2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 176 Redbird Arena Tom Richardson 4th Chad Altadonna Lance Irvin Kirk Sarff Missouri Valley Conference MVC 8–21 5–13 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 Illinois State Redbirds y 2002 Baboucarr Bojang 6 9 Sr F 23 Greenville, SC Brett Gillan 6 5 Sr F 44 Normal, IL Casey Reid 6 7 Sr F 40 Las Vegas, NV Andy Strandmark 6 11 Sr C 5 Geneseo, IL Rebert Harris 6 0 Jr G 12 Chicago, IL Gregg Alexander 6 4 So G 2 Lincoln, IL Vince Greene 5 9 So G 11 Chicago, IL Trey Guidry 6 2 So G 24 Baton Rouge, LA Kenneth Hill 6 6 So F 34 Naperville, IL Neil Plank 6 5 So G 25 Mt. Zion, IL I Kevin Troc 6 4 Fr yes G 10 Lockport, IL Marcus Arnold 6 8 Fr F 21 Chicago, IL Chris Burras 6 5 Fr F 1 Chicago, IL Dana Ford 6 4 Fr G 3 Tamms, IL y Tom Richardson (Saint Xavier) Chad Altadonna (Illinois State) Lance Irvin (Idaho) Kirk Sarff (Millikin)March 9, 2021 2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/2003.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 4, 2002 7:05 pm yes Southern Illinois–Edwardsville Redbird Arena Normal, IL       November 14, 2002 7:05 pm yes EA Sports Midwest All–Stars Redbird Arena Normal, IL       |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 23, 2002 7:05 pm yes Utah State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,948 53–68 Troc 5 Bojang 5 Guidry 20 0–1 November 26, 2002 6:30 pm yes yes Central Michigan Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, MI 2,259 69–74 Greene 5 Strandmark 7 Alexander 18 0–2 November 30, 2002 7:05 pm yes Illinois–Chicago Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,536 65–78 Greene 6 Strandmark 8 Greene,Guidry 14 0–3 December 2, 2002 7:05 pm yes Tennessee–Chattanooga Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,444 68–75 Greene 8 Bojang 10 Guidry 26 0–4 December 7, 2002 2:00 pm yes yes Kent State Memorial Gymnasium Kent, OH 3,176 61–76 Guidry 11 Bojang 6 Guidry 15 0–5 December 15, 2002 3:00 pm yes yes Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,176 43–63 Greene,Alexander 3 Strandmark 9 Alexander 18 0–6 December 18, 2002 7:05 pm yes Jacksonville Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,121 74–50 Greene 11 Bojang 8 Greene 17 1–6 December 21, 2002 2:05 pm yes Northern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,641 65–72 Alexander 2 Strandmark,Burras 6 Guidry 19 1–7 December 29, 2002 2:05 pm Southwest Missouri State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,042 48–76 Greene,Burras,Ford 1 Burras 4 Greene,Arnold 14 1–8 0–1 January 4, 2003 3:05 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 7,104 65–74 Greene,Guidry 4 Ford 8 Alexander 18 1–9 0–2 January 7, 2003 7:05 pm yes Northern Iowa UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA 2,122 64–66 Greene,Ford 3 Bojang,Alexander,Ford 5 Arnold 19 1–10 0–3 January 11, 2003 7:05 pm Creighton 16 Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,913 57–76 Greene 7 Arnold 6 Greene 17 1–11 0–4 January 15, 2003 7:05 pm yes Southwest Missouri State John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 5,232 46–60 Guidry 2 Bojang 8 Guidry 16 1–12 0–5 January 18, 2003 2:05 pm Wichita State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,970 66–69 Alexander 4 Bojang 9 Guidry 15 1–13 0–6 January 20, 2003 7:05 pm yes Creighton 10 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 8,729 82–95 Greene 8 Bojang 6 Guidry 21 1–14 0–7 January 25, 2003 7:05 pm yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 6,456 74–85 Greene,Alexander 4 Bojang 7 Guidry 27 1–15 0–8 January 29, 2003 7:05 pm Northern Iowa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,099 76–71 Greene 4 Alexander 7 Alexander 17 2–15 1–8 February 1, 2003 4:05 pm Bradley Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,213 89–74 Greene 7 Alexander 10 Alexander 21 3–15 2–8 WMBD February 4, 2003 7:05 pm yes Wichita State Kansas Coliseum Park City, KS 7,406 71–85 Greene,Alexander 3 Bojang,Strandmark 5 Bojang 21 3–16 2–9 February 8, 2003 2:05 pm Indiana State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,745 60–52 Greene 5 Strandmark 11 Greene 14 4–16 3–9 February 12, 2003 7:35 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 9,722 76–88 Greene 7 Bojang 7 Greene 29 4–17 3–10 WEEK February 15, 2003 7:05 pm Drake Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,161 48–59 Greene,Alexander 3 Arnold,Burras 5 Greene 14 4–18 3–11 February 19, 2003 7:05 pm Evansville Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,815 65–61 Greene 8 Strandmark 14 Guidry 22 5–18 4–11 February 22, 2003 1:00 pm Bracket Buster Saturday yes yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 3,255 57–53 Greene 5 Bojang 8 Alexander 21 6–18 ESPN+ February 26, 2003 7:05 pm yes Drake The Knapp Center Des Monies, IA 2,739 63–70 Greene 4 Strandmark 7 Guidry 15 6–19 4–12 March 1, 2003 1:05 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,055 80–50 Greene,Alexander,Arnold 3 Bojang 6 Guidry 15 7–19 5–12 March 3, 2003 6:05 pm Southern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,650 62–78 Bojang,Greene 3 Strandmark 7 Greene 22 7–20 5–13 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|State FarmMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 7, 2003 6:00 pm Opening Round yes yes 9 Drake 8 Savvis Center St. Louis, MO 6,612 63–62 Greene,Ford 3 Burras 5 Alexander 17 8–20 March 8, 2003 12:00 pm Quarterfinal yes yes 9 Southern Illinois 1 Savvis Center St. Louis, MO 12,857 63–75 Greene,Guidry 3 Burras 9 Greene 21 8–21 AP Poll Central Standard Time March 11, 2021 2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/2003-schedule.html Sports Reference March 10, 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 Illinois State Redbirds Men's