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1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
MVC Regular Season Co-Champion
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–8 (13–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaHorton Field House
Seasons
1983–84 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 13 3   .813 23 8   .742
No. 12 Tulsa 13 3   .813 27 4   .871
Wichita State 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
Creighton 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Bradley 7 9   .438 15 13   .536
Southern Illinois 7 9   .438 15 13   .536
Indiana State 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Drake 4 12   .250 8 20   .286
West Texas State 3 13   .188 8 19   .296
1984 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by sixth year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Redbirds finished the season 23–8, 13–3 in conference play to finish in a tie for first place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament by virtue of sweeping the season series over the University of Tulsa. They were defeated in a semifinal game to Creighton University.

The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the Midwest Regional as the number eight seed where they defeated the University of Alabama in the first round and lost to DePaul University in the second round.

Roster

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1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 52 Hank Cornley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Columbus, OH
C 45 Mark Zwart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Monona, WI
G 33 Brad Duncan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Anderson, IN
G 24 Rickie Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Michael McKenny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Gary, IN
F 43 Lou Stefanovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Merillville, IN
G 25 William Anderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Indianapolis, IN
G 32 Kirk Francis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Kewanee, IL
F 34 Jim McGrath 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
RS Fr Ottawa, IL
C 54 Bill Braksick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Fr Flanagan, IL
F 44 Eric Cornley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Columbus, OH
F 35 Derrick Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Terry Smith
  • Pat Cunningham
  • Bruce Stone
  • Anthony Jones
  • Dwayne Tyus

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 15, 1983*
7:30 pm
      Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 26, 1983*
7:30 pm
Tennessee–Martin W 68–56  1–0
 19  Johnson   6  Zwart        Horton Field House (4,599)
Normal, IL
November 29, 1983*
7:30 pm
at South Alabama W 84–70  2–0
 32  Johnson   5  H.Cornley,
Zwart
 
      Jaguar Gym (3,122)
Mobile, AL
December 3, 1983*
7:30 pm
at No. 16 DePaul L 66–69  2–1
 16  Johnson   9  H.Cornley,
Johnson
 
      Rosemont Horizon (13,057)
Rosemont, IL
December 5, 1983*
7:30 pm
at Illinois–Chicago W 92–79  3–1
 24  Stefanovic   11  Zwart        UIC Pavilion (1,004)
Chicago, IL
December 10, 1983*
2:45 pm
Wisconsin–Green Bay W 77–55  4–1
 25  H.Cornley   14  H.Cornley        Horton Field House (6,497)
Normal, IL
December 16, 1983*
6:00 pm
vs. Utah State
Indiana Classic
[Semifinal]
W 80–74  5–1
 26  H.Cornley   8  Stefanovic        Assembly Hall (10,119)
Bloomington, IN
December 17, 1983*
8:00 pm
at Indiana
Indiana Classic
[Final]
L 44–54  5–2
 12  Johnson   10  H.Cornley        Assembly Hall (14,123)
Bloomington, IN
December 22, 1983*
7:30 pm
Northern Iowa W 67–46  6–2
 20  H.Cornley   7  Zwart        Horton Field House (6,598)
Normal, IL
December 27, 1983*
6:00 pm
vs. Baylor
Golden Triangle Classic
[Semifinal]
W 65–36  7–2
 16  H.Cornley   15  H.Cornley        Civic Arena (6,000)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 1983*
8:00 pm
vs. Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle Classic
[Final]
L 54–59  7–3
 16  H.Cornley   11  Zwart        Civic Arena (1,981)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 2, 1984
7:30 pm
at Creighton W 63–54  8–3
(1–0)
 15  Johnson   4  H.Cornley,
Stefanovic
 
 3  H.Cornley,
Johnson,
Stefanovic
 
Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,462)
Omaha, NE
January 7, 1984
12:30 pm
Wichita State W 80–66  9–3
(2–0)
 23  Johnson   9  Stefanovic   3  Johnson,
McKenny,
Stefanovic
 
