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1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Bob Bender, played their first full season of home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record18–13 (9–5 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
1989–90 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Illinois10–4 .71426–8 .765
Illinois State †9–5 .64318–13 .581
Creighton9–5 .64321–12 .636
Tulsa9–5 .64317–13 .567
Bradley6–8 .42911–20 .355
Wichita State6–8 .42910–19 .345
Drake5–9 .35713–18 .419
Indiana State2–12 .1438–20 .286
† 1990 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Redbirds finished the season 18–13, 9–5 in conference play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament by virtue of holding tie-breakers over Creighton University and Tulsa University. They defeated Drake University in the quarterfinal round, Creighton University in the semifinal round, and Southern Illinois University in the final round to win the championship (their second in the conference).

The Redbirds won the conference autobid to the 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the West Regional as the number fourteen seed and lost to the University of Michigan in the first round.

Roster

1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C53Jon Pemberton6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
RS SrBloomingdale, IL
G23Randy Blair6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
SrPeoria, IL
F52Jarrod Coleman6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
SrNorth Chicago, IL
G43Rickey Jackson6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
SrMount Morris, MI
F44Sonny Roberts6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
SrSouth Beloit, IL
G3Sam Skarich6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
RS JrSt. Cloud, MN
C22Rick Bettenhausen7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
—
JrPeotone, IL
F35Derek Stokes6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
JrRockford, IL
F54Dan Cox6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
RS SoNormal, IL
F42Scott Fowler6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
RS SoChicago, IL
G33Elvin Florez6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
SoChicago, IL
G11Antoine Hicks5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
SoChicago, IL
F32Xavier Williams6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
SoMichigan City, IN
G12Todd Kagel6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
FrNormal, IL
G14Richard Thomas6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
FrChicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 13, 1989*
7:30 pm		 Helsinki, Finland   Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
November 17, 1989*
7:30 pm		 Marathon Oil   Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 25, 1989*
7:00 pm		 Wisconsin–Green BayL 66–69 OT0–1
  –     –     –   Redbird Arena (9,696)
Normal, IL
November 27, 1989*
7:30 pm		 ButlerW 67–59 OT1–1
  –     –     –   Redbird Arena (7,676)
Normal, IL
December 2, 1989*
6:30 pm		 at Fairleigh DickinsonW 86–74 2–1
  –     –     –   Rothman Center (1,802)
Teaneck, NJ
December 4, 1989*
8:35 pm		 at ColoradoL 79–85 2–2
  –     –     –   CU Events/Conference Center (2,043)
Boulder, CO
December 7, 1989*
7:30 pm		 PurdueL 69–83 2–3
  –     –     –   Redbird Arena (9,251)
Normal, IL
December 9, 1989*
7:00 pm		 Illinois–ChicagoW 69–65 3–3
  –     –     –   Redbird Arena (8,611)
Normal, IL
December 19, 1989*
6:30 pm		 at Kent StateL 69–73 3–4
  –     –     –   Memorial Gym (1,500)
Kent, OH
December 28, 1989*
 vs. North Carolina–Charlotte
Far West Classic
[Quarterfinal]		W 76–69 4–4
  –     –     –   Memorial Coliseum (5,289)
Portland, OR
December 29, 1989*
 vs. Oregon
Far West Classic
[Semifinal]		L 79–81 4–5
  –     –     –   Memorial Coliseum (11,015)
Portland, OR
December 30, 1989*
 vs. Louisiana Tech
Far West Classic
[Third Place]		L 69–90 4–6
  –     –     –   Memorial Coliseum (11,015)
Portland, OR
January 6, 1990
7:00 pm		 Southern IllinoisW 85–75 5–6
(1–0)		  –     –     –   Redbird Arena (8,518)
Normal, IL
January 11, 1990
7:05 pm		 at DrakeW 85–81 6–6
(2–0)		  –     –     –   Veterans Memorial Auditorium (3,804)
Des Moines, IA
January 13, 1990
1:30 pm, SportsChannel		 at Indiana StateL 45–58 6–7
(2–1)		  –     –     –   Hulman Center (5,480)
Terre Haute, IN
January 17, 1990*
7:30 pm		 at Western IllinoisL 63–64 6–8
  –     –     –   Western Hall (3,731)
Macomb, IL
January 20, 1990
7:30 pm		 at CreightonL 75–82 6–9
(2–2)		 19 – Jackson  8 – Blair,
Roberts 		 4 – Thomas Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,954)
Omaha, NE
January 22, 1990
7:30 pm		 DrakeW 63–62 7–9
(3–2)		  –     –     –   Redbird Arena (8,952)
Normal, IL
January 25, 1990
8:05 pm, WEEK/SportsChannel		 at BradleyW 74–72 8–9
(4–2)		  –     –     –   Carver Arena (9,517)
Peoria, IL
January 27, 1990
7:00 pm		 Wichita StateW 71–66 OT9–9
(5–2)		 20 – Jackson  8 – Blair  4 – Blair,
Jackson,
Thomas 		Redbird Arena (10,125)
Normal, IL
February 3, 1990
11:00 am, SportsChannel		 at TulsaL 60–84 9–10
(5–3)		  –     –     –   Tulsa Convention Center (5,022)
Tulsa, OK
February 6, 1990*
7:30 pm		 Saint LouisW 65–61 10–10
  –     –     –   Redbird Arena (9,608)
Normal, IL
February 10, 1990
7:00 pm		 Indiana StateW 67–47 11–10
(6–3)		  –     –     –   Redbird Arena (10,125)
Normal, IL
February 12, 1990
7:30 pm		 TulsaW 79–75 12–10
(7–3)		  –     –     –   Redbird Arena (8,566)
Normal, IL
February 14, 1990*
7:30 pm		 at Loyola–ChicagoW 82–66 13–10
  –     –     –   Alumni Gym (539)
Chicago, IL
February 17, 1990
11:00 am, SportsChannel		 BradleyW 81–68 14–10
(8–3)		  –     –     –   Redbird Arena (10,125)
Normal, IL
February 22, 1990
7:30 pm		 at Wichita StateL 52–66 14–11
(8–4)		 19 – Coleman  9 – Blair  4 – Thomas Henry Levitt Arena (9,688)
Wichita, KS
February 24, 1990
7:35 pm		 at Southern IllinoisL 79–85 14–12
(8–5)		 20 – Thomas  6 – Blair  6 – Thomas SIU Arena (10,014)
Carbondale, IL
February 26, 1990
7:30 pm		 CreightonW 83–77 15–12
(9–5)		 32 – Jackson  7 – Blair,
Coleman 		 6 – Blair,
Thomas 		Redbird Arena (10,125)
Normal, IL
Pepsi
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 3, 1990
6:00 pm, SportsChannel		(2) (7) Drake
Quarterfinal		W 77–62 16–12
 16 – Fowler  8 – Blair  6 – Blair Redbird Arena (8,620)
Normal, IL
March 4, 1990
3:00 pm, SportsChannel		(2) (3) Creighton
Semifinal		W 69–64 17–12
 17 – Jackson  7 – Pemberton  9 – Blair Redbird Arena (8,653)
Normal, IL
March 6, 1990
8:30 pm, ESPN		(2) (1) Southern Illinois
Final		W 81–78 18–12
 23 – Coleman  6 – Pemberton  5 – Thomas Redbird Arena (10,625)
Normal, IL
National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} tournament
March 16, 1990
8:00 pm, NCAA Productions		(14) vs. (3) No. 13 Michigan
West Region
[First Round]		L 70–76 18–13
 22 – Jackson  12 – Blair  9 – Blair Long Beach Arena (12,200)
Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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