1996–97 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

1996–97 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1997 MVC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
1996–97 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
MVC regular season champion; MVC Tournament champion
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1996–97 record	24–6 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach	Kevin Stallings (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Richardson; King Rice; Jeff Wulbrun;
Home arena	Redbird Arena

The 1996–97 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Redbirds finished the season 24–6, 14–4 in conference play to finish in first place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Indiana State University, semifinal game versus the University of Northern Iowa, and final game versus Southwest Missouri State University to earn the championship title.

The Redbirds received the conference automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. They were assigned to the Midwest Regional as the number eleven seed where they lost to Iowa State University in the first round.

Roster

1996–97 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	35	Rob Gibbons	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Rockaway, NJ
G	11	Steve Hansell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Birmingham, England
F	44	Dan Muller	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Lafayette, IN
G	13	Skipp Schaefbauer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Elk River, MN
G	15	Jamar Smiley	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr	West Hempstead, NY
C	32	LeRoy Watkins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Chicago, IL
G	24	Kyle Cartmill	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Quincy, IL
F	42	Rico Hill	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Calumet Park, IL
F	14	Ben Holmstrom	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Rockford, IL
F	23	Kenneth Pierson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Conroe, TX
C	33	Ronald vanVelzen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	So	Noordwijk, Netherlands
F	25	Ryan Crowley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Naperville, IL
F	30	Joe Hein	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Northbrook, IL
G	22	Nic Stotler	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Brighton, IL
	50	Khalil Ourguis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—		Namur, Belgium

Head coach

Kevin Stallings (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

King Rice (North Carolina)
Tom Richardson
Jeff Wulbrun

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 24, 1996*		at Pittsburgh	W 69–50	1–0	–	–	–	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
November 30, 1996*		Eastern Kentucky	W 87–64	2–0	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
December 4, 1996*		vs. DePaul	W 75–50	3–0	–	–	–	Kiel Center St. Louis, MO
December 7, 1996*		Ohio	W 81–69	4–0	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
December 14, 1996*		at Duquesne	L 64–91	4–1	–	–	–	A. J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 18, 1996*		at Northwestern	W 67–47	5–1	–	–	–	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 21, 1996*		at Wisconsin-Green Bay	W 71–61	6–1	–	–	–	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI
December 23, 1996*		Illinois-Chicago	W 78–58	7–1	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
December 29, 1996		at Creighton	W 54–45	8–1 (1–0)	–	–	–	Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,959) Omaha, NE
January 4, 1997		Evansville	W 80–67	9–1 (2–0)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 9, 1997		Northern Iowa	L 71–77 ^OT	9–2 (2–1)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 12, 1997		at Southern Illinois	W 76–70	10–2 (3–1)	15 – Muller	6 – Watkins	6 – Schaefbauer	SIU Arena (4,212) Carbondale, IL
January 16, 1997		Indiana State	W 101–58	11–2 (4–1)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 19, 1997		at Evansville	W 67–53	12–2 (5–1)	–	–	–	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
January 22, 1997		at Northern Iowa	L 88–93 ^2OT	12–3 (5–2)	–	–	–	UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA
January 25, 1997		Wichita State	W 79–71	13–3 (6–2)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 27, 1997		Southwest Missouri State	W 95–84	14–3 (7–2)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
February 1, 1997		Bradley	W 69–67	15–3 (8–2)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
February 3, 1997		at Drake	W 73–65	16–3 (9–2)	–	–	–	The Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
February 8, 1997		at Wichita State	W 62–53	17–3 (10–2)	–	–	–	Henry Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
February 10, 1997		at Southwest Missouri State	L 66–79	17–4 (10–3)	–	–	–	John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO
February 13, 1997		Southern Illinois	W 82–77	18–4 (11–3)	32 – Hill	11 – Hill	9 – Smiley	Redbird Arena (8,187) Normal, IL
February 15, 1997		Drake	W 82–51	19–4 (12–3)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
February 18, 1997		at Indiana State	W 78-68	20–4 (13–3)	–	–	–	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 22, 1997		at Bradley	L 64–69	20–5 (13–4)	–	–	–	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
February 24, 1997		Creighton	W 74–69	21–5 (14–4)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (8,374) Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} Tournament
March 1, 1997	(1)	(9) Indiana State Quarterfinal	W 72–58	22–5	21 – Hill	9 – Muller	10 – Smiley	Kiel Center St. Louis, MO
March 2, 1997	(1)	(4) Northern Iowa Semifinal	W 69–65	23–5	29 – Hill	7 – Hill	5 – Smiley	Kiel Center St. Louis, MO
March 3, 1997 ESPN	(1)	(3) Southwest Missouri State Final	W 75–72	24–5	31 – Hill	8 – Muller	2 – Hansell, Schaefbauer, Smiley	Kiel Center (9,751) St. Louis, MO
National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA} Tournament
March 13, 1997 CBS	(11)	vs. (6) No. 18 Iowa State Midwest Region [First Round]	L 57–69	24–6	14 – Hill	14 – Hill	12 – Smiley	The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,020) Auburn Hills, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

sports-reference.com 1996-97 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
"1996-97 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
"1996-97 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
"1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1996-97 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "1996-97 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[3] "1996-97 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[4] "1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

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