2001–02 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2001–02 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 176 Redbird Arena Tom Richardson 3rd Doug Novsek Chad Altadonna Anthony Beane Missouri Valley Conference MVC 17–14 12–6 thumb|right The 2001–02 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third 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 17–14, 12–6 in conference play to finish in third place. They were the number three seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Drake University in their quarterfinal game but were defeated by Creighton University in their semifinal game. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 2001 Tarise Bryson 6 1 Sr G 12 Decatur, IL y Shedrick Ford 6 5 Sr F 33 Macon, GA Shawn Jeppson 6 2 Sr G 21 Spring Valley, IL Chad Mazanowski 6 6 Sr F 31 DeKalb, IL Randy Rice 6 0 Sr G 15 Springfield, IL Baboucarr Bojang 6 9 Jr F 23 Greenville, SC Brett Gillan 6 5 Jr F 44 Normal, IL Casey Reid 6 7 Jr F 40 Las Vegas, NV Andy Strandmark 6 11 Jr C 5 Geneseo, IL Dirk Williams 6 8 So F 4 Pekin, IL Gregg Alexander 6 4 Fr G 2 Lincoln, IL Vince Greene 5 9 Fr G 11 Chicago, IL Kenneth Hill 6 6 Fr F 34 Naperville, IL Kevin Troc 6 4 Fr yes G 10 Lockport, IL Tom Richardson (Saint Xavier) Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois) Chad Altadonna (Illinois State) Anthony Beane (Kansas State)March 6, 2021 2001–02 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/2002.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 16, 2001 yes Weber State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,846 74–70 Jeppson 5 Bojang 10 Ford 18 1–0 November 23, 2001 University Hoops Classic[Quarterfinal] yes yes California–Irvine Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA 1,824 58–52 Greene 4 Bojang 9 Bojang 13 2–0 November 24, 2001 University Hoops Classic[Semifinal] yes yes Pittsburgh Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA 1,349 46–65 Jeppson,Rice,Alexander 2 Ford,Bojang 5 Ford 13 2–1 November 25, 2001 University Hoops Classic[Third Place] yes yes Hofstra Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA 1,214 80–82 OT Jeppson,Rice 5 Bojang 11 Alexander 24 2–2 November 29, 2001 yes yes Georgia Southern Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,465 76–87 Greene 4 Bojang 19 Jeppson 19 2–3 December 1, 2001 yes yes Texas–San Antonio Convocation Center San Antonio, TX 2,240 82–88 Ford,Greene 3 Bojang 6 Bojang 20 2–4 December 8, 2001 yes Samford Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,222 65–54 Greene,Alexander 4 Bojang 5 Greene 14 3–4 December 9, 2001 yes Central Michigan Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,078 72–63 Alexander 4 Bojang 13 Bojang 20 4–4 December 15, 2001 yes yes Tennessee–Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 2,130 59–70 Rice 7 Bojang 8 Bojang 26 4–5 December 18, 2001 7:00 pm yes yes Illinois 7 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 16,500 73–87 Greene 5 Strandmark 7 Bojang,Alexander 15 4–6 December 22, 2001 yes Kent State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,802 48–61 Ford,Rice,Greene 4 Strandmark 7 Jeppson 12 4–7 January 2, 2002 7:05 pm Creighton Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,182 62–76 Alexander 3 Williams 5 Bojang 13 4–8 0–1 January 5, 2002 3:05 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 6,211 58–79 Alexander 3 Bojang 9 Ford 16 4–9 0–2 January 7, 2002 7:05 pm Wichita State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,776 81–71 Jeppson,Rice,Reid 3 Bojang 7 Jeppson 27 5–9 1–2 January 9, 2002 yes Drake The Knapp Center Des Monies, IA 3,517 73–83 Rice 3 Bojang 7 Alexander 17 5–10 1–3 January 12, 2002 4:00 pm Indiana State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,790 68–56 Rice 4 Bojang 11 Bojang 15 6–10 2–3 ESPN2 January 16, 2002 7:05 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 5,324 56–63 Rice 6 Bojang 7 Bojang 15 6–11 2–4 January 19, 2002 Southwest Missouri State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,569 61–60 Rice 6 Williams 6 Jeppson 14 7–11 3–4 January 23, 2002 yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 10,392 58–55 Rice 9 Rice 7 Alexander 16 8–11 4–4 WEEK January 26, 2002 Drake Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,010 68–54 Rice 4 Bojang 10 Rice 17 9–11 5–4 January 30, 2002 Northern Iowa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,697 70–55 Rice 6 Bojang 15 Bojang 23 10–11 6–4 February 2, 2002 yes Southwest Missouri State John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 6,210 63–68 Rice 4 Bojang 9 Bojang 13 10–12 6–5 February 5, 2002 Bradley Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,663 60–51 Jeppson 3 Bojang 7 Ford 16 11–12 7–5 WMBD February 9, 2002 yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 5,088 67–61 Rice 9 Ford,Bojang 7 Rice 15 12–12 8–5 February 13, 2002 yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 5,008 73–55 Bojang 4 Bojang 12 Bojang,Alexander 14 13–12 9–5 February 16, 2002 2:05 pm Southern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,451 84–70 Rice 8 Bojang 9 Jeppson 22 14–12 10–5 February 20, 2002 7:05 pm yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 7,683 66–77 Rice 4 Bojang 8 Jeppson 16 14–13 10–6 February 23, 2002 yes Northern Iowa UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA 3,361 71–66 Rice 5 Ford 8 Jeppson 20 15–13 11–6 February 25, 2002 Evansville Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,034 82–73 OT Rice 6 Bojang 11 Jeppson 22 16–13 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|State FarmMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 2, 2002 Quarterfinal yes yes 3 Drake 6 Savvis Center St. Louis, MO 8,055 64–63 Rice 7 Jeppson 4 Jeppson 24 17–13 March 3, 2002 5:00 pm Semifinal yes yes 3 Creighton 2 Savvis Center St. Louis, MO 10,722 63–90 Alexander 3 Bojang 8 Rice 14 17–14 AP Poll Central Standard Time March 8, 2021 1999–00 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/2002-schedule.html Sports Reference March 7, 2021 2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History https://goredbirds.com/documents/2019/10/31//Section_5_History_Web.pdf Illinois State Redbirds References Category:Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State Redbirds Men's Basketball Illinois State Redbirds Men's Basketball