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The Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represents Illinois State University, located in Normal, Illinois, in NCAA Division I basketball competition.^[2]

History

Illinois State began play in 1971. As of the end of 2023-2024 season, the Redbirds have an all-time record of 861-692.

They have:

Made the NCAA tournament in 1983, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2008, and 2022.
Made the WNIT in 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1996, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2023, and 2024.^[3]
Won the regular season title in 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2008 (shared), 2009, 2010, and 2023 (shared).
Won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in 1983, 1989, 2005, 2008, and 2022.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	#6	First Round	#3 Kansas State	L 72−91
1985	#8	First Round	#1 Louisiana Tech	L 57−81
1989	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Northwestern State #2 Stanford	W 100–79 L 77−105
2005	#15	First Round	#2 Baylor	L 70−91
2008	#13	First Round	#4 Oklahoma	L 61−69
2022	#15	First Round	#2 Iowa	L 58−69

The Redbirds made three appearances in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 2–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1972	First Round Consolation First Round	Mississippi State for Women Long Beach State	L, 41–59 L, 42–48
1974	First Round Consolation First Round Consolation Second Round	Stephen F. Austin Utah State Queens (NY)	L, 41–59 W, 74–46 L, 48–52
1981	First Round Second Round	Texas Tennessee	W, 66–63 L, 63–78

Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball
Teams	Belmont Bruins Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Missouri State Lady Bears Murray State Racers Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis UIC Flames Valparaiso Beacons
Tournament & awards	Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Jackie Stiles Player of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1983–84 1984–84 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Illinois State University
Academic colleges	Applied Science and Technology Business Education Fine Arts
Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Fight song Football Reggie Redbird
Facilities	Duffy Bass Field Fell Arboretum Hancock Stadium John W. Cook Hall Horton Fieldhouse CEFCU Arena University High School Watterson Towers
News and radio	The Vidette WGLT WZND-LP
Related	List of Illinois State University alumni

Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
Venues	Horton Fieldhouse (1971–1988) CEFCU Arena (1989–present)
Rivalries	Bradley
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24