1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Kevin Stallings , played their home games at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference .
The Redbirds finished the regular season at season 18–11, 13–5 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place with Southern Illinois University . They were seeded second for the conference tournament . They won their quarterfinal game versus Southwest Missouri State University and lost their semifinal game versus Southern Illinois University.
Illinois State received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Redbirds beat Utah State on the road in overtime in the first round, but lost by three points at home to Washington State in the second round to end at 20–13.
Roster
1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
22
Chad Altadonna
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Sr
Centralia, IL
G
12
David Cason
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Sr
Baltimore, MD
C
43
Brian Kern
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
Sr
Vandalia, IL
Derryl Borden
—
—
Jr
G
25
Antonio Cooper
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
Jr
Phoenix, IL
G
4
Kevin Lunceford
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Jr
Columbus, OH
G
3
Maurice Trotter
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Jr
Lawrence, KS
F
13
Kenny Wright
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr
Indianapolis, IN
F
5
Marcus Franklin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
So
Venice, IL
C
35
Rob Gibbons
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
RS Fr
Rockaway, NJ
F
44
Dan Muller
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Fr
Lafayette, IN
F
23
Kenneth Pierson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Fr
Conroe, TX
G
15
Jamar Smiley
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
Fr
West Hempstead, NY
C
32
LeRoy Watkins (I)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Fr
Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
[ 2]
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 1994 *
vs. Iowa State Big Island Invitational [Quarterfinal]
L 71–88
0–1
–
–
–
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (300)Hilo, HA
November 26, 1994 *
at Hawai'i–Hilo Big Island Invitational [Consolation Semifinal]
W 80–71
1–1
–
–
–
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,550)Hilo, HA
November 27, 1994 *
vs. Northern Iowa Big Island Invitational [Fifth Place]
W 80–70
2–1
–
–
–
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (500)Hilo, HA
December 3, 1994 *
Wisconsin–Green Bay
L 58–64
2–2
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (6,607)Normal, IL
December 6, 1994 *
North Carolina–Wilmington
L 71–83
2–3
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (5,850)Normal, IL
December 10, 1994
at Evansville
L 51–78
2–4 (0–1)
–
–
–
Roberts Municipal Stadium (10,219)Evansville, IN
December 18, 1994 *
Virginia Commonwealth
W 77–68
3–4
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (5,538)Normal, IL
December 22, 1994 *
at Santa Clara
L 63–80
3–5
–
–
–
Harold J. Toso Pavilion (1,024)Santa Clara, CA
December 28, 1994 *
Saint Mary's
W 82–72
4–5
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (5,231)Normal, IL
December 31, 1994 *
Northwestern
W 86–68
5–5
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (6,003)Normal, IL
January 3, 1995 *
at DePaul
L 62–82
5–6
–
–
–
Rosemont Horizon (5,875)Rosemont, IL
January 7, 1995
Creighton
W 84–64
6–6 (1–1)
15 – Trotter
7 – Gibbons
5 – Cason, Smiley
Redbird Arena (5,565)Normal, IL
January 11, 1995 *
at East Carolina
L 57–64
6–7
–
–
–
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,142)Greenville, NC
January 14, 1995
at Creighton
W 68–65
7–7 (2–1)
16 – Wright
8 – Altadonna
7 – Cason
Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,673)Omaha, NE
January 16, 1995
at Northern Iowa
L 69–78
7–8 (2–2)
–
–
–
UNI Dome (3,378)Cedar Falls, IA
January 19, 1995
Tulsa
W 95–79
8–8 (3–2)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (6,525)Normal, IL
January 21, 1995 8:05 pm
Wichita State
W 79–69
9–8 (4–2)
16 – Franklin
7 – Franklin
8 – Cason
Redbird Arena (8,811)Normal, IL
January 25, 1995 WEEK
at Bradley
L 83–86
9–9 (4–3)
–
–
–
Carver Arena (10,416)Peoria, IL
January 28, 1995
at Southern Illinois
W 94–91
10–9 (5–3)
22 – Trotter
6 – Kern, Trotter, Muller
7 – Smiley
SIU Arena (5,322)Carbondale, IL
January 30, 1995
Indiana State
W 88–72
11–9 (6–3)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (7,081)Normal, IL
February 2, 1995
at Southwest Missouri State
L 66–74
11–10 (6–4)
–
–
–
John Q. Hammons Student Center (5,433)Springfield, MO
February 4, 1995 7:30 pm
at Wichita State
W 83–82 OT
12–10 (7–4)
21 – Altadonna
6 – Muller
9 – Cason
Henry Levitt Arena (6,635)Wichita, KS
February 8, 1995
Evansville
W 73–72
13–10 (8–4)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (6,513)Normal, IL
February 11, 1995 WMBD
Bradley
W 70–59
14–10 (9–4)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (10,317)Normal, IL
February 16, 1995
at Drake
L 78–82
14–11 (9–5)
–
–
–
The Knapp Center (4,307)Des Moines, IA
February 18, 1995
Southern Illinois
W 104–98 2OT
15–11 (10–5)
22 – Trotter
10 – Wright
16 – Cason
Redbird Arena (9,170)Normal, IL
February 20, 1995
Northern Iowa
W 91–76
16–11 (11–5)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (7,306)Normal, IL
February 23, 1995
at Indiana State
W 72-67
17–11 (12–5)
–
–
–
Hulman Center (4,985)Terre Haute, IN
February 27, 1995
Drake
W 66–64
18–11 (13–5)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (8,156)Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 4, 1995
(2)
vs. (7) Southwest Missouri State Quarterfinal
W 75–72
19–11
17 – Wright
6 – Wright
7 – Cason
Kiel Center (11,971)St. Louis, MO
March 5, 1995 4:30 pm, ESPN2
(2)
vs. (3) Southern Illinois Semifinal
L 68–72
19–12
19 – Trotter
7 – Trotter
7 – Cason
Kiel Center (13,271)St. Louis, MO
National Invitation {NIT} tournament
March 13, 1995
at Utah State First Round
W 93–87 OT
20–12
29 – Trotter
6 – Kern
8 – Smiley
Smith Spectrum (10,205)Logan, UT
March 20, 1995
Washington State Second Round
L 80–83
20–13
17 – Altadonna
7 – Kern
7 – Cason
Redbird Arena (8,751)Normal, IL
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