2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	8–4 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach	Ryan Pedon (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Jason Slay
Assistant coaches	Rob Judson; Andrew Dakich;
Home arena	Doug Collins Court; at CEFCU Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represents Illinois State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds play their home games on Doug Collins Court at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana State	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
Drake	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	0	1.000
Bradley	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Belmont	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Northern Iowa	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	5	.583
Murray State	1	–	1	.500	6	–	5	.545
Illinois State	0	–	1	.000	8	–	4	.667
UIC	0	–	1	.000	7	–	4	.636
Missouri State	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Valparaiso	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Southern Illinois	0	–	1	.000	5	–	7	.417
Evansville	0	–	1	.000	3	–	9	.250

† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

Previous season

The Redbirds finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 9–11 in the Missouri Valley Conference play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to tenth seeded Evansville in the opening round.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	#	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Comment
Kendall Lewis	22	F	6'8"	210	Fifth Year	Snellville, GA	Graduated (undrafted; signed with Bristol Flyers)
Ryan Schmitt	50	F	6'11"	220	Fifth Year	Van Meter, IA	Graduated (Illinois Wesleyan Graduate Assistant)
Harouna Sissoko	23	F	6'7"	217	Redshirt Senior	Kayes, Mali	Arkansas-Monticello
Darius Burford	10	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Bolingbrook, IL	Texas-Arlington
Myles Foster	4	F	6'7"	235	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Clemson
Luke Kasubke	0	G	6'5"	190	Senior	St. Louis, MO	North Dakota State
Nik Stadelman	14	G	6'0"	180	Senior	Rockford, IL	Graduated (Radford Graduate Assistant)

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jack Daugherty F	Brookfield, WI	Brookfield Central HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 12, 2023
Jack Daugherty F	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Nick Feather F	Heyworth, IL	Heyworth Jr/Sr School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	May 10, 2024
Nick Feather F	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Cade Norris G	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard Bradley HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 4, 2023
Cade Norris G	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prior school
Boden Skunberg	G	6'5"	205	Graduate	Jamestown, ND	North Dakota State
Caden Boser	F	6'8"	225	Fifth Year	Eau Claire, WI	Valdosta State
Landon Wolf	G	6'5"	205	Redshirt Junior	Cedar Falls, IA	Northern Iowa
Cameron Barnes	F	6'10"	205	Redshirt Freshman	Duncanville, TX	Mississippi

Preseason

The Redbirds were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jack Daugherty	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Brookfield Central HS	Brookfield, WI
G	1	Malachi Poindexter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Louisa County HS St. Anne's-Belfield School Virginia	Mineral, VA
G	2	Cade Norris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Hilliard Bradley HS	Hilliard, OH
G	3	Dalton Banks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	North HS Southern Illinois	Eau Claire, WI
G	4	Landon Wolf	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Cedar Falls HS Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, IA
G	5	Jordan Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	La Crosse Central HS Wisconsin	La Crosse, WI
G	11	Johnny Kinziger	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	De Pere HS	De Pere, WI
F	12	Brandon Lieb	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	Deerfield HS Illinois	Deerfield, IL
G	13	Ty Blake (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	University HS	Normal, IL
G	14	Boden Skunberg	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Jamestown HS North Dakota State	Jamestown, ND
G	22	Ty Pence	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	St. Joseph-Ogden HS	St. Joseph, IL
F	23	Cameron Barnes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Duncanville HS Mississippi	Duncanville, TX
F	31	Nick Feather (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Fr	Heyworth Jr/Sr School	Heyworth, IL
F	33	Caden Boser	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Memorial HS Missouri-Kansas City Valdosta State	Eau Claire, WI
F	35	Chase Walker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	So	Saint Charles Prepartory School	Columbus, OH

Head coach

Ryan Pedon (Wooster)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
October 26, 2024* 2:00 pm	Lewis	W 72–65		18 – Wolf	7 – Banks	4 – Tied	CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Tennessee–Martin	L 65–67	0–1	15 – Daugherty	7 – Tied	6 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,854) Normal, IL
November 7, 2024* 7:30 pm, MidCo Sports Plus	at North Dakota State	W 77–68	1–1	20 – Kinziger	10 – Walker	4 – Banks	Scheels Center (1,353) Fargo, ND
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Ohio	W 85–75	2–1	23 – Banks	5 – Tied	7 – Kinziger	CEFCU Arena (3,923) Normal, IL
November 17, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN	Trinity Christian	W 107–52	3–1	28 – Daugherty	6 – Tied	5 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,974) Normal, IL
November 22, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN	vs. McNeese U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam [Quarterfinal]	L 68–76	3–2	14 – Pence	6 – Pence	4 – Banks	Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,525) Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, USVI
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN	vs. UAB U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam [Consolation Semifinal]	W 84–83	4–2	21 – Kinziger	8 – Walker	5 – Banks	Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,886) Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN	vs. George Washington U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam [Fourth Place]	L 64–72	4–3	18 – Walker	8 – Pence	1 – Tied	Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,986) Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, USVI
December 4, 2024 6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN	at Belmont	L 97–99 ^OT	4–4 (0–1)	17 – Boser	7 – Pence	9 – Banks	Curb Event Center (1,301) Nashville, TN
December 7, 2024* 6:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN	Pacific	W 72–61	5–4	22 – Walker	11 – Walker	4 – Tied	CEFCU Arena (3,595) Normal, IL
December 15, 2024* 4:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN	Saint Louis	W 81–77	6–4	27 – Walker	8 – Walker	4 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (4,188) Normal, IL
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Northern Illinois	W 81–60	7–4	17 – Banks	8 – Banks	6 – Kinziger	CEFCU Arena (2,927) Normal, IL
December 22, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN	at Cornell	W 80–77	8–4	16 – Daugherty	7 – Walker	5 – Kinziger	Newman Arena (568) Ithaca, NY
December 29, 2024 4:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN	UIC						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Murray State						CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 5, 2025 TBD, TBD	Southern Illinois						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Evansville						Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN	at Northern Iowa						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 15, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN	at Drake						The Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
January 18, 2025 TBD, TBD	Missouri State						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN	Indiana State						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, CBSSN	at Bradley I–74 Rivalry						Carver Arena Peoria, IL
January 29, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN	Belmont						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
February 1, 2025 TBD, TBD	Valparaiso						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	at UIC						Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
February 8, 2025 TBD, TBD	at Northern Iowa						McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 12, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN	Drake						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
February 15, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN	Indiana State						Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Bradley I–74 Rivalry						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
February 22, 2025 TBD, TBD	at Missouri State						Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Southern Illinois						Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
March 2, 2025 TBD, TBD	Evansville						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
Conference Tournament
March 6, 2025 12:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN	vs. [Opening Round]						Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2025 12:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN	vs. [Quarterfinal]						Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2025 2:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. [Semifinal]						Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2025 1:15 pm, CBS	vs. [Final]						Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]^[4]

References

^ "State Farm MVC Tournament Game 3". MVC-Sports.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
^ "Bradley Picked as MVC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference Sports. October 2, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goredbirds.com. Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2004.

[1] "State Farm MVC Tournament Game 3". MVC-Sports.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[2] "Bradley Picked as MVC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference Sports. October 2, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[3] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goredbirds.com. Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2004.

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