2014–15 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2015 MVC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
2014–15 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT, Second round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2014–15 record	22–13 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Dan Muller (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Torrey Ward; Luke Yaklich; Dean Oliver;
Home arena	Redbird Arena

The 2014–15 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Dan Muller, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing in the second round to Old Dominion.

On April 7, while flying home from attending the NCAA Tournament national title game, associate head coach Torrey Ward, along with deputy athletic director Aaron Leetch, were killed in a plane crash of a twin-engine Cessna 414, which had taken off from an Indianapolis airport, just short of Central Illinois Regional Airport.[1][2]

Previous season

The Redbirds finished the season 18–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three way tie four fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament to Missouri State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Morehead State and Texas A&M to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Siena.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kaza Keane	0	G	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Ajax, Ontario	Transferred
Jamaal Samuel	5	F	6'9"	200	Sophomore	New Orleans, LA	Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe
Zach Lofton	23	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Saint Paul, MN	Transferred to Minnesota
Michael Middlebrooks	25	F	6'9"	210	Junior	Seattle, WA	Suspended[3]
Matt Stacho	31	G	6'1"	180	Sophomore	Naperville, IL	Left the program

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Nick Banyard	0	F	6'8"	205	Junior	Flower Mound, TX	Transfer from New Mexico. Under NCAA transfer rules, Banyard will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Mark Hall	5	G	6'3"	170	Sophomore	Round Lake Beach, IL	Junior college transfer from Eastern Wyoming College.
Justin McCloud	15	G	6'4"	188	Junior	Bottineau, ND	Junior college transfer from Bismarck State College.
Will Ransom	42	F	6'8"	235	Junior	Green Lake, WI	Junior college transfer from Daytona Beach Community College.
DeVaughn Purcell	44	G	6'4"	185	Junior	Orlando, FL	Junior college transfer from Eastern Oklahoma State College.

Roster

2014–15 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)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	New Mexico Marcus HS	Flower Mound, TX
G	1	Paris Lee	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Proviso East HS	Maywood, IL
G	3	Daishon Knight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Odessa College Lake Clifton Eastern HS	Baltimore, MD
G	4	Bobby Hunter	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Santa Fe College Bishop Manogue HS	Reno, NV
G	5	Mark Hall	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Eastern Wyoming College Grayslake North HS	Round Lake Beach, IL
C	10	John Jones	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	The Howe School	Saint Michael, Barbados
F	11	MiKyle McIntosh	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	RS Fr	22 Feet Academy	Pickering, ON
G	12	Tony Willis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Ben Davis HS	Indianapolis, IN
G	15	Justin McCloud	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Bottineau HS Bismarck State College	Bottineau, ND
C	22	Reggie Lynch	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Edina HS	Edina, MN
F	24	Deontae Hawkins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Dunbar HS	Dayton, OH
F	42	Will Ransom	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Daytona State College North Crowley HS	Fort Worth, TX
G	44	DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Eastern Oklahoma State College West Oaks Academy	Orlando, FL

Head coach

Dan Muller (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Torrey Ward (Alabama–Birmingham)
Luke Yaklich (Illinois State)
Dean Oliver (Iowa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

