2014–15 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Dan Muller, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing in the second round to Old Dominion.
2014–15 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball | |
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NIT, Second round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
2014–15 record | 22–13 (11–7 MVC) |
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Home arena | Redbird Arena |
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No. 14 Wichita State | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Northern Iowa † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 31 | – | 4 | .886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (IL) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
On April 7, while flying home from attending the NCAA Tournament national title game, associate head coach Torrey Ward, along with deputy athletic director Aaron Leetch, were killed in a plane crash of a twin-engine Cessna 414, which had taken off from an Indianapolis airport, just short of Central Illinois Regional Airport.[1][2]
Previous season
The Redbirds finished the season 18–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three way tie four fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament to Missouri State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Morehead State and Texas A&M to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Siena.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Kaza Keane | 0 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Ajax, Ontario | Transferred |
Jamaal Samuel | 5 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Sophomore | New Orleans, LA | Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe |
Zach Lofton | 23 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Saint Paul, MN | Transferred to Minnesota |
Michael Middlebrooks | 25 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Junior | Seattle, WA | Suspended[3] |
Matt Stacho | 31 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Naperville, IL | Left the program |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Nick Banyard | 0 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Junior | Flower Mound, TX | Transfer from New Mexico. Under NCAA transfer rules, Banyard will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Mark Hall | 5 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Sophomore | Round Lake Beach, IL | Junior college transfer from Eastern Wyoming College. |
Justin McCloud | 15 | G | 6'4" | 188 | Junior | Bottineau, ND | Junior college transfer from Bismarck State College. |
Will Ransom | 42 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Junior | Green Lake, WI | Junior college transfer from Daytona Beach Community College. |
DeVaughn Purcell | 44 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Orlando, FL | Junior college transfer from Eastern Oklahoma State College. |
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/10/2014* 7:00 pm |
Lewis | W 76-67 | Redbird Arena (4,063) Normal, IL | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/16/2014* 2:00 pm |
Utah State | L 55–60 | 0–1 |
Redbird Arena (4,921) Normal, IL | |||||||
11/21/2014* 8:00 pm |
vs. Weber State Paradise Jam quarterfinals |
W 73–64 | 1–1 |
Sports and Fitness Center (1,910) St. Thomas, VI | |||||||
11/23/2014* 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam semifinals |
W 64–45 | 2–1 |
Sports and Fitness Center (2,005) St. Thomas, VI | |||||||
11/24/2014* 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Seton Hall Paradise Jam finals |
L 80–84 | 2–2 |
Sports and Fitness Center (2,955) St. Thomas, VI | |||||||
11/29/2014* 2:00 pm |
Youngstown State | W 85–73 OT | 3–2 |
Redbird Arena (4,095) Normal, IL | |||||||
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
VCU | L 62–66 | 3–3 |
Redbird Arena (7,142) Normal, IL | |||||||
12/07/2014* 2:00 pm |
at UAB | W 78–74 | 4–3 |
Bartow Arena (2,234) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
12/14/2014* 3:00 pm, FS1 |
at DePaul | W 78–72 | 5–3 |
Allstate Arena (6,323) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
12/17/2014* 7:00 pm |
UT Martin | W 64–54 | 6–3 |
Redbird Arena (4,037) Normal, IL | |||||||
12/20/2014* 3:00 pm |
at Murray State | L 77–89 | 6–4 |
