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 in Normal, Illinois as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 9–9 in conference play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the number five seed in the MVC tournament, they were defeated by Missouri State in a quarterfinal game. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they won over Morehead State in the first round and Texas A&M in the quarterfinal round before losing to Siena in the semifinal round.

2013–14 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
CBI, Semifinal
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	18–16 (9–9 MVC)
Head coach	Dan Muller (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Dana Ford Torrey Ward Luke Yaklich
Home arena	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena

2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Wichita State †	18	–	0		1.000			35	–	1		.972
Indiana State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
Northern Iowa	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Missouri State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Illinois State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	16		.529
Southern Illinois	9	–	9		.500			14	–	19		.424
Bradley	7	–	11		.389			12	–	20		.375
Drake	6	–	12		.333			15	–	16		.484
Evansville	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Loyola Chicago	4	–	14		.222			10	–	22		.313
† 2014 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2013–14 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kaza Keane 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Christian Faith Center Academy Ajax, Ontario G 1 Paris Lee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Proviso East High School Maywood, IL G 3 Daishon Knight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lake Clifton Eastern High School Odessa College Baltimore, MD G 4 Bobby Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Bishop Manogue High School Santa Fe College Reno, NV F 5 Jamaal Samuel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So O. Perry Walker High School South Plains College New Orleans, LA C 10 John Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr The Howe School Saint Michael, Barbados F 11 MiKyle McIntosh  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr 22 Feet Academy Pickering, ON G 12 Tony Wills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Ben Davis High School Indianapolis, IN G 15 Nick Zeisloft 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Lyons Township High School LaGrange, IL C 22 Reggie Lynch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Edina High School Edina, MN G 23 Zach Lofton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Quakerdale Prep School San Jacinto College Saint Paul, MN F 24 Deontae Hawkins  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dunbar High School Dayton, OH F 25 Michael Middlebrooks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Rainier Beach High School North Idaho College Seattle, WA G 31 Matt Stacho (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Naperville North High School Naperville, IL	Head coach Dan Muller (Illinois State) Assistant coach(es) Dana Ford (Illinois State) Torrey Ward (UAB) Luke Yaklich (Illinois State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 27, 2014

