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
CBI Champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	22–14 (10–10 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 →

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake †	17	–	3	.850	31	–	4	.886
Bradley	15	–	5	.750	28	–	9	.757
Northern Iowa	14	–	6	.700	20	–	13	.606
Belmont	13	–	7	.650	22	–	11	.667
Illinois State	10	–	10	.500	22	–	14	.611
UIC	10	–	10	.500	17	–	14	.548
Murray State	9	–	11	.450	16	–	17	.485
Southern Illinois	8	–	12	.400	14	–	19	.424
Indiana State	8	–	12	.400	14	–	18	.438
Evansville	8	–	12	.400	11	–	21	.344
Valparaiso	6	–	14	.300	15	–	19	.441
Missouri State	2	–	18	.100	9	–	23	.281

† 2025 MVC tournament winner

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

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	Reason for departure
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	Transferred to Arkansas-Monticello
Darius Burford	10	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Bolingbrook, IL	Transferred to Texas-Arlington
Myles Foster	4	F	6'7"	235	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Clemson
Luke Kasubke	0	G	6'5"	190	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Transferred to 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	School	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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. 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)	RS Jr	Cedar Falls HS Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, IA
G	5	Jordan Davis (5Y)	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)	RS 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 (5Y)	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
(5Y) Fifth-year Senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	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	L 67–73	8–5 (0–2)	20 – Poindexter	5 – Davis	5 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,841) Normal, IL
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	W 74–68	9–5 (1–2)	17 – Tied	8 – Pence	4 – Kinziger	CFSB Center (4,585) Murray, KY
January 5, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	W 85–54	10–5 (2–2)	17 – Tied	10 – Davis	5 – Poindexter	CEFCU Arena (3,427) Normal, IL
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	L 51–69	10–6 (2–3)	14 – Poindexter	7 – Davis	2 – Tied	Ford Center (4,036) Evansville, IN
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Iowa	L 84–85	10–7 (2–4)	27 – Walker	9 – Walker	4 – Kingziger	CEFCU Arena (4,712) Normal, IL
January 15, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		at Drake	L 62–66	10–8 (2–5)	20 – Walker	4 – Walker	2 – Tied	The Knapp Center (3,117) Des Moines, IA
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	W 74–68	11–8 (3–5)	19 – Kinziger	11 – Wolf	5 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (4,588) Normal, IL
January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Indiana State	W 85–81	12–8 (4–5)	21 – Banks	12 – Davis	6 – Kinziger	CEFCU Arena (3,617) Normal, IL
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, CBSSN		at Bradley I–74 Rivalry	L 57–61	12–9 (4–6)	16 – Kinziger	7 – Walker	5 – Kinziger	Carver Arena (9,646) Peoria, IL
January 29, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		Belmont	W 81–78	13–9 (5–6)	22 – Tied	6 – Walker	6 – Banks	CEFCU Arena (3,477) Normal, IL
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 86–78	14–9 (6–6)	24 – Walker	5 – Tied	7 – Walker	CEFCU Arena (5,706) Normal, IL
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	W 81–79	15–9 (7–6)	31 – Walker	9 – Walker	4 – Tied	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,554) Chicago, IL
February 8, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Northern Iowa	L 65–68	15–10 (7–7)	16 – Kinziger	9 – Kinziger	4 – Banks	McLeod Center (4,809) Cedar Falls, IA
February 12, 2025 8:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		Drake	L 77–84	15–11 (7–8)	25 – Walker	7 – Walker	3 – Poindexter	CEFCU Arena (4,122) Normal, IL
February 15, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	L 76–85	15–12 (7–9)	22 – Walker	11 – Walker	4 – Walker	Hulman Center (5,198) Terre Haute, IN
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Bradley I–74 Rivalry	W 82–71	16–12 (8–9)	25 – Daugherty	9 – Kinziger	4 – Poindexter	CEFCU Arena (5,719) Normal, IL
February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	W 70–68	17–12 (9–9)	16 – Banks	7 – Davis	8 – Banks	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,853) Springfield, MO
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	L 79–88	17–13 (9–10)	18 – Banks	7 – Walker	7 – Walker	Banterra Center (4,141) Carbondale, IL
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 62–53	18–13 (10–10)	13 – Banks	9 – Pence	3 – Davis	CEFCU Arena (5,072) Normal, IL
Conference Tournament
March 6, 2025* 2:30 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	(5)	vs. (12) Missouri State Arch Madness [Opening Round]	W 70–54	19–13	13 – Kinziger	9 – Walker	8 – Banks	Enterprise Center (4,402) St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2025* 2:30 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Belmont Arch Madness [Quarterfinal]	L 63–76	19–14	19 – Banks	6 – Tied	7 – Banks	Enterprise Center (6,005) St. Louis, MO
College Basketball Invitational, Presented By Purple
March 23, 2025* 5:30 pm, FloCollege		vs. Presbyterian [First Round]	W 78–70	20–14	20 – Walker	9 – Walker	5 – Banks	Ocean Center (832) Daytona Beach, FL
March 25, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Incarnate Word [Semifinal]	W 78–73	21–14	27 – Walker	10 – Pence	5 – Banks	Ocean Center (632) Daytona Beach, FL
March 26, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Cleveland State [Final]	W 79–68	22–14	20 – Boser	7 – Kinziger	5 – Banks	Ocean Center (541) Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Zone.

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.