1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
MVC Regular Season Co-Champion
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–8 (13–3 MVC)
Head coach	Bob Donewald (6th season);
Home arena	Horton Field House
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois State	13	–	3	.813	23	–	8	.742
No. 12 Tulsa †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	4	.871
Wichita State	11	–	5	.688	18	–	12	.600
Creighton	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Bradley	7	–	9	.438	15	–	13	.536
Southern Illinois	7	–	9	.438	15	–	13	.536
Indiana State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Drake	4	–	12	.250	8	–	20	.286
West Texas State	3	–	13	.188	8	–	19	.296

† 1984 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by sixth year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Redbirds finished the season 23–8, 13–3 in conference play to finish in a tie for first place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament by virtue of sweeping the season series over the University of Tulsa. They were defeated in a semifinal game to Creighton University.

The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the Midwest Regional as the number eight seed where they defeated the University of Alabama in the first round and lost to DePaul University in the second round.

Roster

1983–84 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	52	Hank Cornley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Columbus, OH
C	45	Mark Zwart	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Monona, WI
G	33	Brad Duncan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Anderson, IN
G	24	Rickie Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Indianapolis, IN
G	10	Michael McKenny	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Gary, IN
F	43	Lou Stefanovic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Merillville, IN
G	25	William Anderson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So	Indianapolis, IN
G	32	Kirk Francis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Kewanee, IL
F	34	Jim McGrath	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	RS Fr	Ottawa, IL
C	54	Bill Braksick	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	Fr	Flanagan, IL
F	44	Eric Cornley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Columbus, OH
F	35	Derrick Sanders	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Bob Donewald (Hanover)

Assistant coach(es)

