VALPARAISO, Ind. - After a 13-game non-conference season, with one early-season MVC game mixed in, the Illinois State Redbirds return to Missouri Valley Conference play when the squad travels to northwest Indiana to take on the Valparaiso Beacons to kick off the 2022 calendar year.
QUICK HITTERS
• Illinois State has made at least half of its shots in each of its last three games, which is tied for the fifth-longest such streak at ISU since 1990-91.
• Illinois State's 6.1 blocked shot per game average puts it 12th in the country in the category, and on pace to shatter the school record (5.2 blocks per game)
• Since making the move to a reserve role, ISU guard Josiah Strong has scored 20 or more points three times. His three games of 20+ points are the fourth-most in the country this season.
• Reeves and Strong are two of just 16 student-athletes in the country to rank inside of the top-40 in both three-point makes per game and three-point percentage.
• With his 21-point, 10-rebound, four-assists, three three-point basket game against UTSA, Antonio Reeves became just the 10th player in the country this season to put up similar numbers, and one of just seven to do it against a NCAA Division I foe.
• Antonio Reeves ranks 12th in NCAA Division I in scoring, averaging 20.9 points per game, and just ahead of Wednesday opponent Johnny Davis of Wisconsin who averages 20.8 for 14th place in the country.
• With his 26 points off the bench against Chicago State, ISU guard Josiah Strong is tied for the 10th most points in a game by a non-starter in program history.
• Reeves has scored 826 career points, which puts him 65th in school history, and just 21 points away from climbing into sole possession of 63rd in school history.
• Reeves has scored in double figures in all 14 games this season, which is the 13th-longest such streak to open a season in program history. He is the only player in the MVC to have scored in double-figures in every game of the season.
• Illinois State has had five different players score at least 20 points in a single game this season, which is tied for the highest such total in the MVC this season.
• Illinois State is one of just seven schools in the country this season to have two different student-athletes score at least 32 points in a single game.
• In his 10th year as head coach, Dan Muller has the third-most wins and third-best win percentage of any NCAA Division I school in Illinois.
SCOUTING THE BEACONS
Valparaiso comes into the game riding a two-game win streak heading into the new year, including an 88-66 win over William & Mary on December 22.
In the win over the Tribe, the Beacons put four players into double-figure scoring, led by Kobe King who scored 19 points, while Sheldon Edwards scored 17, Kevion Taylor 15, and Thomas Kithier 12. Kithier pulled down six rebounds for Valpo, who was out-rebounded 34-to-21 in the contest. Trevor Anderson dished out six assists, as Valpo had a 23-to-8 assit-to-turnover ratio.
For the year the Beacons have six players currently averaging in double-figure scoring, led by King's 16.0 point per game average. Ben Krikke averages 15.0 while Edwards (12.2), Anderson (10.5), Taylor (10.5), and Kithier (10.1) are all above the double-figure plateau.
Kithier is the team leader in rebounds, pulling down 6.5 per contest, while Anderson has given out 35 assists to pace the team. Edwards' 17 blocked shots are the high-water mark in the Beacon squad, while he and Taylor have 14 steals to lead the way for Valpo.
MAKING OVER HALF
Over the last three games - and five of the last seven games - Illinois State has made at least half of their shots in a contest. By shooting 50% or better over each of the last three games, it is just the 12th time since 1990-91 that a Redbird team hit over half of their shots in a game for three straight games. During that span, the longest streak was six games held by the 2012-13 squad.