CFSB Center (2,979) Murray, KY | |||||||
12/22/2014* 6:00 pm |
IPFW | W 68–43 | 7–4 |
Redbird Arena (4,108) Normal, IL | |||||||
12/29/2014* 6:00 pm |
Quincy | W 99–57 | 8–4 |
Redbird Arena (4,093) Normal, IL | |||||||
Missouri Valley Conference regular season | |||||||||||
12/31/2014 3:00 pm, CSN Chicago |
Indiana State | L 61–63 | 8–5 (0–1) |
Redbird Arena (5,372) Normal, IL | |||||||
01/04/2015 4:30 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 16 Wichita State | L 62–70 | 8–6 (1–1) |
Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS | |||||||
01/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Drake | W 81–45 | 9–6 (1–2) |
Redbird Arena (3,809) Normal, IL | |||||||
01/11/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Missouri State | W 69–55 | 10–6 (2–2) |
JQH Arena (5,224) Springfield, MO | |||||||
01/14/2015 6:00 pm |
at Indiana State | L 70–71 OT | 10–7 (2–3) |
Hulman Center (4,335) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
01/17/2015 4:00 pm, CSN Chicago |
Bradley I-74 Rivalry |
W 82–72 | 11–7 (3–3) |
Redbird Arena (9,627) Normal, IL | |||||||
01/20/2015 7:00 pm |
at Drake | W 64–56 | 12–7 (4–3) |
Knapp Center (2,886) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
01/25/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 20 Northern Iowa | L 53–54 | 12–8 (4–4) |
Redbird Arena (6,118) Normal, IL | |||||||
01/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Missouri State | W 67–57 | 13–8 (5–4) |
Redbird Arena (4,177) Normal, IL | |||||||
01/31/2015 1:00 pm, CSN Chicago/FSMW |
at Loyola–Chicago | W 48–45 | 14–8 (6–4) |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,256) Chicago, IL | |||||||
02/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Evansville | W 77–51 | 15–8 (7–4) |
Redbird Arena (4,352) Normal, IL | |||||||
02/07/2015 1:00 pm, CSN Chicago/FSMW |
at Southern Illinois | L 59–65 | 15–9 (7–5) |
SIU Arena (4,885) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
02/11/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at No. 13 Northern Iowa | L 64–83 | 15–10 (7–6) |
McLeod Center (6,103) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
02/14/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 |
No. 15 Wichita State | L 62–68 | 15–11 (7–7) |
Redbird Arena (9,345) Normal, IL | |||||||
02/18/2015 8:00 pm, CSN Chicago/FSNMW |
at Bradley I-74 Rivalry |
W 60–47 | 16–11 (8–7) |
Carver Arena (7,349) Peoria, IL | |||||||
02/21/2015 7:00 pm, CSN Chicago |
Loyola–Chicago | W 67–60 | 17–11 (9–7) |
Redbird Arena (6,406) Normal, IL | |||||||
02/25/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Southern Illinois | W 73–56 | 18–11 (10–7) |
Redbird Arena (5,188) Normal, IL | |||||||
02/28/2015 1:00 pm |
at Evansville | W 69–67 OT | 19–11 (11–7) |
Ford Center (5,491) Evansville, IN | |||||||
Missouri Valley Tournament | |||||||||||
03/06/2015 2:35 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3 |
vs. Evansville Quarterfinals |
W 71–67 | 20–11 |
Scottrade Center (9,015) St.Louis, MO | |||||||
03/07/2015 1:35 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3 |
vs. No. 8 Wichita State Semifinals |
W 65–62 | 21–11 |
Scottrade Center (13,898) St.Louis, MO | |||||||
03/08/2015 1:05 pm, CBS |
vs. #11 Northern Iowa Championship game |
L 60–69 | 21–12 |
Scottrade Center (13,552) St.Louis, MO | |||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
03/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. (4) | (5) Green Bay First round |
W 69–56 | 22–12 |
Redbird Arena (4,942) Normal, IL | ||||||
03/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. (4) | at (1) Old Dominion Second round |
L 49–50 | 22–13 |
Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,923) Norfolk, VA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. |
References
- https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/04/07/plane-crash-ncaa-title-game
- Buckley, Madeline (April 7, 2015). "2 Illinois State athletics officials killed in plane crash". USA Today. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
The Cessna 414 crashed just after midnight on Tuesday outside of Bloomington, Ill., the Federal Aviation Administration said.
- "Redbirds suspend Middlebrooks". Pantagraph. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- http://www.goredbirds.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball