1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 16–11.

1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–11
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHorton Field House
1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 DePaul  272  .931
No. 7 Notre Dame  236  .793
Southern Mississippi  207  .741
Cleveland State  189  .667
Stetson  189  .667
Tennessee State  179  .654
Marquette  2011  .645
Penn State  1710  .630
South Carolina  1710  .630
Dayton  1811  .621
Pan American  1811  .621
Illinois State  1611  .593
UNLV  1612  .571
North Texas State  1512  .556
Southeastern Louisiana  1413  .519
UNC Wilmington  1313  .500
New Orleans  1314  .481
East Carolina  1214  .462
Valparaiso  1215  .444
Campbell  1116  .407
Charleston Southern  819  .296
Northern Iowa  819  .296
Portland State  720  .259
Nicholls State  622  .214
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 35 Roy Herold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Helsinki, Finland
F 43 Anthony Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 15 Dave Nussbaumer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr McLean, VA
G 24 McKay Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Springfield, IL
G 32 Dale White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Covington, IN
G 33 George Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS So Middletown, OH
F 34 Mark Herron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) So South Bend, IN
C 53 Rick Lamb 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Illiopolis, IL
F 40 Raynard Malaine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Gary, IN
G 23 Dwayne Tyus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Chicago, IL
F 52 Hank Cornley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Columbus, OH
F 45 Mark Zwart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Monona, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 14, 1980*
Team Fiat of England W 77–71 
 17  Tyus            Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 29, 1980*
2:30 pm
Carthage W 96–40  1–0
 20  White  12  Lamb       Horton Field House (3,190)
Normal, IL
December 1, 1980*
7:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 94–72  2–0
 30  White  9  Lamb       Horton Field House (4,384)
Normal, IL
December 4, 1980*
7:30 pm
Bradley L 70–72  2–1
 17  Lamb  8  Jones       Horton Field House (8,216)
Normal, IL
December 8, 1980*
at Pepperdine W 84–72  3–1
 18  White  15  Lamb       Firestone Fieldhouse (1,483)
Malibu, CA
December 12, 1980*
7:30 pm
No. 20 Syracuse L 52–64  3–2
 15  Lamb  6  Cornley       Horton Field House (6,086)
Normal, IL
December 15, 1980*
at Indiana State L 85–88 2OT 3–3
 24  White  14  Lamb       Hulman Center (4,975)
Terre Haute, IN
December 19, 1980*
vs. Clemson
Milwaukee Classic
[Semifinal]
L 56–67  3–4
 22  Lamb  8  Lamb       MECCA Arena (10,034)
Milwaukee, WI
December 20, 1980*
vs. California State–Bakersfield
Milwaukee Classic
[Third Place]
L 47–48  3–5
 13  White  7  Jones       MECCA Arena (10,599)
Milwaukee, WI
December 22, 1980*
7:30 pm
Pepperdine W 74–64  4–5
 18  Tyus  9  Jones       Horton Field House (3,591)
Normal, IL
January 3, 1981*
at Northern Illinois L 50–62  4–6
 15  Cornley  9  Lamb       Chick Evans Field House (4,020)
DeKalb, IL
January 7, 1981*
7:30 pm
Quincy W 70–59  5–6
 18  Jones  12  Jones       Horton Field House (3,092)
Normal, IL
January 13, 1981*
at Loyola–Chicago W 81–73  6–6
 26  Jones  13  Jones       Rosemont Horizon (1,623)
Rosemont, IL
January 17, 1981*
2:30 pm
Western Illinois W 58–56  7–6
 16  Tyus  11  Lamb       Horton Field House (4,547)
Normal, IL
January 19, 1981*
at Valparaiso W 72–58  8–6
 18  Jones  8  Lamb       Hilltop Gym (2,700)
Valparaiso, IN
January 22, 1981*
at McNeese State L 59–61 OT 8–7
 15  Jones  8  Tyus       Sudduth Coliseum (3,000)
Lake Charles, LA
January 24, 1981*
at Oral Roberts L 75–80  8–8
 22  Lamb  9  Lamb       Mabee Center (4,750)
Tulsa, OK
January 28, 1981*
7:30 pm
No. 3 DePaul L 50–54  8–9
 20  Lamb  9  Lamb       Horton Field House (8,529)
Normal, IL
January 31, 1981*
2:30 pm
Eastern Illinois W 72–58  9–9
 21  Lamb  5  Tyus,
Cornley
 
      Horton Field House (4,402)
Normal, IL
February 3, 1981*
7:30 pm
Cleveland State W 74–57  10–9
 21  Lamb  10  Lamb       Horton Field House (3,552)
Normal, IL
February 9, 1981*
at Northern Iowa W 65–63  11–9
 21  Tyus  9  Cornley       UNI Dome (2,250)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 14, 1981*
2:30 pm
Pan American L 67–69  11–10
 23  Lamb  9  Lamb       Horton Field House (4,030)
Normal, IL
February 16, 1981*
7:30 pm
Valparaiso W 55–38  12–10
 15  Jones  8  Jones       Horton Field House (3,628)
Normal, IL
February 19, 1981*
7:30 pm
South Alabama L 44–50  12–11
 12  Jones  10  Jones       Horton Field House (4,572)
Normal, IL
February 21, 1981*
at Detroit W 66–62  13–11
 23  Tyus  11  Jones       Calihan Hall (2,022)
Detroit, MI
February 23, 1981*
at Cleveland State W 62–53  14–11
 17  Lamb  9  Smith       Woodling Gymnasium (3,355)
Cleveland, OH
February 28, 1981*
2:30 pm
East Carolina W 64–41  15–11
 14  White,
Tyus
 
 6  Cornley       Horton Field House (4,052)
Normal, IL
March 4, 1981*
7:30 pm
Northern Iowa W 64–44  16–11
 15  Jones  4  Malaine,
Tyus,
Cornley
 
      Horton Field House (3,930)
Normal, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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