2001–02 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2001–02 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redbirds, led by third 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 17–14, 12–6 in conference play to finish in third place. They were the number three seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Drake University in their quarterfinal game but were defeated by Creighton University in their semifinal game.
Roster
2001–02 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
12
Tarise Bryson
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Sr
Decatur, IL
F
33
Shedrick Ford
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Sr
Macon, GA
G
21
Shawn Jeppson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Sr
Spring Valley, IL
F
31
Chad Mazanowski
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Sr
DeKalb, IL
G
15
Randy Rice
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Sr
Springfield, IL
F
23
Baboucarr Bojang
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
Jr
Greenville, SC
F
44
Brett Gillan
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr
Normal, IL
F
40
Casey Reid
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Jr
Las Vegas, NV
C
5
Andy Strandmark
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
Jr
Geneseo, IL
F
4
Dirk Williams
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
So
Pekin, IL
G
2
Gregg Alexander
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Fr
Lincoln, IL
G
11
Vince Greene
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
Fr
Chicago, IL
F
34
Kenneth Hill
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Fr
Naperville, IL
G
10
Kevin Troc
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Fr
Lockport, 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
Regular Season
November 16, 2001 *
Weber State
W 74–70
1–0
18 – Ford
10 – Bojang
5 – Jeppson
Redbird Arena (6,846)Normal, IL
November 23, 2001 *
vs. California–Irvine University Hoops Classic [Quarterfinal]
W 58–52
2–0
13 – Bojang
9 – Bojang
4 – Greene
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,824)Moon Township, PA
November 24, 2001 *
vs. Pittsburgh University Hoops Classic [Semifinal]
L 46–65
2–1
13 – Ford
5 – Ford, Bojang
2 – Jeppson, Rice, Alexander
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,349)Moon Township, PA
November 25, 2001 *
vs. Hofstra University Hoops Classic [Third Place]
L 80–82 OT
2–2
24 – Alexander
11 – Bojang
5 – Jeppson, Rice
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,214)Moon Township, PA
November 29, 2001 *
at Georgia Southern
L 76–87
2–3
19 – Jeppson
19 – Bojang
4 – Greene
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,465)Statesboro, GA
December 1, 2001 *
at Texas–San Antonio
L 82–88
2–4
20 – Bojang
6 – Bojang
3 – Ford, Greene
Convocation Center (2,240)San Antonio, TX
December 8, 2001 *
Samford
W 65–54
3–4
14 – Greene
5 – Bojang
4 – Greene, Alexander
Redbird Arena (6,222)Normal, IL
December 9, 2001 *
Central Michigan
W 72–63
4–4
20 – Bojang
13 – Bojang
4 – Alexander
Redbird Arena (5,078)Normal, IL
December 15, 2001 *
at Tennessee–Chattanooga
L 59–70
4–5
26 – Bojang
8 – Bojang
7 – Rice
McKenzie Arena (2,130)Chattanooga, TN
December 18, 2001 *7:00 pm
at No. 7 Illinois
L 73–87
4–6
15 – Bojang, Alexander
7 – Strandmark
5 – Greene
Assembly Hall (16,500)Champaign, IL
December 22, 2001 *
Kent State
L 48–61
4–7
12 – Jeppson
7 – Strandmark
4 – Ford, Rice, Greene
Redbird Arena (4,802)Normal, IL
January 2, 2002 7:05 pm
Creighton
L 62–76
4–8 (0–1)
13 – Bojang
5 – Williams
3 – Alexander
Redbird Arena (5,182)Normal, IL
January 5, 2002 3:05 pm
at Southern Illinois
L 58–79
4–9 (0–2)
16 – Ford
9 – Bojang
3 – Alexander
SIU Arena (6,211)Carbondale, IL
January 7, 2002 7:05 pm
Wichita State
W 81–71
5–9 (1–2)
27 – Jeppson
7 – Bojang
3 – Jeppson, Rice, Reid
Redbird Arena (4,776)Normal, IL
January 9, 2002
at Drake
L 73–83
5–10 (1–3)
17 – Alexander
7 – Bojang
3 – Rice
The Knapp Center (3,517)Des Monies, IA
January 12, 2002 4:00 pm, ESPN2
Indiana State
W 68–56
6–10 (2–3)
15 – Bojang
11 – Bojang
4 – Rice
Redbird Arena (5,790)Normal, IL
January 16, 2002 7:05 pm
at Creighton
L 56–63
6–11 (2–4)
15 – Bojang
7 – Bojang
6 – Rice
Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,324)Omaha, NE
January 19, 2002
Southwest Missouri State
W 61–60
7–11 (3–4)
14 – Jeppson
6 – Williams
6 – Rice
Redbird Arena (6,569)Normal, IL
January 23, 2002 WEEK
at Bradley
W 58–55
8–11 (4–4)
16 – Alexander
7 – Rice
9 – Rice
Carver Arena (10,392)Peoria, IL
January 26, 2002
Drake
W 68–54
9–11 (5–4)
17 – Rice
10 – Bojang
4 – Rice
Redbird Arena (8,010)Normal, IL
January 30, 2002
Northern Iowa
W 70–55
10–11 (6–4)
23 – Bojang
15 – Bojang
6 – Rice
Redbird Arena (5,697)Normal, IL
February 2, 2002
at Southwest Missouri State
L 63–68
10–12 (6–5)
13 – Bojang
9 – Bojang
4 – Rice
John Q. Hammons Student Center (6,210)Springfield, MO
February 5, 2002 WMBD
Bradley
W 60–51
11–12 (7–5)
16 – Ford
7 – Bojang
3 – Jeppson
Redbird Arena (8,663)Normal, IL
February 9, 2002
at Indiana State
W 67–61
12–12 (8–5)
15 – Rice
7 – Ford, Bojang
9 – Rice
Hulman Center (5,088)Terre Haute, IN
February 13, 2002
at Evansville
W 73–55
13–12 (9–5)
14 – Bojang, Alexander
12 – Bojang
4 – Bojang
Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,008)Evansville, IN
February 16, 2002 2:05 pm
Southern Illinois
W 84–70
14–12 (10–5)
22 – Jeppson
9 – Bojang
8 – Rice
Redbird Arena (9,451)Normal, IL
February 20, 2002 7:05 pm
at Wichita State
L 66–77
14–13 (10–6)
16 – Jeppson
8 – Bojang
4 – Rice
Henry Levitt Arena (7,683)Wichita, KS
February 23, 2002
at Northern Iowa
W 71–66
15–13 (11–6)
20 – Jeppson
8 – Ford
5 – Rice
UNI Dome (3,361)Cedar Falls, IA
February 25, 2002
Evansville
W 82–73 OT
16–13 (12–6)
22 – Jeppson
11 – Bojang
6 – Rice
Redbird Arena (7,034)Normal, IL
State Farm Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 2, 2002 *
(3)
vs. (6) Drake Quarterfinal
W 64–63
17–13
24 – Jeppson
4 – Jeppson
7 – Rice
Savvis Center (8,055)St. Louis, MO
March 3, 2002 *5:00 pm
(3)
vs. (2) Creighton Semifinal
L 63–90
17–14
14 – Rice
8 – Bojang
3 – Alexander
Savvis Center (10,722)St. Louis, MO
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