Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball

Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State Redbirds
	2019–20 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
University	Illinois State University
Head coach	Dan Muller (8th season)
Conference	Missouri Valley
Location	Normal, Illinois
Arena	Redbird Arena ; (Capacity: 10,200)
Nickname	Redbirds
Colors	Red and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1984, 1985, 1998
NCAA tournament appearances
	1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1997, 1998
Conference tournament champions
	1983, 1990, 1997, 1998
Conference regular season champions
	1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2017 ; *-Division 2

The Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represents Illinois State University, located in Normal, Illinois, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They are currently led by head coach Dan Muller and play their home games at Redbird Arena as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They have the national distinction of earning the most National Invitation Tournament berths (14) without making the semifinals, and also have the longest NCAA Tournament drought (21 years and counting) in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Season-by-season records

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Will Robinson (Independent) (1971–1975)
1971–72	Will Robinson	16–10
1972–73	Will Robinson	13–12
1973–74	Will Robinson	17–9
1974–75	Will Robinson	16–10
Will Robinson:		62–41 (.602)
Gene Smithson (Independent) (1975–1978)
1975–76	Gene Smithson	20–7
1976–77	Gene Smithson	22–7			NIT Quarterfinals
1977–78	Gene Smithson	24–4			NIT First round
Gene Smithson:		66–18 (.786)
Bob Donewald (Independent) (1978–1981)
1978–79	Bob Donewald	20–10
1979–80	Bob Donewald	20–9			NIT Second round
1980–81	Bob Donewald	16–11
Bob Donewald (Missouri Valley Conference) (1982–1989)
1981–82	Bob Donewald	17–12	9–7	5th
1982–83	Bob Donewald	24–7	13–5	2nd	NCAA First Round
1983–84	Bob Donewald	23–8	13–3	T–1st	NCAA Second Round
1984–85	Bob Donewald	22–8	11–5	T–2nd	NCAA Second Round
1985–86	Bob Donewald	15–14	9–7	4th
1986–87	Bob Donewald	19–13	7–7	4th	NIT Quarterfinals
1987–88	Bob Donewald	18–13	9–5	3rd	NIT First round
1988–89	Bob Donewald	13–17	6–8	T–5th
Bob Donewald:		207–122 (.629)	77–47 (.621)
Bob Bender (Missouri Valley Conference) (1989–1993)
1989–90	Bob Bender	18–13	9–5	T–2nd	NCAA First Round
1990–91	Bob Bender	5–23	4–12	T–8th
1991–92	Bob Bender	18–11	14–4	T–1st
1992–93	Bob Bender	19–10	13–5	1st
Bob Bender:		60–57 (.513)	40–26 (.606)
Kevin Stallings (Missouri Valley Conference) (1993–1999)
1993–94	Kevin Stallings	16–11	12–6	4th
1994–95	Kevin Stallings	20–13	13–5	T–2nd	NIT Second round
1995–96	Kevin Stallings	22–12	13–5	2nd	NIT Quarterfinals
1996–97	Kevin Stallings	24–6	14–4	1st	NCAA First Round
1997–98	Kevin Stallings	25–6	16–2	1st	NCAA Second Round
1998–99	Kevin Stallings	16–15	7–11	7th
Kevin Stallings:		123–63 (.661)	75–33 (.694)
Tom Richardson (Missouri Valley Conference) (1999–2003)
1999–2000	Tom Richardson	10–20	5–13	T–8th
2000–01	Tom Richardson	21–9	12–6	2nd	NIT First round
2001–02	Tom Richardson	17–14	12–6	3rd
2002–03	Tom Richardson	8–21	5–13	10th
Tom Richardson:		56–64 (.467)	34–38 (.472)
Porter Moser (Missouri Valley Conference) (2003–2007)
2003–04	Porter Moser	10–19	4–14	10th
2004–05	Porter Moser	17–13	8–10	6th
2005–06	Porter Moser	9–19	4–14	T–9th
2006–07	Porter Moser	15–16	6–12	T–7th
Porter Moser:		51–67 (.432)	22–50 (.306)
Tim Jankovich (Missouri Valley Conference) (2007–2012)
2007–08	Tim Jankovich	25–10	13–5	2nd	NIT Second round
2008–09	Tim Jankovich	24–10	11–7	3rd	NIT First round
2009–10	Tim Jankovich	22–11	11–7	3rd	NIT First round
2010–11	Tim Jankovich	12–19	4–14	T–9th
2011–12	Tim Jankovich	21–14	9–9	T–3rd	NIT Second round
Tim Jankovich:		104–64 (.619)	48–42 (.533)
Dan Muller (Missouri Valley Conference) (2012–present)
2012–13	Dan Muller	18–15	8–10	6th
2013–14	Dan Muller	18–16	9–9	T–4th	CBI Semifinals
2014–15	Dan Muller	22–13	11–7	T–3rd	NIT Second round
2015–16	Dan Muller	18–14	12–6	T–2nd
2016–17	Dan Muller	28–7	17–1	T–1st	NIT Second round
2017–18	Dan Muller	18–15	10–8	3rd
2018-19	Dan Muller	17–16	9–9	7th
2019-20	Dan Muller	10–21	5–13	9th
Dan Muller:		149–117 (.560)	81–63 (.563)
Total:		878-613 (.589)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Redbirds have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–6.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	No. 6	First Round	No. 11 Ohio	L 49–51
1984	No. 8	First Round Second Round	No. 9 Alabama No. 1 DePaul	W 49–48 L 61–75
1985	No. 9	First Round Second Round	No. 8 USC No. 1 Oklahoma	W 58–55 L 69–75
1990	No. 14	First Round	No. 3 Michigan	L 70–76
1997	No. 11	First Round	No. 6 Iowa State	L 57–69
1998	No. 9	First Round Second Round	No. 8 Tennessee No. 1 Arizona	W 82–81 ^OT L 49–82

