2004–05 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2004–05 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–13 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
2004–05 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Illinois153 .833278  .771
Wichita State126 .6672210  .688
Creighton117 .6112311  .676
Northern Iowa117 .6112111  .656
Southwest Missouri State108 .5561913  .594
Illinois State810 .4441713  .567
Drake711 .3891316  .448
Bradley612 .3331315  .464
Indiana State513 .2781120  .355
Evansville513 .2781117  .393
2005 Missouri Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 17–13, 8–10 in conference play to finish in sixth place. They were the number six seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were defeated by Creighton University in their quarterfinal game.

Roster

2004–05 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 2 Gregg Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Lincoln, IL
G 11 Vince Greene 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Chicago, IL
G 24 Trey Guidry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Baton Rouge, LA
G 25 Neil Plank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS Jr Mt. Zion, IL
G 31 Dana Ford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Tamms, IL
F 1 Lorenzo Gordon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr St. Louis, MO
F 3 Nedu Onyeuku 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Omaha, NE
G 14 Travis Wallace 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr St. Louis, MO
F 50 Greg Dilligard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So La Belle, MO
G 12 Micah Kirstein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Herscher, IL
C 51 Ronnie Carlwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
RS Fr Maywood, IL
C 32 Levi Dyer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr Eaton, CO
G 5 Khalif Ford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Diamond Bar, CA
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 14, 2004*
5:30 pm
vs. Penn State
Black Coaches Association Classic
[Quarterfinal]
W 82–73  1–0
 26  Gordon  8  Greene  6  Greene  Bradley Center (7,919)
Milwaukee, WI
November 15, 2004*
8:00 pm
at Marquette
Black Coaches Association Classic
[Semifinal]
L 32–60  1–1
 8  Onyeuku  6  Carlwell  2  Guidry  Bradley Center (8,203)
Milwaukee, WI
November 16, 2004*
5:30 pm
vs. Mississippi
Black Coaches Association Classic
[Third Place]
W 70–52  2–1
 24  Guidry  11  Dilligard  3  K.Ford  Bradley Center (8,203)
Milwaukee, WI
November 22, 2004*
7:05 pm
Truman State W 82–47  3–1
 16  Gordon  8  Guidry  5  Alexander,
Greene
 
Redbird Arena (4,127)
Normal, IL
November 27, 2004*
1:05 pm
Tennessee–Martin W 80–51  4–1
 27  Guidry  7  Alexander  7  Greene  Redbird Arena (4,051)
Normal, IL
November 30, 2004*
7:05 pm
Illinois–Chicago L 56–60  4–2
 13  Gordon  6  Gordon  7  Greene  Redbird Arena (6,260)
Normal, IL
December 4, 2004*
7:05 pm
St. John's W 77–69  5–2
 22  Gordon  8  Guidry  6  Greene  Redbird Arena (8,044)
Normal, IL
December 7, 2004*
7:05 pm
Alcorn State W 75–62  6–2
 19  Gordon  7  Gordon,
Dilligard
 
 6  Greene  Redbird Arena (5,943)
Normal, IL
December 11, 2004*
7:05 pm
Marshall W 79–67  7–2
 21  Plank  8  Plank  10  Alexander  Redbird Arena (6,689)
Normal, IL
December 18, 2004*
1:00 pm
at Loyola–Chicago W 73–67  8–2
 19  Gordon  11  Dilligard  5  Greene  Joseph J. Gentile Center (3,871)
Chicago, IL
December 23, 2004
7:05 pm
at Southern Illinois L 49–61  8–3
(0–1)
 13  Gordon  5  Onyeuku,
Plank
 
 5  Greene  SIU Arena (5,729)
Carbondale, IL
December 30, 2004
7:05 pm
Southwest Missouri State W 62–61  9–3
(1–1)
 17  Gordon  10  Dilligard  4  Dilligard  Redbird Arena (5,965)
Normal, IL
January 3, 2005
7:05 pm
at Northern Iowa L 55–75  9–4
(1–2)
 20  Guidry  5  Gordon  2  Gordon  UNI Dome (3,126)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 6, 2005
7:05 pm
Indiana State W 62–61  10–4
(2–2)
 20  Gordon  7  Plank  6  K.Ford  Redbird Arena (4,923)
Normal, IL
January 9, 2005
2:05 pm
at Evansville L 61–69  10–5
(2–3)
 24  Gordon  14  Gordon  3  Greene  Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,709)
Evansville, IN
January 15, 2005
4:05 pm
Drake W 74–61  11–5
(3–3)
 21  Gordon  13  Gordon  6  Alexander  Redbird Arena (5,636)
Normal, IL
January 19, 2005
6:05 pm
at Indiana State W 73–69  12–5
(4–3)
 26  Gordon  7  Gordon  10  Greene  Hulman Center (3,334)
Terre Haute, IN
January 22, 2005
7:05 pm
at Creighton W 82–77 OT 13–5
(5–3)
 30  Guidry  11  Gordon  5  Greene  Qwest Center Omaha (13,949)
Omaha, NE
January 25, 2005
7:05 pm
Evansville W 77–58  14–5
(6–3)
 25  Guidry  7  Alexander  6  Greene  Redbird Arena (5,709)
Normal, IL
January 29, 2005
6:05 pm
at Wichita State L 72–78  14–6
(6–4)
 19  Greene,
Guidry
 
 7  Dilligard  3  Gordon  Charles Koch Arena (10,478)
Wichita, KS
February 1, 2005
7:05 pm
at Drake W 59–58  15–6
(7–4)
 19  Gordon  9  Gordon  6  Guidry  The Knapp Center (5,311)
Des Monies, IA
February 5, 2005
4:05 pm, WMBD
Bradley W 69–62  16–6
(8–4)
 24  Guidry  6  Alexander,
Dilligard
 
 4  Greene  Redbird Arena (10,200)
Normal, IL
February 10, 2005
7:05 pm
Wichita State L 62–76  16–7
(8–5)
 20  Gordon  6  Gordon  5  Guidry  Redbird Arena (7,115)
Normal, IL
February 12, 2005
4:05 pm
Northern Iowa L 64–65  16–8
(8–6)
 20  Guidry  8  Gordon  4  K.Ford  Redbird Arena (8,396)
Normal, IL
February 16, 2005
7:05 pm
Southern Illinois L 59–66  16–9
(8–7)
 13  Gordon  9  Alexander  4  Gordon  Redbird Arena (7,547)
Normal, IL
February 19, 2005*
8:00 pm, WMBD/ESPN+
at Wisconsin–Green Bay
Bracket Buster Saturday
W 79–69  17–9
 22  Gordon  9  Gordon  8  Greene  Resch Center (6,023)
Ashwaubenon, WI
February 23, 2005
7:35 pm, WEEK
at Bradley L 61–77  17–10
(8–8)
 17  Greene  9  Gordon  3  Alexander,
Greene
 
Carver Arena (10,406)
Peoria, IL
February 26, 2005
7:05 pm
at Southwest Missouri State L 66–77  17–11
(8–9)
 16  Greene,
Guidry
 
 5  Ford  4  Greene  John Q. Hammons Student Center (7,036)
Springfield, MO
February 28, 2005
7:05 pm
Creighton L 59–64  17–12
(8–10)
 14  Greene  8  Guidry  5  Greene  Redbird Arena (6,155)
Normal, IL
State Farm
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 6, 2005*
8:35 pm
(6) vs. (3) Creighton
Quarterfinal
L 52–69  17–13
 16  Guidry  4  Gordon,
Plank
 
 5  Greene  Savvis Center (10,854)
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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