1972–73 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1972–73 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1972–73 record	13–12
Head coach	Will Robinson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Warren Crews; John Parker; Gene Smithson;
Home arena	Horton Field House

The 1972–73 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third-year head coach Will Robinson, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 13–12.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	20	Doug Collins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Benton, IL
G	13	Dan Witt	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Maple Park, IL
C	44	Stepney Bacon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Detroit, MI
C	24	Ron deVries	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Detroit, MI
F	25	Clarence Weaver	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	St. Louis, MO
C	33	Calvin Harper	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Detroit, MI
F	11	Darrell Jeter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Detroit, MI
F		Jeff Jones (I)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Joliet, IL
G	10	Rick Meeks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Centralia, IL
C	32	Steve Nelson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Battle Creek, MI
G		Eric Scott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	Folsom, PA
G	22	Rick Whitlow	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Michigan City, IN
G	23	Mike Bonczyk	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	South Holland, IL
G	15	Calvin Brawley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Leighton, AL
G	21	Robert Hawkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Detroit, MI
F	35	Richard Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	York, AL
F	43	Roger Powell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Joliet, IL

Head coach

Will Robinson (West Virginia State)

Assistant coach(es)

Warren Crews (Southeast Missouri State)
John Parker (Detroit)
Gene Smithson (North Central)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 20, 2021

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition season
November 13, 1972* 7:30 PM	Chilean National Team	W 100–54		23 – Collins	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
Regular season
November 30, 1972*	Central Missouri State	W 119–67	1–0	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 2, 1972*	at Dayton	L 75–81	1–1	–	–	–	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
December 6, 1972*	at Arkansas	W 81–67	2–1	–	–	–	John Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
December 9, 1972*	Buffalo	W 84–70	3–1	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 13, 1972*	Winona State	W 118–70	4–1	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 16, 1972*	at Southwest Missouri State	L 68–71	4–2	–	–	–	McDonald Arena (3,288) Springfield, MO
December 23, 1972*	San Diego State	W 99–82	5–2	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 27, 1972*	at Pacific	L 64–73	5–3	–	–	–	Pacific Pavilion Stockton, CA
December 29, 1972*	at California	L 72–82	5–4	–	–	–	Harmon Gym Berkley, CA
January 3, 1973*	New Orleans	W 103–98 ^OT	6–4	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 6, 1973*	at Ball State	L 75–92	6–5	–	–	–	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN
January 8, 1973*	vs. Morehead State	W 107–91	7–5	–	–	–	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
January 13, 1973*	Southern Illinois	W 73–56	8–5	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 20, 1973*	Pacific	W 95–56	9–5	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 27, 1973*	MacMurray	W 137–72	10–5	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 30, 1973*	at Central Michigan	L 82–84	10–6	–	–	–	Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse Mount Pleasnt, MI
February 2, 1973*	at Northern Illinois	L 88–92 ^OT	10–7	–	–	–	Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL
February 7, 1973*	Indiana State	W 94–79	11–7	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 9, 1973*	Ball State	L 86–94	11–8	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 14, 1973*	at Oral Roberts	L 96–111	11–9	–	–	–	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 16, 1973*	at No. 13 Jacksonville	L 86–95	11–10	–	–	–	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL
February 21, 1973*	at Southern Illinois	L 71–81	11–11	–	–	–	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
February 24, 1973*	Northern Illinois	W 91–84	12–11	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 28, 1973*	Western Illinois	W 93–73	13–11	–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
March 3, 1973*	at Indiana State	L 71–76	13–12	–	–	–	Indiana State College Arena Terre Haute, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source[1][2]

References

"1972–73 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
"1972–73 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

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[1] "1972–73 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

[2] "1972–73 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

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