NORMAL — Illinois State head basketball coach Dan Muller is holding meetings with his players this week with an eye on the future.
The past two seasons haven't been kind.
The Redbirds have compiled a 17-38 record. ISU, with no seniors on the roster, just stumbled to its first last-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference since 2004 while going 7-18 overall. The Redbirds have played in the MVC Tournament's play-in round the last three years and didn't even made it to Friday in St. Louis the last two seasons.
While injuries the past couple seasons — as well as Keith Fisher III opting out this season — affected the Redbirds, Muller accepts responsibility and adheres to Bill Parcells' famous quote of, "You are what your record says you are.