Illinois State Redbirds basketball
Illinois State Redbirds basketball history
Illinois State University (Normal, IL)
CEFCU Arena
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
Current head coach: Ryan Pedon (2022-)
- Asst: Rob Judson (2007-13, 2022-)
- Asst: Andrew Dakich (2022-)
- Asst: Jason Slay (2023-)
- Chief of Staff: Mike Mastroianni (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 6 (1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1997, 1998)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 3-6
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 14 (1977, 1978, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017)
- NIT Overall Record: 11-14
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2014)
- CBI Overall Record: 2-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 5 (1957, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1969)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four: 1 (1967)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 6-7
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1959)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 2-1
Conference Titles (IIAC, Missouri Valley):
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 6 (1984, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2017)
- IIAC (NAIA/Div II) Conference Championships: 8 (1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943)
- Missouri Valley Tournament Championships: 4 (1983, 1990, 1997, 1998)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 1 (Doug Collins, 1973)
- Missouri Valley Player of the Year: 3 (last = Paris Lee, 2017)
Illinois State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Ryan Pedon | 2022-Pres | 26-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Jones (int.) | 2022 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Muller | 2012-22 | 167-150 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Jankovich | 2007-12 | 104-64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Porter Moser | 2003-07 | 51-67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Richardson | 1999-2003 | 56-64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Stallings | 1993-99 | 123-63 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Bender | 1989-93 | 60-57 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Donewald | 1978-89 | 207-122 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gene Smithson | 1975-78 | 66-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Robinson | 1970-75 | 78-51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Collie | 1957-70 | 209-139 | 0 | 5^ | 0 |
| James “Pim” Goff | 1949-57 | 97-98 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
| Joseph Cogdal | 1927-49 | 280-177 | 8^ | 0 | 0 |
| Don Karnes | 1925-27 | 9-20 | – | – | – |
| Clifford E. Horton | 1923-25 | 8-20 | – | – | – |
| Harrison Russell | 1910-23 | 89-101 | – | – | – |
| George Binnewies | 1908-10 | 17-5 | – | – | – |
| William Bawden | 1906-08 | 10-4 | – | – | – |
| J.P. Stewart | 1902-06 | 20-10 | – | – | – |
| B.C. Edwards | 1888-1902 | 14-2 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Illinois State program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; ISU moved up to Division I prior to the 1971-72 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
