Chase Walker
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State men’s basketball defeated Big Ten opponent Northwestern 70-64 Sunday night. It was a special day for both programs, with Illinois State legend Doug Collins in attendance to watch his alma mater face his son’s team. Transfer Noah Cleveland led the Redbirds with 16 points […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State men’s basketball will host Northwestern in an exhibition game at CEFCU Arena on Sunday, Oct. 18th. at 4:00 p.m. This will mark the final game of the home-and-home exhibition series between Illinois State and Northwestern. Last year’s matchup took place inside of Welsh-Ryan Arena, […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird_MBB on X NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds will face off against the Auburn Tigers for a trip to the NIT Championship. Tip-off inside Hinkle Fieldhouse is at 8:30 p.m. ISU comes into the game with a record of 23-12 and on a three-game winning streak. Chase Walker is the leading scorer, […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State walked into a No. 1 seed’s home floor and walked out with one of its biggest postseason wins in decades. In a 78–75 victory over Wake Forest in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament, the Redbirds erased a second-half deficit, executed down the stretch, […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics. NORMAL, Ill. — The Illinois State University basketball team flew to a 79-59 victory over Kent State on Wednesday night at CEFCU Arena, marking the Redbirds’ first National Invitational Tournament win since the 2016-17 season. Landon Wolf scored a career-high 24 points in the impressive win. ISU pulled away […]
Image courtesy Redbird_MBB on X NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds look to make another postseason run for the second season, this time in the NIT. For the first time since the 2016-17 season, ISU is in the NIT as they host the Kent State Golden Flashes. Last season, the Redbirds won the CBI tournament and […]
Image Courtesy of Kayla Piper ST. LOUIS – The Illinois State Men’s Basketball season came to an end Friday night as the Redbirds fell to Northern Iowa, 74-52, in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Enterprise Center. Entering Arch Madness as the No. 3 seed with a first-round bye, Illinois State struggled […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The three-seeded Illinois State Redbird basketball team is set to take on the six-seeded Northern Iowa Panthers at 8:30 p.m. tonight from the Enterprise Center as part of Arch Madness. The Redbirds knocked in the three seed when they defeated Belmont last Sunday 81-74. Along with losses from UIC and Murray State the […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State junior Chase Walker has been selected to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team, as announced by the league office on Wednesday morning. This is the second time in Walker’s career he has earned First Team All-Conference recognition. This makes Walker only the fourth Redbird to receive the honor twice in their […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird_MBB on X NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds take the court inside CEFCU for the final time in the 2025-26 regular season. ISU hosts the Belmont Bruins on March 1st at 4 p.m. inside CEFCU Arena. This is the second meeting of these two teams this season, with the first matchup in […]