NORMAL — When Illinois State head coach Dan Muller approached Josiah Strong about coming off the bench, the senior guard didn't look at it as a demotion.
Quite the contrary.
"He's trying to get the best out of me. The way the makeup of our team is, he wants to start the lineup that will work the best and from there on out have the best five at certain times," said Strong. "For me being a leader and someone a lot of guys look up to, I kind of took it and ran with it.