Jump to content

1986–87 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1986–87 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinal
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record19–13 (7–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Cunningham
  • Anthony Jones
  • Bill Zuiker
  • Dave Hall
  • Parker Laketa
Home arenaHorton Field House
Seasons
1986–87 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulsa 11 3   .786 22 8   .733
Bradley 10 4   .714 17 12   .586
Wichita State 9 5   .643 22 11   .667
Illinois State 7 7   .500 19 13   .594
Drake 6 8   .429 17 14   .548
Southern Illinois 5 9   .357 12 17   .414
Indiana State 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
Creighton 4 10   .286 9 19   .321
1987 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1986–87 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by ninth year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Redbirds finished the season 19–13, 7–7 in conference play to finish in fourth place. They were the number three seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament as Bradley University was on probation and therefore banned from postseason competition. They were victorious in a quarterfinal game versus Indiana State University and lost in a semifinal game versus Wichita State University.

The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1987 National Invitation Tournament. They defeated the University of Akron in the first round, Cleveland State University in the second round, and lost to the La Salle University in the quarterfinal round.

Roster

[edit]
1986–87 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 35 Derrick Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 23 Jeff Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN
F 45 Tony Holifield 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Oak Park, MI
F 32 Cliff Peterson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Detroit, MI
G 34 Matt Taphorn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pekin, IL
G 10 Sean Morros 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Ridgefield, CT
C 53 Jon Pemberton Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Bloomingdale, IL
G 33 Todd Starks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Fort Wayne, IN
F 42 Kevin DeCraene 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Granger, IN
G 25 Randy Blair 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Peoria, IL
F 52 Jarrod Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr North Chicago, IL
G 43 Rickey Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Mount Morris, MI
F 44 Sonny Roberts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr South Beloit, IL
G 24 Sam Skarich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Cloud, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

[2]

Schedule

[edit]
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 19, 1986*
7:30 pm
Bulgaria       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 29, 1986*
7:30 pm
Wisconsin–Green Bay W 63–44  1–0
 24  Sanders   9  Sanders        Horton Field House (6,876)
Normal, IL
December 1, 1986*
8:00 pm, SportsVision
at No. 4 Purdue L 54–96  1–1
 11  Sanders,
Peterson
 
 6  Peterson        Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
December 6, 1986*
2:30 pm, WGN
DePaul L 53–61  1–2
 24  Sanders   15  Sanders        Horton Field House (7,628)
Normal, IL
December 13, 1986*
7:35 pm
at Saint Louis W 80–69  2–2
 16  Sanders,
Taphorn,
Starks
 
