The 2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds played their home games on Doug Collins Court at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
Previous season The Redbirds finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 9–11 in the Missouri Valley Conference play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to tenth seeded Evansville in the opening round. Offseason Departures Name # Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Kendall Lewis 22 F 6'8" 210 Fifth Year Snellville, GA Graduated (undrafted; signed with Bristol Flyers) Ryan Schmitt 50 F 6'11" 220 Fifth Year Van Meter, IA Graduated (Illinois Wesleyan Graduate Assistant) Harouna Sissoko 23 F 6'7" 217 Redshirt Senior Kayes, Mali Transferred to Arkansas-Monticello Darius Burford 10 G 6'0" 175 Senior Bolingbrook, IL Transferred to Texas-Arlington Myles Foster 4 F 6'7" 235 Senior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Clemson Luke Kasubke 0 G 6'5" 190 Senior St. Louis, MO Transferred to North Dakota State Nik Stadelman 14 G 6'0" 180 Senior Rockford, IL Graduated (Radford Graduate Assistant)
2024 recruiting class
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prior school Boden Skunberg G 6'5" 205 Graduate Jamestown, ND North Dakota State Caden Boser F 6'8" 225 Fifth Year Eau Claire, WI Valdosta State Landon Wolf G 6'5" 205 Redshirt Junior Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa Cameron Barnes F 6'10" 205 Redshirt Freshman Duncanville, TX Mississippi
Preseason The Redbirds were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll. Roster
Schedule and results
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