1993–94 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1993–94 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Kevin Stallings , played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference .
They finished the season 16–11, 12–6 in conference play to finish in fourth place. They were the number four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were defeated by the University of Northern Iowa in their quarterfinal game.
Roster
1993–94 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
54
Charles Barnes
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Chicago, IL
G
23
Greg Hill
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sr
Aurora, IL
C
40
Thomas Hunter
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Nashville, TN
F
21
Scott Taylor
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Newton, MA
F
41
Mike VandeGarde
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Bloomington, MN
G
34
Todd Wemhoener
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Quincy, IL
G
22
Chad Altadonna
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
Jr
Centralia, IL
G
12
David Cason
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
Baltimore, MD
C
43
Brian Kern
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
231 lb (105 kg)
Jr
Vandalia, IL
G
25
Antonio Cooper
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Phoenix, IL
F
33
Jon Litwiller
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Morton, IL
C
44
Andy Porter
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Geneseo, IL
C
35
Rob Gibbons
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Fr
Rockaway, NJ
F
13
Markku Larkio
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Hyvinkää, Finland
G
32
Jay Phifer
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Troy, MI
F
30
Ryan Weichman
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Flanagan, 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
December 4, 1993 *
at Northwestern
L 78–86
0–1
–
–
–
Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,941)Evanston, IL
December 6, 1993 *
Dayton
W 75–62
1–1
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (6,463)Normal, IL
December 9, 1993 *
at Butler
L 52–80
1–2
–
–
–
Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,892)Indianapolis, IN
December 11, 1993 *
at DePaul
L 72–74
1–3
–
–
–
Rosemont Horizon (7,655)Rosemont, IL
December 19, 1993
Northern Iowa
W 74–61
2–3 (1–0)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (6,022)Normal, IL
December 21, 1993 *
Evansville
W 73–67
3–3
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (6,360)Normal, IL
December 28, 1993 *
vs. Bucknell Music City Invitational [Semifinal]
W 89–76
4–3
–
–
–
Memorial Gymnasium (6,102)Nashville, TN
December 29, 1993 *
at Vanderbilt Music City Invitational [Final]
L 75–92
4–4
–
–
–
Memorial Gymnasium (15,115)Nashville, TN
January 3, 1994 *
Colorado
W 76–63
5–4
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (6,066)Normal, IL
January 8, 1994 MVC-TV
at Southern Illinois
L 64–67
5–5 (1–1)
18 – VandeGarde
11 – Hunter
5 – VandeGarde
SIU Arena (4,018)Carbondale, IL
January 12, 1994
at Southwest Missouri State
W 72–57
6–5 (2–1)
–
–
–
John Q. Hammons Student Center (7,986)Springfield, MO
January 15, 1994
Indiana State
W 78–52
7–5 (3–1)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (6,906)Normal, IL
January 19, 1994 WEEK
at Bradley
L 79–81 OT
7–6 (3–2)
–
–
–
Carver Arena (9,751)Peoria, IL
January 22, 1994
Drake
W 89–79
8–6 (4–2)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (8,780)Normal, IL
January 27, 1994
at Tulsa
L 68–83
8–7 (4–3)
–
–
–
Tulsa Convention Center (7,002)Tulsa, OK
January 29, 1994 5:00 pm
at Wichita State
L 85–87 2OT
8–8 (4–4)
17 – Wemhoener
10 – Hunter, Litwiller
7 – Wemhoener
Henry Levitt Arena (7,229)Wichita, KS
February 2, 1994 WEEK
Bradley
W 68–57
9–8 (5–4)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (9,144)Normal, IL
February 5, 1994
at Northern Iowa
L 79–82
9–9 (5–5)
–
–
–
UNI Dome (4,127)Cedar Falls, IA
February 7, 1994
Tulsa
W 61–56
10–9 (6–5)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (8,292)Normal, IL
February 9, 1994
Southwest Missouri State
W 62–60
11–9 (7–5)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (8,588)Normal, IL
February 12, 1994
at Creighton
W 92–88 OT
12–9 (8–5)
27 – VandeGarde
13 – Hunter
10 – Cason
Omaha Civic Auditorium (2,285)Omaha, NE
February 17, 1994
Wichita State
W 78–47
13–9 (9–5)
15 – Litwiller
6 – Hunter, Cason
9 – Wemhoener
Redbird Arena (8,028)Normal, IL
February 19, 1994 MVC-TV
Creighton
W 67–54
14–9 (10–5)
11 – Hunter
5 – Taylor, Litwiller
8 – Wemhoener
Redbird Arena (7,602)Normal, IL
February 21, 1994
at Indiana State
W 70–55
15–9 (11–5)
–
–
–
Hulman Center (5,030)Terre Haute, IN
February 24, 1994
at Drake
W 72–66
16–9 (12–5)
–
–
–
The Knapp Center (5,370)Des Monies, IA
February 27, 1994 4:00 pm, ESPN
Southern Illinois
L 73–84
16–10 (12–6)
18 – Wemhoener
10 – VandeGarde
8 – Wemhoener
Redbird Arena (9,878)Normal, IL
Diet Pepsi Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 5, 1994 *2:30 pm
(4)
vs. (5) Northern Iowa Quarterfinal
L 70–84
16–11
17 – VandeGarde
7 – Hunter
5 – Cason
St. Louis Arena (6,829)St. Louis, MO
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