead late in the second half. It looked as if the Redbirds were about to lose their sixth straight game. Enter Antonio Reeves. The junior guard scored a career-high 34 points and was […]
NORMAL, Ill. – After coming off their most disappointing loss of the season against lowly Evansville, the Illinois State men’s basketball kicked off their toughest stretch of conference games Wednesday night when they hosted Drake at Redbird Arena. Two road matchups against Loyola-Chicago and Northern Iowa, a pair of MVC contenders, were up next for the Redbirds. To make matters worse, it was announced earlier this week that starting forward […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds improve their record to 10-9 on the back of 16 points from Antonio Reeves against Evansville with a final score of 94-56. Following a disappointing loss against the Missouri State Bears the Birds needed a bounce back game to gain some momentum heading into the final half of their season. They got it tonight. “We stayed the course,” said guard Antonio Reeves. “We made sure […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – After overcoming a 20-point deficit to defeat Bradley this past weekend, the Illinois State men’s basketball team looked to carry that momentum with them on the road in their matchup with Missouri State Wednesday night. Instead of building on a thrilling win, the Redbirds suffered their worst loss of the season in an 88-63 loss to the Bears. “It’s the first time [this season] that I feel […]
NORMAL, Ill.-The Illinois State men’s basketball team defeated their I-74 rivals, the Bradley Braves 74-65 Sunday night at Redbird Arena.It was not pretty early on for the Redbirds Sunday night, but they found a way to pull it out. The Redbirds roared back with a massive second half in order to secure the victory over Bradley. Early in the first half ISU trailed by as many as 20 points in […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team has crafted a knack for overcoming big deficits this season. They did exactly that Wednesday night, as the Redbirds rallied from nine down with 4:14 to play in the game to force overtime and then out-score Missouri State 15-10 in extra time to go to 1-0 in the MVC behind a 75-70 win. Junior guard Antonio Reeves finished […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com Story by Rachel Hickey NORMAL Ill.- Although turnovers and sloppy ball handling threatened to be the end of Illinois State men’s basketball, the Redbirds triumphed over the Pride of Purdue Northwest 81-71 Saturday night in Normal. Following Illinois State volleyball’s Missouri Valley Conference victory, the men got off to a slow start in Redbird Arena, holding just single point leads through the first half of gameplay. […]
