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
2009–10 record22–11 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDoug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Iowa153 .833  305  .857
Wichita State126 .667  2510  .714
Illinois State117 .611  2211  .667
Creighton108 .556  1816  .529
Bradley99 .500  1615  .516
Indiana State99 .500  1715  .531
Missouri State810 .444  2412  .667
Drake711 .389  1419  .424
Southern Illinois612 .333  1515  .500
Evansville315 .167  921  .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

2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Osiris Eldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
F 42 Dinma Odiakosa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Akwukwu, Nigeria
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 21 Kellen Thornton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)243 lb (110 kg) So Country Club Hills, IL
F 31 Jeremy Robinson  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Decatur, 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
G 10 Terry Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
F 22 Jon Ekey  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Independence, MO
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
Exhibition Season
November 11, 2009
7:05 PM
Quincy W 66–50 
 14  Phillips  9  Lewis  6  Eldridge  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 15, 2009*
2:30 PM
at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville W 82–60  1–0
 19  Eldridge  11  Lewis  5  Phillips  Sam M. Vadalabene Center (3,652)
Edwardsville, IL
November 21, 2009*
4:05 PM
North Florida W 71–55  2–0
 24  Eldridge  6  Odiakosa  5  Eldridge,
Phillips
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,019)
Normal, IL
November 23, 2009*
7:00 PM
at Illinois-Chicago 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
[Round-Robin]
W 79–66  4–0
 20  Eldridge  8  Thornton  4  Eldridge  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,757)
Normal, IL
November 28, 2009*
6:05 PM
Southeast Missouri State
Basketball Travelers Classic
[Round-Robin]
W 93–53  5–0
 19  Eldridge,
Odiakosa
 
 6  Lewis  5  Phillips  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,945)
Normal, IL
November 29, 2009*
3:35 PM
St. Bonaventure
Basketball Travelers Classic
[Round-Robin]
W 80–77  6–0
 28  Eldridge  10  Carmichael  3  Eldridge,
Phillips,
Rubin,
Clark
 
Doug Collins Court
at 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  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (7,060)
Normal, IL
December 13, 2009*
2:05 PM, CSN
Niagara L 68–76  7–1
 14  Odiakosa  13  Odiakosa,
Carmichael
 
 6  Phillips  Doug Collins Court
at 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
Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge
W 73–63  8–2
 17  Eldridge,
Phillips
 
 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  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,691)
Normal, IL
December 29, 2009
7:05 PM
Wichita State W 72–57  10–2
(1–0)
 26  Eldridge  8  Odiakosa,
Lewis
 
 5  Eldridge  Doug Collins Court
at 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  Eldridge,
Phillips,
A. Hill
 
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  Eldridge,
Phillips
 
Doug Collins Court
at 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  Eldridge,
Thornton
 
 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  Doug Collins Court
at 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  Doug Collins Court
at 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  The 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  Doug Collins Court
at 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  Eldridge,
Odiakosa,
Lewis
 
 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  Doug Collins Court
at 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  Doug Collins Court
at 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  Eldridge,
Odiakosa
 
 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  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (6,039)
Normal, IL
February 20, 2010*
4:05 PM
Morehead State
ESPNU BracketBuster
W 71–62  20–8
 26  Eldridge  11  Odiakosa  5  Rubin  Doug Collins Court
at 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  Doug Collins Court
at 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
State Farm
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} Tournament
March 5, 2010
8:35 PM, CSN/FSN
(3) vs. (6) Indiana State
Quarterfinal
W 69–65  22–9
 17  Eldridge,
A. Hill
 
 13  Odiakosa  2  Phillips  Scottrade Center (10,182)
St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2010
4:05 PM, CSN/FSN
(3) vs. (2) Wichita State
Semifinal
L 61–65  22–10
 15  Odiakosa  6  Eldridge,
Odiakosa,
Lewis,
Carmichael
 
 5  A. Hill  Scottrade Center (13,814)
St. Louis, MO
National Invitation {NIT} Tournament
March 17, 2010
6:00 PM
(6) at (3) Dayton
Illinois Regional
[First Round]
L 42–63  22–11
 12  Eldridge  5  Eldridge,
Thornton
 
 7  Phillips  University of Dayton Arena (5,127)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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