https://goredbirds.com/rss.aspx?path=mbballLatest news items for Illinois State University Athleticsen-us60https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/22/mens-basketball-redbirds-add-deng-garang-for-2026-27.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/22/mens-basketball-redbirds-add-deng-garang-for-2026-27.aspxMen's Basketball

Illinois State head coach Ryan Pedon has announced that Deng Garang has signed on to be a member of the Redbird basketball team for the 2026-27 season.]]>Deng Garang Recruit PhotoFri, 22 May 2026 11:00:00 CST461041https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/20/mens-basketball-redbirds-sign-louie-semona-for-2026-27.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/20/mens-basketball-redbirds-sign-louie-semona-for-2026-27.aspxMen's Basketball

Illinois State head coach Ryan Pedon has announced that former Western Kentucky and Stonehill forward Louie Semona has signed on to play for the Redbirds starting in the 2026-27 basketball season and will have two years of eligibility remaining.]]>Louie Semona SigningWed, 20 May 2026 15:00:00 CST461035https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/12/mens-basketball-redbirds-add-leyton-wolf-to-roster.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/12/mens-basketball-redbirds-add-leyton-wolf-to-roster.aspxMen's Basketball

Illinois State head coach Ryan Pedon has announced that Leyton Wolf has accepted a walk-on position to play for the Redbirds starting in the 2026-27 season.]]>Leyton Wolf PhotoshootTue, 12 May 2026 17:00:00 CST461015https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/29/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-adds-zaxton-king-as-the-newest-redbird.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/29/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-adds-zaxton-king-as-the-newest-redbird.aspxMen's Basketball

Illinois State men's basketball head coach Ryan Pedon has announced the addition of Zaxton King, beginning for the 2026-27 season.]]>Zaxton King Signing ImageWed, 29 Apr 2026 15:30:00 CST460972https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/20/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-adds-transfer-noah-cleveland.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/20/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-adds-transfer-noah-cleveland.aspxMen's Basketball

Illinois State men's basketball head coach Ryan Pedon has announced the addition of Noah Cleveland, beginning for the 2026-27 season.]]>Noah Cleveland Signing ImageMon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CST460927https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/20/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-adds-demarion-burch-for-2026-27.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/20/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-adds-demarion-burch-for-2026-27.aspxMen's Basketball

Illinois State head coach Ryan Pedon has announced that Demarion Burch has signed on to be a member of the Redbird basketball team for the 2026-27 season.]]>Demarion Burch SigningMon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 CST460926https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/3/mens-basketball-redbirds-fall-to-top-seed-in-nit-semifinals.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/3/mens-basketball-redbirds-fall-to-top-seed-in-nit-semifinals.aspxMen's Basketball

Facing off in the NIT semifinal for the first time in program history, the Illinois State Redbirds fell to the tournament's top overall seed, the Auburn Tigers, by a 88-66 score on Thursday evening.]]>MBB Group vs AuburnFri, 3 Apr 2026 00:27:00 CST460858https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/1/mens-basketball-to-battle-auburn-for-spot-in-nit-title-game.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/1/mens-basketball-to-battle-auburn-for-spot-in-nit-title-game.aspxMen's Basketball

The Illinois State men's basketball team will face off against the Auburn Tigers in the second semifinal of the 2026 National Invitation Tournament, with a spot in the Championship Game on the line.]]>Chase Walker vs DaytonWed, 1 Apr 2026 12:21:00 CST460853https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/25/mens-basketball-redbirds-advance-to-nit-semifinals-holding-off-dayton-61-55.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/25/mens-basketball-redbirds-advance-to-nit-semifinals-holding-off-dayton-61-55.aspxMen's Basketball

For the first time in program history, the Illinois State men's basketball team is advancing to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Semifinals, topping the host Dayton Flyers in front of 10,444 by a 61-55 final score on Wednesday evening inside UD Arena.]]>Johnny Kinziger vs DaytonWed, 25 Mar 2026 21:50:00 CST460817https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/24/mens-basketball-redbird-trio-earn-academic-all-district-honors.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/24/mens-basketball-redbird-trio-earn-academic-all-district-honors.aspxMen's Basketball

A trio of Illinois State men's basketball student-athletes: Johnny Kinziger, Ty Pence, and Landon Wolf, have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District squad.]]>MBB Group PhotoTue, 24 Mar 2026 15:53:00 CST460809