# 2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth year head coach Tim Jankovich, played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Redbirds finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in conference play to finish in a five-way tie for third place. They were the number four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus the University of Northern Iowa and their semifinal game versus Wichita State University but lost their final game versus Creighton University.
The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament and were assigned the number seven seed in the University of Arizona regional. They were victorious over the University of Mississippi in the first round but were defeated by Stanford University in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition Season |||||||||
| November 6, 2011* 2:05 pm | | Quincy | W 102–63 | | 16 – Ekey | – | – | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena Normal, IL |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 11, 2011* 9:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 47–55 | 0–1 | 13 – Moore | 9 – Carmichael | 4 – Moore | Save Mart Center at Fresno State (7,041) Fresno, CA |
| November 17, 2011* 7:05 pm | | Southern Illinois–Edwardsville Cancún Challenge [Campus Site] | W 68–38 | 1–1 | 16 – Carmichael | 13 – Carmichael | 3 – Carmichael, Ekey | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,403) Normal, IL |
| November 19, 2011* 4:05 pm | | Lipscomb Cancún Challenge [Campus Site] | W 78–70 | 2–1 | 19 – Brown | 9 – Carmichael | 6 – Moore | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,841) Normal, IL |
| November 22, 2011* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Rutgers Cancún Challenge {Riviera Division} [Semifinal] | W 76–70 | 3–1 | 21 – Wilkins | 10 – Wilkins | 4 – Brown | Moon Palace Arena (800) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 23, 2011* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Illinois Cancún Challenge {Riviera Division} [Final] | L 59–63 | 3–2 | 17 – Carmichael | 7 – Wilkins | 8 – Cousin | Moon Palace Arena (952) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 27, 2011 2:05 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 75–51 | 4–2 | 21 – Carmichael | 6 – Carmichael | 7 – Moore | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,287) Normal, IL |
| November 30, 2011 7:05 pm | | Chicago State | W 85–41 | 5–2 | 19 – Ekey | 8 – Carmichael | 7 – Moore | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,858) Normal, IL |
| December 3, 2011 7:05 pm | | North Carolina–Wilmington | L 54–63 | 5–3 | 15 – Carmichael | 13 – Carmichael | 5 – Cousin | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,157) Normal, IL |
| December 7, 2011* 6:00 pm, CSN | | at Morehead State | W 78–73 | 6–3 | 17 – Carmichael, Ekey | 10 – Carmichael | 6 – Brown | Ellis T. Johnson Arena (1,656) Morehead, KY |
| December 18, 2011* 4:05 pm | | Norfolk State | W 68–36 | 7–3 | 20 – Carmichael | 13 – Threloff | 5 – Cousin | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,320) Normal, IL |
| December 20, 2011* 6:05 pm | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 72–65 | 8–3 | 23 – Brown | 9 – Carmichael | 3 – Cousin | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,193) Normal, IL |
| December 29, 2011 7:05 pm | | Northern Iowa | W 65–61 | 9–3 (1–0) | 19 – Carmichael | 13 – Ekey | 4 – Moore | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,265) Normal, IL |
| January 1, 2012 2:00 pm, CSN/FSN | | at Southern Illinois | L 71–86 | 9–4 (1–1) | 15 – Brown | 13 – Ekey | 3 – Cousin, Moore | SIU Arena (2,686) Carbondale, IL |
| January 4, 2012 7:05 pm | | at Missouri State | W 68–60 | 10–4 (2–1) | 15 – Wilkins | 12 – Ekey | 6 – Moore | JQH Arena (6,124) Springfield, MO |
| January 7, 2012 1:05 pm | | Evansville | W 75–73 | 11–4 (3–1) | 17 – Carmichael | 8 – Threloff | 3 – Moore | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,333) Normal, IL |
| January 10, 2012 7:05 pm | | at Wichita State | L 62–65 | 11–5 (3–2) | 23 – Moore | 13 – Carmichael | 2 – Moore | Charles Koch Arena (10,078) Wichita, KS |
