1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 176 Redbird Arena Bob Bender 4th Jay Lowenthal Billy King Ray Giacoletti Missouri Valley Conference MVC 19–10 13–5 MVC Regular Season Champion The 1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth 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 19–10, 13–5 in conference play to finish in first place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Indiana State University in their quarterfinal game and Drake University in their semifinal game, but were defeated by Southern Illinois University in their final game. Roster Illinois State Redbirds y 1992 Steve Fitch 6 6 190 Sr F 3 Oak Park, IL Todd Kagel 6 0 170 Sr G 12 Normal, IL Richard Thomas 6 0 180 Sr G 14 Chicago, IL Charles Barnes 6 5 200 Jr F 54 Chicago, IL Thomas Hunter 6 6 235 Jr F 40 Nashville, TN Scott Taylor 6 8 200 Jr F 21 Newton, MA Mike VandeGarde 6 8 205 Jr F 41 Bloomington, MN Todd Wemhoener 6 2 185 Jr G 34 Quincy, IL Chad Altadonna 6 3 188 So G 22 Centralia, IL Brian Kern 6 9 240 So C 43 Vandalia, IL Antonio Cooper 5 9 165 Fr G 25 Phoenix, IL Andy Hawkins 6 7 195 Fr F 42 London, OH Jon Litwiller 6 6 185 Fr F 33 Morton, IL Andy Porter 6 7 235 Fr C 44 Geneseo, IL Bob Bender (Duke) Jay Lowenthal (Vanderbilt) Billy King (Duke) Ray Giacoletti (Minot State)February 22, 2021 1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1993.html Sports Reference Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Exhibition Season November 19, 1992 7:30 pm yes Arkansas Express Redbird Arena Normal, IL       November 25, 1992 7:30 pm yes Cuban National Redbird Arena Normal, IL       |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Regular Season December 2, 1992 7:30 pm yes Lewis Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,064 82–69       1–0 December 7, 1992 7:30 pm yes Butler Redbird Arena Normal, IL 6,986 69–53       2–0 December 9, 1992 yes DePaul Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,217 66–67       2–1 December 12, 1992 7:35 pm yes yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 11,679 67–86       2–2 December 19, 1992 yes Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 5,119 61–74       2–3 0–1 December 21, 1992 7:35 pm yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 3,766 63–70 Kagel,Thomas,Hunter,Altadonna 2 VandeGarde 8 VandeGarde 21 2–4 0–2 December 29, 1992 7:35 pm yes yes Idaho State Holt Arena Pocatello, ID 1,748 56–66       2–5 January 2, 1993 3:00 pm yes yes Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA 1,469 64–44       3–5 January 6, 1993 7:30 pm Southwest Missouri State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,041 65–57       4–5 1–2 January 9, 1993 11:00 am yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,722 60–63       4–6 1–3 January 11, 1993 7:30 pm Southern Illinois Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,987 88–74 Thomas 7 Taylor 12 VandeGarde 26 5–6 2–3 January 14, 1993 7:30 pm yes Wichita State Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 6,872 68–66 Wemhoener 5 VandGarde 7 Taylor 18 6–6 3–3 January 16, 1993 1:35 pm yes Southwest Missouri State John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 7,782 82–73 OT       7–6 4–3 January 20, 1993 7:00 pm yes yes Loyola–Chicago Redbird Arena Normal, IL 7,726 88–64       8–6 January 23, 1993 11:00 am Bradley Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9,587 70–68 OT       9–6 5–3 MVC-TV January 25, 1993 7:05 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 8,142 68–83 VandeGarde 3 Hunter,VandeGarde 6 Thomas,Hunter,VandeGarde 14 9–7 5–4 January 30, 1993 7:00 pm Drake Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,625 60–57       10–7 6–4 February 2, 1993 7:30 pm Indiana State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,315 64–48       11–7 7–4 February 6, 1993 yes Northern Iowa UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA 4,358 69–49       12–7 8–4 February 8, 1993 7:30 pm Wichita State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,801 75–62 VandeGarde 7 VandeGarde 5 Thomas 19 13–7 9–4 February 13, 1993 11:00 am yes Miami (Ohio) Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,260 55–65       13–8 ESPN February 18, 1993 7:30 pm Tulsa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,670 72–63       14–8 10–4 February 20, 1993 7:00 pm Creighton Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,872 59–53 Wemhoener 5 Wemhoener 6 Taylor 14 15–8 11–4 February 23, 1993 7:05 pm yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 8,681 41–55       15–9 11–5 WEEK February 27, 1993 yes Drake The Knapp Center Des Monies, IA 7,002 55–54       16–9 12–5 March 1, 1993 7:30 pm Northern Iowa Redbird Arena Normal, IL 9.081 71–59       17–9 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Illinois State Redbirds|Diet PepsiMissouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament March 6, 1993 12:00 pm Quarterfinal yes yes 1 Indiana State 8 The Arena St. Louis, MO 5,000 73–68 Altadonna 4 Hunter,VandeGarde 5 VandeGarde 25 18–9 March 7, 1993 1:00 pm Semifinal yes yes 1 Drake 4 The Arena St. Louis, MO 9,143 60–59 Thomas 5 Hunter 9 Hunter 18 19–9 March 8, 1993 8:30 pm Final yes yes 1 Southern Illinois 2 The Arena St. Louis, MO 10,877 59–70 VandeGarde 5 VandeGarde 9 VandeGarde 16 19–10 ESPN AP Poll Central Standard Time February 24, 2021 1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois-state/1993-schedule.html Sports Reference February 23, 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 Men's Basketball Illinois State Men's Basketball