Ex-ISU player, coach brings team to Redbird Arena tonight

Posted on December 22, 2015

By WJBC Staff

Illinois State alum and Tennessee State head coach Dana Ford returns to Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena when his Tigers face the Redbirds in ISU’s non-conference finale tonight.

After winning two of their last three games, the Redbirds (5-7) are aiming to wrap up non-conference play with a victory, while the Tigers (9-2) are striving to extend a seven-game winning streak in their second-to-last non-conference matchup.

Dick Luedke, Mike Matthews and studio host Tim Lewis will call the action starting with Redbird Preview at 5 p.m. on WJBC 1230 AM, WJBC.com, the Country Financial Illinois State Radio Network and the WJBC app.

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