| January 13, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 23 Creighton | L 78–87 | 11–6 (3–3) | 29 – Allen | 5 – Brown | 3 – Brown, Allen, Moore | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (8,771) Normal, IL |
| January 15, 2012 7:05 pm, CSN | | at Drake | L 60–77 | 11–7 (3–4) | 12 – Moore | 8 – Carmichael | 4 – Moore | The Knapp Center (3,410) Des Moines, IA |
| January 18, 2012 7:00 pm, CSN/FSN | | Indiana State | W 67–54 | 12–7 (4–4) | 24 – Brown | 11 – Carmichael, Wilkins | 5 – Moore | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,189) Normal, IL |
| January 21, 2012 7:05 pm, CSN | | at Evansville | L 71–79 | 12–8 (4–5) | 17 – Moore | 9 – Carmichael | 6 – Moore | Ford Center (6,187) Evansville, IN |
| January 25, 2012 6:05 pm | | Missouri State | W 76–69 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 (5–5) | 26 – Carmichael | 16 – Carmichael | 5 – Brown | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,311) Normal, IL |
| January 28, 2012 3:05 pm, CSN | | Southern Illinois | W 60–40 | 14–8 (6–5) | 19 – Carmichael | 11 – Carmichael, Wilkins | 4 – Brown | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (6,268) Normal, IL |
| February 1, 2012 7:05 pm | | at No. 13 Creighton | L 74–102 | 14–9 (6–6) | 21 – Brown | 6 – Carmichael | 4 – Brown, Moore | Qwest Center Omaha (17,311) Omaha, NE |
| February 4, 2012 4:35 pm, CSN | | Bradley | W 78–48 | 15–9 (7–6) | 21 – Brown | 8 – Carmichael | 8 – Moore | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (7,744) Normal, IL |
| February 8, 2012 7:05 pm | | Drake | W 64–53 | 16–9 (8–6) | 26 – Brown | 20 – Carmichael | 5 – Brown | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,196) Normal, IL |
| February 11, 2012 7:00 pm, CSN | | at Northern Iowa | L 63–78 | 16–10 (8–7) | 17 – Allen | 13 – Carmichael | 5 – Moore | McLeod Center (5,323) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 14, 2012 6:05 pm, CSN | | at Indiana State | L 77-83 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (8–8) | 16 – Moore | 7 – Wilkins | 7 – Moore | Hulman Center (4,963) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 18, 2012* 4:05 pm | | Oakland Sears BracketBusters | W 79–75 | 17–11 | 25 – Carmichael | 19 – Carmichael | 4 – Cousin | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,601) Normal, IL |
| February 22, 2012 7:05 pm | | No. 19 Wichita State | L 55–68 | 17–12 (8–9) | 17 – Allen | 8 – Wilkins | 4 – Moore | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,573) Normal, IL |
| February 25, 2012 1:00 pm | | at Bradley | W 54–53 | 18–12 (9–9) | 16 – Carmichael | 14 – Carmichael | 2 – Brown, Cousin, Moore | Carver Arena (10,584) Peoria, IL |
| State Farm Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} Tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 2012 2:35 pm, CSN/FSN | (4) | vs. (5) Northern Iowa Quarterfinal | W 54–42 | 19–12 | 16 – Carmichael | 15 – Carmichael | 2 – Carmichael | Scottrade Center (11,348) St. Louis, MO |
| March 3, 2012 1:35 pm, CSN/FSN | (4) | vs. (1) No. 15 Wichita State Semifinal | W 65–64 | 20–12 | 25 – Brown | 11 – Carmichael | 3 – Moore | Scottrade Center (16,271) St. Louis, MO |
| March 4, 2012 1:05 pm, CBS | (4) | vs. (2) No. 25 Creighton Final | L 79–83 $^{OT}$ | 20–13 | 20 – Moore | 9 – Carmichael | 5 – Moore | Scottrade Center (12,380) St. Louis, MO |
| National Invitation {NIT} Tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2012* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | (7) | at (2) Mississippi Arizona Regional [First Round] | W 96–93 $^{OT}$ | 21–13 | 26 – Brown | 10 – Carmichael | 10 – Moore | C. M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum (3,010) Oxford, MS |
| March 19, 2012* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 | (7) | at (3) Stanford Arizona Regional [Second Round] | L 88–92 $^{OT}$ | 21–14 | 25 – Moore | 12 – Carmichael | 2 – Cousin, Wilkins, Allen, Moore | Maples Pavilion (1,781) Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||||||