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NOVEMBERDate Opponent (TV) Time/ResultN3 QUINCY(ILL.)•••• W,84-65N8 at VCU (CSN Chicago PLUS) 6 p.m.N12 DREXEL (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) 7:05P.M.N17 at Northwestern 7:30 p.m.N20 MANHATTAN 7:05P.M.N27 vs.Vermont•• 10:15p.m.N29 vs.SonomaState•• 10:15p.m.N30 atSanFrancisco•• 10:15p.m.

DECEMBERD4 CHICAGOSTATE 7:05P.M.D7 DAYTON (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) 7:05P.M.D16 at Oakland 6 p.m.D19 TENNESSEESTATE 7:05P.M.D22 DEPAUL(Comcast SportsNet Chicago) 7:05P.M.

JANUARYJ2 atMissouriState• 7:05p.m.J5 SOUTHERNILLINOIS• 1:05P.M.J8 atWichitaState• 7p.m.J11 LOYOLA•(CSN Chicago PLUS) 7:05P.M.J15 EVANSVILLE• 7:05P.M.J18 atDrake•(CSNChicagoPLUS) 7p.m.J22 WICHITASTATE• 7:05P.M.J25 atIndianaState• 5:05p.m.J29 atBradley• 7p.m.

FEBRUARYF1 DRAKE• 3:05P.M.F5 NORTHERNIOWA• 7:05P.M.F9 atLoyola•(ESPN3) 3p.m.F12 atEvansville• 7:05p.m.F15 BRADLEY• (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) 6:05P.M.F18 MISSOURISTATE• 7:05P.M.F23 atNorthernIowa•(ComcastSportsNetChicago) 4p.m.F26 INDIANASTATE• 7:05P.M.

MARCHM1 atSouthernIllinois• TBDM6-9 MVCTournament

SCHEDULEKEY• MissouriValleyConferenceGame•• USFGoldenGateChallenge(SanFrancisco)•••• ExhibitionGame HomegamesinBOLDCAPS Alltimescentralandsubjecttochange

GAME 1 • Illinois State at No. 14 VCUFriday,November8,2013•6:00p.m.(CT)Richmond,Va.•VerizonWirelessArenaattheStuartC.SiegelCenter(7,697)Radio: Illinois State Radio Network – @WJBC 1230 AM, 93.7 FM (flagship)Radio Talent: EricStock(play-by-play),MikeMatthews(analyst)TV: Comcast SportsNet Chicago PLUS / MASNTV Talent: JonLaaser(play-by-play),BrooksBerry(analyst)2013-14 ILLINOISSTATEBASKETBALLGAMENOTES

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ILLINOISSTATE REDBIRDS12-13RECORD:18-1512-13VALLEYRECORD: 8-10 (6th)HEAD COACH: Dan Muller CAREER RECORD: 18-15 (1 year) RECORDATISU: Same

RETURNINGSTATISTICALLEADERS POINTS:Nick Zeisloft (4.5) REBOUNDS: Kaza Keane (2.1) ASSISTS: Kaza Keane (3.2)* BLOCKS: Kaza Keane (0.06)

*Led the team in 2012-13

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VCU RAMS12-13RECORD:27-812-13ATLANTIC10RECORD: 12-4 (2nd)HEAD COACH: Shaka Smart CAREER RECORD: 111-37 (4 years) RECORD AT VCU: Same

RETURNINGSTATISTICALLEADERS POINTS:TrevonGraham(15.2)* REBOUNDS: Juvonte Reddic (8.2)* ASSISTS:BrianteWeber(2.8) BLOCKS: Juvonte Reddic (0.9)*

*Led the team in 2012-13

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SERIESHISTORY SERIES(OVERALL):VCU Leads, 3-1 CURRENTSTREAK: VCU, W-1 MULLERVS.VCU: First Meeting

QUICKHITSABOUT#REDBIRDHOOPS Illinois State is opening the season against a nationally ranked opponent for just the second time in program history. TheonlyothertimeISUstartedtheseasonagainstaTop-25team,theRedbirdsnarrowlylosttoNo.2Purdue('87). ISUhasknockedoffaTop-25teamineachofthelasttwoseasons(WichitaStatein2012andCreightonlastyear). ThelasttimetheRedbirdsfacedVCU,headcoachDan Muller was a sophomore on the court. He led all scorers

with19pointstohelpISUina,74-72,lossatVCUin1995.HealsohelpedISUbeatVCUasafreshmanin1994. In the 116-year history of the program, Illinois State has compiled a 77-38 all-time record in season-opening games. KazaKeane and Nick Zeisloft are the only returners with NCAA Division I experience. With just three returning

letter winners (including walk-on MattStacho), ISU is the only team in the MVC without a returning starter. Keane led Illinois State in assists per game (3.2) and Zeisloft amassed ISU’s top three-point shooting percentage

(41.8 percent) during the 2012-13 season. TheISUrosterconsistsof10newcomerstotheteam,includingeightwhoareeligibletoplaythisseason.Fiveofthe

eligiblenewcomersarejuniorcollegetransfersandtheotherthreearefreshmenwithhighschoolexperience. BasketballTimesrankedtheRedbirds'2013recruitingclassNo.29inthenationinitsJuneedition. Second-year head coach Dan Mullerbecamethe19thbasketballcoachinISUhistoryonMay8,2012.ProgramExcellence: IllinoisStateisinits44thseasonasaNCAADivisionIprogram,andduringthattime,theRedbirdshaveonlyhad

eight losing seasons. ThroughoutIllinoisState'sprogramhistory,theRedbirdshavefeatured20All-Americanselections,twoMissouri

ValleyConferenceLarryBirdValleyPlayersoftheYear,FourValleyTournamentMostOutstandingPlayers,66All-ValleySelections,sixNCAATournamentappearances,12NITappearances,threeValleyregular-seasonchampionshipsandfourValleyTournamentchampionships.

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@ISUREDBIRDSLASTGAME'SSTARTINGLINEUP-Lineupandstatsarefromexhibitionvs.Quincy.

1Paris Lee4GuardPPG RPG APG 10.0 2.0 5.0

15Nick Zeisloft4GuardPPG RPG APG 13.0 6.0 1.0

4Bobby Hunter4GuardPPG RPG APG 17.0 3.0 1.0

10John Jones4ForwardPPG RPG APG 5.0 3.0 0.0

22Reggie Lynch4CenterPPG RPG APG 4.0 2.0 0.0

Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 Illinois State Game Notes • ILLINOISSTATENUMERICALROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 Kaza Keane G 6-1 185 So. Ajax, Ontario 1 Paris Lee G 5-11 165 Fr. Maywood, Ill. 3 Daishon Knight G 6-1 175 Jr. Baltimore, Md. 4 BobbyHunter G 5-10 190 RSJr. Reno,Nev. 5 Jamaal Samuel F 6-9 200 So. New Orleans, La. 10 JohnJones F 6-9 260 Jr. St.Michael,Barbados 11 MiKyle McIntosh* F 6-7 230 Fr. Pickering, Ontario 12 TonyWills G 6-3 185 Fr. Indianapolis,Ind. 15 Nick Zeisloft G 6-4 185 RS So. LaGrange, Ill. 22 ReggieLynch C 6-10 230 Fr. Edina,Minn. 23 Zach Lofton G 6-4 200 So. St. Paul, Minn. 24 Deontae Hawkins* F 6-8 215 Fr. Dayton, Ohio 25 MichaelMiddlebrooks F 6-9 210 Jr. Seattle,Wash. 31 Matt Stacho G 6-1 180 So. Naperville, Ill.

IN-SEASONMEDIACONFERENCESISU Athletics Communications will host eight in-season media conferences during the 2013-14 season. Eachconferencewillfeatureheadcoach Dan MullerandamemberoftheISUbasketballteam.Themediaconferences start at 1 p.m., and the remaining scheduled dates are: Nov. 11, Nov. 22, Dec. 3, Dec. 20, Jan. 16,Jan.28,Feb.13,Feb.25,Mar.4.

ILLINOISSTATEVIDEOHIGHLIGHTSFTPSITEIllinoisStateAthleticsprovidesbroadcastqualityvideoofhomegamehighlightsviaFTPdownload.ContactIllinois State Athletics Communications prior to the day of the game for more information at (309) 438-3805.

WHERETOWATCH:ISUATVCUComcastSportsNetChicagoPLUS:Comcast:101,DirecTV:666,Dish:449,AT&TU-Verse:1742

ABOUTTHEVCURAMSVCUislocatedinRichmond,Va.,andhasanenrollmentof31,752.TheRamscompeteattheNCAA

DivisionIlevelandaremembersoftheAtlantic10Conference.TheRamsreturnthreestartersfromateamwhichfinished27-8lastseasonandearnedsecondplacein

theA-10(12-4).VCUreturnsitsleadingscorer,TreveonGraham(15.2ppg),andrebounderandshot-blocker,JuvonteReddic(8.2rpgand0.9rpg).Botharepreseasonfirst-teamA-10selections.

VCU leads the all-time series against Illinois State, 3-1, with the Rams winning the last meeting in 1995.Forthefirsttimeinprogramhistory,VCUisnationallyrankedtostarttheseason.TheRamsareNo.14

intheAPTop25andNo.15intheUSATodayCoachesPoll. VCU was picked to win the Atlantic 10 Conference with 19 (out of 24) first place votes.

