1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redbirds, led by eighth year head coach Bob Donewald , played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference .
They finished the season 15–14, 9–7 in conference play to finish in fourth place. They were the number four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They made it to the semifinal game before losing to ninth ranked Bradley University .
Roster
1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
25
William Anderson
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
Sr
Indianapolis, IN
C
54
Bill Braksick
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
—
Jr
Flanagan, IL
F
35
Derrick Sanders
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Jr
Chicago, IL
G
23
Jeff Harris
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
So
Indianapolis, IN
F
45
Tony Holifield
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
So
Oak Park, MI
F
32
Cliff Peterson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
So
Detroit, MI
G
34
Matt Taphorn
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
So
Pekin, IL
F
42
Kevin DeCraene
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Fr
Granger, IN
G
10
Mark Kraatz
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Fr
Allen Park, MI
G
24
Sean Morros
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
Fr
Ridgefield, CT
F
53
Jon Pemberton
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
Fr
Bloomingdale, IL
G
33
Todd Starks
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Fr
Fort Wayne, IN
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
Exhibition Season
November 18, 1985 *7:30 pm
Nosso Club Limeira (Brazil)
W 67–50
–
–
–
Horton Field House Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 23, 1985 *7:30 pm
Southeast Missouri State
W 79–73
1–0
20 – Holifield
–
–
Horton Field House (6,667)Normal, IL
November 26, 1985 *7:30 pm
Iowa State
L 52–55
1–1
11 – Braksick, Holifield
8 – Sanders
–
Horton Field House (6,596)Normal, IL
November 30, 1985 *2:30 pm
Chicago State
L 57–67
1–2
–
–
–
Horton Field House (5,276)Normal, IL
December 2, 1985 *7:30 pm
Wisconsin–Green Bay
W 58–39
2–2
–
–
–
Horton Field House (5,896)Normal, IL
December 7, 1985 *8:00 pm, WGN
at DePaul
L 64–71
2–3
21 – Sanders
–
–
Rosemont Horizon (14,337)Rosemont, IL
December 13, 1985 *
vs. McNeese State Dallas Morning News Classic [Semifinal]
W 60–52
3–3
–
–
–
Moody Coliseum (3,978)University Park, TX
December 14, 1985 *9:00 pm
at Southern Methodist Dallas Morning News Classic [Final]
L 58–68
3–4
–
–
–
Moody Coliseum (4,368)University Park, TX
December 21, 1985 *2:30 pm
at Southwest Missouri State
L 60–76
3–5
–
–
–
John Q. Hammons Student Center (6,512)Springfield, MO
December 27, 1985 *
vs. San Francisco Cowboy Shootout [Semifinal]
W 68–52
4–5
–
–
–
Arena-Auditorium (4,129)Laramie, WY
December 28, 1985 *9:00 pm
at Wyoming Cowboy Shootout [Final]
L 49–71
4–6
–
–
–
Arena-Auditorium (4,341)Laramie, WY
January 4, 1986 2:30 pm
Drake
W 65–61 OT
5–6 (1–0)
–
–
–
Horton Field House (5,253)Normal, IL
January 6, 1986 7:30 pm
at Indiana State
L 54–58
5–7 (1–1)
–
–
–
Hulman Center (4,246)Terre Haute, IN
January 11, 1986 7:30 pm
Wichita State
W 59–58
6–7 (2–1)
16 – Sanders
7 – Braksick
9 – Kraatz
Henry Levitt Arena (9,465)Wichita, KS
January 13, 1986 7:30 pm
at Creighton
W 35–34
7–7 (3–1)
23 – Sanders
13 – Sanders
3 – Anderson, Starks
Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,119)Omaha, NE
January 18, 1986 2:30 pm
West Texas State
W 42–32
8–7 (4–1)
–
–
–
Horton Field House (6,368)Normal, IL
January 20, 1986 *7:30 pm
Illinois–Chicago
W 73–68
9–7
–
–
–
Horton Field House (6,326)Normal, IL
January 23, 1986 7:30 pm, WEEK
at No. 17 Bradley
L 63–67 OT
9–8 (4–2)
–
–
–
Carver Arena (10,450)Peoria, IL
January 25, 1986 12:00 pm, SPN
Indiana State
W 77–73
10–8 (5–2)
–
–
–
Horton Field House (6,623)Normal, IL
January 30, 1986 7:30 pm
Tulsa
L 54–61
10–9 (5–3)
–
–
–
Horton Field House (6,527)Normal, IL
February 1, 1986 7:30 pm
at Drake
L 66–76
10–10 (5–4)
–
–
–
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (8,825)Des Monies, IA
February 6, 1986 7:30 pm
Southern Illinois
W 77–53
11–10 (6–4)
–
–
–
Horton Field House (6,546)Normal, IL
February 10, 1986 9:00 pm, WHOI /ESPN
No. 13 Bradley
L 67–74
11–11 (6–5)
–
–
–
Horton Field House (7,745)Normal, IL
February 13, 1986 7:30 pm
at West Texas State
W 66–61
12–11 (7–5)
–
–
–
WTSU Fiedhouse (2,010)Canyon, TX
February 15, 1986 12:00 pm, SPN
at Tulsa
L 54–69
12–12 (7–6)
–
–
–
Tulsa Convention Center (6,753)Tulsa, OK
February 20, 1986 7:30 pm
Wichita State
L 49–53
12–13 (7–7)
10 – Anderson, Sanders, Holifield
11 – Sanders
4 – Anderson, Kraatz
Horton Field House (7,004)Normal, IL
February 22, 1986 2:30 pm
Creighton
W 63–53
13–13 (8–7)
18 – Sanders
10 – Braksick, Sanders
5 – Harris
Horton Field House (7,721)Normal, IL
February 27, 1986 7:30 pm
at Southern Illinois
W 80–69
14–13 (9–7)
–
–
–
SIU Arena (4,240)Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 3, 1986 *
(4)
vs. (5) Wichita State Quarterfinal
W 78–70
15–13
30 – Anderson
6 – Braksick, Sanders
3 – Anderson
Tulsa Convention Center (5,138)Tulsa, OK
March 4, 1986 *
(4)
vs. (1) No. 9 Bradley Semifinal
L 64–65
15–14
12 – Sanders, Taphorn
15 – Sanders
6 – Taphorn
Tulsa Convention Center (5,469)Tulsa, OK
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