2021–22 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2021–22 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record13–20 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrian Jones (prior to interim head coach) (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Marcus Belcher (3rd season)
  • Rob Johnson (1st season)
Home arenaDoug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 4   .778 20 12   .625
Missouri State 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Drake 13 5   .722 25 11   .694
Loyola Chicago 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
Bradley 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Valparaiso 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Illinois State 5 13   .278 13 20   .394
Indiana State 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Evansville 2 16   .111 6 24   .200
2022 MVC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The team finished the season 13–20, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Indiana State in the opening round of the MVC tournament before losing to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.

Twenty-six games into his tenth season as head coach, Dan Muller was notified by the school he would not be retained; however, the school stated he would be allowed to finish out the remainder of the season. A day later, Muller announced that he would step aside immediately with associate head coach Brian Jones then being named interim coach for the remainder of the season. On March 7, 2022, the school named Ohio State assistant coach Ryan Pedon as the team's new head coach.