1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	16–11
Head coach	Bob Donewald (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Platt; Sam Skarich; Terry Smith;
Home arena	Horton Field House
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 DePaul		–		–	27	–	2	.931
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–	23	–	6	.793
Southern Mississippi		–		–	20	–	7	.741
James Madison		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Fordham		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Cleveland State		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Stetson		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Saint Peter's		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Tennessee State		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Marquette		–		–	20	–	11	.645
Old Dominion		–		–	18	–	10	.643
Penn State		–		–	17	–	10	.630
St. Francis (Pa.)		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Siena		–		–	17	–	10	.630
South Carolina		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Dayton		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Long Island		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Texas–Pan American		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Illinois State		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Wagner		–		–	16	–	11	.593
UNLV		–		–	16	–	12	.571
William & Mary		–		–	16	–	12	.571
North Texas State		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Southeastern Louisiana		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Iona		–		–	15	–	14	.517
Richmond		–		–	15	–	14	.517
Fairfield		–		–	13	–	13	.500
UNC Wilmington		–		–	13	–	13	.500
New Orleans		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Towson State		–		–	13	–	14	.481
East Carolina		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Valparaiso		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Campbell		–		–	11	–	16	.407
George Mason		–		–	10	–	16	.385
St. Francis (N.Y.)		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Navy		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Robert Morris		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Baptist		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Northern Iowa		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Army		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Portland State		–		–	7	–	20	.259
Manhattan		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Nicholls State		–		–	6	–	22	.214
Baltimore		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Catholic		–		–	4	–	20	.167

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 16–11.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	35	Roy Herold	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Helsinki, Finland
F	43	Anthony Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Chicago, IL
G	15	Dave Nussbaumer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	McLean, VA
G	24	McKay Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Springfield, IL
G	32	Dale White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Covington, IN
G	33	George Carter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Middletown, OH
F	34	Mark Herron	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	South Bend, IN
C	53	Rick Lamb	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Illiopolis, IL
F	40	Raynard Malaine	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Gary, IN
G	23	Dwayne Tyus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Chicago, IL
F	52	Hank Cornley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Columbus, OH
F	45	Mark Zwart	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Monona, WI

Head coach

Bob Donewald (Hanover)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Platt (Concordia–Chicago)
Sam Skarich (Notre Dame)
Terry Smith (Marian (IN))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
November 14, 1980*	Team Fiat of England	W 77–71		17 – Tyus	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 29, 1980* 2:30 pm	Carthage	W 96–40	1–0	20 – White	12 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (3,190) Normal, IL
December 1, 1980* 7:30 pm	Mississippi Valley State	W 94–72	2–0	30 – White	9 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (4,384) Normal, IL
December 4, 1980* 7:30 pm	Bradley	L 70–72	2–1	17 – Lamb	8 – Jones	–	Horton Field House (8,216) Normal, IL
December 8, 1980*	at Pepperdine	W 84–72	3–1	18 – White	15 – Lamb	–	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,483) Malibu, CA
December 12, 1980* 7:30 pm	No. 20 Syracuse	L 52–64	3–2	15 – Lamb	6 – Cornley	–	Horton Field House (6,086) Normal, IL
December 15, 1980*	at Indiana State	L 85–88 ^2OT	3–3	24 – White	14 – Lamb	–	Hulman Center (4,975) Terre Haute, IN
December 19, 1980*	vs. Clemson Milwaukee Classic [Semifinal]	L 56–67	3–4	22 – Lamb	8 – Lamb	–	MECCA Arena (10,034) Milwaukee, WI
December 20, 1980*	vs. California State–Bakersfield Milwaukee Classic [Third Place]	L 47–48	3–5	13 – White	7 – Jones	–	MECCA Arena (10,599) Milwaukee, WI
December 22, 1980* 7:30 pm	Pepperdine	W 74–64	4–5	18 – Tyus	9 – Jones	–	Horton Field House (3,591) Normal, IL
January 3, 1981*	at Northern Illinois	L 50–62	4–6	15 – Cornley	9 – Lamb	–	Chick Evans Field House (4,020) DeKalb, IL
January 7, 1981* 7:30 pm	Quincy	W 70–59	5–6	18 – Jones	12 – Jones	–	Horton Field House (3,092) Normal, IL
January 13, 1981*	at Loyola–Chicago	W 81–73	6–6	26 – Jones	13 – Jones	–	Rosemont Horizon (1,623) Rosemont, IL
January 17, 1981* 2:30 pm	Western Illinois	W 58–56	7–6	16 – Tyus	11 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (4,547) Normal, IL
January 19, 1981*	at Valparaiso	W 72–58	8–6	18 – Jones	8 – Lamb	–	Hilltop Gym (2,700) Valparaiso, IN
January 22, 1981*	at McNeese State	L 59–61 ^OT	8–7	15 – Jones	8 – Tyus	–	Sudduth Coliseum (3,000) Lake Charles, LA
January 24, 1981*	at Oral Roberts	L 75–80	8–8	22 – Lamb	9 – Lamb	–	Mabee Center (4,750) Tulsa, OK
January 28, 1981* 7:30 pm	No. 3 DePaul	L 50–54	8–9	20 – Lamb	9 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (8,529) Normal, IL
January 31, 1981* 2:30 pm	Eastern Illinois	W 72–58	9–9	21 – Lamb	5 – Tyus, Cornley	–	Horton Field House (4,402) Normal, IL
February 3, 1981* 7:30 pm	Cleveland State	W 74–57	10–9	21 – Lamb	10 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (3,552) Normal, IL
February 9, 1981*	at Northern Iowa	W 65–63	11–9	21 – Tyus	9 – Cornley	–	UNI Dome (2,250) Cedar Falls, IA
February 14, 1981* 2:30 pm	Pan American	L 67–69	11–10	23 – Lamb	9 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (4,030) Normal, IL
February 16, 1981* 7:30 pm	Valparaiso	W 55–38	12–10	15 – Jones	8 – Jones	–	Horton Field House (3,628) Normal, IL
February 19, 1981* 7:30 pm	South Alabama	L 44–50	12–11	12 – Jones	10 – Jones	–	Horton Field House (4,572) Normal, IL
February 21, 1981*	at Detroit	W 66–62	13–11	23 – Tyus	11 – Jones	–	Calihan Hall (2,022) Detroit, MI
February 23, 1981*	at Cleveland State	W 62–53	14–11	17 – Lamb	9 – Smith	–	Woodling Gymnasium (3,355) Cleveland, OH
February 28, 1981* 2:30 pm	East Carolina	W 64–41	15–11	14 – White, Tyus	6 – Cornley	–	Horton Field House (4,052) Normal, IL
March 4, 1981* 7:30 pm	Northern Iowa	W 64–44	16–11	15 – Jones	4 – Malaine, Tyus, Cornley	–	Horton Field House (3,930) 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

^ "1980–81 Redbird Basketball". The Daily Vidette. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
^ "1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
^ "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

[1] "1980–81 Redbird Basketball". The Daily Vidette. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

[2] "1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

[3] "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

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Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
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

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1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

References