2010–11 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Tim Jankovich, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2010–11 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	12–19 (4–14 MVC)
Head coach	Tim Jankovich (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Judson Anthony Beane Paris Parham
Home arena	Redbird Arena
Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri State	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Wichita State	14	–	4		.778			29	–	8		.784
Indiana State †	12	–	6		.667			20	–	14		.588
Northern Iowa	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Creighton	10	–	8		.556			23	–	16		.590
Evansville	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Drake	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
Southern Illinois	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Illinois State	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
Bradley	4	–	14		.222			12	–	20		.375
† 2011 MVC tournament winner As of April 1, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in conference play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They were the number nine seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were defeated by Southern Illinois University in their opening round game.

Roster

2010–11 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 4 Matt Coates 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Peoria, IL F 50 Blake Mishler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Metamora, IL F 43 Austin Hill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Covington, KY F 34 Tony Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Chicago, IL G 10 Alex Rubin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Plymouth, MN G 3 Trey Blue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago, IL F 32 Jackie Carmichael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Manhattan, KS G 33 Justin Clark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Independence, MO G 5 Anthony Cousin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Anchorage, AK G 23 Kenyon Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Chicago, IL G 13 John Wilkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Antibes, France F 22 Jon Ekey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Independence, MO G 1 Zeke Upshaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Chicago, IL C 42 Jordan Threloff  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr DeKalb, IL	Head coach Tim Jankovich (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Rob Judson (Illinois) Anthony Beane (Kansas State) Paris Parham (Minnesota State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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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 10, 2010* 7:05 pm		Quincy	W 80–70		11 – Clark	–	–	Redbird Arena  Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 14, 2010* 2:05 pm		Southern Illinois-Edwardsville	W 92–64	1–0	18 – Mishler, Carmichael	9 – Clark	4 – Ekey	Redbird Arena (4,235) Normal, IL
November 17, 2010* 2:05 pm		Tennessee State	W 73–68	2–0	20 – Clark	7 – Carmichael	6 – Cousin	Redbird Arena (4,401) Normal, IL
November 21, 2010* 2:05 pm		at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 54–63	2–1	14 – Blue	13 – Lewis	3 – Smith	Jack Stephens Center (2,532) Little Rock, AR
November 26, 2010* 6:05 pm		South Dakota Global Sports Roundball Classic	W 73–68	3–1	22 – Carmichael	8 – Lewis	6 – Hill	Redbird Arena (4,344) Normal, IL
November 27, 2010* 6:05 pm		Louisiana–Monroe Global Sports Roundball Classic	W 73–68	4–1	16 – Hill	7 – Lewis	3 – Carmichael	Redbird Arena (4,395) Normal, IL
November 28, 2010* 3:35 pm		Jacksonville State Global Sports Roundball Classic	W 60–47	5–1	11 – Clark	9 – Lewis	3 – Blue	Redbird Arena (4,059) Normal, IL
December 1, 2010* 7:05 pm		No. 23 Nevada-Las Vegas MWC–MVC Challenge	L 51–82	5–2	15 – Hill	8 – Lewis	2 – Hill, Rubin, Blue	Redbird Arena (6,485) Normal, IL
December 4, 2010* 7:05 pm, CSN		Montana State	W 62–56	6–2	16 – Wilkins	8 – Lewis	3 – Cousin	Redbird Arena (4,084) Normal, IL
December 8, 2010* 7:05 pm		Ohio	L 65–67	6–3	16 – Carmichael	12 – Lewis	4 – Hill, Blue, Wilkins	Redbird Arena (4,027) Normal, IL
December 11, 2010* 7:05 pm, CSN		Illinois-Chicago	W 53–43	7–3	15 – Hill	6 – Wilkins	3 – Rubin	Redbird Arena (3,942) Normal, IL
December 20, 2010* 6:05 pm		at North Carolina-Wilmington	W 62–60 OT	8–3	22 – Ekey	12 – Ekey	4 – Cousin	Trask Coliseum (4,024) Wilmington, NC
December 29, 2010 7:05 pm		Creighton	L 53–64	8–4 (0–1)	12 – Cousin	7 – Lewis, Ekey	3 – Hill, Rubin	Redbird Arena (6,158) Normal, IL
January 1, 2011 7:05 pm		at Missouri State	L 71–82	8–5 (0–2)	23 – Cousin	8 – Carmichael	5 – Cousin	JQH Arena (7,612) Springfield, MO
January 4, 2011 6:05 pm		at Indiana State	L 57–72	8–6 (0–3)	16 – Carmichael	4 – Carmichael, Ekey	3 – Ekey	Hulman Center (4,275) Terre Haute, IN
January 7, 2011 7:05 pm		Wichita State	L 51–65	8–7 (0–4)	14 – Hill	6 – Lewis	5 – Hill	Redbird Arena (4,598) Normal, IL
January 9, 2011 2:05 pm, CSN		at Southern Illinois	L 59–63	8–8 (0–5)	13 – Carmichael, Wilkins	5 – Lewis, Carmichael, Wilkins	4 – Cousin, Ekey	SIU Arena (4,457) Carbondale, IL
January 12, 2011 7:05 pm		Northern Iowa	L 44–46 OT	8–9 (0–6)	10 – Mishler	8 – Carmichael	3 – Hill	Redbird Arena (4,021) Normal, IL
January 15, 2011 6:05 pm, MVC-TV		Evansville	L 54–59	8–10 (0–7)	9 – Upshaw	7 – Lewis, Ekey	4 – Cousin	Redbird Arena (4,612) Normal, IL
January 18, 2011 7:05 pm		at Drake	L 68–76	8–11 (0–8)	18 – Hill	7 – Lewis	4 – Clark	Knapp Center (3,748) Des Monies, IA
January 23, 2011 7:05 pm, ESPNU		Southern Illinois	W 59–55	9–11 (1–8)	15 – Lewis	8 – Lewis	2 – Blue	Redbird Arena (3,695) Normal, IL
January 26, 2011 7:05 pm, WTVP		at Bradley	W 79–78 OT	10–11 (2–8)	24 – Carmichael	17 – Carmichael	3 – Rubin, Cousin	Carver Arena (10,592) Peoria, IL
January 30, 2011 2:05 pm, MVC-TV		Drake	W 77–75 OT	11–11 (3–8)	15 – Wilkins	11 – Carmichael	4 – Hill	Redbird Arena (5,016) Normal, IL
February 2, 2011 7:05 pm		at Northern Iowa	L 66–71	11–12 (3–9)	15 – Cousin	10 – Carmichael	3 – Hill, Cousin	McLeod Center (4,260) Cedar Falls, IA
February 5, 2011 7:05 pm		at Wichita State	L 57–74	11–13 (3–10)	16 – Lewis	7 – Lewis	3 – Rubin	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
February 9, 2011 7:05 pm		Indiana State	L 46–56	11–14 (3–11)	11 – Lewis	8 – Lewis	3 – Ekey	Redbird Arena (4,039) Normal, IL
February 12, 2011 7:05 pm		Missouri State	L 59–68	11–15 (3–12)	23 – Hill	8 – Lewis	3 – Hill	Redbird Arena (5,204) Normal, IL
February 16, 2011 7:05 pm		at Creighton	L 59–75	11–16 (3–13)	27 – Hill	7 – Mishler	3 – Lewis	Qwest Center Omaha (14,702) Omaha, NE
February 19, 2011* 1:00 pm		at Western Michigan ESPN BracketBusters	L 65–68	11–17	12 – Hill	8 – Lewis	5 – Cousin	University Arena (3,066) Kalamazoo, MI
February 22, 2011 7:05 pm, MVC-TV		Bradley	W 51–50	12–17 (4–13)	19 – Carmichael	13 – Carmichael	3 – Blue, Clark	Redbird Arena (6,126) Normal, IL
February 26, 2011 2:05 pm		at Evansville	L 67–73	12–18 (4–14)	12 – Lewis, Cousin	9 – Lewis	4 – Cousin	Roberts Municipal Stadium (10,581) Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament
March 3, 2011* 6:05 pm	(9)	vs. (8) Southern Illinois Opening Round	L 54–57	12–19	13 – Hill	10 – Lewis	3 – Rubin, Cousin	Scottrade Center (6,675) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

1. "2010–11 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
2. "2010–11 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
3. "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 25, 2021.