1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 January 2021 1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds Basketball Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Conference of Midwestern Universities CMU 16–10 3–5 Will Robinson 1st Warren Crews Bob Ortegel John Parker Horton Field House The 1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first-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, 3–5 in conference play to finish in fourth place. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1970 Dale Janssen 6 6 Sr C 53 Hartsburg, IL Ken Davis 6 5 Jr 25 Chicago, IL Greg Guy 6 3 Jr G 43 Lincoln, IL Myron Litwiller 6 5 Jr F 45 Armington, IL Dennis Murray 6 5 Jr 51 Detroit, MI Frank Reed Jr 24 Jim Smith 6 5 Jr F 30 Mount Vernon, IL Carlos Thomas 6 5 Jr 55 Chicago, IL Doug Collins basketball 6 5 So G 20 Benton, IL y Fred Points 6 3 So 41 Columbus, OH Tom Prombo 6 2 So 15 Chicago Heights, IL Dan Witt 5 11 So G 13 Maple Park, IL Will Robinson (West Virginia State) Warren Crews (Southeast Missouri State) Bob Ortegel (Bradley) John Parker (Detroit Mercy) https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1970–71 January 15, 2021 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular season December 1, 1970 8:00 pm yes Bemidji State Horton Field House Normal, IL 80–67   Murray 12 Litwiller 17 1–0 December 4, 1970 Western Illinois Tournament[Semifinal] yes yes Central Michigan Western Hall Macomb, IL 73–77   Murray 12 Collins 32 1–1 December 5, 1970 Western Illinois Tournament[Third Place] yes yes Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL 89–69   Litwiller 12 Guy 25 2–1 December 9, 1970 8:00 pm Ball State Horton Field House Normal, IL 90–80   Litwiller 11 Collins 31 3–1 1–0 December 12, 1970 8:00 pm yes Northern Illinois Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL 89–88   Smith 11 Collins 27 4,100 4–1 2–0 December 17, 1970 8:00 pm yes Northeast Missouri State Horton Field House Normal, IL 66–69   Litwiller 12 Collins 24 4–2 December 19, 1970 yes yes Southeast Missouri State Houck Field House Cape Girardeau, MO 115–111 OT   Murray 14 Collins 39 5–2 December 22, 1970 yes Indiana State Indiana State College Arena Terre Haute, IN 84–105   Murray,Smith 7 Guy 19 5–3 2–1 January 2, 1971 yes yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 73–97   Litwiller,Murray,Collins 5 Collins 30 5–4 January 6, 1971 8:00 pm yes Central Michigan Horton Field House Normal, IL 63–75   Smith 9 Collins 19 5–5 January 9, 1971 8:00 pm yes Eastern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 80–65   Collins 8 Collins 23 6–5 January 13, 1971 8:00 pm Indiana State Horton Field House Normal, IL 88–89   Smith 11 Collins 40 6–6 2–2 January 16, 1971 yes yes Wisconsin State–Whitewater Williams Center Gymnasium Whitewater, WI 86–70   Smith,Collins 7 Collins 27 7–6 January 18, 1971 8:00 pm yes Central Missouri State Horton Field House Normal, IL 102–63   Murray 11 Collins 31 8–6 January 30, 1971 yes Ball State Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN 81–99   Litwiller 9 Collins 37 8–7 2–3 February 6, 1971 yes yes Wisconsin State–Stout Johnson Fieldhouse Menomonie, WI 82–76   Smith 8 Collins 35 9–7 February 10, 1971 8:00 pm yes Western Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 87–69   Smith 17 Collins 33 10–7 February 13, 1971 yes yes Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 85–76   Smith,Collins 9 Guy 26 11–7 February 15, 1971 yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 81–97   Smith 11 Smith 26 11–8 2–4 February 18, 1971 8:00 pm Northern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 77–83 OT   Litwiller 14 Collins 21 7,000 11–9 2–5 February 20, 1971 yes yes Central Michigan Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse Mount Pleasant, MI 90–98   Litwiller,Murray 10 Collins 29 11–10 February 24, 1971 8:00 pm yes Akron Horton Field House Normal, IL 99–88   Murray,Smith 12 Collins 35 12–10 February 27, 1971 yes yes Central Missouri State Garrison Gym Warrensburg, MO 76–74   Murray 12 Litwiller,Collins 19 13–10 March 1, 1971 8:00 pm Southern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 87–79   Murray 14 Collins 34 14–10 3–5 March 3, 1971 yes yes Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL 84–68   Smith 17 Collins 31 15–10 March 6, 1971 yes yes Southwest Missouri State McDonald Arena Springfield, MO 89–88 OT   Murray 10 Collins 44 16–10 AP Poll Central Standard Time Sourcehttps://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1970-71 1970-71 Men's Basketball Schedule Illinois State University Athletics January 16, 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