1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by seventh year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	22–8 (11–5 MVC)
Head coach	Bob Donewald (7th season)
Home arena	Horton Field House
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 Tulsa	12	–	4		.750			23	–	8		.742
Illinois State	11	–	5		.688			22	–	8		.733
Wichita State †	11	–	5		.688			18	–	13		.581
Bradley	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Creighton	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Southern Illinois	6	–	10		.375			14	–	14		.500
Indiana State	6	–	10		.375			14	–	15		.483
West Texas State	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Drake	4	–	12		.250			12	–	15		.444
† 1985 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Redbirds finished the season 22–8, 11–5 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament by virtue of sweeping the season series over Wichita State University. They were defeated in a quarterfinal game to Indiana State University.

The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the Midwest Regional as the number nine seed where they defeated the University of Southern California in the first round and lost to the University of Oklahoma in the second round.

Roster

1984–85 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 33 Brad Duncan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Anderson, IN F 24 Rickie Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Indianapolis, IN G 10 Michael McKenny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr Gary, IN F 43 Lou Stefanovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Merillville, IN G 25 William Anderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr Indianapolis, IN C 54 Bill Braksick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — So Flanagan, IL F 35 Derrick Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Chicago, IL G 23 Jeff Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Indianapolis, IN F 45 Tony Holifield 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Oak Park, MI F 32 Cliff Peterson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Detroit, MI G 42 Art Pollard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr East Chicago, IN F 34 Matt Taphorn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Pekin, 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 19, 1984* 7:30 pm		Yugoslavia National Team						Horton Field House  Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 24, 1984* 7:30 pm		Wisconsin–Stevens Point	W 51–49	1–0	22 – Johnson	9 – Stefanovic	–	Horton Field House (5,337) Normal, IL
November 28, 1984* 7:30 pm		Illinois–Chicago	W 93–62	2–0	29 – Stefanovic	16 – Stefanovic	–	Horton Field House (6,056) Normal, IL
December 1, 1984* 2:30 pm		Southwest Missouri State	W 54–44	3–0	15 – McKenny, Stefanovic	7 – Johnson	–	Horton Field House (6,198) Normal, IL
December 5, 1984* 7:30 pm		No. 2 DePaul	L 71–84	3–1	27 – Stefanovic	12 – Johnson	–	Horton Field House (7,775) Normal, IL
December 8, 1984* 7:30 pm		at Wisconsin–Green Bay	W 52–49	4–1	15 – Stefanovic	4 – Anderson, Braksick	–	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (2,024) Ashwaubenon, WI
December 15, 1984* 2:30 pm		Detroit	W 76–73	5–1	18 – Stefanovic	8 – Johnson	–	Horton Field House (6,015) Normal, IL
December 21, 1984* 9:00 pm		vs. Texas A&M American Savings Classic [Semifinal]	W 74–66 ^OT	6–1	25 – Stefanovic	6 – Stefanovic	–	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,100) Stockton, CA
December 22, 1984* 11:00 pm		vs. San Diego American Savings Classic [Final]	W 77–58	7–1	23 – Johnson	4 – Johnson, McKenny	–	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,680) Stockton, CA
