Ryan Pedon
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Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Sunday afternoon was one for the history books in the Bloomington-Normal community. It has been over 50 years since Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan have played against one another in a basketball game. The fifty-year drought ended on Sunday with an emphatic 78-46 ISU victory. While […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – This past week, the Bloomington-Normal community was surprised with an announcement that has been over 50 years in the making. The athletics department of Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University announced a doubleheader for both the school’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. The two games […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill – Just under a year ago, the Redbirds needed a coach. From Porter Moser, Dan Muller, and many in between, it had been a rough go for Illinois State men’s basketball since the start of the twenty-first century. The last few seasons under Muller had been no different, […]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – For a third consecutive year the Illinois State Men’s Basketball team’s season was ended by the University of Northern Iowa Panthers with a final score of 75-62. Aside from a hot start beyond the arc off of back-to-back three-point shots from forward Kendall Lewis and a 16-14 lead for the first […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Men’s Basketball team took a hard-earned victory over the Belmont Bruins today. This win ends a 5-game losing streak for the Redbirds and also showed flashes of the team demonstrating their chemistry and physicality. Much of this matchup was fought under the basket, with 72 of the total 164 […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – First-year ISU coach Ryan Pedon has completed his coaching staff with the hiring of Rob Judson. Judson, who is making his second assistant stint in Bloomington-Normal, played at Illinois under Hall of Famer Lou Henson from 1976-1980 and served as an Illinois assistant coach from 1996-2001. He then […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State head coach Ryan Pedon introduced the addition of Andrew Dakich as the latest assistant coach for the Redbirds on Wednesday. This is Pedon’s second official hire in as many weeks. He recently announced Walter Offutt as an assistant. Pedon’s third and final assistant hire to round out […]
Image Courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – A trio of Redbird basketball players entered the NCAA Division I transfer portal this week, including leading scorer Antonio Reeves. Reeves, a 6-foot-5 junior guard, was named to the All-MVC Second Team in addition to earning the team captain spot on the All-MVC Most Improved Team. He became the […]
Photo courtesy ISU Althletics NORMAL Ill.- Ryan Pedon was officially introduced as Illinois State’s new head basketball coach last week. Pedon was the lead assistant at Ohio State under Chris Holtmann since the 2017 season. Prior to his tenure in Columbus, Pedon spent time at Illinois as the assistant to head coach John Groce as well […]
Image is courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, ILL. – Just an hour after their MVC tournament loss to Northern Iowa, the Redbirds have their next head coach. Ryan Pedon, the lead assistant coach at Ohio State, has been named the next head coach of the Redbirds. “I am extremely excited to be joining the Redbird family. […]