NORMAL — Ryan Pedon's plan is to have multiple ballhandlers on the court at the same time for Illinois State's basketball team.
Pedon is getting closer to accomplishing that goal in his first couple recruits.
ISU's new head coach officially announced Wednesday the signings of guards Darius Burford of Elon and Malachi Poindexter of Virginia, who both committed after visiting last weekend. They will join Colton Sandage, a Bloomington High School graduate from Western Illinois who was the Redbirds' first spring recruit.
"We've gotten three really good players, and they're all different from each other," said Pedon.