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
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	16–11 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach	Kevin Stallings (1st season)
Assistant coaches	King Rice Tom Richardson Jeff Wulbrun
Home arena	Redbird Arena
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

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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

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 Kevin Stallings (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) King Rice (North Carolina) Tom Richardson (Saint Xavier) Jeff Wulbrun (Cal State Fullerton) 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
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

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.