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1977–78 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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1977–78 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceIndependent
Record24–4
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Ferguson
  • Bill Flanagan
  • Jeff Jones
  • Roger Powell
Home arenaHorton Field House
Seasons
1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 DePaul   27 3   .900
No. 18 Detroit   25 4   .862
Illinois State   24 4   .857
No. 8 Marquette   24 4   .857
Pan American   22 4   .846
VCU   24 5   .828
Fairfield   22 5   .815
North Texas State   22 6   .786
Syracuse   22 6   .786
Rhode Island   24 7   .774
Providence   24 8   .750
St. John's   21 7   .750
Utah State   21 7   .750
Georgetown   23 8   .742
No. 6 Notre Dame   23 8   .742
Holy Cross   20 7   .741
Northeast Louisiana   20 7   .741
UNC Wilmington   19 7   .731
St. Bonaventure   21 8   .724
UNLV   20 8   .714
Virginia Tech   19 8   .704
James Madison   18 8   .692
Maine   17 8   .680
Army   19 9   .679
Dayton   19 10   .655
St. Francis (NY)   16 9   .640
Iona   17 10   .630
William & Mary   16 10   .615
Air Force   15 10   .600
Loyola (IL)   16 11   .593
Mercer   16 11   .593
Oklahoma City   16 11   .593
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Boston College   15 11   .577
Butler   15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)   15 11   .577
South Carolina   16 12   .571
Siena   13 10   .565
Navy   14 11   .560
Milwaukee   15 12   .556
Niagara   14 12   .538
Northeastern   14 12   .538
Southern Mississippi   13 12   .520
Portland State   14 13   .519
Stetson   14 13   .519
Oral Roberts   13 14   .481
Xavier   13 14   .481
Cleveland State   12 13   .480
Tennessee State   11 12   .478
Catholic   12 14   .462
Manhattan   12 14   .462
Georgia Southern   12 15   .444
Northwestern State   12 15   .444
Connecticut   11 15   .423
Old Dominion   11 15   .423
Vermont   11 15   .423
Boston University   10 15   .400
Hardin–Simmons   10 16   .385
Campbell   9 15   .375
Centenary (LA)   10 17   .370
Denver   10 17   .370
Colgate   9 17   .346
East Carolina   9 17   .346
Fordham   8 18   .308
Long Island   8 18   .308
Saint Peter's   8 18   .308
Baptist   8 19   .296
Samford   8 19   .296
Canisius   7 19   .269
Houston Baptist   7 19   .269
New Hampshire   7 19   .269
Wagner   7 19   .269
Evansville   1 3   .250
Fairleigh Dickinson   6 18   .250
Valparaiso   6 19   .240
Robert Morris   4 19   .174
Richmond   4 22   .154
Hawaii   1 26   .037
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Gene Smithson, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 24–4.

The Redbirds received an invitation to the 1978 National Invitation Tournament. They were beaten by Indiana State University in the first round.

Roster

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1977–78 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 10 Billy Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 31 Rick Ferina 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Niles, IL
G 21 Derrick Mayes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Elgin, IL
C 32 Joe Galvin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Bloomington, IL
G 13 Ron Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Venice, IL
F 35 Larry Lowe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Glenwood, IL
F 42 Robert McCoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago Heights, IL
F 45 Del Yarbrough 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So North Chicago, IL
C 52 Roy Herold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Helsinki, Finland
F 55 Anthony Jones (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G 23 Dave Nussbaumer (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr McLean, VA
G 44 Randy Smithson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Normal, IL
F 24 McKay Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Springfield, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 26, 1977*
7:30 pm
at Saint Louis W 90–83  1–0
 22  Lewis   9  Lewis,
Galvin
 
