1971–72_Illinois_State_Redbirds_men's_basketball_team

1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Conference of Midwestern Universities
Record	16–10 (6–2 CMU)
Head coach	Will Robinson (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Warren Crews; John Parker; Gene Smithson;
Home arena	Horton Field House
	Seasons ← 1970–71 1972–73 →

1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second-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, 6–2 in conference play to finish in second place.

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1971*	Oral Roberts	L 93–95	0–1	40 – Collins	9 – Bacon	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 3, 1971*	vs. Western Illinois Chip Cage Classic [Semifinal]	W 70–50	1–1	–	–	–	Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse Mount Pleasant, MI
December 4, 1971*	vs. Eastern Illinois Chip Cage Classic [Final]	L 73–77	1–2	–	–	–	Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse Mount Pleasant, MI
December 6, 1971*	Southwest Missouri State	W 99–70	2–2	28 – Collins	13 – Bacon	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 8, 1971*	Southeast Missouri State	W 99–72	3–2	34 – Collins	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
December 11, 1971*	at Murray State	L 74–85	3–3	29 – Collins	10 – deVries	–	Racer Arena Murray, KY
December 14, 1971*	at Iowa State	L 85–106	3–4	–	–	–	James H Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 15, 1971*	at Northeast Missouri State	W 86–75	4–4	–	–	–	John J Pershing Arena Kirksville, MO
December 18, 1971*	at Buffalo	L 74–80	4–5	28 – Collins	8 – Collins	–	Clark Hall Buffalo, NY
December 29, 1971*	vs. DePauw Dominican Holiday Tournament [Semifinal]	W 118–90	5–5	42 – Collins	–	–	Theatre/Gymnasium Complex Racine, WI
December 30, 1971*	vs. Buffalo State Dominican Holiday Tournament [Final]	W 78–73	6–5	26 – Smith	–	–	Theatre/Gymnasium Complex Racine, WI
January 5, 1971*	MacMurray	W 116–73	7–5	31 – Collins	14 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 8, 1972	Indiana State	L 66–69	7–6 (0–1)	36 – Collins	10 – deVries, Weaver	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 10, 1972*	at Morehead State	L 94–104	7–7	36 – Collins	13 – deVries	–	Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY
January 15, 1972 7:30 pm	Ball State	W 99–92	8–7 (1–1)	55 – Collins	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 18, 1972*	Winona State	W 107–91	9–7	45 – Collins	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
January 29, 1972	at Indiana State	W 91–76	10–7 (2–1)	–	–	–	Indiana State College Arena Terre Haute, IN
February 1, 1972*	at Pacific	L 94–107	10–8	42 – Collins	13 – deVries	–	Pacific Pavilion Stockton, CA
February 4, 1972*	at No. 5 California State–Long Beach	L 63–88	10–9	26 – Collins	11 – Bacon	–	University Gym Long Beach, CA
February 9, 1972	Northern Illinois	L 85–99	10–10 (2–2)	28 – Collins	20 – deVries	–	Horton Field House (8,500) Normal, IL
February 12, 1972 7:35 pm	at Southern Illinois	W 90–83	11–10 (3–2)	30 – Collins	15 – deVries	–	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
February 16, 1972	at Ball State	W 98–71	12–10 (4–2)	39 – Collins	–	–	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN
February 19, 1972*	Central Michigan	W 75–60	13–10	26 – Collins	12 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 23, 1972	at Northern Illinois	W 86–85	14–10 (5–2)	–	–	–	Chick Evans Field House (4,422) DeKalb, IL
February 26, 1972*	at Central Missouri State	W 92–75	15–10	32 – Collins	12 – Bacon	–	Garrison Gym Warrensburg, MO
February 29, 1972*	Athletes In Action Exhibition	W 94–70		–	–	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
March 4, 1972 WRAU	Southern Illinois	W 88–84	16–10 (6–2)	36 – Collins	22 – deVries	–	Horton Field House Normal, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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