For the second consecutive year, the program sold at Illinois States home mens basketball games has been judged Best in the Nation by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
A panel of four judges cited the program, entitled This Is Redbird Baskeball, as No. 1 among NCAA Division I universities. Minnesota finished second, followed by Kansas in third and Alabama in fourth.
Assistant media relations director Andy Knapick and graduate assistant Erica Fricke were the primary editors of the publication. They also edited last years national champion.