2012-13/CAREER SUPERLATIVESGAMESPLAYED/STARTED 2012-13 CAREER STREAK

Bryant Allen 32/30 56/30 3TylerBrown 32/31 76/63 15Jackie Carmichael 33/32 131/108 31Anthony Cousin 27/1 92/38 -JonEkey 33/18 99/76 -Johnny Hill 33/26 61/26 25Kaza Keane 31/10 31/10 -Matt Stacho 3/0 3/0 -JordanThreloff 21/2 51/2 -Zeke Upshaw 19/0 62/0 -John Wilkins 33/13 94/64 4Nick Zeisloft 25/1 25/1 -

DOUBLE-DIGITGAMES 2012-13 CAREERPoints

Jackie Carmichael 29 75TylerBrown 27 48Johnny Hill 11 12Bryant Allen 10 17JonEkey 10 28John Wilkins 7 25Zeke Upshaw 1 1Nick Zeisloft 1 1Anthony Cousin - 12JordanThreloff - 1

ReboundsJackie Carmichael 16 39TylerBrown 1 1JonEkey - 5John Wilkins - 3JordanThreloff - 1

AssistsJohnny Hill 1 1

20+POINTS 2012-13 CAREERTylerBrown 15 23Jackie Carmichael 13 23Bryant Allen 2 3Johnny Hill 1 1John Wilkins - 1Anthony Cousin - 1JonEkey - 1

8+REBOUNDS 2012-13 CAREERJackie Carmichael 21 55TylerBrown 6 7JonEkey 4 10Johnny Hill 2 2JordanThreloff 1 5John Wilkins - 6

5+ASSISTS 2012-13 CAREERKaza Keane 8 8Johnny Hill 7 7TylerBrown 6 10Bryant Allen 2 2Anthony Cousin - 5JonEkey - 3

3+BLOCKS 2012-13 CAREERJackie Carmichael 10 26JonEkey 2 13John Wilkins - 2

3+STEALS 2012-13 CAREERTylerBrown 6 7Johnny Hill 3 3JonEkey 2 4Bryant Allen 1 1Geoffrey Allen 1 1Kaza Keane 1 1JordanThreloff 1 1John Wilkins 1 2Nick Zeisloft 1 1Anthony Cousin - 3Jackie Carmichael - 2

REDBIRDSBYCLASSSENIORS(0):JUNIORS(4):Hunter,Jones,Knight,MiddlebrooksSOPHOMORES(5): Keane, Lofton, Samuel, Stacho, ZeisloftFRESHMEN(5): Hawkins, Lee, Lynch, McIntosh, Wills

REDBIRDSBYSTATEILLINOIS(3): Lee, Stacho, Zeisloft MINNESOTA(2): Lofton, LynchONTARIO,CANADA(2): Keane, McIntoshINDIANA (1): WillsLOUISIANA(1): SamuelMARYLAND (1): KnightNEVADA (1): HunterOHIO (1): HawkinsWASHINGTON(1):Middlebrooks

STAFFHead Coach: Dan MullerAssociate Head Coach: Dana FordAssistant Coaches:TorreyWard,LukeYaklichDirectorofBasketballOperations:Danny DoyleVideo Coordinator: Will VeasleyBasketballAthleticTrainer: John Munn

PRONUNCIATIONGUIDEKAY-zuhKEENDAY-shawn KnightMih-KYLEMAC-in-toshNickZIE-sloftDee-ON-tae HawkinsMattSTAY-showDan MULL-erLuke YAUK-lich

Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 Illinois State Game Notes • ACTIVECAREERLEADERSPoints 112 Nick ZeisloftRebounds 66 Kaza Keane OffensiveRebounds 10 Kaza KeaneDefensiveRebounds 56 Kaza KeaneAssists 99 Kaza KeaneBlocks 2 Kaza KeaneSteals 16 Kaza KeaneFGPercentage 43.7 Nick Zeisloft3-PTFGPercentage 41.8 Nick ZeisloftFTPercentage 66.7 Nick Zeisloft

DOUBLINGOVER(2012-13)IllinoisState'sseasonandcareerdouble-doubles: PLAYER 2012-13 CAREER Jackie Carmichael 15 35 TylerBrown 1 1 JonEkey - 3 John Wilkins - 3 JordanThreloff - 1 THEDUNKTANK(2012-13)DunksthrowndownbyIllinoisStateplayerslastseason: Jackie Carmichael 39 TylerBrown 18 JonEkey 12 John Wilkins 9 Johnny Hill 2 Zeke Upshaw 2 THESUPERSUBS(2012-13)ThefirstplayersofftheIllinoisStatebenchlastseason: Kaza Keane 16 JonEkey 13 John Wilkins 9 JordanThreloff 4 Anthony Cousin 2 Bryant Allen 1 Jackie Carmichael 1 TylerBrown 1 Johnny Hill 1 Zeke Upshaw 1 Nick Zeisloft 1

REDBIRDSANDRAMSEventhoughthisisjustthefifthmeetingbetweenIllinoisStateandVCU,second-yearISUheadcoachDan MullerhasalreadyfacedtheRamstwice,asaplayer.Infact,thelasttimetheRedbirdsplayedVCU,Mullerwasasophomorewholedallscorerswith19pointsandsevenreboundstohelpISUinanarrow,74-72,lossatVCU,Dec.23,1995.Asafreshman,Mullernetted15pointswithninereboundstoliftIllinoisStatetoitslonewinagainsttheRams,77-68,Dec.18,1994,atRedbirdArena.

TOBETHEBEST,YOUHAVETOBEATTHEBESTIllinoisStateisnostrangertoplayingTop-25teams.Ineachofthelasttwoyears,theRedbirdshavefacedaTop-25teameighttimes,withISUwinningtwice.ISUearneda65-64winoverNo.15WichitaStateattheMissouriValleyConferenceTournament(Mar.3,2012),followedbya75-72victoryatNo.16Creighton(Feb.9,2013).ThewinatCreightonrepresentedISU'sfirsttrueroadvictoryoveraTop-25foesincewinningatNo.17Tulsa,73-72,in1985.ISUis9-47all-timeagainstTop-25teams,andtheonlyothertimeISUstartedtheseasonagainstaTop-25team,theRedbirdslostathometoNo.2Purdue,68-61,in1987.

SEASON-OPENINGSUCCESSThroughoutISU'sprogramhistory,theRedbirdshaveplayedwellintheirseasonopeners.Sincethe1981-82season,IllinoisState'sfirstcampaignintheMissouriValleyConference,theRedbirdshavewon20oftheir 32 season openers. In the 116-year history of the program, Illinois State has compiled a 77-38 all-time recordinseason-openinggames.IntheNCAADivisionI-era(1970-present),theRedbirdsare27-16inseason-openers, and ISU has won eight of its last 10 season openers, winning last year against UC Santa BarbaratoopentheyearatRedbirdArena.

LATESURGELEADSTOEXHIBITIONWINThefirst32minutesofIllinoisState'sexhibitiongameagainstQuincylastSunday(Nov.3)afternoonfeatured10tiesandeightleadchanges,buttheRedbirdsuseda27-8runoverthefinalseven-plusminutesofthegametopullawaywitha84-65winovertheHawksonDougCollinsCourtatRedbirdArena.Sophomore newcomer Zach Lofton led all scorers with 19 points for ISU, including a 3-for-5 effort from three-point range, and junior transfer BobbyHunter chipped in 17 points.

NEWNAMESANDNUMBERSOutofthe14namesonIllinoisState's2013-14men'sbasketballroster,onlyfourwerealsoontherosterin 2012-13. Why so many new faces? Following the conclusion of last season, four graduated, four transferred and one was dismissed from the program. Out of the returning four, only two (KazaKeane and Nick Zeisloft) have extensive NCAA Division I playing experience. With 10 newcomers - eight of whom are eligibletoplaythisyear-Redbirdfanswillbebusylearningnewnamesandnumbersthisseason.

COUNTINGONSOPHOMOREEXPERIENCEDespitelosingeverystarterfromlastyear’steam,IllinoisStatereturnstwokeycontributorsinsophomoreKazaKeane and redshirt sophomore Nick Zeisloft.KeaneledtheRedbirdsinassistspergame(3.2)and Zeisloft amassed ISU’s top three-point shooting percentage (41.8 percent) as freshmen in 2012-13. Sophomore walk-on guard MattStachoisalsobeginninghissecondseason.

J.J.,IT'STIMETOPLAYAlthoughhejoinedtheIllinoisStatemen'sbasketballteampriortothe2011-12season,juniorforwardJohn Jones(nicknamedJ.J.byhiscoachesandteammates)hasneverplayedinagame,untilnow.JoneswaschargedtwoseasonsofeligibilitybytheNCAAforanamateurismissuepriortohisenrollmentatIllinoisState.Duringhisfirstyearwiththeteam,in2011-12,Jonespracticedwiththeteam,butwasnotallowedto travel or play in games. During his second year, in 2012-13, Jones practiced and traveled with the team, butdidnotplay.HeisnoweligibletocompetefortheRedbirdsin2013-14.

BIGGESTUNKNOWNINTHEVALLEYWithjustthreereturningletterwinners,theRedbirdsaretheonlyteamintheMissouriValleyConferencewithout a returning starter. Illinois State also features 11 newcomers without NCAA Division I experience, whichismorethananyotherteamintheleague.TheISUrosterconsistsoffivefreshmenandfivejuniorcollege transfers, plus John Jones,whoiseligibletoplayhisfirstseasonofcollegiatebasketballaftertwoyearswiththeRedbirds.Needlesstosay,itisdifficultforanyonetoknowwhattheRedbirdsarecapableofaccomplishing on the court this season.

HIGHEXPECTATIONSFORINCOMINGCLASSIllinois State’s large recruiting class has garnered national recognition leading up to the season, with BasketballTimesrankingtheRedbirds'2013classNo.29initsJuneedition.Additionally,fourRedbirdswereselectedbytheLindy's2013-14previewasTop-100juniorcollegetransfers.

Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 Illinois State Game Notes • IN2012-13,REDBIRDSWHEN...At home .......................................................................11-5On the road ....................................................................6-7At a neutral site ..............................................................2-2Leading at half .............................................................14-6Trailingathalf ................................................................4-9Tiedathalf .....................................................................0-0In overtime .....................................................................1-1Coming off a win ..........................................................12-6Coming off a loss ...........................................................5-9ISU scores first ............................................................10-5Opponent scores first ..................................................8-10In 1-4 point games .........................................................4-4In 5-9 point games .........................................................3-6In 10-14 point games .....................................................3-3In 15+ point games ........................................................8-2Leading with 5 minutes left in regulation .....................16-3Trailingwith5minutesleftinregulation ......................2-11Tiedwith5minutesleftinregulation .............................0-1Scoring less than 50 points ...........................................0-0Scoring 50-59 points ......................................................0-2Scoring 60-69 points ......................................................2-7Scoring 70-79 points ......................................................6-6Scoring 80-89 points ......................................................7-0Scoring 90-99 points ......................................................2-0Scoring 100 + points ......................................................1-0Allowing less than 50 points ..........................................2-0Allowing 50-59 points ....................................................6-0Allowing 60-69 points ....................................................5-4Allowing 70-79 points ....................................................3-6Allowing 80-89 points ....................................................2-5Allowing 90-99 points ....................................................0-0Allowing 100 + points ....................................................0-0Betterthan,orequalto,50%FG ...................................8-3Lessthan50%FG .....................................................10-12Opponentbetterthan,orequalto,50%FG ..................0-3Opponentlessthan50%FG .....................................18-12Outshooting opponent .................................................14-3Outshotbyopponent ...................................................4-11Shooting is even ............................................................1-0Betterthan,orequalto,50%3-Pt.FG ..........................2-1Lessthan50%3-Pt.FG ............................................16-14Opponentbetterthan,orequalto,50%3-Pt.FG ..........1-1Opponentlessthan50%3-Pt.FG .............................17-14Betterthan,orequalto,50%FT ...............................18-14Lessthan50%FT .........................................................0-1Opponentbetterthan,orequalto,50%FT ...............15-15Opponentlessthan50%FT ..........................................3-0Shooting more free throws than opponent ..................14-2Shooting less free throws than opponent ....................4-12Free throws are even .....................................................0-1ISU starters outscore opponent’s ................................15-6Opponent’s starters outscore ISU .................................3-9Benchscoresindouble-digits ......................................10-9Bench outscores opponent ............................................9-9OpponentbenchoutscoresISU ....................................9-6NoISUplayerscoresindouble-figures .........................0-0Oneplayerscoresindouble-figures ..............................0-2Twoplayersindouble-figures ........................................5-5Threeormoreplayersindouble-figures ......................13-8Outreboundingopponent .............................................11-2Outreboundedbyopponent .........................................5-12Reboundsareeven .......................................................2-110+ assists ................................................................14-1210+ steals ......................................................................8-05+blocks .......................................................................8-4Forcing more turnovers than opponent .......................14-8Committing more turnovers than opponent ...................2-7Turnoversareeven .......................................................2-0InNovember ..................................................................5-1InDecember ..................................................................4-3In January ......................................................................3-6InFebruary ....................................................................5-3In March .........................................................................1-2

ISUPICKEDSEVENTHINPRESEASONPOLLTheIllinoisStatemen'sbasketballteamreceived139pointsandwasprojectedtofinishseventhinthe2013-14MissouriValleyConferencestandingsaccordingtotheleague'spreseasonpoll,ascompiledfromvotesbyMVCheadcoaches,beatwriters,radioplay-by-playpersonalitiesandinstitutionalcommunicationdirectors(seecompletepollonpage13).Pollstershaveaccuratelypredictedtheleague'sregular-seasonchamp only 13 times out of 28 since 1985-86.

WHENTHEREDBIRDSARESELECTEDSEVENTHThisisthefourthtimethatIllinoisStatehasbeenpickedtofinishseventhintheValleypreseasonpoll,withtheotherthreeseventh-placeselectionsoccurringin1999-2000,2000-01and2003-04.Afterbeingtabbedseventhpriortothe2000-01season,theRedbirdswentontoamassa21-9overallrecordanda12-6MVCmarkenroutetoasecond-placeleaguefinishandabidtotheNationalInvitationTournament(NIT).

STRENGTHOFSCHEDULEIllinois State head coach Dan MullerhasmadeitpublicabouthisdesiretocontinueimprovingtheRedbirds'strengthofschedule,andthatisevidentbyISU's2013-14season-openingopponent,VirginiaCommonwealth.TheRams,whoadvancedtotheNCAATournamentRoundof32in2013,arerankedNo.14/No.15intheAPTop25andUSATodayCoachesPoll,respectively.VCUwillplayISUonDougCollinsCourtatRedbirdArenain2014-15forthehome-and-homeseriesreturn.TheRedbirdsarealsobeginninga home-and-home series with DePaul and Northwestern this season, while ISU is in the second year of home-and-home contracts with Drexel and Dayton.

NEWSTAFFMEMBERSJOINNEWTEAMDuring the summer of 2013, ISU head coach Dan Mulleraddedtwonewmemberstohisstaff.OnJuly19, Luke Yaklich (pronounced YAUK-lich) was announced as a new assistant coach after serving as the headboy'sbasketballcoachatJolietTownshipHighSchoolinJoliet,Ill.,forthepastsixseasons.Intotal,Yaklich worked as a high school head coach and teacher for 14 years, and he was also the Illinois State men'sbasketballmanager/studentassistantfrom1996-98whileMullerplayedhisfinaltwoseasons.OnJuly 16, WillVeasleywasnamedtheprogram'svideocoordinator.Theall-timewinningestplayerinButlerhistory,VeasleywasastarterontheBulldog's2010NationalChampionshiprunner-upteam.

'BIRDWATCHINGATHOOPFESTRedbirdfanshadtheirfirstchancetoseethe2013-14ISUmen'sandwomen'sbasketballteamsinactionduringHoopfest,Oct.15.TheduoofZach Lofton and Lindsay Smith won the three-point shooting competition,combiningforninetreys,whileParisLee led all scorers in the scrimmage with eight points.

COLLINSRETURNSHOMEFORCLINICStandingonthecourtwhichbearshisnameinRedbirdArena,IllinoisStatemen'sbasketballalumnusDougCollinsspoketoagroupofcoachesandfansformorethantwohoursSept.28atthefirstISUMen'sBasketballCoachingClinic.Collins,whoonlyparticipatesinaselect-fewclinicseachyear,beganbyaddressingleadershipandteambuilding.CollinswrappeduphissegmentbyutilizingtheISUmen'sbasketballteamtodemonstratesomeX'sandO'sbeforeansweringquestionsfromtheaudience.

ISUCANADIANSHELPJMNTTOSIXTH-PLACEFINISHIllinois State sophomore guard KazaKeane and freshman forward MiKyle McIntosh (who is a non-qualifierforthe2013-14season)helpedtheCanadianJuniorMen'sNationalTeam(JMNT)earnsixthplace,matchingthecountry'shighestfinishintheevent,attheFIBAU19WorldChampionshipduringthesummerof2013.TheJMNTwent4-5attheU19WorldChampionship,withKeaneandMcIntoshbothplayinginallninegames.Keanescoredhistournament-highninepoints,withagame-besteightassists,sevenreboundsandthreestealstoliftCanadatoaJuly2winoverIran.KeaneandMcIntosharethefirsttwoRedbirdbasketballplayerstohailfromCanada.

REDBIRDSTURNPROISUmen’sbasketballalumJackie CarmichaelisthemostrecentRedbirdalumtosignaprofessionalcontract.Carmichaelsignedaone-yeardealtoplayprofessionallyforBilbaoBasket,theteamannouncedSept. 10. He agreed to the contract following a standout performance at the NBA Las Vegas Summer LeaguefortheDallasMavericksinJuly.Carmichaelisoneofthree2012-13IllinoisStatebasketballalumswho inked professional contracts for the 2013-14 season. He joined former ISU teammates Tyler Brown (Cholet Basket - Cholet, France) and JohnWilkins(RoyalBasketballClubVerviers-Pepinster-Veriviers,Belgium)inEurope.

Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 2012-13 Stats •

2012-13 Illinois State BasketballIllinois State Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 09, 2013)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 18-15 11-5 5-8 2-2CONFERENCE 8-10 5-4 3-6 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 10-5 6-1 2-2 2-2

Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 2012-13 Valley Stats •

2012-13 Illinois State BasketballIllinois State Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 02, 2013)

Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 8-10 5-4 3-6 0-0CONFERENCE 8-10 5-4 3-6 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 Last Game Box (Ex. vs. Quincy) •

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsQunicy vs Illinois State11/03/13 4:35 PM at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena

Qunicy 65Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min40 Hoover, Dalton f 1-6 0-1 0-2 1 3 4 2 2 0 4 0 4 2603 Des Jardins, Nate g 2-4 2-4 1-2 1 0 1 3 7 2 0 0 1 2404 Babbitt, Chris g 4-9 1-3 3-3 2 3 5 2 12 2 3 0 0 2512 Hahn, Scott g 3-4 3-3 2-2 0 1 1 0 11 1 2 0 0 1923 Weber, Austin g 3-8 3-7 2-3 0 1 1 2 11 0 0 0 0 1801 Jones, Ja'mil 1-5 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 710 Meyer, Grant 2-5 1-4 1-2 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 1214 Senor II, Herm 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 3 0 2 3 0 1 1015 Brown, A'Basa 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 222 Wilson, Jordan 1-8 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 3 0 3 0 1 1734 Riggs, T.J. 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 542 McGaughey, Evan 1-4 0-0 1-2 2 5 7 3 3 1 1 0 0 2144 Schaben, Josh 1-1 0-0 5-6 2 2 4 3 7 2 3 0 0 14

Team 5 3 8Totals 19-58 11-32 16-24 15 23 38 23 65 11 21 0 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 8-29 27.6%3FG % 1st Half: 5-18 27.8%

FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%

2nd half: 11-29 37.9%2nd half: 6-14 42.9%2nd half: 10-15 66.7%

Game: 19-58 32.8%Game: 11-32 34.4%Game: 16-24 66.7%

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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min10 Jones,John f 2-4 0-0 1-3 1 2 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 1722 Lynch,Reggie c 2-4 0-0 0-2 2 0 2 4 4 0 3 3 0 1501 Lee,Paris g 4-8 0-4 2-2 0 2 2 1 10 5 3 0 5 2904 Hunter,Bobby g 3-7 0-1 11-12 0 3 3 1 17 1 1 2 2 3115 Zeisloft,Nick g 4-5 3-4 2-2 1 5 6 2 13 1 1 1 2 3100 Keane,Kaza 2-6 0-1 3-5 3 5 8 1 7 5 3 0 0 2305 Samuel,Jamaal 2-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 1712 Wills,Tony 2-6 0-3 1-3 1 2 3 2 5 0 2 0 0 1923 Lofton,Zach 6-11 3-5 4-4 0 3 3 2 19 1 1 0 0 18

Team 1 3 4Totals 27-54 6-19 24-33 10 26 36 22 84 13 16 6 9 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-22 45.5%3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0%

FT % 1st Half: 14-19 73.7%

2nd half: 17-32 53.1%2nd half: 4-9 44.4%2nd half: 10-14 71.4%

Game: 27-54 50.0%Game: 6-19 31.6%Game: 24-33 72.7%

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Officials: Rick O'Neill, John Dillon, Coy GammonTechnical fouls: Qunicy-None. Illinois State-Jones,John.Attendance: 3877ISU #10 John Jones fouls out at 8:57 of the 2nd Half

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalQunicy 27 38 65Illinois State 36 48 84

,Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 Last Time They Met •

Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 Game-by-Game Statistics •

2012-13 Illinois State BasketballIllinois State Team Game-by-Game (as of Apr 23, 2013)

All games

ISU GAME LEADER TOTALSPOINTSBrown .......................................15Carmichael ...............................14Allen ............................................2Hill ...............................................2Ekey ............................................1Wilkins ........................................1

REBOUNDSCarmichael ..................................25Brown ............................................4Ekey ...............................................4Hill ..................................................1Threloff ..........................................1Wilkins ...........................................1

ASSISTSKeane ..........................................15Brown ..........................................11Hill ................................................10Allen ...............................................5Carmichael ....................................3Cousin ...........................................1Ekey ...............................................1Threloff ..........................................1

BLOCKSCarmichael ..................................24Ekey .............................................12Wilkins ...........................................3Hill ..................................................1Keane ............................................1Upshaw ..........................................1

STEALSHill ............................................. 12Allen ...........................................11Brown ........................................11Carmichael ................................. 8Ekey ............................................ 5Wilkins ........................................ 3Keane ......................................... 2Threloff ....................................... 2Zeisloft ........................................ 2Upshaw ....................................... 1Cousin ........................................ 1

,Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 Team Comparison • 2012-13 Illinois State Basketball

Illinois State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Apr 23, 2013)All games

,9Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 Specialty Statistics •

REDBIRD EXTRASLargest Lead ......................................................................................................... 39,TwiceLargestDeficit ..........................................................................19 at Wichita State, 1-16-13Largest Margin of Victory .................................................. 39 vs. Delaware State, 11-18-12Largest Margin of Defeat ..............................................................17atEvansville,2-20-13Smallest Margin of Victory .................................................................1 at Dayton, 12-19-12Smallest Margin of Defeat ....................................................... 1 vs. Wichita State, 2-17-13LargestDeficitOvercomeInaWin ........................................................17 at Drake, 2-6-13Largest Lead In a Loss .................................................................19 vs. Wyoming, 12-4-12Largest Halftime Lead ...................................................... 27 vs. Delaware State, 11-18-12LargestHalftimeDeficit .........................................................................................11,TwiceSmallest Halftime Lead ......................................................................2 at Dayton, 12-19-12SmallestHalftimeDeficit ..........................................................1, vs. Northern Iowa, 3-8-13NumberofTimesLeadingatHalf .....................................................................................20NumberofTimesTrailingatHalf ......................................................................................13NumberofTimesTiedatHalf .............................................................................................0

Most Points in First Half ........................................................................................ 49,TwiceMost Points in Second Half ...................................................................54 at Drake, 2-6-13Fewest Points in First Half .......................................................20 at Wichita State, 1-16-13 Fewest Points in Second Half ..............................................23 at Southern Illinois, 1-20-13Most Points Allowed in First Half ...........................................................51 at Drake, 2-6-13Most Points Allowed in Second Half ................................................. 55 at Bradley, 1-29-13Fewest Points Allowed in First Half ....................................... 20 vs. Wichita State, 2-17-13Fewest Points Allowed in Second Half ................................20 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13Highest Shooting Percentage in First Half ................ 63.3vs.UCSantaBarbara,11-12-12Highest Shooting Percentage in Second Half ...................62.5 vs. Missouri State, 2-27-13Lowest Shooting Percentage in First Half .......................... 24.0 vs. Wichita State, 2-17-13Lowest Shooting Percentage in Second Half ....................... 28.1 vs. Wichita State, 3-9-13

, Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 The Last Time • ILLINOIS STATE INDIVIDUALScored 40 points ......................................TariseBryson(41)atCentralMichigan,12-3-00Scored 30 points ...................................................TylerBrown(35)atUtahState,2-23-13Scored 25 points ............................................. TylerBrown(28)vs. Northern Iowa, 3-8-13Made15fieldgoals ...............................Mike VandeGarde (15) vs. Northern Iowa, 3-1-93Made10fieldgoals ........................................ TylerBrown(10)vs. Northern Iowa, 3-8-13Made5three-pointfieldgoals .......................... TylerBrown(6)vs. Northern Iowa, 3-8-13Made 10 free throws ...........................................TylerBrown(12)vs.Evansville,1-26-13Attempted15fieldgoals ........................ Jackie Carmichael (16) vs. Wichita State, 3-9-13Attempted10three-pointfieldgoals .....................TylerBrown(14)atUtahState,2-23-13Attempted 15 free throws ....................................TylerBrown(17)vs.Evansville,1-26-13Attempted 10 free throws ...........................Jackie Carmichael (11) at Utah State, 2-23-13Had20rebounds ............................................... Jackie Carmichael (20) vs. Drake, 2-8-12Had15rebounds .................................. Jackie Carmichael (15) vs. Northern Iowa, 3-2-12Had10rebounds .................................. Jackie Carmichael (10) vs. Northern Iowa, 3-8-13Postedadouble-double .........J. Carmichael (15 pnts.,10rbnds)vs. Northern Iowa, 3-8-13Postedatriple-double ........................................................................ Has never happenedHad 10 assists ..........................................Johnny Hill (10) vs. Western Michigan, 12-8-12Had 5 steals ...................................................... TylerBrown(5)vs.NorthernIowa,1-5-13Had5blockedshots ............................... Jackie Carmichael (5) vs. Northern Iowa, 3-8-13

ILLINOIS STATE TEAMScored 100 points ..................................................... 100vs.UCSantaBarbara,11-12-12Scored 90 points .................................................................................. 94 at Drake, 2-6-13Scored 80 points ..................................................................86 vs. Missouri State, 2-27-13Scored less than 50 points .................................................... 47 at Fresno State, 11-11-11Scored less than 40 points ........................................................32atMarquette,11-15-04Scored 50 points in a half .................................................................... 54 at Drake, 2-6-13Scored less than 20 points in a half ..................................................19 at Dayton, 3-17-10Made50fieldgoals .......................................................... 58 vs. Northern Illinois, 2-20-74Made40fieldgoals .................................................... 41vs.UCSantaBarbara,11-12-12Made30fieldgoals ....................................................................... 30 at Creighton, 2-9-13Made15three-pointfieldgoals .................................................... 15 at Stanford, 3-19-12Made10three-pointfieldgoals ...........................................10 vs. Missouri State, 2-27-13Made 30 free throws ............................................................. 30 vs. Wichita State, 2-17-13Made 20 free throws ...........................................................28 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13Had60rebounds ........................................................................... 63 vs. Baylor, 12-27-83Had50rebounds ............................................................................50 vs. Bradley, 1-30-10Had40rebounds ................................................................43 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13Had 30 assists ..................................................................31 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-28-98Had 20 assists .....................................................................21 vs. Missouri State, 2-27-13Committed less than 10 turnovers ....................................................9 vs. Bradley, 2-13-13Committed more than 25 turnovers .......................................26 at Florida State, 11-23-06Had 20 steals ..................................................................................... Has never happenedHad 10 steals .......................................................................10 vs. Missouri State, 2-27-13Had10blockedshots ....................................................10 vs. Western Michigan, 12-8-12Had5blockedshots ................................................................. 8 vs. Wichita State, 3-9-13Twoplayersscored30pointseach ....................................... vs. Northern Illinois, 2-20-74........................................................................... BubblesHawkins(58),RickWhitlow(32)Threeplayersscored20pointseach ................................................. at Stanford, 3-19-12..................................................NicMoore(25),TylerBrown(23),JackieCarmichael(21)Twoplayersscored20pointseach ................................................ at Utah State, 2-23-13........................................................................... TylerBrown(35),JackieCarmichael(20)Sixplayersscoredindouble-figures ................................... vs. Houston Baptist, 11-22-08................................OsirisEldridge(16),EmmanuelHolloway(15),LandonShipley(14),.........................................Brandon Sampay (12), Lloyd Phillips (11), Champ Oguchi (11), ...........................................................................Dinma Odiakosa (11), Brandon Holtz (11)Fiveplayersscoredindouble-figures ...................................................at Drexel, 11-15-12... J.Carmichael(21),TylerBrown(20),JohnnyHill(13),BryantAllen(11),JonEkey(10)Fourplayersscoredindouble-figures ....................................... vs. Northern Iowa, 3-8-13................... TylerBrown(28),JackieCarmichael(15),JohnnyHill(11),JohnWilkins(11)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUALScored 40 points .............................................AnthonyRoberts(48),OralRoberts,1-6-75Scored 30 points ......................................................ColtRyan(31),atEvansville,2-20-13Scored 25 points ..................................................... Walt Lemon, Jr. (27), Bradley, 1-29-13Made15fieldgoals ........................................ParrishCasebier(18),Evansville,12-12-92Made10fieldgoals ....................................................Aaron Bright (11), Stanford, 3-19-12Made5three-pointfieldgoals ......................... Marc Sonnen (6), at Northern Iowa, 3-2-13Made 10 free throws ...................................... Doug McDermott (10), at Creighton, 2-9-13Attempted18fieldgoals ........................... Anthony James (18), vs. Northern Iowa, 3-8-13Attempted10three-pointfieldgoals .............. Marc Sonnen (13), at Northern Iowa, 3-2-13Attempted 15 free throws ..................................... Frantz Massenat (16), Drexel, 11-15-12Attempted 10 free throws ........SethTuttle(13),JakeKoch(10),at Northern Iowa, 3-2-13Had20rebounds ................................................Anthony Bonner (21), Saint Louis, 2-6-90Had15rebounds ...............................................EricColeman(15),NorthernIowa,3-8-08Had10rebounds ..................... SethTuttle(12),JakeKoch(11),at Northern Iowa, 3-2-13Postedadouble-double .................J.Koch(18/11),S.Tuttle(15/12)at Northern Iowa, 3-2-13Postedatriple-double .........................................................................Has never happenedHad 10 assists ..................................................... Jarvis Summers (12), Ole Miss, 3-14-12Had 5 steals .............................................................. Walt Lemon, Jr. (5), Bradley, 1-29-12Had5blockedshots ..................................Kenneth Faried (5), Morehead State, 12-14-08

OPPONENT TEAMScored 100 points ............................................................................ 102, Creighton, 2-1-12Scored 90 points ................................................................................ 92, Stanford, 3-19-12Scored 80 points ......................................................................... 80, Northern Iowa, 3-2-13Scored less than 50 points ...................................................... 47, Southern Illinois, 2-2-13Scored less than 40 points ....................................................... 36, Norfolk State, 12-18-11Scored 50 points in a half ........................................................................ 51, Drake, 2-6-13Scored less than 20 points in a half ............................................ 17, Northern Iowa, 3-2-12Made50fieldgoals ...........................................................................51, Purdue, 12-22-73Made40fieldgoals ...................................................................... 41, Oklahoma, 12-28-90Made30fieldgoals .............................................................................30, Bradley, 1-29-13Made15three-pointfieldgoals ................................................................Never HappenedMade10three-pointfieldgoals ............................................ 10, vs. Northern Iowa, 3-8-13Made 30 free throws ................................................................ 33, Indiana State, 12-22-05Made 20 free throws ................................................................... 24, Northern Iowa, 3-2-13Had60rebounds .......................................................................... 65,OralRoberts,1-9-73Had50rebounds ........................................................................50, Missouri State, 2-6-07Had40rebounds ......................................................................... 48, Wichita State, 3-9-13Had 30 assists ..................................................................................... 31, Purdue, 12-1-86Had 20 assists ................................................................................23, Utah State, 2-23-13Committed less than 10 turnovers .................................................... 7,Evansville,2-20-13Committed more than 25 turnovers ....................................................... 27, UAB, 11-23-12Had 20 steals ............................................................................................ 23, UIC, 12-4-90Had 10 steals .......................................................................................13, Bradley, 1-29-13Had10blockedshots .............................................................. 11, Bowling Green, 12-6-08Had5blockedshots ...................................................................... 7, Wichita State, 3-9-13Twoplayersscored30pointseach ....................................................Has never happenedThreeplayersscored20pointseach .......................................... UT-SanAntonio,12-1-01............................... DevinBrown(23),ReggieMinniweather(20),McEverettPowers(20)Twoplayersscored20pointseach ............................................................ Drake, 1-12-13...................................................................................... Chris Hines (23), Ben Simons (23)Sixplayersscoredindouble-figures ........................................................Creighton, 2-1-12....D.McDermott(25),G.Gibbs(12),W.Artino(11),J.Manigat(11),G.Echenique(10),Jones(10)Fiveplayersscoredindouble-figures ............................................................Drake, 2-6-13..........................................R. Carter (17), C. Hines (16), B. Simons (13), J. Clarke (12), J. King (11)Fourplayersscoredindouble-figures ............................................. Northern Iowa, 3-8-13.....................Marc Sonnen (16), Anthony James (15), Jake Koch (14), Deon Mitchell (10)

, Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 The Valley • 2012-13FINALVALLEYSTANDINGS VALLEY OVERALL W L PCT W L PCT1. Creighton 13 5 .722 28 8 .778 2. Wichita State 12 6 .667 30 9 .769 3. Northern Iowa 11 7 .611 21 15 .583 4. Evansville 10 8 .556 21 15 .5835. Indiana State 9 9 .500 18 15 .545 6. IllinoisState 8 10 .444 18 15 .5457. Bradley 7 11 .389 18 17 .514 Drake 7 11 .389 15 17 .469 Missouri State 7 11 .389 11 22 .333 10. Southern Illinois 6 12 .333 14 17 .452

2013-14VALLEYPRESEASONPOLL1. Wichita State (40) 400 2. Indiana State 352 3. UNI 318 4. Missouri State 258 5. Bradley 244 6. Evansville 1867. IllinoisState 1398. Southern Illinois 123 9. Loyola 95 10. Drake 85

2013-14MVCPRESEASONPLAYEROFTHEYEAR

CleanthonyEarly,WichitaState

MVCPRESEASONTEAMRon Baker, Wichita State

CleanthonyEarly,WichitaStateDesmar Jackson, Southern Illinois

Walt Lemon, Jr., BradleyMarcus Marshall, Missouri State

Jake Odum, Indiana StateSethTuttle,UNI

PRESEASONHONORABLEMENTIONManny Arop, Indiana StateTyshonPickett,BradleySeth VanDeest, Drake

MVCRANKINGS–INDIVIDUAL**ALLGAMES**

SCORING3. TylerBrown .......................................................... 18.14. Jackie Carmichael................................................ 17.4

REBOUNDING1. Jackie Carmichael.................................................. 9.3

FIELDGOALPERCENTAGE9. Jackie Carmichael................................................ 52.7

ASSISTS10. Kaza Keane ........................................................... 3.2

FREETHROWPERCENTAGE4. TylerBrown .......................................................... 80.6

STEALS8 TylerBrown ............................................................ 1.4

3-PT.FIELDGOALSPERCENTAGE5. Nick Zeisloft ......................................................... 41.8

3-PT.FIELDGOALSMADE2. TylerBrown ............................................................ 2.5

BLOCKEDSHOTS1. Jackie Carmichael.................................................. 2.17. JonEkey ................................................................ 1.0

ASSIST/TURNOVERRATIO7. Kaza Keane ........................................................... 1.79. Johnny Hill ............................................................. 1.6

OFFENSIVEREBOUNDS5. Jackie Carmichael.................................................. 2.5

DEFENSIVEREBOUNDS1. Jackie Carmichael.................................................. 6.8

Final2012-13Rankings

MVCRANKINGS–TEAM**ALLGAMES**

SCORINGOFFENSE 1st .................................................................................... 74.5SCORINGDEFENSE 9th .................................................................................... 68.6SCORINGMARGIN 3rd .................................................................................... +5.9FREETHROWPERCENTAGE 4th .................................................................................... 72.3FGPERCENTAGE 2nd ................................................................................... 45.5FGPERCENTAGEDEFENSE 4th .................................................................................... 42.43-POINTPERCENTAGE 5th .................................................................................... 34.73-POINTPERCENTAGEDEFENSE 5th .................................................................................... 33.4REBOUNDINGOFFENSE 2nd ................................................................................... 35.1REBOUNDINGDEFENSE 10th .................................................................................. 36.1REBOUNDINGMARGIN 6th ..................................................................................... -1.0BLOCKEDSHOTS 2nd ..................................................................................... 4.4ASSISTS 3rd .................................................................................... 14.8STEALS 4th ...................................................................................... 7.2TURNOVERMARGIN 5th .................................................................................... +1.6ASSIST/TURNOVERRATIO 3rd ...................................................................................... 1.1OFFENSIVEREBOUNDS 5th .................................................................................... 10.4DEFENSIVEREBOUNDS 4th .................................................................................... 24.83-POINTFIELDGOALSMADE 4th ...................................................................................... 7.3

Final2012-13Rankings

,Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 Illinois State Game Notes •

KEANE'S HIGHSPOINTS Season: 9 vs. UAB, 11-23-12Career: 9 vs. UAB, 11-23-12REBOUNDSSeason: 5 twiceCareer: 5 twiceASSISTSSeason: 9 twiceCareer: 9 twiceBLOCKSSeason: 1 twiceCareer: 1 twiceSTEALSSeason: 3 twiceCareer: 3 twiceFIELDGOALSSeason: 4 vs. UAB, 11-23-12Career: 4 vs. UAB, 11-23-12FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: 10 vs. UAB, 11-23-12Career: 10 vs. UAB, 11-23-123-PT.FIELDGOALSSeason: 2 vs. Creighton, 1-2-13Career: 2 vs. Creighton, 1-2-133-PT.FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: 3 twiceCareer: 3 twiceFREETHROWSSeason: 3 at Northern Iowa, 3-2-13Career: 3 at Northern Iowa, 3-2-13FREETHROWATTEMPTS Season: 5 vs. Morgan State, 12-16-12Career: 5 vs. Morgan State, 12-16-12MINUTESSeason: 29 vs. Northwestern, 11-24-12Season: 29 vs. Northwestern, 11-24-12

Kaza Keane0 Guard • So.-1L • 6-1 • 185Ajax, Ontario/Pickering HS/Christian Faith Center Acad.

GAME-BY-GAME

KEANE’S CAREER STATS

2013-14/SophomoreatIllinoisStateDuringthesummerof2013,playedalongsideMiKyleMcIntoshfortheCanadianJuniorMen’sNationalTeam(JMNT)attheFIBAU19WorldChampionshipinPrague,CzechRepublic•HelpedCanadaearnsixthplace(4-5),matchingitshighestfinishintheevent•KeaneandMcIntoshbothplayedinallninegames,andKeanescoredhistournament-highninepoints,withagame-besteightassists,sevenreboundsandthreestealstoliftCanadatoaJuly2winoverIran•RecipientoftheWillRobinsonEndowedScholarship.

2012-13/FreshmanatIllinoisStateSplittimeasISU’spointguard•Started10of31gamesplayed•Ledtheteamwith3.2assistspergame•HeldscorelessduringIllinoisState’stwogamesattheValleyTournament•Scoredsevenpointson2-for-3shootingandwas3-for-4atthefoullineinthelossatNorthernIowa(March2)•Nettedfivepoints,withfiveassistsandthreereboundsinthewinoverMissouriState(Feb.27)•Talliedsevenpointson2-for-2shooting,includingonethree-pointerplus2-for-2freethrowsinthewinoverSouthernIllinois(Feb.2)•Scoredfivepoints,includingakeythree-pointertobreakafirst-halftie,inthewinoverEvansville(Jan.26)•Grabbedacareer-highfivereboundswithtwopointsandtwoassists in the win over Indiana State (Jan. 23).

2012-13 Illinois State BasketballIllinois State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Apr 23, 2013)

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#00 Keane,Kaza

Individual Career History

, Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 Illinois State Game Notes •

LEE'S HIGHSPOINTS Season: Career: REBOUNDSSeason: Career: ASSISTSSeason: Career: BLOCKSSeason: Career: STEALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: FREETHROWSSeason: Career: FREETHROWATTEMPTS Season: Career: MINUTESSeason: Career:

Paris Lee1 Guard • Fr.-HS • 5-11 • 165Maywood, Ill./Proviso East HS

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LEE’S CAREER STATS

PriortoIllinoisStateAveraged10.4pointsand5.0assistsasasenioratProvisoEastHighSchool•HelpedthePirates(29-4)advancetotheIllinoisHighSchoolAssociation(IHSA)4Asemifinals,whereProvisofelltoeventualstate-championChicagoSimeon•Asajunior,guidedthePiratestoasecond-placefinishatthestatetournament•PlayedfortheprestigiousMacIrvinFireAAUprogram•CompetedintheIllinoisBasketballCoaches Association (IBCA) Annual 3A/4A All-Star Game during the summer of 2013.

PersonalBornApril20,1995•SonofAnthonyandKimalaFranklin•Hastwosiblings•Major:MassMedia–TelevisionProduction


KNIGHT'S HIGHSPOINTS Season: Career: REBOUNDSSeason: Career: ASSISTSSeason: Career: BLOCKSSeason: Career: STEALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: FREETHROWSSeason: Career: FREETHROWATTEMPTS Season: Career: MINUTESSeason: Career:

Daishon Knight3 Guard • Jr.-TR • 6-1 • 175Baltimore, Md./Odessa College (Odessa, Texas)

GAME-BY-GAME

KNIGHT’S CAREER STATS

PriortoIllinoisStateLedOdessaCollegeinscoringasasophomore,with19.4pointspergame•HelpedguideOdessatoa23-8overallrecordanda12-4markintheWesternJuniorCollegeAthleticConference(WJCAC)•NotonlydidKnight’s19.4pointspergameleadtheWranglers,butitalsoranked20thamongNJCAADivisionIplayers•Heincreasedhisproductivityduringconferencecompetition,with22.1pointsaveragedintheWJCAC,whichrankedninthinjuniorcollegeleaguescoring•Shot47.4percentfromthefield,36.4percentfrombeyondthearcand79.5percentfromthefreethrowlineasasophomoreatOdessa•Averaged3.4reboundsand2.8assists,whilestarting30outof31gamesin2012-13•Netted25ormorepointsinsixgames,withthree30-pluspointefforts,includingaseason-best31pointsinaFeb.9,2013winagainstClarendonCollege•Priortohistwo-yearjuniorcollegecareer,wasalsoastandoutprepatMaineCentralInstituteinPittsfield,Maine•Rankedthe15th-bestplayerinthestateoutofLakeCliftonHighSchool,accordingtoESPN.com.

PersonalBornApril30,1991•SonofLisaRicks•Hisbrother,JoshSelby,playedatKansasin2010-11andwasthe49thpickinthe2011NBADraftbytheMemphisGrizzlies•Nameispronounced:DAY-shawnKnight•Major:RecreationManagement


HUNTER'S HIGHSPOINTS Season: Career: REBOUNDSSeason: Career: ASSISTSSeason: Career: BLOCKSSeason: Career: STEALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: FREETHROWSSeason: Career: FREETHROWATTEMPTS Season: Career: MINUTESSeason: Career:

Bobby Hunter4 Guard • RS Jr.-TR • 5-10 • 190Reno, Nev./Santa Fe College (Gainesville, Fla.)

GAME-BY-GAME

HUNTER’S CAREER STATS

2013-14/RedshirtJunioratIllinoisStateLedallplayersathalftimeagainstQuincy(Nov.3)with11points,andwouldgoontoscore17forthegame,including11fromthefreethrow line.

PriortoIllinoisStateFinished 2012-13 as the second-leading scorer among Division I junior college players, with 25.2 points averaged per game as a sophomore atSantaFeCollege•WasSantaFe’sfirst-everNJCAAFirstTeamAll-Americaselection•AlsoearnedFirstTeamAll-AmericaaccoladesasafreshmanatNAIADivisionIIOregonTech,whereheguidedtheOwlstoanationalchampionshipwhileaveraging20.2pointspergame•Redshirtedduringthe2010-11seasonatOregonTech•Netteddoublefiguresin31outof32gameswithSantaFe,scoringacareer-high40pointsagainstTAAGAcademy•His275freethrowsmadeand354freethrowsattemptedsetaFloridaCollegeSystemActivitiesAssociation(FCSAA)mark•Shot47.3percentfromthefield,77.7percentfromthefreethrowlineand37percentfromthethreepointlineatSantaFe•Averaged4.3reboundsand3.5assistspergameandhad76steals•WasnamedtheMid-FloridaConference(MFC)PlayeroftheYear,aFirstTeamAll-FCSAAhonoreeandaFirstTeamAll-MFCselection.


SAMUEL'S HIGHSPOINTS Season: Career: REBOUNDSSeason: Career: ASSISTSSeason: Career: BLOCKSSeason: Career: STEALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: FREETHROWSSeason: Career: FREETHROWATTEMPTS Season: Career: MINUTESSeason: Career:

Jamaal Samuel5 Forward • So.-TR • 6-9 • 200New Orleans, La./South Plains College (Texas)

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SAMUEL’S CAREER STATS

PriortoIllinoisStateHelped guide South Plains College to a 22-8 overall record and an 11-5 mark in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) as afreshmanin2012-13•Shot46.7percentfromthefieldatSouthPlains•Asahighschoolsenior,averaged16pointsandeightreboundstohelpthe2011-12O.PerryWalkerteam(21-9)reachtheNewOrleansClass4Astatesemifinalsforthethirdtimeinfiveseasons•Inoneofhistopperformancesoftheyear,scoredagame-high18pointswithsixrebounds,threestealsandtwoblockedshotstoguideO.PerryWalkertoanupset-winoverSt.JohnBoscoofBellflower,Calif.,attheAnnualAllstateSugarBowlPrepBasketballClassic•AccordingtoESPN.com,Samuelwasincontentionforthe2011-12GatoradeStateBoysBasketballPlayeroftheYearaward•Wasranked42ndamongforwardsbyESPNin2011•AlsoplayedfortheNewOrleansEliteAAUTeam.

PersonalBornFebruary18,1993•SonofLeonSamuelandLorraineHenry•Major:Undeclared


JONES' CAREER STATS

JONES' HIGHSPOINTS Season: Career: REBOUNDSSeason: Career: ASSISTSSeason: Career: BLOCKSSeason: Career: STEALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: FREETHROWSSeason: Career: FREETHROWATTEMPTS Season: Career: MINUTESSeason: Career:

John Jones10 Forward • Jr.-HS • 6-9 • 260St. Michael, Barbados/Garrison Secondary School/Howe

GAME-BY-GAME

2013-14/JunioratIllinoisStateRecipientoftheDougCollinsEndowedScholarship.

2012-13/SophomoreatIllinoisStatePracticedandtraveledwiththeteam,butdidnotplaytopreserveaseasonofeligibility.Joneshastwoyearsofeligibilityremaining.

2011-12/FreshmanatIllinoisStatePracticedwiththeteam,butwasnotallowedtotravelorplayingamesperNCAAinitialeligibilityruling.

PriortoIllinoisStateAveraged12.5pointsand11reboundspergameatTheHoweSchool•Howeposteda16-6recordandearneditsfirstsectionalwinsince1960,beforefallinginthesectionalfinal•Alsoqualifiedforthestatetrackandfieldchampionshipmeetinboththeshotputandthediscus•Placedsecondinthestateintheshotputandfourthinthediscus•FinishedrankedNo.24nationallyintheshotput.


WILLS' HIGHSPOINTS Season: Career: REBOUNDSSeason: Career: ASSISTSSeason: Career: BLOCKSSeason: Career: STEALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: FREETHROWSSeason: Career: FREETHROWATTEMPTS Season: Career: MINUTESSeason: Career:

Tony Wills12 Guard • Fr.-HS • 6-3 • 185Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis HS

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PriortoIllinoisStateAthree-pointshootingthreat,heledBenDavisHighSchoolwith18pointspergameasasenior•Alsoaveraged15pointspergame,andshot40percentfrombeyondthearcasajunior•Wasrankedamongthetop-25seniorsinIndianaandplayedfortheIndianaJuniorAll-Starsduringthesummerof2012againstKentucky•Attheendofhisseniorseason,wasnamedanAssociatedPressAll-Indianahonorablemention.

PersonalBornJuly12,1994•SonofHarryandTinaWills•Hasthreesiblings•Hisbrother,Harry“Dre”WillsisafreshmanbasketballplayerforVermont•Major:Management


ZEISLOFT'S HIGHSPOINTS Season: 11 vs. DSU, 11-18-12Career: 11 vs. DSU, 11-18-12REBOUNDSSeason: 4 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13Career: 4 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13ASSISTSSeason: 3 vs. UAB, 11-23-12Career: 3 vs. UAB, 11-23-12BLOCKSSeason: 0Career: 0STEALSSeason: 3 at Louisville, 12-1-12Career: 3 at Louisville, 12-1-12FIELDGOALSSeason: 4 vs. DSU, 11-18-12Career: 4 vs. DSU, 11-18-12FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: 6 four timesCareer: 6 four times3-PT.FIELDGOALSSeason: 3 twiceCareer: 3 twice3-PT.FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: 6 vs. Creighton, 1-2-13Career: 6 vs. Creighton, 1-2-13FREETHROWSSeason: 5 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13Career: 5 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13FREETHROWATTEMPTS Season: 6 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13Career: 6 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13MINUTESSeason: 30 vs. Northern Iowa, 1-5-13Career: 30 vs. Northern Iowa, 1-5-13

Nick Zeisloft15 Guard • RS So.-1L • 6-4 • 185LaGrange, Ill. (Lyons Township)

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2013-14/RedshirtSophomoreatIllinoisStateHis13pointsagainstQuincy(Nov.3)wouldbeacareer-highifexhibitionstatswerecountedasofficial•RecipientoftheDr.JamesE.CollieEndowedScholarship.

2012-13/RedshirtFreshmanatIllinoisStatePlayedin25games,withonestart•Sufferedakneesprainandbonebruise(Feb.13),andmissedfivegamesbeforereturningagainstNorthernIowa(March8)•Scoredsixpointson2-for-4shootingfrombeyondthearcinISU’sValleyTournamentsemifinallosstoFinalFourqualifierWichitaState(March9)•Cappeda16-0runwithaclutchthree-pointertotiethegame,22-22,againstWichitaStateattheValleyTournament•Grabbedacareer-highfourrebounds,withninepointsandoneassistinthewinoverSouthernIllinois(Feb.2)•NettedsixpointswithtworeboundsandtwoassistsinthelossatBradley(Jan.29)•Madehisfirst-careerstartandscoredfivepointswithonereboundinthelosstoNorthernIowa(Jan.5)•Nettedeightpointsandshot2-for-2freethrowsinthelosstoNo.16Creighton(Jan.2)•Hit3-for-5fieldgoalstoscoreeightpointsinthelossatIndianaState(Dec.30)•Scoredsixpointson2-for-4three-pointshootinginthewinoverAustinPeay(Dec.22)•Collectedacareer-highthreestealsandaddedthreepointsandtworeboundsinthelossatNo.5Louisville.

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LYNCH'S HIGHSPOINTS Season: Career: REBOUNDSSeason: Career: ASSISTSSeason: Career: BLOCKSSeason: Career: STEALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: FREETHROWSSeason: Career: FREETHROWATTEMPTS Season: Career: MINUTESSeason: Career:

Reggie Lynch22 Center • Fr.-HS • 6-10 • 230Edina, Minn./Edina HS

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PriortoIllinoisStateWasoneofthetopshot-blockersinthestateofMinnesota•HelpedleadEdinaHighSchool(24-8)toathirdplacefinishatthe2012-13statetournament•Tallied22pointswith10reboundsandfourblocksinthewinningefforttosecurethird•Asajunior,averaged10.1pointspergameandledEdinatotheSectionSixClassAAAAfinals•Followinghissenioryear,wasinvitedtoparticipateinthe2013MinnesotaBasketballCoachesAssociationAll-StarGame•AlsoplayedfortheMinnesotaMagicEliteAAUprogram.

PersonalBornNovember30,1994•SonofJohnandMarleneLynch•Hasonebrother•Hisuncle,KevinLynch,playedintheNBAfortheCharlotteHornetsfrom1991-93•Major:BusinessAdministration


LOFTON'S HIGHSPOINTS Season: Career: REBOUNDSSeason: Career: ASSISTSSeason: Career: BLOCKSSeason: Career: STEALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALSSeason: Career: 3-PT.FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: Career: FREETHROWSSeason: Career: FREETHROWATTEMPTS Season: Career: MINUTESSeason: Career:

Zach Lofton23 Guard • So.-TR • 6-4 • 200St. Paul, Minn./San Jacinto College (Pasadena, Texas)

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2013-14/SophomoreatIllinoisStateLedallplayerswith19pointsoffthebenchintheexhibitionwinoverQuincy(Nov.3),15ofwhichcameinthesecondhalf.Loftonshot6-for-11fromthefieldand3-for-5frombeyondthearc.

PriortoIllinoisStateAveraged16.6pointspergame,whichrankedintheNJCAADivisionItop-100asafreshmanatSanJacinto•Shot49-for-141frombeyondthearc(34.8percent),47.3percentfromthefieldand75.7percentfromthefreethrowline•Tallied19double-digitscoringperformancesasafreshman,withtwo26-pointefforts•Averaged3.8reboundsand2.6assistspergameandhelpedhisteamtoa24-6record•Collectedtwoormoreassists18timesthroughouttheseasonandearnedall-RegionXIVsecond-teamaccolades•HelpedguideColumbiaHeightsHighSchooltotheClass3Astatechampionshipgame•AttendedQuakerdalePrepSchoolinNewProvidence,Iowa,forayearbeforeenrolling at San Jacinto.


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Michael Middlebrooks25 Forward • Jr.-TR • 6-9 • 210Seattle, Wash./North Idaho College

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PriortoIllinoisStateAveraged8.9pointsand7.2reboundsasasophomoreatNorthIdahoCollege•Ranked15thamongDivisionIjuniorcollegeplayerswitha63.6shootingpercentagefromthefield•Wasalsodefensivelydominant,rankingeighthinNJCAAblocks,with93(3.0pergame)•Atwo-timeAll-Region18selection•Netteddouble-figuresin15gamesasasophomore,withsixdouble-digitreboundingefforts•Alsoblockedthreeormoreshotsin19outof31gamesinsecondyearatNorthIdaho•Duringastandoutprepcareer,helpedRainierBeachHighSchoolto a 17-7 record and a No. 17 state ranking as a senior.

