2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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 Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2011–12 record21–14 (9–9 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDoug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Wichita State16–2 .889  27–5  .844
No. 19 Creighton †14–4 .778  28–5  .848
Evansville9–9 .500  16–16  .500
Illinois State9–9 .500  21–14  .600
Northern Iowa9–9 .500  20–14  .588
Missouri State9–9 .500  16–16  .500
Drake9–9 .500  18–16  .529
Indiana State8–10 .444  18–15  .545
Southern Illinois5–13 .278  8–23  .258
Bradley2–16 .111  7–25  .219
† 2012 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The Redbirds finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in conference play to finish in a five-way tie for third place. They were the number four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus the University of Northern Iowa and their semifinal game versus Wichita State University but lost their final game versus Creighton University.

The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament and were assigned the number seven seed in the University of Arizona regional. They were victorious over the University of Mississippi in the first round but were defeated by Stanford University in the second round.

Roster

2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Trey Blue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
G 1 Tyler Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Owensboro, KY
F 32 Jackie Carmichael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Manhattan, KS
G 4 Darious Clark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)208 lb (94 kg) Jr Clinton, MD
G 5 Anthony Cousin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Anchorage, AK
G 13 John Wilkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Antibes, France
F 22 Jon Ekey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS So Independence, MO
G 3 Zeke Upshaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS So Chicago, IL
G 2 Bryant Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Maplewood, MO
C 42 Jordan Threloff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS Fr DeKalb, IL
G 44 Johnny Hill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Glendale Heights, IL
G 11 Nic Moore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Winona Lake, IN
F 10 John Jones  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) Fr Saint Michael, Barbados
G 15 Nick Zeisloft  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr LaGrange, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 6, 2011*
2:05 PM
Quincy W 102–63 
 16 – Ekey   –     –    Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 11, 2011*
9:00 PM
at Fresno State L 47–55  0–1
 13 – Moore  9 – Carmichael  4 – Moore  Save Mart Center
at Fresno State
 (7,041)
Fresno, CA
November 17, 2011*
7:05 PM
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Cancún Challenge
[Campus Site Game]
W 68–38  1–1
 16 – Carmichael  13 – Carmichael  3 – Carmichael,
Ekey
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,403)
Normal, IL
November 19, 2011*
4:05 PM
Lipscomb
Cancún Challenge
[Campus Site Game]
W 78–70  2–1
 19 – Brown  9 – Carmichael  6 – Moore  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,841)
Normal, IL
November 22, 2011*
6:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Rutgers
Cancún Challenge
{Riviera Division}
[Semifinal]
W 76–70  3–1
 21 – Wilkins  10 – Wilkins  4 – Brown  Moon Palace Arena (800)
Cancún, Mexico
November 23, 2011*
8:30 PM, CBSSN
vs. Illinois
Cancún Challenge
{Riviera Division}
[Final]
L 59–63  3–2
 17 – Carmichael  7 – Wilkins  8 – Cousin  Moon Palace Arena (952)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2011
2:05 PM
Bethune-Cookman W 75–51  4–2
 21 – Carmichael  6 – Carmichael  7 – Moore  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,287)
Normal, IL
November 30, 2011
7:05 PM
Chicago State W 85–41  5–2
 19 – Ekey  8 – Carmichael  7 – Moore  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,858)
Normal, IL
December 3, 2011
7:05 PM
North Carolina-Wilmington L 54–63  5–3
 15 – Carmichael  13 – Carmichael  5 – Cousin  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,157)
Normal, IL
December 7, 2011*
6:00 PM, CSN
at Morehead State W 78–73  6–3
 17 – Carmichael,
Ekey
 
 10 – Carmichael  6 – Brown  Ellis T. Johnson Arena (1,656)
Morehead, KY
December 18, 2011*
4:05 PM
Norfolk State W 68–36  7–3
 20 – Carmichael  13 – Threloff  5 – Cousin  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,320)
Normal, IL
December 20, 2011*
6:05 PM
Arkansas-Little Rock W 72–65  8–3
 23 – Brown  9 – Carmichael  3 – Cousin  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (3,193)
Normal, IL
December 29, 2011
7:05 PM
Northern Iowa W 65–61  9–3
(1–0)
 19 – Carmichael  13 – Ekey  4 – Moore  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,265)
Normal, IL
January 1, 2012
2:00 PM, CSN/FSN
at Southern Illinois L 71–86  9–4
(1–1)
 15 – Brown  13 – Ekey  3 – Cousin,
Moore
 
