1999–2000 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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.

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]

Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark

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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