NORMAL — When it became clear Matt Chastain and/or Taylor Bruninga might not be playing next season because of health problems, Illinois State's basketball recruiting quickly shifted gears.
Redbird coach Dan Muller and his staff knew getting immediate front court help was a must for the 2020-21 season. The first step was completed Wednesday when 6-foot-10, 215-pound forward Alex Kotov from Daytona Beach State (Fla.) College signed a national letter of intent with ISU on the first day of the one-month spring signing period.
Kotov, a native of Moscow, Russia, watched ISU play Bradley at Redbird Arena in late February and committed a short time later.