BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois State Basketball Coaches Shows, featuring Illinois State head men's basketball coach Dan Muller and head women's basketball coach Kristen Gillespie will air tonight live from Hy-Vee Market Grille in Bloomington. Fans unable to attend the show can listen live on WJBC 1230-AM or on GoRedbirds.com, as Muller and Gillespie recap the past week of Missouri Valley Conference play and preview upcoming match-ups.
The Kristen Gillespie Show, hosted by Greg Halbleib, starts tonight at 6 p.m. Gillespie will be joined by sophomore forward Lexy Koudelka. Koudelka grabbed a team-high nine rebounds in ISU's narrow overtime loss to Drake this weekend, finishing with seven points and scoring the basket that tied the game at 61 to force an overtime period. The women's basketball team (12-6, 4-3 MVC) will hit the road to take on Southern Illinois on Friday and No. 24 Missouri State on Sunday.
The Dan Muller Show follows at 7 p.m., hosted by Dick Luedke and Mike Matthews. Muller will be joined by senior guard Zach Copeland. Copeland averaged 18.5 points and 4.5 rebounds last week, including a game-high 24 points versus Southern Illinois where he went 5-of-7 from behind the three-point line. The men's basketball team (6-14, 1-7 MVC) hosts Evansville on Wednesday at Redbird Arena before traveling to Valparaiso for a Saturday night match-up.
Fans are invited to watch Monday's shows live at the Hy-Vee Market Grille, located at 1403 North Veterans Parkway, in Bloomington. However, for those unable to attend the show in person, it will be broadcast live on WJBC 1230-AM and on GoRedbirds.com.
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