NORMAL, Ill. – Redbird fans wishing to support the Illinois State men's basketball team and its MVC championship can do so in style, as the Alamo II is selling the official 2017 MVC Champions T-Shirt now.
For the first time since 1998 and the sixth time in program history, the Redbirds are Missouri Valley Conference regular-season champions. ISU beat Northern Iowa, 63-42, last Saturday afternoon at the McLeod Center to secure a share of the title.
The Redbirds concluded the regular season with records of 25-5 overall and 17-1 in the MVC to clinch Illinois State's most-ever regular-season and conference victories, surpassing previous program bests of 24 regular-season wins and 16 league triumphs. Saturday's victory also marked the program's 1,600th overall win and the team's first at Northern Iowa since 2004.
The Alamo II sells a wide array of Redbird hats, apparel, gifts, memorabilia and accessories to get every Redbird fan ready for the MVC Tournament, which begins for ISU on Friday, March 3, at noon against either Evansville or Indiana State at the Scottrade Center.
Stop by The Alamo II, located at 319 North Street in Normal, Illinois, call the store at (309) 452-7400 or order online. Â
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