1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by eighth year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–14 (9–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Cunningham
  • Anthony Jones
Home arenaHorton Field House
1985–86 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Bradley160 1.000323  .914
Tulsa106 .625239  .719
Drake106 .6251911  .633
Illinois State97 .5631514  .517
Wichita State79 .4381414  .500
Creighton79 .4381216  .429
Indiana State79 .4381117  .393
West Texas State412 .2501117  .393
Southern Illinois412 .250820  .286
1986 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 15–14, 9–7 in conference play to finish in fourth place. They were the number four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They made it to the semifinal game before losing to ninth ranked Bradley University.

Roster

1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 25 William Anderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Indianapolis, IN
C 54 Bill Braksick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Jr Flanagan, IL
F 35 Derrick Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Chicago, IL
G 23 Jeff Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Indianapolis, IN
F 45 Tony Holifield 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Oak Park, MI
F 32 Cliff Peterson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Detroit, MI
G 34 Matt Taphorn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Pekin, IL
F 42 Kevin DeCraene Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Granger, IN
G 10 Mark Kraatz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Allen Park, MI
G 24 Sean Morros 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Ridgefield, CT
F 53 Jon Pemberton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Bloomingdale, IL
G 33 Todd Starks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Fort Wayne, IN
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 18, 1985*
7:30 pm
    Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 23, 1985*
7:30 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 79–73  1–0
                Horton Field House (6,667)
Normal, IL
November 26, 1985*
7:30 pm
Iowa State L 52–55  1–1
                Horton Field House (6,596)
Normal, IL
November 30, 1985*
2:30 pm
Chicago State L 57–67  1–2
                Horton Field House (5,276)
Normal, IL
December 2, 1985*
7:30 pm
Wisconsin–Green Bay W 58–39  2–2
                Horton Field House (5,896)
Normal, IL
December 7, 1985*
8:00 pm, WGN
at DePaul L 64–71  2–3
                Rosemont Horizon (14,337)
Rosemont, IL
December 13, 1985*
vs. McNeese State
Dallas Morning News Classic
[Semifinal]
W 60–52  3–3
                Moody Coliseum (3,978)
University Park, TX
December 14, 1985*
9:00 pm
at Southern Methodist
Dallas Morning News Classic
[Final]
L 58–68  3–4
                Moody Coliseum (4,368)
University Park, TX
December 21, 1985*
2:30 pm
at Southwest Missouri State L 60–76  3–5
                John Q. Hammons Student Center (6,512)
Springfield, MO
December 27, 1985*
vs. San Francisco
Cowboy Shootout
[Semifinal]
W 68–52  4–5
                Arena-Auditorium (4,129)
Laramie, WY
December 28, 1985*
9:00 pm
at Wyom‌ing
Cowboy Shootout
[Final]
L 49–71  4–6
                Arena-Auditorium (4,341)
Laramie, WY
January 4, 1986
2:30 pm
Drake W 65–61 OT 5–6
(1–0)
                Horton Field House (5,253)
Normal, IL
January 6, 1986
7:30 pm
at Indiana State L 54–58  5–7
(1–1)
                Hulman Center (4,246)
Terre Haute, IN
January 11, 1986
7:30 pm
Wichita State W 59–58  6–7
(2–1)
 16  Sanders  7  Braksick  9  Kraatz  Henry Levitt Arena (9,465)
Wichita, KS
January 13, 1986
7:30 pm
at Creighton W 35–34  7–7
(3–1)
 23  Sanders  13  Sanders  3  Anderson,
Starks
 
Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,119)
Omaha, NE
January 18, 1986
2:30 pm
West Texas State W 42–32  8–7
(4–1)
                Horton Field House (6,368)
Normal, IL
January 20, 1986*
7:30 pm
Illinois–Chicago W 73–68  9–7
                Horton Field House (6,326)
Normal, IL
January 23, 1986
7:30 pm, WEEK
at No. 17 Bradley L 63–67 OT 9–8
(4–2)
                Carver Arena (10,450)
Peoria, IL
January 25, 1986
12:00 pm
Indiana State W 77–73  10–8
(5–2)
                Horton Field House (6,623)
Normal, IL
January 30, 1986
7:30 pm
Tulsa L 54–61  10–9
(5–3)
                Horton Field House (6,527)
Normal, IL
February 1, 1986
7:30 pm
at Drake L 66–76  10–10
(5–4)
                Veterans Memorial Auditorium (8,825)
Des Monies, IA
February 6, 1986
7:30 pm
Southern Illinois W 77–53  11–10
(6–4)
                Horton Field House (6,546)
Normal, IL
February 10, 1986
9:00 pm, WHOI/ESPN
No. 13 Bradley L 67–74  11–11
(6–5)
                Horton Field House (7,745)
Normal, IL
February 13, 1986
7:30 pm
at West Texas State W 66–61  12–11
(7–5)
                WTSU Fiedhouse (2,010)
Canyon, TX
February 15, 1986
12:00 pm
at Tulsa L 54–69  12–12
(7–6)
                Tulsa Convention Center (6,753)
Tulsa, OK
February 20, 1986
7:30 pm
Wichita State L 49–53  12–13
(7–7)
 10  Anderson,
Sanders,
Holifield
 
 11  Sanders  4  Anderson,
Kraatz
 
Horton Field House (7,004)
Normal, IL
February 22, 1986
2:30 pm
Creighton W 63–53  13–13
(8–7)
 18  Sanders  10  Braksick,
Sanders
 
 5  Harris  Horton Field House (7,721)
Normal, IL
February 27, 1986
7:30 pm
at Southern Illinois W 80–69  14–13
(9–7)
                SIU Arena (4,240)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 3, 1986*
(4) vs. (5) Wichita State
Quarterfinal
W 78–70  15–13
 30  Anderson  6  Braksick,
Sanders
 
 3  Anderson  Tulsa Convention Center (5,138)
Tulsa, OK
March 4, 1986*
(4) vs. (1) No. 9 Bradley
Semifinal
L 64–65  15–14
 12  Sanders,
Taphorn
 
 15  Sanders  6  Taphorn  Tulsa Convention Center (5,469)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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