DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Illinois State men's basketball team has drawn the Presbyterian Blue Hose in the opening round of the Purple College Basketball Invitational (CBI). ISU's first game will be on March 22 with a 1 p.m. (CT) tip-off inside the Ocean Center.
Presbyterian closed the 2024-25 regular season with a 14-18 overall record, falling in overtime of the Big South Conference opening round to Radford by a 74-69 final score.
The team has been led this season by Kobe Stewart, a 6-7 wing who averages 15.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.