1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	16–10
Head coach	Will Robinson (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Warren Crews; Bill Flanagan; Gene Smithson;
Home arena	Horton Field House

1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas–Pan American		–		–	22	–	2	.917
UNC Charlotte		–		–	23	–	3	.885
Centenary (LA)		–		–	25	–	4	.862
No. 11 Marquette		–		–	23	–	4	.852
Stetson		–		–	22	–	4	.846
No. 13 Cincinnati		–		–	23	–	6	.793
Utah State		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Rutgers		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Creighton		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Memphis State		–		–	20	–	7	.741
South Alabama		–		–	19	–	7	.731
No. 6 Syracuse		–		–	23	–	9	.719
Holy Cross		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Oral Roberts		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Boston College		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Portland State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
UC Santa Barbara		–		–	18	–	8	.692
VCU		–		–	17	–	8	.680
South Carolina		–		–	19	–	9	.679
St. John's		–		–	21	–	10	.677
No. 14 Notre Dame		–		–	19	–	10	.655
Detroit		–		–	17	–	9	.654
No. 20 Providence		–		–	20	–	11	.645
Georgetown		–		–	18	–	10	.643
George Washington		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Pittsburgh		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Houston		–		–	16	–	10	.615
		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Tulane		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Virginia Tech		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Canisius		–		–	15	–	10	.600
DePaul		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Northeast Louisiana		–		–	15	–	10	.600
South Florida		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Seton Hall		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Jacksonville		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Duquesne		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Hawaii		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Saint Peter's		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Cleveland State		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Manhattan		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Air Force		–		–	13	–	12	.520
LIU		–		–	13	–	12	.520
St. Bonaventure		–		–	14	–	13	.519
West Virginia		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Cal State Los Angeles		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Marshall		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Navy		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Northeastern		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Fairfield		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Niagara		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Fordham		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Penn State		–		–	11	–	12	.478
Indiana State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Oklahoma City		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Saint Louis		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Portland		–		–	13	–	16	.448
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Georgia Tech		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Southern Miss		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Xavier		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Ball State		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Loyola-Chicago		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Butler		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Dayton		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Denver		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Northern Illinois		–		–	8	–	15	.348
Houston Baptist		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Mercer		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Samford		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Colgate		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Villanova		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Buffalo		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Georgia Southern		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Georgia State		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee		–		–	8	–	18	.308
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Baptist		–		–	4	–	16	.200
Hardin-Simmons		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Iona		–		–	4	–	19	.174
Army		–		–	3	–	22	.120

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Will Robinson, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 16–10.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	33	Calvin Harper	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Detroit, MI
C	11	Darrell Jeter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Detroit, MI
G	22	Rick Whitlow	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Michigan City, IN
G	23	Mike Bonczyk	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	South Holland, IL
F	21	Robert Hawkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Detroit, MI
C	42	Randy Henry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Detroit, MI
F	35	Richard Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	York, AL
F	43	Roger Powell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Joliet, IL
G	13	George Tometich	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Moline, IL
F	24	John Crossen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	St. Clair Shores, MI
F	34	Jeff Widdel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Rock Island, IL
C	45	Jeff Wilkins	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Chicago, IL
F	25	Billy Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Chicago, IL
C	44	Cyrus Mann	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Detroit, MI

Head coach

Will Robinson (West Virginia State)

Assistant coach(es)

Warren Crews (Southeast Missouri State)
Bill Flanagan (Monmouth (IL))
Gene Smithson (North Central (IL))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 26, 2021

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
November 12, 1974* 7:30 pm	Czechoslovakia National Team	W 107–93		–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 30, 1974* 8:15 pm	at Saint Louis	L 81–83 ^OT	0-1	–	–	–	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO
December 3, 1974*	at Florida State	L 70–72	0-2	–	–	–	Bobby Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL
December 7, 1974* 8:00 pm, WRAU	Drake	W 92–79	1–2	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 11, 1974*	at Butler	L 78–79	1-3	–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 14, 1974*	Louisiana Tech	W 109–81	2–3	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 21, 1974*	at Nevada–Las Vegas	L 88–99	2-4	–	–	–	Las Vegas Convention Center Winchester, NV
December 26, 1974*	California State–San Francisco	W 102–57	3–4	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 28, 1974*	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 72–68	4–4	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 4, 1975* 8:00 pm, WRAU	Southern Illinois	W 91–84 ^OT	5–4	51 – Whitlow	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 6, 1975* 8:00 pm, WRAU	Oral Roberts	W 107–98	6–4	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 9, 1975*	at Bradley	L 85–106	6–5	–	–	–	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
January 11, 1975*	at Pacific	L 76–82	6–6	–	–	–	Pacific Pavilion Stockton, CA
January 16, 1975*	at South Alabama	L 88–90	6–7	–	–	–	Jaguar Gymnasium Mobile, AL
January 18, 1975*	Oakland	W 98–53	7–7	–	–	–	Horton Field House (7,000) Normal, IL
January 22, 1975*	at Marshall	W 80–77	8–7	–	–	–	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
January 25, 1975*	Northern Illinois	W 102–79	9–7	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 29, 1975*	at Southern Illinois	L 61–91	9–8	–	–	–	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
February 1, 1975*	at Central Michigan	L 82–93	9–9	–	–	–	Ryan Hall Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 1975*	South Alabama	W 104–86	10–9	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 8, 1975*	at Ball State	L 65–77	10–10	–	–	–	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN
February 12, 1975*	Western Illinois	W 104–69	11–10	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 15, 1975*	at Northern Illinois	W 107–78	12–10	–	–	–	Chick Evans Field House (2,182) DeKalb, IL
February 18, 1975*	at Wisconsin–Milwaukee	W 100–62	13–10	–	20 – Whitlow	–	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 22, 1975*	Lewis	W 129–80	14–10	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 26, 1975*	Indiana State	W 99–91	15–10	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
March 1, 1975*	at West Virginia	W 105–99	16–10	–	–	–	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source^[2]^[3]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1974-75 Independent Season Summary
^ "1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ "2019-20 MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 1974-75 Independent Season Summary

[2] "1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

[3] "2019-20 MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

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Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Venues	John W. Cook Hall (1898–1925) McCormick Gymnasium (1925–1963) Horton Field House (1963–1988) CEFCU Arena (1989–present)
Rivalries	Bradley
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25