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
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	17–14 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach	Tom Richardson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Doug Novsek Chad Altadonna Anthony Beane
Home arena	Redbird Arena

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

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

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 Tom Richardson (Saint Xavier) Assistant coach(es) Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois) Chad Altadonna (Illinois State) Anthony Beane (Kansas State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

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.