NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbird Basketball Coaches Shows, featuring women's coach Barb Smith and men's coach Dan Muller, will air tonight, live from Pub II in Normal, Illinois. Fans can listen live on WJBC 1230-AM or GoRedbirds.com, as Smith and Muller preview their respective Missouri Valley Conference games this week.
The Barb Smith Show, hosted by Tim Lewis and Melanie Ward, starts out the night at 6 p.m. Smith will be joined by freshman guard Katrina Beck. After splitting their last four games, the Redbirds (5-15, 3-6 MVC) embark on a three-game homestand, starting with Friday's 7 p.m. Play 4Kay cancer awareness game versus Indiana State on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena. In Illinois State's most recent game at Southern Illinois (Jan. 31), Beck scored nine points with four assists and three rebounds.
The Dan Muller Show follows at 7 p.m., hosted by Dick Luedke and Mike Matthews. Muller will be joined by sophomore forward MiKyle McIntosh. The men's team (12-11, 6-4 MVC) plays at Loyola Wednesday at 7 p.m. before hosting Wichita State Saturday at 9 p.m. McIntosh led Illinois State last week, averaging 20.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game during ISU's contests against Drake (Jan. 26) and Missouri State (Jan. 30).
Fans are invited to watch Monday's shows live at Pub II. However, for those unable to attend the show in person, it will be broadcast on WJBC 1230-AM and on GoRedbirds.com.
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