December 28, 1984* 6:00 pm		vs. Northeastern Fleet Classic [Semifinal]	W 92–84	8–1	26 – Duncan	6 – Stefanovic	–	Providence Civic Center (6,349) Providence, RI
December 29, 1984* 8:00 pm		at Providence Fleet Classic [Final]	W 65–59	9–1	27 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	–	Providence Civic Center (8,047) Providence, RI
January 3, 1985 7:35 pm		at Drake	W 66–56	10–1 (1–0)	19 – Stefanovic	8 – McKenny	–	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (5,360) Des Moines, IA
January 5, 1985 7:35 pm		at Creighton	L 63–73	10–2 (1–1)	18 – Stefanovic	10 – Johnson	3 – McKenny, Stefanovic	Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,673) Omaha, NE
January 10, 1985 7:30 pm		Southern Illinois	W 78–63	11–2 (2–1)	22 – Braksick	8 – Braksick	–	Horton Field House (5,845) Normal, IL
January 12, 1985 2:30 pm		Wichita State	W 86–80 ^OT	12–2 (3–1)	23 – Stefanovic	8 – Johnson	5 – Johnson	Horton Field House (7,015) Normal, IL
January 17, 1985 7:30 pm		No. 20 Tulsa	L 69–79 ^OT	12–3 (3–2)	25 – Stefanovic	12 – Stefanovic	–	Horton Field House (7,752) Normal, IL
January 19, 1985* 2:30 pm		Chicago State	W 79–66 ^OT	13–3	18 – Braksick	11 – Stefanovic	–	Horton Field House (6,824) Normal, IL
January 24, 1985 6:30 pm		at Indiana State	W 85–83 ^OT	14–3 (4–2)	26 – Stefanovic	12 – Stefanovic	–	Hulman Center (6,052) Terre Haute, IN
January 26, 1985 12:30 pm, MVC-TV		Bradley	W 65–55	15–3 (5–2)	22 – Johnson	8 – McKenny	–	Horton Field House (7,747) Normal, IL
January 31, 1985 7:35 pm		at Southern Illinois	L 50–63	15–4 (5–3)	24 – Stefanovic	7 – Braksick	–	SIU Arena (2,700) Carbondale, IL
February 6, 1985 7:30 pm		at No. 17 Tulsa	W 73-72 ^OT	16–4 (6–3)	18 – Stefanovic	13 – Stefanovic	–	Tulsa Convention Center (9,200) Tulsa, OK
February 9, 1985 2:30 pm		Drake	W 67–46	17–4 (7–3)	19 – Braksick	8 – Holifield	–	Horton Field House (7,747) Normal, IL
February 14, 1985 7:30 pm		at West Texas State	L 66–68	17–5 (7–4)	18 – Duncan	9 – Stefanovic	9 – McKenny	WTSU Fieldhouse (1,504) Canyon, TX
February 16, 1985 8:05 pm		at Wichita State	W 64–58	18–5 (8–4)	14 – Duncan	13 – Johnson	6 – Stefanovic	Henry Levitt Arena (10,666) Wichita, KS
February 21, 1985 7:30 pm		West Texas State	W 74-58	19–5 (9–4)	18 – Johnson	8 – Stefanovic	–	Horton Field House (7,722) Normal, IL
February 23, 1985 12:30 pm		Creighton	W 89–61	20–5 (10–4)	18 – Sanders	6 – Braksick, Sanders	6 – McKenny	Horton Field House (7,722) Normal, IL
February 28, 1985 7:30 pm		Indiana State	W 75–64	21–5 (11–4)	18 – Stefanovic	11 – Johnson	–	Horton Field House (6,832) Normal, IL
March 2, 1985 3:00 pm, WEEK		at Bradley	L 69–82	21–6 (11–5)	16 – Stefanovic	8 – Stefanovic	–	Carver Arena (10,571) Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 5, 1985*	(2)	(7) Indiana State Quarterfinal	L 61–66	21–7	16 – Duncan, McKenny	10 – Stefanovic	5 – Johnson, McKenny	Horton Field House (6,020) Normal, IL
National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} tournament
March 14, 1985* 9:30 pm, NCAA Productions	(9)	vs. (8) Southern California Midwest Region [First Round]	W 58–55	22–7	15 – Stefanovic	10 – Johnson	8 – McKenny	John Mabee Center (10,575) Tulsa, OK
March 16, 1985* 3:00 pm, CBS	(9)	vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma Midwest Region [Second Round]	L 69–75	22–8	21 – Stefanovic	5 – McKenny	4 – Johnson	John Mabee Center (10,575) 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

1. "1984-85 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
2. "1984-85 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
3. "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 14, 2020.