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Tag: Illinois State Redbirds Basketball

Illinois Rankings, Feb. 13

  • Posted onFebruary 12, 2017February 12, 2017
  • Chicago Basketball

It was an up and down week for Northwestern, which hung on to its No. 1 spot with a huge win over Wisconsin. But Illinois State isn’t far behind after beating up on inferior competition in the MVC. All that and more in this week’s Illinois…

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Illinois Rankings, Jan. 30

  • Posted onJanuary 30, 2017January 29, 2017
  • Chicago Basketball

We’ve got a new No. 1 in the Illinois Rankings! Yes, Illinois State is still undefeated in the MVC, but Northwestern won more convincingly against better opponents last week. All that and more in this week’s rankings. 1. Northwestern (18-4, 7-2 Big Ten) Last week:…

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Illinois Rankings, Jan. 23

  • Posted onJanuary 23, 2017January 23, 2017
  • Chicago Basketball

Illinois has not had a team finish a season in the Kenpom Top 40 since the Illini in 2012-13. Well, with February nearing, the state has two such teams in Northwestern (No. 31) and Illinois State (No. 37). These are pretty exciting times for both programs, and…

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Illinois Rankings, Jan. 2

  • Posted onJanuary 2, 2017January 2, 2017
  • Chicago Basketball

Conference play began last week, and it brought plenty of surprises around the state. Despite losing, Northwestern clings to its No. 1 ranking just ahead of surging Illinois State. 1. Northwestern (12-3, 1-1 Big Ten) Last week: 1 After thrashing Penn State in the Big…

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Loyola fails to match Illinois State runs in 81-59 loss

  • Posted onJanuary 1, 2017January 1, 2017
  • Chicago Basketball

BY STEFAN MODRICH/@StefanJModrich Loyola’s perfect record at home didn’t last long into 2017 as the Ramblers (10-5) squandered a five-point advantage late in the first half and were buried by a series of Illinois State runs, falling 81-59 to the Redbirds (10-4) in their return to…

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Illinois State will honor late Del Yarbrough with warmup patches

  • Posted onDecember 29, 2016December 29, 2016
  • MVC

Illinois State will honor former basketball standout Del Yarbrough by wearing patches with his initials on warmup jerseys for the rest of the season. Yarbrough died last Wednesday at 59 years old. "DY" patch on the warm ups to honor former Redbird Del Yarbrough. #REDBIRDhoops…

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Two Illinois State players charged with misdemeanor theft

  • Posted onOctober 27, 2016October 27, 2016
  • MVC

Illinois State juniors DJ Clayton and Milik Yarbrough were charged Tuesday with misdemeanor theft, according to a report from WJBC News. The charges relate to when an iPhone and wallet were reported at a campus event in September. According to police, investigators learned the phone’s location when it…

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