1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Bob Bender , played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference .
They finished the season 5–23, 4–14 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were the number eight seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They lost their opening round game to Drake University .
Roster
1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
3
Sam Skarich
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
RS Sr
St. Cloud, MN
C
22
Rick Bettenhausen
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Sr
Manhattan, IL
F
42
Scott Fowler
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS Jr
Chicago, IL
G
33
Elvin Florez
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
Jr
Chicago, IL
G
11
Antoine Hicks
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
162 lb (73 kg)
Jr
Chicago, IL
F
32
Xavier Williams
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
Jr
Michigan City, IN
F
4
Reggie Wilson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
Jr
Chicago, IL
G
12
Todd Kagel
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
162 lb (73 kg)
So
Normal, IL
F
23
Kelly Martin (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Chicago, IL
G
14
Richard Thomas
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Chicago, IL
F
54
Charles Barnes
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Chicago, IL
G
43
William Leach (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Chicago, IL
F
21
Scott Taylor
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Newton, MA
F
41
Mike VandeGarde
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Bloomington, MN
G
34
Todd Wemhoener
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Quincy, IL
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
Regular Season
November 23, 1990 *3:30 pm, ESPN
at Dayton
L 69–109
0–1
–
–
–
University of Dayton Arena (12,814)Dayton, OH
November 28, 1990 *
Virginia Commonwealth
L 76–86
0–2
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (8,297)Normal, IL
December 4, 1990 *
at Illinois–Chicago
L 65–75
0–3
–
–
–
UIC Pavilion (2,457)Chicago, IL
December 8, 1990 *
at DePaul
L 78–96
0–4
–
–
–
Rosemont Horizon (13,521)Rosemont, IL
December 15, 1990 *
at Saint Louis
L 67–71
0–5
–
–
–
Kiel Auditorium (7,443)St. Louis, MO
December 20, 1990 WEEK
Bradley
L 54–74
0–6 (0–1)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (7,697)Normal, IL
December 23, 1990 *
Kent State
L 53–69
0–7
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (7,068)Normal, IL
December 28, 1990 *
vs. No. 14 Oklahoma All-College Tournament [Semifinal]
L 69–112
0–8
–
–
–
Myriad Convention Center Arena (9,106)Oklahoma City, OK
December 29, 1990 *
vs. Alabama–Birmingham All-College Tournament [Third Place]
L 60–71
0–9
–
–
–
Myriad Convention Center Arena (9,187)Oklahoma City, OK
January 5, 1991
at Indiana State
L 70–75
0–10 (0–2)
–
–
–
Hulman Center (4,640)Terre Haute, IN
January 7, 1991 *
Southern Utah
L 61–77
0–11
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (6,047)Normal, IL
January 12, 1991
at Southwest Missouri State
L 64–70
0–12 (0–3)
–
–
–
John Q. Hammons Student Center (8,243)Springfield, MO
January 14, 1991
Indiana State
W 56–55
1–12 (1–3)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (8,968)Normal, IL
January 17, 1991
at Drake
W 57–55
2–12 (2–3)
–
–
–
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (4,365)Des Monies, IA
January 19, 1991 2:00 pm, ESPN
Creighton
W 71–68
3–12 (3–3)
20 – Wilson
9 – VandeGarde
4 – Kagel, Wemhoener
Redbird Arena (9,698)Normal, IL
January 21, 1991 *
Loyola–Chicago
L 69–73 OT
3–13
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (9,117)Normal, IL
January 26, 1991
Southwest Missouri State
L 46–58
3–14 (3–4)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (9,059)Normal, IL
January 28, 1991
Wichita State
L 60–73
3–15 (3–5)
11 – Barnes, VandeGarde
11 – Wilson
4 – Kagel
Redbird Arena (8,714)Normal, IL
January 31, 1991
at Creighton
L 57–71
3–16 (3–6)
13 – Thomas
8 – Wilson
3 – Thomas
Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,155)Omaha, NE
February 2, 1991
Southern Illinois
L 57–84
3–17 (3–7)
27 – Wilson
6 – Wilson
3 – Kagel, Wemhoener
Redbird Arena (9,910)Normal, IL
February 7, 1991
at Tulsa
L 41–84
3–18 (3–8)
–
–
–
Tulsa Convention Center (4,836)Tulsa, OK
February 9, 1991
at Wichita State
W 78–57
4–18 (4–8)
18 – Taylor
6 – Wilson, Wemhoener
4 – Thomas
Henry Levitt Arena (7,685)Wichita, KS
February 12, 1991 *
Chicago State FORFEIT [ 2] (Official Score 2-0)
W 39–23
5–18
12 – Wilson
–
–
Redbird Arena (9,283)Normal, IL
February 16, 1991
Drake
L 66–71
5–19 (4–9)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (9,910)Normal, IL
February 18, 1991
at Southern Illinois
L 70–90
5–20 (4–10)
14 – Wilson
6 – VandeGarde
2 – Kagel, Thomas, Taylor, Wemhoener
SIU Arena (4,404)Carbondale, IL
February 21, 1991 WEEK
at Bradley
L 63–67
5–21 (4–11)
–
–
–
Carver Arena (7,603)Peoria, IL
February 25, 1991
Tulsa
L 46–53
5–22 (4–12)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (9,492)Normal, IL
Pepsi Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 1, 1991 *3:00 pm
(8)
(9) Drake Opening Round
L 55–57
5–23
16 – Williams
7 – Taylor
2 – Thomas, Barnes, Wemhoener
Kiel Auditorium (1,400)St. Louis, MO
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