# 2019–20 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by eighth-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 10–21, 5–13 in conference play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the opening round of the MVC tournament as the number nine seed to Drake.

## Previous season

The Redbrids finished the season 17–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Evansville in the first round, before losing to Drake in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition season |||||||||
| October 23, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Truman State | W 74–68 | | 18 – Copeland | 11 – Hillsman | 3 – Copeland, Horne | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,098) Normal, IL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | W 79–72 | 1–0 | 20 – Copeland | 6 – Hillsman, Copeland | 6 – Torres | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,310) Normal, IL |
| November 10, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Little Rock | W 75–70 | 2–0 | 19 – Copeland | 6 – Idowu | 6 – Torres | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,988) Normal, IL |
| November 17, 2019* 1:00 pm, NBCSCH | | UCF | L 65–67 | 2–1 | 22 – Boyd | 8 – Idowu | 4 – Copeland, Chastain | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,372) Normal, IL |
| November 22, 2019* 4:45 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Cincinnati Paradise Jam [Quarterfinal] | L 65–66 | 2–2 | 19 – Boyd | 11 – Ndaiye | 6 – Torres | Sports and Fitness Center (1,924) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 23, 2019* 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Western Kentucky Paradise Jam [Consolation Semifinal] | L 69–83 | 2–3 | 15 – Torres | 8 – Fisher III | 5 – Boyd | Sports and Fitness Center (2,024) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 25, 2019* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Grand Canyon Paradise Jam [Seventh Place] | L 63–68 | 2–4 | 21 – Copeland | 7 – Hillsman | 5 – Chastain | Sports and Fitness Center (924) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIS | W 76–57 | 3–4 | 18 – Copeland | 6 – Idowu, Ndaiye | 2 – Hillsman, Idowu, Reeves | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,708) Normal, IL |
| December 3, 2019* 8:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at TCU | L 69–81 | 3–5 | 19 – Copeland | 7 – Hillsman | 3 – Copeland, Torres, Chastain | Schollmaier Arena (5,991) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 7, 2019* 6:00 pm, NBCSCH | | Morehead State | W 61–50 | 4–5 | 16 – Copeland | 9 – Fisher III | 3 – Chastain | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,364) Normal, IL |
| December 15, 2019* 1:00 pm, FSOH | | at Northern Kentucky | L 64–79 | 4–6 | 14 – Idowu | 6 – Fisher III | 4 – Horne | BB&T Arena (2,820) Highland Heights, KY |
| December 18, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | W 67–66 | 5–6 | 16 – Fisher III, Idowu | 14 – Fisher III | 5 – Copeland, Torres | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,563) Normal, IL |
| December 21, 2019* 3:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at UTSA | L 70–89 | 5–7 | 20 – Fisher III | 7 – Fisher III | 3 – Idowu | Convocation Center (853) San Antonio, TX |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCSCH | | Northern Iowa | W 76–70 | 6–7 (1–0) | 22 – Horne | 3 – Hillsman, Idowu, Horne, Reeves | 4 – Horne | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,190) Normal, IL |
| January 4, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | L 55–67 | 6–8 (1–1) | 13 – Hillsman | 5 – Fisher III | 3 – Torres | Banterra Center (4,580) Carbondale, IL |
| January 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Missouri State | L 63–67 | 6–9 (1–2) | 16 – Reeves | 8 – Hillsman | 7 – Torres | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (3,656) Normal, IL |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | L 52–65 | 6–10 (1–3) | 18 – Horne | 9 – Hillsman | 2 – Copeland, Reeves | Hulman Center (3,723) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, Mediacom/ ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 74–84 | 6–11 (1–4) | 32 – Copeland | 10 – Fisher III | 7 – Copeland | The Knapp Center (2,641) Des Moines, IA |
| January 19, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | Loyola–Chicago | L 50–62 | 6–12 (1–5) | 17 – Copeland | 5 – Fisher III, Ndaiye | 4 – Torres | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,171) Normal, IL |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bradley I–74 Rivalry | L 63–75 | 6–13 (1–6) | 17 – Fisher III, Horne | 7 – Fisher III | 5 – Copeland | Carver Arena (7,303) Peoria, IL |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Illinois | L 55–58 | 6–14 (1–7) | 24 – Copeland | 6 – Hillsman, Copeland, Fisher III | 3 – Copeland | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,096) Normal, IL |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 77–66 | 7–14 (2–7) | 20 – Hillsman | 9 – Fisher III | 7 – Copeland | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,022) Normal, IL |
| February 1, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | L 70–80 | 7–15 (2–8) | 19 – Fisher III | 7 – Fisher III, Idowu | 4 – Torres | Athletics-Recreation Center (3,220) Valparaiso, IN |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 60–80 | 7–16 (2–9) | 17 – Reeves | 5 – Ndaiye | 2 – Hillsman, Donnelly, Fisher III, Boyd | JQH Arena (2,991) Springfield, MO |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, NBCSCH+ | | Indiana State | W 74–67 | 8–16 (3–9) | 23 – Hillsman | 9 – Hillsman, Fisher III | 2 – Hillsman, Copeland, Fisher III | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,365) Normal, IL |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 63–71 | 8–17 (3–10) | 16 – Horne | 6 – Horne | 3 – Hillsman, Fisher III | McLeod Center (4,477) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 15, 2020 6:00 pm, MVC TV Network (FSIN/FSKC/FSMW/NBCSCH) | | Valparaiso | L 62–65 | 8–18 (3–11) | 17 – Copeland | 10 – Fisher III | 2 – Copeland, Horne | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,529) Normal, IL |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, NBCSCH | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 69–84 | 8–19 (3–12) | 16 – Copeland | 5 – Bruninga, Horne | 5 – Copeland | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,105) Chicago, IL |
| February 22, 2020 3:30 pm, MVC TV Network | | Drake | W 57–53 | 9–19 (4–12) | 21 – Fisher III | 7 – Fisher III, Horne, Reeves | 5 – Torres | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,063) Normal, IL |
| February 26, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Bradley I–74 Rivalry | L 71–74 $^{OT}$ | 9–20 (4–13) | 23 – Fisher III | 8 – Fisher III | 5 – Copeland | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,541) Normal, IL |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | W 71–60 | 10–20 (5–13) | 24 – Horne | 7 – Chastain, Horne | 4 – Copeland | Ford Center (4,983) Evansville, IN |
| State Farm Missouri Valley Conference tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2020* 6:05 pm, MVC TV Network/ ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Drake Opening Round | L 65–75 | 10–21 | 14 – Fisher III | 10 – Fisher III | 3 – Copeland | Enterprise Center (5,212) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||||||
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