Photo courtesy Bill Salyer/ISU Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Redbird men's basketball held their first practice of the season Wednesday afternoon at Redbird Arena, but things looked a little different. Coaches and personnel wore their masks while the majority of the arena seats were pushed in to have space for a makeshift weight room. Meanwhile, the players on the court are preparing for their first game 42 days from now at […]
NORMAL- The Illinois State Redbirds finally snapped their seven game losing streak as they defeated the Evansville Purple Aces 77-66. Despite trailing by one to end the first half, the Redbirds turned it around in the second half and outscored Evansville 41-29. “Second half we did a lot of really good things, loved how we shared the ball," said Head Coach Dan Muller. "Evansville hit some threes in the first […]
NORMAL- The Illinois State Men’s Basketball team came back to top the visiting Belmont Bruins, 79-72 in their season opener. The Redbirds opened up the 2019-2020 season against NCAA tournament qualifiers, the Belmont Bruins. The ‘Birds struggled to make their shots in the first half,shooting 9 of 29 from the field and 4 of 13 from the three-point line. The Redbird’s were facing an 8-point deficit at half time. In the second half the Redbird’s offensive struggles were washed away as the […]
NORMAL- The Illinois State Men’s Basketball team came back to top the visiting Truman State Bulldogs 74-68. Tonight was the Redbirds first exhibition game against the Truman State Bulldogs.They struggled to get anything going in the first half as they shot 10 of 33 from the field and 2 of 14 from the three point line. Zach Copeland further explained the sluggish offensive start in the first half for the […]
NORMAL - Doug Collins Court exchanged the nets for hoops as the Men's and Women's Basketball teams hosted their annual Hoopfest Friday night. The event began with player introductions. The Women's team welcomed 5 new faces to Redbird Arena while the Men's team welcomed 11 new players, the majority of which redshirted last season. Once both teams took the court, 3 players on each side took part in a 3-point […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team impressed a jam-packed Redbird arena with a dominant 65-57 win over the raining final four, Loyola Ramblers. This win makes ISU tied for first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbirds (14-9, 7-3) were led by Milik Yarbrough, who had 21 points, shooting 7-14 from the field goal, 3-5 from behind the arc and a perfect 4-4 from the free-throw […]
NORMAL - The Illinois State Redbirds (10-8, 3-2 MVC) returned to Redbird Arena Tuesday night to defeat the Southern Illinois Salukis (9-9, 2-3 MVC) 59-58. Both teams came out shooting in the first half by trading field goals. A three-pointer from Zach Copeland opened up the scoring for ISU under three minutes into the game. Copeland's three-pointer was the first of five for ISU in the first half. ISU forced […]
NORMAL - The Illinois State Redbirds (10-8, 3-2 MVC) returned to Redbird Arena Tuesday night to defeat the Southern Illinois Salukis (9-9, 2-3 MVC) 59-58. Both teams came out shooting in the first half by trading field goals. A three-pointer from Zach Copeland opened up the scoring for ISU under three minutes into the game. Copeland's three-pointer was the first of five for ISU in the first half. ISU forced […]