Terry Smith
Pat Cunningham
Bruce Stone
Anthony Jones
Dwayne Tyus

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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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 15, 1983* 7:30 pm								Horton Field House Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 26, 1983* 7:30 pm		Tennessee–Martin	W 68–56	1–0	19 – Johnson	6 – Zwart	–	Horton Field House (4,599) Normal, IL
November 29, 1983* 7:30 pm		at South Alabama	W 84–70	2–0	32 – Johnson	5 – H.Cornley, Zwart	–	Jaguar Gym (3,122) Mobile, AL
December 3, 1983* 7:30 pm		at No. 16 DePaul	L 66–69	2–1	16 – Johnson	9 – H.Cornley, Johnson	–	Rosemont Horizon (13,057) Rosemont, IL
December 5, 1983* 7:30 pm		at Illinois–Chicago	W 92–79	3–1	24 – Stefanovic	11 – Zwart	–	UIC Pavilion (1,004) Chicago, IL
December 10, 1983* 2:45 pm		Wisconsin–Green Bay	W 77–55	4–1	25 – H.Cornley	14 – H.Cornley	–	Horton Field House (6,497) Normal, IL
December 16, 1983* 6:00 pm		vs. Utah State Indiana Classic [Semifinal]	W 80–74	5–1	26 – H.Cornley	8 – Stefanovic	–	Assembly Hall (10,119) Bloomington, IN
December 17, 1983* 8:00 pm		at Indiana Indiana Classic [Final]	L 44–54	5–2	12 – Johnson	10 – H.Cornley	–	Assembly Hall (14,123) Bloomington, IN
December 22, 1983* 7:30 pm		Northern Iowa	W 67–46	6–2	20 – H.Cornley	7 – Zwart	–	Horton Field House (6,598) Normal, IL
December 27, 1983* 6:00 pm		vs. Baylor Golden Triangle Classic [Semifinal]	W 65–36	7–2	16 – H.Cornley	15 – H.Cornley	–	Civic Arena (6,000) Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 1983* 8:00 pm		vs. Pittsburgh Golden Triangle Classic [Final]	L 54–59	7–3	16 – H.Cornley	11 – Zwart	–	Civic Arena (1,981) Pittsburgh, PA
January 2, 1984 7:30 pm		at Creighton	W 63–54	8–3 (1–0)	15 – Johnson	4 – H.Cornley, Stefanovic	3 – H.Cornley, Johnson, Stefanovic	Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,462) Omaha, NE
January 7, 1984 12:30 pm		Wichita State	W 80–66	9–3 (2–0)	23 – Johnson	9 – Stefanovic	3 – Johnson, McKenny, Stefanovic	Horton Field House (7,667) Normal, IL
January 10, 1984* 7:30 pm		U. S. International	W 80–66	10–3	20 – Duncan	7 – Zwart, Braksick	–	Horton Field House (6,364) Normal, IL
January 14, 1984 7:35 pm		at Drake	W 67–52	11–3 (3–0)	23 – Stefanovic	10 – Stefanovic	–	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (5,880) Des Moines, IA
January 19, 1984 7:30 pm		at No. 13 Tulsa	W 79–73	12–3 (4–0)	26 – McKenny	6 – H.Cornley, Zwart, Johnson, Stafanovic	–	Tulsa Convention Center (9,200) Tulsa, OK
January 21, 1984 2:45 pm		Indiana State	W 87–70	13–3 (5–0)	23 – Stefanovic	11 – Braksick	–	Horton Field House (7,745) Normal, IL
January 26, 1984 8:05 pm		at Wichita State	L 66–68	13–4 (5–1)	14 – H.Cornley, Johnson	11 – H.Cornley	6 – McKenny	Henry Levitt Arena (10,466) Wichita, KS
January 28, 1984 2:45 pm		Southern Illinois	W 90–62	14–4 (6–1)	18 – Duncan, Johnson, Stefanovic	7 – Zwart, Sanders	–	Horton Field House (7,731) Normal, IL
February 4, 1984 7:30 pm		at West Texas State	W 93–82	15–4 (7–1)	22 – Zwart	10 – Stefanovic	–	WTSU Fieldhouse (2,475) Canyon, TX
February 9, 1984 7:30 pm		Drake	W 76–41	16–4 (8–1)	11 – H.Cornley	9 – Braksick	–	Horton Field House (7,747) Normal, IL
February 11, 1984 2:45 pm		Creighton	W 84–65	17–4 (9–1)	22 – H.Cornley	13 – H.Cornley	–	Horton Field House (7,775) Normal, IL
February 13, 1984 7:30 pm		West Texas State	W 86-72	18–4 (10–1)	24 – H.Cornley	15 – H.Cornley	–	Horton Field House (7,747) Normal, IL
February 18, 1984 8:05 pm, WEEK		at Bradley	W 56–50	19–4 (11–1)	15 – Johnson	6 – H.Cornley	–	Carver Arena (10,401) Peoria, IL
February 23, 1984 7:30 pm		at Southern Illinois	L 98–105	19–5 (11–2)	24 – Duncan	9 – H.Cornley	–	SIU Arena (6,235) Carbondale, IL
February 25, 1984 6:30 pm		at Indiana State	L 47–54	19–6 (11–3)	16 – Duncan	11 – H.Cornley	–	Hulman Center (7,182) Terre Haute, IN
March 1, 1984 7:30 pm		Bradley	W 55–46	20–6 (12–3)	18 – Duncan	5 – H.Cornley	–	Horton Field House (7,747) Normal, IL
March 3, 1984 12:30 pm		No. 9 Tulsa	W 91-81	21–6 (13–3)	25 – H.Cornley	10 – H.Cornley	–	Horton Field House (7,801) Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 8, 1984*	(1)	(8) Drake Quarterfinal	W 91–62	22–6	21 – Zwart	8 – H.Cornley	5 – McKenny	Horton Field House (6,648) Normal, IL
March 9, 1984*	(1)	(4) Creighton Semifinal	L 59-69	22–7	16 – Zwart	8 – Zwart	6 – McKenny	Horton Field House (6,372) Normal, IL
National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} tournament
March 16, 1984* 7:00 pm, NCAA Productions	(8)	vs. (9) Alabama Midwest Region [First Round]	W 49–48	23–7	10 – H.Cornley, McKenny	11 – Zwart	5 – McKenny	Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,038) Lincoln, NE
March 18, 1984* 1:15 pm, CBS	(8)	vs. (1) No. 4 DePaul Midwest Region [Second Round]	L 61–75	23–8	14 – Johnson	6 – H.Cornley, Zwart	3 – Duncan	Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,440) Lincoln, NE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

^ "1983-84 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^ "1983-84 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
^ "1983-84 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[1] "1983-84 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

[2] "1983-84 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[3] "1983-84 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

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