1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second-year head coach Will Robinsion, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois as members of the Conference of Midwestern Universities. They finished the season 16–10, 6–2 in conference play to finish in second place.

1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceConference of Midwestern Universities
Record16–10 (6–2 CMU)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Warren Crews
  • John Parker
  • Gene Smithson
Home arenaHorton Field House

Roster

1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 45 Myron Litwiller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Armington, IL
51 Dennis Murray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Detroit, MI
F 30 Jim Smith (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Mount Vernon, IL
55 Carlos Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Chicago, IL
G 20 Doug Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Benton, IL
41 Fred Points 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Columbus, OH
5 Tom Prombo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Chicago Heights, IL
G 13 Dan Witt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Maple Park, IL
G Kent Arends 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Melvin, IL
C 43 Stepney Bacon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Detroit, MI
C 24 Ron deVries 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So Detroit, MI
54 Ron Eeten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So San Jose, IL
F 25 Duane Fox 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Inkster, MI
31 Mack Rush 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So St. Louis, MO
F 53 Clarence Weaver 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2021

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1971*
Oral Roberts L 93–95  0–1
 40  Collins  9  Bacon       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 3, 1971*
vs. Western Illinois
Chip Cage Classic
[Semifinal]
W 70–50  1–1
                Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse 
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 4, 1971*
vs. Eastern Illinois
Chip Cage Classic
[Final]
L 73–77  1–2
                Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse 
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 6, 1971*
Southwest Missouri State W 99–70  2–2
 28  Collins  13  Bacon       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 8, 1971*
Southeast Missouri State W 99–72  3–2
 34  Collins            Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 11, 1971*
at Murray State L 74–85  3–3
 29  Collins  10  deVries       Racer Arena 
Murray, KY
December 14, 1971*
at Iowa State L 85–106  3–4
                James H Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 15, 1971*
at Northeast Missouri State W 86–75  4–4
                John J Pershing Arena 
Kirksville, MO
December 18, 1971*
at Buffalo L 74–80  4–5
 28  Collins  8  Collins       Clark Hall 
Buffalo, NY
December 29, 1971*
vs. DePauw
Dominican Holiday Tournament
[Semifinal]
W 118–90  5–5
 42  Collins            Theatre/Gymnasium Complex 
Racine, WI
December 30, 1971*
vs. Buffalo State
Dominican Holiday Tournament
[Final]
W 78–73  6–5
 26  Smith            Theatre/Gymnasium Complex 
Racine, WI
January 5, 1971*
MacMurray W 116–73  7–5
 31  Collins  14  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 8, 1972
Indiana State L 66–69  7–6
(0–1)
 36  Collins  10  deVries,
Weaver
 
      Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 10, 1972*
at Morehead State L 94–104  7–7
 36  Collins  13  deVries       Wetherby Gymnasium 
Morehead, KY
January 15, 1972
7:30 pm
Ball State W 99–92  8–7
(1–1)
 55  Collins            Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 18, 1972*
Winona State W 107–91  9–7
 45  Collins            Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 29, 1972
at Indiana State W 91–76  10–7
(2–1)
                Indiana State College Arena 
Terre Haute, IN
February 1, 1972*
at Pacific L 94–107  10–8
 42  Collins  13  deVries       Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, CA
February 4, 1972*
at No. 5 California State–Long Beach L 63–88  10–9
 26  Collins  11  Bacon       University Gym 
Long Beach, CA
February 9, 1972
Northern Illinois L 85–99  10–10
(2–2)
 28  Collins  20  deVries       Horton Field House (8,500)
Normal, IL
February 12, 1972
7:35 pm
at Southern Illinois W 90–83  11–10
(3–2)
 30  Collins  15  deVries       SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
February 16, 1972
at Ball State W 98–71  12–10
(4–2)
 39  Collins            Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, IN
February 19, 1972*
Central Michigan W 75–60  13–10
 26  Collins  12  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 23, 1972
at Northern Illinois W 86–85  14–10
(5–2)
                Chick Evans Field House (4,422)
DeKalb, IL
February 26, 1972*
at Central Missouri State W 92–75  15–10
 32  Collins  12  Bacon       Garrison Gym 
Warrensburg, MO
February 29, 1972*
Athletes In Action
Exhibition
W 94–70 
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
March 4, 1972
 WRAU
Southern Illinois W 88–84  16–10
(6–2)
 36  Collins  22  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source[1][2]

References

  1. "1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. "1971–72 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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