2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Tim Jankovich, played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record24–10 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDoug Collins Court at Redbird Arena
Seasons
2008–09 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 4   .778 23 11   .676
Creighton 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Illinois State 11 7   .611 24 10   .706
Bradley 10 8   .556 21 15   .583
Southern Illinois 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Evansville 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
Wichita State 8 10   .444 17 17   .500
Drake 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Indiana State 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Missouri State 3 15   .167 11 20   .355
Missouri Valley Conference tournament winner
As of April 1, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The Redbirds finished the season 24–10, 11–7 in conference play to finish in third place. They were the number three seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus the University of Evansville and semifinal game versus Creighton University but lost their final game versus the University of Northern Iowa.

The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2009 National Invitation Tournament and were assigned the number five seed in the San Diego State University regional. They were defeated by Kansas State University in the first round.

Roster

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2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Emmanuel Holloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cartersville, GA
G 45 Brandon Holtz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bloomington, IL
G 15 Sead Odzic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Skokie, IL
G 25 Chamberlain Oguchi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Houston, TX
C 41 Brandon Sampay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Inglewood, CA
F 42 Dinma Odiakosa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Akwukwu, Nigeria
G 0 Osiris Eldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F 24 Bobby Hill   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr St. Louis, MO
F 50 Blake Mishler   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Metamora, IL
G 12 Lloyd Phillips 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Washington, DC
G 23 Landon Shipley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr St. Louis, MO
G 3 Alex Rubin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Plymouth, MN
F 32 Ty Modupe   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Topeka, KS
F 31 Jeremy Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Decatur, IL
G 10 Kenyon Smith   5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
F 21 Kellen Thornton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Fr Country Club Hills, 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
Exhibition Season
November 11, 2008
7:05 pm
Illinois–Springfield W 81–61 
 19  Eldridge   10  Odiakosa        Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 15, 2008*
6:00 pm
at Wright State W 69–61  1–0
 15  Eldridge   13  Oguchi   3  Odzic  Nutter Center (6,371)
Dayton, OH
November 21, 2008*
5:00 pm
vs. Alabama State
SMU Tip–Off Classic
W 77–71  2–0
 16  Oguchi,
Eldridge
 
 7  Oguchi,
Eldridge
 
 6  Phillips  Moody Coliseum (2,359)
University Park, TX
November 22, 2008*
5:00 pm
vs. Houston Baptist
SMU Tip–Off Classic
W 107–70  3–0
 16  Eldridge   5  Thornton   6  Holloway  Moody Coliseum (2,372)
University Park, TX
November 23, 2008*
7:30 pm
at SMU
SMU Tip–Off Classic
W 84–73  4–0
 28  Oguchi   6  Odiakosa   6  Eldridge  Moody Coliseum (2,321)
University Park, TX
November 28, 2008*
6:05 pm
Nicholls State
World Vision Invitational
W 75–65  5–0
 24  Eldridge   10  Oguchi   5  Oguchi  Redbird Arena (4,125)
Normal, IL
November 29, 2008*
6:05 pm
Winston-Salem State
World Vision Invitational
W 53–33  6–0
 17  Oguchi   9  Eldridge   4  Phillips  Redbird Arena (4,094)
Normal, IL
November 30, 2008*
3:35 pm
UC Santa Barbara
World Vision Invitational
W 87–59  7–0
 18  Oguchi,
Eldridge
 
 8  Eldridge   7  Holloway  Redbird Arena (4,207)
Normal, IL
December 6, 2008*
7:05 pm
Bowling Green W 78–65  8–0
 19  Eldridge   8  Eldridge,
Odiakosa
 
 5  Phillips  Redbird Arena (5,912)
Normal, IL
December 14, 2008*
2:05 pm
Morehead State W 76–70  9–0
 25  Oguchi   8  Odiakosa   4  Eldridge,
Phillips
 
Redbird Arena (5,029)
Normal, IL
December 17, 2008*
6:00 pm
at Central Michigan W 72–69  10–0
 18  Eldridge   9  Odiakosa   3  Holloway  Daniel P. Rose Center (489)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 20, 2008*
7:05 pm
UIC W 67–60  11–0
 18  Oguchi   13  Odiakosa   4  Eldridge  Redbird Arena (6,121)
Normal, IL
December 28, 2008
2:05 pm
at Missouri State W 72–69 OT 12–0
(1–0)
 16  Phillips   6  Holloway   3  Oguchi,
Phillips
 
