1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by sixth year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record16–15 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
1998–99 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Evansville 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Creighton 11 7   .611 22 9   .710
Southwest Missouri State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Bradley 11 7   .611 17 12   .586
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Indiana State 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Illinois State 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Wichita State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Northern Iowa 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
Drake 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
1999 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 16–15, 7–11 in conference play to finish in seventh place. They were the number seven seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Drake University in their opening round game but defeated by Creighton University in their quarterfinal game.

Roster

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1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 23 Kenneth Pierson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
RS Sr Conroe, TX
C 32 LeRoy Watkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
RS Sr Chicago, IL
G 24 Kyle Cartmill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Quincy, IL
C 33 Ronald vanVelzen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Noordwijk, Netherlands
F 50 L. Dee Murdock 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
RS Jr Columbus, KS
C 55 Sean Riley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
RS Jr Houston, TX
F 5 Tyrone Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Wichita, KS
F 25 Ryan Crowley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Naperville, IL
F 30 Joe Hein 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Northbrook, IL
F 54 Dan Luczywko (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr South Milwaukee, WI
G 12 Tarise Bryson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Decatur, IL
G 21 Shawn Jeppson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Spring Valley, IL
G 11 Isaac Kincaid   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Indianapolis, IN
F 31 Chad Mazanowski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr DeKalb, IL
G 3 Victor Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Kansas City, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 15, 1998*
Oakland L 71–72  0–1
 19  Williams   7  Williams   3  Watkins,
Williams
 
Redbird Arena (6,561)
Normal, IL
November 18, 1998*
7:05 pm
Wisconsin–Green Bay W 60–49  1–1
 23  Bryson   8  Murdock   5  Williams  Redbird Arena (8,119)
Normal, IL
November 20, 1998*
7:05 pm
Akron W 84–69  2–1
 17  Bryson   9  Riley   4  Bryson  Redbird Arena (6,699)
Normal, IL
November 27, 1998*
2:00 pm
vs. Missouri–Kansas City
Hawai'i Pacific Shootout
[Quarterfinal]
W 50–48  3–1
 13  Bryson   10  Murdock   3  Williams  Neal S. Blaisdell Arena (1,650)
Honolulu, HA
November 28, 1998*
2:00 pm
vs. Southern Mississippi
Hawai'i Pacific Shootout
[Semifinal]
W 86–75  4–1
 28  Bryson   7  Bryson   3  Cartmill  Neal S. Blaisdell Arena (1,625)
Honolulu, HA
November 29, 1998*
5:30 pm
vs. Iona
Hawai'i Pacific Shootout
[Final]
W 83–75  5–1
 18  Bryson   7  Watkins,
Murdock
 
 4  Williams  Neal S. Blaisdell Arena (1,650)
Honolulu, HA
December 2, 1998*
Alcorn State W 86–73  6–1
 25  Watkins   8  Bryson   8  Cartmill  Redbird Arena (6,239)
Normal, IL
December 5, 1998*
7:05 pm
Wisconsin L 54–71  6–2
 28  Bryson   6  Riley   3  Riley,
Williams
 
Redbird Arena (9,533)
Normal, IL
December 9, 1998*
at No. 9 Purdue L 55–69  6–3
 12  Murdock   5  Cartmill,
Murdock
 
 3  Bryson  Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
December 12, 1998
5:05 pm
Wichita State W 68–61  7–3
(1–0)
 16  Cartmill   7  Bryson   4  Cartmill,
Williams
 
Redbird Arena (6,247)
Normal, IL
December 19, 1998
at Drake W 74–66  8–3
(2–0)
 20  Bryson   9  Murdock   4  Cartmill,
Murdock
 
The Knapp Center (5,628)
Des Monies, IA
December 23, 1998*
Illinois–Chicago W 79–67  9–3
 18  Bryson   8  Watkins,
Murdock
 
