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 […]
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 […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Redbirds fall to the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers 59-50 Monday night at Redbird Arena. It was one two-minute stretch at the end of the first half that was ultimately the difference in the game between the Redbirds and the Ramblers. Loyola-Chicago went on an 8-0 run to end the first half that helped them hold the lead for the rest of the game. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Photo Courtesy from goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team trailed Bucknell by five points with 33 seconds remaining but turned the tables on the Bison to force overtime and clinch a hard-earned 105-100 win Saturday at Redbird Arena. In a game where Antonio Reeves struggled to find his shooting touch, Mark Freeman exploded for a career-high 34 points and Sy Chatman contributed with 23 as the […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, ILL.- The Illinois state men’s basketball team were unable to stop the 6-0 run by the Bears to end the game as they fell to Missouri State 72-62. DJ Horne led the way for the Redbirds with 18 points, followed by the returning Josiah Strong with 14 points. The game was tight until the twelve minute mark in the second half where the Redbirds went […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State Redbirds come out victorious against their Rival, the Bradley Braves, with a final score of 71-56. Leading the way for the Redbirds was Dj Horne with 23 points and Josiah Strong with 14 points and four steals. The Redbirds started sloppily in the first five minutes of the game, down 16-4 with 12 minutes left in the first half. During the media timeout, Coach Muller told […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - With nine new players on the roster this year and their leading scorer graduated, Head Coach Dan Muller is looking towards some of those new players to make an impact on the court. One of the most intriguing newcomers is 6"2 combo guard Josiah Strong. Strong started off his collegiate career at the United States Naval Academy where he played 31 games coming off […]
