The 2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Redbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Dan Muller, played their home games at

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as a member of the

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. They finished the season 28–7, 17–1 in conference play, to finish in a tie for first place. As the number one seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated

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in their quarterfinal game and

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in their semifinal game before being beaten by

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in the final. Although not winning the conference tournament, the Redbirds held the tie-breaker for the regular season title and, as a result, received an automatic bid to the

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. They were awarded a number one seed where they defeated California–Irvine in their first round game before losing to

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in their second round game.

Previous season

The Redbirds finished the

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18–14, 12–6 in conference play, to finish in a tie for second place. They were the number three seed and were beaten by

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in their quarterfinal game.

Offseason

Departures

Arrivals

Transfers

Recruiting Class

Preseason

The Redbirds were picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll. MiKyle McIntosh and

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were selected to the All-MVC preseason team.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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