1979–80 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 December 2020 Basketball 1979–80 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 178 Horton Field House Bob Donewald 2nd Jim Platt Sam Skarich Terry Smith Independent 20–9 Illinois State Holiday Festival champion NIT First Round The 1979–80 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 20–9. The Redbirds received an invitation to the 1980 National Invitation Tournament. They defeated West Texas State University in the first round and were beaten by the University of Illinois in the second round. Roster 1979 Illinois State Redbirds y Joe Galvin 7 0 218 Sr C 32 Bloomington, IL Ron Jones 6 5 176 Sr G 13 Venice, IL Del Yarbrough 6 8 220 Sr F 11 North Chicago, IL Roy Herold 6 8 212 Jr C 35 Helsinki, Finland Anthony Jones 6 6 190 Jr F 25 Chicago, IL Dave Nussbaumer 6 0 175 Jr G 15 McLean, VA McKay Smith 6 6 175 Jr G 24 Springfield, IL George Carter 6 3 180 So yes G 42 Middletown, OH Joe Richardson 6 6 190 So F 33 Indianapolis, IN Dale White 6 5 190 So G 23 Covington, IN Tyrone Brewer 6 8 220 Fr C 31 Westchester, IL Mark Herron 6 8 200 Fr F 41 South Bend, IN Rick Lamb 6 8 230 Fr F 44 Illiopolis, IL James Lowery 5 11 Fr G Fort Wayne, IN W Raynard Malaine 6 6 218 Fr F 30 Gary, IN Dwayne Tyus 6 2 175 Fr G 21 Chicago, IL Bob Donewald (Hanover) Jim Platt (Concordia Chicago) Sam Skarich (Notre Dame) Terry Smith (Marian (IN)) December 15, 2020 Redbird Basketball 1979-80 https://videttearchive.ilstu.edu/?a=d&d=vid19791130-02 The Daily Vidette Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 19, 1979 Guadalajara Horton Field House Normal, IL 2,711 86–52   A.Jones 8 Yarbrough 18 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 30, 1979 10:00 pm yes Southern California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 5,331 61–63   Galvin 11 Yarbrough 15 0–1 December 3, 1979 7:30 pm Western Kentucky Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,669 66–55   Yarbrough 9 R.Jones 20 1–1 December 7, 1979 8:00 pm Carrier Classic[Semifinal] yes Hofstra Manley Field House Syracuse, NY 6,627 71–66   Yarbrough 9 Yarbrough 20 2–1 December 8, 1979 8:00 pm Carrier Classic[Final] yes Syracuse 11 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY 8,256 70–72 OT   Yarbrough 11 R.Jones 18 2–2 December 10, 1979 7:30 pm Indiana State Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,407 66–58   Galvin,Lamb 10 R.Jones 20 3–2 December 14, 1979 9:05 pm Illini Classic[Semifinal] yes Eastern Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 14,363 64–59   Yarbrough 8 R.Jones 15 4–2 December 15, 1979 Illini Classic[Final] yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 16,257 40–47 Nussbaumer 5 A.Jones 8 R.Jones 18 4–3 December 18, 1979 7:30 pm Mississippi Valley State Horton Field House Normal, IL 2,879 64–56   Yarbrough,A.Jones 8 Yarbrough 23 5–3 December 21, 1979 Illinois State Holiday Festival[Semifinal] U. 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International Horton Field House Normal, IL 2,013 76–63   A.Jones 5 R.Jones 20 6–3 December 22, 1979 Illinois State Holiday Festival[Final] Lamar Horton Field House Normal, IL 3,117 96–64   Lamb 8 R.Jones 31 7–3 December 29, 1979 2:30 pm Charleston Horton Field House Normal, IL 1,800 83–61   Yarbrough 10 Yarbrough 19 8–3 January 3, 1980 yes Bradley Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 7,300 57–62   Yarbrough 12 R.Jones 16 8–4 WEEK January 8, 1980 7:30 pm Westmont Horton Field House Normal, IL 1,767 52–44       9–4 January 12, 1980 2:30 pm Detroit Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,108 64–62   Malaine 11 Yarbrough 15 10–4 January 17, 1980 7:30 pm Loyola–Chicago Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,053 72–64     R.Jones 23 11–4 January 19, 1980 2:30 pm Centenary Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,213 72–51   R.Jones 7 R.Jones 20 12–4 January 21, 1980 7:30 pm McNeese State Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,322 55–53     R.Jones 12 13–4 January 25, 1980 7:00 pm yes Howard Burr Gymnasium Washington, DC 2,700 72–61   R.Jones 10 R.Jones 16 14–4 January 28, 1980 7:30 pm Northeast Louisiana Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,388 68–65       15–4 January 31, 1980 8:00 pm yes Pan American PAU Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX 5,400 58–62   Yarbrough 11 R.Jones 16 15–5 February 2, 1980 7:30 pm yes Centenary Gold Dome Shreveport, LA 1,879 74–59   A.Jones 6 R.Jones 28 16–5 February 9, 1980 7:30 pm yes East Carolina Williams Arenaat Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC 4,200 67–70 OT   Galvin 16 Galvin 19 16–6 February 11, 1980 7:30 pm Northern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,388 62–65 OT   Yarbrough 12 R.Jones 13 16–7 February 16, 1980 3:00 pm yes Wisconsin–Milwaukee Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI 425 87–73     R.Jones 22 17–7 February 18, 1980 7:30 pm Northern Iowa Horton Field House Normal, IL 3,657 77–56   Lamb 8 R.Jones 22 18–7 February 23, 1980 2:30 pm Oral Roberts Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,213 66–65   Yarbrough 14 Yarbrough 18 19–7 March 1, 1980 7:30 pm yes DePaul 1 Alumni Hall Chicago, IL 5,308 81–97   Yarbrough 15 Yarbrough 31 19–8 ESPN |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|National Invitation {NIT} Tournament March 5, 1980 7:30 pm First Round West Texas State Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,285 80–63 R.Jones,Malaine 5 Yarbrough 13 R.Jones 22 20–8 March 10, 1980 7:05 pm Second Round yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 16,193 65–75 Nussbaumer 10 Yarbrough 11 Yarbrough 23 20–9 AP Poll Central Standard Time December 16, 2020 1979-80 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1980-schedule.html Sports Reference December 17, 2020 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 basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State