1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball

Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–23 (4–14 MVC)
Head coach	Bob Bender (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jay Lowenthal Billy King Ray Giacoletti Bob Morris Eric Hughes
Home arena	Redbird Arena
Seasons← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Creighton †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
Southwest Missouri State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	12	.647
Tulsa	10	–	6	.625	18	–	12	.600
Indiana State	9	–	7	.563	14	–	14	.500
Southern Illinois	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
Wichita State	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Bradley	6	–	10	.375	8	–	20	.286
Illinois State	4	–	12	.250	5	–	23	.179
Drake	4	–	12	.250	8	–	21	.276

† 1991 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Bob Bender, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

They finished the season 5–23, 4–14 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were the number eight seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They lost their opening round game to Drake University.

Roster

1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Sam Skarich	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	RS Sr	St. Cloud, MN
C	22	Rick Bettenhausen	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Manhattan, IL
F	42	Scott Fowler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Chicago, IL
G	33	Elvin Florez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Chicago, IL
G	11	Antoine Hicks	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Chicago, IL
F	32	Xavier Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Michigan City, IN
F	4	Reggie Wilson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Jr	Chicago, IL
G	12	Todd Kagel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	So	Normal, IL
F	23	Kelly Martin (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Chicago, IL
G	14	Richard Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Chicago, IL
F	54	Charles Barnes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Chicago, IL
G	43	William Leach (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Chicago, IL
F	21	Scott Taylor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Newton, MA
F	41	Mike VandeGarde	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Bloomington, MN
G	34	Todd Wemhoener	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Quincy, IL

Head coach

Bob Bender (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Jay Lowenthal (Vanderbilt)
Billy King (Duke)
Ray Giacoletti (Minot State)
Bob Morris (Western Illinois)
Eric Hughes (Cal State East Bay)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 23, 1990* 3:30 pm, ESPN		at Dayton	L 69–109	0–1	–	–	–	University of Dayton Arena (12,814) Dayton, OH
November 28, 1990*		Virginia Commonwealth	L 76–86	0–2	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (8,297) Normal, IL
December 4, 1990*		at Illinois–Chicago	L 65–75	0–3	–	–	–	UIC Pavilion (2,457) Chicago, IL
December 8, 1990*		at DePaul	L 78–96	0–4	–	–	–	Rosemont Horizon (13,521) Rosemont, IL
December 15, 1990*		at Saint Louis	L 67–71	0–5	–	–	–	Kiel Auditorium (7,443) St. Louis, MO
December 20, 1990 WEEK		Bradley	L 54–74	0–6 (0–1)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (7,697) Normal, IL
December 23, 1990*		Kent State	L 53–69	0–7	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (7,068) Normal, IL
December 28, 1990*		vs. No. 14 Oklahoma All-College Tournament	L 69–112	0–8	–	–	–	Myriad Convention Center Arena (9,106) Oklahoma City, OK
December 29, 1990*		vs. Alabama–Birmingham All-College Tournament	L 60–71	0–9	–	–	–	Myriad Convention Center Arena (9,187) Oklahoma City, OK
January 5, 1991		at Indiana State	L 70–75	0–10 (0–2)	–	–	–	Hulman Center (4,640) Terre Haute, IN
January 7, 1991*		Southern Utah	L 61–77	0–11	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (6,047) Normal, IL
January 12, 1991		at Southwest Missouri State	L 64–70	0–12 (0–3)	–	–	–	John Q. Hammons Student Center (8,243) Springfield, MO
January 14, 1991		Indiana State	W 56–55	1–12 (1–3)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (8,968) Normal, IL
January 17, 1991		at Drake	W 57–55	2–12 (2–3)	–	–	–	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (4,365) Des Monies, IA
January 19, 1991 2:00 pm, ESPN		Creighton	W 71–68	3–12 (3–3)	20 – Wilson	9 – VandeGarde	4 – Kagel, Wemhoener	Redbird Arena (9,698) Normal, IL
January 21, 1991*		Loyola–Chicago	L 69–73	3–13	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (9,117) Normal, IL
January 26, 1991		Southwest Missouri State	L 46–58	3–14 (3–4)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (9,059) Normal, IL
January 28, 1991		Wichita State	L 60–73	3–15 (3–5)	11 – Barnes, VandeGarde	11 – Wilson	4 – Kagel	Redbird Arena (8,714) Normal, IL
January 31, 1991		at Creighton	L 57–71	3–16 (3–6)	13 – Thomas	8 – Wilson	3 – Thomas	Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,155) Omaha, NE
February 2, 1991		Southern Illinois	L 57–84	3–17 (3–7)	27 – Wilson	6 – Wilson	3 – Kagel, Wemhoener	Redbird Arena (9,910) Normal, IL
February 7, 1991		at Tulsa	L 41–84	3–18 (3–8)	–	–	–	Tulsa Convention Center (4,836) Tulsa, OK
February 9, 1991		at Wichita State	W 78–57	4–18 (4–8)	18 – Taylor	6 – Wilson, Wemhoener	4 – Thomas	Henry Levitt Arena (7,685) Wichita, KS
February 12, 1991*		Chicago State FORFEIT (Official Score 2-0)	W 39–23	5–18	12 – Wilson	–	–	Redbird Arena (9,283) Normal, IL
February 16, 1991		Drake	L 66–71	5–19 (4–9)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (9,910) Normal, IL
February 18, 1991		at Southern Illinois	L 70–90	5–20 (4–10)	14 – Wilson	6 – VandeGarde	2 – Kagel, Thomas, Taylor, Wemhoener	SIU Arena (4,404) Carbondale, IL
February 21, 1991 WEEK		at Bradley	L 63–67	5–21 (4–11)	–	–	–	Carver Arena (7,603) Peoria, IL
February 25, 1991		Tulsa	L 46–53	5–22 (4–12)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (9,492) Normal, IL
Pepsi Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 1, 1991* 3:00 pm	(8)	(9) Drake Opening Round	L 55–57	5–23	16 – Williams	7 – Taylor	2 – Thomas, Barnes, Wemhoener	Kiel Auditorium (1,400) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

"1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
"ISU's Bender breaks nose in brawl". United Press International. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
"1990–91 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
"2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

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