BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois State Basketball Coaches Shows, featuring Illinois State head men's basketball coach Dan Muller and head women's basketball coach Kristen Gillespie will air tonight live from Hy-Vee Market Grille in Bloomington. Fans unable to attend the show can listen live on WJBC 1230-AM or on GoRedbirds.com, as Muller and Gillespie recap the past week of Missouri Valley Conference play and preview upcoming match-ups.
The Kristen Gillespie Show, hosted by Greg Halbleib, starts tonight at 6 p.m. Gillespie will be joined by redshirt freshman guard Mary Crompton. Crompton averaged 8.5 points and 2.5 assists as the Redbirds split a pair of MVC road games over the weekend. She currently ranks fourth in the conference, averaging 2.3 three-pointers made per contest. This weekend, the women's basketball team (11-5, 3-2 MVC) hosts a pair of tough Valley opponents in Drake and UNI at Redbird Arena. Tip-off with the Bulldogs is set for 7 p.m. on Friday with Sunday's afternoon contest versus the Panthers slated to start at 2 p.m.
The Dan Muller Show follows at 7 p.m., hosted by Dick Luedke and Mike Matthews. Muller will be joined by redshirt sophomore guard Dedric Boyd. Boyd is coming off a 15-point performance in the first start of his Redbird career versus Loyola on Sunday, in which he made half of his 12 shots from the field and went 3-of-8 from behind the arc. The men's basketball team (6-12, 1-5 MVC) will play at I-74 rival Bradley on Wednesday before hosting Southern Illinois at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Fans are invited to watch Monday's shows live at the Hy-Vee Market Grille, located at 1403 North Veterans Parkway, in Bloomington. However, for those unable to attend the show in person, it will be broadcast live on WJBC 1230-AM and on GoRedbirds.com.
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