1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 16–11.

1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–11
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHorton Field House
Seasons
1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 DePaul   27 2   .931
No. 7 Notre Dame   23 6   .793
Southern Mississippi   20 7   .741
James Madison   21 9   .700
Fordham   19 9   .679
Cleveland State   18 9   .667
Stetson   18 9   .667
Saint Peter's   17 9   .654
Tennessee State   17 9   .654
Marquette   20 11   .645
Old Dominion   18 10   .643
Penn State   17 10   .630
St. Francis (Pa.)   17 10   .630
Siena   17 10   .630
South Carolina   17 10   .630
Dayton   18 11   .621
Long Island   18 11   .621
Texas–Pan American   18 11   .621
Illinois State   16 11   .593
Wagner   16 11   .593
UNLV   16 12   .571
William & Mary   16 12   .571
North Texas State   15 12   .556
Southeastern Louisiana   14 13   .519
Iona   15 14   .517
Richmond   15 14   .517
Fairfield   13 13   .500
UNC Wilmington   13 13   .500
New Orleans   13 14   .481
Towson State   13 14   .481
East Carolina   12 14   .462
Fairleigh Dickinson   12 14   .462
Valparaiso   12 15   .444
Campbell   11 16   .407
George Mason   10 16   .385
St. Francis (N.Y.)   10 16   .385
Navy   9 16   .360
Robert Morris   9 18   .333
Baptist   8 19   .296
Northern Iowa   8 19   .296
Army   7 19   .269
Portland State   7 20   .259
Manhattan   6 20   .231
Nicholls State   6 22   .214
Baltimore   5 21   .192
Catholic   4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 35 Roy Herold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Helsinki, Finland
F 43 Anthony Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 15 Dave Nussbaumer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr McLean, VA
G 24 McKay Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Springfield, IL
G 32 Dale White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Covington, IN
G 33 George Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Middletown, OH
F 34 Mark Herron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So South Bend, IN
C 53 Rick Lamb 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Illiopolis, IL
F 40 Raynard Malaine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Gary, IN
G 23 Dwayne Tyus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Chicago, IL
F 52 Hank Cornley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Columbus, OH
F 45 Mark Zwart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Monona, WI
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
Exhibition Season
November 14, 1980*
Team Fiat of England W 77–71 
 17  Tyus              Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 29, 1980*
2:30 pm
Carthage W 96–40  1–0
 20  White   12  Lamb        Horton Field House (3,190)
Normal, IL
December 1, 1980*
7:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 94–72  2–0
 30  White   9  Lamb        Horton Field House (4,384)
Normal, IL
December 4, 1980*
7:30 pm
Bradley L 70–72  2–1
 17  Lamb   8  Jones        Horton Field House (8,216)
Normal, IL
December 8, 1980*
at Pepperdine W 84–72  3–1
 18  White   15  Lamb        Firestone Fieldhouse (1,483)
Malibu, CA
December 12, 1980*
7:30 pm
No. 20 Syracuse L 52–64  3–2
 15  Lamb   6  Cornley        Horton Field House (6,086)
Normal, IL
December 15, 1980*
at Indiana State L 85–88 2OT 3–3
 24  White   14  Lamb        Hulman Center (4,975)
Terre Haute, IN
December 19, 1980*
vs. Clemson
Milwaukee Classic
[Semifinal]
L 56–67  3–4
 22  Lamb   8  Lamb        MECCA Arena (10,034)
Milwaukee, WI
December 20, 1980*
vs. California State–Bakersfield
Milwaukee Classic
[Third Place]
L 47–48  3–5
 13  White   7  Jones        MECCA Arena (10,599)
Milwaukee, WI
December 22, 1980*
7:30 pm
Pepperdine W 74–64  4–5
 18  Tyus   9  Jones        Horton Field House (3,591)
Normal, IL
January 3, 1981*
at Northern Illinois L 50–62  4–6
 15  Cornley   9  Lamb        Chick Evans Field House (4,020)
DeKalb, IL
January 7, 1981*
7:30 pm
Quincy W 70–59  5–6
 18  Jones   12  Jones        Horton Field House (3,092)
Normal, IL
January 13, 1981*
at Loyola–Chicago W 81–73  6–6
 26  Jones   13  Jones        Rosemont Horizon (1,623)
Rosemont, IL
January 17, 1981*
2:30 pm
Western Illinois W 58–56  7–6
 16  Tyus   11  Lamb        Horton Field House (4,547)
Normal, IL
January 19, 1981*
at Valparaiso W 72–58  8–6
 18  Jones   8  Lamb        Hilltop Gym (2,700)
Valparaiso, IN
January 22, 1981*
at McNeese State L 59–61 OT 8–7
 15  Jones   8  Tyus        Sudduth Coliseum (3,000)
Lake Charles, LA
January 24, 1981*
at Oral Roberts L 75–80  8–8
 22  Lamb   9  Lamb        Mabee Center (4,750)
Tulsa, OK
January 28, 1981*
7:30 pm
No. 3 DePaul L 50–54  8–9
 20  Lamb   9  Lamb        Horton Field House (8,529)
Normal, IL
January 31, 1981*
2:30 pm
Eastern Illinois W 72–58  9–9
 21  Lamb   5  Tyus,
Cornley
 
      Horton Field House (4,402)
Normal, IL
February 3, 1981*
7:30 pm
Cleveland State W 74–57  10–9
 21  Lamb   10  Lamb        Horton Field House (3,552)
Normal, IL
February 9, 1981*
at Northern Iowa W 65–63  11–9
 21  Tyus   9  Cornley        UNI Dome (2,250)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 14, 1981*
2:30 pm
Pan American L 67–69  11–10
 23  Lamb   9  Lamb        Horton Field House (4,030)
Normal, IL
February 16, 1981*
7:30 pm
Valparaiso W 55–38  12–10
 15  Jones   8  Jones        Horton Field House (3,628)
Normal, IL
February 19, 1981*
7:30 pm
South Alabama L 44–50  12–11
 12  Jones   10  Jones        Horton Field House (4,572)
Normal, IL
February 21, 1981*
at Detroit W 66–62  13–11
 23  Tyus   11  Jones        Calihan Hall (2,022)
Detroit, MI
February 23, 1981*
at Cleveland State W 62–53  14–11
 17  Lamb   9  Smith        Woodling Gymnasium (3,355)
Cleveland, OH
February 28, 1981*
2:30 pm
East Carolina W 64–41  15–11
 14  White,
Tyus
 
 6  Cornley        Horton Field House (4,052)
Normal, IL
March 4, 1981*
7:30 pm
Northern Iowa W 64–44  16–11
 15  Jones   4  Malaine,
Tyus,
Cornley
 
      Horton Field House (3,930)
Normal, IL
*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. ^ "1980–81 Redbird Basketball". The Daily Vidette. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved February 6, 2021.