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1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceConference of Midwestern Universities
Record16–10 (6–2 CMU)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Warren Crews
  • John Parker
  • Gene Smithson
Home arenaHorton Field House
Seasons

The 1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second-year head coach Will Robinsion, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois as members of the Conference of Midwestern Universities. They finished the season 16–10, 6–2 in conference play to finish in second place.

Roster

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1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 45 Myron Litwiller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Armington, IL
51 Dennis Murray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Detroit, MI
F 30 Jim Smith (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Mount Vernon, IL
55 Carlos Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Chicago, IL
G 20 Doug Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Benton, IL
41 Fred Points 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Columbus, OH
5 Tom Prombo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Chicago Heights, IL
G 13 Dan Witt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Maple Park, IL
G Kent Arends 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Melvin, IL
C 43 Stepney Bacon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Detroit, MI
C 24 Ron deVries 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So Detroit, MI
54 Ron Eeten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So San Jose, IL
F 25 Duane Fox 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Inkster, MI
31 Mack Rush 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So St. Louis, MO
F 53 Clarence Weaver 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2021

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1971*
Oral Roberts L 93–95  0–1
 40  Collins   9  Bacon        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 3, 1971*
vs. Western Illinois
Chip Cage Classic
[Semifinal]
W 70–50  1–1
                  Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse 
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 4, 1971*
vs. Eastern Illinois
Chip Cage Classic
[Final]
L 73–77  1–2
                  Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse 
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 6, 1971*
Southwest Missouri State W 99–70  2–2
 28  Collins   13  Bacon        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 8, 1971*
Southeast Missouri State W 99–72  3–2
 34  Collins              Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 11, 1971*
at Murray State L 74–85  3–3
 29  Collins   10  deVries        Racer Arena 
Murray, KY
December 14, 1971*
at Iowa State L 85–106  3–4
                  James H Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 15, 1971*
at Northeast Missouri State W 86–75  4–4
                  John J Pershing Arena 
Kirksville, MO
December 18, 1971*
at Buffalo L 74–80  4–5
 28  Collins   8  Collins        Clark Hall 
Buffalo, NY
December 29, 1971*
vs. DePauw
Dominican Holiday Tournament
[Semifinal]
W 118–90  5–5
 42  Collins              Theatre/Gymnasium Complex 
Racine, WI
December 30, 1971*
vs. Buffalo State
Dominican Holiday Tournament
[Final]
W 78–73  6–5
 26  Smith              Theatre/Gymnasium Complex 
Racine, WI
January 5, 1971*
MacMurray W 116–73  7–5
 31  Collins   14  deVries        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 8, 1972
Indiana State L 66–69  7–6
(0–1)
 36  Collins   10  deVries,
Weaver
 
      Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 10, 1972*
at Morehead State L 94–104  7–7
 36  Collins   13  deVries        Wetherby Gymnasium 
Morehead, KY
January 15, 1972
7:30 pm
Ball State W 99–92  8–7
(1–1)
 55  Collins              Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 18, 1972*
Winona State W 107–91  9–7
 45  Collins              Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 29, 1972
at Indiana State W 91–76  10–7
(2–1)
                  Indiana State College Arena 
Terre Haute, IN
February 1, 1972*
at Pacific L 94–107  10–8
 42  Collins   13  deVries        Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, CA
February 4, 1972*
at No. 5 California State–Long Beach L 63–88  10–9
 26  Collins   11  Bacon        University Gym 
Long Beach, CA
February 9, 1972
Northern Illinois L 85–99  10–10
(2–2)
 28  Collins   20  deVries        Horton Field House (8,500)
Normal, IL
February 12, 1972
7:35 pm
at Southern Illinois W 90–83  11–10
(3–2)
 30  Collins   15  deVries        SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
February 16, 1972
at Ball State W 98–71  12–10
(4–2)
 39  Collins              Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, IN
February 19, 1972*
Central Michigan W 75–60  13–10
 26  Collins   12  deVries        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 23, 1972
at Northern Illinois W 86–85  14–10
(5–2)
                  Chick Evans Field House (4,422)
DeKalb, IL
February 26, 1972*
at Central Missouri State W 92–75  15–10
 32  Collins   12  Bacon        Garrison Gym 
Warrensburg, MO
February 29, 1972*
Athletes In Action
Exhibition
W 94–70 
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
March 4, 1972
 WRAU
Southern Illinois W 88–84  16–10
(6–2)
 36  Collins   22  deVries        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

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  1. ^ "1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "1971–72 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2021.