2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team explained

Year:2015–16
Team:Illinois State Redbirds
Mode:Basketball
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Record:18–14
Conf Record:12–6
Short Conf:MVC
Head Coach:Dan Muller
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Luke Yaklich
Asst Coach2:Dean Oliver
Asst Coach3:Jeremy Ballard
Stadium:Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena

The 2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth-year head coach Dan Muller, played their home games at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in conference play, to finish in a tie for second place. As the number three seed in the MVC tournament, they were defeated by Indiana State in their quarterfinal game.

Previous season

The Redbirds finished the 2014–15 season 22–13, 11–7 in conference play, to finish in a tie for third place. For the Missouri Valley tournament they were the number four seed, defeating Evansville in a quarterfinal game and eighth ranked Wichita State in a semifinal game before succumbing to eleventh ranked Northern Iowa in the final. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they won over Green Bay in the first round before losing to Old Dominion in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Comment
Bobby Hunter 4 G 5'10" 194 RS Sr Graduation
John Jones 10 C 6'9" 260 Sr Graduation
Daishon Knight 3 G 6'1" 175 Sr Graduation
Will Ransom 42 F 6'8" 240 Jr North Carolina Central
Mark Hall 5 G 6'3" 170 RS So St. Cloud State
22 C 6'10" 255 So Minnesota

Arrivals

Recruiting Class

Schedule and results

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Missouri Valley Conference tournament
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Notes and References

  1. News: 2015–16 Men's Basketball Schedule. GoRedbirds.com. March 14, 2016. en.