NORMAL — Ryan Pedon enters his third season as head basketball coach at Illinois State on Monday with a 7 p.m. nonconference game against Tennessee Martin at CEFCU Arena.
The Redbirds were 11-21 in 2022-23 and improved four games to 15-17 last season.
In the quest of a winning season and contention for the Missouri Valley Conference championship, Pedon and assistant coaches Jason Slay, Rob Judson and Andrew Dakich will employ a 15-man roster of 13 scholarship players and two walk-ons.