1982–83 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

1982–83 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
MVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	24–7 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach	Bob Donewald (5th season)
Home arena	Horton Field House
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Wichita State	17	–	1		.944			25	–	3		.893
Illinois State †	13	–	5		.722			24	–	7		.774
New Mexico State	11	–	7		.611			18	–	11		.621
Tulsa	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Bradley	10	–	8		.556			16	–	13		.552
Drake	9	–	9		.500			13	–	15		.464
Indiana State	5	–	13		.278			9	–	19		.321
West Texas State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	20		.286
Southern Illinois	5	–	13		.278			9	–	19		.321
Creighton	4	–	14		.222			8	–	19		.296
† 1983 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Redbirds finished the season 24–7, 13–5 in conference play to finish in second place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament as Wichita State University, who finished first in the conference season, were serving the second of a two-year probation and therefore prohibited from postseason competition. They won the championship game over the University of Tulsa.

The Redbirds won the conference autobid to the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the Mideast Regional as the number six seed and lost to Ohio University in the first round.^[1]

Roster

1982–83 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 53 Rick Lamb 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Illiopolis, IL F 44 Raynard Malaine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Gary, IN G 35 Vann Parkin (W) — — Sr Manito, IL G 23 Dwayne Tyus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Chicago, IL F 52 Hank Cornley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Columbus, OH C 45 Mark Zwart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Monona, WI G 33 Brad Duncan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Anderson, IN G 24 Rickie Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Indianapolis, IN G 10 Michael McKenny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Gary, IN F 43 Lou Stefanovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Merillville, IN G 25 William Anderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Fr Indianapolis, IN G 32 Kirk Francis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Kewanee, IL F 42 Jim McGrath   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Ottawa, IL C 54 Willie Williams — — Chicago, IL	Head coach Bob Donewald (Hanover) Assistant coach(es) Terry Smith Jim Platt (Concordia–Chicago) Pat Cunningham Bruce Stone Anthony Jones 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
Regular Season
November 27, 1982*		Chicago State	W 62–54	1–0	13 – Duncan	11 – Cornley	–	Horton Field House (4,154) Normal, IL
November 30, 1982*		at Northern Illinois	W 54–45	2–0	18 – Lamb	14 – Lamb	–	Chick Evans Field House (6,036) DeKalb, IL
December 2, 1982*		Western Illinois	W 55–53	3–0	14 – Cornley	7 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (5,298) Normal, IL
December 7, 1982*		DePaul	W 72–62	4–0	23 – Lamb	11 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (8,068) Normal, IL
December 11, 1982*		Oral Roberts	W 54–40	5–0	14 – Cornley	7 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (5,952) Normal, IL
December 17, 1982*		vs. Bowling Green State Illini Classic [Semifinal]	W 61–57 ^OT	6–0	23 – Lamb	11 – Lamb	–	Assembly Hall (10,119) Champaign, IL
December 18, 1982* 9:00 pm		at Illinois Illini Classic [Final]	L 60–67	6–1	15 – Cornley	7 – Lamb, Cornley	7 – McKenny	Assembly Hall (14,328) Champaign, IL
December 22, 1982*		Eastern Illinois	W 82–67	7–1	20 – Lamb	13 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (6,235) Normal, IL
December 30, 1982*		at Northern Iowa	W 66–60	8–1	18 – Tyus	7 – Lamb	–	UNI Dome (3,026) Cedar Falls, IA
January 6, 1983		at New Mexico State	W 72–62	9–1 (1–0)	18 – McKenny	11 – Malaine	–	Pan American Center (8,621) Las Cruces, NM
January 8, 1983		at West Texas State	W 89–73	10–1 (2–0)	17 – Tyus	9 – Cornley	–	WTSU Fieldhouse (3,021) Canyon, TX
January 13, 1983		Bradley	W 77–69	11–1 (3–0)	23 – Lamb	9 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (8,274) Normal, IL
January 15, 1983		Indiana State	W 96–82	12–1 (4–0)	22 – Tyus	9 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (6,149) Normal, IL
January 22, 1983		Wichita State	W 54–53	13–1 (5–0)	15 – Tyus, Cornley	10 – Lamb	3 – McKenny	Horton Field House (8,274) Normal, IL
January 24, 1983	No. 17	Tulsa	W 61–55	14–1 (6–0)	13 – Cornley	10 – Cornley	–	Horton Field House (6,459) Normal, IL
January 27, 1983	No. 17	at Southern Illinois	W 69–63	15–1 (7–0)	19 – Lamb	8 – Lamb	–	SIU Arena (4,450) Carbondale, IL
January 31, 1983  WEEK	No. 16	at Bradley	W 56–55	16–1 (8–0)	15 – Cornley	7 – Cornley	–	Carver Arena (10,401) Peoria, IL
February 3, 1983	No. 16	Drake	W 65–59	17–1 (9–0)	15 – Tyus	10 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (6,420) Normal, IL
February 5, 1983	No. 16	New Mexico State	L 50–66	17–2 (9–1)	25 – Cornley	12 – Cornley	–	Horton Field House (7,889) Normal, IL
February 10, 1983	No. 17	at Creighton	L 41–53	17–3 (9–2)	10 – Cornley	5 – Lamb, Tyus	3 – Zwart	Omaha Civic Auditorium (7,696) Omaha, NE
February 12, 1983	No. 17	at Drake	L 57–71	17–4 (9–3)	16 – Lamb	10 – Lamb	–	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (7,790) Des Moines, IA
February 19, 1983		at Indiana State	W 79–64	18–4 (10–3)	21 – Lamb	9 – Lamb	–	Hulman Center (4,880) Terre Haute, IN
February 21, 1983		West Texas State	W 74–59	19–4 (11–3)	20 – Cornley	13 – Lamb	–	Horton Field House (6,474) Normal, IL
February 24, 1983		Southern Illinois	W 63–54	20–4 (12–3)	15 – Duncan	10 – Cornley	–	Horton Field House (7,017) Normal, IL
February 26, 1983		at No. 12 Wichita State	L 62–72	20–5 (12–4)	16 – Lamb	5 – Lamb, Cornley	3 – Duncan, McKenny	Henry Levitt Arena (10,666) Wichita, KS
February 28, 1983		at Tulsa	L 59–61 ^OT	20–6 (12–5)	16 – Lamb	8 – Lamb	–	Tulsa Convention Center (9,047) Tulsa, OK
March 5, 1983		Creighton	W 94–63	21–6 (13–5)	21 – Lamb	7 – Lamb, Malaine	5 – Duncan	Horton Field House (7,535) Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 10, 1983*	(1)	(8) Southern Illinois Quarterfinal	W 64–54	22–6	18 – McKenny	8 – Lamb	4 – McKenny	Horton Field House (5,254) Normal, IL
March 11, 1983*	(1)	(4) Bradley Semifinal	W 79–61	23–6	22 – Lamb	10 – Lamb	3 – Malaine, Cornley	Horton Field House (8,174) Normal, IL
March 12, 1983*  CBS	(1)	(2) Tulsa Final	W 84–64	24–6	22 – Johnson	11 – Lamb	5 – McKenny	Horton Field House (6,485) Normal, IL
National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} tournament
March 17, 1983*  NCAA Productions	(6)	vs. (11) Ohio Mideast Region [First Round]	L 49–51	24–7	19 – Lamb	10 – Lamb	4 – McKenny	USF Sun Dome (8,023) Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

1. "Illinois St. Loses, 51-49". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
2. "1982-83 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
3. "1982-83 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
4. "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 6, 2020.