1972–73_Illinois_State_Redbirds_men's_basketball_team

1972–73 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1972–73 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	13–12
Head coach	Will Robinson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Warren Crews; John Parker; Gene Smithson;
Home arena	Horton Field House
	Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

1972–73 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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.

Quick Facts Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball, Conference ...

More information Conf, Overall ...

Schedule

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...

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 (12,594) 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 Berkeley, CA
January 3, 1973*	Louisiana State–New Orleans	W 103–98 ^OT	6–4	57 – Collins	–	–	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 (4,564) 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 10, 1973*		cancelled^[1]					Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
February 14, 1973*	at Oral Roberts	L 96–111	11–9	41 – Collins	–	–	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 (8,250) 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^[2]^[3]

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1972–73_Illinois_State_Redbirds_men's_basketball_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] [1]
Madonna Tucker (November 9, 1972). "ISU Stadium date improbable". videttearchive.ilstu.edu. Daily Vidette. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

[2] [2]
"1972–73 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

[3] [3]
"1972–73 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

1972–73_Illinois_State_Redbirds_men's_basketball_team

1972–73 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

References

Share this article:

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Providence		–		–	27	–	4	.871
No. 5 Marquette		–		–	27	–	4	.871
No. 13 Houston		–		–	23	–	4	.852
No. 14 Syracuse		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Virginia Tech		–		–	22	–	5	.815
Jacksonville		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Oklahoma City		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Oral Roberts		–		–	21	–	6	.778
South Carolina		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Marshall		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Northeastern		–		–	19	–	7	.731
St. John's		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Centenary		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Northern Illinois		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Duquesne		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Fairfield		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Cincinnati		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Denver		–		–	17	–	9	.654
George Washington		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Penn State		–		–	15	–	8	.652
Detroit		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Indiana State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Manhattan		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Utah State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Notre Dame		–		–	18	–	12	.600
Air Force		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Creighton		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Hawaii		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Rutgers		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Stetson		–		–	15	–	11	.577
DePaul		–		–	14	–	11	.560
South Alabama		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Trinity (TX)		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Canisius		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Butler		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Charlotte		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Illinois State		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Long Island		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Navy		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Dayton		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	13	–	13	.500
St. Bonaventure		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Portland State		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Georgetown		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Tulane		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Army		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Boston College		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Colgate		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Villanova		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Fordham		–		–	12	–	16	.429
Southern Illinois		–		–	11	–	15	.423
West Virginia		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Cleveland State		–		–	9	–	14	.391
Ball State		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Niagara		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Loyola (IL)		–		–	8	–	15	.348
Holy Cross		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Southern Miss		–		–	8	–	16	.333
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Portland		–		–	9	–	19	.321
Seton Hall		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Georgia Southern		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Saint Peter's		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Georgia Tech		–		–	7	–	18	.280
Iona		–		–	6	–	16	.273
Samford		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Pan American		–		–	4	–	22	.154
Xavier		–		–	3	–	23	.115

Rankings from AP Poll