1987–88 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 December 2020 Basketball 1987–88 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Horton Field House Bob Donewald 10th Missouri Valley Conference MVC 18–13 9–5 NIT First Round The 1987–88 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by tenth year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbirds finished the season 18–13, 9–5 in conference play to finish in third place. They were the number three seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious in a quarterfinal game versus Drake University and in a semifinal game versus Wichita State University, but defeated beaten in the final game versus Bradley University. The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1988 National Invitation Tournament. They lost to Cleveland State University in the first round. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1987 Jeff Harris 6 4 Sr G 23 Indianapolis, IN Tony Holifield 6 7 Sr C 45 Oak Park, MI Cliff Peterson 6 8 Sr F 32 Detroit, MI Matt Taphorn 6 5 Sr G 34 Pekin, IL Todd Starks 6 3 Jr G 33 Fort Wayne, IN Jon Pemberton 6 9 So yes C 53 Bloomingdale, IL Randy Blair 6 3 So G 25 Peoria, IL Jarrod Coleman 6 7 So C 52 North Chicago, IL Rickey Jackson 6 5 So G 43 Mount Morris, MI Sonny Roberts 6 7 So F 44 South Beloit, IL Sam Skarich 6 5 So yes G 24 St. Cloud, MN Dan Cox 6 9 Fr yes C 54 Normal, IL Scott Fowler 6 5 Fr yes F 42 Chicago, IL Derek Stokes 6 6 Fr F 35 Rockford, IL Bob Donewald (Hanover) Anthony Jones Bill Zuiker Parker Laketa Mark ZwartDecember 27, 2020 1987-88 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1988.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 4, 1987 7:00 pm yes yes Soviet Union National Team Prairie Capital Convention Center Springfield, IL 6,500 62–71     Peterson 17 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 30, 1987 8:00 pm yes Purdue 2 Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,942 61–68   Peterson 11 Harris 20 0–1 ESPN December 2, 1987 7:30 pm yes yes Wisconsin–Green Bay Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Ashwaubenon, WI 2,902 53–60     Harris 17 0–2 December 5, 1987 7:30 pm yes yes DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 12,428 55–76     Harris,Peterson 17 0–3 WGN December 12, 1987 2:30 pm yes Saint Louis Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,688 61–58       1–3 December 15, 1987 7:30 pm yes Chicago State Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,552 70–54       2–3 December 19, 1987 2:30 pm yes Illinois–Chicago Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,666 79–61       3–3 December 22, 1987 Gator Bowl Classic[Semifinal] yes yes Boston University Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 2,677 61–52       4–3 December 23, 1987 Gator Bowl Classic[Final] yes yes St. Bonaventure Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 2,173 61–63       4–4 December 29, 1987 All-College Tournament[Semifinal] yes yes Iowa 14 Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK 9,870 89–88     Taphorn 25 5–4 December 30, 1987 All-College Tournament[Final] yes yes Oklahoma 10 Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK 14,005 56–107     Holifield 11 5–5 January 4, 1988 8:05 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL I-74 Rivalry 10,670 85–74       6–5 1–0 WEEK January 8, 1988 7:00 pm Tulsa Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,014 75–67     Harris 23 7–5 2–0 SportsVision January 11, 1988 7:30 pm Wichita State Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,375 54–66 Taphorn 5 Holifield 6 Harris 19 7–6 2–1 January 20, 1988 7:00 pm Indiana State Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,003 72–64       8–6 3–1 SportsVision January 23, 1988 2:30 pm Southern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,585 102–98 OT Taphorn 8 Coleman 11 Coleman 28 9–6 4–1 January 25, 1988 7:30 pm yes yes Loyola–Chicago International Amphitheatre Chicago, IL 2,125 80–86     Holifield 21 9–7 SportsVision January 28, 1988 7:00 pm yes Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 6,668 31-51       9–8 4–2 SportsVision January 30, 1988 7:30 pm yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 10,280 58–61 Blair 4 Holifield 9 Holifield 16 9–9 4–3 February 2, 1988 7:30 pm yes Rider Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,878 81–64       10–9 February 8, 1988 7:35 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 5,077 74–61 Jackson 6 Peterson 9 Taphorn 19 11–9 5–3 February 13, 1988 2:30 pm Drake Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,730 82–74       12–9 6–3 February 15, 1988 7:30 pm Creighton Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,477 82–70 Blair 8 Harris 5 Harris 34 13–9 7–3 February 17, 1988 7:30 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,222 69–59     Holifield 22 14–9 8–3 February 20, 1988 2:30 pm Bradley 17 Horton Field House Normal, IL I-74 Rivalry 7,745 71–78       14–10 8–4 WHOI February 22, 1988 7:35 pm yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA 4,430 72–69       15–10 9–4 February 24, 1988 7:30 pm yes Butler Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,830 87–62     Taphorn 27 16–10 February 27, 1988 7:35 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 4,062 67–68 Jackson 8 Peterson 14 Holifield 24 16–11 9–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 5, 1988 12:00 pm Quarterfinal yes yes 3 Drake 6 Carver Arena Peoria, IL 8,248 72–60 Jackson 6 Coleman 8 Holifield 18 17–11 SportsVision March 6, 1988 1:00 pm Semifinal yes yes 3 Wichita State 2 Carver Arena Peoria, IL 9,225 59–51 Jackson 7 Peterson 11 Harris 17 18–11 SportsVision March 8, 1988 8:30 pm Final yes yes 3 Bradley 14 1 Carver Arena Peoria, IL 10,570 59–89 Taphorn,Jackson 3 Peterson 13 Holifield 25 18–12 ESPN |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|National Invitation {NIT} tournament March 18, 1988 First Round yes yes Cleveland State Woodling Gymnasium Cleveland, OH 5,032 83–89 OT Taphorn 8 Peterson 9 Taphorn 18 18–13 AP Poll Central Standard Time December 29, 2020 1987-88 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1988-schedule.html Sports Reference December 28, 2020 1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1987-88 Illinois State Redbirds References Category:Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State