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2022–23 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2022–23 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds played their home games at Doug Collins Court at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Ryan Pedon. They finished the season 11–20, 6–14 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Northern Iowa in the opening round of the MVC tournament.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 11–21 (6–14 MVC) |
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| Home arena | CEFCU Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake † | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 1 | – | 19 | .050 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 MVC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Redbirds finished the 2021–22 season 13–20, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Indiana State in the first round of the MVC tournament before losing to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.
Head coach Dan Muller was fired by the school after the first 26 games of the season after 10 years as head coach, but the school stated he would finish out the season.[1] A day later, Muller announced he would step down immediately and associate head coach Brian Jones was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[2] On March 7, 2022, the school named Ohio State assistant coach Ryan Pedon as the team's new head coach.[3]
The Redbirds were picked to finish in 10th place in the conference's preseason poll.[4]
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Incoming transfers
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| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Prior school |
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| Darius Burford | G | 6'0" | 165 | Junior | Bolingbrook, IL | Elon |
| Malachi Pondexter | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Mineral, VA | Virginia |
| Luke Kasubke | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | St. Louis, MO | Kansas State |
| Seneca Knight | G | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | New Orleans, LA | BYU |
| Colton Sandage | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Blommington, IL | Western Illinois |
| Joe Petrakis | F | 6'10" | 224 | GS | Wichita, KS | Western Carolina |
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 30, 2022* 2:00 pm |
Wooster | W 84–49 | CEFCU Arena (1,010) Normal, IL | ||||||||
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| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, Marquee |
Western Illinois | L 68–71 | 0–1 |
CEFCU Arena (4,133) Normal, IL | |||||||
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Illinois | W 54–49 | 1–1 |
Lantz Arena (1,385) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| November 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | W 69–67 | 2–1 |
Prather Coliseum (1,295) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | L 67–70 | 2–2 |
CEFCU Arena (3,098) Normal, IL | |||||||
| November 21, 2022* 10:00 am, FloSports |
vs. LSU Cayman Islands Classic first round |
L 61–77 | 2–3 |
John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands | |||||||
| November 22, 2022* 10:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. Western Kentucky Cayman Islands Classic consolation 2nd round |
L 66–78 | 2–4 |
John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands | |||||||
| November 23, 2022* 10:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. Rhode Island Cayman Islands Classic 7th place game |
L 44–57 | 2–5 |
John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands | |||||||
| December 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Murray State | L 67–70 OT | 2–6 (0–1) |
CFSB Center (5,471) Murray, KY | |||||||
| December 4, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Belmont | W 87–77 | 3–6 (1–1) |
CEFCU Arena (3,1654) Normal, IL | |||||||
| December 7, 2022* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Michigan | W 87–81 | 4–6 |
CEFCU Arena (3,331) Normal, IL | |||||||
| December 10, 2022* 3:00 pm, Marquee |
SIU Edwardsville | W 77–71 | 5–6 |
Horton Field House (3,420) Normal, IL | |||||||
| December 17, 2022* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Ball State Indy Classic |
L 69–83 | 5–7 |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
| December 19, 2022* 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
Chicago State | W 66–52 | 6–7 |
CEFCU Arena (2,964) Normal, IL | |||||||
| December 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UIC | L 51–55 | 6–8 (1–2) |
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,014) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Iowa | L 60–66 | 6–9 (1–3) |
CEFCU Arena (3,208) Normal, IL | |||||||
| January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Indiana State | L 67–76 | 6–10 (1–4) |
CEFCU Arena (2,832) Normal, IL | |||||||
| January 7, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Evansville | W 69–61 | 7–10 (2–4) |
Ford Center (6,487) Evansville, IN | |||||||
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Missouri State | W 76–66 OT | 8–10 (3–4) |
CEFCU Arena (3,112) Normal, IL | |||||||
| January 14, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Southern Illinois | L 57–69 | 8–11 (3–5) |
Banterra Center (5,523) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
| January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Iowa | L 63–65 | 8–12 (3–6) |
McLeod Center (2,935) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| January 21, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Valparaiso | L 51–71 | 8–13 (3–7) |
CEFCU Arena (3,642) Normal, IL | |||||||
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bradley I-74 Rivalry |
L 75–79 OT | 8–14 (3–8) |
Carver Arena (6,046) Peoria, IL | |||||||
| January 29, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Illinois | W 72–66 | 9–14 (4–8) |
CEFCU Arena (4,377) Normal, IL | |||||||
| February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, Marquee |
UIC | W 68–62 OT | 10–14 (5–8) |
CEFCU Arena (3,409) Normal, IL | |||||||
| February 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Belmont | L 75–90 | 10–15 (5–9) |
Curb Event Center (2,410) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bradley I-74 Rivalry |
L 61–79 | 10–16 (5–10) |
CEFCU Arena (5,374) Normal, IL | |||||||
| February 11, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Valparaiso | L 76–81 | 10–17 (5–11) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,102) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, Marquee |
Murray State | L 75–76 | 10–18 (5–12) |
CEFCU Arena (3,161) Normal, IL | |||||||
| February 18, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Indiana State | L 64–80 | 10–19 (5–13) |
Hulman Center (5,862) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Drake | L 51–82 | 10–20 (5–14) |
Knapp Center (3,818) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
| February 26, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Evansville | W 72–53 | 11–20 (6–14) |
CEFCU Arena (3,415) Normal, IL | |||||||
| MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2, 2023 12:00 pm, MVC TV |
(9) | vs. (8) Northern Iowa Opening round |
L 62–75 | 11–21 |
Enterprise Center (3,161) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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Source[5]
- "ISU to fire men's basketball coach Dan Muller at end of the season". WGLT. February 13, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- "Muller Steps Down; Brian Jones To Take Over As Interim Coach". WZND Fuzed Radio. February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- Jardy, Adam. "Illinois State hires Ohio State assistant coach Ryan Pedon for head coaching job". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- "The 2022 MVC preseason poll is out. See where Bradley men's basketball was ranked". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- "2022-23 Illinois State Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 19, 2022.