The Redbird cheerleaders have sported a lot of different looks over the years, including the last 50 on the sidelines at Hancock Stadium.
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Carmichael shines as former Redbirds wrap up NBA Summer League
Former Illinois State forward Jackie Carmichael averaged 9.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks, as he attempted to impress while playing for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League.
Submit your video to be the next Voice of the Redbirds
The Illinois State Athletics Department wants to fill the positions of Redbird football and men’s basketball public address announcer by asking interested community members to submit online videos.
STATEside at MVC: Advocate for equality
Former Redbird coach and women’s athletics advocate Jill Hutchison prepares for the MVC women’s championship game broadcast. Jill Hutchison, M.S. ’69, has been a pioneer in women’s basketball. Drawn to sports as a child, Hutchison played softball and ran track. However it was when she first set foot on the basketball court in sixth grade
STATEside at MVC: Longtime fans talk sports at halftime
Dick and Joyce Baley have been fans of Illinois State Athletics for decades. During halftime of the MVC women’s basketball championship game, STATEside spoke with Dick and Joyce Baley, and Janet Turner (Janet’s husband, Jim, was not available during the interview)–all longtime Redbird fans. These four friends have been following the Redbirds for years, no
Bus trip to women’s Valley championship game offered
Illinois State fans wanting to personally witness the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game can make the trek to St. Charles.
STATEside at MVC: The voice on the radio
STATEside had the chance to chat with R.C. McBride ’99, known better to fans as the voice of the Illinois State University women’s basketball team. We asked McBride about his time as the voice of the Redbirds and had him give the inside scoop on working as a play by play announcer for collegiate sports.
STATEside at MVC: Redbird fans make their predictions
Retired faculty members Doris Henderson, Betty Keough, and Jo Workman gather at the president’s party. Excitement is in the air for longtime Redbird fans at the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Women’s Basketball Tournament in St. Charles, Missouri. These super fans haven’t just been tracking the Redbird through the past season— they’ve been following them for years! STATEside
Dallas area alumni to gather for Redbirds game, January 16
Dallas area alumni will be gathering to watch the Redbird men’s basketball team take on Wichita State.