2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–21 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach
  • Tom Richardson (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
2002–03 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 16 2   .889 24 7   .774
No. 15 Creighton 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
Wichita State 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Southwest Missouri State 12 6   .667 17 12   .586
Evansville 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Bradley 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389 11 17   .393
Drake 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Illinois State 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Indiana State 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2003 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Tom Richardson, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

They finished the season 8–21, 5–13 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were the number nine seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Drake University in their opening round game but were defeated by Southern Illinois University in their quarterfinal game.