1981–82 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1981–82 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 176 Horton Field House Bob Donewald 4th Pat Cunningham Jim Platt Terry Smith Missouri Valley Conference MVC 17–12 9–7 The 1981–82 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–12, 9–7 in conference play to finish in fifth place. They were the number four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament as Wichita State University was serving the first of a two-year probation and therefore prohibited from postseason competition. They made it to the championship game before losing to the tenth ranked University of Tulsa. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1981 Dale White 6 5 190 Sr G 34 Covington, IN Rick Lamb 6 7 230 Jr C 53 Illiopolis, IL Raynard Malaine 6 6 220 Jr F 44 Gary, IN Vann Parkin Jr G 25 Manito, IL W Dwayne Tyus 6 2 175 Jr G 23 Chicago, IL Hank Cornley 6 7 220 So F 52 Columbus, OH Mark Zwart 6 8 205 So F 45 Monona, WI Brad Duncan 6 4 Fr G 33 Anderson, IN Rickie Johnson 6 4 Fr G 24 Indianapolis, IN Michael McKenny 6 1 Fr G 10 Gary, IN Lou Stefanovic 6 8 Fr C 35 Merillville, IN y Bob Donewald (Hanover) Pat Cunningham (Kalamazoo) Jim Platt (Concordia Chicago) Terry Smith (Marian (IN))February 7, 2021 1981–82 Redbird Basketball https://videttearchive.ilstu.edu/?a=d&d=vid19801125-02 The Daily Vidette Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 19, 1981 7:30 pm yes Team England Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,271 88–54 McKenny 7 Lamb 10 Lamb,Tyus 18 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 28, 1981 7:30 pm yes Mississippi Valley State Horton Field House Normal, IL 3,905 92–75   Lamb 11 White 23 1–0 December 2, 1981 7:30 pm yes Northern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,109 63–60   Lamb 9 White 24 2–0 December 7, 1981 7:30 pm yes yes Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL 5,961 79–84   Lamb 12 White 23 2–1 December 11, 1981 7:00 pm Utah Classic[Semifinal] yes yes Arizona State Special Events Center Salt Lake City, UT 11,057 61–63   Lamb,Cornley 11 Cornley 18 2–2 December 12, 1981 7:00 pm Utah Classic[Third Place] yes yes Fairfield Special Events Center Salt Lake City, UT 12,509 81–73   Lamb 10 White 16 3–2 December 19, 1981 yes Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 1,500 94–55   Lamb 11 Lamb 25 4–2 December 28, 1981 yes yes DePaul 13 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 15,127 58–74   Lamb 12 Lamb 15 4–3 January 2, 1982 yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 2,750 68–72   Lamb 9 Lamb 20 4–4 0–1 January 4, 1982 7:30 pm Drake Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,245 59–49   Lamb,Malaine 6 Lamb 15 5–4 1–1 January 8, 1982 Worcester County National Classic[Semifinal] yes yes Virginia Military Institute Hart Recreation Center Worcester, MA 3,000 74–56   Malaine,Johnson 7 Lamb 18 6–4 January 9, 1982 Worcester County National Classic[Final] yes yes Holy Cross Hart Recreation Center Worcester, MA 4,000 51–52   Lamb 6 Cornley 10 6–5 January 14, 1982 6:30 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,793 81–63   Lamb 8 Lamb 22 7–5 2–1 January 16, 1982 2:30 pm New Mexico State Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,305 72–58   Lamb 7 Lamb 25 8–5 3–1 January 18, 1982 7:30 pm West Texas State Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,970 65–53   Lamb 12 Lamb 22 9–5 4–1 January 21, 1982 7:00 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 5,201 68–54 Tyus,McKenny 3 Lamb 15 Cornley 23 10–5 5–1 January 23, 1982 yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Monies, IA 8,860 46–49   Lamb 11 Tyus 16 10–6 5–2 January 28, 1982 7:30 pm yes Bradley Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 7,300 58–72   Cornley 11 Cornley 16 10–7 5–3 WEEK January 30, 1982 2:30 pm Indiana State Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,705 81–62   Lamb 12 Cornley 21 11–7 6–3 February 4, 1982 7:30 pm Wichita State Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,039 56–61 White,Lamb,Malaine,Tyus 2 Malaine 5 Tyus 18 11–8 6–4 February 6, 1982 2:30 pm Southern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,191 65–53   Lamb 10 Tyus 17 12–8 7–4 February 11, 1982 yes Tulsa 7 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 9,119 67–78 OT   Lamb,Cornley 13 Tyus 18 12–9 7–5 February 13, 1982 2:30 pm Bradley Horton Field House Normal, IL 8,276 47–48   Cornley 7 Lamb,Malaine 10 12–10 7–6 MVC–TV February 18, 1982 yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM 10,073 62–65   Lamb 10 Lamb 20 12–11 7–7 February 20, 1982 yes West Texas State WTSU Fiedhouse Canyon, TX 2,154 51–49   Zwart 8 Malaine 13 13–11 8–7 February 23, 1982 7:30 pm yes Northern Iowa Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,068 62–39   Zwart 10 White 23 14–11 February 27, 1982 2:30 pm Creighton Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,305 66–48 Lamb,Cornley,Zwart 2 Cornley 10 McKenny 19 15–11 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 2, 1982 8:00 pm Quarterfinal yes 4 Drake 5 Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,377 56–43 Lamb,Malaine,Tyus 3 Lamb 12 Cornley 18 16–11 March 4, 1982 8:00 pm Semifinal yes yes 4 Bradley 1 Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 7,300 55–50 2OT McKenny 11 Lamb 10 Cornley 15 17–11 WEEK March 6, 1982 Final yes yes 4 Tulsa 10 2 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 9,119 77–90 McKenny 5 Lamb 7 Lamb 18 17–12 AP Poll Central Standard Time February 8, 2021 1981–82 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1981-schedule.html Sports Reference February 9, 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 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