2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2021 February 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Doug Collins Courtat Redbird Arena Tim Jankovich 3rd Rob Judson Anthony Beane Paris Parham Missouri Valley Conference MVC 22–11 11–7 Basketball Travelers Classic champion NIT First Round The 2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third 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 22–11, 11–7 in conference play to finish in third place. They were the number three seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Indiana State University but lost their semifinal game versus Wichita State University. The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and were assigned the number six seed in the University of Illinois regional. They were defeated by the University of Dayton in the first round. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 2009 Dinma Odiakosa 6 8 240 Sr yes F 42 Akwukwu, Nigeria Osiris Eldridge 6 3 190 Sr G 0 Chicago, IL Lloyd Phillips 5 10 170 Sr G 12 Washington, DC Matt Coates 5 9 170 Jr yes G 4 Peoria, IL Bobby Hill 6 6 220 Jr yes F 24 St. Louis, MO Blake Mishler 6 8 245 Jr yes F 50 Metamora, IL Austin Hill 6 1 215 Jr G 13 Covington, KY Tony Lewis 6 7 245 Jr F 34 Chicago, IL Alex Rubin 6 1 185 Jr G 3 Plymouth, MN Jeremy Robinson 6 8 210 So yes F 31 Decatur, IL Kellen Thornton 6 8 243 So F 21 Country Club Hills, IL Jackie Carmichael 6 9 240 Fr F 32 Manhattan, KS y Justin Clark 6 4 185 Fr G 33 Independence, MO Jon Ekey 6 7 215 Fr yes F 22 Independence, MO Terry Johnson 6 0 180 Fr G 10 Chicago, IL Tim Jankovich (Kansas State) Rob Judson (Illinois) Anthony Beane (Kansas State) Paris Parham (Mankato State) January 6, 2021 2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/2009.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition November 11, 2009 7:05 pm 2009 Quincy Hawks Quincy Redbird Arena Normal, IL 66–50 Eldridge 6 Lewis 9 Phillips 14 — |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 15, 2009 2:30 pm yes yes 2009 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 3,652 82–60 Phillips 5 Lewis 11 Eldridge 19 1–0 November 21, 2009 4:05 pm yes 2009 North Florida Ospreys North Florida Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,019 71–55 2 tied Eldridge, Phillips 5 Odiakosa 6 Eldridge 24 2–0 November 23, 2009 7:00 pm yes yes 2009 UIC Flames UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 4,626 69–65 Rubin 4 Odiakosa 8 Eldridge 19 3–0 November 27, 2009 6:05 pm Basketball Travelers Classic yes 2009 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,757 79–66 Eldridge 4 Thornton 8 Eldridge 20 4–0 November 28, 2009 6:05 pm Basketball Travelers Classic yes 2009 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,945 93–53 Phillips 5 Lewis 6 2 tied Odiakosa, Eldridge 19 5–0 November 29, 2009 3:35 pm Basketball Travelers Classic yes 2009 St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,112 80–77 4 tied Odiakosa, Eldridge, Phillips, A. Hill 3 Carmichael 10 Eldridge 28 6–0 December 5, 2009 7:05 pm yes Central Michigan Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,060 75–62 Phillips 4 Odiakosa 10 Odiakosa 16 7–0 CSN December 13, 2009 2:05 pm yes 2009 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,088 68–76 Phillips 6 2 tied Odiakosa, Carmichael 13 Odiakosa 14 7–1 CSN December 16, 2009 6:00 pm yes yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 3,694 57–75 Phillips 6 Odiakosa 11 Odiakosa 13 7–2 CSN December 19, 2009 5:00 pm MWC–MVC Challenge yes yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT 8,403 73–63 Phillips 5 Carmichael 10 2 tied Eldridge, Phillips 17 8–2 the mtn. December 22, 2009 7:05 pm yes 2009 none Grambling State Tigers Grambling State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,691 80–56 Rubin 4 Odiakosa 11 Eldridge 23 9–2 December 29, 2009 7:05 pm Wichita State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,408 