1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 January 2021 Basketball 1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Conference of Midwestern Universities CMU 16–10 6–2 Will Robinson 2nd Warren Crews John Parker Gene Smithson Horton Field House Dominican Holiday Tournament champion The 1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second-year head coach Will Robinsion, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois as members of the Conference of Midwestern Universities. They finished the season 16–10, 6–2 in conference play to finish in second place. Roster 1971 Illinois State Redbirds y Myron Litwiller 6 6 Sr F 45 Armington, IL Dennis Murray 6 5 Sr 51 Detroit, MI Jim Smith 6 6 Sr F 30 Mount Vernon, IL C Carlos Thomas 6 5 Sr 55 Chicago, IL Doug Collins basketball 6 6 Jr G 20 Benton, IL y Fred Points 6 3 Jr 41 Columbus, OH Tom Prombo 6 2 Jr 5 Chicago Heights, IL Dan Witt 5 11 Jr G 13 Maple Park, IL Kent Arends 6 6 So G Melvin, IL Stepney Bacon 6 9 So C 43 Detroit, MI Ron deVries 6 11 So C 24 Detroit, MI Ron Eeten 6 6 So 54 San Jose, IL Duane Fox 6 7 So F 25 Inkster, MI Mack Rush 6 6 So 31 St. Louis, MO Clarence Weaver 6 8 So F 53 St. Louis, MO Will Robinson (West Virginia State) Warren Crews (Southeast Missouri State) John Parker (Detroit Mercy) Gene Smithson (North Central College) https://videttearchive.ilstu.edu/?a=d&d=vid19711119-01 January 17, 2021 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular season December 1, 1971 yes Oral Roberts Horton Field House Normal, IL 93–95   Bacon 9 Collins 40 0–1 December 3, 1971 Chip Cage Classic[Semifinal] yes yes Western Illinois Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse Mount Pleasant, MI 70–50       1–1 December 4, 1971 Chip Cage Classic[Final] yes yes Eastern Illinois Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse Mount Pleasant, MI 73–77       1–2 December 6, 1971 yes Southwest Missouri State Horton Field House Normal, IL 99–70   Bacon 13 Collins 28 2–2 December 8, 1971 yes Southeast Missouri State Horton Field House Normal, IL 99–72     Collins 34 3–2 December 11, 1971 yes yes Murray State Racer Arena Murray, KY 74–85   deVries 10 Collins 29 3–3 December 14, 1971 yes yes Iowa State James H Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 85–106       3–4 December 15, 1971 yes yes Northeast Missouri State John J Pershing Arena Kirksville, MO 86–75       4–4 December 18, 1971 yes yes Buffalo Clark Hall Buffalo, NY 74–80   Collins 8 Collins 28 4–5 December 29, 1971 Dominican Holiday Tournament[Semifinal] yes yes DePauw Theatre/Gymnasium Complex Racine, WI 118–90     Collins 42 5–5 December 30, 1971 Dominican Holiday Tournament[Final] yes yes Buffalo State Theatre/Gymnasium Complex Racine, WI 78–73     Smith 26 6–5 January 5, 1971 yes MacMurray Horton Field House Normal, IL 116–73   deVries 14 Collins 31 7–5 January 8, 1972 Indiana State Horton Field House Normal, IL 66–69   deVries,Weaver 10 Collins 36 7–6 0–1 January 10, 1972 yes yes Morehead State Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY 94–104   deVries 13 Collins 36 7–7 January 15, 1972 7:30 pm Ball State Horton Field House Normal, IL 99–92     Collins 55 8–7 1–1 January 18, 1972 yes Winona State Horton Field House Normal, IL 107–91     Collins 45 9–7 January 29, 1972 yes Indiana State Indiana State College Arena Terre Haute, IN 91–76       10–7 2–1 February 1, 1972 yes yes Pacific Pacific Pavilion Stockton, CA 94–107   deVries 13 Collins 42 10–8 February 4, 1972 yes yes California State–Long Beach 5 University Gym Long Beach, CA 63–88   Bacon 11 Collins 26 10–9 February 9, 1972 Northern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 85–99   deVries 20 Collins 28 8,500 10–10 2–2 February 12, 1972 7:35 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 90–83   deVries 15 Collins 30 11–10 3–2 February 16, 1972 yes Ball State Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN 98–71     Collins 39 12–10 4–2 February 19, 1972 yes Central Michigan Horton Field House Normal, IL 75–60   deVries 12 Collins 26 13–10 February 23, 1972 yes Northern Illinois Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL 86–85       4,422 14–10 5–2 February 26, 1972 yes yes Central Missouri State Garrison Gym Warrensburg, MO 92–75   Bacon 12 Collins 32 15–10 February 29, 1972 Exhibition yes Athletes In Action Horton Field House Normal, IL 94–70       March 4, 1972 Southern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL WRAU 88–84   deVries 22 Collins 36 16–10 6–2 AP Poll Central Standard Time SourceJanuary 18, 2021 1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1972-schedule.html Sports Referencehttps://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1971–72 1971–72 Men's Basketball Schedule Illinois State University Athletics January 19, 2021 en References Category:Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball