2016-2017 Illinois State Redbirds

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2016-2017 Illinois State Redbirds Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 D.J. Clayton Jr SF 6-6 185 Jan 13, 1996 Oakland (CA) United States ELEV|8 Sports Institute
3 Keyshawn Evans So PG 6-0 180 Feb 15, 1996 Plantation (FL) United States Sagemont School
10 Phil Fayne So F 6-9 220 Apr 15, 1997 Elk Grove (CA) United States Franklin High School
0 Isaac Gassman RS-Fr G 6-4 195 Jun 26, 1997 Ottawa (IL) United States Ottawa Township High School
23 Deontae Hawkins RS-Sr F 6-8 220 Aug 2, 1993 Dayton (OH) United States Quakerdale Prep Academy
5 Matt Hein Fr PG 6-4 183 Dec 20, 1996 Orlando (FL) United States Windermere Preparatory School
1 Paris Lee Sr G 6-0 185 Apr 20, 1995 Maywood (IL) United States Proviso East High School
11 MiKyle Mcintosh Jr SF 6-7 240 Jul 19, 1994 Pickering Canada 22ft Basketball Academy
4 David Ndiaye So C 7-0 215 Oct 16, 1996 Dakar Senegal Windermere Preparatory School
31 Javaka Thompson Sr GF 6-4 191 Oct 11, 1993 Chicago (IL) United States Whitney Young High School
15 Andre Washington, Jr. Fr PF 6-8 195 Jun 10, 1997 Fort Worth (TX) United States Arlington Heights High School
25 Madison Williams Fr SG 6-3 170 Oct 22, 1997 Augusta (GA) United States Academy of Richmond County High School
12 Tony Wills Sr G 6-4 185 Jul 12, 1994 Indianapolis (IN) United States Ben Davis High School

Illinois State Transfers Sitting Out 2016-2017

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Christian Romine So C 6-9 220 Aug 13, 1997 Mahomet (IL) United States UTEP
- Milik Yarbrough Jr F 6-6 215 Oct 30, 1995 Zion (IL) United States Saint Louis

Recent Illinois State Redbirds History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 15-17 (9-11) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 11-21 (6-14) 9th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 13-20 (5-13) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 7-18 (4-14) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 10-21 (5-13) 9th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 17-16 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 18-15 (10-8) 3rd (MVC) Runner Up N/A
2016-2017 28-7 (17-1) 1st (MVC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2015-2016 18-14 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 22-13 (11-7) 3rd (MVC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 18-16 (9-9) 4th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 18-15 (8-10) 6th (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 21-14 (9-9) 3rd (MVC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2010-2011 12-19 (4-14) 9th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 22-11 (11-7) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2008-2009 24-10 (11-7) 3rd (MVC) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2007-2008 25-10 (13-5) 2nd (MVC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 15-16 (6-12) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 9-19 (4-14) 9th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 17-13 (8-10) 6th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 10-19 (4-14) 10th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 8-21 (5-13) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2016-2017 Illinois State Redbirds Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Paris Lee NABC All-District (16) First Team
Deontae Hawkins NABC All-District (16) Second Team
MiKyle Mcintosh NABC All-District (16) Second Team
Paris Lee MVC Player of the Year (Larry Bird Award)
Paris Lee MVC All-Conference First Team
Deontae Hawkins MVC All-Conference Second Team
MiKyle Mcintosh MVC All-Conference Second Team
Paris Lee MVC All-Tournament Team
Paris Lee MVC Defensive Player of the Year
Paris Lee MVC All-Defensive Team
Tony Wills MVC All-Defensive Team
Phil Fayne MVC All-Newcomer Team
Keyshawn Evans MVC Player of the Week (Nov 20, 2017)
Deontae Hawkins MVC Player of the Week (Feb 20, 2017)
Paris Lee MVC Player of the Week (Dec 19, 2016)
Paris Lee MVC Player of the Week (Dec 5, 2016)
Paris Lee MVC Player of the Week (Feb 13, 2017)
MiKyle Mcintosh MVC Player of the Week (Jan 16, 2017)
Phil Fayne MVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan 30, 2017)
Deontae Hawkins Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament Team

2016-2017 Illinois State Redbirds Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters P. Lee T. Wills M. Mcintosh D. Hawkins P. Fayne
Rotation K. Evans M. Williams D. Clayton   D. Ndiaye
Lim PT M. Hein J. Thompson   A. Washington, Jr.  

2016-2017 Illinois State Redbirds Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Deontae Hawkins 35 27.3 14.0 6.5 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.4
Paris Lee 35 30.9 13.0 3.7 5.0 1.9 0.1 2.5
MiKyle Mcintosh 30 26.7 12.5 5.6 1.8 0.7 0.8 2.5
Phil Fayne 35 24.6 9.1 6.3 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.0
D.J. Clayton 35 24.6 6.5 4.3 1.4 0.9 0.1 1.5
Tony Wills 35 26.9 6.3 2.7 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.9
Keyshawn Evans 35 19.2 5.8 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.2
David Ndiaye 26 15.2 1.8 3.8 0.1 0.2 1.7 0.7
Madison Williams 28 10.7 1.6 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.7
Andre Washington, Jr. 17 4.8 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4
Javaka Thompson 18 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Matt Hein 14 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2

2016-2017 Illinois State Redbirds Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dan Muller Head Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Luke Yaklich Associate Head Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Illinois State, 2013 to 2016)
Dean Oliver Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Brian Reese Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Head Coach (Georgian Court, 2015 to 2016)
Darshawn McClellan Video Coordinator 2016-2017 Player Development Assistant (Vanderbilt, 2015 to 2016)
Larry Lyons Athletic Director 2013-2014 N/A
Jim Lathrop Director of Strength and Conditioning 2014-2015 N/A
Spencer Johnson Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 Video Coordinator (Illinois State, 2015 to 2016)
John Munn Head Athletic Trainer 2006-2007 N/A
Lauren Hutchcraft Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A