1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by sixth year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
MVC regular season co-champion
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1983–84 record23–8 (13–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaHorton Field House
1983–84 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Illinois State133 .813  238  .742
No. 12 Tulsa133 .813  274  .871
Wichita State115 .688  1812  .600
Creighton88 .500  1714  .548
Bradley79 .438  1513  .536
Southern Illinois79 .438  1513  .536
Indiana State610 .375  1414  .500
Drake412 .250  820  .286
West Texas State313 .188  819  .296
1984 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Redbirds finished the season 23–8, 13–3 in conference play to finish in a tie for first place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament by virtue of sweeping the season series over the University of Tulsa. They were defeated in a semifinal game to Creighton University.

The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. They were assigned to the Midwest Regional as the number eight seed where they defeated the University of Alabama in the first round and lost to DePaul University in the second round.

Roster

1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 52 Hank Cornley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Columbus, OH
C 45 Mark Zwart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Monona, WI
G 33 Brad Duncan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Anderson, IN
G 24 Rickie Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Michael McKenny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Gary, IN
F 43 Lou Stefanovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Merillville, IN
G 25 William Anderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Indianapolis, IN
G 32 Kirk Francis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Kewanee, IL
F 34 Jim McGrath 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
RS Fr Ottawa, IL
C 54 Bill Braksick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Fr Flanagan, IL
F 44 Eric Cornley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Columbus, OH
F 35 Derrick Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Terry Smith
  • Pat Cunningham
  • Bruce Stone
  • Anthony Jones
  • Dwayne Tyus

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

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 26, 1983*
7:30 PM
Tennessee-Martin W 68–56  1–0
 19  Johnson  6  Zwart       Horton Field House (4,599)
Normal, IL
November 29, 1983*
7:30 PM
at South Alabama W 84–70  2–0
 32  Johnson  5  H.Cornley,
Zwart
 
      Jag Gym (3,122)
Mobile, AL
December 3, 1983*
7:30 PM
at No. 16 DePaul L 66–69  2–1
 16  Johnson  9  H.Cornley,
Johnson
 
      Rosemont Horizon (13,057)
Rosemont, IL
December 5, 1983*
7:30 PM
at Illinois-Chicago W 92–79  3–1
 24  Stefanovic  11  Zwart       UIC Pavilion (1,004)
Chicago, IL
December 10, 1983*
2:45 PM
Wisconsin-Green Bay W 77–55  4–1
 25  H.Cornley  14  H.Cornley       Horton Field House (6,497)
Normal, IL
December 16, 1983*
6:00 PM
vs. Utah State
Indiana Classic
[Semifinal]
W 80–74  5–1
 26  H.Cornley  8  Stefanovic       Assembly Hall (10,119)
Bloomington, IN
December 17, 1983*
8:00 PM
at Indiana
Indiana Classic
[Final]
L 44–54  5–2
 12  Johnson  10  H.Cornley       Assembly Hall (14,123)
Bloomington, IN
December 22, 1983*
7:30 PM
Northern Iowa W 67–46  6–2
 20  H.Cornley  7  Zwart       Horton Field House (6,598)
Normal, IL
December 27, 1983*
6:00 PM
vs. Baylor
Golden Triangle Classic
[Semifinal]
W 65–36  7–2
 16  H.Cornley  15  H.Cornley       Fitzgerald Field House (6,000)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 1983*
8:00 PM
at Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle Classic
[Final]
L 54–59  7–3
 16  H.Cornley  11  Zwart       Fitzgerald Field House (1,981)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 2, 1984
7:30 PM
at Creighton W 63–54  8–3
(1–0)
 15  Johnson  4  H.Cornley,
Stefanovic
 
 3  H.Cornley,
Johnson,
Stefanovic
 
Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,462)
Omaha, NE
January 7, 1984
12:30 PM
Wichita State W 80–66  9–3
(2–0)
 23  Johnson  9  Stefanovic       Horton Field House (7,667)
Normal, IL
January 10, 1984*
7:30 PM
U. S. International W 80–66  10–3
 20  Duncan  7  Zwart,
Braksick
 
