1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
23
Kenneth Pierson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
RS Sr
Conroe, TX
C
32
LeRoy Watkins
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
RS Sr
Chicago, IL
G
24
Kyle Cartmill
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Sr
Quincy, IL
C
33
Ronald vanVelzen
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
Sr
Noordwijk, Netherlands
F
50
L. Dee Murdock
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
RS Jr
Columbus, KS
C
55
Sean Riley
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
—
RS Jr
Houston, TX
F
5
Tyrone Brown
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr
Wichita, KS
F
25
Ryan Crowley
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr
Naperville, IL
F
30
Joe Hein
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Jr
Northbrook, IL
F
54
Dan Luczywko (I)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Jr
South Milwaukee, WI
G
12
Tarise Bryson
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Fr
Decatur, IL
G
21
Shawn Jeppson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Fr
Spring Valley, IL
G
11
Isaac Kincaid
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Fr
Indianapolis, IN
F
31
Chad Mazanowski
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Fr
DeKalb, IL
G
3
Victor Williams
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
Fr
Kansas City, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 15, 1998 *
Oakland
L 71–72
0–1
19 – Williams
7 – Williams
3 – Watkins, Williams
Redbird Arena (6,561)Normal, IL
November 18, 1998 *7:05 pm
Wisconsin–Green Bay
W 60–49
1–1
23 – Bryson
8 – Murdock
5 – Williams
Redbird Arena (8,119)Normal, IL
November 20, 1998 *7:05 pm
Akron
W 84–69
2–1
17 – Bryson
9 – Riley
4 – Bryson
Redbird Arena (6,699)Normal, IL
November 27, 1998 *2:00 pm
vs. Missouri–Kansas City Hawai'i Pacific Shootout [Quarterfinal]
W 50–48
3–1
13 – Bryson
10 – Murdock
3 – Williams
Neal S. Blaisdell Arena (1,650)Honolulu, HA
November 28, 1998 *2:00 pm
vs. Southern Mississippi Hawai'i Pacific Shootout [Semifinal]
W 86–75
4–1
28 – Bryson
7 – Bryson
3 – Cartmill
Neal S. Blaisdell Arena (1,625)Honolulu, HA
November 29, 1998 *5:30 pm
vs. Iona Hawai'i Pacific Shootout [Final]
W 83–75
5–1
18 – Bryson
7 – Watkins, Murdock
4 – Williams
Neal S. Blaisdell Arena (1,650)Honolulu, HA
December 2, 1998 *
Alcorn State
W 86–73
6–1
25 – Watkins
8 – Bryson
8 – Cartmill
Redbird Arena (6,239)Normal, IL
December 5, 1998 *7:05 pm
Wisconsin
L 54–71
6–2
28 – Bryson
6 – Riley
3 – Riley, Williams
Redbird Arena (9,533)Normal, IL
December 9, 1998 *
at No. 9 Purdue
L 55–69
6–3
12 – Murdock
5 – Cartmill, Murdock
3 – Bryson
Mackey Arena (14,123)West Lafayette, IN
December 12, 1998 5:05 pm
Wichita State
W 68–61
7–3 (1–0)
16 – Cartmill
7 – Bryson
4 – Cartmill, Williams
Redbird Arena (6,247)Normal, IL
December 19, 1998
at Drake
W 74–66
8–3 (2–0)
20 – Bryson
9 – Murdock
4 – Cartmill, Murdock
The Knapp Center (5,628)Des Monies, IA
December 23, 1998 *
Illinois–Chicago
W 79–67
9–3
18 – Bryson
8 – Watkins, Murdock
6 – Cartmill, Williams
Redbird Arena (6,261)Normal, IL
December 29, 1998 *
Eastern Illinois
W 76–65
10–3
18 – Bryson
11 – Watkins
6 – Cartmill, Riley, Bryson
Redbird Arena (8,237)Normal, IL
January 2, 1999 1:05 pm, ESPN2
at Wichita State
L 67–72
10–4 (2–1)
27 – Murdock
9 – Murdock
6 – Bryson
Henry Levitt Arena (7,436)Wichita, KS
January 5, 1999
at Southwest Missouri State
L 68–71
10–5 (2–2)
25 – Bryson
12 – Murdock
2 – Cartmill, Riley, Bryson
John Q. Hammons Student Center (6,865)Springfield, MO
January 9, 1999
Northern Iowa
L 59–69
10–6 (2–3)
14 – Murdock, Bryson
5 – Pierson, Murdock
3 – Bryson
Redbird Arena (6,847)Normal, IL
January 13, 1999
Drake
W 75–57
11–6 (3–3)
23 – Riley
9 – Murdock
6 – Cartmill
Redbird Arena (6,297)Normal, IL
January 16, 1999
at Evansville
W 81–80
12–6 (4–3)
24 – Murdock
8 – Murdock
5 – Bryson
Roberts Municipal Stadium (10,208)Evansville, IN
January 20, 1999 WMBD
Bradley
L 68–69
12–7 (4–4)
20 – Murdock, Riley
8 – Riley
5 – Cartmill
Redbird Arena (9,137)Normal, IL
January 23, 1999 7:05 pm
at Creighton
L 84–95
12–8 (4–5)
24 – Bryson
7 – Murdock
9 – Bryson
Omaha Civic Auditorium (7,411)Omaha, NE
January 27, 1999
Indiana State
L 67–77
12–9 (4–6)
16 – Bryson
4 – Watkins, Murdock, Brown
3 – Watkins, Riley, Williams
Redbird Arena (7,790)Normal, IL
January 30, 1999
at Southern Illinois
L 49–60
12–10 (4–7)
17 – Riley
8 – Watkins
4 – Williams
SIU Arena (4,280)Carbondale, IL
February 3, 1999
Southwest Missouri State
W 62–54
13–10 (5–7)
19 – Bryson
7 – Cartmill, Riley
5 – Williams
Redbird Arena (7,310)Normal, IL
February 7, 1999
Southern Illinois
L 63–69
13–11 (5–8)
17 – Watkins
8 – Riley
3 – Bryson
Redbird Arena (8,283)Normal, IL
February 10, 1999 WEEK
at Bradley
L 70–74 OT
13–12 (5–9)
22 – Bryson
5 – Pierson, Riley
4 – Williams
Carver Arena (11,030)Peoria, IL
February 14, 1999 12:35 pm, ESPN
Creighton
W 79–77
14–12 (6–9)
18 – Riley
8 – Watkins, Riley
7 – Williams
Redbird Arena (8,075)Normal, IL
February 17, 1999
at Northern Iowa
L 66–78
14–13 (6–10)
22 – Riley
9 – Riley
6 – Williams
UNI Dome (1,719)Cedar Falls, IA
February 20, 1999
Evansville
W 79–68
15–13 (7–10)
18 – Williams
8 – Watkins, Williams
4 – Riley
Redbird Arena (8,723)Normal, IL
February 22, 1999
at Indiana State
L 64–65
15–14 (7–11)
25 – Williams
8 – Cartmill
6 – Bryson
Hulman Center (6,653)Terre Haute, IN
Diet Pepsi Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
February 26, 1999 *8:35 pm
(7)
vs. (10) Drake Opening Round
W 51–47
16–14
17 – Watkins
10 – Riley
4 – Bryson
Kiel Center (6,894)St. Louis, MO
February 27, 1999 *6:05 pm
(7)
vs. (2) Creighton Quarterfinal
L 63–68
16–15
16 – Crowley, Williams
9 – Watkins
7 – Williams
Kiel Center (11,129)St. Louis, MO
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