NORMAL, Ill. – Five home games, three contests against Big Ten opponents, and four neutral site games highlight the 2025-26 Illinois State men's basketball schedule, announced on Thursday morning.
The Redbirds play a pair of exhibitions against Big Ten schools, traveling to Illinois (Oct. 19) and Northwestern (Oct. 29), with a regular-season game against USC – ISU's first game against a Big Ten school since the 2021-22 season.
at Illinois (Exhibition) – October 19
Illinois State will unofficially open the 2025-26 season with an exhibition game in Champaign against the Illini.