1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
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NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 22–8 (11–5 MVC) |
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Home arena | Horton Field House |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Tulsa | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1985 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by seventh year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Redbirds finished the season 22–8, 11–5 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament by virtue of sweeping the season series over Wichita State University. They were defeated in a quarterfinal game to Indiana State University.
The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the Midwest Regional as the number nine seed where they defeated the University of Southern California in the first round and lost to the University of Oklahoma in the second round.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition Season | |||||||||||
November 19, 1984* 7:30 pm | Yugoslavia National Team | Horton Field House Normal, IL | |||||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 24, 1984* 7:30 pm | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | W 51–49 | 1–0 | 22 – Johnson | 9 – Stefanovic | – | Horton Field House (5,337) Normal, IL | ||||
November 28, 1984* 7:30 pm | Illinois–Chicago | W 93–62 | 2–0 | 29 – Stefanovic | 16 – Stefanovic | – | Horton Field House (6,056) Normal, IL | ||||
December 1, 1984* 2:30 pm | Southwest Missouri State | W 54–44 | 3–0 | 15 – McKenny, Stefanovic | 7 – Johnson | – | Horton Field House (6,198) Normal, IL | ||||
December 5, 1984* 7:30 pm | No. 2 DePaul | L 71–84 | 3–1 | 27 – Stefanovic | 12 – Johnson | – | Horton Field House (7,775) Normal, IL | ||||
December 8, 1984* 7:30 pm | at Wisconsin–Green Bay | W 52–49 | 4–1 | 15 – Stefanovic | 4 – Anderson, Braksick | – | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (2,024) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
December 15, 1984* 2:30 pm | Detroit | W 76–73 | 5–1 | 18 – Stefanovic | 8 – Johnson | – | Horton Field House (6,015) Normal, IL | ||||
December 21, 1984* 9:00 pm | vs. Texas A&M American Savings Classic [Semifinal] | W 74–66 OT | 6–1 | 25 – Stefanovic | 6 – Stefanovic | – | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,100) Stockton, CA | ||||
December 22, 1984* 11:00 pm | vs. San Diego American Savings Classic [Final] | W 77–58 | 7–1 | 23 – Johnson | 4 – Johnson, McKenny | – | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,680) Stockton, CA | ||||
December 28, 1984* 6:00 pm | vs. Northeastern Fleet Classic [Semifinal] | W 92–84 | 8–1 | 26 – Duncan | 6 – Stefanovic | – | Providence Civic Center (6,349) Providence, RI | ||||
December 29, 1984* 8:00 pm | at Providence Fleet Classic [Final] | W 65–59 | 9–1 | 27 – Johnson | 10 – Johnson | – | Providence Civic Center (8,047) Providence, RI | ||||
January 3, 1985 7:35 pm | at Drake | W 66–56 | 10–1 (1–0) | 19 – Stefanovic | 8 – McKenny | – | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (5,360) Des Moines, IA | ||||
January 5, 1985 7:35 pm | at Creighton | L 63–73 | 10–2 (1–1) | 18 – Stefanovic | 10 – Johnson | 3 – McKenny, Stefanovic | Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,673) Omaha, NE | ||||
January 10, 1985 7:30 pm | Southern Illinois | W 78–63 | 11–2 (2–1) | 22 – Braksick | 8 – Braksick | – | Horton Field House (5,845) Normal, IL | ||||
January 12, 1985 2:30 pm | Wichita State | W 86–80 OT | 12–2 (3–1) | 23 – Stefanovic | 8 – Johnson | 5 – Johnson | Horton Field House (7,015) Normal, IL | ||||
January 17, 1985 7:30 pm | No. 20 Tulsa | L 69–79 OT | 12–3 (3–2) | 25 – Stefanovic | 12 – Stefanovic | – | Horton Field House (7,752) Normal, IL | ||||
January 19, 1985* 2:30 pm | Chicago State | W 79–66 OT | 13–3 | 18 – Braksick | 11 – Stefanovic | – | Horton Field House (6,824) Normal, IL | ||||
January 24, 1985 6:30 pm | at Indiana State | W 85–83 OT | 14–3 (4–2) | 26 – Stefanovic | 12 – Stefanovic | – | Hulman Center (6,052) Terre Haute, IN | ||||
January 26, 1985 12:30 pm, MVC-TV | Bradley | W 65–55 | 15–3 (5–2) | 22 – Johnson | 8 – McKenny | – | Horton Field House (7,747) Normal, IL | ||||
January 31, 1985 7:35 pm | at Southern Illinois | L 50–63 | 15–4 (5–3) | 24 – Stefanovic | 7 – Braksick | – | SIU Arena (2,700) Carbondale, IL | ||||
February 6, 1985 7:30 pm | at No. 17 Tulsa | W 73-72 OT | 16–4 (6–3) | 18 – Stefanovic | 13 – Stefanovic | – | Tulsa Convention Center (9,200) Tulsa, OK | ||||
February 9, 1985 2:30 pm | Drake | W 67–46 | 17–4 (7–3) | 19 – Braksick | 8 – Holifield | – | Horton Field House (7,747) Normal, IL | ||||
February 14, 1985 7:30 pm | at West Texas State | L 66–68 | 17–5 (7–4) | 18 – Duncan | 9 – Stefanovic | 9 – McKenny | WTSU Fieldhouse (1,504) Canyon, TX | ||||
February 16, 1985 8:05 pm | at Wichita State | W 64–58 | 18–5 (8–4) | 14 – Duncan | 13 – Johnson | 6 – Stefanovic | Henry Levitt Arena (10,666) Wichita, KS | ||||
February 21, 1985 7:30 pm | West Texas State | W 74-58 | 19–5 (9–4) | 18 – Johnson | 8 – Stefanovic | – | Horton Field House (7,722) Normal, IL | ||||
February 23, 1985 12:30 pm | Creighton | W 89–61 | 20–5 (10–4) | 18 – Sanders | 6 – Braksick, Sanders | 6 – McKenny | Horton Field House (7,722) Normal, IL | ||||
February 28, 1985 7:30 pm | Indiana State | W 75–64 | 21–5 (11–4) | 18 – Stefanovic | 11 – Johnson | – | Horton Field House (6,832) Normal, IL | ||||
March 2, 1985 3:00 pm, WEEK | at Bradley | L 69–82 | 21–6 (11–5) | 16 – Stefanovic | 8 – Stefanovic | – | Carver Arena (10,571) Peoria, IL | ||||
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament | |||||||||||
March 5, 1985* | (2) | (7) Indiana State Quarterfinal | L 61–66 | 21–7 | 16 – Duncan, McKenny | 10 – Stefanovic | 5 – Johnson, McKenny | Horton Field House (6,020) Normal, IL | |||
National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 1985* 9:30 pm, NCAA Productions | (9) | vs. (8) Southern California Midwest Region [First Round] | W 58–55 | 22–7 | 15 – Stefanovic | 10 – Johnson | 8 – McKenny | John Mabee Center (10,575) Tulsa, OK | |||
March 16, 1985* 3:45 pm, CBS | (9) | vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma Midwest Region [Second Round] | L 69–75 | 22–8 | 21 – Stefanovic | 5 – McKenny | 4 – Johnson | John Mabee Center (10,575) Tulsa, OK | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |
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References
- ^ "1984-85 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "1984-85 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 14, 2020.