1982–83 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team American college basketball season
1982–83 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redbirds, led by fifth year head coach Bob Donewald , played their home games at Horton Field House and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference .
The Redbirds finished the season 24–7, 13–5 in conference play to finish in second place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament as Wichita State University , who finished first in the conference season, were serving the second of a two-year probation and therefore prohibited from postseason competition. They won the championship game over the University of Tulsa .
The Redbirds won the conference autobid to the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament . They were assigned to the Mideast Regional as the number six seed and lost to Ohio University in the first round.[ 1]
Roster
1982–83 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
C 53
Rick Lamb 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Sr
Illiopolis, IL
F 44
Raynard Malaine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Sr
Gary, IN
G 35
Vann Parkin (W)
—
—
Sr
Manito, IL
G 23
Dwayne Tyus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
Sr
Chicago, IL
F 52
Hank Cornley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Jr
Columbus, OH
C 45
Mark Zwart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
Jr
Monona, WI
G 33
Brad Duncan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) —
So
Anderson, IN
G 24
Rickie Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) —
So
Indianapolis, IN
G 10
Michael McKenny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) —
So
Gary, IN
F 43
Lou Stefanovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
So
Merillville, IN
G 25
William Anderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) —
Fr
Indianapolis, IN
G 32
Kirk Francis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Fr
Kewanee, IL
F 42
Jim McGrath 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
Fr
Ottawa, IL
C 54
Willie Williams —
—
Chicago, IL
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
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Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance)
Exhibition Season
November 16, 1982 *7:30 pm
Chinese Taipei
Horton Field House Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 27, 1982 *7:30 pm
Chicago State W 62–54 1–0
13 – Duncan
11 – Cornley
–
Horton Field House (4,154)Normal, IL
November 30, 1982 *7:30 pm
at Northern Illinois
W 54–45 2–0
18 – Lamb
14 – Lamb
–
Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL
December 2, 1982 *7:30 pm
Western Illinois W 55–53 3–0
14 – Cornley
7 – Lamb
–
Horton Field House (5,298)Normal, IL
December 7, 1982 *7:30 pm
DePaul W 72–62 4–0
23 – Lamb
11 – Lamb
–
Horton Field House (8,068)Normal, IL
December 11, 1982 *2:30 pm
Oral Roberts W 54–40 5–0
14 – Cornley
7 – Lamb
–
Horton Field House (5,952)Normal, IL
December 17, 1982 *
vs. Bowling Green State Illini Classic W 61–57 OT
6–0
23 – Lamb
11 – Lamb
–
Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
December 18, 1982 *9:00 pm
at Illinois Illini Classic L 60–67 6–1
15 – Cornley
7 – Lamb,
7 – McKenny
Assembly Hall (14,328)Champaign, IL
December 22, 1982 *7:30 pm
Eastern Illinois W 82–67 7–1
20 – Lamb
13 – Lamb
–
Horton Field House (6,235)Normal, IL
December 30, 1982 *7:30 pm
at Northern Iowa
W 66–60 8–1
18 – Tyus
7 – Lamb
–
UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA
January 6, 1983 8:30 pm
at New Mexico State
W 72–62 9–1
18 – McKenny
11 – Malaine
–
Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
January 8, 1983 7:30 pm
at West Texas State
W 89–73 10–1
17 – Tyus
9 – Cornley
–
WTSU Fieldhouse (3,021)Canyon, TX
January 13, 1983 7:30 pm
Bradley W 77–69 11–1
23 – Lamb
9 – Lamb
–
Horton Field House (8,274)Normal, IL
January 15, 1983 2:30 pm
Indiana State W 96–82 12–1
22 – Tyus
9 – Lamb
–
Horton Field House (6,149)Normal, IL
January 22, 1983 7:30 pm
Wichita State W 54–53 13–1
15 – Tyus,
10 – Lamb
3 – McKenny
Horton Field House (8,274)Normal, IL
January 24, 1983 7:30 pm
No. 17
Tulsa W 61–55 14–1
13 – Cornley
10 – Cornley
–
Horton Field House (6,459)Normal, IL
January 27, 1983 7:30 pm
No. 17
at Southern Illinois
W 69–63 15–1
19 – Lamb
8 – Lamb
–
SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
January 31, 1983 8:00 pm, WEEK
No. 16
at Bradley
W 56–55 16–1
15 – Cornley
7 – Cornley
–
Carver Arena Peoria, IL
February 3, 1983 7:30 pm
No. 16
Drake W 65–59 17–1
15 – Tyus
10 – Lamb
–
Horton Field House (6,420)Normal, IL
February 5, 1983 2:30 pm
No. 16
New Mexico State L 50–66 17–2
25 – Cornley
12 – Cornley
–
Horton Field House (7,889)Normal, IL
February 10, 1983 7:30 pm
No. 17
at Creighton
L 41–53 17–3
10 – Cornley
5 – Lamb,
3 – Zwart
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE
February 12, 1983 7:30 pm
No. 17
at Drake
L 57–71 17–4
16 – Lamb
10 – Lamb
–
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
February 19, 1983 6:30 pm
at Indiana State
W 79–64 18–4
21 – Lamb
9 – Lamb
–
Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 21, 1983 7:30 pm
West Texas State W 74–59 19–4
20 – Cornley
13 – Lamb
–
Horton Field House (6,474)Normal, IL
February 24, 1983 7:30 pm
Southern Illinois W 63–54 20–4
15 – Duncan
10 – Cornley
–
Horton Field House (7,017)Normal, IL
February 26, 1983 8:00 pm
at No. 12 Wichita State
L 62–72 20–5
16 – Lamb
5 – Lamb,
3 – Duncan,
Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
February 28, 1983 7:30 pm
at Tulsa
L 59–61 OT
20–6
16 – Lamb
8 – Lamb
–
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK
March 5, 1983 2:30 pm
Creighton W 94–63 21–6
21 – Lamb
7 – Lamb,
5 – Duncan
Horton Field House (7,535)Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 10, 1983 *(1)
(8) Southern Illinois Quarterfinal W 64–54 22–6
18 – McKenny
8 – Lamb
4 – McKenny
Horton Field House (5,254)Normal, IL
March 11, 1983 *(1)
(4) Bradley Semifinal W 79–61 23–6
22 – Lamb
10 – Lamb
3 – Malaine,
Horton Field House (8,174)Normal, IL
March 12, 1983 *1:00 pm, CBS
(1)
(2) Tulsa Final W 84–64 24–6
22 – Johnson
11 – Lamb
5 – McKenny
Horton Field House (6,485)Normal, IL
National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} tournament
March 17, 1983 *8:30 pm, NCAA Productions
(6)
vs. (11) Ohio Mideast Region L 49–51 24–7
19 – Lamb
10 – Lamb
4 – McKenny
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
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