The 2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by seventh-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 17–16, 9–9 in conference play, to finish in a tie for the fifth place. As the number seven seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Evansville in the opening round and were beaten by Drake in the quarterfinal round.
Previous season The Redbrids finished the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 18–15, 10–8 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for third place. They were the number three seed and defeated Missouri State in their quarterfinal game and Southern Illinois in their semifinal game to advance to the championship game of the MVC tournament where they lost to Loyola–Chicago.
Offseason
Departures Name # Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Comment Jerron Martin 24 G 6'0" 175 RS Sr Prince George's County, MD Graduation Daouda Ndiaye 4 C 7'0" 215 Jr Dakar, Senegal Southern Utah Christian Romine 34 F 6'9" 220 RS So Mahomet, IL Personal reasons Madison Williams 25 G 6'3" 170 So Augusta, GA Retired due to injury Elijah Clarance 1 G 6'4" 190 Fr Malmö, Sweden Skyliners Frankfurt
Arrivals Transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prior School Jaycee Hillsman G 6'6" 213 Sr Champaign, IL San Jose State Lijah Donnelly G 6'2" 170 Jr Bloomington, IL Illinois–Springfield Josh Jefferson G 6'2" 173 Jr New Albany, IN Lake Land College Keith Fisher III F 6'8" 215 RS So Los Angeles, CA San Jose State Dedric Boyd G 6'4" 175 So Brownsville, TN Eastern Kentucky
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition Season
!colspan=9 style=|Non-Conference Regular Season
!colspan=9 style=|Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season
!colspan=9 style=|State FarmMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
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