2021–22 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The team finished the season 13–20, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Indiana State in the first round of the MVC tournament before losing to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.

2021–22 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record13–20 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marcus Belcher
  • Rob Johnson
Home arenaDoug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Iowa144 .7782012  .625
Missouri State135 .7222311  .676
Drake135 .7222511  .694
Loyola Chicago135 .722258  .758
Bradley117 .6111714  .548
Southern Illinois99 .5001614  .533
Valparaiso612 .3331418  .438
Illinois State513 .2781320  .394
Indiana State414 .2221120  .355
Evansville216 .111624  .200
2022 MVC tournament winner

Head coach Dan Muller was fired by the school after the first 26 games of the season after 10 years as head coach, but the school stated he would finish out the season A day later, Muller announced he would step down immediately and associate head coach Brian Jones was named interim coach for the remainder of the season. On March 7, 2022, the school named Ohio State assistant coach Ryan Pedon as the team's new head coach.

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