"There is no way to slice it," said head coach Porter Moser in
regard to the league schedule. "There are always going to be tough
stretches, and there just aren't any gimmies in the Valley. I said
it last year at media day and I'm going to say it again. I think the
league is going to be even better this year, and for us to end the
conference season with four-of-five on the road is going to be a
challenge." In addition to the conference schedule, the league
office also announced that all 10 Valley members will participate in
the ESPN BracketBusters series during the 2006-07 season. Six of the
Valley teams, including Illinois State, will host home games on Feb.
17.
The 'Birds will begin conference play on Dec. 9 at Evansville,
Ind., giving ISU its earliest league start since the 1997-98 season,
when the Redbirds hosted Drake on Dec. 6. After the Aces and three
nonconference games, the Redbirds will return from Christmas break
to host Southern Illinois on Dec. 29.
"We start the conference season on the road at Evansville but
then have a quite a few home games, including a big game against
Southern Illinois after Christmas break," Moser said. "That game
will tell us a lot about this team. With some time off, I want to
see how they respond and prepare for a team like Southern."
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From Dec. 29 to Feb. 3, the Redbirds will have eight of their 12
conference games at Redbird Arena, including six in the month of
January. During the first month of 2007, the Redbirds will host
Indiana State on Jan. 6, Northern Iowa on Jan. 9, Missouri State on
Jan. 15, Wichita State on Jan. 18, Drake on Jan. 21 and Evansville
on Jan. 30.
The tides will change in February, as the Redbirds will close out
the regular-season Valley schedule with four of the final five
league games on the road. The 'Birds will finish the regular season
at Northern Iowa on Feb. 24, prior to the 2007 State Farm Missouri
Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis, Mo., from March 1 to 4.
Moser also announced the Redbirds' exhibition opponent. ISU will
face Missouri-St. Louis on Nov. 1 at Redbird Arena in the lone
exhibition game.
Season tickets for the 2006-07 men's basketball season are
available at the ticket office at Redbird Arena. For more
information, contact the office at 309-438-8000.
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2006/Aug/28/images/ads/current/donpeasley.jpg) 2006-07 Illinois State basketball schedule
* Missouri Valley Conference games
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Nov. 1 --
Missouri-St. Louis, exhibition, 7:05 p.m.
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Nov. 12 -- vs. SMU in
Colonial Classic at Tallahassee, Fla., 4 p.m.
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Nov. 13 -- at Florida
State in Colonial Classic at Tallahassee, Fla., 6:30 p.m.
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Nov. 14 -- vs.
McNeese State in Colonial Classic at Tallahassee, Fla., 4 p.m.
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Nov. 20 -- Cal State
Northridge, 7:05 p.m.
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Nov. 25 -- at St.
John's, time to be announced
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Nov. 29 -- Sacramento
State, 7:05 p.m.
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Dec. 2 --
UT-Arlington, 7:05 p.m.
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Dec. 5 -- Miami of
Ohio, 7:05 p.m.
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Dec. 9 -- at
Evansville*, time to be announced
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Dec. 16 -- at Western
Michigan, 2:05 p.m.
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Dec. 19 -- Lewis,
7:05 p.m.
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Dec. 23 -- at
Illinois-Chicago, 2 p.m.
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Dec. 29 -- Southern
Illinois*, 6:05 p.m.
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Jan. 1 -- at
Creighton*, time to be announced
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Jan. 6 -- Indiana
State*, 4:05 p.m.
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Jan. 9 -- Northern
Iowa*, 7:05 p.m.
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Jan. 13 -- at Drake*,
time to be announced
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Jan. 15 -- Missouri
State*, 7:05 p.m.
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Jan. 18 -- Wichita
State*, 7:05 p.m.
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Jan. 21 -- Drake*,
2:05 p.m.
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Jan. 24 -- at
Bradley*, time to be announced
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Jan. 27 -- at
Southern Illinois*, time to be announced
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Jan. 30 --
Evansville*, 7:05 p.m.
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Feb. 3 -- Bradley*,
7:05 p.m.
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Feb. 6 -- at Missouri
State*, time to be announced
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Feb. 11 -- at Wichita
State*, time to be announced
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Feb. 14 -- at Indiana
State*, time to be announced
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Feb. 17 -- ESPN
BracketBusters, time to be announced
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Feb. 20 --
Creighton*, 7:05 p.m.
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Feb. 24 -- at
Northern Iowa*, time to be announced
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March 1-4 -- at State
Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, St. Louis, Mo.
All dates and times subject to change. All times are Central
time.
[Illinois
State University news release provided by Todd Kober, assistant
athletics director, media relations] |