PersonalBornFebruary20,1992•SonofWilfredandLindaMiddlebrooks•Has10siblings•Major:UniversityStudies


STACHO'S HIGHSPOINTS Season: 2 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13Career: 2 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13REBOUNDSSeason: 0Career: 0ASSISTSSeason: 0Career: 0BLOCKSSeason: 0Career: 0STEALSSeason: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13Career: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13FIELDGOALSSeason: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13Career: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-13Career: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-2-133-PT.FIELDGOALSSeason: 0Career: 03-PT.FIELDGOALATTEMPTSSeason: 0Career: 0FREETHROWSSeason: 0Career: 0FREETHROWATTEMPTS Season: 0Career: 0MINUTESSeason: 3 twiceCareer: 3 twice

Matt Stacho34 Guard • So.-1L • 6-1 • 180Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North)

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STACHO'S CAREER STATS

2012-13/FreshmanatIllinoisStateBecameamemberoftheteamafterwalkingonmidwaythroughtheseason•Playedinthreegamesforatotalofsevenminutes•MadehiscollegiatebasketballdebutinthewinoverSouthernIllinois(Feb.2)•AftercheckingintothegameagainstSouthernIllinois,heforcedasteal,andthenscoredafastbreaklayup•RecordedthreeminutesofplayduringthewinoverMissouriState(Feb.27)•PlayedoneminutewithoutrecordingastatisticinthevictoryoverBradley(Feb.13).

PriortoIllinoisStateWasatwo-yearstarterforcoachJeffPowersatNapervilleNorthHighSchool•Averaged7.0points,2.4assistsand1.1stealspergameasasenior•Nettedaseason-best20pointsversusGlenbardNorthHighSchool•Wasanall-areaandall-conferenceselection,andhelpedhisteamwintheleaguetitlewitha19-7overallrecord•Asajunior,averaged4.0points,2.0assistsand1.0stealpergame•Alsoplayedfootball.

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Game 1 • at No. 14 VCU • November 8, 2013 2013-14 Roster Breakdown •

# NAME POS HT./WT. YR. HOMETOWN(HIGHSCHOOL/LASTSCHOOL)24 DeontaeHawkins F 6-8/215 Fr.-HS Dayton,Ohio/DaytonDunbarHS/QuakerdalePromiseAcad. 4 BobbyHunter G 5-10/190 RJr.-Tr. Reno,Nev./SantaFeCollege(Gainesville,Fla.)10 JohnJones F 6-9/260 Jr.-HS St.Michael,Barbados/GarrisonSecondary/TheHowe(Ind.)School 0 Kaza Keane G 6-1/185 So.-1L Ajax, Ontario/Pickering HS/Christian Faith Center Acad. 3 DaishonKnight G 6-1/175 Jr.-Tr. Baltimore,Md./OdessaCollege(Odessa,Texas) 1 ParisLee G 5-11/165 Fr.-HS Maywood,Ill./ProvisoEastHS23 ZachLofton G 6-4/200 So.-Tr. St.Paul,Minn./SanJacintoCollege(Pasadena,Texas)22 ReggieLynch C 6-10/230 Fr.-HS Edina,Minn./EdinaHS11 MiKyle McIntosh F 6-7/230 Fr.-HS Pickering, Ontario/Pickering HS/Christian Faith Center/22ft Acad.25 MichaelMiddlebrooks F 6-9/210 Jr.-Tr. Seattle,Wash./NorthIdahoCollege(Coeurd’Alene,Idaho) 5 JamaalSamuel F 6-9/200 So.-Tr. NewOrleans,La./SouthPlainsCollege(Lubbock,Texas)31 Matt Stacho G 6-1/180 So.-1L Naperville, Ill./Naperville North HS12 TonyWills G 6-3/185 Fr.-HS Indianapolis,Ind./BenDavisHS15 NickZeisloft G 6-4/185 RSo.-1L LaGrange,Ill./LyonsTownshipHS

SENIORS(0):JUNIORS(4): Hunter, Jones, Knight, MiddlebrooksSOPHOMORES(5): Keane, Lofton, Samuel, Stacho, ZeisloftFRESHMEN(5): Hawkins, Lee, Lynch, McIntosh, Wills

ILLINOIS(3): Lee, Stacho, Zeisloft MINNESOTA(2): Lofton, LynchONTARIO,CANADA(2): Keane, McIntoshINDIANA (1): WillsLOUISIANA(1): SamuelMARYLAND (1): KnightNEVADA (1): HunterOHIO (1): HawkinsWASHINGTON(1):MiddlebrooksBARBADOS(1): Jones

POINTSPERGAME Nick Zeisloft .......................... 4.5FIELDGOALS Nick Zeisloft ........................... 38THREE-POINTFIELDGOALS Nick Zeisloft ........................... 28FREETHROWS Kaza Keane ........................... 11FIELDGOALPERCENTAGE Nick Zeisloft ........................ .4373-POINTFGPERCENTAGE •Nick Zeisloft ...................... .418FREETHROWPERCENTAGE Nick Zeisloft ........................ .667REBOUNDS Kaza Keane ........................... 66REBOUNDSPERGAME Kaza Keane .......................... 2.1OFFENSIVEREBOUNDS Kaza Keane .......................... 10DEFENSIVEREBOUNDS Kaza Keane .......................... 56ASSISTS Kaza Keane ........................... 99ASSISTSPERGAME •Kaza Keane ........................ 3.2BLOCKS Kaza Keane ............................. 2STEALS Kaza Keane .......................... 16

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STARTERSRETURNING POSGP-GS PPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG BPG SPGNone

OTHERRETURNEES POSGP-GS PPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG BPG SPGKaza Keane G 31-10 2.7 .348 .267 .478 2.1 3.2 0.1 0.5Nick Zeisloft G 25-1 4.5 .437 .418 .667 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.3Matt Stacho G 3-0 0.7 1.000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

# NAME POS HT./WT. YR. HOMETOWN(HIGHSCHOOL/LASTSCHOOL) 0 Kaza Keane G 6-1/185 So.-1L Ajax, Ontario/Pickering HS/Christian Faith Center Acad. 1 ParisLee G 5-11/165 Fr.-HS Maywood,Ill./ProvisoEastHS 3 DaishonKnight G 6-1/175 Jr.-Tr. Baltimore,Md./OdessaCollege(Odessa,Texas) 4 BobbyHunter G 5-10/190 RJr.-Tr. Reno,Nev./SantaFeCollege(Gainesville,Fla.) 5 JamaalSamuel F 6-9/200 So.-Tr. NewOrleans,La./SouthPlainsCollege(Lubbock,Texas)10 JohnJones F 6-9/260 Jr.-HS St.Michael,Barbados/GarrisonSecondary/TheHowe(Ind.)School11 MiKyle McIntosh F 6-7/230 Fr.-HS Pickering, Ontario/Pickering HS/Christian Faith Center/22ft Acad.12 TonyWills G 6-3/185 Fr.-HS Indianapolis,Ind./BenDavisHS15 NickZeisloft G 6-4/185 RSo.-1L LaGrange,Ill./LyonsTownshipHS22 ReggieLynch C 6-10/230 Fr.-HS Edina,Minn./EdinaHS23 ZachLofton G 6-4/200 So.-Tr. St.Paul,Minn./SanJacintoCollege(Pasadena,Texas)24 DeontaeHawkins F 6-8/215 Fr.-HS Dayton,Ohio/DaytonDunbarHS/QuakerdalePromiseAcad.25 MichaelMiddlebrooks F 6-9/210 Jr.-Tr. Seattle,Wash./NorthIdahoCollege(Coeurd’Alene,Idaho)31 Matt Stacho G 6-1/180 So.-1L Naperville, Ill./Naperville North HS

NUMERICAL ROSTER

NEWCOMERS POS HT./WT. YR. HOMETOWN(HIGHSCHOOL/LASTSCHOOL)DeontaeHawkins** F 6-8/215 Fr.-HS Dayton,Ohio/DaytonDunbarHS/QuakerdalePromiseAcad.BobbyHunter G 5-10/190 RJr.-Tr. Reno,Nev./SantaFeCollege(Gainesville,Fla.)JohnJones* F 6-9/260 Jr.-HS St.Michael,Barbados/GarrisonSecondary/TheHowe(Ind.)SchoolDaishonKnight G 6-1/175 Jr.-Tr. Baltimore,Md./OdessaCollege(Odessa,Texas)ParisLee G 5-11/165 Fr.-HS Maywood,Ill./ProvisoEastHSZachLofton G 6-4/200 So.-Tr. St.Paul,Minn./SanJacintoCollege(Pasadena,Texas)ReggieLynch C 6-10/230 Fr.-HS Edina,Minn./EdinaHSMiKyle McIntosh** F 6-7/230 Fr.-HS Pickering, Ontario/Pickering HS/Christian Faith Center/22ft Acad.MichaelMiddlebrooks F 6-9/210 Jr.-Tr. Seattle,Wash./NorthIdahoCollege(Coeurd’Alene,Idaho)JamaalSamuel F 6-9/200 So.-Tr. NewOrleans,La./SouthPlainsCollege(Lubbock,Texas)TonyWills G 6-3/185 Fr.-HS Indianapolis,Ind./BenDavisHS

*-JohnJoneswaschargedtwoseasonsofeligibilitybytheNCAAforanamateurismissuepriortohisenrollmentatIllinoisState.Duringhisfirstyearwiththeteam,in2011-12,Jonespracticedwiththeteam,butwasnotallowedtotravelorplayingames.Duringhissecondyear,in2012-13,Jonespracticedandtraveledwiththeteam,butdidnotplay.Heisnoweligibletocompetein2013-14.**-DeontaeHawkinsandMiKyleMcIntosharenon-qualifiersforthe2013-14season.

PRONUNCIATIONS KAY-zuhKEEN DAY-shawn Knight Mih-KYLEMAC-in-tosh NickZIE-sloft Dee-ON-tae Hawkins MattSTAY-show Dan MULL-er Luke YAUK-lich

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