NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men's basketball team held its first official practice of the 2016-17 season Friday afternoon with a two-hour team workout in the North Gym. Fifth-year head coach Dan Muller and the Redbirds have exactly six weeks to prepare for the season which tips off Friday, Nov. 11 at Murray State.
"Obviously, you want to see improvement (over the next month of practice), and you want to see your team coming together" Muller said after Friday's practice. "You want to see how coachable they are, because that leads to improvement.