72–57 Eldridge 5 2 tied Odiakosa, Lewis 8 Eldridge 26 10–2 1–0 January 1, 2010 7:05 pm yes Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 10,008 64–68 3 tied Eldridge, Phillips, A. Hill 3 Odiakosa 9 Carmichael 14 10–3 1–1 CSN January 3, 2010 7:00 pm 2009 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,578 68–61 3 tied Eldridge, Phillips, Rubin 3 Lewis 7 Phillips 21 11–3 2–1 ESPNU January 6, 2010 7:05 pm yes 2009 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 4,427 82–63 Phillips 9 2 tied Eldridge, Thornton 8 Carmichael 20 12–3 3–1 CSN January 9, 2010 3:00 pm Northern Iowa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,755 44–59 Phillips 6 Odiakosa 14 Rubin 13 12–4 3–2 ESPN2 January 13, 2010 7:05 pm Evansville Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,329 70–56 Phillips 4 Odiakosa 11 Phillips 18 13–4 4–2 CSN January 17, 2010 7:00 pm yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 4,273 59–69 Phillips 3 Odiakosa 7 Eldridge 26 13–5 4–3 ESPNU January 20, 2010 7:05 pm Creighton Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,288 71–62 Phillips 4 Odiakosa 11 Eldridge 17 14–5 5–3 January 23, 2010 2:05 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 6,367 80–81 OT Phillips 4 Odiakosa 7 3 tied Odiakosa, Eldridge, Lewis 16 14–6 5–4 CSN January 27, 2010 6:05 pm yes Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 10,506 66–74 Phillips 8 Odiakosa 8 Phillips 22 14–7 5–5 CSN/FSN January 30, 2010 4:35 pm 2009 Bradley Braves Bradley Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,200 66–47 Rubin 4 Lewis 13 Odiakosa 25 15–7 6–5 CSN/FSN February 3, 2010 6:00 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,322 65–72 Eldridge 5 Odiakosa 9 Odiakosa 21 15–8 6–6 CSN February 6, 2010 7:05 pm Drake Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,291 71–69 Rubin 6 Eldridge 9 Phillips 17 16–8 7–6 CSN February 9, 2010 7:05 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 11,281 62–61 Phillips 3 Odiakosa 15 A. Hill 14 17–8 8–6 CSN February 13, 2010 2:05 pm yes Creighton Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, NE 16,209 67–63 Phillips 6 Odiakosa 9 2 tied Odiakosa, Eldridge 12 18–8 9–6 CSN February 17, 2010 8:05 pm Missouri State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,039 76–72 Phillips 6 Odiakosa 7 Odiakosa 30 19–8 10–6 CSN/FSN February 20, 2010 4:05 pm ESPN BracketBusters yes Morehead State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,953 71–62 Rubin 5 Odiakosa 11 Eldridge 26 20–8 February 24, 2010 7:05 pm Indiana State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,024 75–58 Phillips 4 Odiakosa 12 Odiakosa 21 21–8 11–6 CSN February 27, 2010 7:00 pm yes Northern Iowa 25 McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 7,332 55–61 Phillips 3 Lewis 10 Eldridge 14 21–9 11–7 ESPN2 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Missouri Valley tournament March 5, 2010 8:35 pm Arch Madness Quarterfinal yes 3 Indiana State 6 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO 10,182 69–65 Phillips 2 Odiakosa 13 2 tied Eldridge, A. Hill 17 22–9 CSN/FSN March 7, 2010 4:05 pm Arch Madness Semifinal yes 3 Wichita State 2 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO 13,814 61–65 A. Hill 5 4 tied Odiakosa, Eldridge, Lewis, Carmichael 6 Odiakosa 15 22–10 CSN/FSN |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|NIT March 17, 2010 6:00 pm First Round yes 6 I Dayton 3 I University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH 5,127 42–63 Phillips 7 2 tied Eldridge, Thornton 5 Eldridge 12 22–11 AP Poll Central Standard Time I NIT Illinois bracket SourceJanuary 6, 2021 2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/2009-schedule.html Sports ReferenceJanuary 6, 2021 2009–10 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds References Category:Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State