1986–87 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 December 2020 Basketball 1986–87 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Horton Field House Bob Donewald 9th Pat Cunningham Anthony Jones Bill Zuiker Dave Hall Parker Laketa Missouri Valley Conference MVC 19–13 7–7 NIT Quarterfinal The 1986–87 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by ninth 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 19–13, 7–7 in conference play to finish in fourth place. They were the number three seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament as Bradley University was on probation and therefore banned from postseason competition. They were victorious in a quarterfinal game versus Indiana State University and lost in a semifinal game versus Wichita State University. The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1987 National Invitation Tournament. They defeated the University of Akron in the first round, Cleveland State University in the second round, and lost to the La Salle University in the quarterfinal round. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1986 Derrick Sanders 6 6 205 Sr F 35 Chicago, IL Jeff Harris 6 4 180 Jr G 23 Indianapolis, IN Tony Holifield 6 7 212 Jr F 45 Oak Park, MI Cliff Peterson 6 8 200 Jr F 32 Detroit, MI Matt Taphorn 6 5 200 Jr G 34 Pekin, IL Sean Morros 5 10 155 So G 10 Ridgefield, CT Jon Pemberton 6 9 218 So yes C 53 Bloomingdale, IL Todd Starks 6 3 175 So G 33 Fort Wayne, IN Kevin DeCraene 6 8 220 Fr yes F 42 Granger, IN Randy Blair 6 3 178 Fr G 25 Peoria, IL Jarrod Coleman 6 7 200 Fr F 52 North Chicago, IL Rickey Jackson 6 5 192 Fr G 43 Mount Morris, MI Sonny Roberts 6 7 205 Fr F 44 South Beloit, IL Sam Skarich 6 5 190 Fr G 24 St. Cloud, MN Bob Donewald (Hanover) Pat Cunningham (Kalamazoo) Anthony Jones (Illinois State) Bill Zuiker (Wisconsin–Stevens Point) Dave Hall (Iowa) Parker Laketa (Kansas State) December 24, 2020 1986-87 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1987.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 19, 1986 7:30 pm yes Bulgaria National "B" Horton Field House Normal, IL 77–74     Sanders 22 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 29, 1986 7:30 pm yes Wisconsin–Green Bay Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,876 63–44   Sanders 9 Sanders 24 1–0 December 1, 1986 8:00 pm yes yes Purdue 4 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 14,123 54–96   Peterson 6 Sanders,Peterson 11 1–1 SportsVision December 6, 1986 2:30 pm yes DePaul Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,628 53–61   Sanders 15 Sanders 24 1–2 WGN December 13, 1986 7:35 pm yes yes Saint Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO 6,348 80–69   Holifield,Peterson 7 Sanders,Taphorn,Starks 16 2–2 December 15, 1986 7:30 pm yes Armstrong State Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,005 90–69   Holifield 11 Harris 25 3–2 December 19, 1986 Music City Invitational[Semifinal] yes yes Kansas State Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 6,559 86–87 OT   Sanders 11 Harris 22 3–3 December 20, 1986 6:00 pm Music City Invitational[Third Place] yes yes Tennessee Tech Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 7,016 101–84   Holifield 9 Holifield 24 4–3 December 26, 1986 Hoosier Classic[Semifinal] yes yes Fresno State Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN 15,976 60–44   Holifield 8 Sanders 16 5–3 December 27, 1986 9:00 pm Hoosier Classic[Final] yes yes Indiana 4 Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN 16,585 58–82   Sanders 9 Sanders 13 5–4 December 30, 1986 7:30 pm yes Southwest Missouri State Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,603 59–55   Peterson 11 Sanders 25 6–4 January 3, 1987 1:00 pm yes yes Iowa State James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 14,010 61–59   Peterson 8 Harris 17 7–4 January 8, 1987 7:35 pm yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA 7,250 52–53   Holifield 11 Sanders 17 7–5 0–1 January 10, 1987 2:30 pm Indiana State Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,538 86–57   Sanders 9 Harris 16 8–5 1–1 January 12, 1987 7:35 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 2,724 81–70 Peterson 5 Holifield 9 Sanders 24 9–5 2–1 January 15, 1987 7:35 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 5,378 70–61 Starks 10 Holifield 10 Harris 25 10–5 3–1 January 19, 1987 7:30 pm Bradley Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,745 65–73       10–6 3–2 WHOI January 22, 1987 7:35 pm yes Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 7,565 69-71       10–7 3–3 January 24, 1987 2:00 pm yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 8,976 57–66 Starks 6 Sanders 8 Holifield 16 10–8 3–4 January 29, 1987 7:30 pm Drake Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,898 52–50       11–8 4–4 January 31, 1987 12:00 pm Southern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,406 73–76 Starks 6 Sanders 17 Harris 24 11–9 4–5 February 2, 1987 8:15 pm yes yes Illinois–Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 2,149 94–85       12–9 SportsVision February 8, 1987 11:00 am yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 3,909 73–74       12–10 4–6 February 12, 1987 7:30 pm Wichita State Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,095 66–63 Starks 9 Holifield 6 Harris 16 13–10 5–6 February 15, 1987 3:05 pm Tulsa Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,538 75–70       14–10 6–6 February 18, 1987 9:00 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 10,401 81–93       14–11 6–7 ESPN February 21, 1987 2:30 pm yes Chicago State Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,520 82–65       15–11 February 26, 1987 7:30 pm Creighton Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,231 83–68 Starks 8   Harris 26 16–11 7–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament February 28, 1987 Quarterfinal 3 Indiana State 6 Horton Field House Normal, IL 3,898 70–55 Starks 12 Holifield 10 Coleman 26 17–11 March 1, 1987 Semifinal yes 3 Wichita State 2 Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 6,572 53–56 Starks 9 Peterson 10 Holifield 22 17–12 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|National Invitation {NIT} tournament March 12, 1987 First Round Akron Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,115 59–52 Starks 11 Sanders 9 Holifield 23 18–12 March 16, 1987 Second Round yes Cleveland State Woodling Gymnasium Cleveland, OH 7,443 79–77 Starks 7 Sanders,Peterson 10 Sanders 27 19–12 March 18, 1987 Quarterfinal yes La Salle The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 4,128 50–70 Starks 6 Sanders 8 Sanders 26 19–13 AP Poll Central Standard Time December 26, 2020 1986-87 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1987-schedule.html Sports Reference December 25, 2020 1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1986-87 Illinois State Redbirds References Category:Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State