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2003–04 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2003–04 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record10–19 (4–14 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
2003–04 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Southern Illinois 17 1   .944 25 5   .833
Northern Iowa 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Wichita State 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Creighton 12 6   .667 20 9   .690
Southwest Missouri State 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Drake 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Bradley 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Indiana State 5 13   .278 9 19   .321
Evansville 5 13   .278 7 22   .241
Illinois State 4 14   .222 10 19   .345
2004 Missouri Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2003–04 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

They finished the season 10–19, 4–14 in conference play to finish in tenth place. They were the number ten seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Bradley University in their opening round game but were defeated by the University of Northern Iowa in their quarterfinal game.

Roster

2003–04 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Gregg Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Lincoln, IL
F 33 Najeeb Echols 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Chicago, IL
F 5 Kyle Flowers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Alexis, IL
G 11 Vince Greene 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr Chicago, IL
G 24 Trey Guidry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Baton Rouge, LA
F 34 Kenneth Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Naperville, IL
G 15 Matt Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Aurora, IL
G 25 Neil Plank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS So Mt. Zion, IL
G 10 Kevin Troc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS So Lockport, IL
F 21 Marcus Arnold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Chicago, IL
F 1 Chris Burras 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Chicago, IL
G 3 Dana Ford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Tamms, IL
C 51 Ronnie Carlwell Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr Maywood, IL
F 50 Greg Dilligard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr La Belle, MO
G 12 Micah Kirstein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Herscher, IL
F 45 Michael Sams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Mt. Zion, IL
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
Regular Season
November 23, 2003*
2:05 pm
Florida A&M W 87–70  0–1
 24  Guidry   10  Plank   6  Plank  Redbird Arena (6,689)
Normal, IL
November 26, 2003*
7:05 pm
at Northern Illinois L 55–66  1–1
 20  Alexander   9  Arnold   3  Dilligard  Convocation Center (2,888)
DeKalb, IL
November 29, 2003*
8:05 pm
at Utah State L 84–89  1–2
 21  Plank   5  Plank   4  Plank  Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (6,184)
Logan, UT
December 2, 2003*
7:05 pm
Bellarmine W 87–53  2–2
 20  Guidry   6  Plank   5  Burras,
Plank
 
Redbird Arena (6,016)
Normal, IL
December 6, 2003*
7:05 pm
Eastern Michigan W 80–69  3–2
 27  Guidry   9  Dilligard   6  Greene  Redbird Arena (6,909)
Normal, IL
December 13, 2003*
5:00 pm
at Illinois–Chicago L 74–86  3–3
 20  Guidry   6  Guidry,
Plank
 
 5  Alexander,
Guidry
 
UIC Pavilion (5,978)
Chicago, IL
December 16, 2003*
7:05 pm
Western Kentucky W 66–65 OT 4–3
 23  Arnold   10  Dilligard   6  Troc  Redbird Arena (4,367)
Normal, IL
December 20, 2003
12:07 pm
Northern Iowa L 61–64  4–4
(0–1)
 13  Guidry   7  Arnold   6  Greene  Redbird Arena (5,213)
Normal, IL
December 28, 2003
2:05 pm
at Southern Illinois L 40–57  4–5
(0–2)
 9  Echols   5  Echols   2  Greene,
Echols
 
SIU Arena (5,892)
Carbondale, IL
January 3, 2004*
1:00 pm
at No. 19 Illinois L 73–80 OT 4–6
 23  Arnold   4  Greene,
Echols,
Plank
 
 10  Greene  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
January 7, 2004
7:05 pm
No. 23 Creighton L 55–56  4–7
(0–3)
 13  Echols   12  Arnold   5  Alexander  Redbird Arena (5,282)
Normal, IL
January 10, 2004
6:05 pm
at Indiana State L 49–56  4–8
(0–4)
 15  Arnold   7  Burras,
Dilligard
 
 2  Greene,
Arnold,
Burras
 
Hulman Center (4,188)
Terre Haute, IN
January 14, 2004
7:05 pm
at Drake L 55–59  4–9
(0–5)
 12  Echols   5  Echols   5  Alexander  The Knapp Center (5,069)
Des Monies, IA
January 18, 2004
1:07 pm
Southwest Missouri State W 54–42  5–9
(1–5)
 16  Arnold   6  Alexander   4  Greene  Redbird Arena (6,585)
Normal, IL
January 21, 2004
7:05 pm
Southern Illinois L 58–71  5–10
(1–6)
 18  Arnold   11  Plank   4  Greene  Redbird Arena (7,124)
Normal, IL
January 24, 2004
7:07 pm
at No. 24 Creighton L 63–72  5–11
(1–7)
 16  Guidry   5  Echols,
Arnold,
Plank
 
 5  Greene  Qwest Center Omaha (14,313)
Omaha, NE
January 28, 2004
7:05 pm
at Northern Iowa W 68–60  6–11
(2–7)
 17  Guidry   7  Arnold   3  Greene,
Alexander
 
UNI Dome (2,684)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 31, 2004
4:05 pm, WMBD
Bradley L 54–57  6–12
(2–8)
 15  Arnold   6  Dilligard   2  Greene,
Arnold,
Burras,
Dilligard
 
Redbird Arena (9,074)
Normal, IL
February 4, 2004
7:05 pm
Wichita State L 50–70  6–13
(2–9)
 16  Guidry   6  Dilligard   2  Dilligard  Redbird Arena (5,867)
Normal, IL
February 7, 2004
7:05 pm
at Southwest Missouri State L 57–69  6–14
(2–10)
 17  Arnold   5  Plank   4  Greene  John Q. Hammons Student Center (6,854)
Springfield, MO
February 11, 2004
7:05 pm
at Evansville L 48–79  6–15
(2–11)
 16  Echols   5  Echols,
Dilligard
 
 3  Echols  Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,327)
Evansville, IN
February 14, 2004
2:05 pm
Indiana State W 63–37  7–15
(3–11)
 21  Guidry   4  Arnold,
Plank,
Dilligard
 
 5  Greene  Redbird Arena (6,751)
Normal, IL
February 18, 2004
7:37 pm, WEEK
at Bradley L 46–65  7–16
(3–12)
 16  Guidry   8  Arnold   3  Greene  Carver Arena (9,744)
Peoria, IL
February 21, 2004*
4:05 pm
Loyola–Chicago
Bracket Buster Saturday
W 77–71  8–16
 21  Guidry   6  Greene,
Guidry,
Arnold
 
 2  Greene,
Alexander,
Arnold
 
Redbird Arena (6,507)
Normal, IL
February 25, 2004
7:05 pm
Evansville L 56–72  8–17
(3–13)
 15  Guidry   5  Echols,
Dilligard
 
 3  Alexander,
Echols
 
Redbird Arena (5,838)
Normal, IL
February 28, 2004
7:05 pm
at Wichita State L 62–68  8–18
(3–14)
 23  Guidry   5  Dilligard   7  Greene  Charles Koch Arena (10,494)
Wichita, KS
March 1, 2004
7:05 pm
Drake W 73–68  9–18
(4–14)
 23  Greene   5  Dilligard   6  Greene  Redbird Arena (5,415)
Normal, IL
State Farm
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 5, 2004*
2:37 pm
(10) vs. (7) Bradley
Opening Round
W 76–56  10–18
 22  Guidry   11  Echols   6  Greene  Savvis Center (4,785)
St. Louis, MO
March 6, 2004*
6:07 pm
(10) vs. (2) Northern Iowa
Quarterfinal
L 54–68  10–19
 22  Guidry   7  Arnold   2  Greene  Savvis Center (9,819)
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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