Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Media Guides 2013-14 Men's Basketball Media Guide | Page 58

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Numerical Roster
No. Name

Yr. Pos. Ht.

Wt.

Hometown / Last School

0 Kaza Keane

So.

G

6-1

185

Ajax (Ontario) Pickering High/
Christian Faith Center Academy

1
3
4
5

Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.

G
G
G
F

5-11
6-1
5-10
6-9

165
175
190
200

Maywood (Ill.) Proviso East High
Baltimore (Md.) Odessa [Texas] College
Reno (Nev.) Santa Fe [Florida] College
New Orleans (La.) S. Plains [Texas] College

10 John Jones

Jr.

F

6-9

260

St. Michael (Barbados)/
The Howe (Ind.) School

11 MiKyle McIntosh

Fr.

F

6-7

230

Pickering (Ontario) High/
Christian Faith Center /22ft Academy

12
15
22
23
24
25
31

Fr.
So.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
So.

G
G
C
G
F
F
G

6-3
6-4
6-10
6-4
6-8
6-9
6-1

185
185
230
200
215
210
180

Indianapolis (Ind.) Ben Davis High
LaGrange (Ill.) Lyons Township High
Edina (Minn.) High
St. Paul (Minn.) San Jacinto [Texas] College

Paris Lee
Daishon Knight
Bobby Hunter
Jamaal Samuel

Tony Wills
Nick Zeisloft
Reggie Lynch
Zach Lofton
Deontae Hawkins
Michael Middlebrooks
Matt Stacho

Dayton (Ohio) Dunbar/Quakerdale Promise Acad.

Seattle (Wash.) North Idaho College
Naperville (Ill.) Naperville North High

Dan Muller
Head Coach

At A Glance

Alma Mater: Illinois State (‘98)
Overall Record: 1 Year
Record at ISU: 1 Year
2012-13: 18-15 / 8-10 (6th)

Year-By-Year Record

Overall
W
L

2012-13

IllInoIs state

Season School

18

15

8 10

6th

1-1

18
18

15
15

8 10
8 10

6th
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1-1
1-1

Illinois State

School Totals (1 Year)
Career Totals (1 Year)

Conf.
W L

Nick Zeisloft

Conf.
Place Tourn.

2012-13: 18-15; 8-10 MVC (6th)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/9
Starters Returning/Lost: 0/5
NOTEWORTHY
? •? Despite?losing?every?starter?from?last?year’s?team,?Illinois State returns two key contributors in sophomore
Kaza Keane and redshirt sophomore Nick Zeisloft.
Keane led the Redbirds in assists per game (3.2) and
Zeisloft?amassed?ISU’s?top?three-point?shooting?percentage (41.8 percent) as freshmen in 2012-13.
? •? With?just?three?returning?letter-winners,?the?Redbirds?
are the only team in the MVC without a returning starter.?Illinois?State?also?features?11?newcomers,?which?is?
more than any other team in the league.
? •? Basketball?Times?ranks?the?Redbirds’?2013?recruiting?
class?No.?29?in?its?June?edition.?Additionally,?four?Redbirds?were?selected?by?the?Lindy’s?2013-14?preview?as?
Top-100 junior college transfers.
? •? After?starting?last?season?0-6?in?league?play,?the?Redbirds?became?the?first?team?in?league?history?to?avoid?
the?MVC?Tournament?opening?round,?finishing?as?the?
No. 6 seed and with an 8-10 conference record.

Basketball Support Staff

Dana Ford
Assoc. Head Coach

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Torrey Ward
Asst. Coach

Luke Yaklich
Asst. Coach

Danny Doyle
Operations

Will Veasley
Video Coordinator

John Munn
Athletic Trainer