Illinois State Redbirds

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball · Missouri Valley ConferenceIllinois State, USA

Record 2026-270–1

Missouri Valley Conference8th

StreakL1

Head coachRyan Pedon

Latest results

Final/OTNov 2, 2026

Illinois State Redbirds85

Saint Mary's Gaels90

FinalApr 2, 2026

Illinois State Redbirds66

Auburn Tigers88

FinalMar 25, 2026

Illinois State Redbirds61

Dayton Flyers55

FinalMar 22, 2026

Illinois State Redbirds78

Wake Forest Demon Deacons75

FinalMar 18, 2026

Kent State Golden Flashes58

Illinois State Redbirds79

Next games

8:00 PM ESTNov 5, 2026

Central State Marauders

Illinois State Redbirds

8:30 PM ESTNov 9, 2026

Illinois State Redbirds

Purdue Boilermakers

8:00 PM ESTNov 13, 2026

Illinois State Redbirds

North Dakota State Bison

8:00 PM ESTNov 17, 2026

Bellarmine Knights

Illinois State Redbirds

8:00 PM ESTNov 19, 2026

Eureka Red Devils

Illinois State Redbirds

Illinois State Redbirds roster

Noah ClevelandF · 6'9"#0 Deng GarangG · 6'6"#1 Isaac EricksenG · 6'8"#2 Mason KlaboG · 6'2"#3 Leyton WolfF · 6'9"#4 Demarion BurchG · 6'4"#5 Malik Messina-MooreG · 6'5"#9 Johnny KinzigerG · 5'11"#11 Matthew SzafoniF · 6'9"#12 Ty BlakeG · 6'4"#13 Nick AllenF · 6'11"#15 Zaxton KingG · 6'3"#24 Jordan WilliamsG · 6'6"#25 Louie Semona IIIF · 6'8"#33 Chase WalkerF · 6'9"#35

2026-27 schedule & results

Regular season 0–1

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
Mon, Nov 2	@Saint Mary's Gaels	L 85–90 OT	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Thu, Nov 5	vsCentral State Marauders	8:00 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Mon, Nov 9	@Purdue Boilermakers	8:30 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Fri, Nov 13	@North Dakota State Bison	8:00 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Tue, Nov 17	vsBellarmine Knights	8:00 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Thu, Nov 19	vsEureka Red Devils	8:00 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Mon, Nov 23	@Santa Clara Broncos	7:00 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Tue, Nov 24	vsTulsa Golden Hurricane	4:30 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Wed, Dec 2	@Eastern Illinois Panthers	8:00 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Sat, Dec 5	@Chicago State Cougars	2:00 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Thu, Dec 10	vsLong Beach State Beach	7:00 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Sun, Dec 13	vsNorth Dakota State Bison	5:00 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Thu, Dec 17	@Murray State Racers	6:00 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Mon, Dec 21	vsBelmont Bruins	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Tue, Dec 29	@Evansville Purple Aces	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Sat, Jan 2	vsIndiana State Sycamores	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Fri, Jan 8	@Belmont Bruins	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Tue, Jan 12	@Northern Iowa Panthers	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Sat, Jan 16	vsValparaiso Beacons	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Mon, Jan 18	vsDrake Bulldogs	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Sun, Jan 24	@Bradley Braves	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Wed, Jan 27	vsSouthern Illinois Salukis	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Sat, Jan 30	@UIC Flames	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Wed, Feb 3	vsNorthern Iowa Panthers	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Sat, Feb 6	@Indiana State Sycamores	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Tue, Feb 9	@Valparaiso Beacons	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Fri, Feb 12	vsMurray State Racers	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Mon, Feb 15	vsUIC Flames	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Thu, Feb 18	@Southern Illinois Salukis	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Sun, Feb 21	vsEvansville Purple Aces	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Wed, Feb 24	@Drake Bulldogs	7:30 PM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Sat, Feb 27	vsBradley Braves	12:00 AM EST	NCAA Division I Men's Basketball