1975–76 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first-year head coach Gene Smithson, 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 with a 20–7 record.

1975–76 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record20–7
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Warren Crews
  • Ron Ferguson
  • Bill Flanagan
Home arenaHorton Field House
1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Rutgers 312  .939
No. 3 UNLV 292  .935
No. 2 Marquette 272  .931
North Texas State 224  .846
No. 19 Centenary 225  .815
UNC Charlotte 246  .800
Pan American 205  .800
No. 7 Notre Dame 236  .793
St. John's 236  .793
Florida State 216  .778
Oral Roberts 206  .769
Georgetown 217  .750
Virginia Tech 217  .750
George Washington 207  .741
Illinois State 207  .741
Creighton 197  .731
Northeast Louisiana 187  .720
Detroit 198  .704
South Florida 198  .704
New Orleans 188  .692
No. 17 DePaul 209  .690
Syracuse 209  .690
Holy Cross 2210  .688
Seton Hall 189  .667
South Alabama 189  .667
South Carolina 189  .667
Providence 2111  .656
Stetson 179  .654
UC Santa Barbara 179  .654
Air Force 169  .640
VCU 169  .640
St. Peter's 1911  .633
Portland State 1710  .630
St. Bonaventure 1710  .630
Mercer 1510  .600
Villanova 1611  .593
Niagara 1712  .586
Long Island 1512  .556
Colgate 1311  .542
Xavier 1412  .538
West Virginia 1513  .536
Georgia State 1211  .522
Indiana State 1312  .520
Dayton 1413  .519
Hardin–Simmons 1413  .519
Jacksonville 1313  .500
Manhattan 1414  .500
St. Francis (PA) 1414  .500
St. Francis (NY) 1313  .500
Marshall 1314  .481
Duquesne 1213  .480
Northeastern 1213  .480
Fairfield 1214  .462
Utah State 1214  .462
Butler 1215  .444
Denver 1215  .444
Pittsburgh 1215  .444
Army 1114  .440
Iona 1115  .423
Milwaukee 1115  .423
Southern Miss 1115  .423
Navy 1014  .417
Fairleigh Dickinson 913  .409
Georgia Southern 1116  .407
Hawaii 1116  .407
Penn State 1015  .400
Buffalo 1016  .385
Loyola (IL) 1016  .385
Canisius 1017  .370
Boston College 917  .346
Oklahoma City 918  .333
Portland 918  .333
Fordham 719  .269
Cleveland State 619  .240
Houston Baptist 521  .192
Charleston Southern 323  .115
Samford 323  .115
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1975–76 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 23 Mike Bonczyk 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr South Holland, IL
F 42 Randy Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
F 35 Rich Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr York, AL
F 43 Roger Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)193 lb (88 kg) Sr Joliet, IL
G 13 George Tometich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Moline, IL
F 24 John Crossen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Clair Shores, MI
F 34 Jeff Widdel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Rock Island, IL
C 45 Jeff Wilkins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Chicago,IL
F 25 Billy Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Chicago, IL
G 31 Rick Ferina 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Niles, IL
F 21 Derrick Mayes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Elgin, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 29, 2021

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 28, 1975*
7:30 pm
Lewis W 129–72  1–0
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 3, 1975*
7:00 pm
at Long Island W 100–78  2-0
                Arnold & Marie Schwartz Athletic Center 
Brooklyn, NY
December 10, 1975*
7:00 pm
at Butler W 81–75  3-0
                Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 13, 1975*
7:30 pm
Alabama–Huntsville W 84–66  4–0
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 19, 1975*
vs. Eastern Illinois
Bradley Invitiational
[Semifinal]
W 80–77  5–0
                Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
December 20, 1975*
at Bradley
Bradley Invitiational
[Final]
W 88–83  6–0
                Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
December 23, 1975*
7:30 pm
No. 19 Centenary L 72–76  6–1
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 27, 1975*
7:30 pm
Idaho State W 87–77  7–1
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 30, 1975*
7:35 pm
at Drake L 73–84  7-2
                Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
January 3, 1976*
10:05 pm
at Washington State L 71–76  7-3
                Performing Arts Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 5, 1976*
10:00 pm
at Idaho L 60–61 OT 7-4
                War Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
January 8, 1976*
7:30 pm
Western Illinois W 92–79  8–4
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 10, 1976*
7:30 pm
Oral Roberts W 75–70  9–4
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 13, 1976*
7:30 pm
Northern Iowa W 102–66  10–4
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 21, 1976*
6:30 pm
at Indiana State W 72–63  11–4
                Hulman Civic University Center 
Terre Haute, IN
January 24, 1976*
7:00 pm
at No. 14 Wake Forest W 81–79  12–4
      20  Wilkins       Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston–Salem, NC
January 26, 1976*
7:30 pm
Marshall W 83–64  13–4
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 31, 1976*
7:30 pm
at Oral Roberts L 75–89  13–5
                Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 2, 1976*
7:30 pm
Florida State W 82–80 OT 14–5
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 7, 1976*
7:30 pm
Southern Illinois–Edwardsville W 68–59  15–5
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 12, 1976*
6:30 pm
at Florida State L 81–109  15–6
                Bobby Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, FL
February 14, 1976*
7:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 76–72  16–6
                Memorial Gymnasium 
Ruston, LA
February 16, 1976*
7:30 pm
Central Michigan W 95–80  17–6
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 20, 1976*
7:30 pm
Wisconsin–Milwaukee W 106–82  18–6
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 23, 1976*
8:30 pm
at Saint Louis L 71–85  18–7
                Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
February 28, 1976*
7:30 pm
McNeese State W 106–80  19–7
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
March 1, 1976*
7:30 pm
Akron W 88–69  20–7
                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. "1975–76 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. "2019-20 MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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