2022–23 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2022–23 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record11–21 (6–14 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCEFCU Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

Previous season

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]

Preseason

The Redbirds were picked to finish in 10th place in the conference's preseason poll.[4]

Roster

2022–23 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Luke Kasubke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kansas State St. Louis, Missouri
G 1 Malachi Poindexter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Virginia Mineral, Virginia
G 3 Seneca Knight 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr BYU New Orleans, Louisiana
F 5 Alston Andrews 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Ocoee HS Detroit, Michigan
G 10 Darius Burford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Jr Elon Bolingbrook, Illinois
F 13 Liam McChesney 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Utah State Prince Rupert, British Columbia
G 14 Nik Stadelman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Guilford HS Rockford, Illinois
G 15 Colton Sandage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Western Illinois Bloomington, Illinois
F 22 Kendall Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Appalachian State Snellville, Georgia
F 23 Harouna Sissoko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Grand View Christian School Kayes, Mali
G 24 Jayden Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Batavia HS Batavia, Illinois
F 25 Alex Kotov 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Daytona State Moscow, Russia
F 33 Joe Petrakis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) GS Western Carolina Wichita, Kansas
G 34 Malcolm Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Shelbyville HS Shelbyville, Illinois
F 50 Ryan Schmitt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Des Moines Area CC Van Meter, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2023

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prior school
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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022*
2:00 pm 		Wooster W 84–49 
CEFCU Arena (1,010)
Normal, IL
Regular season
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, FloHoops 		vs. LSU
Cayman Islands Classic
Quarterfinal 		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 Semifinal 		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
Seventh Place 		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, MVC TV/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 (9,242)
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, MVC TV/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) 		The 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/ESPN+ 		(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.

Source[5]

References

  1. ^ "ISU to fire men's basketball coach Dan Muller at end of the season". WGLT. February 13, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Muller Steps Down; Brian Jones To Take Over As Interim Coach". WZND Fuzed Radio. February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Jardy, Adam. "Illinois State hires Ohio State assistant coach Ryan Pedon for head coaching job". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "The 2022 MVC preseason poll is out. See where Bradley men's basketball was ranked". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Illinois State Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 19, 2022.