2001–02 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Tom Richardson, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2001–02 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–14 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach
  • Tom Richardson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Novsek
  • Chad Altadonna
  • Anthony Beane
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
2001–02 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 14 4   .778 28 8   .778
Creighton 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Illinois State 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Southwest Missouri State 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
Wichita State 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Drake 9 9   .500 14 15   .483
Northern Iowa 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
Bradley 5 13   .278 9 20   .310
Indiana State 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
Evansville 4 14   .222 7 21   .250
2002 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 17–14, 12–6 in conference play to finish in third place. They were the number three seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Drake University in their quarterfinal game but were defeated by Creighton University in their semifinal game.

Roster

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2001–02 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Tarise Bryson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Decatur, IL
F 33 Shedrick Ford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Macon, GA
G 21 Shawn Jeppson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Spring Valley, IL
F 31 Chad Mazanowski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr DeKalb, IL
G 15 Randy Rice 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Springfield, IL
F 23 Baboucarr Bojang 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Greenville, SC
F 44 Brett Gillan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Normal, IL
F 40 Casey Reid 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Las Vegas, NV
C 5 Andy Strandmark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr Geneseo, IL
F 4 Dirk Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Pekin, IL
G 2 Gregg Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Lincoln, IL
G 11 Vince Greene 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Chicago, IL
F 34 Kenneth Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Naperville, IL
G 10 Kevin Troc   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Lockport, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 2001*
Weber State W 74–70  1–0
 18  Ford   10  Bojang   5  Jeppson  Redbird Arena (6,846)
Normal, IL
November 23, 2001*
vs. California–Irvine
University Hoops Classic
[Quarterfinal]
W 58–52  2–0
 13  Bojang   9  Bojang   4  Greene  Charles L. Sewall Center (1,824)
Moon Township, PA
November 24, 2001*
vs. Pittsburgh
University Hoops Classic
[Semifinal]
L 46–65  2–1
 13  Ford   5  Ford,
Bojang
 
 2  Jeppson,
Rice,
Alexander
 
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,349)
Moon Township, PA
November 25, 2001*
vs. Hofstra
University Hoops Classic
[Third Place]
L 80–82 OT 2–2
 24  Alexander   11  Bojang   5  Jeppson,
Rice
 
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,214)
Moon Township, PA
November 29, 2001*
at Georgia Southern L 76–87  2–3
 19  Jeppson   19  Bojang   4  Greene  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,465)
Statesboro, GA
December 1, 2001*
at Texas–San Antonio L 82–88  2–4
 20  Bojang   6  Bojang   3  Ford,
Greene
 
Convocation Center (2,240)
San Antonio, TX
December 8, 2001*
Samford W 65–54  3–4
 14  Greene   5  Bojang   4  Greene,
Alexander
 
Redbird Arena (6,222)
Normal, IL
December 9, 2001*
Central Michigan W 72–63  4–4
 20  Bojang   13  Bojang   4  Alexander  Redbird Arena (5,078)
Normal, IL
December 15, 2001*
at Tennessee–Chattanooga L 59–70  4–5
 26  Bojang   8  Bojang   7  Rice  McKenzie Arena (2,130)
Chattanooga, TN
December 18, 2001*
7:00 pm
at No. 7 Illinois L 73–87  4–6
 15  Bojang,
Alexander
 
 7  Strandmark   5  Greene  Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
December 22, 2001*
Kent State L 48–61  4–7
 12  Jeppson   7  Strandmark   4  Ford,
Rice,
Greene
 
Redbird Arena (4,802)
Normal, IL
January 2, 2002
7:05 pm
Creighton L 62–76  4–8
(0–1)
 13  Bojang   5  Williams   3  Alexander  Redbird Arena (5,182)
Normal, IL
January 5, 2002
3:05 pm
at Southern Illinois L 58–79  4–9
(0–2)
 16  Ford   9  Bojang   3  Alexander  SIU Arena (6,211)
Carbondale, IL
January 7, 2002
7:05 pm
Wichita State W 81–71  5–9
(1–2)
 27  Jeppson   7  Bojang   3  Jeppson,
Rice,
Reid
 
Redbird Arena (4,776)
Normal, IL
January 9, 2002
at Drake L 73–83  5–10
(1–3)
 17  Alexander   7  Bojang   3  Rice  The Knapp Center (3,517)
Des Monies, IA
January 12, 2002
4:00 pm, ESPN2
Indiana State W 68–56  6–10
(2–3)
 15  Bojang   11  Bojang   4  Rice  Redbird Arena (5,790)
Normal, IL
January 16, 2002
7:05 pm
at Creighton L 56–63  6–11
(2–4)
 15  Bojang   7  Bojang   6  Rice  Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,324)
Omaha, NE
January 19, 2002
Southwest Missouri State W 61–60  7–11
(3–4)
 14  Jeppson   6  Williams   6  Rice  Redbird Arena (6,569)
Normal, IL
January 23, 2002
 WEEK
at Bradley W 58–55  8–11
(4–4)
 16  Alexander   7  Rice   9  Rice  Carver Arena (10,392)
Peoria, IL
January 26, 2002
Drake W 68–54  9–11
(5–4)
 17  Rice   10  Bojang   4  Rice  Redbird Arena (8,010)
Normal, IL
January 30, 2002
Northern Iowa W 70–55  10–11
(6–4)
 23  Bojang   15  Bojang   6  Rice  Redbird Arena (5,697)
Normal, IL
February 2, 2002
at Southwest Missouri State L 63–68  10–12
(6–5)
 13  Bojang   9  Bojang   4  Rice  John Q. Hammons Student Center (6,210)
Springfield, MO
February 5, 2002
 WMBD
Bradley W 60–51  11–12
(7–5)
 16  Ford   7  Bojang   3  Jeppson  Redbird Arena (8,663)
Normal, IL
February 9, 2002
at Indiana State W 67–61  12–12
(8–5)
 15  Rice   7  Ford,
Bojang
 
 9  Rice  Hulman Center (5,088)
Terre Haute, IN
February 13, 2002
at Evansville W 73–55  13–12
(9–5)
 14  Bojang,
Alexander
 
 12  Bojang   4  Bojang  Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,008)
Evansville, IN
February 16, 2002
2:05 pm
Southern Illinois W 84–70  14–12
(10–5)
 22  Jeppson   9  Bojang   8  Rice  Redbird Arena (9,451)
Normal, IL
February 20, 2002
7:05 pm
at Wichita State L 66–77  14–13
(10–6)
 16  Jeppson   8  Bojang   4  Rice  Henry Levitt Arena (7,683)
Wichita, KS
February 23, 2002
at Northern Iowa W 71–66  15–13
(11–6)
 20  Jeppson   8  Ford   5  Rice  UNI Dome (3,361)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 25, 2002
Evansville W 82–73 OT 16–13
(12–6)
 22  Jeppson   11  Bojang   6  Rice  Redbird Arena (7,034)
Normal, IL
State Farm
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 2, 2002*
(3) vs. (6) Drake
Quarterfinal
W 64–63  17–13
 24  Jeppson   4  Jeppson   7  Rice  Savvis Center (8,055)
St. Louis, MO
March 3, 2002*
5:00 pm
(3) vs. (2) Creighton
Semifinal
L 63–90  17–14
 14  Rice   8  Bojang   3  Alexander  Savvis Center (10,722)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2001–02 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "1999–00 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 7, 2021.