Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball

Illinois State Redbirds
2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
UniversityIllinois State University
All-time record940–698 (.574)
Head coachRyan Pedon (3rd season)
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
LocationNormal, Illinois
ArenaCEFCU Arena
(capacity: 10,200)
NicknameRedbirds
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament Final Four
1967*
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1967*, 1969*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1967*, 1968*, 1969*
NCAA tournament round of 32
1984, 1985, 1998
NCAA tournament appearances
1957*, 1962*, 1967*, 1968*, 1969*, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1997, 1998
* at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
1983, 1990, 1997, 1998
Conference regular season champions
1930*, 1931*, 1932*, 1935*, 1936*, 1941*, 1942*, 1943*, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2017
* Division II

The Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represents Illinois State University, located in Normal, Illinois, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They are currently led by head coach Ryan Pedon and play their home games at CEFCU Arena as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They have the distinction of earning the most National Invitation Tournament berths (14) without making the semifinals, and also have the longest current NCAA tournament drought (26 seasons) among Missouri Valley Conference members.

  1. ^ Redbird Athletics Identity Manual (PDF). November 29, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.