1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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.

1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–14 (9–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Cunningham
  • Anthony Jones
Home arenaHorton Field House
Seasons
1985–86 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Bradley 16 0   1.000 32 3   .914
Tulsa 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Drake 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Illinois State 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
Wichita State 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Creighton 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Indiana State 7 9   .438 11 17   .393
West Texas State 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Southern Illinois 4 12   .250 8 20   .286
1986 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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

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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

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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
      Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 23, 1985*
7:30 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 79–73  1–0
                  Horton Field House (6,667)
Normal, IL
November 26, 1985*
7:30 pm
Iowa State L 52–55  1–1
                  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
                  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
*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 1985-86 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1985-86 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved February 12, 2021.