1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Independent 16–10 Will Robinson 5th Warren Crews Bill Flanagan Gene Smithson Horton Field House The 1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Will Robinson, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 16–10. Roster 1974 Illinois State Redbirds y Calvin Harper 6 7 230 Sr F 33 Detroit, MI Darrell Jeter 6 7 200 Sr C 11 Detroit, MI Rick Whitlow 6 2 180 Sr G 22 Michigan City, IN Mike Bonczyk 5 10 170 Jr G 23 South Holland, IL Robert Hawkins basketball 6 4 190 Jr F 21 Detroit, MI y Randy Henry 6 8 185 Jr C 42 Detroit, MI Richard Jones 6 3 190 Jr F 35 York, AL Roger Powell 6 5 193 Jr F 43 Joliet, IL George Tometich 6 2 170 Jr G 13 Moline, IL John Crossen 6 6 200 So F 24 St. Clair Shores, MI Jeff Widdel 6 6 205 So F 34 Rock Island, IL Jeff Wilkins basketball 7 0 240 So C 45 Chicago, IL y Billy Lewis 6 6 180 Fr F 25 Chicago, IL Cyrus Mann 6 10 210 Fr C 44 Detroit, MI Will Robinson (West Virginia State) Warren Crews (Southeast Missouri State) Bill Flanagan (Monmouth (IL)) Gene Smithson (North Central College) https://videttearchive.ilstu.edu/?a=d&d=vid19741206-02 January 26, 2021 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 12, 1974 7:30 pm yes Czechoslovakia National Team Horton Field House Normal, IL 107–93   Hawkins 8 Whitlow 33 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 30, 1974 8:15 pm yes yes Saint Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO 81–83 OT       0–1 December 3, 1974 6:30 pm yes yes Florida State Bobby Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL 70–72       3,500 0–2 December 7, 1974 8:00 pm yes Drake Horton Field House Normal, IL WRAU 92–79   Hawkins 12 Whitlow 22 1–2 December 11, 1974 yes yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 78–79     Whitlow 19 1–3 December 14, 1974 yes Louisiana Tech Horton Field House Normal, IL 109–81   Lewis 12 Powell 18 4,500 2–3 December 21, 1974 yes yes Nevada–Las Vegas Las Vegas Convention Center Winchester, NV 88–99       2–4 December 26, 1974 yes California State–San Francisco Horton Field House Normal, IL 102–57       3–4 December 28, 1974 yes Fairleigh Dickinson Horton Field House Normal, IL 72–68       4–4 January 4, 1975 8:00 pm yes Southern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL WRAU 91–84 OT     Whitlow 51 5–4 January 6, 1975 8:00 pm yes Oral Roberts Horton Field House Normal, IL WRAU 107–98       6–4 January 9, 1975 yes yes Bradley Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 85–106       6–5 January 11, 1975 yes yes Pacific Pacific Pavilion Stockton, CA 76–82 Bonczyk 14 Wilkins 11 Wilkins 27 6–6 January 16, 1975 yes yes South Alabama Jaguar Gymnasium Mobile, AL 88–90       6–7 January 18, 1975 yes Oakland Horton Field House Normal, IL 98–53 Bonczyk 12   Whitlow 23 6,200 7–7 January 22, 1975 yes yes Marshall Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 80–77     Whitlow 22 8–7 January 25, 1975 7:30 pm yes Northern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 102–79 Bonczyk 23 Hawkins 8 Whitlow 34 9–7 January 29, 1975 yes yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 61–91     Mann 22 7,349 9–8 February 1, 1975 yes yes Central Michigan Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, MI 82–93       5,490 9–9 February 3, 1975 yes South Alabama Horton Field House Normal, IL 104–86   Lewis 12 Hawkins 30 10–9 February 8, 1975 yes yes Ball State Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN 65–77     Hawkins 25 10–10 February 12, 1975 yes Western Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 104–69 Powell,Tometich 6 Mann 9 Whitlow 29 11–10 February 15, 1975 7:30 pm yes yes Northern Illinois Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL 107–78 Bonczyk 7   Wilkins 23 2,182 12–10 February 18, 1975 8:15 pm yes yes Wisconsin–Milwaukee MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI 100–62   Whitlow 20 Wilkins 23 13–10 February 22, 1975 7:30 pm yes Lewis Horton Field House Normal, IL 129–80   Lewis 12 Lewis 24 3,200 14–10 February 26, 1975 yes Indiana State Horton Field House Normal, IL 99–91     Whitlow 26 6,200 15–10 March 1, 1975 yes yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 105–99   Lewis 11 Whitlow 31 16–10 AP Poll Central Standard Time SourceJanuary 27, 2021 1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1975-schedule.html Sports Referencehttps://goredbirds.com/documents/2019/10/31//Section_5_History_Web.pdf 2019-20 MBB Media Guide Illinois State University Athletics January 28, 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