2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represents Illinois State University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), is led by second-year head coach Tim Jankovich. In 2007-08, the Redbirds finished 25-10 (13-5 in the MVC).
Preseason
In the preseason, Illinois State played one game. They defeated the University of Illinois at Springfield 81-57.
Regular season
Schedule
Missouri Valley Conference Standing: 3rd [1]
|
Date |
Opponent* |
Rank* |
Location |
Time# |
Result |
Overall |
Conference |
Exhibition Games
|
November 11, 2008 |
Illinois-Springfield |
|
Normal, IL |
7:05 p.m. |
W 81-57 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
Regular Season Games
|
November 15, 2008 |
Wright State |
|
Dayton, OH |
6:00 p.m. |
W 69-61 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
November 21, 2008 |
Alabama State |
|
Normal, IL |
5:00 p.m. |
W 77-71 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
November 22, 2008 |
Houston Baptist |
|
Normal, IL |
5:00 p.m. |
W 107-70 |
3-0 |
0-0 |
November 23, 2008 |
Southern Methodist |
|
University Park, TX |
7:30 p.m. |
W 84-73 |
4-0 |
0-0 |
November 28, 2008 |
Nicholls State |
|
Normal, IL |
6:00 p.m. |
W 75-65 |
5-0 |
0-0 |
November 29, 2008 |
Winston-Salem |
|
Normal, IL |
6:05 p.m. |
W 53-33 |
6-0 |
0-0 |
November 30, 2008 |
California Santa Barbara |
|
Normal, IL |
3:35 p.m. |
W 87-59 |
7-0 |
0-0 |
December 6, 2008 |
Bowling Green |
|
Normal, IL |
7:05 p.m. |
W 78-65 |
8-0 |
0-0 |
December 14, 2008 |
Morehead State |
|
Normal, IL |
2:05 p.m. |
W 76-70 |
9-0 |
0-0 |
December 17, 2008 |
Central Michigan |
|
Mount Pleasant, MI |
6:00 p.m. |
W 72-69 |
10-0 |
0-0 |
December 20, 2008 |
Illinois Chicago |
|
Normal, IL |
7:05 p.m. |
W 67-60 |
11-0 |
0-0 |
December 28, 2008 |
Missouri State |
|
Springfield, MO |
2:05 p.m. |
W 72-69 |
12-0 |
1-0 |
December 31, 2008 |
Evansville |
|
Normal, IL |
2:05 p.m. |
W 80-50 |
13-0 |
2-0 |
January 3, 2009 |
Creighton |
|
Normal, IL |
7:05 p.m. |
W 84-64 |
14-0 |
3-0 |
January 6, 2009 |
Bradley |
|
Peoria, IL |
7:05 p.m. |
L 56-52 |
14-1 |
3-1 |
January 10, 2009 |
Indiana State |
|
Terre Haute, IN |
6:00 p.m. |
L 75-70 |
14-2 |
3-2 |
January 14, 2009 |
Drake |
|
Normal, IL |
7:05 p.m. |
W 65-61 |
15-2 |
4-2 |
January 18, 2009 |
Missouri State |
|
Normal, IL |
2:05 p.m. |
W 72-69 |
16-2 |
5-2 |
January 21, 2009 |
Wichita State |
|
Wichita, KS |
7:05 p.m. |
L 64-58 |
16-3 |
5-3 |
January 24, 2009 |
Southern Illinois |
|
Normal, IL |
4:05 p.m. |
W 70-63 |
17-3 |
6-3 |
January 28, 2009 |
Northern Iowa |
|
Cedar Falls, IA |
7:05 p.m. |
L 59-55 |
17-4 |
6-4 |
January 31, 2009 |
Bradley |
|
Normal, IL |
3:05 p.m. |
W 69-65 |
18-4 |
7-4 |
February 4, 2009 |
Southern Illinois |
|
Carbondale, IL |
7:05 p.m. |
W 60-57 |
19-4 |
8-4 |
February 8, 2009 |
Indiana State |
|
Normal, IL |
6:00 p.m. |
L 75-73 |
19-5 |
8-5 |
February 11, 2009 |
Evansville |
|
Evansville, IN |
7:05 p.m. |
W 70-68 |
20-5 |
9-5 |
February 15, 2009 |
Drake |
|
Des Moines, IA |
6:00 p.m. |
W 67-45 |
21-5 |
10-5 |
February 18, 2009 |
Wichita State |
|
Normal, IL |
7:05 p.m. |
W 74-59 |
22-5 |
11-5 |
February 20, 2009 |
Niagara |
|
Lewiston, NY |
6:00 p.m. |
L 70-56 |
22-6 |
11-5 |
February 24, 2009 |
Northern Iowa |
|
Normal, IL |
7:05 p.m. |
69-67 |
22-7 |
11-6 |
February 28, 2009 |
Creighton |
|
Omaha, NE |
1:05 p.m. |
L 74-70 |
22-8 |
11-7 |
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
|
March 6, 2009 |
Evansville |
|
St. Louis, MO |
8:35 p.m. |
W 78-68 |
23-8 |
11-7 |
March 7, 2009 |
Creighton |
|
St. Louis, MO |
4:00 p.m. |
W 73-49 |
24-8 |
11-7 |
March 8, 2009 |
Northern Iowa |
|
St. Louis, MO |
1:05 p.m. |
L 60-57 |
24-9 |
11-7 |
National Invitation Tournament
|
March 18, 2009 |
Kansas State |
|
Manhattan, KS |
7:00 p.m. |
L 83-79 |
24-10 |
11-7 |
*Rank according to ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. #All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD. |
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