Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball

Illinois State Redbirds

2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

University

Illinois State University

Head coach

Kristen Gillespie

Conference

Location

Arena

Redbird Arena
(Capacity: 10,200)

Nickname

Colors

Red and White^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1989

NCAA Tournament appearances

1983, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2008

Conference tournament champions

1983, 1989, 2005, 2008

Conference regular season champions

1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2008, 2009, 2010

The Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represents Illinois State University, located in Normal, Illinois, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. ^[2]

History

Illinois State began play in 1971. As of the end of 2015–16 season, the Redbirds have an all-time record of 721–587.

They have:

Made the NCAA Tournament in 1983, 1985, 1989, 2005, and 2008.
Made the WNIT in 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1996, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.^[3]
Won the regular season title in 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2008 (shared), 2009, and 2010.
Won the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in 1983, 1989, 2005, and 2008.

Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball
Teams	Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Loyola Ramblers Missouri State Lady Bears Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis Valparaiso Crusaders
Championships & awards	Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1983–84 1984–84 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Illinois State University
Academic colleges	Applied Science and Technology Arts and Sciences Business Education Fine Arts
Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Fight song Football Reggie Redbird
Facilities	Duffy Bass Field Fell Arboretum Hancock Stadium John W. Cook Hall Horton Fieldhouse Redbird Arena University High School Watterson Towers
News and radio	The Vidette WGLT WZND-LP
Related	Critique Gamma Phi Circus List of Illinois State University alumni

Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
Venues	Horton Fieldhouse (1971–1988) Redbird Arena (1989–present)
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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