1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Conference of Midwestern Universities
Record	16–10 (3–5 CMU)
Head coach	Will Robinson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Warren Crews; Bob Ortegel; John Parker;
Home arena	Horton Field House

The 1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first-year head coach Will Robinsion, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois as members of the Conference of Midwestern Universities. They finished the season 16–10, 3–5 in conference play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	53	Dale Janssen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Hartsburg, IL
	25	Ken Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Chicago, IL
G	43	Greg Guy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Lincoln, IL
F	45	Myron Litwiller	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Armington, IL
	51	Dennis Murray	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Detroit, MI
	24	Frank Reed	—	—	Jr
F	30	Jim Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Mount Vernon, IL
	55	Carlos Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Chicago, IL
G	20	Doug Collins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Benton, IL
	41	Fred Points	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Columbus, OH
	15	Tom Prombo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Chicago Heights, IL
G	13	Dan Witt	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So	Maple Park, IL

Head coach

Will Robinson (West Virginia State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2021

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1970* 8:00 pm	Bemidji State	W 80–67	1–0	17 – Litwiller	12 – Murray	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 4, 1970*	vs. Central Michigan Western Illinois Tournament [Semifinal]	L 73–77	1–1	32 – Collins	12 – Murray	–	Western Hall Macomb, IL
December 5, 1970*	at Western Illinois Western Illinois Tournament [Third Place]	W 89–69	2–1	25 – Guy	12 – Litwiller	–	Western Hall Macomb, IL
December 9, 1970 8:00 pm	Ball State	W 90–80	3–1 (1–0)	31 – Collins	11 – Litwiller	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 12, 1970 8:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	W 89–88	4–1 (2–0)	27 – Collins	11 – Smith	–	Chick Evans Field House (4,100) DeKalb, IL
December 17, 1970* 8:00 pm	Northeast Missouri State	L 66–69	4–2	24 – Collins	12 – Litwiller	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 19, 1970*	at Southeast Missouri State	W 115–111 ^OT	5–2	39 – Collins	14 – Murray	–	Houck Field House Cape Girardeau, MO
December 22, 1970	at Indiana State	L 84–105	5–3 (2–1)	19 – Guy	7 – Murray, Smith	–	Indiana State College Arena Terre Haute, IN
January 2, 1971*	at Ohio	L 73–97	5–4	30 – Collins	5 – Litwiller, Murray, Collins	–	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 6, 1971* 8:00 pm	Central Michigan	L 63–75	5–5	19 – Collins	9 – Smith	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 9, 1971* 8:00 pm	Eastern Illinois	W 80–65	6–5	23 – Collins	8 – Collins	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 13, 1971 8:00 pm	Indiana State	L 88–89	6–6 (2–2)	40 – Collins	11 – Smith	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 16, 1971*	at Wisconsin State–Whitewater	W 86–70	7–6	27 – Collins	7 – Smith, Collins	–	Williams Center Gymnasium Whitewater, WI
January 18, 1971* 8:00 pm	Central Missouri State	W 102–63	8–6	31 – Collins	11 – Murray	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 30, 1971	at Ball State	L 81–99	8–7 (2–3)	37 – Collins	9 – Litwiller	–	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN
February 6, 1971*	at Wisconsin State–Stout	W 82–76	9–7	35 – Collins	8 – Smith	–	Johnson Fieldhouse Menomonie, WI
February 10, 1971* 8:00 pm	Western Illinois	W 87–69	10–7	33 – Collins	17 – Smith	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 13, 1971*	at Eastern Illinois	W 85–76	11–7	26 – Guy	9 – Smith, Collins	–	Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
February 15, 1971	at Southern Illinois	L 81–97	11–8 (2–4)	26 – Smith	11 – Smith	–	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
February 18, 1971 8:00 pm	Northern Illinois	L 77–83 ^OT	11–9 (2–5)	21 – Collins	14 – Litwiller	–	Horton Field House (7,000) Normal, IL
February 20, 1971*	at Central Michigan	L 90–98	11–10	29 – Collins	10 – Litwiller, Murray	–	Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse Mount Pleasant, MI
February 24, 1971* 8:00 pm	Akron	W 99–88	12–10	35 – Collins	12 – Murray, Smith	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 27, 1971*	at Central Missouri State	W 76–74	13–10	19 – Litwiller, Collins	12 – Murray	–	Garrison Gym Warrensburg, MO
March 1, 1971 8:00 pm	Southern Illinois	W 87–79	14–10 (3–5)	34 – Collins	14 – Murray	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
March 3, 1971*	at Western Illinois	W 84–68	15–10	31 – Collins	17 – Smith	–	Western Hall Macomb, IL
March 6, 1971*	at Southwest Missouri State	W 89–88 ^OT	16–10	44 – Collins	10 – Murray	–	McDonald Arena Springfield, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "1970-71 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

[1] "1970-71 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

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Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
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