# 2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth 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 8–21, 5–13 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were the number nine seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Drake University in their opening round game but were defeated by Southern Illinois University in their quarterfinal game.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition Season |||||||||
| November 4, 2002* 7:05 pm | | Southern Illinois–Edwardsville | | | | | | Redbird Arena Normal, IL |
| November 14, 2002* 7:05 pm | | EA Sports Midwest All–Stars | | | | | | Redbird Arena Normal, IL |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 23, 2002* 7:05 pm | | Utah State | L 53–68 | 0–1 | 20 – Guidry | 5 – Bojang | 5 – Troc | Redbird Arena (7,948) Normal, IL |
| November 26, 2002* 6:30 pm | | at Central Michigan | L 69–74 | 0–2 | 18 – Alexander | 7 – Strandmark | 5 – Greene | Daniel P. Rose Center (2,259) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 30, 2002* 7:05 pm | | Illinois–Chicago | L 65–78 | 0–3 | 14 – Greene, Guidry | 8 – Strandmark | 6 – Greene | Redbird Arena (5,536) Normal, IL |
| December 2, 2002* 7:05 pm | | Tennessee–Chattanooga | L 68–75 | 0–4 | 26 – Guidry | 10 – Bojang | 8 – Greene | Redbird Arena (5,444) Normal, IL |
| December 7, 2002* 2:00 pm | | at Kent State | L 61–76 | 0–5 | 15 – Guidry | 6 – Bojang | 11 – Guidry | Memorial Gymnasium (3,176) Kent, OH |
| December 15, 2002* 3:00 pm | | at Western Kentucky | L 43–63 | 0–6 | 18 – Alexander | 9 – Strandmark | 3 – Greene, Alexander | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,176) Bowling Green, KY |
| December 18, 2002* 7:05 pm | | Jacksonville | W 74–50 | 1–6 | 17 – Greene | 8 – Bojang | 11 – Greene | Redbird Arena (5,121) Normal, IL |
| December 21, 2002* 2:05 pm | | Northern Illinois | L 65–72 | 1–7 | 19 – Guidry | 6 – Strandmark, Burras | 2 – Alexander | Redbird Arena (4,641) Normal, IL |
| December 29, 2002 2:05 pm | | Southwest Missouri State | L 48–76 | 1–8 (0–1) | 14 – Greene, Arnold | 4 – Burras | 1 – Greene, Burras, Ford | Redbird Arena (5,042) Normal, IL |
| January 4, 2003 3:05 pm | | at Southern Illinois | L 65–74 | 1–9 (0–2) | 18 – Alexander | 8 – Ford | 4 – Greene, Guidry | SIU Arena (7,104) Carbondale, IL |
| January 7, 2003 7:05 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 64–66 | 1–10 (0–3) | 19 – Arnold | 5 – Bojang, Alexander, Ford | 3 – Greene, Ford | UNI Dome (2,122) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 11, 2003 7:05 pm | | No. 16 Creighton | L 57–76 | 1–11 (0–4) | 17 – Greene | 6 – Arnold | 7 – Greene | Redbird Arena (5,913) Normal, IL |
| January 15, 2003 7:05 pm | | at Southwest Missouri State | L 46–60 | 1–12 (0–5) | 16 – Guidry | 8 – Bojang | 2 – Guidry | John Q. Hammons Student Center (5,232) Springfield, MO |
| January 18, 2003 2:05 pm | | Wichita State | L 66–69 | 1–13 (0–6) | 15 – Guidry | 9 – Bojang | 4 – Alexander | Redbird Arena (5,970) Normal, IL |
| January 20, 2003 7:05 pm | | at No. 10 Creighton | L 82–95 | 1–14 (0–7) | 21 – Guidry | 6 – Bojang | 8 – Greene | Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,729) Omaha, NE |
| January 25, 2003 7:05 pm | | at Evansville | L 74–85 | 1–15 (0–8) | 27 – Guidry | 7 – Bojang | 4 – Greene, Alexander | Roberts Municipal Stadium (6,456) Evansville, IN |
| January 29, 2003 7:05 pm | | Northern Iowa | W 76–71 | 2–15 (1–8) | 17 – Alexander | 7 – Alexander | 4 – Greene | Redbird Arena (5,099) Normal, IL |
| February 1, 2003 4:05 pm, WMBD | | Bradley | W 89–74 | 3–15 (2–8) | 21 – Alexander | 10 – Alexander | 7 – Greene | Redbird Arena (8,213) Normal, IL |
| February 4, 2003 7:05 pm | | vs. Wichita State | L 71–85 | 3–16 (2–9) | 21 – Bojang | 5 – Bojang, Strandmark | 3 – Greene, Alexander | Kansas Coliseum (7,406) Park City, KS |
| February 8, 2003 2:05 pm | | Indiana State | W 60–52 | 4–16 (3–9) | 14 – Greene | 11 – Strandmark | 5 – Greene | Redbird Arena (8,745) Normal, IL |
| February 12, 2003 7:35 pm, WEEK | | at Bradley | L 76–88 | 4–17 (3–10) | 29 – Greene | 7 – Bojang | 7 – Greene | Carver Arena (9,722) Peoria, IL |
| February 15, 2003 7:05 pm | | Drake | L 48–59 | 4–18 (3–11) | 14 – Greene | 5 – Arnold, Burras | 3 – Greene, Alexander | Redbird Arena (5,161) Normal, IL |
| February 19, 2003 7:05 pm | | Evansville | W 65–61 | 5–18 (4–11) | 22 – Guidry | 14 – Strandmark | 8 – Greene | Redbird Arena (4,815) Normal, IL |
| February 22, 2003* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall Bracket Buster Saturday | W 57–53 | 6–18 | 21 – Alexander | 8 – Bojang | 5 – Greene | Cam Henderson Center (3,255) Huntington, WV |
| February 26, 2003 7:05 pm | | at Drake | L 63–70 | 6–19 (4–12) | 15 – Guidry | 7 – Strandmark | 4 – Greene | The Knapp Center (2,739) Des Monies, IA |
| March 1, 2003 1:05 pm | | at Indiana State | W 80–50 | 7–19 (5–12) | 15 – Guidry | 6 – Bojang | 3 – Greene, Alexander, Arnold | Hulman Center (4,055) Terre Haute, IN |
| March 3, 2003 6:05 pm | | Southern Illinois | L 62–78 | 7–20 (5–13) | 22 – Greene | 7 – Strandmark | 3 – Bojang, Greene | Redbird Arena (6,650) Normal, IL |
| State Farm Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2003* 6:00 pm | (9) | vs. (8) Drake Opening Round | W 63–62 | 8–20 | 17 – Alexander | 5 – Burras | 3 – Greene, Ford | Savvis Center (6,612) St. Louis, MO |
| March 8, 2003* 12:00 pm | (9) | vs. (1) Southern Illinois Quarterfinal | L 63–75 | 8–21 | 21 – Greene | 9 – Burras | 3 – Greene, Guidry | Savvis Center (12,857) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||||||