2020–21 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by ninth-year head coach Dan Muller, played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 7–18, 4–14 in MVC play to finish in 10th place. In the MVC tournament, they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.

Previous season The Redbirds finished the 2019–20 season 10–21, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. In the MVC tournament, they lost to Drake in the first round.

Offseason Departures Name # Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Comment Jaycee Hillsman 25 G 6'6" 230 RS Senior Champaign, IL Graduation Zach Copeland 2 G 6'4" 195 Senior Oakland, CA Graduation Ricky Torres 3 G 6'2" 180 Senior Pinellas Park, FL Graduation Matt Chastain 22 G 6'6" 210 RS Junior LeRoy, IL Retired due to injury Lijah Donnelly 15 G 6'2" 170 RS Junior Bloomington, IL Lincoln College Keith Fisher III 5 F 6'8" 220 RS Junior Los Angeles, CA Opted out due to the COVID-19 pandemic Taylor Bruninga 32 F 6'8" 210 RS Sophomore Mapleton, IL Retired due to injury Rey Idowu 13 F 6'9" 240 Sophomore Melbourne, FL Tulsa

2020 recruiting class

Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prior school Sy Chatman F 6'8" 220 Junior Minneapolis, MN UMass Dusan Mahorcic F 6'10" 240 Junior Belgrade, Serbia Moberly Area Community College Josiah Strong G 6'3" 195 Junior Brooklyn Park, MN Iowa Western Community College Alex Kotov F 6'10" 220 Sophomore Moscow, Russia Daytona State College

Roster

NOTE: (L) indicates left team in-season

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=|Non-Conference Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=|Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=|State FarmMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament

Source

NOTE: limited capacity or no spectators allowed per the corresponding local COVID-19 health guidelines.

References