1993–94 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

1993–94 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record16–11 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
1993–94 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulsa 15 3   .833 23 8   .742
Bradley 14 4   .778 23 8   .742
Southern Illinois 14 4   .778 23 7   .767
Illinois State 12 6   .667 16 11   .593
Northern Iowa 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
Southwest Missouri State 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Wichita State 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
Drake 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
Creighton 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
Indiana State 3 15   .167 4 22   .154
1994 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
Redbirds wordmark

They finished the season 16–11, 12–6 in conference play to finish in fourth place. They were the number four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were defeated by the University of Northern Iowa in their quarterfinal game.

Roster

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1993–94 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 54 Charles Barnes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 23 Greg Hill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Aurora, IL
C 40 Thomas Hunter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Nashville, TN
F 21 Scott Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Newton, MA
F 41 Mike VandeGarde 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Bloomington, MN
G 34 Todd Wemhoener 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Quincy, IL
G 22 Chad Altadonna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Centralia, IL
G 12 David Cason 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Baltimore, MD
C 43 Brian Kern 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Jr Vandalia, IL
G 25 Antonio Cooper 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Phoenix, IL
F 33 Jon Litwiller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Morton, IL
C 44 Andy Porter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Geneseo, IL
C 35 Rob Gibbons   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Rockaway, NJ
F 13 Markku Larkio 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hyvinkää, Finland
G 32 Jay Phifer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Troy, MI
F 30 Ryan Weichman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Flanagan, IL
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
December 4, 1993*
at Northwestern L 78–86  0–1
                  Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,941)
Evanston, IL
December 6, 1993*
Dayton W 75–62  1–1
                  Redbird Arena (6,463)
Normal, IL
December 9, 1993*
at Butler L 52–80  1–2
                  Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,892)
Indianapolis, IN
December 11, 1993*
at DePaul L 72–74  1–3
                  Rosemont Horizon (7,655)
Rosemont, IL
December 19, 1993
Northern Iowa W 74–61  2–3
(1–0)
                  Redbird Arena (6,022)
Normal, IL
December 21, 1993*
Evansville W 73–67  3–3
                  Redbird Arena (6,360)
Normal, IL
December 28, 1993*
vs. Bucknell
Music City Invitational
[Semifinal]
W 89–76  4–3
                  Memorial Gymnasium (6,102)
Nashville, TN
December 29, 1993*
at Vanderbilt
Music City Invitational
[Final]
L 75–92  4–4
                  Memorial Gymnasium (15,115)
Nashville, TN
January 3, 1994*
Colorado W 76–63  5–4
                  Redbird Arena (6,066)
Normal, IL
January 8, 1994
 MVC-TV
at Southern Illinois L 64–67  5–5
(1–1)
 18  VandeGarde   11  Hunter   5  VandeGarde  SIU Arena (4,018)
Carbondale, IL
January 12, 1994
at Southwest Missouri State W 72–57  6–5
(2–1)
                  John Q. Hammons Student Center (7,986)
Springfield, MO
January 15, 1994
Indiana State W 78–52  7–5
(3–1)
                  Redbird Arena (6,906)
Normal, IL
January 19, 1994
 WEEK
at Bradley L 79–81 OT 7–6
(3–2)
                  Carver Arena (9,751)
Peoria, IL
January 22, 1994
Drake W 89–79  8–6
(4–2)
                  Redbird Arena (8,780)
Normal, IL
January 27, 1994
at Tulsa L 68–83  8–7
(4–3)
                  Tulsa Convention Center (7,002)
Tulsa, OK
January 29, 1994
5:00 pm
at Wichita State L 85–87 2OT 8–8
(4–4)
 17  Wemhoener   10  Hunter,
Litwiller
 
 7  Wemhoener  Henry Levitt Arena (7,229)
Wichita, KS
February 2, 1994
 WEEK
Bradley W 68–57  9–8
(5–4)
                  Redbird Arena (9,144)
Normal, IL
February 5, 1994
at Northern Iowa L 79–82  9–9
(5–5)
                  UNI Dome (4,127)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 7, 1994
Tulsa W 61–56  10–9
(6–5)
                  Redbird Arena (8,292)
Normal, IL
February 9, 1994
Southwest Missouri State W 62–60  11–9
(7–5)
                  Redbird Arena (8,588)
Normal, IL
February 12, 1994
at Creighton W 92–88 OT 12–9
(8–5)
 27  VandeGarde   13  Hunter   10  Cason  Omaha Civic Auditorium (2,285)
Omaha, NE
February 17, 1994
Wichita State W 78–47  13–9
(9–5)
 15  Litwiller   6  Hunter,
Cason
 
 9  Wemhoener  Redbird Arena (8,028)
Normal, IL
February 19, 1994
 MVC-TV
Creighton W 67–54  14–9
(10–5)
 11  Hunter   5  Taylor,
Litwiller
 
 8  Wemhoener  Redbird Arena (7,602)
Normal, IL
February 21, 1994
at Indiana State W 70–55  15–9
(11–5)
                  Hulman Center (5,030)
Terre Haute, IN
February 24, 1994
at Drake W 72–66  16–9
(12–5)
                  The Knapp Center (5,370)
Des Monies, IA
February 27, 1994
4:00 pm, ESPN
Southern Illinois L 73–84  16–10
(12–6)
 18  Wemhoener   10  VandeGarde   8  Wemhoener  Redbird Arena (9,878)
Normal, IL
Diet Pepsi
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 5, 1994*
2:30 pm
(4) vs. (5) Northern Iowa
Quarterfinal
L 70–84  16–11
 17  VandeGarde   7  Hunter   5  Cason  St. Louis Arena (6,829)
St. Louis, MO
*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 1993-94 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1993–94 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "1993–94 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved February 26, 2021.