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1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–10
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Warren Crews
  • Bill Flanagan
  • Gene Smithson
Home arenaHorton Field House
Seasons
1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas–Pan American   22 2   .917
UNC Charlotte   23 3   .885
Centenary (LA)   25 4   .862
No. 11 Marquette   23 4   .852
Stetson   22 4   .846
No. 13 Cincinnati   23 6   .793
Utah State   21 6   .778
Rutgers   22 7   .759
Creighton   20 7   .741
Memphis State   20 7   .741
South Alabama   19 7   .731
No. 6 Syracuse   23 9   .719
Holy Cross   20 8   .714
Oral Roberts   20 8   .714
Boston College   21 9   .700
Florida State   18 8   .692
Portland State   18 8   .692
UC Santa Barbara   18 8   .692
VCU   17 8   .680
South Carolina   19 9   .679
St. John's   21 10   .677
No. 14 Notre Dame   19 10   .655
Detroit   17 9   .654
No. 20 Providence   20 11   .645
Georgetown   18 10   .643
George Washington   17 10   .630
Pittsburgh   18 11   .621
Houston   16 10   .615
Illinois State   16 10   .615
Tulane   16 10   .615
Virginia Tech   16 10   .615
Canisius   15 10   .600
DePaul   15 10   .600
Northeast Louisiana   15 10   .600
South Florida   15 10   .600
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Jacksonville   15 11   .577
Duquesne   14 11   .560
Hawaii   14 11   .560
Saint Peter's   15 12   .556
Cleveland State   13 11   .542
Manhattan   14 12   .538
Air Force   13 12   .520
LIU   13 12   .520
St. Bonaventure   14 13   .519
West Virginia   14 13   .519
Cal State Los Angeles   13 13   .500
Marshall   13 13   .500
Navy   12 12   .500
Northeastern   12 12   .500
Fairfield   13 14   .481
Niagara   13 14   .481
Fordham   12 13   .480
Penn State   11 12   .478
Indiana State   12 14   .462
Oklahoma City   12 14   .462
Saint Louis   12 14   .462
Fairleigh Dickinson   11 13   .458
Portland   13 16   .448
Saint Francis (PA)   11 14   .440
Georgia Tech   11 15   .423
Southern Miss   11 15   .423
Xavier   11 15   .423
Ball State   10 15   .400
Loyola-Chicago   10 15   .400
Butler   10 16   .385
Dayton   10 16   .385
Denver   9 16   .360
Northern Illinois   8 15   .348
Houston Baptist   9 17   .346
Mercer   9 17   .346
Samford   9 17   .346
Colgate   8 16   .333
Villanova   9 18   .333
Buffalo   8 17   .320
Georgia Southern   8 18   .308
Georgia State   8 18   .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee   8 18   .308
St. Francis (NY)   7 19   .269
Baptist   4 16   .200
Hardin-Simmons   5 20   .200
Iona   4 19   .174
Army   3 22   .120
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Will Robinson, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 16–10.

Roster

1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 33 Calvin Harper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
C 11 Darrell Jeter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
G 22 Rick Whitlow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Michigan City, IN
G 23 Mike Bonczyk 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr South Holland, IL
F 21 Robert Hawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Detroit, MI
C 42 Randy Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Detroit, MI
F 35 Richard Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr York, AL
F 43 Roger Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Joliet, IL
G 13 George Tometich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Moline, IL
F 24 John Crossen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Clair Shores, MI
F 34 Jeff Widdel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Rock Island, IL
C 45 Jeff Wilkins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Chicago, IL
F 25 Billy Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
C 44 Cyrus Mann 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 26, 2021

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 12, 1974*
7:30 pm
Czechoslovakian National Team W 107–93 
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 30, 1974*
8:15 pm
at Saint Louis L 81–83 OT 0-1
                  Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
December 3, 1974*
at Florida State L 70–72  0-2
                  Bobby Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, FL
December 7, 1974*
8:00 pm, WRAU
Drake W 92–79  1–2
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 11, 1974*
at Butler L 78–79  1-3
                  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 14, 1974*
Louisiana Tech W 109–81  2–3
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 21, 1974*
at Nevada–Las Vegas L 88–99  2-4
                  Las Vegas Convention Center 
Winchester, NV
December 26, 1974*
California State–San Francisco W 102–57  3–4
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 28, 1974*
Fairleigh Dickinson W 72–68  4–4
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 4, 1975*
8:00 pm, WRAU
Southern Illinois W 91–84 OT 5–4
 51  Whitlow              Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 6, 1975*
8:00 pm, WRAU
Oral Roberts W 107–98  6–4
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 9, 1975*
at Bradley L 85–106  6–5
                  Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
January 11, 1975*
at Pacific L 76–82  6–6
                  Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, CA
January 16, 1975*
at South Alabama L 88–90  6–7
                  Jaguar Gymnasium 
Mobile, AL
January 18, 1975*
Oakland W 98–53  7–7
                  Horton Field House (7,000)
Normal, IL
January 22, 1975*
at Marshall W 80–77  8–7
                  Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
January 25, 1975*
Northern Illinois W 102–79  9–7
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 29, 1975*
at Southern Illinois L 61–91  9–8
                  SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
February 1, 1975*
at Central Michigan L 82–93  9–9
                  Ryan Hall 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 1975*
South Alabama W 104–86  10–9
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 8, 1975*
at Ball State L 65–77  10–10
                  Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, IN
February 12, 1975*
Western Illinois W 104–69  11–10
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 15, 1975*
at Northern Illinois W 107–78  12–10
                  Chick Evans Field House (2,182)
DeKalb, IL
February 18, 1975*
at Wisconsin–Milwaukee W 100–62  13–10
       20  Whitlow        MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 22, 1975*
Lewis W 129–80  14–10
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 26, 1975*
Indiana State W 99–91  15–10
                  Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
March 1, 1975*
at West Virginia W 105–99  16–10
                  WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source[2][3]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1974-75 Independent Season Summary
  2. ^ "1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "2019-20 MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2021.