2007–08 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Tim Jankovich, played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2007–08 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record25–10 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDoug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
Seasons
2007–08 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Drake 15 3   .833 28 5   .848
Illinois State 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
Southern Illinois 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Creighton 10 8   .556 22 11   .667
Bradley 9 9   .500 21 17   .553
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Missouri State 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Indiana State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Wichita State 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Evansville 3 15   .167 9 21   .300
2008 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Redbirds finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in conference play to finish in second place. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Missouri State University and semifinal game versus the University of Northern Iowa but lost their final game versus Drake University.

The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2008 National Invitation Tournament and were assigned the number two seed in the Ohio State University regional. They were victorious over Utah State University in the first round and were defeated by Dayton University in the second round.

Roster

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2007–08 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 32 Levi Dyer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Eaton, CO
G 10 Dom Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bell City, MO
G 22 Julius Moor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kieler, WI
G 5 Keith Richardson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Kansas City, KS
F 4 Anthony Slack 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr New Orleans, LA
G 1 Emmanuel Holloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cartersville, GA
G 45 Brandon Holtz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bloomington, IL
G 25 Sead Odzic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Skokie, IL
C 41 Brandon Sampay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Inglewood, CA
F 31 Mike Vandello 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Bettendorf, IA
F 42 Dinma Odiakosa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Akwukwu, Nigeria
G 0 Osiris Eldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chicago, IL
G 3 Alex Rubin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Plymouth, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 7, 2007
7:05 pm
Quincy W 81–61 
 19  Dyer   10  Eldridge   6  Eldridge  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 11, 2007*
1:05 pm
Missouri–St. Louis W 70–37  1–0
 12  Slack   7  Slack   3  Dyer,
Johnson,
Richardson
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,185)
Normal, IL
November 14, 2007*
7:05 pm
Southeast Missouri State
Chicago Invitational Challenge
[Campus Site]
W 90–71  2–0
 27  Eldridge   13  Slack   6  Richardson  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,522)
Normal, IL
November 18, 2007*
2:05 pm
North Carolina–Wilmington
Chicago Invitational Challenge
[Campus Site]
W 89–73  3–0
 30  Eldridge   7  Eldridge   6  Johnson  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,433)
Normal, IL
November 23, 2007*
7:30 pm, BTN
vs. No. 8 Indiana
Chicago Invitational Challenge
[Semifinal]
L 57–70  3–1
 18  Dyer   8  Odiakosa   5  Eldridge  Sears Centre (4,500)
Hoffman Estates, IL
November 24, 2007*
5:00 pm
vs. Kent State
Chicago Invitational Challenge
[Third Place]
L 59–65  3–2
 11  Eldridge   9  Slack   3  Johnson,
Richardson,
Holtz
 
Sears Centre (4,000)
Hoffman Estates, IL
November 27, 2007*
7:05 pm
Chicago State W 81–49  4–2
 16  Dyer   10  Dyer   7  Richardson  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,818)
Normal, IL
December 1, 2007*
7:05 pm
Illinois–Chicago W 73–47  5–2
 25  Dyer   8  Slack   8  Richardson  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (4,749)
Normal, IL
December 4, 2007*
6:00 pm
at Eastern Michigan L 63–72  5–3
 18  Eldridge   13  Eldridge   5  Richardson  Convocation Center (385)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 8, 2007*
7:05 pm
Cincinnati W 62–52  6–3
 20  Eldridge   9  Eldridge   4  Johnson  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (6,529)
Normal, IL
December 16, 2007*
1:00 pm
at Bowling Green State W 69–58  7–3
 16  Johnson   11  Eldridge   4  Richardson,
Holloway
 
Anderson Arena (659)
Bowling Green, OH
December 22, 2007*
1:00 pm
at Ball State W 65–49  8–3
 16  Richardson   12  Odiakosa   6  Richardson  John E. Worthen Arena (2,636)
Muncie, IN
December 29, 2007
7:05 pm, CSN/FSN
at Creighton W 80–67  9–3
(1–0)
 20  Dyer   11  Slack   5  Johnson,
Richardson,
Slack
 
