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Illinois State · 2026-27 preview

Illinois State basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule

Illinois State returns 77% of last season's minutes, and adds one freshman.

Last season it ranked No. 89 in adjusted net rating (No. 131 on offense, No. 59 on defense). The biggest loss is Ty Pence, 9.4 points a game, gone to Akron. The schedule has 28 games, two against last season's adjusted top 25.

77%
of last season's minutes return
0
transfers in, 2 out
1
freshman
No. 89
adjusted net rating, 2025-26

2026-27 roster

Pos
Ht
MVC previewsMinutes back
Belmont61%Northern Iowa67%Southern Illinois73%Murray StateNot postedUICNot posted
PPG
RPG
APG
MPG
Hometown
11
Johnny Kinziger
Back
G
5-11
11.5
2.5
3.3
32.3
De Pere, WI
14
Boden Skunberg
Back
G
6-5
9.6
4.4
1.4
27.0
Jamestown, ND
4
Landon Wolf
Back
G
6-5
7.6
4.9
0.7
23.2
Cedar Falls, IA
35
Chase Walker
Back
F
6-9
13.7
5.4
2.1
22.6
Columbus, OH
3
Mason Klabo
Back
G
6-2
5.6
2.3
1.2
16.1
Fargo, ND
1
Landon Moore
Back
G
6-3
3.5
1.3
0.9
13.8
Bloomington, IL
12
Brandon Lieb
Back
F
7-1
3.1
4.0
0.6
12.6
Deerfield, IL
0
Jack Daugherty
Back
F
6-8
2.9
1.6
0.2
10.6
Brookfield, WI
23
Cameron Barnes
Back
F
6-10
1.3
1.8
0.4
6.9
Duncanville, TX
13
Ty Blake
Back
G
6-4
0.9
0.3
0.0
2.4
Normal, IL
2
Isaac Ericksen
New
F
6-8
Cary, NC
15
Nick Allen
New
F
6-10
Bourbonnais, IL

PPG to MPG are last season’s numbers, wherever he played: a transfer’s line is from his old school. Freshmen have none yet.

Who left

Where
PPG
MPG
Ty PenceTransferred to Akron
Transferred to Akron
9.4
23.5
Ty'Reek ColemanTransferred to Iowa
Transferred to Iowa
10.0
22.8

The players who left played 23% of last season’s minutes.

Adjusted net rating, last three seasons

2023-24
-2.5 No. 188
2024-25
+4.4 No. 115
2025-26
+9.3 No. 89

Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 111.3 (No. 131), defense 102.0 (No. 59).

2026-27 schedule

November to January
Rank
Nov 2
at Saint Mary's
23
Nov 9
at Purdue
8
Nov 17
vs Bellarmine
280
Nov 23
vs Santa Clara neutral
40
Nov 24
vs Tulsa neutral
53
Dec 2
at Eastern Illinois
320
Dec 5
at Chicago State
337
Dec 10
vs Long Beach State
243
Dec 17
at Murray State
115
Dec 21
vs Belmont
66
Dec 29
at Evansville
305
Jan 2
vs Indiana State
183
Jan 8
at Belmont
66
Jan 12
at Northern Iowa
71
January to February
Rank
Jan 16
vs Valparaiso
163
Jan 18
vs Drake
185
Jan 24
at Bradley
120
Jan 27
vs Southern Illinois
112

Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 28 games, 20 in the MVC. Tip times are set closer to each game.

Questions

Who is back for Illinois State in 2026-27?

10 players who played for Illinois State last season: Johnny Kinziger, Boden Skunberg, Landon Wolf, Chase Walker, Mason Klabo, Landon Moore, Brandon Lieb, Jack Daugherty, Cameron Barnes, Ty Blake. They played 77% of its minutes.

Who did Illinois State add for 2026-27?

No transfers or ranked freshmen yet.

Illinois State schedule, scores and newsAll 358 teams, sortableTransfer portal tracker
Jan 30
at UIC
119
Feb 3
vs Northern Iowa
71
Feb 6
at Indiana State
183
Feb 9
at Valparaiso
163
Feb 12
vs Murray State
115
Feb 15
vs UIC
119
Feb 18
at Southern Illinois
112
Feb 21
vs Evansville
305
Feb 24
at Drake
185
Feb 27
vs Bradley
120