1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 December 2020 Basketball 1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Horton Field House Bob Donewald 6th Missouri Valley Conference MVC 23–8 13–3 MVC Regular Season Co-Champion NCAA tournament Second Round The 1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by sixth year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbirds finished the season 23–8, 13–3 in conference play to finish in a tie for first place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament by virtue of sweeping the season series over the University of Tulsa. They were defeated in a semifinal game to Creighton University. The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the Midwest Regional as the number eight seed where they defeated the University of Alabama in the first round and lost to DePaul University in the second round. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1983 Hank Cornley 6 7 Sr F 52 Columbus, OH Mark Zwart 6 8 Sr C 45 Monona, WI Brad Duncan 6 4 Jr G 33 Anderson, IN Rickie Johnson 6 5 Jr G 24 Indianapolis, IN Michael McKenny 6 1 Jr G 10 Gary, IN Lou Stefanovic 6 8 Jr F 43 Merillville, IN y William Anderson 5 11 So G 25 Indianapolis, IN Kirk Francis 6 7 So G 32 Kewanee, IL Jim McGrath 6 8 Fr yes F 34 Ottawa, IL Bill Braksick 7 0 Fr C 54 Flanagan, IL Eric Cornley 6 5 Fr F 44 Columbus, OH Derrick Sanders 6 6 Fr F 35 Chicago, IL Bob Donewald (Hanover) Jim Platt Terry Smith Pat Cunningham Bruce Stone Anthony Jones Dwayne Tyus December 10, 2020 1983-84 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1984.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 15, 1983 7:30 pm yes Republic of Turkey Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,171 63–54   Zwart 10 Johnson 14 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 26, 1983 7:30 pm yes Tennessee–Martin Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,599 68–56   Zwart 6 Johnson 19 1–0 WBLN November 29, 1983 7:30 pm yes yes South Alabama Jaguar Gym Mobile, AL 3,122 84–70   H.Cornley,Zwart 5 Johnson 32 2–0 December 3, 1983 7:30 pm yes yes DePaul 16 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 13,057 66–69   H.Cornley,Johnson 9 Johnson 16 2–1 December 5, 1983 7:30 pm yes yes Illinois–Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 1,004 92–79   Zwart 11 Stefanovic 24 3–1 December 10, 1983 2:45 pm yes Wisconsin–Green Bay Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,497 77–55   H.Cornley 14 H.Cornley 25 4–1 WBLN December 16, 1983 6:00 pm Indiana Classic[Semifinal] yes yes Utah State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 10,119 80–74   Stefanovic 8 H.Cornley 26 5–1 December 17, 1983 8:00 pm Indiana Classic[Final] yes yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 14,123 44–54   H.Cornley 10 Johnson 12 5–2 December 22, 1983 7:30 pm yes Northern Iowa Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,598 67–46   Zwart 7 H.Cornley 20 6–2 December 27, 1983 6:00 pm Golden Triangle Classic[Semifinal] yes yes Baylor Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA 6,000 65–36   H.Cornley 15 H.Cornley 16 7–2 December 28, 1983 8:00 pm Golden Triangle Classic[Final] yes yes Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA 1,981 54–59   Zwart 11 H.Cornley 16 7–3 January 2, 1984 7:30 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 5,462 63–54 H.Cornley,Johnson,Stefanovic 3 H.Cornley,Stefanovic 4 Johnson 15 8–3 1–0 January 7, 1984 12:30 pm Wichita State Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,667 80–66 Johnson,McKenny,Stefanovic 3 Stefanovic 9 Johnson 23 9–3 2–0 January 10, 1984 7:30 pm yes U. S. International Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,364 80–66   Zwart,Braksick 7 Duncan 20 10–3 January 14, 1984 7:35 pm yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA 5,880 67–52   Stefanovic 10 Stefanovic 23 11–3 3–0 January 19, 1984 7:30 pm yes Tulsa 13 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 9,200 79–73   H.Cornley,Zwart,Johnson,Stafanovic 6 McKenny 26 12–3 4–0 January 21, 1984 2:45 pm Indiana State Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,745 87–70   Braksick 11 Stefanovic 23 13–3 5–0 WBLN January 26, 1984 8:05 pm yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 10,466 66–68 McKenny 6 H.Cornley 11 H.Cornley,Johnson 14 13–4 5–1 January 28, 1984 2:45 pm Southern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,731 90–62   Zwart,Sanders 7 Duncan,Johnson,Stefanovic 18 14–4 6–1 WBLN February 4, 1984 7:30 pm yes West Texas State WTSU Fieldhouse Canyon, TX 2,475 93–82   Stefanovic 10 Zwart 22 15–4 7–1 February 9, 1984 7:30 pm Drake Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,747 76–41   Braksick 9 H.Cornley 11 16–4 8–1 WBLN February 11, 1984 2:45 pm Creighton Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,775 84–65   H.Cornley 13 H.Cornley 22 17–4 9–1 February 13, 1984 7:30 pm West Texas State Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,747 86–72   H.Cornley 15 H.Cornley 24 18–4 10–1 February 18, 1984 8:05 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 10,401 56–50   H.Cornley 6 Johnson 15 19–4 11–1 WEEK February 23, 1984 7:30 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 6,235 98–105   H.Cornley 9 Duncan 24 19–5 11–2 February 25, 1984 6:30 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 7,182 47–54   H.Cornley 11 Duncan 16 19–6 11–3 March 1, 1984 7:30 pm Bradley Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,747 55–46   H.Cornley 5 Duncan 18 20–6 12–3 WBLN March 3, 1984 12:30 pm Tulsa 9 Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,801 91–81   H.Cornley 10 H.Cornley 25 21–6 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 8, 1984 Quarterfinal yes 1 Drake 8 Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,648 91–62 McKenny 5 H.Cornley 8 Zwart 21 22–6 March 9, 1984 Semifinal yes 1 Creighton 4 Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,372 59–69 McKenny 6 Zwart 8 Zwart 16 22–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} tournament March 16, 1984 7:00 pm Midwest Region[First Round] yes yes 8 Alabama 9 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 12,038 49–48 McKenny 5 Zwart 11 H.Cornley,McKenny 10 23–7 NCAA Productions March 18, 1984 1:15 pm Midwest Region[Second Round] yes yes 8 DePaul 4 1 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 13,440 61–75 Duncan 3 H.Cornley,Zwart 6 Johnson 14 23–8 CBS AP Poll Central Standard Time December 12, 2020 1983-84 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1983-schedule.html Sports Reference December 11, 2020 1983-84 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1983-84 Illinois State Redbirds References Category:Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State