| CONSECUTIVE GAMES SHOOTING 50% OR BETTER (since 1990-91) | |||
| Streak | Year | Begins | Ends |
| 6 | 2012-13 | 12/1/2012 | 12/22/2012 |
| 4 | 1997-98 | 2/23/1998 | 3/3/1998 |
| 4 | 1996-97 | 12/6/1995 | 12/21/1995 |
| 4 | 1991-92 | 2/25/1992 | 3/7/1992 |
| 3 | 2021-22 | 12/18/2021 | - |
| 3 | 2008-09 | 11/22/2008 | 11/28/2008 |
| 3 | 2006-07 | 2/11/2007 | 2/17/2007 |
| 3 | 2000-01 | 12/23/2000 | 12/31/2000 |
| 3 | 1997-98 | 1/24/1998 | 1/31/1998 |
| 3 | 1992-93 | 2/27/1993 | 3/6/1993 |
| 3 | 1992-93 | 2/2/1993 | 2/8/1993 |
| 3 | 1992-93 | 1/6/1993 | 1/11/1993 |
SENDING AWAY
This season through 14 games, the Illinois State Redbirds rank 12th in the NCAA in blocked shots per game, averaging 6.1 per contest. The Illinois State school record for blocked shots in a season is 171 (5.2 per game)
| SENDING AWAY | ||||
| Rk. | Avg. | School | Games | Blocks |
| 1. | 8.2 | Auburn | 13 | 106 |
| 2. | 6.9 | Memphis | 11 | 76 |
| 3. | 6.8 | Marshall | 14 | 95 |
| 4. | 6.8 | Arizona | 12 | 81 |
| 5. | 6.7 | Rhode Island | 11 | 74 |
| 6. | 6.6 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 86 |
| 6.6 | UConn | 13 | 86 | |
| 8. | 6.4 | Michigan State | 13 | 83 |
| 9. | 6.3 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 69 |
| 10. | 6.2 | St. John's | 11 | 68 |
| 11. | 6.1 | Iona | 12 | 73 |
| 12. | 6.1 | Illinois State | 14 | 85 |
MULTIPLE 20-POINTS OFF OF THE BENCH
Since making the move to a reserve role, Illinois State guard Josiah Strong has found his rhythm, and his shooting stroke. In six games, he has scored 20 or more points three times, while averaging 15.5 points per game in those six games. His three games of 20+ points are the fourth-most by a reserve in the country this season, trailing only the four games of reaching the scoring plateau from Matt Balanc (Quinnipiac), Tari Eason (Louisiana State), and Trevion Williams (Purdue). Since 2010-11, the most 20+ point scoring games in a reserve role is 12, held by two different student-athletes.
HIGH MAKES AND PERCENTAGE
Illinois State guards Antonio Reeves and Josiah Strong are one of just 16 student-athletes across NCAA Division I to rank inside of the top 40 in both three point field goals made per game and three-point field goal percentage. Reeves and Josiah Strong are one of just two pairs in the country to rank inside of the top-40 in both categories (joined by Travis Evee and Carl Pierre from Rice).
| TOP THREE-POINT SHOOTERS | |||
| Student-Athlete | School | 3FGM (Rk.) | 3FG% (Rk.) |
| Antonio Reeves | Illinois State | 3.21 (26th) | 45.5 (23rd) |
| Josiah Strong | Illinois State | 3.00 (38th) | 46.7 (17th) |
| Foster Loyer | Davidson | 3.18 (28th) | 52.2 (3rd) |
| Nelly Cummings | Colgate | 3.20 (27th) | 50.0 (5th) |
| Travis Evee | Rice | 3.36 (18th) | 48.1 (12th) |
| Alex Hunter | Furman | 3.86 (7th) | 47.4 (14th) |
| Jalen Ray | Hofstra | 3.75 (10th) | 45.5 (23rd) |
| Joe Quintana | Loyola Marymount | 3.33 (20th) | 45.5 (23rd) |
| Taylor Funk | Saint Joseph's | 3.27 (24th) | 45.0 (27th) |
| Jaylen Minnett | Missouri State | 3.18 (28th) | 44.9 (28th) |
| Tevin Brown | Murray State | 3.58 (13th) | 44.8 (29th) |
| Carl Pierre | Rice | 3.09 (34th) | 44.7 (30th) |
| Alfonso Plummer | Illinois | 3.50 (15th) | 44.7 (31st) |
| Patrick Good | Winthrop | 3.00 (38th) | 44.4 (32nd) |
| Marcus Sasser | Houston | 3.75 (10th) | 43.7 (38th) |
| Max Abmas | Oral Roberts | 4.25 (3rd) | 43.6 (39th) |
SPECIAL GAME STATS
Against UTSA, Illinois State guard Antonio Reeves scored 21 points with a career-high 10 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double. He also gave out four assists while making three three-point baskets. That stat line has only been duplicated by nine other players in NCAA Division I this season, with six others doing it against a NCAA Division I foe.
