1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth-year head coach Will Robinson, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 17–9.

1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record17–9
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Warren Crews
  • Bill Flanagan
  • Gene Smithson
Home arenaHorton Field House
1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame  263  .897
No. 8 Providence  284  .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh  254  .862
UNC Charlotte  224  .846
Centenary  214  .840
Marquette  265  .839
No. 19 South Carolina  225  .815
No. 18 Oral Roberts  236  .793
South Alabama  226  .786
Creighton  237  .767
St. John's  207  .741
Georgia Southern  197  .731
Southern Illinois  197  .731
Syracuse  197  .731
VCU  177  .708
Cincinnati  198  .704
Boston College  219  .700
Florida State  188  .692
Rutgers  188  .692
No. 20 Dayton  209  .690
Hawaii  199  .679
Jacksonville  2010  .667
Manhattan  189  .667
Mercer  168  .667
Detroit Mercy  179  .654
Fairfield  179  .654
Houston  179  .654
Illinois State  179  .654
Marshall  179  .654
St. Bonaventure  179  .654
Stetson  179  .654
DePaul  169  .640
Memphis State  1911  .633
Northeast Louisiana  1610  .615
Utah State  1610  .615
Colgate  1510  .600
Portland State  1611  .593
Seton Hall  1611  .593
Pan American  139  .591
George Washington  1511  .577
Portland  1511  .577
Saint Francis (PA)  1511  .577
Ball State  1412  .538
Butler  1412  .538
Canisius  1412  .538
Milwaukee  1412  .538
Penn State  1412  .538
Northeastern  1211  .522
Long Island  1312  .520
Duquesne  1212  .500
Georgetown  1313  .500
Oklahoma City  1313  .500
Virginia Tech  1313  .500
Indiana State  1214  .462
Loyola Chicago  1214  .462
Niagara  1214  .462
Tulane  1214  .462
Air Force  1113  .458
Iona  1113  .458
St. Francis (NY)  1113  .458
Fairleigh Dickinson  1114  .440
Hardin-Simmons  1114  .440
South Florida  1114  .440
Denver  1115  .423
Southern Mississippi  1115  .423
Navy  913  .409
West Virginia  1015  .400
Fordham  817  .320
Northern Illinois  817  .320
Eastern Michigan  818  .308
Holy Cross  818  .308
Saint Peter's  818  .308
Xavier  818  .308
Villanova  719  .269
Army  618  .250
Houston Baptist  619  .240
Cleveland State  620  .231
Samford  620  .231
Buffalo  520  .200
Georgia Tech  521  .192
Georgia State  125  .038
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 44 Stepney Bacon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
C 24 Ron deVries 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
C 25 Clarence Weaver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)207 lb (94 kg) Sr St. Louis, MO
F 33 Calvin Harper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Detroit, MI
C 11 Darrell Jeter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Detroit, MI
F 41 Jeff Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Joliet, IL
G 10 Rick Meeks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) Jr Centralia, IL
G Eric Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) Jr Folsom, PA
G 22 Rick Whitlow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Michigan City, IN
G 23 Mike Bonczyk 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) So South Holland, IL
G 21 Robert Hawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Detroit, MI
F 40 Randy Henry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Detroit, MI
F 35 Richard Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) So York, AL
F 43 Roger Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)193 lb (88 kg) So Joliet, IL
F 13 John Crossen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Clair Shores, MI
F 32 Steve Scovil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Rock Island, IL
F 31 Jeff Widdel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Rock Island, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2021

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 28, 1973*
7:30 pm
Denmark National Team W 110–55 
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
December 1, 1973*
7:00 pm
at Eastern Michigan W 103–85  1–0
 28  Hawkins  16  deVries       Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, MI
December 5, 1973*
7:30 pm
William Jewell W 94–44  2–0
 18  Harper  16  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 8, 1973*
7:30 pm
Washington State W 72–63  3–0
 24  Powell  10  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 11, 1973*
7:30 pm
California State–Bakersfield W 82–69  4–0
 21  Whitlow  13  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 15, 1973*
7:30 pm
Central Michigan W 83–72  5–0
 22  deVries  14  Harper       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 22, 1973*
3:00 pm
at Purdue L 85–114  5–1
 22  Powell  6  Harper,
Powell
 
      Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 27, 1973*
8:30 pm
at Idaho State L 80–107  5–2
 22  Whitlow  10  deVries,
Harper
 
      ASISU Minidome 
Pocatello, ID
December 29, 1973*
at San Diego State L 88–97  5–3
 26  deVries  11  deVries       Peterson Gymnasium 
San Diego, CA
January 2, 1974*
at Drake L 90–99  5–4
 25  deVries  16  deVries       Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
January 5, 1974*
7:30 pm
Southern Illinois L 80–82 OT 5–5
 35  Whitlow  20  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 9, 1974*
at Oral Roberts L 91–94  5–6
 29  Whitlow  14  deVries       Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
January 12, 1974*
7:30 pm
at Northern Illinois W 95–85  6–6
 23  Whitlow  23  deVries       Chick Evans Field House (1,817)
DeKalb, IL
January 17, 1974*
7:30 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 68–65  7–6
 16  deVries  14  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 19, 1974*
7:30 pm
Pacific W 71–60  8–6
 19  deVries  24  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 26, 1974*
7:30 pm
at Louisiana State–New Orleans L 67–74  8–7
 20  Whitlow  17  deVries       Health & Physical Education Center (3,550)
New Orleans, LA
January 28, 1974*
7:30 pm
Eastern Michigan W 96–80  9–7
 22  Hawkins  12  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 30, 1974*
7:30 pm
Marshall W 103–80  10–7
 26  Whitlow  17  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 2, 1974*
7:35 pm
at Southern Illinois L 69–87  10–8
 32  deVries  8  Harper       SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
February 5, 1974*
7:30 pm
Morehead State W 113–74  11–8
 29  Whitlow  15  Harper       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 9, 1974*
7:30 pm
Chicago State W 121–84  12–8
 26  Whitlow  14  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 11, 1974*
7:30 pm
Ball State W 83–77  13–8
 19  deVries,
Whitlow,
Hawkins
 
 20  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 16, 1974*
7:30 pm
Wisconsin–Milwaukee W 58–55  14–8
 23  Whitlow  8  Harper       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 20, 1974*
7:30 pm
Northern Illinois W 130–93  15–8
 58  Hawkins  15  Harper       Horton Field House (5,200)
Normal, IL
February 27, 1974*
7:30 pm
at Western Illinois W 95–82  16–8
 35  Whitlow  14  deVries       Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
March 2, 1974*
7:00 pm
at Indiana State W 76–73  17–8
 23  Whitlow  16  deVries       Hulman Civic University Center 
Terre Haute, IN
March 4, 1974*
7:00 pm
at No. 18 Louisville L 107–117  17–9
 38  Whitlow  19  deVries       Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source[1][2]

References

  1. "1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  2. "1973–74 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
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