1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Bob Bender , played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference .
They finished the season 19–10, 13–5 in conference play to finish in first place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Indiana State University in their quarterfinal game and Drake University in their semifinal game, but were defeated by Southern Illinois University in their final game.
Roster
1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
3
Steve Fitch
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Oak Park, IL
G
12
Todd Kagel
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Normal, IL
G
14
Richard Thomas
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Chicago, IL
F
54
Charles Barnes
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Chicago, IL
F
40
Thomas Hunter
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Nashville, TN
F
21
Scott Taylor
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Newton, MA
F
41
Mike VandeGarde
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Bloomington, MN
G
34
Todd Wemhoener
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Quincy, IL
G
22
Chad Altadonna
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
So
Centralia, IL
C
43
Brian Kern
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
So
Vandalia, IL
G
25
Antonio Cooper
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Phoenix, IL
F
42
Andy Hawkins
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
London, OH
F
33
Jon Litwiller
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Morton, IL
C
44
Andy Porter
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Geneseo, 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 2, 1992 *
Lewis
W 82–69
1–0
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (7,064)Normal, IL
December 7, 1992 *
Butler
W 69–53
2–0
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (6,986)Normal, IL
December 9, 1992 *
DePaul
L 66–67
2–1
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (8,217)Normal, IL
December 12, 1992 *
at Evansville
L 67–86
2–2
–
–
–
Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,679)Evansville, IN
December 19, 1992
at Tulsa
L 61–74
2–3 (0–1)
–
–
–
Tulsa Convention Center (5,119)Tulsa, OK
December 21, 1992
at Creighton
L 63–70
2–4 (0–2)
21 – VandeGarde
8 – VandeGarde
2 – Kagel, Thomas, Hunter, Altadonna
Omaha Civic Auditorium (3,766)Omaha, NE
December 29, 1992 *
at Idaho State
L 56–66
2–5
–
–
–
Holt Arena (1,748)Pocatello, ID
January 2, 1993 *
at Saint Mary's
W 64–44
3–5
–
–
–
McKeon Pavilion (1,469)Moraga, CA
January 6, 1993
Southwest Missouri State
W 65–57
4–5 (1–2)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (7,041)Normal, IL
January 9, 1993
at Indiana State
L 60–63
4–6 (1–3)
–
–
–
Hulman Center (4,722)Terre Haute, IN
January 11, 1993
Southern Illinois
W 88–74
5–6 (2–3)
26 – VandeGarde
12 – Taylor
7 – Thomas
Redbird Arena (8,987)Normal, IL
January 14, 1993
at Wichita State
W 68–66
6–6 (3–3)
18 – Taylor
7 – VandGarde
5 – Wemhoener
Henry Levitt Arena (6,872)Wichita, KS
January 16, 1993
at Southwest Missouri State
W 82–73 OT
7–6 (4–3)
–
–
–
John Q. Hammons Student Center (7,782)Springfield, MO
January 20, 1993 *
at Loyola–Chicago
W 88–64
8–6
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (7,726)Normal, IL
January 23, 1993 MVC-TV
Bradley
W 70–68 OT
9–6 (5–3)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (9,587)Normal, IL
January 25, 1993
at Southern Illinois
L 68–83
9–7 (5–4)
14 – Thomas, Hunter, VandeGarde
6 – Hunter, VandeGarde
3 – VandeGarde
SIU Arena (8,142)Carbondale, IL
January 30, 1993
Drake
W 60–57
10–7 (6–4)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (8,625)Normal, IL
February 2, 1993
Indiana State
W 64–48
11–7 (7–4)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (8,315)Normal, IL
February 6, 1993
at Northern Iowa
W 69–49
12–7 (8–4)
–
–
–
UNI Dome (4,358)Cedar Falls, IA
February 8, 1993
Wichita State
W 75–62
13–7 (9–4)
19 – Thomas
5 – VandeGarde
7 – VandeGarde
Redbird Arena (8,801)Normal, IL
February 13, 1993 *11:00 am, ESPN
Miami (Ohio)
L 55–65
13–8
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (8,260)Normal, IL
February 18, 1993
Tulsa
W 72–63
14–8 (10–4)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (8,670)Normal, IL
February 20, 1993
Creighton
W 59–53
15–8 (11–4)
14 – Taylor
6 – Wemhoener
5 – Wemhoener
Redbird Arena (8,872)Normal, IL
February 23, 1993 WEEK
at Bradley
L 41–55
15–9 (11–5)
–
–
–
Carver Arena (8,681)Peoria, IL
February 27, 1993
at Drake
W 55–54
16–9 (12–5)
–
–
–
The Knapp Center (7,002)Des Monies, IA
March 1, 1993
Northern Iowa
W 71–59
17–9 (13–5)
–
–
–
Redbird Arena (9.081)Normal, IL
Diet Pepsi Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 6, 1993 *12:00 pm
(1)
vs. (8) Indiana State Quarterfinal
W 73–68
18–9
25 – VandeGarde
5 – Hunter, VandeGarde
4 – Altadonna
The Arena (5,000)St. Louis, MO
March 7, 1993 *1:00 pm
(1)
vs. (4) Drake Semifinal
W 60–59
19–9
18 – Hunter
9 – Hunter
5 – Thomas
The Arena (9,143)St. Louis, MO
March 8, 1993 *8:30 pm, ESPN
(1)
vs. (2) Southern Illinois Final
L 59–70
19–10
16 – VandeGarde
9 – VandeGarde
5 – VandeGarde
The Arena (10,877)St. Louis, MO
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