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NIT results

The Redbirds have appeared in 14 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 11–14.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1977	First round Quarterfinals	Creighton Houston	W 65–58 L 90–91
1978	First round	Indiana State	L 71–73
1980	First round Second round	West Texas State Illinois	W 80–63 L 65–75
1987	First round Second round Quarterfinals	Akron Cleveland State La Salle	W 79–72 W 79–77 L 50–70
1988	First round	Cleveland State	L 83–89
1995	First round Second round	Utah State Washington State	W 93–87 L 80–83
1996	First round Second round Quarterfinals	Mount St. Mary's Wisconsin Tulane	W 73–49 W 77–62 L 72–83
2001	First round	Purdue	L 79–90
2008	First round Second round	Utah State Dayton	W 61–57 L 48–55
2009	First round	Kansas State	L 79–83^OT
2010	First round	Dayton	L 42–63
2012	First round Second round	Ole Miss Stanford	W 96–93^OT L 88–92^OT
2015	First round Second round	Green Bay Old Dominion	W 69–56 L 49–50
2017	First round Second round	UC Irvine UCF	W 85–71 L 62–63

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CBI results

The Redbirds have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 2–1. They turned down a bid in the 2015-16 season and again in the 2017-18 season.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Morehead State Texas A&M Siena	W 77–67 W 62–55 L 49–61

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Players

Retired numbers

Illinois State has retired only one number in program history, that of first-team All-American and Olympian Doug Collins.^[4]

No.	Player	Years
Illinois State Redbirds retired numbers
20	Doug Collins	1970–1973

Redbirds drafted into the NBA

Draft Year	Player	Position	Round	Overall	NBA Team
1999	Rico Hill	SF	2	31	LA Clippers
1977	Jeff Wilkins	C	2	37	San Antonio Spurs
1975	Robert Hawkins	SF	3	51	Golden State Warriors
1973	Doug Collins	SG	1	1	Philadelphia 76ers

I-74 Rivalry

The I-74 Rivalry is the rivalry game between the Illinois State and Bradley University.

Plane crash

On April 7, 2015, while flying home from the NCAA tournament in Indianapolis, a plane carrying Illinois State assistant coach Torrey Ward and 6 others crashed just outside Bloomington, Illinois, leaving no survivors.

References

^ Redbird Athletics Identity Manual (PDF). November 29, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
^ "Illinois State Redbirds Index | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Illinois State media guide" (PDF).
^ "2019–20 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball media guide, page 56" (PDF). GoRedbirds.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

External links

[1] Redbird Athletics Identity Manual (PDF). November 29, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.

[2] "Illinois State Redbirds Index | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.

[:0-3] "Illinois State media guide" (PDF).

[4] "2019–20 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball media guide, page 56" (PDF). GoRedbirds.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

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Venues	John W. Cook Hall (1898–1925) McCormick Gymnasium (1925–1963) Horton Field House (1963–1988) CEFCU Arena (1989–present)
Rivalries	Bradley
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Illinois State University
Academic colleges	Applied Science and Technology Arts and Sciences Business Education Fine Arts
Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Fight song Football Reggie Redbird
Facilities	Duffy Bass Field Fell Arboretum Hancock Stadium John W. Cook Hall Horton Fieldhouse CEFCU Arena University High School Watterson Towers
News and radio	The Vidette WGLT WZND-LP
Related	List of Illinois State University alumni

v t e Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball
Teams	Belmont Bruins Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Missouri State Bears Murray State Racers Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis Valparaiso Beacons UIC Flames
Tournament & awards	MVC Basketball Tournament MVC Coach of the Year Larry Bird Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23