1975–76 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first-year head coach Gene Smithson, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 20–7.

1975–76 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1975–76 record20–7
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Warren Crews
  • Ron Ferguson
  • Bill Flanagan
Home arenaHorton Field House
1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Rutgers   312  .939
No. 3 UNLV   292  .935
No. 2 Marquette   272  .931
North Texas State   224  .846
No. 19 Centenary   225  .815
Charlotte   246  .800
Pan American   205  .800
No. 7 Notre Dame   236  .793
St. John's   236  .793
Florida State   216  .778
Oral Roberts   206  .769
Georgetown   217  .750
Virginia Tech   217  .750
George Washington   207  .741
Illinois State   207  .741
Creighton   197  .731
Northeast Louisiana   187  .720
Detroit   198  .704
South Florida   198  .704
New Orleans   188  .692
No. 17 DePaul   209  .690
Syracuse   209  .690
Holy Cross   2210  .688
Seton Hall   189  .667
South Alabama   189  .667
South Carolina   189  .667
Providence   2111  .656
Stetson   179  .654
UC Santa Barbara   179  .654
Air Force   169  .640
VCU   169  .640
St. Peter's   1911  .633
Portland State   1710  .630
St. Bonaventure   1710  .630
Mercer   1510  .600
Villanova   1611  .593
Niagara   1712  .586
Long Island   1512  .556
Colgate   1311  .542
Xavier   1412  .538
West Virginia   1513  .536
Georgia State   1211  .522
Indiana State   1312  .520
Dayton   1413  .519
Hardin–Simmons   1413  .519
Jacksonville   1313  .500
Manhattan   1414  .500
St. Francis (PA)   1414  .500
St. Francis (NY)   1313  .500
Marshall   1314  .481
Duquesne   1213  .480
Northeastern   1213  .480
Fairfield   1214  .462
Utah State   1214  .462
Butler   1215  .444
Denver   1215  .444
Pittsburgh   1215  .444
Army   1114  .440
Iona   1115  .423
Milwaukee   1115  .423
Southern Miss   1115  .423
Navy   1014  .417
Fairleigh Dickinson   913  .409
Georgia Southern   1116  .407
Hawaii   1116  .407
Penn State   1015  .400
Buffalo   1016  .385
Loyola (IL)   1016  .385
Canisius   1017  .370
Boston College   917  .346
Oklahoma City   918  .333
Portland   918  .333
Fordham   719  .269
Cleveland State   619  .240
Houston Baptist   521  .192
Charleston Southern   323  .115
Samford   323  .115
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1975–76 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 23 Mike Bonczyk 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr South Holland, IL
C 42 Randy Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
F 35 Richard Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr York, AL
F 43 Roger Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)193 lb (88 kg) Sr Joliet, IL
G 13 George Tometich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Moline, IL
F 24 John Crossen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Clair Shores, MI
F 34 Jeff Widdel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Rock Island, IL
C 45 Jeff Wilkins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Chicago,IL
F 25 Billy Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Chicago, IL
G 31 Rick Ferina 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Niles, IL
F 21 Derrick Mayes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Elgin, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 29, 2021

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 28, 1975*
7:30 PM
Lewis W 129–72  1–0
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
Decmber 3, 1975*
7:00 PM
at Long Island W 100–78  2-0
                Arnold & Marie Schwartz Athletic Center 
Brooklyn, NY
December 10, 1975*
7:00 PM
at Butler W 81–75  3-0
                Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 13, 1975*
7:30 PM
Alabama–Huntsville W 84–66  4–0
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 19, 1975*
vs. Eastern Illinois
Bradley Invitiational
[Semifinal]
W 80–77  5–0
                Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
December 20, 1975*
at Bradley
Bradley Invitiational
[Final]
W 88–83  6–0
                Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
December 23, 1975*
7:30 PM
No. 19 Centenary L 72–76  6–1
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 27, 1975*
7:30 PM
Idaho State W 87–77  7–1
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 30, 1975*
7:35 PM
at Drake L 73–84  7-2
                Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Des Moines, IA
January 3, 1976*
10:05 PM
at Washington State L 71–76  7-3
                Performing Arts Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 5, 1976*
10:00 PM
at Idaho L 60–61 OT 7-4
                War Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
January 8, 1976*
7:30 PM
Western Illinois W 92–79  8–4
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 10, 1976*
7:30 PM
Oral Roberts W 75–70  9–4
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 13, 1976*
7:30 PM
Northern Iowa W 102–66  10–4
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 21, 1976*
6:30 PM
at Indiana State W 72–63  11–4
                Hulman Civic University Center 
Terre Haute, IN
January 24, 1976*
7:00 PM
at No. 14 Wake Forest W 81–79  12–4
                Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston–Salem, NC
January 26, 1976*
7:30 PM
Marshall W 83–64  13–4
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 31, 1976*
7:30 PM
at Oral Roberts L 75–89  13–5
                Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 2, 1976*
7:30 PM
Florida State W 82–80 OT 14–5
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 7, 1976*
7:30 PM
Southern Illinois–Edwardsville W 68–59  15–5
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 12, 1976*
6:30 PM
at Florida State L 81–109  15–6
                Bobby Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, FL
February 14, 1976*
7:30 PM
at Louisiana Tech W 76–72  16–6
                Memorial Gymnasium 
Ruston, LA
February 16, 1976*
7:30 PM
Central Michigan W 95–80  17–6
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 20, 1976*
7:30 PM
Wisconsin–Milwaukee W 106–82  18–6
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 23, 1976*
8:30 PM
at Saint Louis L 71–85  18–7
                Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
February 28, 1976*
7:30 PM
McNeese State W 106–80  19–7
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
March 1, 1976*
7:30 PM
Akron W 88–69  20–7
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source[1][2]

References

  1. "1975–76 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. "2019-20 MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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