1988–89 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1988–89 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Horton Field House &Redbird Arena Bob Donewald 11th Missouri Valley Conference MVC 13–17 6–8 The 1988–89 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by eleventh year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at both Horton Field House (finishing December, 1988) and Redbird Arena (starting January, 1989) and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbirds finished the season 13–17, 6–8 in conference play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were the number seven seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious in a quarterfinal game versus Wichita State University but were defeated in a semifinal game versus Southern Illinois University. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1988 Jon Pemberton 6 9 Jr yes C 53 Bloomingdale, IL Randy Blair 6 3 Jr G 25 Peoria, IL Jarrod Coleman 6 7 Jr F 52 North Chicago, IL Rickey Jackson 6 5 Jr G 43 Mount Morris, MI Sonny Roberts 6 8 Jr F 44 South Beloit, IL Sam Skarich 6 5 So yes G 24 St. Cloud, MN Derek Stokes 6 6 So F 35 Rockford, IL Dan Cox 6 9 Fr yes C 54 Normal, IL Scott Fowler 6 5 Fr yes F 42 Chicago, IL Elvin Florez 6 3 Fr G 30 Chicago, IL Antoine Hicks 5 9 Fr G 33 Chicago, IL Xavier Williams 6 6 Fr F 32 Michigan City, IN Bob Donewald (Hanover) Anthony Jones Bill Zuiker Parker Laketa Mark ZwartFebruary 13, 2021 1988–89 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1988.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 10, 1988 7:30 pm yes Brazil Horton Field House Normal, IL 53–58   Jackson,Roberts 8 Jackson 14 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 18, 1988 6:30 pm Big Apple NIT[First Round] yes yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 12,165 48–83   Coleman 8 Jackson 20 0–1 November 26, 1988 7:30 pm yes Western Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 4,935 79–68   Coleman 11 Coleman 23 1–1 November 28, 1988 7:30 pm yes Coppin State Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,959 78–75 2OT   Pemberton 9 Coleman,Jackson 20 2–1 December 3, 1988 2:30 pm yes DePaul Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,725 77–78   Jackson 8 Jackson 20 2–2 WGN December 6, 1988 6:30 pm yes yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 14,123 56–57   Pemberton 4 Jackson 12 2–3 December 10, 1988 2:30 pm yes yes Illinois–Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 3,885 61–62   Coleman,Roberts 6 Jackson 16 2–4 December 17, 1988 6:00 pm yes yes Saint Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO 5,623 55–92   Coleman 5 Coleman 17 2–5 Score December 20, 1988 7:30 pm yes yes Southwest Missouri State John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 6,864 55–51   Coleman,Roberts 4 Jackson 23 3–5 December 28, 1988 5:30 pm Volunteer Classic[Semifinal] yes yes Memphis State Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 19,078 45–68   Coleman 13 Coleman 20 3–6 December 29, 1988 5:30 pm Volunteer Classic[Third Place] yes yes Miami (Ohio) Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 22,015 58–61   Coleman 7 Coleman 25 3–7 January 5, 1989 7:30 pm yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA 5,921 63–73   Coleman 9 Jackson 18 3–8 0–1 January 9, 1989 8:00 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 3,342 58–68 Blair 6 Coleman 10 Coleman 17 3–9 0–2 SportsVision January 11, 1989 7:30 pm yes Chicago State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,724 71–70   Coleman 13 Coleman 17 4–9 TeleCable January 15, 1989 5:00 pm Bradley Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,075 91–83   Coleman 10 Coleman 26 5–9 1–2 USA January 18, 1989 7:30 pm yes Loyola–Chicago Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,979 82–65   Blair 8 Coleman 22 6–9 SportsVision January 21, 1989 7:30 pm yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 10,575 53–65 Blair 7 Blair 6 Fowler 14 6–10 1–3 January 23, 1989 8:00 pm yes Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 5,006 51-53   Stokes 4 Jackson 16 6–11 1–4 January 28, 1989 2:30 pm Creighton Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,343 76-66 Blair 6 Jackson,Fowler,Stokes 8 Coleman 26 7–11 2–4 TeleCable January 30, 1989 7:30 pm Southern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,191 67-74 Blair 7 Coleman,Stokes 5 Coleman 25 7–12 2–5 TeleCable February 4, 1989 2:30 pm Tulsa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,665 63–67   Coleman 12 Coleman 21 7–13 2–6 TeleCable February 6, 1989 8:00 pm Wichita State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,453 57–52 Blair 8 Fowler 9 Jackson 22 8–13 3–6 SportsVision February 11, 1989 7:30 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,150 86–83   Jackson 10 Jackson 36 9–13 4–6 February 14, 1989 7:30 pm yes Fairleigh Dickinson Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,228 60–56   Jackson 7 Coleman,Jackson 14 10–13 February 16, 1989 7:30 pm Drake Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,177 48–58   Coleman 5 Coleman 17 10–14 4–7 TeleCable February 20, 1989 8:00 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 10,227 66–78   Coleman 9 Roberts 19 10–15 4–8 SportsVision February 22, 1989 7:30 pm yes yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 940 49–66   Blair,Fowler 5 Coleman 15 10–16 February 25, 1989 6:00 pm Indiana State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,024 78–68   Coleman 13 Coleman,Jackson 25 11–16 5–8 SportsVision February 27, 1989 yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 7,787 83–82 Blair 6 Coleman 8 Jackson 27 12–16 6–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|PepsiMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 4, 1989 Quarterfinal yes yes 7 Wichita State 2 Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 8,890 66–60 Skarich 4 Jackson 12 Jackson 22 13–16 SportsVision March 5, 1989 Semifinal yes yes 7 Southern Illinois 6 Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 8,870 61–69 Skarich 3 Jackson 6 Jackson 18 13–17 SportsVision AP Poll Central Standard Time February 15, 2021 1988–89 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1989-schedule.html Sports Reference February 14, 2021 1988–89 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1988-89 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