1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

1989–90 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1990 MVC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
MVC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1989–90 record	18–13 (9–5 MVC)
Head coach	Bob Bender (1st season)
Home arena	Redbird Arena

The 1989–90 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Bob Bender, and played their home games in the brand new Redbird Arena (first full season). After finishing tied for second in the regular season MVC standings, the Redbirds won the MVC Tournament, for the first time in school history, to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Illinois State lost to defending champion Michigan in the opening round, 76–70, to finish with a record of 18-13 (9-5 MVC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Rickey Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
F		Jarrod Coleman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Bob Bender

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1989*		Wisconsin-Green Bay	L 68–69	0–1	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
Feb 26, 1990*		Creighton	W 83–77	15–12 (9–5)	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
MVC Tournament
Mar 3, 1990*		Drake MVC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 63–62	16–12	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
Mar 4, 1990*		Creighton MVC Tournament Semifinal	W 69–64	17–12	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
Mar 5, 1990*		Southern Illinois MVC Tournament Championship	W 81–78	18–12	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990*	(14 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 13 Michigan First Round	L 70–76	18–13	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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References

"1989-90 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
"2019-20 Illinois State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

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[1] "1989-90 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[2] "2019-20 Illinois State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Venues	John W. Cook Hall (1898–1925) McCormick Gymnasium (1925–1963) Horton Fieldhouse (1963–1988) Redbird Arena (1989–present)
Rivalries	Bradley
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

1989–90 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern Illinois	10	–	4	.714	26	–	8	.765
Creighton	9	–	5	.643	21	–	12	.636
Illinois State †	9	–	5	.643	18	–	13	.581
Tulsa	9	–	5	.643	17	–	13	.567
Bradley	6	–	8	.429	11	–	20	.355
Wichita State	6	–	8	.429	10	–	19	.345
Drake	5	–	9	.357	13	–	18	.419
Indiana State	2	–	12	.143	8	–	20	.286

† 1990 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll