2000–01 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 December 2020 Basketball 2000–01 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Redbird Arena Tom Richardson 2nd Doug Novsek Chad Altadonna Anthony Beane Missouri Valley Conference MVC 21–9 12–6 NIT First Round The 2000–01 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Tom Richardson, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbirds finished the season 21–9, 12–6 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place with Bradley University. They were the number three seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus the University of Evansville and lost their semifinal game versus Bradley University. The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2001 National Invitation Tournament. They were defeated by Purdue University in the first round. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 2000 Dan Luczywko 6 8 Sr yes F 54 South Milwaukee, WI Rich Beyers 6 8 Sr F 40 Shelbyville, IL Tarise Bryson 6 1 Jr G 12 Decatur, IL y Shedrick Ford 6 4 Jr F 33 Macon, GA Shawn Jeppson 6 2 Jr G 21 Spring Valley, IL Chad Mazanowski 6 6 Jr F 31 DeKalb, IL Randy Rice 6 0 Jr G 15 Springfield, IL Traves Wilson 6 3 So yes G 23 Moline, IL Brett Gillan 6 5 So F 44 Normal, IL Ishmael Joyce 6 2 So G 3 Memphis, TN Andy Strandmark 6 11 So C 5 Geneseo, IL Jason Hammock 6 6 Fr F 32 The Colony, TX Cedric Knight 6 6 Fr F 1 Louisville, KY Dirk Williams 6 8 Fr F 4 Pekin, IL Tom Richardson (Saint Xavier) Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois) Chad Altadonna (Illinois State) Anthony Beane (Kansas State)December 30, 2020 2000-01 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/2001.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 25, 2000 yes Chicago State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,506 88–46 Jeppson,Rice,Knight 4   Bryson 16 1–0 November 30, 2000 7:00 pm yes yes Kansas 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 16,100 61–80 Bryson,Ford,Rice 2 Wilson 7 Jeppson 14 1–1 December 3, 2000 yes yes Central Michigan Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI 4,158 85–73 Bryson 4 Wilson 8 Bryson 41 2–1 December 6, 2000 yes Bowling Green State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,045 83–73 Rice 5 Knight 7 Bryson 20 3–1 December 9, 2000 yes Tennessee–Martin Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,470 77–60 Rice 5 Ford 10 Bryson 16 4–1 December 17, 2000 yes Texas–San Antonio Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,727 95–87 Rice 6 Ford 6 Bryson 20 5–1 December 23, 2000 yes Indiana/Purdue–Indianapolis Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,355 82–63 Bryson 4 Beyers 9 Bryson 17 6–1 December 28, 2000 yes Georgia Southern Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,245 89–60 Rice,Wilson 5 Ford 6 Bryson 31 7–1 December 31, 2000 yes yes Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,214 87–83 OT Bryson,Jeppson,Rice 2 Williams 9 Ford 25 8–1 January 6, 2001 Indiana State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,477 71–78 Rice 5 Wilson 7 Bryson 26 8–2 0–1 January 8, 2001 7:05 pm Creighton Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,225 75–63 Bryson 7 Ford 10 Ford 21 9–2 1–1 January 11, 2001 yes Southwest Missouri State John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 6,302 63–62 Jeppson,Rice,Wilson 2 Jeppson 6 Jeppson 19 10–2 2–1 January 14, 2001 2:05 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 4,189 88–74 Jeppson 9 Ford,Rice 5 Bryson 35 11–2 3–1 January 17, 2001 yes Drake The Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 2,568 68–77 Ford,Jeppson,Rice 2 Ford 6 Ford 16 11–3 3–2 January 20, 2001 Evansville Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,125 64–60 Wilson 5 Williams 13 Bryson 19 12–3 4–2 January 24, 2001 Southwest Missouri State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,447 64–60 Rice 9 Knight 6 Bryson 19 13–3 5–2 January 27, 2001 7:05 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 8,371 69–78 Bryson 3 Bryson,<br/ >Ford 7 Bryson 23 13–4 5–3 January 29, 2001 7:05 pm yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 7,312 68–61 Bryson, Rice 5 Jeppson 7 Bryson 27 14–4 6–3 February 3, 2001 Northern Iowa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,128 64–52 Rice 6 Knight 10 Bryson 17 15–4 7–3 February 6, 2001 Bradley Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,417 81–62 Jeppson 5 Ford 15 Bryson 27 16–4 8–3 WMBD February 10, 2001 yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 7,339 68-74 Rice 4 Ford 9 Bryson 24 16–5 8–4 February 12, 2001 yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 6,334 94–87 2OT Rice 13 Rice 8 Bryson 37 17–5 9–4 February 15, 2001 7:05 pm Southern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,059 69–60 Rice 8 Ford 6 Bryson 30 18–5 10–4 February 18, 2001 Drake Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,212 78–81 Jeppson 4 Bryson,Ford 6 Bryson 30 18–6 10–5 February 21, 2001 yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 11,309 52–64 Bryson,Ford,Jeppson 2 Ford,Jeppson 6 Bryson 20 18–7 10–6 WEEK February 24, 2001 yes Northern Iowa UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA 2,531 69–66 Bryson,Rice 5 Beyers,Bryson 8 Bryson 20 19–7 11–6 February 26, 2001 7:05 pm Wichita State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,264 79–71 Rice 5 Ford 8 Bryson 28 20–7 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|State FarmMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 3, 2001 Quarterfinal yes 3 Evansville 6 Savvis Center St. Louis, MO 8,946 81–77 Rice 7 Bryson 8 Bryson,Jeppson 19 21–7 March 4, 2001 Semifinal yes 3 Bradley 2 Savvis Center St. Louis, MO 10,709 66–73 Rice 6 Ford 10 Bryson 22 21–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|National Invitation {NIT} tournament March 14, 2001 6:30 pm First Round yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 3,823 79–90 Rice 6 Knight 6 Bryson 38 21–9 AP Poll Central Standard Time December 30, 2020 2000-01 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/2001-schedule.html Sports ReferenceDecember 30, 2020 2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2000-01 Illinois State Redbirds References Category:Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State