1999–2000 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

1999–2000 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1999–2000 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	10–20 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach	Tom Richardson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Alvin Williamson; Doug Novsek; Chad Altadonna;
Home arena	Redbird Arena
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana State	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
Southwest Missouri State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Southern Illinois	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Creighton †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
Bradley	10	–	8	.556	14	–	16	.467
Evansville	9	–	9	.500	18	–	12	.600
Northern Iowa	7	–	11	.389	14	–	15	.483
Illinois State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Wichita State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	17	.414
Drake	4	–	14	.222	11	–	18	.379

† 2000 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1999–2000 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Tom Richardson, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

They finished the season 10–20, 5–13 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were the number eight seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were defeated by Wichita State University in their opening round game.

Roster

1999–2000 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	4	L. Dee Murdock	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	RS Sr	Columbus, KS
G	24	Marcus Betts	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Chicago, IL
F	25	Ryan Crowley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Naperville, IL
F	30	Joe Hein	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Northbrook, IL
F	54	Dan Luczywko	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	RS Jr	South Milwaukee, WI
F	40	Rich Beyers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Shelbyville, IL
G	12	Tarise Bryson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Decatur, IL
G	21	Shawn Jeppson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Spring Valley, IL
F	31	Chad Mazanowski	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	DeKalb, IL
G	23	Traves Wilson (I)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Moline, IL
G	11	Isaac Kincaid	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	RS Fr	Indianapolis, IN
F	44	Brett Gillan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Normal, IL
G	3	Ishmael Joyce	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Memphis, TN
G	22	P. J. Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Maywood, IL
C	5	Andy Strandmark	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	Geneseo, IL

Head coach

Tom Richardson (Saint Xavier)

Assistant coach(es)

Alvin Williamson (Tulsa)
Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois)
Chad Altadonna (Illinois State)

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 21, 1999*		at Oakland	W 72–67	1–0	21 – Bryson	10 – Luczywko	3 – Crowley, Kincaid	Athletics Center O'rena (1,352) Auburn Hills, MI
November 24, 1999*		Western Illinois	L 70–72	1–1	24 – Bryson	11 – Bryson	4 – Bryson	Redbird Arena (6,523) Normal, IL
November 27, 1999*		at Akron	L 79–89	1–2	24 – Bryson	10 – Murdock	6 – Bryson	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,556) Akron, OH
December 1, 1999*		at Bowling Green State	L 60–80	1–3	20 – Murdock	9 – Murdock	6 – Bryson	Anderson Arena (2,523) Bowling Green, OH
December 4, 1999*		Central Michigan	W 72–63	2–3	14 – Crowley, Smith	12 – Murdock	4 – Jeppson, Smith	Redbird Arena (6,341) Normal, IL
December 7, 1999*		No. 23 Purdue	L 75–86	2–4	22 – Bryson	11 – Murdock	4 – Jeppson, Kincaid	Redbird Arena (8,860) Normal, IL
December 12, 1999 2:05 pm		at Creighton	L 43–82	2–5 (0–1)	12 – Murdock	9 – Murdock	2 – Bryson	Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,484) Omaha, NE
December 20, 1999*		vs. Virginia Tech San Juan Shootout [Quarterfinal]	L 71–79	2–6	18 – Bryson	5 – Beyers	4 – Jeppson	Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum (200) Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
December 21, 1999*		at Puerto Rico–Mayagüez San Juan Shootout [Consolation Semifinal]	W 82–55	3–6	24 – Murdock	13 – Murdock	4 – Crowley	Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum (200) Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
December 22, 1999*		vs. Miami (Florida) San Juan Shootout [Consolation Final]	W 87–78	4–6	40 – Bryson	6 – Murdock, Bryson	8 – Bryson	Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum (123) Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
December 28, 1999*		Northeastern	W 83–58	5–6	32 – Bryson	9 – Murdock	4 – Crowley, Smith	Redbird Arena (6,012) Normal, IL
December 30, 1999*		at Illinois–Chicago	L 59–61	5–7	21 – Murdock	8 – Murdock	5 – Bryson	UIC Pavilion (4,040) Chicago, IL
January 5, 2000		Southern Illinois	L 72–77	5–8 (0–2)	21 – Bryson	8 – Beyers	5 – Bryson	Redbird Arena (6,293) Normal, IL
January 8, 2000		at Evansville	L 75–90	5–9 (0–3)	19 – Smith	9 – Smith	4 – Betts, Bryson	Roberts Municipal Stadium (10,179) Evansville, IN
January 12, 2000		Indiana State	L 54–56	5–10 (0–4)	16 – Murdock	7 – Crowley	4 – Bryson	Redbird Arena (5,490) Normal, IL
January 15, 2000		at Northern Iowa	L 56–58	5–11 (0–5)	11 – Bryson, Jeppson	9 – Strandmark	4 – Crowley, Jeppson	UNI Dome (2,847) Cedar Falls, IA
January 17, 2000		at Drake	L 46–69	5–12 (0–6)	23 – Bryson	9 – Strandmark	2 – Bryson, Strandmark	The Knapp Center (3,532) Des Monies, IA
January 22, 2000		Southwest Missouri State	W 62–54	6–12 (1–6)	25 – Bryson	13 – Strandmark	3 – Crowley	Redbird Arena (7,296) Normal, IL
January 26, 2000 WEEK		at Bradley	L 68–71 ^OT	6–13 (1–7)	27 – Bryson	7 – Bryson, Smith	6 – Bryson	Carver Arena (10,683) Peoria, IL
January 29, 2000		Northern Iowa	W 60–56	7–13 (2–7)	20 – Bryson	9 – Strandmark	2 – Beyers	Redbird Arena (5,868) Normal, IL
February 2, 2000		at Indiana State	L 57–77	7–14 (2–8)	16 – Bryson	5 – Smith	5 – Bryson	Hulman Center (7,067) Terre Haute, IN
February 5, 2000 7:05 pm		Creighton	L 83–86	7–15 (2–9)	31 – Bryson	8 – Mazanowski	4 – Bryson	Redbird Arena (7,438) Normal, IL
February 8, 2000 WMBD		Bradley	W 75–74 ^OT	8–15 (3–9)	25 – Bryson	8 – Mazanowski	3 – Crowley	Redbird Arena (7,822) Normal, IL
February 12, 2000		at Southern Illinois	L 54–65	8–16 (3–10)	13 – Bryson	7 – Beyers	3 – Beyers	SIU Arena (6,310) Carbondale, IL
February 16, 2000 7:35 pm		at Wichita State	L 56–73	8–17 (3–11)	11 – Joyce	8 – Mazanowski	3 – Beyers, Bryson	Henry Levitt Arena (6,678) Wichita, KS
February 20, 2000		Evansville	L 69–76	8–18 (3–12)	18 – Bryson	6 – Beyers	5 – Jeppson	Redbird Arena (6,652) Normal, IL
February 23, 2000 7:05 pm		Wichita State	W 76–63	9–18 (4–12)	19 – Jeppson	5 – Luczywko, Jeppson	4 – Bryson	Redbird Arena (5,191) Normal, IL
February 26, 2000		at Southwest Missouri State	L 60–70	9–19 (4–13)	21 – Smith	7 – Luczywko	4 – Bryson, Smith	John Q. Hammons Student Center (9,013) Springfield, MO
February 28, 2000		Drake	W 90–88 ^OT	10–19 (5–13)	35 – Bryson	6 – Smith	4 – Bryson	Redbird Arena (5,238) Normal, IL
Diet Pepsi Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 3, 2000* 6:05 pm	(8)	vs. (9) Wichita State Opening Round	L 55–70	10–20	16 – Bryson	7 – Strandmark	3 – Bryson	Kiel Center (6,725) 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

^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "1999–00 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "1999–00 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
^ "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 1999-00 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "1999–00 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[3] "1999–00 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

[4] "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

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v t e Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Venues	John W. Cook Hall (1898–1925) McCormick Gymnasium (1925–1963) Horton Field House (1963–1988) CEFCU Arena (1989–present)
Rivalries	Bradley
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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Roster

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