1981–82 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

1981–82 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–12 (9–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHorton Field House
Seasons
1981–82 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 13 3   .813 26 10   .722
No. 10 Tulsa 12 4   .750 24 6   .800
Wichita State 12 4   .750 23 6   .793
New Mexico State 10 6   .625 17 11   .607
Illinois State 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Drake 7 9   .438 12 15   .444
Southern Illinois 7 9   .438 11 16   .407
Creighton 4 12   .250 7 20   .259
Indiana State 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
West Texas State 3 13   .188 11 15   .423
1982 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 17–12, 9–7 in conference play to finish in fifth place. They were the number four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament as Wichita State University was serving the first of a two-year probation and therefore prohibited from postseason competition. They made it to the championship game before losing to the tenth ranked University of Tulsa.

Roster

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1981–82 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 34 Dale White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Covington, IN
C 53 Rick Lamb 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Illiopolis, IL
F 44 Raynard Malaine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Gary, IN
G 25 Vann Parkin (W)
Jr Manito, IL
G 23 Dwayne Tyus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F 52 Hank Cornley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Columbus, OH
F 45 Mark Zwart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Monona, WI
G 33 Brad Duncan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Anderson, IN
G 24 Rickie Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Michael McKenny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Gary, IN
C 35 Lou Stefanovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Merillville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 28, 1981*
Mississippi Valley State W 92–75  1–0
 23  White   11  Lamb        Horton Field House (3,905)
Normal, IL
December 2, 1981*
Northern Illinois W 63–60  2–0
 24  White   9  Lamb        Horton Field House (5,109)
Normal, IL
December 7, 1981*
7:30 pm
at Western Illinois L 79–84  2–1
 23  White   12  Lamb        Western Hall (5,961)
Macomb, IL
December 11, 1981*
vs. Arizona State
Utah Classic
[Semifinal]
L 61–63  2–2
 18  Cornley   11  Lamb,
Cornley
 
      Special Events Center (11,057)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 12, 1981*
vs. Fairfield
Utah Classic
[Third Place]
W 81–73  3–2
 16  White   10  Lamb        Special Events Center (12,509)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 19, 1981*
Eastern Illinois W 94–55  4–2
 25  Lamb   11  Lamb        Lantz Arena (1,500)
Charleston, IL
December 28, 1981*
at No. 13 DePaul L 58–74  4–3
 15  Lamb   12  Lamb        Rosemont Horizon (15,127)
Rosemont, IL
January 2, 1982
at Southern Illinois L 68–72  4–4
(0–1)
 20  Lamb   9  Lamb        SIU Arena (2,750)
Carbondale, IL
January 4, 1982
Drake W 59–49  5–4
(1–1)
 15  Lamb   6  Lamb,
Malaine
 
      Horton Field House (6,245)
Normal, IL
January 8, 1982*
vs. Virginia Military Institute
Worcester County National Classic
[Semifinal]
W 74–56  6–4
 18  Lamb   7  Malaine,
Johnson
 
      Hart Recreation Center (3,000)
Worcester, MA
January 9, 1982*
at Holy Cross
Worcester County National Classic
[Final]
L 51–52  6–5
 10  Cornley   6  Lamb        Hart Recreation Center (4,000)
Worcester, MA
January 14, 1982
at Indiana State W 81–63  7–5
(2–1)
 22  Lamb   8  Lamb        Hulman Center (4,793)
Terre Haute, IN
January 16, 1982
New Mexico State W 72–58  8–5
(3–1)
 25  Lamb   7  Lamb        Horton Field House (5,305)
Normal, IL
January 18, 1982
West Texas State W 65–53  9–5
(4–1)
 22  Lamb   12  Lamb        Horton Field House (4,970)
Normal, IL
January 21, 1982
at Creighton W 68–54  10–5
(5–1)
 23  Cornley   15  Lamb   3  Tyus,
McKenny
 
Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,201)
Omaha, NE
January 23, 1982
at Drake L 46–49  10–6
(5–2)
 16  Tyus   11  Lamb        Veterans Memorial Auditorium (8,860)
Des Monies, IA
January 28, 1982
 WEEK
at Bradley L 58–72  10–7
(5–3)
 16  Cornley   11  Cornley        Robertson Memorial Field House (7,300)
Peoria, IL
January 30, 1982
Indiana State W 81–62  11–7
(6–3)
 21  Cornley   12  Lamb        Horton Field House (5,705)
Normal, IL
February 4, 1982
Wichita State L 56–61  11–8
(6–4)
 18  Tyus   5  Malaine   2  White,
Lamb,
Malaine,
Tyus
 
Horton Field House (7,039)
Normal, IL
February 6, 1982
Southern Illinois W 65–53  12–8
(7–4)
 17  Tyus   10  Lamb        Horton Field House (5,191)
Normal, IL
February 11, 1982
at No. 7 Tulsa L 67–78 OT 12–9
(7–5)
 18  Tyus   13  Lamb,
Cornley
 
      Tulsa Convention Center (9,119)
Tulsa, OK
February 13, 1982
 MVC-TV
Bradley L 47–48  12–10
(7–6)
 10  Lamb,
Malaine
 
 7  Cornley        Horton Field House (8,276)
Normal, IL
February 18, 1982
at New Mexico State L 62–65  12–11
(7–7)
 20  Lamb   10  Lamb        Pan American Center (10,073)
Las Cruces, NM
February 20, 1982
at West Texas State W 51–49  13–11
(8–7)
 13  Malaine   8  Zwart        WTSU Fiedhouse (2,154)
Canyon, TX
February 23, 1982*
Northern Iowa W 62–39  14–11
 23  White   10  Zwart        Horton Field House (5,068)
Normal, IL
February 27, 1982
Creighton W 66–48  15–11
(9–7)
 19  McKenny   10  Cornley   2  Lamb,
Cornley,
Zwart
 
Horton Field House (5,305)
Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 2, 1982*
(4) (5) Drake
Quarterfinal
W 56–43  16–11
 18  Cornley   12  Lamb   3  Lamb,
Malaine,
Tyus
 
Horton Field House (4,377)
Normal, IL
March 4, 1982*
(4) at (1) Bradley
Semifinal
W 55–50 2OT 17–11
 15  Cornley   10  Lamb   11  McKenny  Robertson Memorial Field House (7,300)
Peoria, IL
March 6, 1982*
(4) at (2) No. 10 Tulsa
Final
L 77–90  17–12
 18  Lamb   7  Lamb   5  McKenny  Tulsa Convention Center (9,119)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1981–82 Redbird Basketball". The Daily Vidette. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "1981–82 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved February 9, 2021.