1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 176 Horton Field House Bob Donewald 8th Pat Cunningham Anthony Jones Duffy Burns Ron Hecklinski Mark Zwart Missouri Valley Conference MVC 15–14 9–7 The 1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by eighth year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–14, 9–7 in conference play to finish in fourth place. They were the number four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They made it to the semifinal game before losing to ninth ranked Bradley University. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1985 William Anderson 5 11 Sr G 25 Indianapolis, IN Bill Braksick 7 0 Jr C 54 Flanagan, IL Derrick Sanders 6 6 Jr F 35 Chicago, IL Jeff Harris 6 4 So G 23 Indianapolis, IN Tony Holifield 6 7 So F 45 Oak Park, MI Cliff Peterson 6 8 So F 32 Detroit, MI Matt Taphorn 6 5 So G 34 Pekin, IL Kevin DeCraene 6 8 Fr yes F 42 Granger, IN Mark Kraatz 6 1 Fr G 10 Allen Park, MI Sean Morros 5 10 Fr G 24 Ridgefield, CT Jon Pemberton 6 9 Fr F 53 Bloomingdale, IL Todd Starks 6 3 Fr G 33 Fort Wayne, IN Bob Donewald (Hanover) Pat Cunningham (Kalamazoo) Anthony Jones (Illinois State) Duffy Burns (Ball State) Ron Hecklinski (Manchester (Indiana)) Mark Zwart (Illinois State)February 10, 2021 1985-86 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1986.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 18, 1985 7:30 pm yes Ponte Preta (Brazil) Horton Field House Normal, IL 67–50   Sanders 8 Anderson 16 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season November 23, 1985 7:30 pm yes Southeast Missouri State Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,667 79–73     Holifield 20 1–0 November 26, 1985 7:30 pm yes Iowa State Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,596 52–55   Sanders 8 Braksick,Holifield 11 1–1 November 30, 1985 2:30 pm yes Chicago State Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,276 57–67       1–2 December 2, 1985 7:30 pm yes Wisconsin–Green Bay Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,896 58–39   Braksick 10 Braksick 18 2–2 December 7, 1985 8:00 pm yes yes DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 14,337 64–71     Sanders 21 2–3 WGN December 13, 1985 Dallas Morning News Classic[Semifinal] yes yes McNeese State Moody Coliseum University Park, TX 3,978 60–52       3–3 December 14, 1985 9:00 pm Dallas Morning News Classic[Final] yes yes Southern Methodist Moody Coliseum University Park, TX 4,368 58–68       3–4 December 21, 1985 2:30 pm yes yes Southwest Missouri State John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 6,512 60–76       3–5 December 27, 1985 Cowboy Shootout[Semifinal] yes yes San Francisco Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY 4,129 68–52       4–5 December 28, 1985 9:00 pm Cowboy Shootout[Final] yes yes Wyom‌ing Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY 4,341 49–71       4–6 January 4, 1986 2:30 pm Drake Horton Field House Normal, IL 5,253 65–61 OT       5–6 1–0 January 6, 1986 7:30 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,246 54–58       5–7 1–1 January 11, 1986 7:30 pm Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 9,465 59–58 Kraatz 9 Braksick 7 Sanders 16 6–7 2–1 January 13, 1986 7:30 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 4,119 35–34 Anderson,Starks 3 Sanders 13 Sanders 23 7–7 3–1 January 18, 1986 2:30 pm West Texas State Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,368 42–32       8–7 4–1 January 20, 1986 7:30 pm yes Illinois–Chicago Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,326 73–68       9–7 January 23, 1986 7:30 pm yes Bradley 17 Carver Arena Peoria, IL 10,450 63–67 OT       9–8 4–2 WEEK January 25, 1986 12:00 pm Indiana State Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,623 77–73       10–8 5–2 SPN January 30, 1986 7:30 pm Tulsa Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,527 54–61       10–9 5–3 February 1, 1986 7:30 pm yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Monies, IA 8,825 66–76       10–10 5–4 February 6, 1986 7:30 pm Southern Illinois Horton Field House Normal, IL 6,546 77–53       11–10 6–4 February 10, 1986 9:00 pm Bradley 13 Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,745 67–74       11–11 6–5 WHOI/ESPN February 13, 1986 7:30 pm yes West Texas State WTSU Fiedhouse Canyon, TX 2,010 66–61       12–11 7–5 February 15, 1986 12:00 pm yes Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 6,753 54–69       12–12 7–6 SPN February 20, 1986 7:30 pm Wichita State Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,004 49–53 Anderson,Kraatz 4 Sanders 11 Anderson,Sanders,Holifield 10 12–13 7–7 February 22, 1986 2:30 pm Creighton Horton Field House Normal, IL 7,721 63–53 Harris 5 Braksick,Sanders 10 Sanders 18 13–13 8–7 February 27, 1986 7:30 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 4,240 80–69       14–13 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 3, 1986 Quarterfinal yes yes 4 Wichita State 5 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 5,138 78–70 Anderson 3 Braksick,Sanders 6 Anderson 30 15–13 March 4, 1986 Semifinal yes yes 4 Bradley 9 1 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 5,469 64–65 Taphorn 6 Sanders 15 Sanders,Taphorn 12 15–14 AP Poll Central Standard Time February 11, 2021 1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1986-schedule.html Sports Reference February 12, 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