# 1993–94 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
They finished the season 16–11, 12–6 in conference play to finish in fourth place. They were the number four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were defeated by the University of Northern Iowa in their quarterfinal game.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition Season |||||||||
| November 18, 1993* 7:05 pm | | Arkansas Express | | | | | | Redbird Arena Normal, IL |
| November 27, 1993* 7:05 pm | | Slovakia Nationals | | | | | | Redbird Arena Normal, IL |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| December 4, 1993* 7:30 pm | | at Northwestern | L 78–86 | 0–1 | – | – | – | Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,941) Evanston, IL |
| December 6, 1993* 7:05 pm | | Dayton | W 75–62 | 1–1 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (6,463) Normal, IL |
| December 9, 1993* 6:30 pm | | at Butler | L 52–80 | 1–2 | – | – | – | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,892) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 11, 1993* 2:00 pm, WGN | | at DePaul | L 72–74 | 1–3 | – | – | – | Rosemont Horizon (7,655) Rosemont, IL |
| December 19, 1993 2:05 pm | | Northern Iowa | W 74–61 | 2–3 (1–0) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (6,022) Normal, IL |
| December 21, 1993* 7:05 pm | | Evansville | W 73–67 | 3–3 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (6,360) Normal, IL |
| December 28, 1993* | | vs. Bucknell Music City Invitational [Semifinal] | W 89–76 | 4–3 | – | – | – | Memorial Gymnasium (6,102) Nashville, TN |
| December 29, 1993* | | at Vanderbilt Music City Invitational [Final] | L 75–92 | 4–4 | – | – | – | Memorial Gymnasium (15,115) Nashville, TN |
| January 3, 1994* 7:05 pm | | Colorado | W 76–63 | 5–4 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (6,066) Normal, IL |
| January 8, 1994 11:05 am, MVC-TV | | at Southern Illinois | L 64–67 | 5–5 (1–1) | 18 – VandeGarde | 11 – Hunter | 5 – VandeGarde | SIU Arena (4,018) Carbondale, IL |
| January 12, 1994 7:05 pm | | at Southwest Missouri State | W 72–57 | 6–5 (2–1) | – | – | – | John Q. Hammons Student Center (7,986) Springfield, MO |
| January 15, 1994 7:05 pm | | Indiana State | W 78–52 | 7–5 (3–1) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (6,906) Normal, IL |
| January 19, 1994 7:05 pm, WEEK | | at Bradley | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 (3–2) | – | – | – | Carver Arena (9,751) Peoria, IL |
| January 22, 1994 2:05 pm | | Drake | W 89–79 | 8–6 (4–2) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (8,780) Normal, IL |
| January 27, 1994 7:00 pm | | at Tulsa | L 68–83 | 8–7 (4–3) | – | – | – | Tulsa Convention Center (7,002) Tulsa, OK |
| January 29, 1994 5:00 pm | | at Wichita State | L 85–87 $^{2OT}$ | 8–8 (4–4) | 17 – Wemhoener | 10 – Hunter, Litwiller | 7 – Wemhoener | Henry Levitt Arena (7,229) Wichita, KS |
| February 2, 1994 7:05 pm, WEEK | | Bradley | W 68–57 | 9–8 (5–4) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (9,144) Normal, IL |
| February 5, 1994 7:05 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 79–82 | 9–9 (5–5) | – | – | – | UNI Dome (4,127) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 7, 1994 7:05 pm | | Tulsa | W 61–56 | 10–9 (6–5) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (8,292) Normal, IL |
| February 9, 1994 7:05 pm | | Southwest Missouri State | W 62–60 | 11–9 (7–5) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (8,588) Normal, IL |
| February 12, 1994 1:35 pm | | at Creighton | W 92–88 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (8–5) | 27 – VandeGarde | 13 – Hunter | 10 – Cason | Omaha Civic Auditorium (2,285) Omaha, NE |
| February 17, 1994 7:05 pm | | Wichita State | W 78–47 | 13–9 (9–5) | 15 – Litwiller | 6 – Hunter, Cason | 9 – Wemhoener | Redbird Arena (8,028) Normal, IL |
| February 19, 1994 11:05 am, MVC-TV | | Creighton | W 67–54 | 14–9 (10–5) | 11 – Hunter | 5 – Taylor, Litwiller | 8 – Wemhoener | Redbird Arena (7,602) Normal, IL |
| February 21, 1994 6:30 pm | | at Indiana State | W 70–55 | 15–9 (11–5) | – | – | – | Hulman Center (5,030) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 24, 1994 7:05 pm | | at Drake | W 72–66 | 16–9 (12–5) | – | – | – | The Knapp Center (5,370) Des Monies, IA |
| February 27, 1994 5:05 pm, ESPN | | Southern Illinois | L 73–84 | 16–10 (12–6) | 18 – Wemhoener | 10 – VandeGarde | 8 – Wemhoener | Redbird Arena (9,878) Normal, IL |
| Diet Pepsi Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 1994* 2:35 pm | (4) | vs. (5) Northern Iowa Quarterfinal | L 70–84 | 16–11 | 17 – VandeGarde | 7 – Hunter | 5 – Cason | St. Louis Arena (6,829) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||||||