1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 December 2020 Basketball 1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Redbird Arena Kevin Stallings 2nd King Rice Tom Richardson Jeff Wulbrun Missouri Valley Conference MVC 20–13 13–5 NIT Second Round The 1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbirds finished the regular season at season 18–11, 13–5 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place with Southern Illinois University. They were seeded second for the conference tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Southwest Missouri State University and lost their semifinal game versus Southern Illinois University. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Redbirds beat Utah State on the road in overtime in the first round, but lost by three points at home to Washington State in the second round to end at 20–13. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1994 Chad Altadonna 6 3 Sr G 22 Centralia, IL David Cason 6 0 Sr G 12 Baltimore, MD Brian Kern 6 9 Sr C 43 Vandalia, IL Derryl Borden Jr Antonio Cooper 5 9 Jr G 25 Phoenix, IL Kevin Lunceford 6 4 Jr G 4 Columbus, OH Maurice Trotter 6 4 Jr G 3 Lawrence, KS Kenny Wright 6 5 Jr F 13 Indianapolis, IN Marcus Franklin 6 7 So F 5 Venice, IL Rob Gibbons 6 10 Fr yes C 35 Rockaway, NJ Dan Muller basketball 6 6 Fr F 44 Lafayette, IN y Kenneth Pierson 6 8 Fr yes F 23 Conroe, TX Jamar Smiley 5 11 Fr G 15 West Hempstead, NY LeRoy Watkins 6 7 Fr C 32 Chicago, IL I Kevin Stallings (Purdue) King Rice (North Carolina) Tom Richardson (Saint Xavier) Jeff Wulbrun (Cal State Fullerton)December 27, 2020 1994-95 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1995.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 15, 1994 7:05 pm yes Upstate All–Stars Redbird Arena Normal, IL       November 21, 1994 7:05 pm yes Slovakia Redbird Arena Normal, IL       |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 25, 1994 Big Island Invitational[Quarterfinal] yes yes Iowa State Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI 300 71–88       0–1 November 26, 1994 Big Island Invitational[Consolation Semifinal] yes yes Hawai'i–Hilo Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI 1,550 80–71       1–1 November 27, 1994 Big Island Invitational[Fifth Place] yes yes Northern Iowa Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI 500 80–70       2–1 December 3, 1994 7:05 pm yes Wisconsin–Green Bay Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,607 58–64       2–2 December 6, 1994 7:05 pm yes North Carolina–Wilmington Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,850 71–83       2–3 December 10, 1994 7:00 pm yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 10,219 51–78       2–4 0–1 Prime Network December 18, 1994 1:05 pm yes Virginia Commonwealth Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,538 77–68       3–4 December 22, 1994 9:30 pm yes yes Santa Clara Harold J. Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA 1,024 63–80       3–5 December 28, 1994 7:05 pm yes Saint Mary's Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,231 82–72       4–5 December 31, 1994 12:35 pm yes Northwestern Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,003 86–68       5–5 January 3, 1995 7:00 pm yes yes DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 5,875 62–82       5–6 January 7, 1995 7:05 pm Creighton Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,565 84–64 Cason,Smiley 5 Gibbons 7 Trotter 15 6–6 1–1 January 11, 1995 6:00 pm yes yes East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC 5,142 57–64       6–7 January 14, 1995 2:05 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 4,673 68–65 Cason 7 Altadonna 8 Wright 16 7–7 2–1 January 16, 1995 7:05 pm yes Northern Iowa UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA 3,378 69–78       7–8 2–2 January 19, 1995 7:05 pm Tulsa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,525 95–79       8–8 3–2 January 21, 1995 8:05 pm Wichita State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,811 79–69 Cason 8 Franklin 7 Franklin 16 9–8 4–2 January 25, 1995 7:05 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 10,416 83–86       9–9 4–3 WEEK January 28, 1995 11:05 am yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 5,322 94–91 Smiley 7 Kern,Trotter,Muller 6 Trotter 22 10–9 5–3 Prime Network January 30, 1995 7:05 pm Indiana State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,081 88–72       11–9 6–3 February 2, 1995 7:05 pm yes Southwest Missouri State John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 5,433 66–74       11–10 6–4 February 4, 1995 7:30 pm yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 6,635 83–82 OT Cason 9 Muller 6 Altadonna 21 12–10 7–4 February 8, 1995 7:05 pm Evansville Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,513 73–72       13–10 8–4 February 11, 1995 8:05 pm Bradley Redbird Arena Normal, IL 10,317 70–59       14–10 9–4 WMBD February 16, 1995 7:05 pm yes Drake The Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 4,307 78–82       14–11 9–5 February 18, 1995 7:05 pm Southern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,170 104–98 2OT Cason 16 Wright 10 Trotter 22 15–11 10–5 February 20, 1995 7:05 pm Northern Iowa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,306 91–76       16–11 11–5 February 23, 1995 6:30 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,985 72-67       17–11 12–5 February 27, 1995 7:05 pm Drake Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,156 66–64       18–11 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Diet PepsiMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 4, 1995 Quarterfinal yes 2 Southwest Missouri State 7 Kiel Center St. Louis, MO 11,971 75–72 Cason 7 Wright 6 Wright 17 19–11 March 5, 1995 4:30 pm Semifinal yes 2 Southern Illinois 3 Kiel Center St. Louis, MO 13,271 68–72 Cason 7 Trotter 7 Trotter 19 19–12 ESPN2 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|National Invitation {NIT} tournament March 13, 1995 First Round yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 10,205 93–87 OT Smiley 8 Kern 6 Trotter 29 20–12 March 20, 1995 Second Round Washington State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,751 80–83 Cason 7 Kern 7 Altadonna 17 20–13 AP Poll Central Standard Time Source:December 29, 2020 1994-95 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1995-schedule.html Sports ReferenceDecember 28, 2020 1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1995-95 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