10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Illinois St. Redbirds. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/iag    Redbirds coach Tim Jankovich is a skilled mixer of parts. He took over an underachieving program in 2007 and blended new and old into a winner.

   He can work with transfers as well as almost any coach, perhaps because of his laidback style and sense of humor. Perhaps it's because he transferred as a player, from Washington State to Kansas State. He coached two seasons at Hutchinson Community College. His two seasons at Illinois State prove he can work with all ages. Jankovich will need to again quickly adapt and flourish if he is take full advantage of the skills of senior Osiris Eldridge.

   Eldridge is the Valley's top talent. With him, the Redbirds advanced to the NIT the past two seasons after losing in the conference tournament title game.]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:05:31 PST ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-iag:1 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:05:31 PST