Johnny Kinziger
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State men’s basketball fell to Purdue 76-59 at Mackey Arena on Monday night, as the Redbirds remained within striking distance for much of the game before a late Boilermakers run sealed the victory. The Redbirds trailed by eight at halftime and cut Purdue’s lead to […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State men’s basketball beat Central State on Thursday night to secure its first win of the 2026-27 season, winning by a score of 100-55. The story of the night was the 3-point shooting, as the Redbirds shot over 50% from behind the arc. Johnny Kinziger […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill.— Illinois State men’s basketball dropped their season opener to a top tier Mid-Major team in Saint Mary’s last night in overtime by a score of 90-85. It was a tightly contested game with the largest lead for the Redbirds being ten with 12 minutes to play before […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State men’s basketball will travel to California to take on Saint Mary’s Monday night at 9 p.m. to tip off the 2026-27 season. The Redbirds come into the season opener retaining four players from last year’s roster, Chase Walker, Johnny Kinziger, Mason Klabo, and Ty […]
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_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 […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird_MBB on X NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds face off against Northern Iowa on Wednesday night inside the McLeod Center at 6 p.m. This is the final road trip for Illinois State as the regular season enters its final week. ISU and UNI met back on Jan. 27th in Normal, with the […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird_MBB on X NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State faces off against Bradley for the 144th time Saturday night. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. inside Carver Arena. Bradley leads the all-time series inside Carver Arena 49- 21. Overall, Bradley leads 76-67. In the last matchup back on Jan. 17, the Redbirds came away […]