Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball

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Illinois State Redbirds
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
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University Illinois State University
Head coach Kristen Gillespie (8th season)
Conference Missouri Valley
Location Normal, Illinois
Arena CEFCU Arena
(capacity: 10,200)
Nickname Redbirds
ColorsRed and white [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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Away
NCAA tournament round of 32
1989
NCAA tournament appearances
1983, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2008, 2022
AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen
1981
AIAW tournament appearances
1972, 1974, 1981
Conference tournament champions
1983, 1989, 2005, 2008, 2022
Conference regular-season champions
1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2023

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

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History

Illinois State began play in 1971. As of the end of 2023–2024 season, the Redbirds have an all-time record of 861–692.

They have:

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1983 6First round(3) Kansas State L 72−91
1985 #8First Round#1 Louisiana TechL 57−81
1989 #7First Round
Second Round
#10 Northwestern State
#2 Stanford
W 100–79
L 77−105
2005 #15First Round#2 BaylorL 70−91
2008 #13First Round#4 OklahomaL 61−69
2022 #15First Round#2 IowaL 58−69

AIAW Division I

The Redbirds made three appearances in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 2–5.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1972 First Round
Consolation First Round
Mississippi State for Women
Long Beach State
L, 41–59
L, 42–48
1974 First Round
Consolation First Round
Consolation Second Round
Stephen F. Austin
Utah State
Queens (NY)
L, 41–59
W, 74–46
L, 48–52
1981 First Round
Second Round
Texas
Tennessee
W, 66–63
L, 63–78

References

  1. Redbird Athletics Identity Manual (PDF). November 29, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  2. "Illinois State Athletics".
  3. https://goredbirds.com/documents/2023/10/23/2023-2024RecordBook.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]