1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	15–14 (9–7 MVC)
Head coach	Bob Donewald (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Pat Cunningham; Anthony Jones;
Home arena	Horton Field House
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Bradley	16	–	0	1.000	32	–	3	.914
Tulsa †	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Drake	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Illinois State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Wichita State	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Creighton	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
Indiana State	7	–	9	.438	11	–	17	.393
West Texas State	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Southern Illinois	4	–	12	.250	8	–	20	.286

† 1986 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by eighth year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

They finished the season 15–14, 9–7 in conference play to finish in fourth place. They were the number four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They made it to the semifinal game before losing to ninth ranked Bradley University.

Roster

1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	25	William Anderson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr	Indianapolis, IN
C	54	Bill Braksick	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	Jr	Flanagan, IL
F	35	Derrick Sanders	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Chicago, IL
G	23	Jeff Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Indianapolis, IN
F	45	Tony Holifield	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Oak Park, MI
F	32	Cliff Peterson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Detroit, MI
F	34	Matt Taphorn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Pekin, IL
F	42	Kevin DeCraene	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Granger, IN
G	10	Mark Kraatz	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Allen Park, MI
G	24	Sean Morros	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr	Ridgefield, CT
C	53	Jon Pemberton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Bloomingdale, IL
G	33	Todd Starks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Fort Wayne, IN

Head coach

Bob Donewald (Hanover)

Assistant coach(es)

Pat Cunningham (Kalamazoo)
Anthony Jones (Illinois State)

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 18, 1985* 7:30 PM								Horton Field House Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 23, 1985* 7:30 PM		Southeast Missouri State	W 79–73	1–0	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
November 26, 1985* 7:30 PM		Iowa State	L 52–55	1–1	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
November 30, 1985* 2:30 PM		Chicago State	L 57–67	1–2	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 2, 1985* 7:30 PM		Wisconsin–Green Bay	W 58–39	2–2	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 7, 1985* 8:00 PM		at DePaul	L 64–71	2–3	–	–	–	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
December 13, 1985*		vs. McNeese State Dallas Morning News Classic [Semifinal]	W 60–52	3–3	–	–	–	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
December 14, 1985* 9:00 PM		vs. Southern Methodist Dallas Morning News Classic [Final]	L 58–68	3–4	–	–	–	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
December 21, 1985* 2:30 PM		at Southwest Missouri State	L 60–76	3–5	–	–	–	John Q. Hammons Student Center (6,512) Springfield, MO
December 27, 1985*		vs. San Francisco Cowboy Shootout [Semifinal]	W 68–52	4–5	–	–	–	Casper Events Center Casper, WY
December 28, 1985* 9:00 PM		vs. Wyom‌ing Cowboy Shootout [Final]	L 49–71	4–6	–	–	–	Casper Events Center Casper, WY
January 4, 1986 2:30 PM		Drake	W 65–61 ^OT	5–6 (1–0)	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 6, 1986 7:30 PM		at Indiana State	L 54–58	5–7 (1–1)	–	–	–	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 11, 1986 7:30 PM		Wichita State	W 59–58	6–7 (2–1)	16 – Sanders	7 – Braksick	–	Henry Levitt Arena (9,465) Wichita, KS
January 13, 1986 7:30 PM		at Creighton	W 35–34	7–7 (3–1)	23 – Sanders	13 – Sanders	3 – Anderson, Starks	Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,119) Omaha, NE
January 18, 1986 2:30 PM		West Texas State	W 42–32	8–7 (4–1)	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 20, 1986* 7:30 PM		Illinois–Chicago	W 73–68	9–7	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 23, 1986 7:30 PM, WEEK		at No. 17 Bradley	L 63–67 ^OT	9–8 (4–2)	–	–	–	Carver Arena (10,450) Peoria, IL
January 25, 1986 12:00 PM		Indiana State	W 77–73	10–8 (5–2)	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 30, 1986 7:30 PM		Tulsa	L 54–61	10–9 (5–3)	–	–	–	Horton Field House (6,527) Normal, IL
February 1, 1986 7:30 PM		at Drake	L 66–76	10–10 (5–4)	–	–	–	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Monies, IA
February 6, 1986 7:30 PM		Southern Illinois	W 77–53	11–10 (6–4)	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 10, 1986 9:00 PM, ESPN		No. 13 Bradley	L 67–74	11–11 (6–5)	–	–	–	Horton Field House (7,745) Normal, IL
February 13, 1986 7:30 PM		at West Texas State	W 66–61	12–11 (7–5)	–	–	–	WTSU Fiedhouse Canyon, TX
February 15, 1986 12:00 PM		at Tulsa	L 54–69	12–12 (7–6)	–	–	–	Tulsa Convention Center (6,753) Tulsa, OK
February 20, 1986 7:30 PM		Wichita State	L 49–53	12–13 (7–7)	10 – Anderson, Sanders, Holifield	11 – Sanders	–	Horton Field House (7,004) Normal, IL
February 22, 1986 2:30 PM		Creighton	W 63–53	13–13 (8–7)	18 – Sanders	10 – Braksick, Sanders	5 – Harris	Horton Field House (7,721) Normal, IL
February 27, 1986 7:30 PM		at Southern Illinois	W 80–69	14–13 (9–7)	–	–	–	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} Tournament
March 3, 1986*	(4)	vs. (5) Wichita State Quarterfinal	W 78–70	15–13	30 – Anderson	6 – Braksick, Sanders	3 – Anderson	Tulsa Convention Center (1,500) Tulsa, OK
March 4, 1986*	(4)	vs. (1) No. 9 Bradley Semifinal	L 64–65	15–14	12 – Sanders, Taphorn	15 – Sanders	6 – Taphorn	Tulsa Convention Center (5,469) 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

^ sports-reference.com 1985-86 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "1985-86 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 1985-86 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "1985-86 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[3] "1985–86 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[4] "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

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v t e Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Venues	John W. Cook Hall (1898–1925) McCormick Gymnasium (1925–1963) Horton Field House (1963–1988) CEFCU Arena (1989–present)
Rivalries	Bradley
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25