1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth-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 16–10.

1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–10
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Warren Crews
  • Bill Flanagan
  • Gene Smithson
Home arenaHorton Field House
1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas–Pan American 222  .917
UNC Charlotte 233  .885
Centenary (LA) 254  .862
No. 11 Marquette 234  .852
Stetson 224  .846
No. 13 Cincinnati 236  .793
Utah State 216  .778
Rutgers 227  .759
Creighton 207  .741
Memphis State 207  .741
South Alabama 197  .731
Syracuse 239  .719
Holy Cross 208  .714
Oral Roberts 208  .714
Boston College 219  .700
Florida State 188  .692
Portland State 188  .692
UC Santa Barbara 188  .692
VCU 178  .680
South Carolina 199  .679
St. John's 2110  .677
No. 14 Notre Dame 1910  .655
Detroit 179  .654
No. 20 Providence 2011  .645
Georgetown 1810  .643
George Washington 1710  .630
Pittsburgh 1811  .621
Houston 1610  .615
Illinois State 1610  .615
Tulane 1610  .615
Virginia Tech 1610  .615
Canisius 1510  .600
DePaul 1510  .600
Northeast Louisiana 1510  .600
South Florida 1510  .600
Seton Hall 1611  .593
Jacksonville 1511  .577
Duquesne 1411  .560
Hawaii 1411  .560
Saint Peter's 1512  .556
Cleveland State 1311  .542
Manhattan 1412  .538
Air Force 1312  .520
LIU 1312  .520
St. Bonaventure 1413  .519
West Virginia 1413  .519
Cal State Los Angeles 1313  .500
Marshall 1313  .500
Navy 1212  .500
Northeastern 1212  .500
Fairfield 1314  .481
Niagara 1314  .481
Fordham 1213  .480
Penn State 1112  .478
Indiana State 1214  .462
Oklahoma City 1214  .462
Saint Louis 1214  .462
Fairleigh Dickinson 1113  .458
Portland 1316  .448
Saint Francis (PA) 1114  .440
Georgia Tech 1115  .423
Southern Miss 1115  .423
Xavier 1115  .423
Ball State 1015  .400
Loyola-Chicago 1015  .400
Butler 1016  .385
Dayton 1016  .385
Denver 916  .360
Northern Illinois 815  .348
Houston Baptist 917  .346
Mercer 917  .346
Samford 917  .346
Colgate 816  .333
Villanova 918  .333
Buffalo 817  .320
Georgia Southern 818  .308
Georgia State 818  .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 818  .308
St. Francis (NY) 719  .269
Charleston Southern 416  .200
Hardin-Simmons 520  .200
Iona 419  .174
Army 322  .120
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 33 Calvin Harper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
C 11 Darrell Jeter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
G 22 Rick Whitlow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Michigan City, IN
G 23 Mike Bonczyk 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr South Holland, IL
F 21 Robert Hawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Detroit, MI
C 42 Randy Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Detroit, MI
F 35 Richard Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr York, AL
F 43 Roger Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)193 lb (88 kg) Jr Joliet, IL
G 13 George Tometich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Moline, IL
F 24 John Crossen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) So St. Clair Shores, MI
F 34 Jeff Widdel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Rock Island, IL
C 45 Jeff Wilkins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Chicago,IL
F 25 Billy Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
C 44 Cyrus Mann 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 26, 2021

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 12, 1974*
7:30 pm
Czechoslovakian National Team W 107–93 
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 30, 1974*
8:15 pm
at Saint Louis L 81–83 OT 0-1
                Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
December 3, 1974*
at Florida State L 70–72  0-2
                Bobby Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, FL
December 7, 1974*
8:00 pm, WRAU
Drake W 92–79  1–2
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 11, 1974*
at Butler L 78–79  1-3
                Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 14, 1974*
Louisiana Tech W 109–81  2–3
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 21, 1974*
at Nevada–Las Vegas L 88–99  2-4
                Las Vegas Convention Center 
Winchester, NV
December 26, 1974*
California State–San Francisco W 102–57  3–4
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 28, 1974*
Fairleigh Dickinson W 72–68  4–4
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 4, 1975*
8:00 pm, WRAU
Southern Illinois W 91–84 OT 5–4
 51  Whitlow            Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 6, 1975*
8:00 pm, WRAU
Oral Roberts W 107–98  6–4
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 9, 1975*
at Bradley L 85–106  6–5
                Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
January 11, 1975*
at Pacific L 76–82  6–6
                Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, CA
January 16, 1975*
at South Alabama L 88–90  6–7
                Jaguar Gymnasium 
Mobile, AL
January 18, 1975*
Oakland W 98–53  7–7
                Horton Field House (7,000)
Normal, IL
January 22, 1975*
at Marshall W 80–77  8–7
                Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
January 25, 1975*
Northern Illinois W 102–79  9–7
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 29, 1975*
at Southern Illinois L 61–91  9–8
                SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
February 1, 1975*
at Central Michigan L 82–93  9–9
                Ryan Hall 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 1975*
South Alabama W 104–86  10–9
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 8, 1975*
at Ball State L 65–77  10–10
                Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, IN
February 12, 1975*
Western Illinois W 104–69  11–10
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 15, 1975*
at Northern Illinois W 107–78  12–10
                Chick Evans Field House (2,182)
DeKalb, IL
February 18, 1975*
at Wisconsin–Milwaukee W 100–62  13–10
      20  Whitlow       MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 22, 1975*
Lewis W 129–80  14–10
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 26, 1975*
Indiana State W 99–91  15–10
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
March 1, 1975*
at West Virginia W 105–99  16–10
                WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source[2][3]

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1974-75 Independent Season Summary
  2. "1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. "2019-20 MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.