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2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
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MVC regular season co-champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record 28–7 (17–1 MVC)
Head coach Dan Muller (5th year)
Assistant coach Luke Yaklich
Assistant coach Dean Oliver
Assistant coach Brian Reese
Home arena Redbird Arena
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Illinois State 17 1   .944     28 7   .800
No. 19 Wichita State 17 1   .944     31 5   .861
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500     14 16   .467
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500     17 16   .515
Loyola–Chicago 8 10   .444     18 14   .563
Missouri State 7 11   .389     17 16   .515
Bradley 7 11   .389     13 20   .394
Evansville 6 12   .333     16 17   .485
Indiana State 5 13   .278     11 20   .355
Drake 5 13   .278     7 24   .226
2017 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Dan Muller, played their home games at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 17–1 to finish in a tie for first place in MVC play. They defeated Evansville and Southern Illinois in the MVC Tournament before losing to Wichita State in the championship game. As a No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament title, Illinois State received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed where they defeated UC Irvine in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to UCF.

The Redbirds finished the 2015–16 season 18–14, 12–6 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Indiana State. Despite having 18 wins and a better than .500 record, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


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