1978–79 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1978–79 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 176 Horton Field House Bob Donewald 1st Jim Platt Sam Skarich Terry Smith Independent 20–10 Illinois State Holiday Festival champion The 1978–79 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first 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 20–10. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1978 Rick Ferina 6 5 195 Sr F 31 Niles, IL Derrick Mayes 6 1 170 Sr G 21 Elgin, IL Joe Galvin 7 0 218 Jr C 32 Bloomington, IL Ron Jones 6 5 176 Jr G 13 Venice, IL Del Yarbrough 6 8 220 Jr F 11 North Chicago, IL Roy Herold 6 8 212 So C 35 Helsinki, Finland Anthony Jones 6 7 190 So F 25 Chicago, IL Dave Nussbaumer 6 0 175 So G 15 Deerfield, IL McKay Smith 6 6 175 So F 24 Springfield, IL George Carter 6 3 180 Fr G 42 Middletown, OH Joe Richardson 6 6 190 Fr F 33 Indianapolis, IN Dale White 6 5 190 Fr G 23 Covington, IN Bob Donewald (Hanover) Jim Platt (Concordia Chicago) Sam Skarich (Notre Dame) Terry Smith (Marian (IN)) https://videttearchive.ilstu.edu/?a=d&d=vid19781115-02 February 1, 2021 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 17, 1978 7:30 pm Exhibition yes National Team of Poland Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,500 96–69   Galvin 14 Galvin 27 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season December 4, 1978 6:30 pm yes yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 10,189 76–78   Galvin 14 R.Jones 32 0–1 December 6, 1978 7:30 pm yes Southern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,400 89–86   Galvin,Yarbrough 10 Mayes 21 1–1 December 9, 1978 2:00 pm yes Saint Louis Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,000 73–63   Yarbrough 10 Mayes 27 2–1 December 11, 1978 6:30 pm yes yes Central Michigan Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, MI 3,523 63–66   Yarbrough 7 R.Jones 23 2–2 December 14, 1978 7:30 pm yes California StatePolytechnic–Pomona Horton Field House Normal, IL 3,000 92–64   Yarbrough 9 R.Jones 20 3–2 December 18, 1978 7:30 pm yes yes Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 6,200 75–74 OT   Galvin 13 Mayes 25 4–2 December 22, 1978 Illinois State Holiday Festival[Semifinal] yes Northern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 3,500 71–60   Yarbrough 20 Yarbrough 28 5–2 December 23, 1978 Illinois State Holiday Festival[Final] yes Mississippi Horton Field House Normal, IL 2,800 76–72   Galvin,Yarbrough 7 R.Jones 29 6–2 December 29, 1978 7:00 pm yes yes Syracuse 19 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY 9,221 72–82   Mayes 4 Galvin 24 6–3 January 3, 1979 7:30 pm yes Bradley Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,200 74–61   R.Jones 7 Mayes 26 7–3 January 6, 1979 7:30 pm yes yes McNeese State Sudduth Coliseum Lake Charles, LA 3,781 78–73 OT   Galvin,Yarbrough 8 R.Jones 27 8–3 January 8, 1979 7:30 pm yes North Texas State Horton Field House Normal, IL 3,000 98–80   Yarbrough 14 Mayes 23 9–3 January 10, 1979 7:30 pm yes Nebraska–Omaha Horton Field House Normal, IL 2,500 74–57   Yarbrough 17 R.Jones 21 10–3 January 13, 1979 7:00 pm yes yes Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 4,366 81–92   Yarbrough 10 Galvin 33 10–4 January 15, 1979 7:30 pm yes Missouri–St. Louis Horton Field House Normal, IL 3.000 105–60   Yarbrough,A.Jones 7 Yarbrough 21 11–4 January 17, 1979 7:00 pm yes yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 6,703 73–68   Galvin 13 R.Jones 27 12–4 January 20, 1979 7:30 pm yes Howard Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,200 88–62   Galvin 11 Galvin 22 13–4 January 24, 1979 7:30 pm yes yes Valparaiso Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, IN 2,500 88–67   Galvin 13 R.Jones 30 14–4 January 27, 1979 2:00 pm yes DePaul Horton Field House Normal, IL 8,000 69–87   Galvin 7 R.Jones 21 14–5 January 31, 1979 7:30 pm yes yes Northern Illinois Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL 4,850 65–76   Galvin 10 Mayes 19 14–6 February 7, 1979 12:00 am yes yes Chaminade McCabe Gymnasium Honolulu, HI 1,100 82–67   Galvin 15 R.Jones 27 15–6 February 10, 1979 12:10 am yes yes Hawai'i Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI 3,104 77–82   Galvin 9 Mayes 24 15–7 February 11, 1979 12:10 am yes yes Hawai'i Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI 3,339 71–62   Yarbrough 12 Mayes,Yarbrough 20 16–7 February 13, 1979 7:30 pm yes yes Wisconsin–Milwaukee Horton Field House Normal, IL 2,200 82–65   Galvin 11 Mayes 22 17–7 February 15, 1979 7:30 pm yes yes South Alabama Jaguar Gym Mobile, AL 3,320 77–70   Galvin 10 R.Jones 20 18–7 February 17, 1979 7:30 pm yes yes Northeast Louisiana Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 7,100 72–80   Yarbrough 14 Mayes 25 18–8 February 22, 1979 7:30 pm yes yes North Texas State NTSU Coliseum Denton, TX 1,400 87–90   R.Jones 11 R.Jones 32 18–9 February 24, 1979 7:30 pm yes yes Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 7,568 78–89   Yarbrough 12 Galvin 22 18–10 February 26, 1979 7:30 pm yes Northern Michigan Horton Field House Normal, IL 1,800 100–83   Mayes,Smith 5 Mayes 29 19–10 March 2, 1979 7:30 pm yes Southern Illinois–Edwardsville Horton Field House Normal, IL 3,300 94–65   Galvin 14 Mayes,Yarbrough 25 20–10 AP Poll Central Standard Time February 2, 2021 1978–79 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1978-schedule.html Sports Reference February 3, 2021 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 Redbirds Men's Basketball Illinois State Redbirds Men's Basketball