Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball

Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State Redbirds
	2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
University	Illinois State University
Head coach	Kristen Gillespie
Conference	Missouri Valley
Location	Normal, Illinois
Arena	Redbird Arena ; (Capacity: 10,200)
Nickname	Redbirds
Colors	Red and White[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	1989
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1983, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2008
Conference Tournament Champions
	1983, 1989, 2005, 2008
Conference Regular Season Champions
	1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2008, 2009, 2010

The Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represents Illinois State University, located in Normal, Illinois, in NCAA Division I basketball competition.[2]

History

Illinois State began play in 1971. As of the end of 2015–16 season, the Redbirds have an all-time record of 721–587.

They have:

Made the NCAA Tournament in 1983, 1985, 1989, 2005, and 2008.
Made the WNIT in 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1996, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.[3]
Won the regular season title in 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2008 (shared), 2009, and 2010.
Won the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in 1983, 1989, 2005, and 2008.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	#6	First Round	#3 Kansas State	L 72−91
1985	#8	First Round	#1 Louisiana Tech	L 57−81
1989	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Northwestern State #2 Stanford	W 100–79 L 77−105
2005	#15	First Round	#2 Baylor	L 70−91
2008	#13	First Round	#4 Oklahoma	L 61−69

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Redbird Athletics Identity Manual (PDF). November 29, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
"Illinois State Athletics".
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Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball
Teams	Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Loyola Ramblers Missouri State Lady Bears Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis Valparaiso Crusaders
Championships & awards	Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1983–84 1984–84 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Illinois State University
Academic colleges	Applied Science and Technology Arts and Sciences Business Education Fine Arts
Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Fight song Football Reggie Redbird
Facilities	Duffy Bass Field Fell Arboretum Hancock Stadium John W. Cook Hall Horton Fieldhouse Redbird Arena University High School Watterson Towers
News and radio	The Vidette WGLT WZND-LP
Related	List of Illinois State University alumni

Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
Venues	Horton Fieldhouse (1971–1988) Redbird Arena (1989–present)
Rivalries	Bradley
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20