1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png
ConferenceIndependent
1973–74 record17–9
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Warren Crews
  • Bill Flanagan
  • Gene Smithson
Home arena
Seasons
1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame   26 3   .897
No. 8 Providence   28 4   .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh   25 4   .862
Charlotte   22 4   .846
Centenary (LA)   21 4   .840
Marquette   26 5   .839
No. 19 South Carolina   22 5   .815
No. 18 Oral Roberts   23 6   .793
South Alabama   22 6   .786
Creighton   23 7   .767
St. John's (NY)   20 7   .741
Georgia Southern   19 7   .731
Southern Illinois   19 7   .731
Syracuse   19 7   .731
Virginia Commonwealth   17 7   .708
Cincinnati   19 8   .704
Boston College   21 9   .700
Florida State   18 8   .692
Rutgers   18 8   .692
No. 20 Dayton   20 9   .690
Hawaii   19 9   .679
Jacksonville   20 10   .667
Manhattan   18 9   .667
Mercer   16 8   .667
Detroit Mercy   17 9   .654
Fairfield   17 9   .654
Houston   17 9   .654
Illinois State   17 9   .654
Marshall   17 9   .654
St. Bonaventure   17 9   .654
Stetson   17 9   .654
DePaul   16 9   .640
Memphis State   19 11   .633
Louisiana-Monroe   16 10   .615
Utah State   16 10   .615
Colgate   15 10   .600
Portland State   16 11   .593
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Texas–Pan American   13 9   .591
George Washington   15 11   .577
Portland   15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)   15 11   .577
Ball State   14 12   .538
Butler   14 12   .538
Canisius   14 12   .538
Milwaukee   14 12   .538
  14 12   .538
Northeastern   12 11   .522
Long Island   13 12   .520
Duquesne   12 12   .500
Georgetown   13 13   .500
Oklahoma City   13 13   .500
Virginia Tech   13 13   .500
Indiana State   12 14   .462
Loyola (IL)   12 14   .462
Niagara   12 14   .462
Tulane   12 14   .462
Air Force   11 13   .458
Iona   11 13   .458
St. Francis (NY)   11 13   .458
Fairleigh Dickinson   11 14   .440
Hardin-Simmons   11 14   .440
South Florida   11 14   .440
Denver   11 15   .423
Southern Mississippi   11 15   .423
Navy   9 13   .409
West Virginia   10 15   .400
Fordham   8 17   .320
Northern Illinois   8 17   .320
Eastern Michigan   8 18   .308
Holy Cross   8 18   .308
St. Peter's   8 18   .308
Xavier   8 18   .308
Villanova   7 19   .269
Army   6 18   .250
Houston Baptist   6 19   .240
Cleveland State   6 20   .231
Samford   6 20   .231
Buffalo   5 20   .200
Georgia Tech   5 21   .192
Georgia State   1 25   .038
Rankings from AP Poll

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 in Normal, Illinois and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 17–9.

Roster[]

1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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 
                   
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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