The 2022–23 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Ryan Pedon. They finished the season 11–20, 6–14 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Northern Iowa in the opening round of the MVC tournament.
Previous season The Redbirds finished the 2021–22 season 13–20, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Indiana State in the first round of the MVC tournament before losing to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.
Head coach Dan Muller was fired by the school after the first 26 games of the season after 10 years as head coach, but the school stated he would finish out the season. A day later, Muller announced he would step down immediately and associate head coach Brian Jones was named interim coach for the remainder of the season. On March 7, 2022, the school named Ohio State assistant coach Ryan Pedon as the team's new head coach.
Preseason The Redbirds were picked to finish in 10th place in the conference's preseason poll.
Roster
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prior school Darius Burford G 6'0" 165 Junior Bolingbrook, IL Elon Malachi Pondexter G 6'2" 190 Junior Mineral, VA Virginia Luke Kasubke G 6'5" 190 Junior St. Louis, MO Kansas State Seneca Knight G 6'7" 210 Senior New Orleans, LA BYU Colton Sandage G 6'2" 190 Senior Blommington, IL Western Illinois Joe Petrakis F 6'10" 224 GS Wichita, KS Western Carolina
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition Season
!colspan=9 style=|Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference Tournament
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