2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third 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.

2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–11 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDoug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 15 3   .833 30 5   .857
Wichita State 12 6   .667 25 10   .714
Illinois State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Creighton 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
Bradley 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Indiana State 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Missouri State 8 10   .444 24 12   .667
Drake 7 11   .389 14 19   .424
Southern Illinois 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
Evansville 3 15   .167 9 21   .300
2010 MVC tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The Redbirds finished the season 22–11, 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 Indiana State University but lost their semifinal game versus Wichita State University.

The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and were assigned the number six seed in the University of Illinois regional. They were defeated by the University of Dayton in the first round.

Roster

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2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 42 Dinma Odiakosa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Akwukwu, Nigeria
G 0 Osiris Eldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 12 Lloyd Phillips 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Washington, DC
G 4 Matt Coates 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Peoria, IL
F 24 Bobby Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr St. Louis, MO
F 50 Blake Mishler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Metamora, IL
G 13 Austin Hill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Covington, KY
F 34 Tony Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
G 3 Alex Rubin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Plymouth, MN
F 31 Jeremy Robinson   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Decatur, IL
F 21 Kellen Thornton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Country Club Hills, IL
F 32 Jackie Carmichael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Manhattan, KS
G 33 Justin Clark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Independence, MO
F 22 Jon Ekey   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Independence, MO
G 10 Terry Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
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
Exhibition
November 11, 2009
7:05 pm
Quincy W 66–50 
 14  Phillips   9  Lewis   6  Eldridge  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 15, 2009*
2:30 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 82–60  1–0
 19  Eldridge   11  Lewis   5  Phillips  Vadalabene Center (3,652)
Edwardsville, IL
November 21, 2009*
4:05 pm
North Florida W 71–55  2–0
 24  Eldridge   6  Odiakosa   5  2 tied  Redbird Arena (5,019)
Normal, IL
November 23, 2009*
7:00 pm
at UIC W 69–65  3–0
 19  Eldridge   8  Odiakosa   4  Rubin  UIC Pavilion (4,626)
Chicago, IL
November 27, 2009*
6:05 pm
Norfolk State
Basketball Travelers Classic
W 79–66  4–0
 20  Eldridge   8  Thornton   4  Eldridge  Redbird Arena (4,757)
Normal, IL
November 28, 2009*
6:05 pm
Southeast Missouri State
Basketball Travelers Classic
W 93–53  5–0
 19  2 tied   6  Lewis   5  Phillips  Redbird Arena (4,945)
Normal, IL
November 29, 2009*
3:35 pm
St. Bonaventure
Basketball Travelers Classic
W 80–77  6–0
 28  Eldridge   10  Carmichael   3  4 tied  Redbird Arena (5,112)
Normal, IL
December 5, 2009*
7:05 pm, CSN
Central Michigan W 75–62  7–0
 16  Odiakosa   10  Odiakosa   4  Phillips  Redbird Arena (7,060)
Normal, IL
December 13, 2009*
2:05 pm, CSN
Niagara L 68–76  7–1
 14  Odiakosa   13  2 tied   6  Phillips  Redbird Arena (6,088)
Normal, IL
December 16, 2009*
6:00 pm, CSN
at Ohio L 57–75  7–2
 13  Odiakosa   11  Odiakosa   6  Phillips  Convocation Center (3,694)
Athens, OH
December 19, 2009*
