2008-09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
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The 2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represents Illinois State University
in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference
(MVC), is led by second-year head coach Tim Jankovich
. In 2007-08, the Redbirds finished 25-10 (13-5 in the MVC).
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Illinois State University
Illinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest...
in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States...
(MVC), is led by second-year head coach Tim Jankovich
Tim Jankovich
Tim Jankovich is an American college basketball coach and the current head basketball coach at Illinois State University. During his first year at Illinois State Jankovich lead the Redbirds to a 13–5 second place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference — even though pre-season polls voted the...
. In 2007-08, the Redbirds finished 25-10 (13-5 in the MVC).
Preseason
In the preseason, Illinois State played one game. They defeated the University of Illinois at SpringfieldUniversity of Illinois at Springfield
The University of Illinois at Springfield is a public university in Springfield, Illinois. The University was established in 1969 as Sangamon State University by the Illinois General Assembly and became a part of the University of Illinois system on July 1, 1995.The University of Illinois at...
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Schedule
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| November 11, 2008 | Illinois-Springfield University of Illinois at Springfield The University of Illinois at Springfield is a public university in Springfield, Illinois. The University was established in 1969 as Sangamon State University by the Illinois General Assembly and became a part of the University of Illinois system on July 1, 1995.The University of Illinois at... |
Normal, IL | 7:05 p.m. | W 81-57 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
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| November 15, 2008 | Wright State Wright State University Wright State University is a comprehensive public university with strong doctoral, research, and undergraduate programs, rated among the 260 Best National Universities listed in the annual "America's Best Colleges" rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Wright State is located in Fairborn, Ohio,... |
Dayton, OH | 6:00 p.m. | W 69-61 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| November 21, 2008 | Alabama State Alabama State University Alabama State University, founded 1867, is a historically black university located in Montgomery, Alabama. ASU is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.- History :... |
Normal, IL | 5:00 p.m. | W 77-71 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| November 22, 2008 | Houston Baptist Houston Baptist University Houston Baptist University is a private Baptist institution founded in 1960. It is located in Greater Sharpstown in Houston, Texas near the Southwest Freeway.- History :... |
Normal, IL | 5:00 p.m. | W 107-70 | 3-0 | 0-0 | |
| November 23, 2008 | Southern Methodist Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church... |
University Park, TX | 7:30 p.m. | W 84-73 | 4-0 | 0-0 | |
| November 28, 2008 | Nicholls State Nicholls State University Nicholls State University, founded in 1948, is a public university located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA. Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System of universities. Originally called Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the institution split from the Louisiana State University System in... |
Normal, IL | 6:00 p.m. | W 75-65 | 5-0 | 0-0 | |
| November 29, 2008 | Winston-Salem Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University , a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, is a historically black public research university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.Winston-Salem State has been... |
Normal, IL | 6:05 p.m. | W 53-33 | 6-0 | 0-0 | |
| November 30, 2008 | California Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los... |
Normal, IL | 3:35 p.m. | W 87-59 | 7-0 | 0-0 | |
| December 6, 2008 | Bowling Green Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State... |
Normal, IL | 7:05 p.m. | W 78-65 | 8-0 | 0-0 | |
| December 14, 2008 | Morehead State Morehead State University Morehead State University is a public, co-educational university located in Morehead, Kentucky, United States in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rowan County, midway between Lexington, Kentucky, and Huntington, West Virginia. The 2012 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S... |
Normal, IL | 2:05 p.m. | W 76-70 | 9-0 | 0-0 | |
| December 17, 2008 | Central Michigan Central Michigan University Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Mount Pleasant, MI | 6:00 p.m. | W 72-69 | 10-0 | 0-0 | |
| December 20, 2008 | Illinois Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop... |
Normal, IL | 7:05 p.m. | W 67-60 | 11-0 | 0-0 | |
| December 28, 2008 | Missouri State Missouri State University Missouri State University is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and founded in 1905. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 20,802 in fall 2011... |
Springfield, MO | 2:05 p.m. | W 72-69 | 12-0 | 1-0 | |
| December 31, 2008 | Evansville University of Evansville The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church... |
Normal, IL | 2:05 p.m. | W 80-50 | 13-0 | 2-0 | |
| January 3, 2009 | Creighton Creighton University Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by... |
Normal, IL | 7:05 p.m. | W 84-64 | 14-0 | 3-0 | |
| January 6, 2009 | Bradley Bradley University Bradley University, founded in 1897, is a private, co-educational university located in Peoria, Illinois. It is a small institution with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and postgraduate students and a full-time faculty of approximately 350.... |
Peoria, IL | 7:05 p.m. | L 56-52 | 14-1 | 3-1 | |
| January 10, 2009 | Indiana State Indiana State University Indiana State University is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.The Princeton Review has named Indiana State as one of the "Best in the Midwest" seven years running, and the College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by U.S... |
Terre Haute, IN | 6:00 p.m. | L 75-70 | 14-2 | 3-2 | |
| January 14, 2009 | Drake 2008-09 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team The 2008–09 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Drake University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference , is led by first-year head coach Mark Phelps. In 2007–08, the Bulldogs finished 28–5... |
Normal, IL | 7:05 p.m. | W 65-61 | 15-2 | 4-2 | |
| January 18, 2009 | Missouri State Missouri State University Missouri State University is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and founded in 1905. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 20,802 in fall 2011... |
Normal, IL | 2:05 p.m. | W 72-69 | 16-2 | 5-2 | |
| January 21, 2009 | Wichita State 2008-09 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team The 2008–09 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represents Wichita State University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference , is led by second-year head coach Gregg Marshall... |
Wichita, KS | 7:05 p.m. | L 64-58 | 16-3 | 5-3 | |
| January 24, 2009 | Southern Illinois Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University is a state university system based in Carbondale, Illinois, in the Southern Illinois region of the state, with multiple campuses... |
Normal, IL | 4:05 p.m. | W 70-63 | 17-3 | 6-3 | |
| January 28, 2009 | Northern Iowa 2008-09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team The 2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents University of Northern Iowa in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference , is led by third-year head coach Ben Jacobson. In 2007–08, the Panthers finished 18–14... |
Cedar Falls, IA | 7:05 p.m. | L 59-55 | 17-4 | 6-4 | |
| January 31, 2009 | Bradley Bradley University Bradley University, founded in 1897, is a private, co-educational university located in Peoria, Illinois. It is a small institution with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and postgraduate students and a full-time faculty of approximately 350.... |
Normal, IL | 3:05 p.m. | W 69-65 | 18-4 | 7-4 | |
| February 4, 2009 | Southern Illinois Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University is a state university system based in Carbondale, Illinois, in the Southern Illinois region of the state, with multiple campuses... |
Carbondale, IL | 7:05 p.m. | W 60-57 | 19-4 | 8-4 | |
| February 8, 2009 | Indiana State Indiana State University Indiana State University is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.The Princeton Review has named Indiana State as one of the "Best in the Midwest" seven years running, and the College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by U.S... |
Normal, IL | 6:00 p.m. | L 75-73 | 19-5 | 8-5 | |
| February 11, 2009 | Evansville University of Evansville The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church... |
Evansville, IN | 7:05 p.m. | W 70-68 | 20-5 | 9-5 | |
| February 15, 2009 | Drake 2008-09 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team The 2008–09 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Drake University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference , is led by first-year head coach Mark Phelps. In 2007–08, the Bulldogs finished 28–5... |
Des Moines, IA | 6:00 p.m. | W 67-45 | 21-5 | 10-5 | |
| February 18, 2009 | Wichita State 2008-09 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team The 2008–09 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represents Wichita State University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference , is led by second-year head coach Gregg Marshall... |
Normal, IL | 7:05 p.m. | W 74-59 | 22-5 | 11-5 | |
| February 20, 2009 | Niagara Niagara University Niagara University is a Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition, located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. Originally founded by the Congregation of the Mission in 1856 as Our Lady of Angels Seminary, it became Niagara University in 1883. The University is still run by... |
Lewiston, NY | 6:00 p.m. | L 70-56 | 22-6 | 11-5 | |
| February 24, 2009 | Northern Iowa 2008-09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team The 2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents University of Northern Iowa in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference , is led by third-year head coach Ben Jacobson. In 2007–08, the Panthers finished 18–14... |
Normal, IL | 7:05 p.m. | 69-67 | 22-7 | 11-6 | |
| February 28, 2009 | Creighton Creighton University Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by... |
Omaha, NE | 1:05 p.m. | L 74-70 | 22-8 | 11-7 | |
| 2009 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", the 2009 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament as part of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 5–8, 2009... |
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| March 6, 2009 | Evansville University of Evansville The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church... |
St. Louis, MO | 8:35 p.m. | W 78-68 | 23-8 | 11-7 | |
| March 7, 2009 | Creighton Creighton University Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by... |
St. Louis, MO | 4:00 p.m. | W 73-49 | 24-8 | 11-7 | |
| March 8, 2009 | Northern Iowa 2008-09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team The 2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents University of Northern Iowa in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference , is led by third-year head coach Ben Jacobson. In 2007–08, the Panthers finished 18–14... |
St. Louis, MO | 1:05 p.m. | L 60-57 | 24-9 | 11-7 | |
| 2009 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals and finals:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 31 and April 2* denotes each overtime played-NIT Championship:... |
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| March 18, 2009 | Kansas State | Manhattan, KS | 7:00 p.m. | L 83-79 | 24-10 | 11-7 | |
| *Rank according to ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. #All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD. | |||||||
External links
- http://goredbirds.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/ilsu-m-baskbl-body.html
- http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/iag
- http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/ILST