2004–05 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2004–05 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Porter Moser , played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference .
They finished the season 17–13, 8–10 in conference play to finish in sixth place. They were the number six seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were defeated by Creighton University in their quarterfinal game.
Roster
2004–05 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
2
Gregg Alexander
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Sr
Lincoln, IL
G
11
Vince Greene
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
Sr
Chicago, IL
G
24
Trey Guidry
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Sr
Baton Rouge, LA
G
25
Neil Plank
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
RS Jr
Mt. Zion, IL
G
31
Dana Ford
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Jr
Tamms, IL
F
1
Lorenzo Gordon
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Jr
St. Louis, MO
F
3
Nedu Onyeuku
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Jr
Omaha, NE
G
14
Travis Wallace
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Jr
St. Louis, MO
F
50
Greg Dilligard
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
So
La Belle, MO
G
12
Micah Kirstein
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
So
Herscher, IL
C
51
Ronnie Carlwell
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
RS Fr
Maywood, IL
C
32
Levi Dyer
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
Fr
Eaton, CO
G
5
Khalif Ford
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Fr
Diamond Bar, CA
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 14, 2004 *5:30 pm
vs. Penn State Black Coaches Association Classic [Quarterfinal]
W 82–73
1–0
26 – Gordon
8 – Greene
6 – Greene
Bradley Center (7,919)Milwaukee, WI
November 15, 2004 *8:00 pm
at Marquette Black Coaches Association Classic [Semifinal]
L 32–60
1–1
8 – Onyeuku
6 – Carlwell
2 – Guidry
Bradley Center (8,203)Milwaukee, WI
November 16, 2004 *5:30 pm
vs. Mississippi Black Coaches Association Classic [Third Place]
W 70–52
2–1
24 – Guidry
11 – Dilligard
3 – K.Ford
Bradley Center (8,203)Milwaukee, WI
November 22, 2004 *7:05 pm
Truman State
W 82–47
3–1
16 – Gordon
8 – Guidry
5 – Alexander, Greene
Redbird Arena (4,127)Normal, IL
November 27, 2004 *1:05 pm
Tennessee–Martin
W 80–51
4–1
27 – Guidry
7 – Alexander
7 – Greene
Redbird Arena (4,051)Normal, IL
November 30, 2004 *7:05 pm
Illinois–Chicago
L 56–60
4–2
13 – Gordon
6 – Gordon
7 – Greene
Redbird Arena (6,260)Normal, IL
December 4, 2004 *7:05 pm
St. John's
W 77–69
5–2
22 – Gordon
8 – Guidry
6 – Greene
Redbird Arena (8,044)Normal, IL
December 7, 2004 *7:05 pm
Alcorn State
W 75–62
6–2
19 – Gordon
7 – Gordon, Dilligard
6 – Greene
Redbird Arena (5,943)Normal, IL
December 11, 2004 *7:05 pm
Marshall
W 79–67
7–2
21 – Plank
8 – Plank
10 – Alexander
Redbird Arena (6,689)Normal, IL
December 18, 2004 *1:00 pm
at Loyola–Chicago
W 73–67
8–2
19 – Gordon
11 – Dilligard
5 – Greene
Joseph J. Gentile Center (3,871)Chicago, IL
December 23, 2004 7:05 pm
at Southern Illinois
L 49–61
8–3 (0–1)
13 – Gordon
5 – Onyeuku, Plank
5 – Greene
SIU Arena (5,729)Carbondale, IL
December 30, 2004 7:05 pm
Southwest Missouri State
W 62–61
9–3 (1–1)
17 – Gordon
10 – Dilligard
4 – Dilligard
Redbird Arena (5,965)Normal, IL
January 3, 2005 7:05 pm
at Northern Iowa
L 55–75
9–4 (1–2)
20 – Guidry
5 – Gordon
2 – Gordon
UNI Dome (3,126)Cedar Falls, IA
January 6, 2005 7:05 pm
Indiana State
W 62–61
10–4 (2–2)
20 – Gordon
7 – Plank
6 – K.Ford
Redbird Arena (4,923)Normal, IL
January 9, 2005 2:05 pm
at Evansville
L 61–69
10–5 (2–3)
24 – Gordon
14 – Gordon
3 – Greene
Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,709)Evansville, IN
January 15, 2005 4:05 pm
Drake
W 74–61
11–5 (3–3)
21 – Gordon
13 – Gordon
6 – Alexander
Redbird Arena (5,636)Normal, IL
January 19, 2005 6:05 pm
at Indiana State
W 73–69
12–5 (4–3)
26 – Gordon
7 – Gordon
10 – Greene
Hulman Center (3,334)Terre Haute, IN
January 22, 2005 7:05 pm
at Creighton
W 82–77 OT
13–5 (5–3)
30 – Guidry
11 – Gordon
5 – Greene
Qwest Center Omaha (13,949)Omaha, NE
January 25, 2005 7:05 pm
Evansville
W 77–58
14–5 (6–3)
25 – Guidry
7 – Alexander
6 – Greene
Redbird Arena (5,709)Normal, IL
January 29, 2005 6:05 pm
at Wichita State
L 72–78
14–6 (6–4)
19 – Greene, Guidry
7 – Dilligard
3 – Gordon
Charles Koch Arena (10,478)Wichita, KS
February 1, 2005 7:05 pm
at Drake
W 59–58
15–6 (7–4)
19 – Gordon
9 – Gordon
6 – Guidry
The Knapp Center (5,311)Des Monies, IA
February 5, 2005 4:05 pm, WMBD
Bradley
W 69–62
16–6 (8–4)
24 – Guidry
6 – Alexander, Dilligard
4 – Greene
Redbird Arena (10,200)Normal, IL
February 10, 2005 7:05 pm
Wichita State
L 62–76
16–7 (8–5)
20 – Gordon
6 – Gordon
5 – Guidry
Redbird Arena (7,115)Normal, IL
February 12, 2005 4:05 pm
Northern Iowa
L 64–65
16–8 (8–6)
20 – Guidry
8 – Gordon
4 – K.Ford
Redbird Arena (8,396)Normal, IL
February 16, 2005 7:05 pm
Southern Illinois
L 59–66
16–9 (8–7)
13 – Gordon
9 – Alexander
4 – Gordon
Redbird Arena (7,547)Normal, IL
February 19, 2005 *8:00 pm, WMBD/ESPN+
at Wisconsin–Green Bay Bracket Buster Saturday
W 79–69
17–9
22 – Gordon
9 – Gordon
8 – Greene
Resch Center (6,023)Ashwaubenon, WI
February 23, 2005 7:35 pm, WEEK
at Bradley
L 61–77
17–10 (8–8)
17 – Greene
9 – Gordon
3 – Alexander, Greene
Carver Arena (10,406)Peoria, IL
February 26, 2005 7:05 pm
at Southwest Missouri State
L 66–77
17–11 (8–9)
16 – Greene, Guidry
5 – Ford
4 – Greene
John Q. Hammons Student Center (7,036)Springfield, MO
February 28, 2005 7:05 pm
Creighton
L 59–64
17–12 (8–10)
14 – Greene
8 – Guidry
5 – Greene
Redbird Arena (6,155)Normal, IL
State Farm Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 6, 2005 *8:35 pm
(6)
vs. (3) Creighton Quarterfinal
L 52–69
17–13
16 – Guidry
4 – Gordon, Plank
5 – Greene
Savvis Center (10,854)St. Louis, MO
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