Basketball
- Redbirds Win 2025 Purple College Basketball InvitationalThe Illinois State Redbirds had five in double-figures, led by a season-high 20 points from Caden Boser, as the team won the 2025 Purple College Basketball Invitational by a 79-68 final score against the Cleveland State Vikings.
- Strong Finish Sends Redbirds into CBI ChampionshipScoring 10 of the final 13 points, the Illinois State Redbirds advanced to the Championship Game of the College Basketball Invitational, topping the UIW Cardinals in a hard-fought 78-73 game on Tuesday evening.
- Redbird Quartet Earn CSC Academic All-District HonorsThe Illinois State quartet of Johnny Kinziger, Ty Pence, Landon Wolf, and Dalton Banks have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District squad, with Kinziger being named as an Academic All-America finalist.
- Redbirds Advance to Semifinals of CBI with Win over PresbyterianThe Illinois State Redbirds got 20 points from Chase Walker and a career-high-tying 17 points from Ty Pence, as ISU led for over 37 minutes in the team's 78-70 win over Presbyterian on the opening day of the Purple College Basketball Invitational, held at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach.
- Redbirds Open Postseason Against Blue HoseThe Illinois State men's basketball team steps into postseason play for the first time since the 2016-17 season, as the Redbirds will face off against the Presbyterian Blue Hose on Sunday afternoon.
