The 2025–26 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds played their home games on Doug Collins Court at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Illinois as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
Previous season The Redbirds finished the 2024–25 season 22–14, 10–10 in the Missouri Valley Conference play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the fifth seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated twelfth seed Missouri State in the opening round but were beaten by fourth seed Belmont in the quarterfinal round.
Offseason Departures Name # Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Dalton Banks 3 G 6'2" 190 Graduate Eau Claire, WI Graduated (undrafted; signed with BC Margveti Tbilisi) Malachi Poindexter 1 G 6'3" 190 Graduate Mineral, VA Graduated (undrafted) Caden Boser 33 F 6'8" 225 Fifth Year Eau Claire, WI Graduated (undrafted) Jordan Davis 5 G 6'4" 205 Fifth Year La Crosse, WI Graduated (undrafted) Nick Feather 31 F 6'8" 280 Freshman Heyworth, IL Cade Norris 2 G 6'4" 205 Freshman Hilliard, OH Transferred to Samford
2025 recruiting class
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prior school Landon Moore G 6'3" 200 Senior Bloomington, IL Butler
Preseason The Redbirds were picked to finish in first place in the conference's preseason poll.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=""|Non-Conference Regular Season
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