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2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–21 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach
  • Tom Richardson (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
2002–03 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 16 2   .889 24 7   .774
No. 15 Creighton 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
Wichita State 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Southwest Missouri State 12 6   .667 17 12   .586
Evansville 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Bradley 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389 11 17   .393
Drake 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Illinois State 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Indiana State 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2003 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Tom Richardson, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

They finished the season 8–21, 5–13 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were the number nine seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Drake University in their opening round game but were defeated by Southern Illinois University in their quarterfinal game.

Roster

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2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 23 Baboucarr Bojang 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr Greenville, SC
F 44 Brett Gillan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Normal, IL
F 40 Casey Reid 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Las Vegas, NV
C 5 Andy Strandmark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Sr Geneseo, IL
G 12 Rebert Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Chicago, IL
G 2 Gregg Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Lincoln, IL
G 11 Vince Greene 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So Chicago, IL
G 24 Trey Guidry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Baton Rouge, LA
F 34 Kenneth Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Naperville, IL
G 25 Neil Plank (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Mt. Zion, IL
G 10 Kevin Troc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS Fr Lockport, IL
F 21 Marcus Arnold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Chicago, IL
F 1 Chris Burras 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Chicago, IL
G 3 Dana Ford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Tamms, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 4, 2002*
7:05 pm
Southern Illinois–Edwardsville       Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
November 14, 2002*
7:05 pm
EA Sports Midwest All–Stars       Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 23, 2002*
7:05 pm
Utah State L 53–68  0–1
 20  Guidry   5  Bojang   5  Troc  Redbird Arena (7,948)
Normal, IL
November 26, 2002*
6:30 pm
at Central Michigan L 69–74  0–2
 18  Alexander   7  Strandmark   5  Greene  Daniel P. Rose Center (2,259)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 30, 2002*
7:05 pm
Illinois–Chicago L 65–78  0–3
 14  Greene,
Guidry
 
 8  Strandmark   6  Greene  Redbird Arena (5,536)
Normal, IL
December 2, 2002*
7:05 pm
Tennessee–Chattanooga L 68–75  0–4
 26  Guidry   10  Bojang   8  Greene  Redbird Arena (5,444)
Normal, IL
December 7, 2002*
2:00 pm
at Kent State L 61–76  0–5
 15  Guidry   6  Bojang   11  Guidry  Memorial Gymnasium (3,176)
Kent, OH
December 15, 2002*
3:00 pm
at Western Kentucky L 43–63  0–6
 18  Alexander   9  Strandmark   3  Greene,
Alexander
 
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,176)
Bowling Green, KY
December 18, 2002*
7:05 pm
Jacksonville W 74–50  1–6
 17  Greene   8  Bojang   11  Greene  Redbird Arena (5,121)
Normal, IL
December 21, 2002*
2:05 pm
Northern Illinois L 65–72  1–7
 19  Guidry   6  Strandmark,
Burras
 
 2  Alexander  Redbird Arena (4,641)
Normal, IL
December 29, 2002
2:05 pm
Southwest Missouri State L 48–76  1–8
(0–1)
 14  Greene,
Arnold
 
 4  Burras   1  Greene,
Burras,
Ford
 
Redbird Arena (5,042)
Normal, IL
January 4, 2003
3:05 pm
at Southern Illinois L 65–74  1–9
(0–2)
 18  Alexander   8  Ford   4  Greene,
Guidry
 
SIU Arena (7,104)
Carbondale, IL
January 7, 2003
7:05 pm
at Northern Iowa L 64–66  1–10
(0–3)
 19  Arnold   5  Bojang,
Alexander,
Ford
 
 3  Greene,
Ford
 
UNI Dome (2,122)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 11, 2003
7:05 pm
No. 16 Creighton L 57–76  1–11
(0–4)
 17  Greene   6  Arnold   7  Greene  Redbird Arena (5,913)
Normal, IL
January 15, 2003
7:05 pm
at Southwest Missouri State L 46–60  1–12
(0–5)
 16  Guidry   8  Bojang   2  Guidry  John Q. Hammons Student Center (5,232)
Springfield, MO
January 18, 2003
2:05 pm
Wichita State L 66–69  1–13
(0–6)
 15  Guidry   9  Bojang   4  Alexander  Redbird Arena (5,970)
Normal, IL
January 20, 2003
7:05 pm
at No. 10 Creighton L 82–95  1–14
(0–7)
 21  Guidry   6  Bojang   8  Greene  Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,729)
Omaha, NE
January 25, 2003
7:05 pm
at Evansville L 74–85  1–15
(0–8)
 27  Guidry   7  Bojang   4  Greene,
Alexander
 
Roberts Municipal Stadium (6,456)
Evansville, IN
January 29, 2003
7:05 pm
Northern Iowa W 76–71  2–15
(1–8)
 17  Alexander   7  Alexander   4  Greene  Redbird Arena (5,099)
Normal, IL
February 1, 2003
4:05 pm, WMBD
Bradley W 89–74  3–15
(2–8)
 21  Alexander   10  Alexander   7  Greene  Redbird Arena (8,213)
Normal, IL
February 4, 2003
7:05 pm
vs. Wichita State L 71–85  3–16
(2–9)
 21  Bojang   5  Bojang,
Strandmark
 
 3  Greene,
Alexander
 
Kansas Coliseum (7,406)
Park City, KS
February 8, 2003
2:05 pm
Indiana State W 60–52  4–16
(3–9)
 14  Greene   11  Strandmark   5  Greene  Redbird Arena (8,745)
Normal, IL
February 12, 2003
7:35 pm, WEEK
at Bradley L 76–88  4–17
(3–10)
 29  Greene   7  Bojang   7  Greene  Carver Arena (9,722)
Peoria, IL
February 15, 2003
7:05 pm
Drake L 48–59  4–18
(3–11)
 14  Greene   5  Arnold,
Burras
 
 3  Greene,
Alexander
 
Redbird Arena (5,161)
Normal, IL
February 19, 2003
7:05 pm
Evansville W 65–61  5–18
(4–11)
 22  Guidry   14  Strandmark   8  Greene  Redbird Arena (4,815)
Normal, IL
February 22, 2003*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marshall
Bracket Buster Saturday
W 57–53  6–18
 21  Alexander   8  Bojang   5  Greene  Cam Henderson Center (3,255)
Huntington, WV
February 26, 2003
7:05 pm
at Drake L 63–70  6–19
(4–12)
 15  Guidry   7  Strandmark   4  Greene  The Knapp Center (2,739)
Des Monies, IA
March 1, 2003
1:05 pm
at Indiana State W 80–50  7–19
(5–12)
 15  Guidry   6  Bojang   3  Greene,
Alexander,
Arnold
 
Hulman Center (4,055)
Terre Haute, IN
March 3, 2003
6:05 pm
Southern Illinois L 62–78  7–20
(5–13)
 22  Greene   7  Strandmark   3  Bojang,
Greene
 
Redbird Arena (6,650)
Normal, IL
State Farm
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 7, 2003*
6:00 pm
(9) vs. (8) Drake
Opening Round
W 63–62  8–20
 17  Alexander   5  Burras   3  Greene,
Ford
 
Savvis Center (6,612)
St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2003*
12:00 pm
(9) vs. (1) Southern Illinois
Quarterfinal
L 63–75  8–21
 21  Greene   9  Burras   3  Greene,
Guidry
 
Savvis Center (12,857)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 10, 2021.