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2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 2008–09 |
| team | Illinois State Redbirds |
| image | Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png |
| image_size | 175 |
| stadium | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena |
| head_coach | Tim Jankovich |
| hc_year | 2nd |
| asst_coach1 | Rob Judson |
| asst_coach2 | Anthony Beane |
| asst_coach3 | Paris Parham |
| conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| short_conf | MVC |
| record | 24–10 |
| conf_record | 11–7 |
| champion | SMU Tip–Off Classic champion |
| World Vision Invitational champion | |
| bowl | [NIT tournament](2009-national-invitation-tournament) |
| bowl_result | First Round |
World Vision Invitational champion The 2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Tim Jankovich, played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Redbirds finished the season 24–10, 11–7 in conference play to finish in third place. They were the number three seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus the University of Evansville and semifinal game versus Creighton University but lost their final game versus the University of Northern Iowa.
The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2009 National Invitation Tournament and were assigned the number five seed in the San Diego State University regional. They were defeated by Kansas State University in the first round.
Roster
- Tim Jankovich ()
- Rob Judson ()
- Anthony Beane ()
- Paris Parham ()
Schedule
|- !colspan=9 style=|Exhibition Season |- !colspan=9 style=|Regular Season Eldridge Eldridge Eldridge Odiakosa Phillips Phillips Eldridge Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Sampay, Eldridge Shipley Oguchi |- !colspan=9 style=|Missouri Valley Conference tournament |- !colspan=9 style=|National Invitation Tournament [First Round]
References
References
- "2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats".
- "2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results".
- "2008–09 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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