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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

1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 53 Jon Pemberton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 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
F 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 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 Dan Cox 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
G 33 Elvin Florez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Chicago, IL
F 42 Scott Fowler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 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

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 1989*
Wisconsin-Green Bay L 66–69 OT 0–1
                  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
November 27, 1989*
Butler W 67–59 OT 1–1
                  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
December 2, 1989*
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 86–74  2–1
                  Rothman Center 
Teaneck, NJ
December 4, 1989*
at Colorado L 79–85  2–2
                  CU Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, CO
December 7, 1989*
Purdue L 69–83  2–3
                  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
December 9, 1989*
Illinois-Chicago W 69–65  3–3
                  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
December 19, 1989*
Kent State L 69–73  3–4
                  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
December 28, 1989*
vs. North Carolina-Charlotte
Far West Classic
[Quarterfinal]
W 76–69  4–4
                  Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
December 29, 1989*
vs. Oregon
Far West Classic
[Semifinal]
L 79–81  4–5
                  Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
December 30, 1989*
vs. Louisiana Tech
Far West Classic
[Third Place]
L 69–90  4–6
                  Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
January 6, 1990
Southern Illinois W 85–75  5–6
(1–0)
                  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
January 11, 1990
at Drake W 85–81  6–6
(2–0)
                  Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
January 13, 1990
at Indiana State L 45–58  6–7
(2–1)
                  Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
January 17, 1990*
at Western Illinois L 63–64  6–8
                  Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 20, 1990
at Creighton L 75–82  6–9
(2–2)
                  Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,954)
Omaha, NE
January 22, 1990
Drake W 63–62  7–9
(3–2)
                  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
January 25, 1990
at Bradley W 74–72  8–9
(4–2)
                  Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
January 27, 1990
Wichita State W 71–66 OT 9–9
(5–2)
                  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
February 3, 1990
at Tulsa L 60–84  9–10
(5–3)
                  Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 6, 1990*
Saint Louis W 65–61  10–10
                  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
February 10, 1990
Indiana State W 67–47  11–10
(6–3)
                  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
February 12, 1990
Tulsa W 79–75  12–10
(7–3)
                  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
February 14, 1990*
at Loyola-Chicago W 82–66  13–10
                  Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
February 17, 1990
Bradley W 81–68  14–10
(8–3)
                  Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
February 22, 1990
at Wichita State L 52–66  14–11
(8–4)
                  Henry Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
February 24, 1990
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
Creighton W 83–77  15–12
(9–5)
                  Redbird Arena (10,125)
Normal, IL
Pepsi
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} Tournament
March 3, 1990
(2) (7) Drake
Quarterfinal
W 77–62  16–12
 16  Fowler   8  Blair   6  Blair  Redbird Arena (8,620)
Normal, IL
March 4, 1990
(2) (3) Creighton
Semifinal
W 69–64  17–12
 17  Jackson   7  Pemberton   9  Blair  Redbird Arena (8,653)
Normal, IL
March 6, 1990
 ESPN
(2) (1) Southern Illinois
Final
W 81–78  18–12
 23  Coleman   6  Pemberton   5  Thomas  Redbird Arena (10,265)
Normal, IL
National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} Tournament
March 16, 1990
 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 (10,000)
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

  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.