 7  Holifield,
Peterson
 
      Kiel Auditorium (6,348)
St. Louis, MO
December 15, 1986*
7:30 pm
Armstrong State W 90–69  3–2
 25  Harris   11  Holifield        Horton Field House (4,005)
Normal, IL
December 19, 1986*
vs. Kansas State
Music City Invitational
[Semifinal]
L 86–87 OT 3–3
 22  Harris   11  Sanders        Memorial Gymnasium (6,559)
Nashville, TN
December 20, 1986*
6:00 pm
vs. Tennessee Tech
Music City Invitational
[Third Place]
W 101–84  4–3
 24  Holifield   9  Holifield        Memorial Gymnasium (7,016)
Nashville, TN
December 26, 1986*
vs. Fresno State
Hoosier Classic
[Semifinal]
W 60–44  5–3
 16  Sanders   8  Holifield        Market Square Arena (15,976)
Indianapolis, IN
December 27, 1986*
9:00 pm
vs. No. 4 Indiana
Hoosier Classic
[Final]
L 58–82  5–4
 13  Sanders   9  Sanders        Market Square Arena (16,585)
Indianapolis, IN
December 30, 1986*
7:30 pm
Southwest Missouri State W 59–55  6–4
 25  Sanders   11  Peterson        Horton Field House (5,603)
Normal, IL
January 3, 1987*
1:00 pm
at Iowa State W 61–59  7–4
 17  Harris   8  Peterson        James H. Hilton Coliseum (14,010)
Ames, IA
January 8, 1987
7:35 pm
at Drake L 52–53  7–5
(0–1)
 17  Sanders   11  Holifield        Veterans Memorial Auditorium (7,250)
Des Moines, IA
January 10, 1987
2:30 pm
Indiana State W 86–57  8–5
(1–1)
 16  Harris   9  Sanders        Horton Field House (5,538)
Normal, IL
January 12, 1987
7:35 pm
at Southern Illinois W 81–70  9–5
(2–1)
 24  Sanders   9  Holifield   5  Peterson  SIU Arena (2,724)
Carbondale, IL
January 15, 1987
7:35 pm
at Creighton W 70–61  10–5
(3–1)
 25  Harris   10  Holifield   10  Starks  Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,378)
Omaha, NE
January 19, 1987
7:30 pm, WHOI
Bradley L 65–73  10–6
(3–2)
                  Horton Field House (7,745)
Normal, IL
January 22, 1987
7:35 pm
at Tulsa L 69-71  10–7
(3–3)
                  Tulsa Convention Center (7,565)
Tulsa, OK
January 24, 1987
2:00 pm
at Wichita State L 57–66  10–8
(3–4)
 16  Holifield   8  Sanders   6  Starks  Henry Levitt Arena (8,976)
Wichita, KS
January 29, 1987
7:30 pm
Drake W 52–50  11–8
(4–4)
                  Horton Field House (5,898)
Normal, IL
January 31, 1987
12:00 pm
Southern Illinois L 73–76  11–9
(4–5)
 24  Harris   17  Sanders   6  Starks  Horton Field House (6,406)
Normal, IL
February 2, 1987*
8:15 pm, SportsVision
at Illinois–Chicago W 94–85  12–9
                  UIC Pavilion (2,149)
Chicago, IL
February 8, 1987
11:00 am
at Indiana State L 73–74  12–10
(4–6)
                  Hulman Center (3,909)
Terre Haute, IN
February 12, 1987
7:30 pm
Wichita State W 66–63  13–10
(5–6)
 16  Harris   6  Holifield   9  Starks  Horton Field House (6,095)
Normal, IL
February 15, 1987
3:05 pm
Tulsa W 75–70  14–10
(6–6)
                  Horton Field House (6,538)
Normal, IL
February 18, 1987
9:00 pm, ESPN
at Bradley L 81–93  14–11
(6–7)
                  Carver Arena (10,401)
Peoria, IL
February 21, 1987*
2:30 pm
Chicago State W 82–65  15–11
                  Horton Field House (7,520)
Normal, IL
February 26, 1987
7:30 pm
Creighton W 83–68  16–11
(7–7)
 26  Harris         8  Starks  Horton Field House (7,231)
Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
February 28, 1987
(3) (6) Indiana State
Quarterfinal
W 70–55  17–11
 26  Coleman   10  Holifield   12  Starks  Horton Field House (3,898)
Normal, IL
March 1, 1987
(3) at (2) Wichita State
Semifinal
L 53–56  17–12
 22  Holifield   10  Peterson   9  Starks  Henry Levitt Arena (6,572)
Wichita, KS
National Invitation {NIT} tournament
March 12, 1987
Akron
First Round
W 59–52  18–12
 23  Holifield   9  Sanders   11  Starks  Horton Field House (4,115)
Normal, IL
March 16, 1987
at Cleveland State
Second Round
W 79–77  19–12
 27  Sanders   10  Sanders,
Peterson
 
 7  Starks  Woodling Gymnasium (7,443)
Cleveland, OH
March 18, 1987
at La Salle
Quarterfinal
L 50–70  19–13
 26  Sanders   8  Sanders   6  Starks  The Palestra (4,128)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

[3] [4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1986-87 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1986-87 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "1986-87 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 25, 2020.