2021-2022 Illinois State Redbirds

2021-2022 Illinois State Redbirds Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
11 Alston Andrews Fr F 6-10 230 - Ocoee (FL) United States Ocoee High School
1 Sy Chatman Jr F 6-8 227 - Saint Paul (MN) United States Cretin Derham Hall High School
3 Howie Fleming, Jr. Fr PG 6-5 217 - Louisville (KY) United States Louisville Male High School
0 Mark Freeman So PG 5-11 170 - Memphis (TN) United States The Skill Factory
24 Jayden Johnson Fr SF 6-5 210 - Batavia (IL) United States Batavia High School
25 Alex Kotov So PF 6-10 230 - Moscow Russia Montverde Academy
22 Kendall Lewis So F 6-8 210 - Snellville (GA) United States Shiloh High School
13 Liam McChesney Fr F 6-9 210 Sep 26, 2001 Prince Rupert Canada Charles Hays Secondary School
34 Malcolm Miller Fr G 6-4 210 - Shelbyville (IL) United States Shelbyville High School
4 Abdou Ndiaye So F 6-9 200 - Louga Senegal The Nation Christian Academy
12 Antonio Reeves Jr GF 6-5 205 Nov 20, 2000 Phoenix (AZ) United States Simeon Career Academy
5 Julian Samuels Fr G 6-1 160 - Annawan (IL) United States Annawan High School
50 Ryan Schmitt So C 6-11 225 - Van Meter (IA) United States Van Meter High School
23 Harouna Sissoko Fr F 6-7 215 Aug 6, 1999 Kayes Mali Grandview Park Baptist School
14 Nik Stadelman Fr G 6-0 185 - Rockford (IL) United States Guilford High School
2 Josiah Strong Sr G 6-4 195 - Brooklyn Park (MN) United States Champlin Park High School
10 Emon Washington Fr F 6-5 190 - Yazoo City (MS) United States South Cobb High School
45 Elijah Williams RS-Fr F 6-5 180 - Lawrenceville (GA) United States Providence Christian School

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

2021-2022 Illinois State Redbirds Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Antonio Reeves NABC All-District (16) Second Team
Antonio Reeves MVC All-Conference Second Team
Antonio Reeves MVC Most-Improved Team
Sy Chatman MVC Player of the Week (Jan 3, 2022)
Antonio Reeves MVC Player of the Week (Nov 15, 2021)
Sy Chatman Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team

2021-2022 Illinois State Redbirds Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters H. Fleming, Jr. J. Strong A. Reeves K. Lewis S. Chatman
Rotation M. Freeman   E. Washington L. McChesney R. Schmitt
Lim PT N. Stadelman M. Miller J. Johnson A. Ndiaye  
Lim PT       H. Sissoko  
Lim PT       A. Andrews  

2021-2022 Illinois State Redbirds Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Antonio Reeves 33 35.0 20.1 3.5 1.8 1.1 0.5 2.3
Sy Chatman 20 24.9 13.5 6.0 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.6
Josiah Strong 33 32.6 11.5 3.3 2.2 1.0 0.1 1.2
Kendall Lewis 33 27.6 9.3 5.7 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.9
Mark Freeman 31 25.0 8.8 2.6 3.5 1.0 0.0 3.2
Howie Fleming, Jr. 30 22.0 5.9 4.2 2.1 1.3 0.3 1.8
Liam McChesney 32 17.3 4.5 3.1 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.8
Ryan Schmitt 32 10.9 3.1 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.6
Emon Washington 23 12.2 2.1 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.4
Abdou Ndiaye 26 9.5 1.6 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3
Harouna Sissoko 19 5.8 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3
Jayden Johnson 11 2.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1
Alston Andrews 14 4.7 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4
Malcolm Miller 12 4.5 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2
Nik Stadelman 6 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2

2021-2022 Illinois State Redbirds Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dan Muller Head Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Brian Jones Associate Head Coach 2019-2020 Head Coach (North Dakota, 2006 to 2019)
Marcus Belcher Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Associate Head Coach (Indiana State, 2017 to 2019)
Rob Johnson Assistant Coach 2021-2022 N/A
Kyle Brennan Athletic Director 2021-2022 N/A
Jim Lathrop Director of Strength and Conditioning 2014-2015 N/A
Tony Willls Director of Player Personnel 2021-2022 Graduate Assistant (Southern Illinois, 2019 to 2021)
John Putyrski Director of Basketball Operations 2021-2022 Director of Player Personnel (Illinois State, 2020 to 2021)
John Munn Head Athletic Trainer 2006-2007 N/A