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1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

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1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceConference of Midwestern Universities
Record16–10 (3–5 CMU)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHorton Field House
Seasons

The 1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first-year head coach Will Robinsion, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois as members of the Conference of Midwestern Universities. They finished the season 16–10, 3–5 in conference play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

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1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 53 Dale Janssen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Hartsburg, IL
25 Ken Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Chicago, IL
G 43 Greg Guy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Lincoln, IL
F 45 Myron Litwiller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Armington, IL
51 Dennis Murray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Detroit, MI
24 Frank Reed
Jr
F 30 Jim Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Mount Vernon, IL
55 Carlos Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Chicago, IL
G 20 Doug Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Benton, IL
41 Fred Points 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Columbus, OH
15 Tom Prombo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Chicago Heights, IL
G 13 Dan Witt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Maple Park, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2021

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 1, 1970*
8:00 pm
Bemidji State W 80–67  1–0
 17  Litwiller   12  Murray        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 4, 1970*
vs. Central Michigan
Western Illinois Tournament
[Semifinal]
L 73–77  1–1
 32  Collins   12  Murray        Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
December 5, 1970*
at Western Illinois
Western Illinois Tournament
[Third Place]
W 89–69  2–1
 25  Guy   12  Litwiller        Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
December 9, 1970
8:00 pm
Ball State W 90–80  3–1
(1–0)
 31  Collins   11  Litwiller        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 12, 1970
8:00 pm
at Northern Illinois W 89–88  4–1
(2–0)
 27  Collins   11  Smith        Chick Evans Field House (4,100)
DeKalb, IL
December 17, 1970*
8:00 pm
Northeast Missouri State L 66–69  4–2
 24  Collins   12  Litwiller        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 19, 1970*
at Southeast Missouri State W 115–111 OT 5–2
 39  Collins   14  Murray        Houck Field House 
Cape Girardeau, MO
December 22, 1970
at Indiana State L 84–105  5–3
(2–1)
 19  Guy   7  Murray,
Smith
 
      Indiana State College Arena 
Terre Haute, IN
January 2, 1971*
at Ohio L 73–97  5–4
 30  Collins   5  Litwiller,
Murray,
Collins
 
      Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 6, 1971*
8:00 pm
Central Michigan L 63–75  5–5
 19  Collins   9  Smith        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 9, 1971*
8:00 pm
Eastern Illinois W 80–65  6–5
 23  Collins   8  Collins        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 13, 1971
8:00 pm
Indiana State L 88–89  6–6
(2–2)
 40  Collins   11  Smith        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 16, 1971*
at Wisconsin State–Whitewater W 86–70  7–6
 27  Collins   7  Smith,
Collins
 
      Williams Center Gymnasium 
Whitewater, WI
January 18, 1971*
8:00 pm
Central Missouri State W 102–63  8–6
 31  Collins   11  Murray        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 30, 1971
at Ball State L 81–99  8–7
(2–3)
 37  Collins   9  Litwiller        Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, IN
February 6, 1971*
at Wisconsin State–Stout W 82–76  9–7
 35  Collins   8  Smith        Johnson Fieldhouse 
Menomonie, WI
February 10, 1971*
8:00 pm
Western Illinois W 87–69  10–7
 33  Collins   17  Smith        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 13, 1971*
at Eastern Illinois W 85–76  11–7
 26  Guy   9  Smith,
Collins
 
      Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL
February 15, 1971
at Southern Illinois L 81–97  11–8
(2–4)
 26  Smith   11  Smith        SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
February 18, 1971
8:00 pm
Northern Illinois L 77–83 OT 11–9
(2–5)
 21  Collins   14  Litwiller        Horton Field House (7,000)
Normal, IL
February 20, 1971*
at Central Michigan L 90–98  11–10
 29  Collins   10  Litwiller,
Murray
 
      Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 24, 1971*
8:00 pm
Akron W 99–88  12–10
 35  Collins   12  Murray,
Smith
 
      Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 27, 1971*
at Central Missouri State W 76–74  13–10
 19  Litwiller,
Collins
 
 12  Murray        Garrison Gym 
Warrensburg, MO
March 1, 1971
8:00 pm
Southern Illinois W 87–79  14–10
(3–5)
 34  Collins   14  Murray        Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
March 3, 1971*
at Western Illinois W 84–68  15–10
 31  Collins   17  Smith        Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
March 6, 1971*
at Southwest Missouri State W 89–88 OT 16–10
 44  Collins   10  Murray        McDonald Arena 
Springfield, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "1970-71 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2021.