1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	17–9
Head coach	Will Robinson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Warren Crews; Bill Flanagan; Gene Smithson;
Home arena	Horton Field House
	Seasons ← 1972–73 1974–75 →

1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame		–		–	26	–	3	.897
No. 8 Providence		–		–	28	–	4	.875
No. 16 Pittsburgh		–		–	25	–	4	.862
UNC Charlotte		–		–	22	–	4	.846
Centenary		–		–	21	–	4	.840
Marquette		–		–	26	–	5	.839
No. 19 South Carolina		–		–	22	–	5	.815
No. 18 Oral Roberts		–		–	23	–	6	.793
South Alabama		–		–	22	–	6	.786
Creighton		–		–	23	–	7	.767
St. John's		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Georgia Southern		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Southern Illinois		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Syracuse		–		–	19	–	7	.731
VCU		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Cincinnati		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Boston College		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Rutgers		–		–	18	–	8	.692
No. 20 Dayton		–		–	20	–	9	.690
Hawaii		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Jacksonville		–		–	20	–	10	.667
Manhattan		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Mercer		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Detroit Mercy		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Fairfield		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Houston		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Illinois State		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Marshall		–		–	17	–	9	.654
St. Bonaventure		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Stetson		–		–	17	–	9	.654
DePaul		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Memphis State		–		–	19	–	11	.633
Northeast Louisiana		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Utah State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Colgate		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Portland State		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Seton Hall		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Pan American		–		–	13	–	9	.591
George Washington		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Portland		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Ball State		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Butler		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Canisius		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Milwaukee		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Penn State		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Northeastern		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Long Island		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Duquesne		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Georgetown		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Oklahoma City		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Virginia Tech		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Indiana State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Loyola Chicago		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Niagara		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Tulane		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Air Force		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Iona		–		–	11	–	13	.458
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Hardin-Simmons		–		–	11	–	14	.440
South Florida		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Denver		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Southern Mississippi		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Navy		–		–	9	–	13	.409
West Virginia		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Fordham		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Northern Illinois		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Eastern Michigan		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Holy Cross		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Saint Peter's		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Xavier		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Villanova		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Army		–		–	6	–	18	.250
Houston Baptist		–		–	6	–	19	.240
Cleveland State		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Samford		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Buffalo		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Georgia Tech		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Georgia State		–		–	1	–	25	.038

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth-year head coach Will Robinson, 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 17–9.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	44	Stepney Bacon	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Detroit, MI
C	24	Ron deVries	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Detroit, MI
C	25	Clarence Weaver	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sr	St. Louis, MO
F	33	Calvin Harper	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Detroit, MI
C	11	Darrell Jeter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Detroit, MI
F	41	Jeff Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Joliet, IL
G	10	Rick Meeks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	Centralia, IL
G		Eric Scott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Folsom, PA
G	22	Rick Whitlow	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Michigan City, IN
G	23	Mike Bonczyk	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	South Holland, IL
G	21	Robert Hawkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Detroit, MI
F	40	Randy Henry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Detroit, MI
F	35	Richard Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	York, AL
F	43	Roger Powell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	Joliet, IL
F	13	John Crossen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	St. Clair Shores, MI
F	32	Steve Scovil	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Rock Island, IL
F	31	Jeff Widdel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Rock Island, IL

Head coach

Will Robinson (West Virginia State)

Assistant coach(es)

Warren Crews (Southeast Missouri State)
Bill Flanagan (Monmouth (IL))
Gene Smithson (North Central (IL))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2021

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
November 28, 1973* 7:30 pm	Denmark National Team	W 110–55		–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
Regular Season
December 1, 1973* 7:00 pm	at Eastern M⁬ichigan	W 103–85	1–0	28 – Hawkins	16 – deVries	–	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI
December 5, 1973* 7:30 pm	William Jewell	W 94–44	2–0	18 – Harper	16 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 8, 1973* 7:30 pm	Washington State	W 72–63	3–0	24 – Powell	10 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 11, 1973* 7:30 pm	California State–Bakersfield	W 82–69	4–0	21 – Whitlow	13 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 15, 1973* 7:30 pm	Central Michigan	W 83–72	5–0	22 – deVries	14 – Harper	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 22, 1973* 3:00 pm	at Purdue	L 85–114	5–1	22 – Powell	6 – Harper, Powell	–	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
December 27, 1973* 8:30 pm	at Idaho State	L 80–107	5–2	22 – Whitlow	10 – deVries, Harper	–	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID
December 29, 1973*	at San Diego State	L 88–97	5–3	26 – deVries	11 – deVries	–	Peterson Gymnasium San Diego, CA
January 2, 1974*	at Drake	L 90–99	5–4	25 – deVries	16 – deVries	–	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
January 5, 1974* 7:30 pm	Southern Illinois	L 80–82 ^OT	5–5	35 – Whitlow	20 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 9, 1974*	at Oral Roberts	L 91–94	5–6	29 – Whitlow	14 – deVries	–	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
January 12, 1974* 7:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	W 95–85	6–6	23 – Whitlow	23 – deVries	–	Chick Evans Field House (1,817) DeKalb, IL
January 17, 1974* 7:30 pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 68–65	7–6	16 – deVries	14 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 19, 1974* 7:30 pm	Pacific	W 71–60	8–6	19 – deVries	24 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 26, 1974* 7:30 pm	at Louisiana State–New Orleans	L 67–74	8–7	20 – Whitlow	17 – deVries	–	Health & Physical Education Center (3,550) New Orleans, LA
January 28, 1974* 7:30 pm	Eastern Michigan	W 96–80	9–7	22 – Hawkins	12 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 30, 1974* 7:30 pm	Marshall	W 103–80	10–7	26 – Whitlow	17 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 2, 1974* 7:35 pm	at Southern Illinois	L 69–87	10–8	32 – deVries	8 – Harper	–	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
February 5, 1974* 7:30 pm	Morehead State	W 113–74	11–8	29 – Whitlow	15 – Harper	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 9, 1974* 7:30 pm	Chicago State	W 121–84	12–8	26 – Whitlow	14 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 11, 1974* 7:30 pm	Ball State	W 83–77	13–8	19 – deVries, Whitlow, Hawkins	20 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 16, 1974* 7:30 pm	Wisconsin–Milwaukee	W 58–55	14–8	23 – Whitlow	8 – Harper	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 20, 1974* 7:30 pm	Northern Illinois	W 130–93	15–8	58 – Hawkins	15 – Harper	–	Horton Field House (5,200) Normal, IL
February 27, 1974* 7:30 pm	at Western Illinois	W 95–82	16–8	35 – Whitlow	14 – deVries	–	Western Hall Macomb, IL
March 2, 1974* 7:00 pm	at Indiana State	W 76–73	17–8	23 – Whitlow	16 – deVries	–	Hulman Civic University Center Terre Haute, IN
March 4, 1974* 7:00 pm	at No. 18 Louisville	L 107–117	17–9	38 – Whitlow	19 – deVries	–	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ "1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "1973–74 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[1] "1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[2] "1973–74 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

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Venues	John W. Cook Hall (1898–1925) McCormick Gymnasium (1925–1963) Horton Field House (1963–1988) CEFCU Arena (1989–present)
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