As workouts begin, scheduling could take some work for ISU men
NORMAL — It was back to work for Illinois State’s basketball team Tuesday. For the coaching staff, the work of putting together a schedule for the 2012-13 season could take all summer.
The Redbirds began individual workouts Tuesday at Horton North Gym. Teams can hold practice for two hours per week until a week before final exams. A new NCAA rule allows teams to do the same for eight weeks in the summer while players are in classes.
“Right now we really want to teach them the workout we want them to do when we’re not around,” said ISU coach Tim Jankovich, who returned from the Final Four in New Orleans on Sunday. “We want them to get in the habit of a skill-development workout. We will coach it two hours a week (usually in three 40-minute sessions), but we want them to do it far more than those two hours.”
The Redbirds were eager to return to the court after finishing the season two weeks ago with a 92-88 overtime loss at Stanford in a National Invitation Tournament second-round game.
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The Redbirds began individual workouts Tuesday at Horton North Gym. Teams can hold practice for two hours per we...
The Redbirds began individual workouts Tuesday at Horton North Gym. Teams can hold practice for two hours per we...
The Redbirds began individual workouts Tuesday at Horton North Gym. Teams can hold practice for two hours per we... 




Just after the Illinois State Redbirds thought they won the game, the officials realized they made a timing error. This is the moment the official is letting the head coach Tim Jankovich know, the game isn't over. After 0.4 seconds was added back on the clock, ISU was able to keep their one...
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SIUE Cougars were defeated 60 to 82 by the Illinois State University Redbirds at the Vadalabene Center on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Sunday, November 15th, 2009.
SIUE Cougars were defeated 60 to 82 by the Illinois State University Redbirds at the Vadalabene Center on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Sunday, November 15th, 2009.
SIUE Cougars were defeated 60 to 82 by the Illinois State University Redbirds at the Vadalabene Center on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Sunday, November 15th, 2009.
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State head basketball coach Tim Jankovich confirmed that the Redbird career of Kenyon Smith has come to an end, as the junior has opted to transfer to NCAA Division II Southern Indiana. “Kenyon was nothing but a joy to coach,”