On Tuesday, Illinois State introduced Dan Muller as the school's new head men's basketball coach. Muller replaces Tim Jankovich, who left for a job at Southern Methodist.

"I plan to have better memories by winning championships here," he said Tuesday afternoon at a news conference introducing him as the new head coach.

Muller, who will be paid $375,000 annually on a five-year contract, replaces Tim Jankovich, who resigned to accept an associate head coach position under Larry Brown at Southern Methodist.

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Muller spent the last 12 seasons as an assistant at Vanderbilt, and as the Commodores' recruiting coordinator, he helped the school land several highly regarded high school recruits.

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