Second Round of NIT Next Up for Redbirds
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team looks for its first two-win NIT appearance since 1996 as the Redbirds travel to face off against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Sunday afternoon. QUICK HITTERS 鈥� The Redbirds recorded back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 2008-09 and 2009-10, and Ryan Pedon became just the fifth coach in program history to accomplish the feat as Pedon joins former ISU coaches Tim Jankovich, Kevin Stallings, Bob Donewald, and Gene Smithson 鈥� With their game of 21 assists and four turnovers, it was one of 43 games featuring two NCAA…
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