5:00 pm, the mtn.
at Utah
MWC–MVC Challenge
W 73–63  8–2
 17  2 tied   10  Carmichael   5  Phillips  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,403)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 22, 2009*
7:05 pm
Grambling State W 80–56  9–2
 23  Eldridge   11  Odiakosa   4  Rubin  Redbird Arena (5,691)
Normal, IL
December 29, 2009
7:05 pm
Wichita State W 72–57  10–2
(1–0)
 26  Eldridge   8  2 tied   5  Eldridge  Redbird Arena (7,408)
Normal, IL
January 1, 2010
7:05 pm, CSN
at Missouri State L 64–68  10–3
(1–1)
 14  Carmichael   9  Odiakosa   3  3 tied  JQH Arena (10,008)
Springfield, MO
January 3, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Southern Illinois W 68–61  11–3
(2–1)
 21  Phillips   7  Lewis   3  2 tied  Redbird Arena (7,578)
Normal, IL
January 6, 2010
7:05 pm, CSN
at Evansville W 82–63  12–3
(3–1)
 20  Carmichael   8  2 tied   9  Phillips  Roberts Municipal Stadium (4,427)
Evansville, IN
January 9, 2010
3:00 pm, ESPN2
Northern Iowa L 44–59  12–4
(3–2)
 13  Rubin   14  Odiakosa   6  Phillips  Redbird Arena (7,755)
Normal, IL
January 13, 2010
7:05 pm, CSN
Evansville W 70–56  13–4
(4–2)
 18  Phillips   11  Odiakosa   4  Phillips  Redbird Arena (6,329)
Normal, IL
January 17, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Drake L 59–69  13–5
(4–3)
 26  Eldridge   7  Odiakosa   3  Phillips  Knapp Center (4,273)
Des Moines, IA
January 20, 2010
7:05 pm
Creighton W 71–62  14–5
(5–3)
 17  Eldridge   11  Odiakosa   4  Phillips  Redbird Arena (6,288)
Normal, IL
January 23, 2010
2:05 pm, CSN
at Southern Illinois L 80–81 OT 14–6
(5–4)
 16  3 tied   7  Odiakosa   4  Phillips  SIU Arena (6,367)
Carbondale, IL
January 27, 2010
6:05 pm, CSN/FSN
at Wichita State L 66–74  14–7
(5–5)
 22  Phillips   8  Odiakosa   8  Phillips  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 30, 2010
4:35 pm, CSN/FSN
Bradley W 66–47  15–7
(6–5)
 25  Odiakosa   13  Lewis   4  Rubin  Redbird Arena (10,200)
Normal, IL
February 3, 2010
6:00 pm, CSN
at Indiana State L 65–72  15–8
(6–6)
 21  Odiakosa   9  Odiakosa   5  Eldridge  Hulman Center (4,322)
Terre Haute, IN
February 6, 2010
7:05 pm, CSN
Drake W 71–69  16–8
(7–6)
 17  Phillips   9  Eldridge   6  Rubin  Redbird Arena (8,291)
Normal, IL
February 9, 2010
7:05 pm, CSN
at Bradley W 62–61  17–8
(8–6)
 14  A. Hill   15  Odiakosa   3  Phillips  Carver Arena (11,281)
Peoria, IL
February 13, 2010
2:05 pm, CSN
at Creighton W 67–63  18–8
(9–6)
 12  2 tied   9  Odiakosa   6  Phillips  Qwest Center Omaha (16,209)
Omaha, NE
February 17, 2010
8:05 pm, CSN/FSN
Missouri State W 76–72  19–8
(10–6)
 30  Odiakosa   7  Odiakosa   6  Phillips  Redbird Arena (6,039)
Normal, IL
February 20, 2010*
4:05 pm
Morehead State
ESPN BracketBusters
W 71–62  20–8
 26  Eldridge   11  Odiakosa   5  Rubin  Redbird Arena (5,953)
Normal, IL
February 24, 2010
7:05 pm, CSN
Indiana State W 75–58  21–8
(11–6)
 21  Odiakosa   12  Odiakosa   4  Phillips  Redbird Arena (7,024)
Normal, IL
February 27, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 25 Northern Iowa L 55–61  21–9
(11–7)
 14  Eldridge   10  Lewis   3  Phillips  McLeod Center (7,332)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley tournament
March 5, 2010
8:35 pm, CSN/FSN
(3) vs. (6) Indiana State
MVC Quarterfinals
W 69–65  22–9
 17  2 tied   13  Odiakosa   2  Phillips  Scottrade Center (10,182)
St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2010
4:05 pm, CSN/FSN
(3) vs. (2) Wichita State
MVC Semifinals
L 61–65  22–10
 15  Odiakosa   6  4 tied   5  A. Hill  Scottrade Center (13,814)
St. Louis, MO
NIT
March 17, 2010
6:00 pm
(6 I) at (3 I) Dayton
NIT First Round
L 42–63  22–11
 12  Eldridge   5  2 tied   7  Phillips  University of Dayton Arena (5,127)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
I=NIT Illinois bracket.
All times are in Central Standard Time.
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References

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  1. ^ "2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "2009–10 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved January 6, 2021.