1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–13 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
1994–95 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulsa 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Illinois State 13 5   .722 20 13   .606
Southern Illinois 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Bradley 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
Evansville 11 7   .611 18 9   .667
Drake 9 9   .500 12 15   .444
Southwest Missouri State 9 9   .500 16 11   .593
Wichita State 6 12   .333 13 14   .481
Northern Iowa 4 14   .222 8 20   .286
Creighton 4 14   .222 7 19   .269
Indiana State 3 15   .167 7 19   .269
1995 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Redbirds finished the regular season at season 18–11, 13–5 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place with Southern Illinois University. They were seeded second for the conference tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Southwest Missouri State University and lost their semifinal game versus Southern Illinois University.

Illinois State received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Redbirds beat Utah State on the road in overtime in the first round, but lost by three points at home to Washington State in the second round to end at 20–13.

Roster[edit]

1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 22 Chad Altadonna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Centralia, IL
G 12 David Cason 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Baltimore, MD
C 43 Brian Kern 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr Vandalia, IL
Derryl Borden
Jr
G 25 Antonio Cooper 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr Phoenix, IL
G 4 Kevin Lunceford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Columbus, OH
G 3 Maurice Trotter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Lawrence, KS
F 13 Kenny Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Marcus Franklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Venice, IL
C 35 Rob Gibbons 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
RS Fr Rockaway, NJ
F 44 Dan Muller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Lafayette, IN
F 23 Kenneth Pierson Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Conroe, TX
G 15 Jamar Smiley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr West Hempstead, NY
C 32 LeRoy Watkins (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 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[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 1994*
vs. Iowa State
Big Island Invitational
[Quarterfinal]
L 71–88  0–1
                  Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (300)
Hilo, HA
November 26, 1994*
at Hawai'i–Hilo
Big Island Invitational
[Consolation Semifinal]
W 80–71  1–1
                  Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,550)
Hilo, HA
November 27, 1994*
vs. Northern Iowa
Big Island Invitational
[Fifth Place]
W 80–70  2–1
                  Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (500)
Hilo, HA
December 3, 1994*
Wisconsin–Green Bay L 58–64  2–2
                  Redbird Arena (6,607)
Normal, IL
December 6, 1994*
North Carolina–Wilmington L 71–83  2–3
                  Redbird Arena (5,850)
Normal, IL
December 10, 1994
at Evansville L 51–78  2–4
(0–1)
                  Roberts Municipal Stadium (10,219)
Evansville, IN
December 18, 1994*
Virginia Commonwealth W 77–68  3–4
                  Redbird Arena (5,538)
Normal, IL
December 22, 1994*
at Santa Clara L 63–80  3–5
                  Harold J. Toso Pavilion (1,024)
Santa Clara, CA
December 28, 1994*
Saint Mary's W 82–72  4–5
                  Redbird Arena (5,231)
Normal, IL
December 31, 1994*
Northwestern W 86–68  5–5
                  Redbird Arena (6,003)
Normal, IL
January 3, 1995*
at DePaul L 62–82  5–6
                  Rosemont Horizon (5,875)
Rosemont, IL
January 7, 1995
Creighton W 84–64  6–6
(1–1)
 15  Trotter   7  Gibbons   5  Cason,
Smiley
 
Redbird Arena (5,565)
Normal, IL
January 11, 1995*
at East Carolina L 57–64  6–7
                  Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,142)
Greenville, NC
January 14, 1995
at Creighton W 68–65  7–7
(2–1)
 16  Wright   8  Altadonna   7  Cason  Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,673)
Omaha, NE
January 16, 1995
at Northern Iowa L 69–78  7–8
(2–2)
                  UNI Dome (3,378)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 19, 1995
Tulsa W 95–79  8–8
(3–2)
                  Redbird Arena (6,525)
Normal, IL
January 21, 1995
8:05 pm
Wichita State W 79–69  9–8
(4–2)
 16  Franklin   7  Franklin   8  Cason  Redbird Arena (8,811)
Normal, IL
January 25, 1995
 WEEK
at Bradley L 83–86  9–9
(4–3)
                  Carver Arena (10,416)
Peoria, IL
January 28, 1995
at Southern Illinois W 94–91  10–9
(5–3)
 22  Trotter   6  Kern,
Trotter,
Muller
 
 7  Smiley  SIU Arena (5,322)
Carbondale, IL
January 30, 1995
Indiana State W 88–72  11–9
(6–3)
                  Redbird Arena (7,081)
Normal, IL
February 2, 1995
at Southwest Missouri State L 66–74  11–10
(6–4)
                  John Q. Hammons Student Center (5,433)
Springfield, MO
February 4, 1995
7:30 pm
at Wichita State W 83–82 OT 12–10
(7–4)
 21  Altadonna   6  Muller   9  Cason  Henry Levitt Arena (6,635)
Wichita, KS
February 8, 1995
Evansville W 73–72  13–10
(8–4)
                  Redbird Arena (6,513)
Normal, IL
February 11, 1995
 WMBD
Bradley W 70–59  14–10
(9–4)
                  Redbird Arena (10,317)
Normal, IL
February 16, 1995
at Drake L 78–82  14–11
(9–5)
                  The Knapp Center (4,307)
Des Moines, IA
February 18, 1995
Southern Illinois W 104–98 2OT 15–11
(10–5)
 22  Trotter   10  Wright   16  Cason  Redbird Arena (9,170)
Normal, IL
February 20, 1995
Northern Iowa W 91–76  16–11
(11–5)
                  Redbird Arena (7,306)
Normal, IL
February 23, 1995
at Indiana State W 72-67  17–11
(12–5)
                  Hulman Center (4,985)
Terre Haute, IN
February 27, 1995
Drake W 66–64  18–11
(13–5)
                  Redbird Arena (8,156)
Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 4, 1995
(2) vs. (7) Southwest Missouri State
Quarterfinal
W 75–72  19–11
 17  Wright   6  Wright   7  Cason  Kiel Center (11,971)
St. Louis, MO
March 5, 1995
4:30 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (3) Southern Illinois
Semifinal
L 68–72  19–12
 19  Trotter   7  Trotter   7  Cason  Kiel Center (13,271)
St. Louis, MO
National Invitation {NIT} tournament
March 13, 1995
at Utah State
First Round
W 93–87 OT 20–12
 29  Trotter   6  Kern   8  Smiley  Smith Spectrum (10,205)
Logan, UT
March 20, 1995
Washington State
Second Round
L 80–83  20–13
 17  Altadonna   7  Kern   7  Cason  Redbird Arena (8,751)
Normal, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.
Source:[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1994-95 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "1994-95 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 28, 2020.