Qwest Center Omaha (16,808)
Omaha, NE
January 1, 2008
7:05 pm
at Wichita State W 49–46  10–3
(2–0)
 11  Eldridge   8  Eldridge   4  Richardson  Charles Koch Arena (10,478)
Wichita, KS
January 5, 2008
7:05 pm
Southern Illinois W 56–47  11–3
(3–0)
 14  Dyer   6  Slack   4  Johnson,
Richardson
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (9,437)
Normal, IL
January 8, 2008
7:05 pm
Northern Iowa W 51–46  12–3
(4–0)
 13  Eldridge   9  Eldridge   3  Eldridge  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,082)
Normal, IL
January 12, 2008
7:05 pm, CSN/FSN
Evansville W 74–66  13–3
(5–0)
 17  Eldridge   8  Sampay   4  Sampay  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (7,117)
Normal, IL
January 16, 2008
7:05 pm
Wichita State W 72–51  14–3
(6–0)
 21  Eldridge   4  Dyer,
Slack
 
 5  Dyer  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (6,723)
Normal, IL
January 19, 2008
7:05 pm
at Drake L 73–79  14–4
(6–1)
 21  Slack,
Eldridge
 
 9  Eldridge   4  Johnson  The Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
January 23, 2008
7:05 pm, CSN
at Bradley L 75–76  14–5
(6–2)
 17  Richardson   7  Sampay,
Eldridge
 
 4  Richardson  Carver Arena (11,421)
Peoria, IL
January 27, 2008
2:05 pm
Indiana State W 65–62  15–5
(7–2)
 15  Eldridge,
Odiakosa
 
 9  Sampay   5  Richardson,
Eldridge
 
Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (8,016)
Normal, IL
January 30, 2008
7:05 pm
at Northern Iowa L 61–69  15–6
(7–3)
 17  Johnson   7  Sampay   2  Vandello  McLeod Center (4,454)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 2, 2008
7:05 pm
at Missouri State W 64–63  16–6
(8–3)
 23  Johnson   8  Slack   6  Richardson  John Q. Hammons Student Center (7,003)
Springfield, MO
February 5, 2008
7:05 pm
No. 15 Drake L 70–73  16–7
(8–4)
 17  Johnson   10  Slack   8  Johnson  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (8,185)
Normal, IL
February 9, 2008
7:05 pm
Bradley W 72–68  17–7
(9–4)
 24  Eldridge   9  Odiakosa   8  Johnson  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (10,200)
Normal, IL
February 13, 2008
7:05 pm
Missouri State W 69–57  18–7
(10–4)
 24  Eldridge   10  Slack   5  Johnson  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (5,446)
Normal, IL
February 16, 2008
1:00 pm
at Indiana State L 72-76  18–8
(10–5)
 34  Eldridge   8  Odiakosa   3  Richardson,
Odzic
 
Hulman Center (4,570)
Terre Haute, IN
February 20, 2008
7:05 pm
at Evansville W 49–47  19–8
(11–5)
 10  Richardson,
Holloway
 
 12  Slack   3  Richardson  Roberts Municipal Stadium (4,907)
Evansville, IN
February 24, 2008*
5:30 pm, ESPNU
Wright State
O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
W 54–46  20–8
 16  Holloway   8  Slack   4  Holloway  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (6,089)
Normal, IL
February 27, 2008
7:05 pm
Creighton W 68–54  21–8
(12–5)
 15  Slack,
Eldridge
 
 20  Slack   7  Richardson  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (6,563)
Normal, IL
March 1, 2008
7:30 pm
at Southern Illinois W 57–49  22–8
(13–5)
 27  Eldridge   9  Odiakosa   2  Richardson  SIU Arena (9,345)
Carbondale, IL
State Farm
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 7, 2008
6:05 pm, CSN/FSN
(2) vs. (7) Missouri State
Quarterfinal
W 63–58  23–8
 14  Richardson   7  Sampay   3  Holloway  Scottrade Center (15,204)
St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2008
4:05 pm, CSN/FSN
(2) vs. (6) Northern Iowa
Semifinal
W 56–42  24–8
 13  Eldridge   8  Eldridge   5  Richardson  Scottrade Center (16,829)
St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2008
1:05 pm, CBS
(2) vs. (1) No. 20 Drake
Final
L 49–79  24–9
 14  Eldridge   5  Slack,
Odiakosa
 
 4  Holloway  Scottrade Center (11,088)
St. Louis, MO
MasterCard
National Invitation {NIT} tournament
March 19, 2008
9:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) (7) Utah State
Ohio State Regional
[First Round]
W 61–57  25–9
 14  Eldridge   7  Slack   6  Eldridge  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (6,397)
Normal, IL
March 24, 2008
6:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) (3) Dayton
Ohio State Regional
[Second Round]
L 48–55  25–10
 14  Odiakosa   14  Slack   6  Johnson  Doug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
 (8,802)
Normal, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2007-08 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "2007-08 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved January 5, 2021.