1991–92 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1991–92 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 176 Redbird Arena Bob Bender 3rd Jay Lowenthal Billy King Ray Giacoletti Bob Morris Missouri Valley Conference MVC 18–11 14–4 MVC Regular Season Co-Champion The 1991–92 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Bob Bender, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–11, 14–4 in conference play to finish in a tie for first place. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Northern Iowa University in their quarterfinal game but were defeated by Southwest Missouri State University in their semifinal game. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1991 Scott Fowler 6 5 235 Sr yes F 42 Chicago, IL Elvin Florez 6 3 178 Sr G 33 Chicago, IL Antoine Hicks 5 9 160 Sr G 11 Chicago, IL Reggie Wilson 6 6 225 Sr C 4 Chicago, IL Steve Fitch 6 6 190 Jr F 3 Oak Park, IL Todd Kagel 5 11 160 Jr G 12 Normal, IL Richard Thomas 6 0 170 Jr G 14 Chicago, IL Charles Barnes 6 5 185 So F 54 Chicago, IL Scott Taylor 6 7 215 So F 21 Newton, MA Mike VandeGarde 6 7 190 So F 41 Bloomington, MN Todd Wemhoener 6 2 175 So G 34 Quincy, IL Chad Altadonna 6 3 175 Fr G 22 Centralia, IL Brian Kern 6 9 240 Fr C 43 Vandalia, IL Bob Bender (Duke) Jay Lowenthal (Vanderbilt) Billy King (Duke) Ray Giacoletti (Minot State) Bob Morris (Western Illinois)February 19, 2021 1991–92 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1992.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 23, 1991 6:30 pm yes yes Virginia Commonwealth Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA 6,543 66–92       0–1 November 27, 1991 7:30 pm yes Illinois–Chicago Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,325 72–64       1–1 December 2, 1991 7:30 pm yes yes Loyola–Chicago Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 1,202 58–71       1–2 December 5, 1991 6:30 pm yes yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 2,246 85–93       1–3 December 7, 1991 7:00 pm yes Southern Utah Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,222 81–84       1–4 December 14, 1991 7:00 pm yes Idaho State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,378 95–63       2–4 December 21, 1991 7:05 pm yes Southwest Missouri State John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 7,898 61–51       3–4 1–0 December 27, 1991 Lobo Invitational[Semifinal] yes yes Miami (Ohio) University Arena Albuquerque, NM 15,501 51–63       3–5 December 28, 1991 Lobo Invitational[Third Place] yes yes Bucknell University Arena Albuquerque, NM 15,500 61–79       3–6 January 4, 1992 11:00 am yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 3,236 56–49 Thomas 5 Taylor 8 Fowler 13 4–6 2–0 MVC-TV January 7, 1992 7:30 pm Southwest Missouri State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,084 69–55       5–6 3–0 January 11, 1992 7:35 pm yes Northern Iowa UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA 5,171 73–66       6–6 4–0 January 13, 1992 7:30 pm Drake Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,064 54–51       7–6 5–0 January 18, 1992 7:30 pm yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 7,116 50–66 Kagel 4 VandeGarde 5 Fowler 10 7–7 5–1 January 20, 1992 7:30 pm yes Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 5,439 73–72       8–7 6–1 January 25, 1992 7:00 pm Southern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,396 59–64       8–8 6–2 February 1, 1992 7:00 pm Tulsa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,943 66–67 OT       8–9 6–3 February 3, 1992 7:30 pm Wichita State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,184 63–62 Thomas 6 Fowler 12 Fitch 14 9–9 7–3 February 8, 1992 1:30 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 6,784 64–62       10–9 8–3 February 11, 1992 7:35 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 6,120 64–65       10–10 8–4 February 15, 1992 7:00 pm Bradley Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,226 58–46       11–10 9–4 WEEK February 17, 1992 7:30 pm yes Saint Louis Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,445 68–62       12–10 February 20, 1992 7:30 pm Northern Iowa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,870 72–60       13–10 10–4 February 22, 1992 5:00 pm Indiana State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,239 44–43       14–10 11–4 MVC-TV February 25, 1992 7:05 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 7,025 64–60       15–10 12–4 WEEK February 27, 1992 7:30 pm Creighton Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,901 79–62 Fowler,VandeGarde 4 Fowler,Thomas,Taylor 5 Fitch 22 16–10 13–4 March 2, 1992 7:05 pm yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Monies, IA 4,915 76–75       17–10 14–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Diet PepsiMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 7, 1992 Quarterfinal yes yes 2 Northern Iowa 7 The Arena St. Louis, MO 6,220 70–58 Wemhoener 3 Fowler,VandeGarde,Wemhoener 6 Fowler 20 18–10 March 8, 1992 Semifinal yes yes 2 Southwest Missouri State 3 The Arena St. Louis, MO 7,429 58–61 OT Wemhoener 4 Taylor 10 Taylor,VandeGarde 14 18–11 AP Poll Central Standard Time February 21, 2021 1991–92 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1992-schedule.html Sports Reference February 20, 2021 2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History https://goredbirds.com/documents/2019/10/31//Section_5_History_Web.pdf Illinois State Redbirds References Category:Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State Men's Basketball Illinois State Men's Basketball