1979–80_Illinois_State_Redbirds_men's_basketball_team

1979–80 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1979–80 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Independent
Record	20–9
Head coach	Bob Donewald (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Platt; Sam Skarich; Terry Smith;
Home arena	Horton Field House
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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.

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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.

Schedule

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Date time, TV	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, ESPN	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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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 DePaul		–		–	26	–	2	.929
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–	23	–	8	.742
Tennessee State		–		–	19	–	7	.731
UNLV		–		–	23	–	9	.719
Cleveland State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Illinois State		–		–	20	–	9	.690
Marquette		–		–	18	–	9	.667
UNC Wilmington		–		–	19	–	10	.655
Penn State		–		–	18	–	10	.643
Southern Mississippi		–		–	17	–	10	.630
South Carolina		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Campbell		–		–	15	–	12	.556
East Carolina		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Stetson		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Detroit		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Dayton		–		–	13	–	14	.481
North Texas State		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Milwaukee		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Valparaiso		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Portland State		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Charleston Southern		–		–	2	–	23	.080

Rankings from AP Poll