2000–01 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2000–01 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2001 MVC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
2000–01 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2000–01 record	21–9 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach	Tom Richardson (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chad Altadonna; Anthony Beane; Doug Novsek;
Home arena	Redbird Arena

The 2000–01 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Tom Richardson, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Redbirds finished the season 21–9, 12–6 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place with Bradley University. They were the number three seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus the University of Evansville and lost their semifinal game versus Bradley University.

The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2001 National Invitation Tournament. They were defeated by Purdue University in the first round.

Roster

2000–01 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	40	Rich Beyers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Shelbyville, IL
G	12	Tarise Bryson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr	Decatur, IL
F	54	Dan Luczywko	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	South Milwaukee, WI
F	33	Shedrick Ford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Macon, GA
G	21	Shawn Jeppson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Spring Valley, IL
F	31	Chad Mazanowski	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	DeKalb, IL
G	15	Randy Rice	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Springfield, IL
F	44	Brett Gillan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Normal, IL
G	3	Ishmael Joyce	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Memphis, TN
C	5	Andy Strandmark	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So	Geneseo, IL
G	23	Traves Wilson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Moline, IL
F	32	Jason Hammock	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	The Colony, TX
F	1	Cedric Knight	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Louisville, KY
F	4	Dirk Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Pekin, IL

Head coach

Tom Richardson (Saint Xavier)

Assistant coach(es)

Chad Altadonna (Illinois State)
Anthony Beane (Kansas State)
Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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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 25, 2000*		Chicago State	W 88–46	1–0	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
November 30, 2000* 7:00 PM		at No. 2 Kansas	L 61–80	1–1	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse (16,100) Lawrence, KS
December 3, 2000*		at Central Michigan	W 85–73	2–1	–	–	–	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
December 6, 2000*		Bowling Green State	W 83–73	3–1	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
December 9, 2000*		Tennessee-Martin	W 77–60	4–1	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
December 17, 2000*		Texas-San Antonio	W 95–87	5–1	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
December 23, 2000*		Indiana/Purdue-Indianapolis	W 82–63	6–1	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
December 28, 2000*		Georgia Southern	W 89–60	7–1	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
December 31, 2000*		at Western Illinois	W 87–83 ^OT	8–1	–	–	–	Western Hall Macomb, IL
January 6, 2001		Indiana State	L 71–78	8–2 (0–1)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 8, 2001		Creighton	W 75–63	9–2 (1–1)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (5,225) Normal, IL
January 11, 2001		at Southwest Missouri State	W 63–62	10–2 (2–1)	–	–	–	John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO
January 14, 2001 2:05 PM		at Southern Illinois	W 88–74	11–2 (3–1)	35 – Bryson	5 – Ford, Rice	9 – Jeppson	SIU Arena (4,189) Carbondale, IL
January 17, 2001		at Drake	L 68–77	11–3 (3–2)	–	–	–	The Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
January 20, 2001		Evansville	W 64–60	12–3 (4–2)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 24, 2001		Southwest Missouri State	W 64–60	13–3 (5–2)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 27, 2001		at Creighton	L 69–78	13–4 (5–3)	–	–	–	Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,371) Omaha, NE
January 29, 2001		at Wichita State	W 68–61	14–4 (6–3)	–	–	–	Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
February 3, 2001		Northern Iowa	W 64–52	15–4 (7–3)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
February 6, 2001		Bradley	W 81–62	16–4 (8–3)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
February 10, 2001		at Indiana State	L 68-74	16–5 (8–4)	–	–	–	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 12, 2001		at Evansville	W 94–87 ^2OT	17–5 (9–4)	–	–	–	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
February 15, 2001 7:05 PM		Southern Illinois	W 69–60	18–5 (10–4)	26 – Bryson	5 – Bryson, Ford	8 – Rice	Redbird Arena (7,059) Normal, IL
February 18, 2001		Drake	L 78–81	18–6 (10–5)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
February 21, 2001		at Bradley	L 52–64	18–7 (10–6)	–	–	–	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
February 24, 2001		at Northern Iowa	W 69–66	19–7 (11–6)	–	–	–	UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA
February 26, 2001		Wichita State	W 79–71	20–7 (12–6)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} Tournament
March 3, 2001	(3)	vs. (6) Evansville Quarterfinal	W 81–77	21–7	19 – Bryson, Jeppson	8 – Bryson	7 – Rice	Savvis Center (8,946) St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2001	(3)	vs. (2) Bradley Semifinal	L 66–73	21–8	22 – Bryson	10 – Ford	6 – Rice	Savvis Center (10,709) St. Louis, MO
National Invitation {NIT} Tournament
March 14, 2001 6:30 PM		at Purdue First Round	L 79–90	21–9	38 – Bryson	6 – Knight	6 – Rice	Mackey Arena (3,823) West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

mvc-sports.com 2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide
sports-reference.com 2000-01 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
"2000-01 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
"2000-01 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
"2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

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[1] vc-sports.com 2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide

[2] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[3] "2000-01 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

[4] "2000-01 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

[5] "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

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