1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 176 Redbird Arena Bob Bender 2nd Jay Lowenthal Billy King Ray Giacoletti Bob Morris Eric Hughes Missouri Valley Conference MVC 5–23 4–12 The 1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Bob Bender, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 5–23, 4–14 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were the number eight seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They lost their opening round game to Drake University. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1990 Sam Skarich 6 5 183 Sr yes G 3 St. Cloud, MN Rick Bettenhausen 7 0 255 Sr C 22 Manhattan, IL Scott Fowler 6 5 235 Jr yes y F 42 Chicago, IL Elvin Florez 6 3 178 Jr G 33 Chicago, IL Antoine Hicks 5 9 162 Jr G 11 Chicago, IL Xavier Williams 6 6 177 Jr F 32 Michigan City, IN Reggie Wilson 6 6 228 Jr F 4 Chicago, IL Todd Kagel 5 11 162 So G 12 Normal, IL Kelly Martin 6 3 195 So F 23 Chicago, IL W Richard Thomas 6 0 160 So G 14 Chicago, IL Charles Barnes 6 5 180 Fr F 54 Chicago, IL William Leach 6 3 190 Fr G 43 Chicago, IL W Scott Taylor 6 7 215 Fr F 21 Newton, MA Mike VandeGarde 6 7 190 Fr F 41 Bloomington, MN Todd Wemhoener 6 2 175 Fr G 34 Quincy, IL Bob Bender (Duke) Jay Lowenthal (Vanderbilt) Billy King (Duke) Ray Giacoletti (Minot State) Bob Morris (Western Illinois) Eric Hughes (Cal State Hayward)February 16, 2021 1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1991.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 8, 1990 yes Marathon Oil Redbird Arena Normal, IL 101–92   Williams 8 Fowler,Thomas 19 November 17, 1990 yes Czechoslovakia Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,542 88–95 OT   Wilson 11 Wilson 21 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 23, 1990 3:30 pm yes yes Dayton University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH 12,814 69–109       0–1 ESPN November 28, 1990 yes Virginia Commonwealth Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,297 76–86       0–2 December 4, 1990 yes yes Illinois–Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 2,457 65–75       0–3 December 8, 1990 yes yes DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 13,521 78–96       0–4 December 15, 1990 7:30 pm yes yes Saint Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO 7,443 67–71       0–5 December 20, 1990 Bradley Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,697 54–74       0–6 0–1 WEEK December 23, 1990 yes Kent State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,068 53–69       0–7 December 28, 1990 All-College Tournament[Semifinal] yes yes Oklahoma 14 Myriad Convention Center Arena Oklahoma City, OK 9,106 69–112       0–8 December 29, 1990 All-College Tournament[Third Place] yes yes Alabama–Birmingham Myriad Convention Center Arena Oklahoma City, OK 9,187 60–71       0–9 January 5, 1991 yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,640 70–75       0–10 0–2 January 7, 1991 yes Southern Utah Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,047 61–77       0–11 January 12, 1991 yes Southwest Missouri State John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 8,243 64–70       0–12 0–3 January 14, 1991 Indiana State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,968 56–55       1–12 1–3 January 17, 1991 yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Monies, IA 4,365 57–55       2–12 2–3 January 19, 1991 2:00 pm Creighton Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,698 71–68 Kagel,Wemhoener 4 VandeGarde 9 Wilson 20 3–12 3–3 ESPN January 21, 1991 yes Loyola–Chicago Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,117 69–73 OT       3–13 January 26, 1991 Southwest Missouri State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,059 46–58       3–14 3–4 January 28, 1991 Wichita State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,714 60–73 Kagel 4 Wilson 11 Barnes,VandeGarde 11 3–15 3–5 January 31, 1991 yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 5,155 57–71 Thomas 3 Wilson 8 Thomas 13 3–16 3–6 February 2, 1991 Southern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,910 57–84 Kagel,Wemhoener 3 Wilson 6 Wilson 27 3–17 3–7 February 7, 1991 yes Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 4,836 41–84       3–18 3–8 February 9, 1991 yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 7,685 78–57 Thomas 4 Wilson,Wemhoener 6 Taylor 18 4–18 4–8 February 12, 1991 FORFEITFebruary 17, 2021 ISU's Bender breaks nose in brawl https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/02/13/ISUs-Bender-breaks-nose-in-brawl/3449666421200/ United Press International(Official Score 2-0) yes Chicago State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,283 39–23     Wilson 12 5–18 February 16, 1991 Drake Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,910 66–71       5–19 4–9 February 18, 1991 yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 4,404 70–90 Kagel,Thomas,Taylor,Wemhoener 2 VandeGarde 6 Wilson 14 5–20 4–10 February 21, 1991 yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 7,603 63–67       5–21 4–11 WEEK February 25, 1991 Tulsa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,492 46–53       5–22 4–12 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|PepsiMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 1, 1991 3:00 pm Opening Round yes 8 Drake 9 Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO 1,400 55–57 Thomas,Barnes,Wemhoener 2 Taylor 7 Williams 16 5–23 AP Poll Central Standard Time February 18, 2021 1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1991-schedule.html Sports Reference February 17, 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