1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Bob Bender, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
MVC Regular Season Champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record19–10 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
1992–93 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 13 5   .722 19 10   .655
Southern Illinois 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Southwest Missouri State 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Tulsa 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Drake 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Northern Iowa 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Wichita State 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Bradley 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
Indiana State 7 11   .389 11 17   .393
Creighton 6 12   .333 8 18   .308
1993 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 19–10, 13–5 in conference play to finish in first place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Indiana State University in their quarterfinal game and Drake University in their semifinal game, but were defeated by Southern Illinois University in their final game.

Roster

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1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 3 Steve Fitch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Oak Park, IL
G 12 Todd Kagel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Normal, IL
G 14 Richard Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
F 54 Charles Barnes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F 40 Thomas Hunter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Nashville, TN
F 21 Scott Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Newton, MA
F 41 Mike VandeGarde 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bloomington, MN
G 34 Todd Wemhoener 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Quincy, IL
G 22 Chad Altadonna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Centralia, IL
C 43 Brian Kern 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Vandalia, IL
G 25 Antonio Cooper 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Phoenix, IL
F 42 Andy Hawkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr London, OH
F 33 Jon Litwiller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Morton, IL
C 44 Andy Porter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Geneseo, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
December 2, 1992*
Lewis W 82–69  1–0
                  Redbird Arena (7,064)
Normal, IL
December 7, 1992*
Butler W 69–53  2–0
                  Redbird Arena (6,986)
Normal, IL
December 9, 1992*
DePaul L 66–67  2–1
                  Redbird Arena (8,217)
Normal, IL
December 12, 1992*
at Evansville L 67–86  2–2
                  Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,679)
Evansville, IN
December 19, 1992
at Tulsa L 61–74  2–3
(0–1)
                  Tulsa Convention Center (5,119)
Tulsa, OK
December 21, 1992
at Creighton L 63–70  2–4
(0–2)
 21  VandeGarde   8  VandeGarde   2  Kagel,
Thomas,
Hunter,
Altadonna
 
Omaha Civic Auditorium (3,766)
Omaha, NE
December 29, 1992*
at Idaho State L 56–66  2–5
                  Holt Arena (1,748)
Pocatello, ID
January 2, 1993*
at Saint Mary's W 64–44  3–5
                  McKeon Pavilion (1,469)
Moraga, CA
January 6, 1993
Southwest Missouri State W 65–57  4–5
(1–2)
                  Redbird Arena (7,041)
Normal, IL
January 9, 1993
at Indiana State L 60–63  4–6
(1–3)
                  Hulman Center (4,722)
Terre Haute, IN
January 11, 1993
Southern Illinois W 88–74  5–6
(2–3)
 26  VandeGarde   12  Taylor   7  Thomas  Redbird Arena (8,987)
Normal, IL
January 14, 1993
at Wichita State W 68–66  6–6
(3–3)
 18  Taylor   7  VandGarde   5  Wemhoener  Henry Levitt Arena (6,872)
Wichita, KS
January 16, 1993
at Southwest Missouri State W 82–73 OT 7–6
(4–3)
                  John Q. Hammons Student Center (7,782)
Springfield, MO
January 20, 1993*
at Loyola–Chicago W 88–64  8–6
                  Redbird Arena (7,726)
Normal, IL
January 23, 1993
 MVC-TV
Bradley W 70–68 OT 9–6
(5–3)
                  Redbird Arena (9,587)
Normal, IL
January 25, 1993
at Southern Illinois L 68–83  9–7
(5–4)
 14  Thomas,
Hunter,
VandeGarde
 
 6  Hunter,
VandeGarde
 
 3  VandeGarde  SIU Arena (8,142)
Carbondale, IL
January 30, 1993
Drake W 60–57  10–7
(6–4)
                  Redbird Arena (8,625)
Normal, IL
February 2, 1993
Indiana State W 64–48  11–7
(7–4)
                  Redbird Arena (8,315)
Normal, IL
February 6, 1993
at Northern Iowa W 69–49  12–7
(8–4)
                  UNI Dome (4,358)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 8, 1993
Wichita State W 75–62  13–7
(9–4)
 19  Thomas   5  VandeGarde   7  VandeGarde  Redbird Arena (8,801)
Normal, IL
February 13, 1993*
11:00 am, ESPN
Miami (Ohio) L 55–65  13–8
                  Redbird Arena (8,260)
Normal, IL
February 18, 1993
Tulsa W 72–63  14–8
(10–4)
                  Redbird Arena (8,670)
Normal, IL
February 20, 1993
Creighton W 59–53  15–8
(11–4)
 14  Taylor   6  Wemhoener   5  Wemhoener  Redbird Arena (8,872)
Normal, IL
February 23, 1993
 WEEK
at Bradley L 41–55  15–9
(11–5)
                  Carver Arena (8,681)
Peoria, IL
February 27, 1993
at Drake W 55–54  16–9
(12–5)
                  The Knapp Center (7,002)
Des Monies, IA
March 1, 1993
Northern Iowa W 71–59  17–9
(13–5)
                  Redbird Arena (9.081)
Normal, IL
Diet Pepsi
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 6, 1993*
12:00 pm
(1) vs. (8) Indiana State
Quarterfinal
W 73–68  18–9
 25  VandeGarde   5  Hunter,
VandeGarde
 
 4  Altadonna  The Arena (5,000)
St. Louis, MO
March 7, 1993*
1:00 pm
(1) vs. (4) Drake
Semifinal
W 60–59  19–9
 18  Hunter   9  Hunter   5  Thomas  The Arena (9,143)
St. Louis, MO
March 8, 1993*
8:30 pm, ESPN
(1) vs. (2) Southern Illinois
Final
L 59–70  19–10
 16  VandeGarde   9  VandeGarde   5  VandeGarde  The Arena (10,877)
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

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  1. ^ "1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved February 23, 2021.