1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	20–13 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach	Kevin Stallings (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	King Rice; Tom Richardson; Jeff Wulbrun;
Home arena	Redbird Arena
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 season 20–13, 13–5 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place with Southern Illinois University. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Southwest Missouri State University and lost their semifinal game versus Southern Illinois University.

The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1995 National Invitation Tournament. They beat Utah State University in the first round and were defeated by Washington State University in the second round.

Roster

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
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)	—	Fr	Rockaway, NJ
F	44	Dan Muller	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Lafayette, IN
F	23	Kenneth Pierson	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

Head coach

Kevin Stallings (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

King Rice (North Carolina)
Tom Richardson
Jeff Wulbrun

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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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, 1994*		vs. Iowa State Big Island Invitational [Quarterfinal]	L 71–88	0–1	–	–	–	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HA
November 26, 1994*		at Hawai'i–Hilo Big Island Invitational [Consolation Semifinal]	W 80–71	1–1	–	–	–	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HA
November 27, 1994*		vs. Northern Iowa Big Island Invitational [Fifth Place]	W 80–70	2–1	–	–	–	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HA
December 3, 1994*		Wisconsin-Green Bay	L 58–64	2–2	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
December 6, 1994*		North Carolina-Wilmington	L 71–83	2–3	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
December 10, 1994		at Evansville	L 51–78	2–4 (0–1)	–	–	–	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
December 18, 1994*		Virginia Commonwealth	W 77–68	3–4	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
December 22, 1994*		at Santa Clara	L 63–80	3–5	–	–	–	Harold J. Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA
December 28, 1994*		Saint Mary's	W 82–72	4–5	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
December 31, 1994*		Northwestern	W 86–68	5–5	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 3, 1995*		at DePaul	L 62–82	5–6	–	–	–	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
January 7, 1995		Creighton	W 84–64	6–6 (1–1)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (5,565) Normal, IL
January 11, 1995*		at East Carolina	L 57–64	6–7	–	–	–	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
January 14, 1995		at Creighton	W 68–65	7–7 (2–1)	–	–	–	Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,673) Omaha, NE
January 16, 1995		at Northern Iowa	L 69–78	7–8 (2–2)	–	–	–	UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA
January 19, 1995		Tulsa	W 95–79	8–8 (3–2)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 21, 1995		Wichita State	W 79–69	9–8 (4–2)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 25, 1995		at Bradley	L 83–86	9–9 (4–3)	–	–	–	Carver Arena 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 Normal, IL
February 2, 1995		at Southwest Missouri State	L 66–74	11–10 (6–4)	–	–	–	John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO
February 4, 1995		at Wichita State	W 83–82 ^OT	12–10 (7–4)	–	–	–	Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
February 8, 1995		Evansville	W 73–72	13–10 (8–4)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
February 11, 1995		Bradley	W 70–59	14–10 (9–4)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
February 16, 1995		at Drake	L 78–82	14–11 (9–5)	–	–	–	The Knapp Center 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 Normal, IL
February 23, 1995		at Indiana State	W 72-67	17–11 (12–5)	–	–	–	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 27, 1995		Drake	W 66–64	18–11 (13–5)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena 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	(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	Dee Glen 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.

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References

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

[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.

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