2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record18–14 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDoug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 16 2   .889 26 9   .743
Evansville 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Illinois State 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Southern Illinois 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611 23 13   .639
Indiana State 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Missouri State 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Loyola Chicago 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Bradley 3 15   .167 5 27   .156
Drake 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2016 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name # Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Comment
Bobby Hunter 4 G 5'10" 194 RS Sr Reno, NV Graduation
John Jones 10 C 6'9" 260 Sr Saint Michael, Barbados Graduation
Daishon Knight 3 G 6'1" 175 Sr Baltimore, MD Graduation
Will Ransom 42 F 6'8" 240 Jr Fort Worth, TX North Carolina Central
Mark Hall 5 G 6'3" 170 RS So Round Lake Beach, IL St. Cloud State
Reggie Lynch 22 C 6'10" 255 So Edina, MN Minnesota

Arrivals

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Transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prior School
Quentin Brewer F 6'8" 220 RS Sr Tampa, FL Bethune–Cookman

Recruiting Class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keyshawn Evans
PG
Plantation, FL The Sagemont School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sep 14, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Roland Griffin
SG
Aurora, IL Aurora West High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Elvis Harvey
PF
South Bay, FL Oxford Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Matt Hein
PG
Orlando, FL Windermere Preparatory School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 26, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Daouda Ndaiye
C
Orlando, FL Windermere Preparatory School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 25, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Nick Banyard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Edwards Marcus High School
New Mexico
Flower Mound, TX
G 1 Paris Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Proviso East High School Maywood, IL
F 2 Quintin Brewer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Howard Blake High School
Bethune–Cookman
Atlanta, GA
G 3 Keyshawn Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr The Sagemont School Plantation, FL
C 4 Daouda Ndaiye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Windermere Preparatory School Dakar, Senegal
G 5 Matt Hein   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Windermere Preparatory School Windermere, FL
F 11 MiKyle McIntosh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS So 22 Feet Academy Pickering, ON
G 12 Tony Wills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Ben Davis High School Indianapolis, IN
G 15 Justin McCloud 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Bottineau High School
Bismarck State College
Bottineau, ND
F 22 Elvis Harvey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Oxbridge Academy South Bay, FL
F 23 Deontae Hawkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) RS So Dunbar High School Dayton, OH
G 31 Javaka Thompson (W)   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Whitney Young Magnet High School
Knox College
Chicago, IL
F 35 Roland Griffin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr West Aurora High School Aurora, IL
G 44 DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr West Oaks Academy
Eastern Oklahoma State College
Orlando, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 6, 2016

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 8, 2015*
2:00 pm
Southern Indiana W 88–81 
 25  Akoon–Purcell   14  Banyard   3  Lee,
Wills
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,022)
Normal, IL
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 13, 2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN3
at San Diego State
Mountain West–
Missouri Valley Challenge
L 60–71  0–1
 13  Griffin   7  McCloud   7  Lee  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
November 16, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Morehead State W 67–66  1–1
 23  Akoon–Purcell   4  Akoon–Purcell,
Banyard,
Griffin
 
 7  Lee  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,698)
Normal, IL
November 19, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota State
Cancún Challenge
[Campus Site]
L 67–83  1–2
 15  Akoon–Purcell   7  Hawkins   4  McCloud  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,107)
Normal, IL
November 21, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Houston Baptist
Cancún Challenge
[Campus Site]
W 72–56  2–2
 20  Akoon–Purcell   6  Hawkins   5  Lee  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,100)
Normal, IL
November 24, 2015*
7:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. No. 2 Maryland
Cancún Challenge
{Riviera Division}
[Semifinal]
L 66–77  2–3
 17  McIntosh   6  Hawkins   3  Lee  Hard Rock Hotel
Riviera Maya
 (982)
Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2015*
5:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. TCU
Cancún Challenge
{Riviera Division}
[Third Place]
L 60–71  2–4
 16  Lee   9  McIntosh   2  Akoon–Purcell  Hard Rock Hotel
Riviera Maya
 (982)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Quincy W 73–63  3–4
 18  Akoon–Purcell   7  Wills,
Hawkins
 
 5  Akoon–Purcell,
Lee
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,853)
Normal, IL
November 30, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 1 Kentucky L 63–75  3–5
 22  Akoon–Purcell   8  Brewer   2  Akoon–Purcell,
McIntosh
 
