1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 December 2020 Basketball 1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Horton Field House Bob Donewald 7th Missouri Valley Conference MVC 22–8 11–5 American Savings Classic championFleet Classic champion NCAA tournament Second Round The 1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by seventh year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbirds finished the season 22–8, 11–5 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament by virtue of sweeping the season series over Wichita State University. They were defeated in a quarterfinal game to Indiana State University. The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the Midwest Regional as the number nine seed where they defeated the University of Southern California in the first round and lost to the University of Oklahoma in the second round. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1984 Brad Duncan 6 4 Sr G 33 Anderson, IN Rickie Johnson 6 5 Sr F 24 Indianapolis, IN Michael McKenny 6 1 Sr G 10 Gary, IN Lou Stefanovic 6 8 Sr F 43 Merillville, IN y William Anderson 5 11 Jr G 25 Indianapolis, IN Bill Braksick 7 0 So C 54 Flanagan, IL Derrick Sanders 6 6 So F 35 Chicago, IL Jeff Harris 6 4 Fr G 23 Indianapolis, IN Tony Holifield 6 7 Fr F 45 Oak Park, MI Cliff Peterson 6 7 Fr F 32 Detroit, MI Art Pollard 6 2 Fr G 42 East Chicago, IN Matt Taphorn 6 5 Fr F 34 Pekin, IL Bob Donewald (Hanover) Terry Smith Pat Cunningham Bruce Stone Anthony Jones Dwayne Tyus December 13, 2020 1984-85 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1985.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 19, 1984 7:30 pm yes Yugoslavia National Team Horton Field House Normal, IL 65–59     Stefanovic 13 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 24, 1984 7:30 pm yes Wisconsin–Stevens Point Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,337 51–49   Stefanovic 9 Johnson 22 1–0 November 28, 1984 7:30 pm yes Illinois–Chicago Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,056 93–62   Stefanovic 16 Stefanovic 29 2–0 December 1, 1984 2:30 pm yes Southwest Missouri State Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,198 54–44   Johnson 7 McKenny,Stefanovic 15 3–0 December 5, 1984 7:30 pm yes DePaul 2 Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,775 71–84   Johnson 12 Stefanovic 27 3–1 December 8, 1984 7:30 pm yes yes Wisconsin–Green Bay Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Ashwaubenon, WI 2,024 52–49   Anderson,Braksick 4 Stefanovic 15 4–1 December 15, 1984 2:30 pm yes Detroit Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,015 76–73   Johnson 8 Stefanovic 18 5–1 December 21, 1984 9:00 pm American Savings Classic[Semifinal] yes yes Texas A&M Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA 2,100 74–66 OT   Stefanovic 6 Stefanovic 25 6–1 December 22, 1984 11:00 pm American Savings Classic[Final] yes yes San Diego Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA 1,680 77–58   Johnson,McKenny 4 Johnson 23 7–1 December 28, 1984 6:00 pm Fleet Classic[Semifinal] yes yes Northeastern Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 6,349 92–84   Stefanovic 6 Duncan 26 8–1 December 29, 1984 8:00 pm Fleet Classic[Final] yes yes Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 8,047 65–59   Johnson 10 Johnson 27 9–1 January 3, 1985 7:35 pm yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA 5,360 66–56   McKenny 8 Stefanovic 19 10–1 1–0 January 5, 1985 7:35 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 8,673 63–73 McKenny,Stefanovic 3 Johnson 10 Stefanovic 18 10–2 1–1 January 10, 1985 7:30 pm Southern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,845 78–63   Braksick 8 Braksick 22 11–2 2–1 January 12, 1985 2:30 pm Wichita State Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,015 86–80 OT Johnson 5 Johnson 8 Stefanovic 23 12–2 3–1 January 17, 1985 7:30 pm Tulsa 20 Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,752 69–79 OT   Stefanovic 12 Stefanovic 25 12–3 3–2 January 19, 1985 2:30 pm yes Chicago State Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,824 79–66 OT   Stefanovic 11 Braksick 18 13–3 January 24, 1985 6:30 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 6,052 85–83 OT   Stefanovic 12 Stefanovic 26 14–3 4–2 January 26, 1985 12:30 pm Bradley Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,747 65–55   McKenny 8 Johnson 22 15–3 5–2 MVC-TV January 31, 1985 7:35 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 2,700 50–63   Braksick 7 Stefanovic 24 15–4 5–3 February 6, 1985 7:30 pm yes Tulsa 17 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 9,200 73–72 OT   Stefanovic 13 Stefanovic 18 16–4 6–3 February 9, 1985 2:30 pm Drake Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,747 67–46   Holifield 8 Braksick 19 17–4 7–3 February 14, 1985 7:30 pm yes West Texas State WTSU Fieldhouse Canyon, TX 1,504 66–68 McKenny 9 Stefanovic 9 Duncan 18 17–5 7–4 February 16, 1985 8:05 pm yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 10,666 64–58 Stefanovic 6 Johnson 13 Duncan 14 18–5 8–4 February 21, 1985 7:30 pm West Texas State Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,722 74–58   Stefanovic 8 Johnson 18 19–5 9–4 February 23, 1985 12:30 pm Creighton Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,722 89–61 McKenny 6 Braksick,Sanders 6 Sanders 18 20–5 10–4 February 28, 1985 7:30 pm Indiana State Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,832 75–64   Johnson 11 Stefanovic 18 21–5 11–4 March 2, 1985 3:00 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 10,571 69–82   Stefanovic 8 Stefanovic 16 21–6 11–5 WEEK |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 5, 1985 Quarterfinal yes 2 Indiana State 7 Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,020 61–66 Johnson,McKenny 5 Stefanovic 10 Duncan,McKenny 16 21–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} tournament March 14, 1985 9:30 pm Midwest Region[First Round] yes yes 9 Southern California 8 John Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 10,575 58–55 McKenny 8 Johnson 10 Stefanovic 15 22–7 NCAA Productions March 16, 1985 3:45 pm Midwest Region[Second Round] yes yes 9 Oklahoma 4 1 John Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 10,575 69–75 Johnson 4 McKenny 5 Stefanovic 21 22–8 CBS AP Poll Central Standard Time December 15, 2020 1984-85 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1985-schedule.html Sports Reference December 14, 2020 1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1985-85 Illinois State Redbirds References Category:Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball seasons Illinois State Illinois State