[4]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2014* 7:00 PM		Lewis	W 76-67		Redbird Arena (4,063) Normal, IL
Regular season
11/16/2014* 2:00 PM		Utah State	L 55–60	0–1	Redbird Arena (4,921) Normal, IL
11/21/2014* 8:00 PM		vs. Weber State Paradise Jam quarterfinals	W 73–64	1–1	Sports and Fitness Center (1,910) St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2014* 8:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam semifinals	W 64–45	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center (2,005) St. Thomas, VI
11/24/2014* 8:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. Seton Hall Paradise Jam finals	L 80–84	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center (2,955) St. Thomas, VI
11/29/2014* 2:00 PM		Youngstown State	W 85–73 ^OT	3–2	Redbird Arena (4,095) Normal, IL
12/02/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		VCU	L 62–66	3–3	Redbird Arena (7,142) Normal, IL
12/07/2014* 2:00 PM		at UAB	W 78–74	4–3	Bartow Arena (2,234) Birmingham, AL
12/14/2014* 3:00 PM, FS1		at DePaul	W 78–72	5–3	Allstate Arena (6,323) Rosemont, IL
12/17/2014* 7:00 PM		UT Martin	W 64–54	6–3	Redbird Arena (4,037) Normal, IL
12/20/2014* 3:00 PM		at Murray State	L 77–89	6–4	CFSB Center (2,979) Murray, KY
12/22/2014* 6:00 PM		IPFW	W 68–43	7–4	Redbird Arena (4,108) Normal, IL
12/29/2014* 6:00 PM		Quincy	W 99–57	8–4	Redbird Arena (4,093) Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2014 3:00 PM, CSN Chicago		Indiana State	L 61–63	8–5 (0–1)	Redbird Arena (5,372) Normal, IL
01/04/2015 4:30 PM, ESPNU		at No. 16 Wichita State	L 62–70	8–6 (1–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/07/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Drake	W 81–45	9–6 (1–2)	Redbird Arena (3,809) Normal, IL
01/11/2015 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Missouri State	W 69–55	10–6 (2–2)	JQH Arena (5,224) Springfield, MO
01/14/2015 6:00 PM		at Indiana State	L 70–71 ^OT	10–7 (2–3)	Hulman Center (4,335) Terre Haute, IN
01/17/2015 4:00 PM, CSN Chicago		Bradley I-74 Rivalry	W 82–72	11–7 (3–3)	Redbird Arena (9,627) Normal, IL
01/20/2015 7:00 PM		at Drake	W 64–56	12–7 (4–3)	Knapp Center (2,886) Des Moines, IA
01/25/2015 3:00 PM, ESPNU		No. 20 Northern Iowa	L 53–54	12–8 (4–4)	Redbird Arena (6,118) Normal, IL
01/28/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Missouri State	W 67–57	13–8 (5–4)	Redbird Arena (4,177) Normal, IL
01/31/2015 1:00 PM, CSN Chicago/FSMW		at Loyola–Chicago	W 48–45	14–8 (6–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,256) Chicago, IL
02/03/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Evansville	W 77–51	15–8 (7–4)	Redbird Arena (4,352) Normal, IL
02/07/2015 1:00 PM, CSN Chicago/FSMW		at Southern Illinois	L 59–65	15–9 (7–5)	SIU Arena (4,885) Carbondale, IL
02/11/2015 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at No. 13 Northern Iowa	L 64–83	15–10 (7–6)	McLeod Center (6,103) Cedar Falls, IA
02/14/2015 5:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		No. 15 Wichita State	L 62–68	15–11 (7–7)	Redbird Arena (9,345) Normal, IL
02/18/2015 8:00 PM, CSN Chicago/FSNMW		at Bradley I-74 Rivalry	W 60–47	16–11 (8–7)	Carver Arena (7,349) Peoria, IL
02/21/2015 7:00 PM, CSN Chicago		Loyola–Chicago	W 67–60	17–11 (9–7)	Redbird Arena (6,406) Normal, IL
02/25/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Southern Illinois	W 73–56	18–11 (10–7)	Redbird Arena (5,188) Normal, IL
02/28/2015 1:00 PM		at Evansville	W 69–67 ^OT	19–11 (11–7)	Ford Center (5,491) Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/06/2015 2:35 PM, MVC TV/ESPN3		vs. Evansville Quarterfinals	W 71–67	20–11	Scottrade Center (9,015) St.Louis, MO
03/07/2015 1:35 PM, MVC TV/ESPN3		vs. No. 8 Wichita State Semifinals	W 65–62	21–11	Scottrade Center (13,898) St.Louis, MO
03/08/2015 1:05 PM, CBS		vs. #11 Northern Iowa Championship game	L 60–69	21–12	Scottrade Center (13,552) St.Louis, MO
NIT
03/18/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. (4)	(5) Green Bay First round	W 69–56	22–12	Redbird Arena (4,942) Normal, IL
03/23/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. (4)	at (1) Old Dominion Second round	L 49–50	22–13	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,923) Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

References

https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/04/07/plane-crash-ncaa-title-game
Buckley, Madeline (April 7, 2015). "2 Illinois State athletics officials killed in plane crash". USA Today. Retrieved April 7, 2015. The Cessna 414 crashed just after midnight on Tuesday outside of Bloomington, Ill., the Federal Aviation Administration said.
"Redbirds suspend Middlebrooks". Pantagraph. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
http://www.goredbirds.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

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[1] ttps://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/04/07/plane-crash-ncaa-title-game

[Illinois_crash-2] Buckley, Madeline (April 7, 2015). "2 Illinois State athletics officials killed in plane crash". USA Today. Retrieved April 7, 2015. The Cessna 414 crashed just after midnight on Tuesday outside of Bloomington, Ill., the Federal Aviation Administration said.

[3] "Redbirds suspend Middlebrooks". Pantagraph. Retrieved November 26, 2013.

[4] ttp://www.goredbirds.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Venues	John W. Cook Hall (1898–1925) McCormick Gymnasium (1925–1963) Horton Fieldhouse (1963–1988) Redbird Arena (1989–present)
Rivalries	Bradley
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Wichita State	17	–	1	.944	30	–	5	.857
No. 11 Northern Iowa †	16	–	2	.889	31	–	4	.886
Illinois State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
Indiana State	11	–	7	.611	15	–	16	.484
Evansville	9	–	9	.500	24	–	12	.667
Loyola (IL)	8	–	10	.444	24	–	13	.649
Drake	6	–	12	.333	9	–	22	.290
Missouri State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Southern Illinois	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
Bradley	3	–	15	.167	9	–	24	.273


† 2015 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll