2007–08 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 January 2021 Basketball 2007–08 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Tim Jankovich 1st Rob Judson Anthony Beane Paris Parham Missouri Valley Conference MVC 25–10 13–5 NIT Second Round The 2007–08 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Tim Jankovich, played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbirds finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in conference play to finish in second place. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Missouri State University and semifinal game versus the University of Northern Iowa but lost their final game versus Drake University. The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2008 National Invitation Tournament and were assigned the number two seed in the Ohio State University regional. They were victorious over Utah State University in the first round and were defeated by Dayton University in the second round. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 2007 Levi Dyer 6 11 220 Sr C 32 Eaton, CO Dom Johnson 6 0 185 Sr G 10 Bell City, MO Julius Moor 6 3 185 Sr G 22 Kieler, WI Keith Richardson 5 8 160 Sr G 5 Kansas City, KS Anthony Slack 6 7 210 Sr F 4 New Orleans, LA Emmanuel Holloway 6 2 190 Jr G 1 Cartersville, GA Brandon Holtz 6 4 185 Jr G 45 Bloomington, IL Sead Odzic 6 3 192 Jr G 25 Skokie, IL Brandon Sampay 6 8 255 Jr C 41 Inglewood, CA Mike Vandello 6 7 220 Jr F 31 Bettendorf, IA Dinma Odiakosa 6 8 240 So yes F 42 Akwukwu, Nigeria Osiris Eldridge 6 3 190 So G 0 Chicago, IL Alex Rubin 6 1 185 Fr G 3 Plymouth, MN Tim Jankovich (Kansas State) Rob Judson (Illinois) Anthony Beane (Kansas State) Paris Parham (Mankato State)January 4, 2021 2007-08 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/2008.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 7, 2007 7:05 pm Quincy Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 81–61 Eldridge 6 Eldridge 10 Dyer 19 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 11, 2007 1:05 pm yes Missouri–St. Louis Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,185 70–37 Dyer,Johnson,Richardson 3 Slack 7 Slack 12 1–0 November 14, 2007 7:05 pm Chicago Invitational Challenge[Campus Site] yes Southeast Missouri State Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,522 90–71 Richardson 6 Slack 13 Eldridge 27 2–0 November 18, 2007 2:05 pm Chicago Invitational Challenge[Campus Site] yes North Carolina–Wilmington Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,433 89–73 Johnson 6 Eldridge 7 Eldridge 30 3–0 November 23, 2007 7:30 pm Chicago Invitational Challenge[Semifinal] yes yes Indiana 8 Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL 4,500 57–70 Eldridge 5 Odiakosa 8 Dyer 18 3–1 BTN November 24, 2007 5:00 pm Chicago Invitational Challenge[Third Place] yes yes Kent State Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL 4,000 59–65 Johnson,Richardson,Holtz 3 Slack 9 Eldridge 11 3–2 November 27, 2007 7:05 pm yes Chicago State Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,818 81–49 Richardson 7 Dyer 10 Dyer 16 4–2 December 1, 2007 7:05 pm yes Illinois–Chicago Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,749 73–47 Richardson 8 Slack 8 Dyer 25 5–2 December 4, 2007 6:00 pm yes yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 385 63–72 Richardson 5 Eldridge 13 Eldridge 18 5–3 December 8, 2007 7:05 pm yes Cincinnati Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,529 62–52 Johnson 4 Eldridge 9 Eldridge 20 6–3 December 16, 2007 1:00 pm yes yes Bowling Green State Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 659 69–58 Richardson,Holloway 4 Eldridge 11 Johnson 16 7–3 December 22, 2007 1:00 pm yes yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 2,636 65–49 Richardson 6 Odiakosa 12 Richardson 16 8–3 December 29, 2007 7:05 pm yes Creighton Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, NE 16,808 80–67 Johnson,Richardson,Slack 5 Slack 11 Dyer 20 9–3 1–0 CSN/FSN January 1, 2008 7:05 pm yes Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 10,478 49–46 Richardson 4 Eldridge 8 Eldridge 11 10–3 2–0 January 5, 2008 7:05 pm Southern Illinois Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,437 56–47 Johnson,Richardson 4 Slack 6 Dyer 14 11–3 3–0 January 8, 2008 7:05 pm Northern Iowa Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,082 51–46 Eldridge 3 Eldridge 9 Eldridge 13 12–3 4–0 January 12, 2008 7:05 pm Evansville Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,117 74–66 Sampay 4 Sampay 8 Eldridge 17 13–3 5–0 CSN/FSN January 16, 2008 7:05 pm Wichita State Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,723 72–51 Dyer 5 Dyer,Slack 4 Eldridge 21 14–3 6–0 January 19, 2008 7:05 pm yes Drake The Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 7,152 73–79 Johnson 4 Eldridge 9 Slack,Eldridge 21 14–4 6–1 January 23, 2008 7:05 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 11,421 75–76 Richardson 4 Sampay,Eldridge 7 Richardson 17 14–5 6–2 CSN January 27, 2008 2:05 pm Indiana State Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,016 65–62 Richardson,Eldridge 5 Sampay 9 Eldridge,Odiakosa 15 15–5 7–2 January 30, 2008 7:05 pm yes Northern Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 4,454 61–69 Vandello 2 Sampay 7 Johnson 17 15–6 7–3 February 2, 2008 7:05 pm yes Missouri State John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 7,003 64–63 Richardson 6 Slack 8 Johnson 23 16–6 8–3 February 5, 2008 7:05 pm Drake 15 Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,185 70–73 Johnson 8 Slack 10 Johnson 17 16–7 8–4 February 9, 2008 7:05 pm Bradley Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,200 72–68 Johnson 8 Odiakosa 9 Eldridge 24 17–7 9–4 February 13, 2008 7:05 pm Missouri State Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,446 69–57 Johnson 5 Slack 10 Eldridge 24 18–7 10–4 February 16, 2008 1:00 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,570 72-76 Richardson,Odzic 3 Odiakosa 8 Eldridge 34 18–8 10–5 February 20, 2008 7:05 pm yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 4,907 49–47 Richardson 3 Slack 12 Richardson,Holloway 10 19–8 11–5 February 24, 2008 5:30 pm O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters yes Wright State Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,089 54–46 Holloway 4 Slack 8 Holloway 16 20–8 ESPNU February 27, 2008 7:05 pm Creighton Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,563 68–54 Richardson 7 Slack 20 Slack,Eldridge 15 21–8 12–5 March 1, 2008 7:30 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 9,345 57–49 Richardson 2 Odiakosa 9 Eldridge 27 22–8 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|State FarmMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 7, 2008 6:05 pm Quarterfinal yes 2 Missouri State 7 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO 15,204 63–58 Holloway 3 Sampay 7 Richardson 14 23–8 CSN/FSN March 8, 2008 4:05 pm Semifinal yes 2 Northern Iowa 6 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO 16,829 56–42 Richardson 5 Eldridge 8 Eldridge 13 24–8 CSN/FSN March 9, 2008 1:05 pm Final yes 2 Drake 20 1 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO 11,088 49–79 Holloway 4 Slack,Odiakosa 5 Eldridge 14 24–9 CBS |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|MasterCardNational Invitation {NIT} tournament March 19, 2008 9:00 pm Ohio State Regional[First Round] 2 Utah State 7 Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,397 61–57 Eldridge 6 Slack 7 Eldridge 14 25–9 ESPNU March 24, 2008 6:00 pm Ohio State Regional[Second Round] 2 Dayton 3 Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,802 48–55 Johnson 6 Slack 14 Odiakosa 14 25–10 ESPNU AP Poll Central Standard Time January 6, 2021 2007-08 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/2008-schedule.html Sports Reference January 5, 2021 2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2007-08 Illinois State Redbirds References Category:Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State