2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Tom Richardson, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference .
They finished the season 8–21, 5–13 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were the number nine seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Drake University in their opening round game but were defeated by Southern Illinois University in their quarterfinal game.
Roster
2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
23
Baboucarr Bojang
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
Sr
Greenville, SC
F
44
Brett Gillan
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Sr
Normal, IL
F
40
Casey Reid
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Sr
Las Vegas, NV
C
5
Andy Strandmark
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
Sr
Geneseo, IL
G
12
Rebert Harris
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Jr
Chicago, IL
G
2
Gregg Alexander
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
So
Lincoln, IL
G
11
Vince Greene
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
So
Chicago, IL
G
24
Trey Guidry
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
So
Baton Rouge, LA
F
34
Kenneth Hill
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
So
Naperville, IL
G
25
Neil Plank (I)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
So
Mt. Zion, IL
G
10
Kevin Troc
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
RS Fr
Lockport, IL
F
21
Marcus Arnold
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Fr
Chicago, IL
F
1
Chris Burras
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Fr
Chicago, IL
G
3
Dana Ford
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Fr
Tamms, IL
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
Exhibition Season
November 4, 2002 *7:05 pm
Southern Illinois–Edwardsville
Redbird Arena Normal, IL
November 14, 2002 *7:05 pm
EA Sports Midwest All–Stars
Redbird Arena Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 23, 2002 *7:05 pm
Utah State
L 53–68
0–1
20 – Guidry
5 – Bojang
5 – Troc
Redbird Arena (7,948)Normal, IL
November 26, 2002 *6:30 pm
at Central Michigan
L 69–74
0–2
18 – Alexander
7 – Strandmark
5 – Greene
Daniel P. Rose Center (2,259)Mount Pleasant, MI
November 30, 2002 *7:05 pm
Illinois–Chicago
L 65–78
0–3
14 – Greene, Guidry
8 – Strandmark
6 – Greene
Redbird Arena (5,536)Normal, IL
December 2, 2002 *7:05 pm
Tennessee–Chattanooga
L 68–75
0–4
26 – Guidry
10 – Bojang
8 – Greene
Redbird Arena (5,444)Normal, IL
December 7, 2002 *2:00 pm
at Kent State
L 61–76
0–5
15 – Guidry
6 – Bojang
11 – Guidry
Memorial Gymnasium (3,176)Kent, OH
December 15, 2002 *3:00 pm
at Western Kentucky
L 43–63
0–6
18 – Alexander
9 – Strandmark
3 – Greene, Alexander
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,176)Bowling Green, KY
December 18, 2002 *7:05 pm
Jacksonville
W 74–50
1–6
17 – Greene
8 – Bojang
11 – Greene
Redbird Arena (5,121)Normal, IL
December 21, 2002 *2:05 pm
Northern Illinois
L 65–72
1–7
19 – Guidry
6 – Strandmark, Burras
2 – Alexander
Redbird Arena (4,641)Normal, IL
December 29, 2002 2:05 pm
Southwest Missouri State
L 48–76
1–8 (0–1)
14 – Greene, Arnold
4 – Burras
1 – Greene, Burras, Ford
Redbird Arena (5,042)Normal, IL
January 4, 2003 3:05 pm
at Southern Illinois
L 65–74
1–9 (0–2)
18 – Alexander
8 – Ford
4 – Greene, Guidry
SIU Arena (7,104)Carbondale, IL
January 7, 2003 7:05 pm
at Northern Iowa
L 64–66
1–10 (0–3)
19 – Arnold
5 – Bojang, Alexander, Ford
3 – Greene, Ford
UNI Dome (2,122)Cedar Falls, IA
January 11, 2003 7:05 pm
No. 16 Creighton
L 57–76
1–11 (0–4)
17 – Greene
6 – Arnold
7 – Greene
Redbird Arena (5,913)Normal, IL
January 15, 2003 7:05 pm
at Southwest Missouri State
L 46–60
1–12 (0–5)
16 – Guidry
8 – Bojang
2 – Guidry
John Q. Hammons Student Center (5,232)Springfield, MO
January 18, 2003 2:05 pm
Wichita State
L 66–69
1–13 (0–6)
15 – Guidry
9 – Bojang
4 – Alexander
Redbird Arena (5,970)Normal, IL
January 20, 2003 7:05 pm
at No. 10 Creighton
L 82–95
1–14 (0–7)
21 – Guidry
6 – Bojang
8 – Greene
Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,729)Omaha, NE
January 25, 2003 7:05 pm
at Evansville
L 74–85
1–15 (0–8)
27 – Guidry
7 – Bojang
4 – Greene, Alexander
Roberts Municipal Stadium (6,456)Evansville, IN
January 29, 2003 7:05 pm
Northern Iowa
W 76–71
2–15 (1–8)
17 – Alexander
7 – Alexander
4 – Greene
Redbird Arena (5,099)Normal, IL
February 1, 2003 4:05 pm, WMBD
Bradley
W 89–74
3–15 (2–8)
21 – Alexander
10 – Alexander
7 – Greene
Redbird Arena (8,213)Normal, IL
February 4, 2003 7:05 pm
vs. Wichita State
L 71–85
3–16 (2–9)
21 – Bojang
5 – Bojang, Strandmark
3 – Greene, Alexander
Kansas Coliseum (7,406)Park City, KS
February 8, 2003 2:05 pm
Indiana State
W 60–52
4–16 (3–9)
14 – Greene
11 – Strandmark
5 – Greene
Redbird Arena (8,745)Normal, IL
February 12, 2003 7:35 pm, WEEK
at Bradley
L 76–88
4–17 (3–10)
29 – Greene
7 – Bojang
7 – Greene
Carver Arena (9,722)Peoria, IL
February 15, 2003 7:05 pm
Drake
L 48–59
4–18 (3–11)
14 – Greene
5 – Arnold, Burras
3 – Greene, Alexander
Redbird Arena (5,161)Normal, IL
February 19, 2003 7:05 pm
Evansville
W 65–61
5–18 (4–11)
22 – Guidry
14 – Strandmark
8 – Greene
Redbird Arena (4,815)Normal, IL
February 22, 2003 *1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marshall Bracket Buster Saturday
W 57–53
6–18
21 – Alexander
8 – Bojang
5 – Greene
Cam Henderson Center (3,255)Huntington, WV
February 26, 2003 7:05 pm
at Drake
L 63–70
6–19 (4–12)
15 – Guidry
7 – Strandmark
4 – Greene
The Knapp Center (2,739)Des Monies, IA
March 1, 2003 1:05 pm
at Indiana State
W 80–50
7–19 (5–12)
15 – Guidry
6 – Bojang
3 – Greene, Alexander, Arnold
Hulman Center (4,055)Terre Haute, IN
March 3, 2003 6:05 pm
Southern Illinois
L 62–78
7–20 (5–13)
22 – Greene
7 – Strandmark
3 – Bojang, Greene
Redbird Arena (6,650)Normal, IL
State Farm Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 7, 2003 *6:00 pm
(9)
vs. (8) Drake Opening Round
W 63–62
8–20
17 – Alexander
5 – Burras
3 – Greene, Ford
Savvis Center (6,612)St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2003 *12:00 pm
(9)
vs. (1) Southern Illinois Quarterfinal
L 63–75
8–21
21 – Greene
9 – Burras
3 – Greene, Guidry
Savvis Center (12,857)St. Louis, MO
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