1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 176 Redbird Arena Kevin Stallings 6th Tom Richardson Chad Altadonna Alvin Williamson Missouri Valley Conference MVC 16–15 7–11 Hawai'i Pacific Shootout champion The 1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by sixth year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–11 in conference play to finish in seventh place. They were the number seven seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Drake University in their opening round game but defeated by Creighton University in their quarterfinal game. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1998 Kenneth Pierson 6 8 Sr yes F 23 Conroe, TX LeRoy Watkins 6 7 Sr yes C 32 Chicago, IL Kyle Cartmill 6 0 Sr G 24 Quincy, IL Ronald vanVelzen 6 10 Sr C 33 Noordwijk, Netherlands L. Dee Murdock 6 9 Jr yes F 50 Columbus, KS Sean Riley 7 0 Jr yes C 55 Houston, TX Tyrone Brown 6 5 Jr F 5 Wichita, KS Ryan Crowley 6 5 Jr F 25 Naperville, IL Joe Hein 6 8 Jr F 30 Northbrook, IL Dan Luczywko 6 8 Jr F 54 South Milwaukee, WI I Tarise Bryson 6 1 Fr G 12 Decatur, IL y Shawn Jeppson 6 2 Fr G 21 Spring Valley, IL Isaac Kincaid 6 3 Fr yes G 11 Indianapolis, IN Chad Mazanowski 6 6 Fr F 31 DeKalb, IL Victor Williams 5 10 Fr G 3 Kansas City, KS Kevin Stallings (Purdue) Tom Richardson (Saint Xavier) Chad Altadonna (Illinois State) Alvin Williamson (Tulsa)February 28, 2021 1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1999.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 5, 1998 yes Team Fokus Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,183 92–84   Watkins 10 Bryson 25 November 10, 1998 yes Ural Great–Russia Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,144 89–79     Cartmill 22 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 15, 1998 yes Oakland Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,561 71–72 Watkins,Williams 3 Williams 7 Williams 19 0–1 November 18, 1998 7:05 pm yes Wisconsin–Green Bay Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,119 60–49 Williams 5 Murdock 8 Bryson 23 1–1 November 20, 1998 7:05 pm yes Akron Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,699 84–69 Bryson 4 Riley 9 Bryson 17 2–1 November 27, 1998 2:00 pm Hawai'i Pacific Shootout[Quarterfinal] yes yes Missouri–Kansas City Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI 1,650 50–48 Williams 3 Murdock 10 Bryson 13 3–1 November 28, 1998 2:00 pm Hawai'i Pacific Shootout[Semifinal] yes yes Southern Mississippi Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI 1,625 86–75 Cartmill 3 Bryson 7 Bryson 28 4–1 November 29, 1998 5:30 pm Hawai'i Pacific Shootout[Final] yes yes Iona Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI 1,650 83–75 Williams 4 Watkins,Murdock 7 Bryson 18 5–1 December 2, 1998 yes Alcorn State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,239 86–73 Cartmill 8 Bryson 8 Watkins 25 6–1 December 5, 1998 7:05 pm yes Wisconsin Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,533 54–71 Riley,Williams 3 Riley 6 Bryson 28 6–2 December 9, 1998 yes yes Purdue 9 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 14,123 55–69 Bryson 3 Cartmill,Murdock 5 Murdock 12 6–3 December 12, 1998 5:05 pm Wichita State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,247 68–61 Cartmill,Williams 4 Bryson 7 Cartmill 16 7–3 1–0 December 19, 1998 yes Drake The Knapp Center Des Monies, IA 5,628 74–66 Cartmill,Murdock 4 Murdock 9 Bryson 20 8–3 2–0 December 23, 1998 yes Illinois–Chicago Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,261 79–67 Cartmill,Williams 6 Watkins,Murdock 8 Bryson 18 9–3 December 29, 1998 yes Eastern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,237 76–65 Cartmill,Riley,Bryson 6 Watkins 11 Bryson 18 10–3 January 2, 1999 1:05 pm yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 7,436 67–72 Bryson 6 Murdock 9 Murdock 27 10–4 2–1 ESPN2 January 5, 1999 yes Southwest Missouri State John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 6,865 68–71 Cartmill,Riley,Bryson 2 Murdock 12 Bryson 25 10–5 2–2 January 9, 1999 Northern Iowa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,847 59–69 Bryson 3 Pierson,Murdock 5 Murdock,Bryson 14 10–6 2–3 January 13, 1999 Drake Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,297 75–57 Cartmill 6 Murdock 9 Riley 23 11–6 3–3 January 16, 1999 yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 10,208 81–80 Bryson 5 Murdock 8 Murdock 24 12–6 4–3 January 20, 1999 Bradley Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,137 68–69 Cartmill 5 Riley 8 Murdock,Riley 20 12–7 4–4 WMBD January 23, 1999 7:05 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 7,411 84–95 Bryson 9 Murdock 7 Bryson 24 12–8 4–5 January 27, 1999 Indiana State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,790 67–77 Watkins,Riley,Williams 3 Watkins,Murdock,Brown 4 Bryson 16 12–9 4–6 January 30, 1999 yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 4,280 49–60 Williams 4 Watkins 8 Riley 17 12–10 4–7 February 3, 1999 Southwest Missouri State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,310 62–54 Williams 5 Cartmill,Riley 7 Bryson 19 13–10 5–7 February 7, 1999 Southern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,283 63–69 Bryson 3 Riley 8 Watkins 17 13–11 5–8 February 10, 1999 yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 11,030 70–74 OT Williams 4 Pierson,Riley 5 Bryson 22 13–12 5–9 WEEK February 14, 1999 12:35 pm Creighton Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,075 79–77 Williams 7 Watkins,Riley 8 Riley 18 14–12 6–9 ESPN February 17, 1999 yes Northern Iowa UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA 1,719 66–78 Williams 6 Riley 9 Riley 22 14–13 6–10 February 20, 1999 Evansville Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,723 79–68 Riley 4 Watkins,Williams 8 Williams 18 15–13 7–10 February 22, 1999 yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 6,653 64–65 Bryson 6 Cartmill 8 Williams 25 15–14 7–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Diet PepsiMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament February 26, 1999 8:35 pm Opening Round yes yes 7 Drake 10 Kiel Center St. Louis, MO 6,894 51–47 Bryson 4 Riley 10 Watkins 17 16–14 February 27, 1999 6:05 pm Quarterfinal yes yes 7 Creighton 2 Kiel Center St. Louis, MO 11,129 63–68 Williams 7 Watkins 9 Crowley,Williams 16 16–15 AP Poll Central Standard Time March 2, 2021 1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1999-schedule.html Sports Reference March 1, 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