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
November 3, 2013* 4:35 pm		Quincy	W 84–65		19 – Lofton	–	–	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,877) Normal, IL
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 8, 2013* 6:00 pm		at No. 14 VCU	L 58–96	0–1	12 – Lofton	7 – Jones, Zeisloft	2 – Hunter, Keane, Lee	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
November 12, 2013* 7:05 pm, ESPN3		Drexel	L 70–78	0–2	14 – Hunter	15 – Middlebrooks	4 – Keane	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,313) Normal, IL
November 17, 2013* 7:30 pm		at Northwestern	W 68–64	1–2	15 – Knight, Lofton	11 – Middlebrooks	4 – Keane, Lee	Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,025) Evanston, IL
November 20, 2013* 7:05 pm		Manhattan	L 70–79	1–3	21 – Knight	10 – Middlebrooks	4 – Lee	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,690) Normal, IL
November 27, 2013* 10:15 pm		vs. Vermont University of San Francisco Golden Gate Challenge [Round–Robin]	L 76–87	1–4	19 – Lofton	6 – Jones	4 – Knight	War Memorial Gymnasium (697) San Francisco, CA
November 29, 2013* 10:15 pm		vs. Sonoma State University of San Francisco Golden Gate Challenge [Round–Robin]	W 75–58	2–4	21 – Knight	7 – Lynch	4 – Hunter	War Memorial Gymnasium (475) San Francisco, CA
November 30, 2013* 10:15 pm		at San Francisco University of San Francisco Golden Gate Challenge [Round–Robin]	W 90–76	3–4	15 – Hunter, Lofton, Lee	8 – Knight	6 – Knight	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,414) San Francisco, CA
December 4, 2013* 7:05 pm		Chicago State	W 75–56	4–4	15 – Knight	7 – Knight, Zeisloft	3 – Hunter, Lofton	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,211) Normal, IL
December 7, 2013* 7:05 pm, CSN Chicago		No. 25 Dayton	W 81–75	5–4	20 – Knight	6 – Knight, Lynch	4 – Knight	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (6,697) Normal, IL
December 16, 2013* 6:00 pm		at Oakland	L 75–90	5–5	14 – Knight, Lee	6 – Wills	4 – Wills	Athletics Center O'rena (1,005) Rochester, MI
December 19, 2013* 7:05 pm		Tennessee State	W 64–58	6–5	16 – Knight	6 – Zeisloft, Lynch	6 – Lee	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,061) Normal, IL
December 22, 2013* 3:35 pm		DePaul	W 69–64	7–5	16 – Knight	6 – Knight	5 – Lofton	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,345) Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season
January 2, 2014 7:05 pm		at Missouri State	L 70–78 OT	7–6 (0–1)	15 – Knight	7 – Knight	5 – Lee	JQH Arena (4,945) Springfield, MO
January 5, 2014 1:05 pm		Southern Illinois	W 66–48	8–6 (1–1)	18 – Lofton	7 – Lee	5 – Keane	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (1,060) Normal, IL
January 8, 2014 7:00 pm		at No. 6 Wichita State	L 47–66	8–7 (1–2)	11 – Hunter	7 – Lofton	3 – Hunter, Lofton	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
January 11, 2014 7:05 pm		Loyola–Chicago	W 59–50	9–7 (2–2)	12 – Zeisloft	7 – Jones	4 – Lofton	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,354) Normal, IL
January 15, 2014 7:05 pm		Evansville	W 79–78 OT	10–7 (3–2)	21 – Lofton	6 – Lofton, Lynch, Wills	3 – Lofton	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,375) Normal, IL
January 18, 2014 7:05 pm, ESPN3		at Drake	W 77–63	11–7 (4–2)	17 – Knight	7 – Knight, Lynch	6 – Hunter	The Knapp Center (3,701) Des Moines, IA
January 22, 2014 7:05 pm		No. 5 Wichita State	L 55–70	11–8 (4–3)	12 – Knight	8 – Knight	2 – Keane	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (9,510) Normal, IL
January 25, 2014 5:05 pm		at Indiana State	L 62–76	11–9 (4–4)	13 – Hunter	7 – Lynch	3 – Hunter	Hulman Center (6,528) Terre Haute, IN
January 29, 2014 7:00 pm		at Bradley I–74 Rivalry	L 45–64	11–10 (4–5)	8 – Knight, Lee	8 – Hunter	4 – Hunter	Carver Arena (8,403) Peoria, IL
February 1, 2014 3:05 pm		Drake	W 75–57	12–10 (5–5)	19 – Hunter	7 – Lofton	4 – Hunter	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,874) Normal, IL
February 5, 2014 7:05 pm		Northern Iowa	W 76–65	13–10 (6–5)	17 – Hunter	6 – Lynch	5 – Lee	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,021) Normal, IL
February 9, 2014 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Loyola–Chicago	L 69–79	13–11 (6–6)	14 – Lee	4 – Hunter, Knight	5 – Knight	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,664) Chicago, IL
February 12, 2014 7:05 pm		at Evansville	L 98–104 OT	13–12 (6–7)	18 – Zeisloft	9 – Hunter	6 – Hunter	Ford Center (3,151) Evansville, IN
February 15, 2014 6:05 pm		Bradley I–74 Rivalry	W 70–54	14–12 (7–7)	26 – Knight	8 – Samuel	5 – Hunter	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (8,111) Normal, IL
February 18, 2014 7:05 pm		Missouri State	W 67–63	15–12 (8–7)	17 – Knight	5 – Knight	5 – Knight	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,682) Normal, IL
February 23, 2014 4:00 pm		at Northern Iowa	L 59–72	15–13 (8–8)	24 – Lofton	7 – Lynch	5 – Knight	McLeod Center (4,385) Cedar Falls, IA
February 26, 2014 7:05 pm		Indiana State	W 77–59	16–13 (9–8)	20 – Knight	8 – Knight, Lynch	4 – Hunter	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,684) Normal, IL
March 1, 2014 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	L 65–66	16–14 (9–9)	15 – Knight	5 – Knight	2 – Zeisloft, Lee	SIU Arena (8,339) Carbondale, IL
State Farm Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 7, 2014* 2:35 pm	(5)	vs. (4) Missouri State Quarterfinal	L 48–53	16–15	25 – Lofton	8 – Lynch	3 – Wills	Scottrade Center (10,260) St. Louis, MO
College Basketball Invitational {CBI}
March 19, 2014* 7:05 pm		Morehead State [First Round]	W 77–67	17–15	18 – Knight	8 – Lynch	3 – Wills	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (2,080) Normal, IL
March 24, 2014* 8:05 pm, CBSSN		Texas A&M [Quarterfinal]	W 62–55	18–15	17 – Knight	9 – Knight	5 – Hunter	Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,251) Normal, IL
March 26, 2014* 6:00 pm		at Siena [Semifinal]	L 49–61	18–16	15 – Lynch	7 – Lynch	2 – Keane, Lee	Times Union Center (3,980) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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