BIG NUMBERS
With 14 games played into the 2021-22 season, Illinois State's Antonio Reeves ranks 12th in NCAA Division I in points per game, averaging 20.9 per contest.
| NCAA Scoring Leaders | |||
| Rk. | PPG | Player | School |
| 1 | 23.7 | Keegan Murray | Iowa |
| 2 | 22.2 | Antoine Davise | Detroit Mercy |
| 3 | 21.9 | Darius McGhee | Liberty |
| 4 | 21.8 | Kofi Cockburn | Illinois |
| 5 | 21.6 | Kendric Davis | SMU |
| 6 | 21.5 | Ochai Agbaji | Kansas |
| 7 | 21.4 | Terrell Brown Jr. | Washington |
| 8 | 21.1 | Jamal Cain | Oakland |
| 9 | 21.1 | Max Abmas | Oral Roberts |
| 10 | 21.0 | Ty Gordon | Nicholls |
| 21.0 | Michael Devoe | Georgia Tech | |
| 12 | 20.9 | Antonio Reeves | Illinois State |
MILESTONE WATCH
14 games into the 2021-22 season, Antonio Reeves is rising through the Illinois State career record book. Reeves is 174 points away from becoming Illinois State's 46th member of the 1,000-point club.
| ILLINOIS STATE CAREER SCORING LIST | |||
| Rk. | Pts | Student-Athlete | Years |
| 1 | 2,240 | Doug Collins | 1970-73 |
| 2 | 1,962 | Billy Lewis | 1975-78 |
| 3 | 1,881 | Fred Marberry | 1954-57 |
| 4 | 1,839 | Ron Jones | 1977-80 |
| 5 | 1,838 | Osiris Eldridge | 2007-10 |
| ... | |||
| 45 | 1,007 | Deontae Hawkins | 2014-17 |
| ... | |||
| 62 | 867 | John Swart | 1959-62 |
| 63 | 846 | Dale Haywood | 1959-62 |
| 64 | 845 | Jerry Odell | 1956-60 |
| 65 | 826 | Antonio Reeves | 2019-22 |
BIG SCORING OFF THE BENCH
Against Chicago State on December 11, Illinois State guard Josiah Strong came off the bench to score a career-high 26 points, including making 6-of-8 three-point shots in the contest. Strong's point total is tied for the 10th-most points in a reserve role for Illinois State since 1976-77. He is also one of 20 student-athletes in the country this season to have scored at least 26 points as a non-starter - led by Elon's Torrence Watson who scored 34 points off of the bench against High Point on December 4.
| FIRST TEN GAMES SCORING TOTAL | ||||
| Rk. | Pts | Player | vs. | Date |
| 1 | 34 | DJ Horne | Northern Iowa | 2/27/2021 |
| 34 | Jeff Harris | Creighton | 2/15/1988 | |
| 3 | 30 | Emon Washington | Greenville | 12/2/2020 |
| 30 | Jeff Harris | Iowa | 12/29/1987 | |
| 30 | William Anderson | Wichita State | 3/3/1986 | |
| 6 | 29 | Bryant Allen | Creighton | 1/13/2012 |
| 7 | 27 | Trey Guidry | Eastern Michigan | 12/6/2003 |
| 27 | Mike VandeGarde | Creighton | 2/12/1994 | |
| 27 | Matt Taphorn | Butler | 2/24/1988 | |
| 10 | 26 | Josiah Strong | Chicago State | 12/11/2021 |
| 26 | Rico Hill | Evansville | 2/18/1998 | |
FIRST 14-GAMES SCORING START
With his 293 points over the first 14 games of the season, Antonio Reeves has the eighth-most points through the same number of games in program history. He is one of two players on the list to have accomplished that feat later than the 1978-79 season.
| FIRST 13 GAMES SCORING TOTALS | |||
| Rk. | Pts | Player | Year |
| 1 | 432 | Doug Collins | 1971-72 |
| 2 | 376 | Doug Collins | 1970-71 |
| 3 | 363 | George Terry | 1967-68 |
| 4 | 357 | Doug Collins | 1972-73 |
| 5 | 323 | Rick Whitlow | 1974-75 |
| 6 | 304 | Jeff Wilkins | 1976-77 |
| 7 | 294 | Tarise Bryson | 2000-01 |
| 8 | 293 | Antonio Reeves | 2020-21 |
| 9 | 292 | Billy Lewis | 1977-78 |
| 10 | 280 | Jon Cruser | 1964-65 |
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