JQH Arena (7,087)
Springfield, MO
December 31, 2008
2:05 pm
Evansville W 80–50  13–0
(2–0)
 22  Eldridge   13  Odiakosa   7  Phillips  Redbird Arena (7,336)
Normal, IL
January 3, 2009
7:05 pm, CSN/FSN
Creighton W 86–64  14–0
(3–0)
 20  Eldridge   9  Eldridge   7  Phillips  Redbird Arena (10,200)
Normal, IL
January 6, 2009
7:05 pm, CSN
at Bradley L 52–56  14–1
(3–1)
 17  Eldridge   10  Eldridge   4  Phillips  Carver Arena (11,592)
Peoria, IL
January 10, 2009
6:05 pm
at Indiana State L 70-75 OT 14–2
(3–2)
 22  Oguchi   9  Odiakosa   5  Holloway,
Eldridge
 
Hulman Center (10,200)
Terre Haute, IN
January 14, 2009
7:05 pm
Drake W 65–61  15–2
(4–2)
 29  Oguchi   10  Odiakosa   3  Holloway,
Phillips
 
Redbird Arena (7,634)
Normal, IL
January 18, 2009
2:05 pm
Missouri State W 68–56  16–2
(5–2)
 15  Holloway,
Phillips
 
 13  Odiakosa   5  Holloway,
Phillips
 
Redbird Arena (9,055)
Normal, IL
January 21, 2009
7:05 pm
at Wichita State L 58–64  16–3
(5–3)
 16  Eldridge   6  Eldridge   3  Holloway,
Phillips
 
Charles Koch Arena (10,353)
Wichita, KS
January 24, 2009
4:05 pm, CSN/FSN
Southern Illinois W 70–63  17–3
(6–3)
 17  Oguchi   9  Sampay   4  Phillips  Redbird Arena (10,200)
Normal, IL
January 28, 2009
7:05 pm
at Northern Iowa L 55–59  17–4
(6–4)
 11  Oguchi   9  Holloway   7  Phillips  McLeod Center (4,536)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 31, 2009
3:05 pm, CSN
Bradley W 69–65  18–4
(7–4)
 15  Holloway   11  Oguchi   7  Phillips  Redbird Arena (10,200)
Normal, IL
February 4, 2009
7:05 pm, FSN
at Southern Illinois W 60–57 OT 19–4
(8–4)
 15  Oguchi   8  Odiakosa   3  Eldridge  SIU Arena (5,087)
Carbondale, IL
February 8, 2009
6:05 pm, ESPNU
Indiana State L 73–75 OT 19–5
(8–5)
 19  Oguchi   11  Oguchi   3  Holloway,
Sampay,
Eldridge
 
Redbird Arena (7,849)
Normal, IL
February 11, 2009
7:05 pm
at Evansville W 70–68  20–5
(9–5)
 18  Eldridge   8  Sampay   6  Holloway  Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,151)
Evansville, IN
February 15, 2009
6:05 pm, ESPNU
at Drake W 67–45  21–5
(10–5)
 14  Eldridge   10  Eldridge   6  Holloway  The Knapp Center (4,502)
Des Moines, IA
February 18, 2009
7:05 pm
Wichita State W 74–59  22–5
(11–5)
 16  Oguchi   8  Odiakosa   3  Eldridge,
Shipley
 
Redbird Arena (6,576)
Normal, IL
February 20, 2009*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Niagara
ESPNU BracketBusters
L 56–70  22–6
 19  Oguchi   11  Sampay   4  Holloway  Gallagher Center (2,400)
Lewiston, NY
February 24, 2009
7:05 pm
Northern Iowa L 67–69 2OT 22–7
(11–6)
 19  Sampay   12  Sampay   5  Phillips  Redbird Arena (8,232)
Normal, IL
February 28, 2009
1:05 pm, ESPN2
at Creighton L 70–74  22–8
(11–7)
 14  Holloway,
Oguchi
 
 9  Eldridge   4  Eldridge  Qwest Center Omaha (17,116)
Omaha, NE
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
March 6, 2009
8:35 pm, CSN/FSN
(3) vs. (6) Evansville
Quarterfinal
W 78–68  23–8
 20  Oguchi   8  Odiakosa   4  Phillips  Scottrade Center (12,765)
St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2009
4:05 pm, CSN/FSN
(3) vs. (2) Creighton
Semifinal
W 73–49  24–8
 21  Eldrige   9  Odiakosa   4  Phillips  Scottrade Center (15,333)
St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2009
1:05 pm, CBS
(3) vs. (1) Northern Iowa
Final
L 57–60 OT 24–9
 21  Eldridge   10  Odiakosa   3  Eldridge  Scottrade Center (9,136)
St. Louis, MO
National Invitation Tournament
March 18, 2009
7:00 pm
(5) at (4) Kansas State
San Diego State Regional
[First Round]
L 79–83 OT 24–10
 23  Oguchi   12  Odiakosa   9  Phillips  Bramlage Coliseum (8,130)
Manhattan, KS
*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. ^ "2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "2008–09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved January 5, 2021.