 6  Cartmill,
Williams
 
Redbird Arena (6,261)
Normal, IL
December 29, 1998*
Eastern Illinois W 76–65  10–3
 18  Bryson   11  Watkins   6  Cartmill,
Riley,
Bryson
 
Redbird Arena (8,237)
Normal, IL
January 2, 1999
1:05 pm, ESPN2
at Wichita State L 67–72  10–4
(2–1)
 27  Murdock   9  Murdock   6  Bryson  Henry Levitt Arena (7,436)
Wichita, KS
January 5, 1999
at Southwest Missouri State L 68–71  10–5
(2–2)
 25  Bryson   12  Murdock   2  Cartmill,
Riley,
Bryson
 
John Q. Hammons Student Center (6,865)
Springfield, MO
January 9, 1999
Northern Iowa L 59–69  10–6
(2–3)
 14  Murdock,
Bryson
 
 5  Pierson,
Murdock
 
 3  Bryson  Redbird Arena (6,847)
Normal, IL
January 13, 1999
Drake W 75–57  11–6
(3–3)
 23  Riley   9  Murdock   6  Cartmill  Redbird Arena (6,297)
Normal, IL
January 16, 1999
at Evansville W 81–80  12–6
(4–3)
 24  Murdock   8  Murdock   5  Bryson  Roberts Municipal Stadium (10,208)
Evansville, IN
January 20, 1999
 WMBD
Bradley L 68–69  12–7
(4–4)
 20  Murdock,
Riley
 
 8  Riley   5  Cartmill  Redbird Arena (9,137)
Normal, IL
January 23, 1999
7:05 pm
at Creighton L 84–95  12–8
(4–5)
 24  Bryson   7  Murdock   9  Bryson  Omaha Civic Auditorium (7,411)
Omaha, NE
January 27, 1999
Indiana State L 67–77  12–9
(4–6)
 16  Bryson   4  Watkins,
Murdock,
Brown
 
 3  Watkins,
Riley,
Williams
 
Redbird Arena (7,790)
Normal, IL
January 30, 1999
at Southern Illinois L 49–60  12–10
(4–7)
 17  Riley   8  Watkins   4  Williams  SIU Arena (4,280)
Carbondale, IL
February 3, 1999
Southwest Missouri State W 62–54  13–10
(5–7)
 19  Bryson   7  Cartmill,
Riley
 
 5  Williams  Redbird Arena (7,310)
Normal, IL
February 7, 1999
Southern Illinois L 63–69  13–11
(5–8)
 17  Watkins   8  Riley   3  Bryson  Redbird Arena (8,283)
Normal, IL
February 10, 1999
 WEEK
at Bradley L 70–74 OT 13–12
(5–9)
 22  Bryson   5  Pierson,
Riley
 
 4  Williams  Carver Arena (11,030)
Peoria, IL
February 14, 1999
12:35 pm, ESPN
Creighton W 79–77  14–12
(6–9)
 18  Riley   8  Watkins,
Riley
 
 7  Williams  Redbird Arena (8,075)
Normal, IL
February 17, 1999
at Northern Iowa L 66–78  14–13
(6–10)
 22  Riley   9  Riley   6  Williams  UNI Dome (1,719)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 20, 1999
Evansville W 79–68  15–13
(7–10)
 18  Williams   8  Watkins,
Williams
 
 4  Riley  Redbird Arena (8,723)
Normal, IL
February 22, 1999
at Indiana State L 64–65  15–14
(7–11)
 25  Williams   8  Cartmill   6  Bryson  Hulman Center (6,653)
Terre Haute, IN
Diet Pepsi
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
February 26, 1999*
8:35 pm
(7) vs. (10) Drake
Opening Round
W 51–47  16–14
 17  Watkins   10  Riley   4  Bryson  Kiel Center (6,894)
St. Louis, MO
February 27, 1999*
6:05 pm
(7) vs. (2) Creighton
Quarterfinal
L 63–68  16–15
 16  Crowley,
Williams
 
 9  Watkins   7  Williams  Kiel Center (11,129)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "1998–99 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 1, 2021.