2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2011–12 record 2114 (99 The Valley)
Head coach Tim Jankovich (5th year)
Assistant coach Anthony Beane
Assistant coach Rob Judson
Assistant coach Paris Parham
Home arena Redbird Arena
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#16 Wichita State 16 2   .889     27 5   .844
#19 Creighton 14 4   .778     28 5   .848
Evansville 9 9   .500     16 16   .500
Illinois State 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
Missouri State 9 9   .500     16 16   .500
Drake 9 9   .500     18 16   .529
Indiana State 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278     8 23   .258
Bradley 2 16   .111     7 25   .219
2012 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth year head coach Tim Jankovich, played their home games at Redbird Arena and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a five way tie for third place. They lost in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Basketball Tournament to Creighton. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ole Miss in the first round before falling in the second round to Stanford.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Tyler Brown Guard 6–4 185 Junior Owensboro, Kentucky
2 Bryant Allen Guard 6–0 180 Sophomore Maplewood, Missouri
3 Trey Blue Guard 6–3 200 Junior Chicago, Illinois
4 Darious Clark Guard 6–3 208 Junior Clinton, Maryland
5 Anthony Cousin Guard 5–11 185 Junior Anchorage, Alaska
10 John Jones Forward 6–9 260 Freshman Saint Michael, Barbados
11 Nic Moore Guard 5–9 170 Freshman Winona Lake, Indiana
13 John Wilkins Forward 6–9 225 Junior Antibes, France
15 Nick Zeisloft Guard 6–4 185 Freshman LaGrange, Illinois
23 Jon Ekey Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Independence, Missouri
24 Zeke Upshaw Guard 6–6 210 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
32 Jackie Carmichael Forward 6–9 240 Junior Manhattan, Kansas
42 Jordan Threloff Center 6–10 255 Freshman DeKalb, Illinois
44 Johnny Hill Guard 6–3 170 Freshman Glendale Heights, Illinois

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/06/2011*
2:00 PM
Quincy W 102–63 
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
Regular Season

11/11/2011*
9:00 PM
at Fresno State L 47–55  0–1
Save Mart Center (7,041)
Fresno, CA

11/17/2011*
7:00 PM
SIU Edwardsville
Cancún Challenge
W 68–38  1–1
Redbird Arena (3,403)
Normal, IL

11/19/2011*
4:00 PM
Lipscomb
Cancún Challenge
W 78–70  2–1
Redbird Arena (3,841)
Normal, IL

11/22/2011*
6:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Rutgers
Cancún Challenge
W 76–70  3–1
Moon Palace Resort (980)
Cancún, Mexico

11/23/2011*
7:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Illinois
Cancún Challenge
L 59–63  3–2
Moon Palace Resort (952)
Cancún, Mexico

11/27/2011*
2:00 PM
Bethune-Cookman W 75–51  4–2
Redbird Arena (3,287)
Normal, IL

11/30/2011*
7:00 PM
Chicago State W 85–41  5–2
Redbird Arena (3,858)
Normal, IL

12/03/2011*
7:00 PM
UNC Wilmington L 54–63  5–3
Redbird Arena (5,157)
Normal, IL

12/07/2011*
6:00 PM, CSN Chicago
at Morehead State W 78–73  6–3
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,656)
Morehead, KY

12/18/2011*
4:00 PM
Norfolk State W 68–36  7–3
Redbird Arena (3,320)
Normal, IL

12/20/2011*
6:00 PM
Arkansas–Little Rock W 72–65  8–3
Redbird Arena (3,193)
Normal, IL

12/29/2011
7:00 PM, Mediacom
Northern Iowa W 65–61  9–3 (1–0)
Redbird Arena (5,625)
Normal, IL

01/01/2012
2:00 PM, MVC-TV
at Southern Illinois L 71–86  9–4 (1–1)
SIU Arena (2,686)
Carbondale, IL

01/04/2012
7:00 PM
at Missouri State W 68–60  10–4 (2–1)
JQH Arena (6,124)
Springfield, MO

01/07/2012
1:00 PM
Evansville W 75–73  11–4 (3–1)
Redbird Arena (5,333)
Normal, IL

01/10/2012
7:00 PM
at Wichita State L 62–65  11–5 (3–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,078)
Wichita, KS

01/13/2012
8:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 23 Creighton L 78–87  11–6 (3–3)
Redbird Arena (8,771)
Normal, IL

01/15/2012
7:00 PM, CSN Chicago
at Drake L 60–77  11–7 (3–4)
Knapp Center (3,410)
Des Moines, IA

01/18/2012
7:00 PM, MVC-TV
Indiana State W 67–54  12–7 (4–4)
Redbird Arena (4,189)
Normal, IL

01/21/2012
7:00 PM, CSN Chicago
at Evansville L 71–79  12–8 (4–5)
Ford Center (6,187)
Evansville, IN

01/25/2012
6:00 PM
Missouri State W 76–69 OT 13–8 (5–5)
Redbird Arena (4,311)
Normal, IL

01/28/2012
3:00 PM, CSN Chicago
Southern Illinois W 60–40  14–8 (6–5)
Redbird Arena (6,268)
Normal, IL

02/01/2012
7:00 PM, NET
at No. 13 Creighton L 74–102  14–9 (6–6)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,311)
Omaha, NE

02/04/2012
7:00 PM, CSN Chicago
Bradley W 78–48  15–9 (7–6)
Redbird Arena (7,744)
Normal, IL

02/08/2012
7:00 PM
Drake W 64–53  16–9 (8–6)
Redbird Arena (4,196)
Normal, IL

02/11/2012
7:00 PM, CSN Chicago
at Northern Iowa L 63–78  16–10 (8–7)
McLeod Center (5,323)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/14/2012
6:00 PM, CSN Chicago
at Indiana State L 77–83 OT 16–11 (8–8)
Hulman Center (4,963)
Terre Haute, IN

02/18/2012*
4:00 PM
Oakland
ESPN BracketBusters
W 79–75  17–11
Redbird Arena (4,601)
Normal, IL

02/22/2012
7:00 PM, Kansas 22
No. 19 Wichita State L 55–68  17–12 (8–9)
Redbird Arena (7,111)
Normal, IL

02/25/2012
1:00 PM, WTVP
at Bradley W 54–53  18–12 (9–9)
Carver Arena (10,584)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

3/02/2012
6:00 PM, MVC TV
vs. Northern Iowa
Quarterfinals
W 54–42  19–12
Scottrade Center (11,348)
St.Louis, MO

3/03/2012
1:30 PM, MVC TV
vs. No. 15 Wichita State
Semifinals
W 65–64  20–12
Scottrade Center (16,271)
St.Louis, MO

03/04/2012
1:00 PM, CBS
vs. No. 25 Creighton
Championship Game
L 79–83 OT 20–13
Scottrade Center (12,380)
St.Louis, MO
2012 NIT

03/14/2012*
8:30 PM, ESPNU
at Ole Miss
First Round
W 96–93 OT 21–13
Tad Smith Coliseum (3,010)
Oxford, MS

03/19/2012*
10:00 PM, ESPN2
at Stanford
Second Round
L 88–92 OT 21–14
Maples Pavilion (1,781)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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