NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Basketball Coaches Shows, featuring Illinois State head men's basketball coach Ryan Pedon and women's head coach Kristen Gillespie will air tonight live from BloNo Pizza Co. in Normal.
Fans unable to attend the show can listen on WJBC 1230 AM, the Varsity Network, and on GoRedbirds.com., as Pedon and Gillespie recap the past week of non-conference play and preview their upcoming matchups.
The Kristen Gillespie Show hosted by Greg Halbleib, starts tonight at 6 p.m. Halbleib will be joined by head coach Kristen Gillespie and junior guard Ta'Shonna Wright-Gaskins. In her three games in Las Vegas, Wright-Gaskins either tied or set a career scoring mark three times, including back-to-back games of 10 points against Louisiana Tech and UNLV. She also is averaging 3.3 rebounds on the year with seven steals and three blocked shots.
The women's basketball team (5-1), which saw the team record the first 5-0 start to a season in program history, is on the road for the only game during the week, a Saturday evening battle with the Saint Louis Billikens at 7 p.m.
The Ryan Pedon Show follows at 7 p.m., hosted by John Fitzgerald and Mike Matthews. Pedon will be joined this week by fifth-year guard Seneca Knight. The New Orleans native was recently named to the All-Tournament Team at the Cayman Islands Classic, as he also reached 1,000 career points in the second game of the trip against Western Kentucky.
The men's basketball team (2-5) has a pair of MVC games this week, opening on Thursday, December 1 when the team travels to Murray, Kentucky to take on the Murray State Racers before hosting Belmont on Sunday, December 4 inside of CEFCU Arena at 1 p.m.
Fans are invited to watch Monday's shows live at BloNo Pizza Co., located at 1304 Cross Creek Drive in Normal, Illinois. However, for those unable to attend the show in person, it will be broadcast live on WJBC 1230 AM, the Varsity Network, and on GoRedbirds.com.
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