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1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record18–13 (9–5 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
1989–90 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 10 4   .714 26 8   .765
Illinois State 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
Creighton 9 5   .643 21 12   .636
Tulsa 9 5   .643 17 13   .567
Bradley 6 8   .429 11 20   .355
Wichita State 6 8   .429 10 19   .345
Drake 5 9   .357 13 18   .419
Indiana State 2 12   .143 8 20   .286
1990 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Bob Bender, played their first full season of home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Redbirds finished the season 18–13, 9–5 in conference play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament by virtue of holding tie-breakers over Creighton University and Tulsa University. They defeated Drake University in the quarterfinal round, Creighton University in the semifinal round, and Southern Illinois University in the final round to win the championship (their second in the conference).

The Redbirds won the conference autobid to the 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the West Regional as the number fourteen seed and lost to the University of Michigan in the first round.

Roster

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1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 53 Jon Pemberton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
RS Sr Bloomingdale, IL
G 23 Randy Blair 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Peoria, IL
F 52 Jarrod Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr North Chicago, IL
G 43 Rickey Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Mount Morris, MI
F 44 Sonny Roberts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr South Beloit, IL
G 3 Sam Skarich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS Jr St. Cloud, MN
C 22 Rick Bettenhausen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Jr Peotone, IL
F 35 Derek Stokes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Rockford, IL
F 54 Dan Cox 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
RS So Normal, IL
F 42 Scott Fowler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS So Chicago, IL
G 33 Elvin Florez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Chicago, IL
G 11 Antoine Hicks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So Chicago, IL
F 32 Xavier Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Michigan City, IN
G 12 Todd Kagel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Normal, IL
G 14 Richard Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Chicago, 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
Exhibition Season
November 13, 1989*
7:30 pm
Helsinki, Finland       Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
November 17, 1989*
7:30 pm
Marathon Oil       Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 25, 1989*
7:00 pm
Wisconsin–Green Bay L 66–69 OT 0–1
                  Redbird Arena (9,696)
Normal, IL
November 27, 1989*
7:30 pm
Butler W 67–59 OT 1–1
                  Redbird Arena (7,676)
Normal, IL
December 2, 1989*
6:30 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 86–74  2–1
                  Rothman Center (1,802)
Teaneck, NJ
December 4, 1989*
8:35 pm
at Colorado L 79–85  2–2
                  CU Events/Conference Center (2,043)
Boulder, CO
December 7, 1989*
7:30 pm
Purdue L 69–83  2–3
                  Redbird Arena (9,251)
Normal, IL
December 9, 1989*
7:00 pm
Illinois–Chicago W 69–65  3–3
                  Redbird Arena (8,611)
Normal, IL
December 19, 1989*
6:30 pm
at Kent State L 69–73  3–4
                  Memorial Gym (1,500)
Kent, OH
December 28, 1989*
vs. North Carolina–Charlotte
Far West Classic
[Quarterfinal]
W 76–69  4–4
                  Memorial Coliseum (5,289)
Portland, OR
December 29, 1989*
vs. Oregon
Far West Classic
[Semifinal]
L 79–81  4–5
                  Memorial Coliseum (11,015)
Portland, OR
December 30, 1989*
vs. Louisiana Tech
Far West Classic
[Third Place]
L 69–90  4–6
                  Memorial Coliseum (11,015)
Portland, OR
January 6, 1990
7:00 pm
Southern Illinois W 85–75  5–6
(1–0)
                  Redbird Arena (8,518)
Normal, IL
January 11, 1990
7:05 pm
at Drake W 85–81  6–6
(2–0)
                  Veterans Memorial Auditorium (3,804)
Des Moines, IA
January 13, 1990
1:30 pm, SportsChannel
at Indiana State L 45–58  6–7
(2–1)
                  Hulman Center (5,480)
Terre Haute, IN
January 17, 1990*
7:30 pm
at Western Illinois L 63–64  6–8
                  Western Hall (3,731)
Macomb, IL
January 20, 1990
7:30 pm
at Creighton L 75–82  6–9
(2–2)
 19  Jackson   8  Blair,
Roberts
 
 4  Thomas  Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,954)
Omaha, NE
January 22, 1990
7:30 pm
Drake W 63–62  7–9
(3–2)
                  Redbird Arena (8,952)
Normal, IL
January 25, 1990
8:05 pm, WEEK/SportsChannel
at Bradley W 74–72  8–9
(4–2)
                  Carver Arena (9,517)
Peoria, IL
January 27, 1990
7:00 pm
Wichita State W 71–66 OT 9–9
(5–2)
 20  Jackson   8  Blair   4  Blair,
Jackson,
Thomas
 
Redbird Arena (10,125)
Normal, IL
February 3, 1990
11:00 am, SportsChannel
at Tulsa L 60–84  9–10
(5–3)
                  Tulsa Convention Center (5,022)
Tulsa, OK
February 6, 1990*
7:30 pm
Saint Louis W 65–61  10–10
                  Redbird Arena (9,608)
Normal, IL
February 10, 1990
7:00 pm
Indiana State W 67–47  11–10
(6–3)
                  Redbird Arena (10,125)
Normal, IL
February 12, 1990
7:30 pm
Tulsa W 79–75  12–10
(7–3)
                  Redbird Arena (8,566)
Normal, IL
February 14, 1990*
7:30 pm
at Loyola–Chicago W 82–66  13–10
                  Alumni Gym (539)
Chicago, IL
February 17, 1990
11:00 am, SportsChannel
Bradley W 81–68  14–10
(8–3)
                  Redbird Arena (10,125)
Normal, IL
February 22, 1990
7:30 pm
at Wichita State L 52–66  14–11
(8–4)
 19  Coleman   9  Blair   4  Thomas  Henry Levitt Arena (9,688)
Wichita, KS
February 24, 1990
7:35 pm
at Southern Illinois L 79–85  14–12
(8–5)
 20  Thomas   6  Blair   6  Thomas  SIU Arena (10,014)
Carbondale, IL
February 26, 1990
7:30 pm
Creighton W 83–77  15–12
(9–5)
 32  Jackson   7  Blair,
Coleman
 
 6  Blair,
Thomas
 
Redbird Arena (10,125)
Normal, IL
Pepsi
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 3, 1990
6:00 pm, SportsChannel
(2) (7) Drake
Quarterfinal
W 77–62  16–12
 16  Fowler   8  Blair   6  Blair  Redbird Arena (8,620)
Normal, IL
March 4, 1990
3:00 pm, SportsChannel
(2) (3) Creighton
Semifinal
W 69–64  17–12
 17  Jackson   7  Pemberton   9  Blair  Redbird Arena (8,653)
Normal, IL
March 6, 1990
8:30 pm, ESPN
(2) (1) Southern Illinois
Final
W 81–78  18–12
 23  Coleman   6  Pemberton   5  Thomas  Redbird Arena (10,625)
Normal, IL
National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} tournament
March 16, 1990
8:00 pm, NCAA Productions
(14) vs. (3) No. 13 Michigan
West Region
[First Round]
L 70–76  18–13
 22  Jackson   12  Blair   9  Blair  Long Beach Arena (12,200)
Long Beach, CA
*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. ^ "1989-90 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "1989-90 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "1989-90 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 20, 2020.