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 opening 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 freshman guard Cameron Call. Call recorded a career-high 11 points in 15 minutes played in yesterday's win over Evansville, draining three 3-pointers in the third quarter alone, and adding two rebounds. Fresh off two home wins to start the MVC slate, the women's basketball program (10-3 overall) will head to Peoria, Illinois on Friday to face the Bradley Braves in the first game of the I-74 Rivalry series this season.
The Dan Muller Show follows at 7 p.m., hosted by Dick Luedke and Mike Matthews. Muller will be joined by redshirt senior guard Jaycee Hillsman. The Redbirds (6-8 overall) went 1-1 in their first week of Valley play, toppling the UNI Panthers (who were receiving votes in the AP Top-25 poll) at home before falling on Saturday at Southern Illinois. Hillsman averaged 12.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in the pair of conference games, matching his career-high of three 3-point field goals made in the victory over UNI. This week, the men's basketball team hosts Missouri State in Redbird Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m.
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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