SIU Arena (2,686)
Carbondale, IL
January 4, 2012
7:05 PM
at Missouri State W 68–60  10–4
(2–1)
 15 – Wilkins  12 – Ekey  6 – Moore  JQH Arena (6,124)
Springfield, MO
January 7, 2012
1:05 PM
Evansville W 75–73  11–4
(3–1)
 17 – Carmichael  8 – Threloff  3 – Moore  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,333)
Normal, IL
January 10, 2012
7:05 PM
at Wichita State L 62–65  11–5
(3–2)
 23 – Moore  13 – Carmichael  2 – Moore  Charles Koch Arena (10,078)
Wichita, KS
January 13, 2012
8:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 23 Creighton L 78–87  11–6
(3–3)
 29 – Allen  5 – Brown  3 – Brown,
Allen,
Moore
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (8,771)
Normal, IL
January 15, 2012
7:05 PM, CSN
at Drake L 60–77  11–7
(3–4)
 12 – Moore  8 – Carmichael  4 – Moore  The Knapp Center (3,410)
Des Moines, IA
January 18, 2012
7:00 PM, CSN/FSN
Indiana State W 67–54  12–7
(4–4)
 24 – Brown  11 – Carmichael,
Wilkins
 
 5 – Moore  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,189)
Normal, IL
January 21, 2012
7:05 PM, CSN
at Evansville L 71–79  12–8
(4–5)
 17 – Moore  9 – Carmichael  6 – Moore  Ford Center (6,187)
Evansville, IN
January 25, 2012
6:05 PM
Missouri State W 76–69 OT 13–8
(5–5)
 26 – Carmichael  16 – Carmichael  5 – Brown  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,311)
Normal, IL
January 28, 2012
3:05 PM, CSN
Southern Illinois W 60–40  14–8
(6–5)
 19 – Carmichael  11 – Carmichael,
Wilkins
 
 4 – Brown  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (6,268)
Normal, IL
February 1, 2012
7:05 PM
at No. 13 Creighton L 74–102  14–9
(6–6)
 21 – Brown  6 – Carmichael  4 – Brown,
Moore
 
Qwest Center Omaha (17,311)
Omaha, NE
February 4, 2012
4:35 PM, CSN
Bradley W 78–48  15–9
(7–6)
 21 – Brown  8 – Carmichael  8 – Moore  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (7,744)
Normal, IL
February 8, 2012
7:05 PM
Drake W 64–53  16–9
(8–6)
 26 – Brown  20 – Carmichael  5 – Brown  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,196)
Normal, IL
February 11, 2012
7:00 PM, CSN
at Northern Iowa L 63–78  16–10
(8–7)
 17 – Allen  13 – Carmichael  5 – Moore  McLeod Center (5,323)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 14, 2012
6:05 PM, CSN
at Indiana State L 77-83 OT 16–11
(8–8)
 16 – Moore  7 – Wilkins  7 – Moore  Hulman Center (4,963)
Terre Haute, IN
February 18, 2012*
4:05 PM
Oakland
Sears BracketBuster
W 79–75  17–11
 25 – Carmichael  19 – Carmichael  4 – Cousin  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,601)
Normal, IL
February 22, 2012
7:05 PM
No. 19 Wichita State L 55–68  17–12
(8–9)
 17 – Allen  8 – Wilkins  4 – Moore  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,573)
Normal, IL
February 25, 2012
1:00 PM
at Bradley W 54–53  18–12
(9–9)
 16 – Carmichael  14 – Carmichael  2 – Brown,
Cousin,
Moore
 
Carver Arena (10,584)
Peoria, IL
State Farm
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} Tournament
March 2, 2012
2:35 PM, CSN/FSN
(4) vs. (5) Northern Iowa
Quarterfinal
W 54–42  19–12
 16 – Carmichael  15 – Carmichael  2 – Carmichael  Scottrade Center (11,348)
St. Louis, MO
March 3, 2012
1:35 PM, CSN/FSN
(4) vs. (1) No. 15 Wichita State
Semifinal
W 65–64  20–12
 25 – Brown  11 – Carmichael  3 – Moore  Scottrade Center (16,271)
St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2012
1:05 PM, CBS
(4) vs. (2) No. 25 Creighton
Final
L 79–83 OT 20–13
 20 – Moore  9 – Carmichael  5 – Moore  Scottrade Center (12,380)
St. Louis, MO
National Invitation {NIT} Tournament
March 14, 2012*
8:30 PM, ESPNU
(7) at (2) Mississippi
Arizona Regional
[First Round]
W 96–93 OT 21–13
 26 – Brown  10 – Carmichael  10 – Moore  C. M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum (3,010)
Oxford, MS
March 19, 2012*
10:30 PM, ESPN2
(7) at (3) Stanford
Arizona Regional
[Second Round]
L 88–92 OT 21–14
 25 – Moore  12 – Carmichael  2 – Cousin,
Wilkins,
Allen,
Moore
 
Maples Pavilion (1,781)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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