The Illinois State women’s basketball team will continue its season this week as the Redbirds have been selected to participate in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT), as announced by the tournament organizers on March 15.
Illinois State athletics debuted a new series called “Taking Flight” on Monday, November 16, telling the stories of the Redbird men’s and women’s basketball teams and how they’ve faced adversity in a challenging year.
Illinois State track & field and cross country senior Jake Gillum and women’s basketball redshirt sophomore Mary Crompton were announced as two of 14 Illinois State University students selected as a Robert G. Bone Scholar for the upcoming 2020-21 school year.
Illinois State student-athletes have begun to return to campus as part of a return plan laid out by the ISU Athletics Department.
“Jill [Hutchison] used to always say to us that the sun’s going to come up tomorrow. We’re going to get back to work, and we’re going to fix what we can fix,” said Ellen McGrew. “I used to hate when she said that after a loss, but it’s something that has definitely stuck with me after all these years.”
The 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament ticket and hotel packages are now on sale for both men’s and women’s basketball.
Back by popular demand, the Illinois State women’s basketball team has two Education Day promotions on their 2019-2020 schedule.
The Illinois State women’s basketball team has announced the promotional schedule for the rest of the 2019-20 season. Details about specific promotions can be found below.
The Illinois State men’s and women’s basketball teams have released their schedules for the upcoming 2019-20 seasons.
Illinois State Athletics is introducing a new fan engagement opportunity for the 2019-20 season that is sure to get Redbird fans excited, as the department will partner with CUE Live for a powered, crowdsourced light show sponsored by State Farm® during pregame introductions at Redbird Arena.