      Kiel Auditorium (5,117)
St. Louis, MO
November 29, 1977*
7:30 pm
Valparaiso W 98–81  2–0
 19  Lewis   9  Galvin        Horton Field House (5,700)
Normal, IL
December 2, 1977*
8:00 pm
vs. Colgate
Charlotte Invitational
[Semifinal]
W 94–62  3–0
 21  Galvin   12  Galvin        Charlotte Coliseum (I) (2,107)
Charlotte, NC
December 3, 1977*
8:00 pm
vs. Delaware
Charlotte Invitational
[Final]
W 89–70  4–0
 21  Lewis   13  Lewis        Charlotte Coliseum (I) (400)
Charlotte, NC
December 5, 1977*
7:30 pm
California State–Northridge W 72–59  5–0
 24  Lewis   11  Galvin        Horton Field House (3,800)
Normal, IL
December 7, 1977*
7:35 pm
at Southern Illinois W 51–48  6–0
 16  Lewis   8  Lewis        SIU Arena (6,320)
Carbondale, IL
December 10, 1977*
7:30 pm
Akron W 86–70  7–0
 33  Lewis   11  Lewis        Horton Field House (6,000)
Normal, IL
December 17, 1977*
3:00 pm
New Orleans W 93–86 OT 8–0
 30  Lewis   12  Lewis        Horton Field House (5,400)
Normal, IL
December 19, 1977*
7:30 pm
Central Michigan W 90–78  9–0
 20  Lewis   12  Galvin        Horton Field House (5,000)
Normal, IL
December 26, 1977*
7:30 pm
Kent State W 79–71  10–0
 21  Galvin   15  Galvin        Horton Field House (5,000)
Normal, IL
December 30, 1977*
7:30 pm
Long Island W 93–68  11–0
 27  Lewis   13  Lewis        Horton Field House (5,500)
Normal, IL
January 2, 1978*
7:30 pm
at Bradley W 84–83  12–0
 24  Mayes   8  Lewis,
Yarbrough
 
      Robertson Memorial Field House (7,300)
Peoria, IL
January 5, 1978*
10:05 pm
at California–Santa Barbara L 69–84  12–1
 22  Jones   6  Lewis,
Yarbrough
 
      Robertson Gymnasium (2,100)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 7, 1978*
9:30 pm
at California State–Fullerton W 88–85  13–1
 21  Jones   7  Jones        Titan Gym (3,390)
Fullerton, CA
January 11, 1978*
7:30 pm
Northern Illinois W 79–67  14–1
 19  Jones   16  Yarbrough        Horton Field House (8,000)
Normal, IL
January 13, 1978*
10:15 pm
at No. 11 Nevada–Las Vegas L 92–94  14–2
 34  Jones   10  Jones        Las Vegas Convention Center (6,352)
Winchester, NV
January 15, 1978*
7:30 pm
Quincy W 86–76  15–2
 27  Lewis   14  Lewis        Horton Field House (3,000)
Normal, IL
January 18, 1978*
7:30 pm
Evansville canceled as result of Air Indiana Flight 216 crash on December 13, 1977 Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 21, 1978*
2:00 pm
No. 4 Indiana State W 81–76  16–2
 25  Lewis   12  Lewis        Horton Field House (8,000)
Normal, IL
January 25, 1978*
7:30 pm
No. 20 Northern Michigan W 75–58  17–2
 34  Lewis   8  Lewis        Horton Field House (4,000)
Normal, IL
January 28, 1978*
7:30 pm
No. 20 Southern Illinois–Edwardsville W 80–73  18–2
 19  Lewis   12  Lewis        Horton Field House (6,800)
Normal, IL
February 6, 1978*
7:30 pm
No. 19 Oral Roberts W 84–71  19–2
 19  Galvin   10  Galvin,
Yarbrough
 
      Horton Field House (7,500)
Normal, IL
February 8, 1978*
7:30 pm
No. 15 at Western Illinois W 97–79  20–2
 29  Lewis   11  Lewis,
Jones
 
      Western Hall (4,095)
Macomb, IL
February 15, 1978*
7:30 pm
No. 15 at Northern Illinois W 79–67  21–2
 18  Lewis   13  Lewis        Chick Evans Field House (5,820)
DeKalb, IL
February 18, 1978*
2:00 pm
No. 15 Athletes In Action
Exhibition
L 97–100 OT
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 20, 1978*
7:30 pm
No. 15 McNeese State W 87–68  22–2
 23  Lewis   9  Lewis        Horton Field House (6,000)
Normal, IL
February 25, 1978*
8:00 pm
No. 15 at Centenary W 90–77  23–2
 27  Lewis   13  Galvin        Gold Dome (2,018)
Shreveport, LA
February 28, 1978*
7:30 pm
No. 13 at Northern Iowa W 82–76  24–2
 25  Lewis,
Jones
 
 9  Jones        UNI Dome (4,700)
Cedar Falls, IA
March 4, 1978*
8:00 pm
No. 13 at No. 4 DePaul L 84–96  24–3
 22  Yarbrough   11  Yarbrough        Alumni Hall (5,717)
Chicago, IL
National Invitation {NIT} Tournament
March 10, 1978*
6:30 pm
No. 17 at Indiana State
First Round
L 71–73  24–4
 18  Lewis   6  Lewis,
Galvin
 
 9  Mayes  Hulman Civic University Center (10,150)
Terre Haute, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Redbird basketball 77-78". The Daily Vidette. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "1977-78 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "1977-78 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 17, 2020.