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Illinois State University Athletics

2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Lon Horwedel
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
LON HORWEDEL PHOTO
Will Becque
Michael Allio
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks

0 Mark Freeman

  • Position
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 165

Biography

2021-22


Played in 31 games with 14 starts during the season, averaging 25.0 minutes per game ... Averaged 8.8 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game on the season ... Led the Redbirds in free throw percentage (.875), while making 38.2 percent of his shots from the field and 38.6 percent of his long-range tries ... His free throw percentage ranked fourth in the MVC for the season, while his 3.5 assists per game ranked him seventh in the conference ...  His assist-per-game total was 228th-best in NCAA Division I, while his 107 total assists were 233rd-best in the country ... Scored in double-figures 13 times during the year, including a career-high 34 points at home against Bucknell on November 20 ... Against the Bison he made 12-of-20 shots from the field, 3-of-4 from beyond the arc, and all seven of his free throw tries while adding seven rebounds and seven assists in the overtime win ... He had 20 games with 3+ assists, including a season-high 10 at home against Drake on January 26 ... Had eight games with multiple three-point baskets made on the year, and nine games with 2+ steals.

PRIOR TO ILLINOIS STATE (Tennessee State)


In 21 games in 2020-21, the Memphis, Tennessee, native averaged 17.1 points and 4.6 assists per game for Tennessee State en route to being named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference second team ... He pulled down 4.1 rebounds per game, while grabbing 2.0 steals per contest and converting on 81.7 percent of his free throw tries ... He led the OVC in free throw percentage, and was third in scoring and steals, and fifth in assists ... During his sophomore season, the 5-10 guard had 17 games in double-figure scoring, and seven games of 20+ points ... He recorded a career-high scoring output in each of his last two games, scoring 29 against Jacksonville State and 30 against Morehead State ... Over his final four games, he averaged 23.8 points and 8.5 assists, while converting on 27-of-30 (90.0%) from the charity stripe ... As a freshman, he played in 31 games with 16 starts, averaging 6.5 points while dishing out a team-best 131 assists.

HIGH SCHOOL


He was a two-time Class AAA TSWA (Tennessee Sports Writers Association) All-State honoree and was a finalist for the 2018 Class AAA Mr. Basketball Award ... He was rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN.com and 247sports.com ... As a senior, he averaged 22 points and eight assists for Southwind High School, where he led the Jaguars to a 29-2 record as the team advanced to the Region 8 Semifinals.

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