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1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–8 (11–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaHorton Field House
Seasons
1984–85 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Tulsa 12 4   .750 23 8   .742
Illinois State 11 5   .688 22 8   .733
Wichita State 11 5   .688 18 13   .581
Bradley 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Creighton 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Southern Illinois 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Indiana State 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
West Texas State 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Drake 4 12   .250 12 15   .444
1985 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by seventh year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Redbirds finished the season 22–8, 11–5 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament by virtue of sweeping the season series over Wichita State University. They were defeated in a quarterfinal game to Indiana State University.

The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the Midwest Regional as the number nine seed where they defeated the University of Southern California in the first round and lost to the University of Oklahoma in the second round.

Roster

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1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 33 Brad Duncan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Anderson, IN
F 24 Rickie Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Michael McKenny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Gary, IN
F 43 Lou Stefanovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Merillville, IN
G 25 William Anderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Indianapolis, IN
C 54 Bill Braksick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
So Flanagan, IL
F 35 Derrick Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Chicago, IL
G 23 Jeff Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Indianapolis, IN
F 45 Tony Holifield 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Oak Park, MI
F 32 Cliff Peterson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Detroit, MI
G 42 Art Pollard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr East Chicago, IN
F 34 Matt Taphorn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Pekin, 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 19, 1984*
7:30 pm
Yugoslavia National Team       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 24, 1984*
7:30 pm
Wisconsin–Stevens Point W 51–49  1–0
 22  Johnson   9  Stefanovic        Horton Field House (5,337)
Normal, IL
November 28, 1984*
7:30 pm
Illinois–Chicago W 93–62  2–0
 29  Stefanovic   16  Stefanovic        Horton Field House (6,056)
Normal, IL
December 1, 1984*
2:30 pm
Southwest Missouri State W 54–44  3–0
 15  McKenny,
Stefanovic
 
 7  Johnson        Horton Field House (6,198)
Normal, IL
December 5, 1984*
7:30 pm
No. 2 DePaul L 71–84  3–1
 27  Stefanovic   12  Johnson        Horton Field House (7,775)
Normal, IL
December 8, 1984*
7:30 pm
at Wisconsin–Green Bay W 52–49  4–1
 15  Stefanovic   4  Anderson,
Braksick
 
      Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (2,024)
Ashwaubenon, WI
December 15, 1984*
2:30 pm
Detroit W 76–73  5–1
 18  Stefanovic   8  Johnson        Horton Field House (6,015)
Normal, IL
December 21, 1984*
9:00 pm
vs. Texas A&M
American Savings Classic
[Semifinal]
W 74–66 OT 6–1
 25  Stefanovic   6  Stefanovic        Alex G. Spanos Center (2,100)
Stockton, CA
December 22, 1984*
11:00 pm
vs. San Diego
American Savings Classic
[Final]
W 77–58  7–1
 23  Johnson   4  Johnson,
McKenny
 
      Alex G. Spanos Center (1,680)
Stockton, CA
December 28, 1984*
6:00 pm
vs. Northeastern
Fleet Classic
[Semifinal]
W 92–84  8–1
 26  Duncan   6  Stefanovic        Providence Civic Center (6,349)
Providence, RI
December 29, 1984*
8:00 pm
at Providence
Fleet Classic
[Final]
W 65–59  9–1
 27  Johnson   10  Johnson        Providence Civic Center (8,047)
Providence, RI
January 3, 1985
7:35 pm
at Drake W 66–56  10–1
(1–0)
 19  Stefanovic   8  McKenny        Veterans Memorial Auditorium (5,360)
Des Moines, IA
January 5, 1985
7:35 pm
at Creighton L 63–73  10–2
(1–1)
 18  Stefanovic   10  Johnson   3  McKenny,
Stefanovic
 
Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,673)
Omaha, NE
January 10, 1985
7:30 pm
Southern Illinois W 78–63  11–2
(2–1)
 22  Braksick   8  Braksick        Horton Field House (5,845)
Normal, IL
January 12, 1985
2:30 pm
Wichita State W 86–80 OT 12–2
(3–1)
 23  Stefanovic   8  Johnson   5  Johnson  Horton Field House (7,015)
Normal, IL
January 17, 1985
7:30 pm
No. 20 Tulsa L 69–79 OT 12–3
(3–2)
 25  Stefanovic   12  Stefanovic        Horton Field House (7,752)
Normal, IL
January 19, 1985*
2:30 pm
Chicago State W 79–66 OT 13–3
 18  Braksick   11  Stefanovic        Horton Field House (6,824)
Normal, IL
January 24, 1985
6:30 pm
at Indiana State W 85–83 OT 14–3
(4–2)
 26  Stefanovic   12  Stefanovic        Hulman Center (6,052)
Terre Haute, IN
January 26, 1985
12:30 pm, MVC-TV
Bradley W 65–55  15–3
(5–2)
 22  Johnson   8  McKenny        Horton Field House (7,747)
Normal, IL
January 31, 1985
7:35 pm
at Southern Illinois L 50–63  15–4
(5–3)
 24  Stefanovic   7  Braksick        SIU Arena (2,700)
Carbondale, IL
February 6, 1985
7:30 pm
at No. 17 Tulsa W 73-72 OT 16–4
(6–3)
 18  Stefanovic   13  Stefanovic        Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
Tulsa, OK
February 9, 1985
2:30 pm
Drake W 67–46  17–4
(7–3)
 19  Braksick   8  Holifield        Horton Field House (7,747)
Normal, IL
February 14, 1985
7:30 pm
at West Texas State L 66–68  17–5
(7–4)
 18  Duncan   9  Stefanovic   9  McKenny  WTSU Fieldhouse (1,504)
Canyon, TX
February 16, 1985
8:05 pm
at Wichita State W 64–58  18–5
(8–4)
 14  Duncan   13  Johnson   6  Stefanovic  Henry Levitt Arena (10,666)
Wichita, KS
February 21, 1985
7:30 pm
West Texas State W 74-58  19–5
(9–4)
 18  Johnson   8  Stefanovic        Horton Field House (7,722)
Normal, IL
February 23, 1985
12:30 pm
Creighton W 89–61  20–5
(10–4)
 18  Sanders   6  Braksick,
Sanders
 
 6  McKenny  Horton Field House (7,722)
Normal, IL
February 28, 1985
7:30 pm
Indiana State W 75–64  21–5
(11–4)
 18  Stefanovic   11  Johnson        Horton Field House (6,832)
Normal, IL
March 2, 1985
3:00 pm, WEEK
at Bradley L 69–82  21–6
(11–5)
 16  Stefanovic   8  Stefanovic        Carver Arena (10,571)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 5, 1985*
(2) (7) Indiana State
Quarterfinal
L 61–66  21–7
 16  Duncan,
McKenny
 
 10  Stefanovic   5  Johnson,
McKenny
 
Horton Field House (6,020)
Normal, IL
National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} tournament
March 14, 1985*
9:30 pm, NCAA Productions
(9) vs. (8) Southern California
Midwest Region
[First Round]
W 58–55  22–7
 15  Stefanovic   10  Johnson   8  McKenny  John Mabee Center (10,575)
Tulsa, OK
March 16, 1985*
3:45 pm, CBS
(9) vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma
Midwest Region
[Second Round]
L 69–75  22–8
 21  Stefanovic   5  McKenny   4  Johnson  John Mabee Center (10,575)
Tulsa, OK
*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. ^ "1984-85 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "1984-85 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 14, 2020.