1979–80 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceIndependent
Record20–9
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHorton Field House
1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 DePaul  262  .929
No. 9 Notre Dame  238  .742
Tennessee State  197  .731
UNLV  239  .719
Cleveland State  188  .692
Illinois State  209  .690
Marquette  189  .667
UNC Wilmington  1910  .655
Penn State  1810  .643
Southern Mississippi  1710  .630
South Carolina  1611  .593
Campbell  1512  .556
East Carolina  1512  .556
Stetson  1512  .556
Detroit  1413  .519
Dayton  1314  .481
North Texas State  1314  .481
Milwaukee  917  .346
Valparaiso  818  .308
Portland State  521  .192
Charleston Southern  223  .080
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 20–9.

The Redbirds received an invitation to the 1980 National Invitation Tournament. They defeated West Texas State University in the first round and were beaten by the University of Illinois in the second round.

Roster

1979–80 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 32 Joe Galvin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)218 lb (99 kg) Sr Bloomington, IL
G 13 Ron Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)176 lb (80 kg) Sr Venice, IL
F 11 Del Yarbrough 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr North Chicago, IL
C 35 Roy Herold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)212 lb (96 kg) Jr Helsinki, Finland
F 25 Anthony Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
G 15 Dave Nussbaumer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr McLean, VA
G 24 McKay Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Springfield, IL
G 42 George Carter Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Middletown, OH
F 33 Joe Richardson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Indianapolis, IN
G 23 Dale White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Covington, IN
C 31 Tyrone Brewer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Westchester, IL
F 41 Mark Herron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr South Bend, IN
F 44 Rick Lamb 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Illiopolis, IL
G James Lowery (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Fort Wayne, IN
F 30 Raynard Malaine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg) Fr Gary, IN
G 21 Dwayne Tyus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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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, 1979
Guadalajara W 86–52 
 18  Yarbrough  8  A.Jones       Horton Field House (2,711)
Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 30, 1979
10:00 pm
at Southern California L 61–63  0–1
 15  Yarbrough  11  Galvin       Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,331)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 1979
7:30 pm
Western Kentucky W 66–55  1–1
 20  R.Jones  9  Yarbrough       Horton Field House (4,669)
Normal, IL
December 7, 1979
8:00 pm
vs. Hofstra
Carrier Classic
[Semifinal]
W 71–66  2–1
 20  Yarbrough  9  Yarbrough       Manley Field House (6,627)
Syracuse, NY
December 8, 1979
8:00 pm
at No. 11 Syracuse
Carrier Classic
[Final]
L 70–72 OT 2–2
 18  R.Jones  11  Yarbrough       Manley Field House (8,256)
Syracuse, NY
December 10, 1979
7:30 pm
Indiana State W 66–58  3–2
 20  R.Jones  10  Galvin,
Lamb
 
      Horton Field House (6,407)
Normal, IL
December 14, 1979
9:05 pm
vs. Eastern Illinois
Illini Classic
[Semifinal]
W 64–59  4–2
 15  R.Jones  8  Yarbrough       Assembly Hall (14,363)
Champaign, IL
December 15, 1979
at Illinois
Illini Classic
[Final]
L 40–47  4–3
 18  R.Jones  8  A.Jones  5  Nussbaumer  Assembly Hall (16,257)
Champaign, IL
December 18, 1979
7:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 64–56  5–3
 23  Yarbrough  8  Yarbrough,
A.Jones
 
      Horton Field House (2,879)
Normal, IL
December 21, 1979
U. S. International
Illinois State Holiday Festival
[Semifinal]
W 76–63  6–3
 20  R.Jones  5  A.Jones       Horton Field House (2,013)
Normal, IL
December 22, 1979
Lamar
Illinois State Holiday Festival
[Final]
W 96–64  7–3
 31  R.Jones  8  Lamb       Horton Field House (3,117)
Normal, IL
December 29, 1979
2:30 pm
Charleston W 83–61  8–3
 19  Yarbrough  10  Yarbrough       Horton Field House (1,800)
Normal, IL
January 3, 1980
 WEEK
at Bradley L 57–62  8–4
 16  R.Jones  12  Yarbrough       Robertson Memorial Field House (7,300)
Peoria, IL
January 8, 1980
7:30 pm
Westmont W 52–44  9–4
                Horton Field House (1,767)
Normal, IL
January 12, 1980
2:30 pm
Detroit W 64–62  10–4
 15  Yarbrough  11  Malaine       Horton Field House (5,108)
Normal, IL
January 17, 1980
7:30 pm
Loyola–Chicago W 72–64  11–4
 23  R.Jones            Horton Field House (7,053)
Normal, IL
January 19, 1980
2:30 pm
Centenary W 72–51  12–4
 20  R.Jones  7  R.Jones       Horton Field House (5,213)
Normal, IL
January 21, 1980
7:30 pm
McNeese State W 55–53  13–4
 12  R.Jones            Horton Field House (4,322)
Normal, IL
January 25, 1980
7:00 pm
at Howard W 72–61  14–4
 16  R.Jones  10  R.Jones       Burr Gymnasium (2,700)
Washington, DC
January 28, 1980
7:30 pm
Northeast Louisiana W 68–65  15–4
                Horton Field House (4,388)
Normal, IL
January 31, 1980
8:00 pm
at Pan American L 58–62  15–5
 16  R.Jones  11  Yarbrough       PAU Fieldhouse (5,400)
Edinburg, TX
February 2, 1980
7:30 pm
at Centenary W 74–59  16–5
 28  R.Jones  6  A.Jones       Gold Dome (1,879)
Shreveport, LA
February 9, 1980
7:30 pm
at East Carolina L 67–70 OT 16–6
 19  Galvin  16  Galvin       Williams Arena
at Minges Coliseum
 (4,200)
Greenville, NC
February 11, 1980
7:30 pm
Northern Illinois L 62–65 OT 16–7
 13  R.Jones  12  Yarbrough       Horton Field House (5,388)
Normal, IL
February 16, 1980
3:00 pm
at Wisconsin–Milwaukee W 87–73  17–7
 22  R.Jones            Klotsche Center (425)
Milwaukee, WI
February 18, 1980
7:30 pm
Northern Iowa W 77–56  18–7
 22  R.Jones  8  Lamb       Horton Field House (3,657)
Normal, IL
February 23, 1980
2:30 pm
Oral Roberts W 66–65  19–7
 18  Yarbrough  14  Yarbrough       Horton Field House (7,213)
Normal, IL
March 1, 1980
7:30 pm
at No. 1 DePaul L 81–97  19–8
 31  Yarbrough  15  Yarbrough       Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, IL
National Invitation {NIT} Tournament
March 5, 1980
7:30 pm
West Texas State
First Round
W 80–63  20–8
 22  R.Jones  13  Yarbrough  5  R.Jones,
Malaine
 
Horton Field House (4,285)
Normal, IL
March 10, 1980
7:05 pm
at Illinois
Second Round
L 65–75  20–9
 23  Yarbrough  11  Yarbrough  10  Nussbaumer  Assembly Hall (16,193)
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

  1. "Redbird Basketball 1979-80". The Daily Vidette. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. "1979-80 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  3. "2019-20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019-20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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