1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 December 2020 Basketball 1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Redbird Arena Bob Bender 1st Ray Giacoletti Billy King Jay Lowenthal Eric Hughes Bob Morris Missouri Valley Conference MVC 18–13 9–5 MVC tournament champion NCAA tournament first round The 1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Bob Bender, played their first full season of home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbirds finished the season 18–13, 9–5 in conference play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament by virtue of holding tie-breakers over Creighton University and Tulsa University. They defeated Drake University in the quarterfinal round, Creighton University in the semifinal round, and Southern Illinois University in the final round to win the championship (their second in the conference). The Redbirds won the conference autobid to the 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the West Regional as the number fourteen seed and lost to the University of Michigan in the first round. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1989 Jon Pemberton 6 9 Sr yes C 53 Bloomingdale, IL Randy Blair 6 3 Sr G 23 Peoria, IL Jarrod Coleman 6 7 Sr F 52 North Chicago, IL Rickey Jackson 6 5 Sr G 43 Mount Morris, MI Sonny Roberts 6 8 Sr F 44 South Beloit, IL Sam Skarich 6 5 Jr yes G 3 St. Cloud, MN Rick Bettenhausen 7 0 Jr C 22 Peotone, IL Derek Stokes 6 6 Jr F 35 Rockford, IL Dan Cox 6 9 So yes F 54 Normal, IL Scott Fowler 6 5 So yes F 42 Chicago, IL Elvin Florez 6 3 So G 33 Chicago, IL Antoine Hicks 5 9 So G 11 Chicago, IL Xavier Williams 6 6 So F 32 Michigan City, IN Todd Kagel 6 1 Fr G 12 Normal, IL Richard Thomas 6 0 Fr G 14 Chicago, IL Bob Bender (Duke) Ray Giacoletti (Minot State) Billy King (Duke) Jay Lowenthal (Vanderbilt) Eric Hughes (Cal State-Hayward) Bob Morris (Western Illinois) December 20, 2020 1989-90 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1990.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 13, 1989 7:30 pm yes Helsinki (Finland) YMCA Redbird Arena Normal, IL 85–76 Blair 6 Coleman 8 Blair 17 November 17, 1989 7:30 pm yes Marathon Oil Redbird Arena Normal, IL 81–93   Jackson 8 Jackson 31 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 25, 1989 7:00 pm yes Wisconsin–Green Bay Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,696 66–69 OT       0–1 November 27, 1989 7:30 pm yes Butler Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,676 67–59 OT       1–1 December 2, 1989 6:30 pm yes yes Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center Teaneck, NJ 1,802 86–74       2–1 December 4, 1989 8:35 pm yes yes Colorado CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, CO 2,043 79–85       2–2 December 7, 1989 7:30 pm yes Purdue Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,251 69–83       2–3 December 9, 1989 7:00 pm yes Illinois–Chicago Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,611 69–65       3–3 December 19, 1989 6:30 pm yes yes Kent State Memorial Gym Kent, OH 1,500 69–73       3–4 December 28, 1989 11:00 pm Far West Classic[Quarterfinal] yes yes North Carolina–Charlotte Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR 5,289 76–69       4–4 December 29, 1989 11:00 pm Far West Classic[Semifinal] yes yes Oregon Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR 11,015 79–81       4–5 December 30, 1989 9:00 pm Far West Classic[Third Place] yes yes Louisiana Tech Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR 11,015 69–90       4–6 January 6, 1990 7:00 pm Southern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,518 85–75       5–6 1–0 January 11, 1990 7:05 pm yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA 3,804 85–81       6–6 2–0 January 13, 1990 1:30 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 5,480 45–58       6–7 2–1 SportsChannel January 17, 1990 7:30 pm yes yes Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL 3,731 63–64       6–8 January 20, 1990 7:30 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 6,954 75–82 Thomas 4 Blair,Roberts 8 Jackson 19 6–9 2–2 January 22, 1990 7:30 pm Drake Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,952 63–62       7–9 3–2 January 25, 1990 8:05 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 9,517 74–72       8–9 4–2 WEEK/SportsChannel January 27, 1990 7:00 pm Wichita State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,125 71–66 OT Blair,<br/ >Jackson,<br/ >Thomas 4 Blair 8 Jackson 20 9–9 5–2 February 3, 1990 11:00 am yes Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 5,022 60–84       9–10 5–3 SportsChannel February 6, 1990 7:30 pm yes Saint Louis Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,608 65–61       10–10 February 10, 1990 7:00 pm Indiana State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,125 67–47       11–10 6–3 February 12, 1990 7:30 pm Tulsa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,566 79–75       12–10 7–3 February 14, 1990 7:30 pm yes yes Loyola–Chicago Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 539 82–66       13–10 February 17, 1990 11:00 am Bradley Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,125 81–68       14–10 8–3 SportsChannel February 22, 1990 7:30 pm yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 9,688 52–66 Thomas 4 Blair 9 Coleman 19 14–11 8–4 February 24, 1990 7:35 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 10,014 79–85 Thomas 6 Blair 6 Thomas 20 14–12 8–5 February 26, 1990 7:30 pm Creighton Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,125 83–77 Blair,Thomas 6 Blair,Coleman 7 Jackson 32 15–12 9–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|PepsiMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 3, 1990 6:00 pm Quarterfinal 2 Drake 7 Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,620 77–62 Blair 6 Blair 8 Fowler 16 16–12 SportsChannel March 4, 1990 3:00 pm Semifinal 2 Creighton 3 Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,653 69–64 Blair 9 Pemberton 7 Jackson 17 17–12 SportsChannel March 6, 1990 8:30 pm Final 2 Southern Illinois 1 Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,625 81–78 Thomas 5 Pemberton 6 Coleman 23 18–12 ESPN |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} tournament March 16, 1990 8:00 pm West Region[First Round] yes 14 Michigan 13 3 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA 12,200 70–76 Blair 9 Blair 12 Jackson 22 18–13 NCAA Productions AP Poll Central Standard Time December 20, 2020 1989-90 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1990-schedule.html Sports Reference December 20, 2020 1989-90 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1989-90 Illinois State Redbirds References Category:Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State Illinois State Men's Basketball Illinois State Men's Basketball