      Horton Field House (6,364)
Normal, IL
January 14, 1984
7:35 PM
at Drake W 67–52  11–3
(3–0)
 23  Stefanovic  10  Stefanovic       Veterans Memorial Auditorium (5,880)
Des Moines, IA
January 19, 1984
7:30 PM
at No. 13 Tulsa W 79–73  12–3
(4–0)
 26  McKenny  6  H.Cornley,
Zwart,
Johnson,
Stafanovic
 
      Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
Tulsa, OK
January 21, 1984
2:45 PM
Indiana State W 87–70  13–3
(5–0)
 23  Stefanovic  11  Braksick       Horton Field House (7,745)
Normal, IL
January 26, 1984
8:05 PM
at Wichita State L 66–68  13–4
(5–1)
 14  H.Cornley,
Johnson
 
 11  H.Cornley       Henry Levitt Arena (10,466)
Wichita, KS
January 28, 1984
2:45 PM
Southern Illinois W 90–62  14–4
(6–1)
 18  Duncan,
Johnson,
Stefanovic
 
 7  Zwart,
Sanders
 
      Horton Field House (7,731)
Normal, IL
February 4, 1984
7:30 PM
at West Texas State W 93–82  15–4
(7–1)
 22  Zwart  10  Stefanovic       WTSU Fieldhouse (2,475)
Canyon, TX
February 9, 1984
7:30 PM
Drake W 76–41  16–4
(8–1)
 11  H.Cornley  9  Braksick       Horton Field House (7,747)
Normal, IL
February 11, 1984
2:45 PM
Creighton W 84–65  17–4
(9–1)
 22  H.Cornley  13  H.Cornley       Horton Field House (7,775)
Normal, IL
February 13, 1984
7:30 PM
West Texas State W 86-72  18–4
(10–1)
 24  H.Cornley  15  H.Cornley       Horton Field House (7,747)
Normal, IL
February 18, 1984
8:05 PM
at Bradley W 56–50  19–4
(11–1)
 15  Johnson  6  H.Cornley       Carver Arena (10,401)
Peoria, IL
February 23, 1984
7:30 PM
at Southern Illinois L 98–105  19–5
(11–2)
 24  Duncan  9  H.Cornley       SIU Arena (6,235)
Carbondale, IL
February 25, 1984
6:30 PM
at Indiana State L 47–54  19–6
(11–3)
 16  Duncan  11  H.Cornley       Hulman Center (7,182)
Terre Haute, IN
March 1, 1984
7:30 PM
Bradley W 55–46  20–6
(12–3)
 18  Duncan  5  H.Cornley       Horton Field House (7,747)
Normal, IL
March 3, 1984
12:30 PM
No. 9 Tulsa W 91-81  21–6
(13–3)
 25  H.Cornley  10  H.Cornley       Horton Field House (7,801)
Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} Tournament
March 8, 1984*
(1) (8) Drake
Quarterfinal
W 91–62  22–6
 21  Zwart  8  H.Cornley  5  McKenny  Horton Field House (6,648)
Normal, IL
March 9, 1984*
(1) (4) Creighton
Semifinal
L 59-69  22–7
 16  Zwart  8  Zwart  6  McKenny  Horton Field House (6,372)
Normal, IL
National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} Tournament
March 16, 1984*
 NCAA Productions
(8) vs. (9) Alabama
Midwest Region
[First Round]
W 49–48  23–7
 10  H.Cornley,
McKenny
 
 11  Zwart  5  McKenny  Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,038)
Lincoln, NE
March 18, 1984*
 CBS
(8) vs. (1) No. 4 DePaul
Midwest Region
[Second Round]
L 61–75  23–8
 14  Johnson  6  H.Cornley,
Zwart
 
 3  Duncan  Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,440)
Lincoln, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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