Rupp Arena (21,894)
Lexington, KY
December 5, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UAB L 61–74  3–6
 18  Akoon–Purcell   8  Akoon–Purcell   4  Lee  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,093)
Normal, IL
December 13, 2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State W 63–61  4–6
 16  Hawkins   9  Hawkins   7  Lee  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,239)
Normal, IL
December 16, 2015*
8:00 pm, CSNC+
at UIC W 72–60  5–6
 18  Akoon–Purcell   11  McIntosh   4  Lee,
McIntosh
 
UIC Pavilion (4,499)
Chicago, IL
December 19, 2015*
1:00 pm, A-10
Digital Network
at Saint Joseph's L 65–79  5–7
 16  McIntosh   7  Akoon–Purcell,
McIntosh
 
 4  Lee  Hagan Arena (3,516)
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee State W 66–55  6–7
 10  Akoon–Purcell,
Hawkins,
Griffin
 
 11  Banyard   3  Griffin  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,205)
Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season
December 30, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 74–61  7–7
(1–0)
 17  Hawkins   7  McIntosh   4  McIntosh  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,680)
Normal, IL
January 3, 2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake W 67–62  8–7
(2–0)
 28  Akoon–Purcell   9  Akoon–Purcell   2  Banyard,
Lee
 
The Knapp Center (2,803)
Des Moines, IA
January 6, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 54–52  9–7
(3–0)
 14  Akoon–Purcell   8  Brewer   3  McIntosh  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,106)
Normal, IL
January 9, 2016
1:00 pm, CSNC/FSMW
at Indiana State L 65–77  9–8
(3–1)
 20  McIntosh   6  Brewer,
Lee
 
 5  Lee  Hulman Center (3,801)
Terre Haute, IN
January 12, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 78–81  9–9
(3–2)
 25  McIntosh   9  Hawkins   4  Akoon–Purcell,
Lee,
Hawkins
 
SIU Arena (4,441)
Carbondale, IL
January 15, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Evansville L 55–65  9–10
(3–3)
 12  Akoon–Purcell,
Lee
 
 10  Hawkins   4  Lee,
Wills
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,148)
Normal, IL
January 20, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley
I–74 Rivalry
W 55–52  10–10
(4–3)
 16  Lee   15  Hawkins   4  Lee,
Wills
 
Carver Arena (7,300)
Peoria, IL
January 23, 2016
3:00 pm, CSNC/FSMW
Northern Iowa W 76–67  11–10
(5–3)
 18  McIntosh   7  Brewer   6  Lee  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (7,103)
Normal, IL
January 26, 2016
7:00 pm, CSNC+/FSMW
Drake W 76–64  12–10
(6–3)
 25  McIntosh   7  McIntosh   7  Wills  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,182)
Normal, IL
January 30, 2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 81–84 OT 12–11
(6–4)
 18  Akoon–Purcell   9  Akoon–Purcell   6  Lee  JQH Arena (3,546)
Springfield, MO
February 3, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago W 78–70  13–11
(7–4)
 21  McIntosh   6  McIntosh   5  Akoon–Purcell  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,691)
Chicago, IL
February 6, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 Wichita State W 58–53  14–11
(8–4)
 19  Lee   10  Hawkins   4  Akoon–Purcell  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (8,284)
Normal, IL
February 11, 2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Evansville W 70–60  15–11
(9–4)
 18  Banyard   9  Hawkins   9  Lee  Ford Center (4,195)
Evansville, IN
February 14, 2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley
I–74 Rivalry
W 75–60  16–22
(10–4)
 14  McIntosh   6  Hawkins,
McIntosh
 
 3  Brewer,
McIntosh
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (7,888)
Normal, IL
February 17, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 78–50  17–11
(11–4)
 18  Lee   8  Brewer,
Hawkins
 
 5  Wills  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,456)
Normal, IL
February 20, 2016
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Northern Iowa L 66–75  17–12
(11–5)
 14  Lee   6  Brewer,
Lee
 
 7  Lee  McLeod Center (6,145)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 24, 2016
6:00 pm, CSNC+/FSMW
Southern Illinois W 73–50  18–12
(12–5)
 21  Lee   7  Akoon–Purcell,
Banyard,
Hawkins
 
 4  Lee  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (6,052)
Normal, IL
February 27, 2016
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at Wichita State L 58–74  18–13
(12–6)
 15  Akoon–Purcell   7  Hawkins   4  Akoon–Purcell  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
State Farm
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 3, 2016*
8:30 pm, CSNC/FSMW
(3) vs. (6) Indiana State
Quarterfinal
L 57–65  18–14
 17  McIntosh   14  Akoon–Purcell   2  Lee,
Wills
 
Scottrade Center (8,468)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2015–16 Men's Basketball Schedule". GoRedbirds.com. Retrieved March 14, 2016.