Horton Field House (7,667)
Normal, IL
January 10, 1984*
7:30 pm
U. S. International W 80–66  10–3
 20  Duncan   7  Zwart,
Braksick
 
      Horton Field House (6,364)
Normal, IL
January 14, 1984
7:35 pm
at Drake W 67–52  11–3
(3–0)
 23  Stefanovic   10  Stefanovic        Veterans Memorial Auditorium (5,880)
Des Moines, IA
January 19, 1984
7:30 pm
at No. 13 Tulsa W 79–73  12–3
(4–0)
 26  McKenny   6  H.Cornley,
Zwart,
Johnson,
Stafanovic
 
      Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
Tulsa, OK
January 21, 1984
2:45 pm
Indiana State W 87–70  13–3
(5–0)
 23  Stefanovic   11  Braksick        Horton Field House (7,745)
Normal, IL
January 26, 1984
8:05 pm
at Wichita State L 66–68  13–4
(5–1)
 14  H.Cornley,
Johnson
 
 11  H.Cornley   6  McKenny  Henry Levitt Arena (10,466)
Wichita, KS
January 28, 1984
2:45 pm
Southern Illinois W 90–62  14–4
(6–1)
 18  Duncan,
Johnson,
Stefanovic
 
 7  Zwart,
Sanders
 
      Horton Field House (7,731)
Normal, IL
February 4, 1984
7:30 pm
at West Texas State W 93–82  15–4
(7–1)
 22  Zwart   10  Stefanovic        WTSU Fieldhouse (2,475)
Canyon, TX
February 9, 1984
7:30 pm
Drake W 76–41  16–4
(8–1)
 11  H.Cornley   9  Braksick        Horton Field House (7,747)
Normal, IL
February 11, 1984
2:45 pm
Creighton W 84–65  17–4
(9–1)
 22  H.Cornley   13  H.Cornley        Horton Field House (7,775)
Normal, IL
February 13, 1984
7:30 pm
West Texas State W 86-72  18–4
(10–1)
 24  H.Cornley   15  H.Cornley        Horton Field House (7,747)
Normal, IL
February 18, 1984
8:05 pm, WEEK
at Bradley W 56–50  19–4
(11–1)
 15  Johnson   6  H.Cornley        Carver Arena (10,401)
Peoria, IL
February 23, 1984
7:30 pm
at Southern Illinois L 98–105  19–5
(11–2)
 24  Duncan   9  H.Cornley        SIU Arena (6,235)
Carbondale, IL
February 25, 1984
6:30 pm
at Indiana State L 47–54  19–6
(11–3)
 16  Duncan   11  H.Cornley        Hulman Center (7,182)
Terre Haute, IN
March 1, 1984
7:30 pm
Bradley W 55–46  20–6
(12–3)
 18  Duncan   5  H.Cornley        Horton Field House (7,747)
Normal, IL
March 3, 1984
12:30 pm
No. 9 Tulsa W 91-81  21–6
(13–3)
 25  H.Cornley   10  H.Cornley        Horton Field House (7,801)
Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 8, 1984*
(1) (8) Drake
Quarterfinal
W 91–62  22–6
 21  Zwart   8  H.Cornley   5  McKenny  Horton Field House (6,648)
Normal, IL
March 9, 1984*
(1) (4) Creighton
Semifinal
L 59-69  22–7
 16  Zwart   8  Zwart   6  McKenny  Horton Field House (6,372)
Normal, IL
National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} tournament
March 16, 1984*
7:00 pm, NCAA Productions
(8) vs. (9) Alabama
Midwest Region
[First Round]
W 49–48  23–7
 10  H.Cornley,
McKenny
 
 11  Zwart   5  McKenny  Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,038)
Lincoln, NE
March 18, 1984*
1:15 pm, CBS
(8) vs. (1) No. 4 DePaul
Midwest Region
[Second Round]
L 61–75  23–8
 14  Johnson   6  H.Cornley,
Zwart
 
 3  Duncan  Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,440)
Lincoln, NE
*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. ^ "1983-84 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "1983-84 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "1983-84 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 11, 2020.