2013–14 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Dan Muller, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament to Missouri State. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Morehead State and Texas A&M to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Siena.

2013–14 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
CBI Semifinals vs. Siena, L 49–61
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2013–14 record18–16 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Wichita State180 1.000  351  .972
Indiana State126 .667  2311  .676
Northern Iowa108 .556  1615  .516
Missouri State99 .500  2013  .606
Illinois State99 .500  1816  .529
Southern Illinois99 .500  1419  .424
Bradley711 .389  1220  .375
Drake612 .333  1516  .484
Evansville612 .333  1419  .424
Loyola (IL)414 .222  1022  .313
2014 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Kaza Keane Guard 6–1 185 Sophomore Ajax, Ontario
1 Paris Lee Guard 5–11 165 Freshman Maywood, Illinois
3 Daishon Knight Guard 6–1 175 Junior Baltimore, Maryland
4 Bobby Hunter Guard 5–10 190 Junior Reno, Nevada
5 Jamaal Samuel Forward 6–9 200 Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana
10 John Jones Forward 6–9 260 Junior Saint Michael, Barbados
11 MiKyle McIntosh Forward 6–7 230 Freshman Pickering, Ontario
12 Tony Wills Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana
15 Nick Zeisloft Guard 6–4 185 Sophomore LaGrange, Illinois
22 Reggie Lynch Center 6–10 230 Freshman Edina, Minnesota
23 Zach Lofton Guard 6–4 200 Sophomore Saint Paul, Minnesota
24 Deontae Hawkins Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Dayton, Ohio
25 Michael Middlebrooks Forward 6–9 210 Junior Seattle, Washington
31 Matt Stacho Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Naperville, Illinois

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2013*
4:30 pm
Quincy W 84–65 
Redbird Arena (3,877)
Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013*
6:00 pm
at No. 14 VCU L 58–96  0–1
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741)
Richmond, VA
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drexel L 70–78  0–2
Redbird Arena (4,313)
Normal, IL
11/17/2013*
7:30 pm
at Northwestern W 68–64  1–2
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,025)
Evanston, IL
11/20/2013*
7:00 pm
Manhattan L 70–79  1–3
Redbird Arena (4,690)
Normal, IL
11/27/2013*
10:15 pm
vs. Vermont
USF Golden Gate Challenge
L 76–87  1–4
War Memorial Gymnasium (697)
San Francisco, CA
11/29/2013*
10:15 pm
vs. Sonoma State
USF Golden Gate Challenge
W 75–58  2–4
War Memorial Gymnasium (475)
San Francisco, CA
11/30/2013*
10:15 pm
at San Francisco
USF Golden Gate Challenge
W 90–76  3–4
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,414)
San Francisco, CA
12/04/2013*
7:00 pm
Chicago State W 75–56  4–4
Redbird Arena (4,211)
Normal, IL
12/07/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 25 Dayton W 81–75  5–4
Redbird Arena (6,697)
Normal, IL
12/16/2013*
6:00 pm
at Oakland L 75–90  5–5
Athletics Center O'rena (1,005)
Rochester, MI
12/19/2013*
7:00 pm
Tennessee State W 64–58  6–5
Redbird Arena (4,061)
Normal, IL
12/22/2013*
7:00 pm
DePaul W 69–64  7–5
Redbird Arena (5,345)
Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
01/02/2014
7:00 pm
at Missouri State L 70–78 OT 7–6 (0–1)
JQH Arena (4,945)
Springfield, MO
01/05/2014
1:00 pm
Southern Illinois W 66–48  8–6 (1–1)
Redbird Arena (1,060)
Normal, IL
01/08/2014
7:00 pm
at No. 6 Wichita State L 47–66  8–7 (1–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/11/2014
7:00 pm
Loyola–Chicago W 59–50  9–7 (2–2)
Redbird Arena (5,354)
Normal, IL
01/15/2014
7:00 pm
Evansville W 79–78 OT 10–7 (3–2)
Redbird Arena (4,375)
Normal, IL
01/18/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake W 77–63  11–7 (4–2)
Knapp Center (3,701)
Des Moines, IA
01/22/2014
7:00 pm
No. 5 Wichita State L 55–70  11–8 (4–3)
Redbird Arena (9,510)
Normal, IL
01/25/2014
5:00 pm
at Indiana State L 62–76  11–9 (4–4)
Hulman Center (6,528)
Terre Haute, IN
01/29/2014
7:00 pm
at Bradley L 45–64  11–10 (4–5)
Carver Arena (8,403)
Peoria, IL
02/01/2014
3:00 pm
Drake W 75–57  12–10 (5–5)
Redbird Arena (5,874)
Normal, IL
02/05/2014
7:00 pm
Northern Iowa W 76–65  13–10 (6–5)
Redbird Arena (4,021)
Normal, IL
02/09/2014
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago L 69–79  13–11 (6–6)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,664)
Chicago, IL
02/12/2014
7:00 pm
at Evansville L 98–104 OT 13–12 (6–7)
Ford Center (3,151)
Evansville, IN
02/15/2014
6:00 pm
Bradley W 70–54  14–12 (7–7)
Redbird Arena (8,111)
Normal, IL
02/18/2014
7:00 pm
Missouri State W 67–63  15–12 (8–7)
Redbird Arena (4,682)
Normal, IL
02/23/2014
4:00 pm
at Northern Iowa L 59–72  15–13 (8–8)
McLeod Center (4,385)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/26/2014
7:00 pm
Indiana State W 77–59  16–13 (9–8)
Redbird Arena (4,684)
Normal, IL
03/01/2014
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 65–66  16–14 (9–9)
SIU Arena (8,339)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/07/2014
2:35 pm
vs. Missouri State
Quarterfinals
L 48–53  16–15
Scottrade Center (10,260)
St.Louis, MO
CBI
03/19/2014*
7:05 pm
Morehead State
First round
W 77–67  17–15
Redbird Arena (2,080)
Normal, IL
03/24/2014*
8:00 pm
Texas A&M
Quarterfinals
W 62–55  18–15
Redbird Arena (3,251)
Normal, IL
03/26/2014*
6:00 pm
at Siena
Semifinals
L 49–61  18–16
Times Union Center (3,980)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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