1966–67 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1966–67 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1966–67 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by John E. Benington in his second year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 16–7, 10–4 in Big Ten play to finish tied for the Big Ten championship. However, Indiana was selected for the NCAA Tournament.

1966–67 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1966–67 record16–7 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainMatthew Aitch
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse
1966–67 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Michigan State104 .714  167  .696
Indiana104 .714  188  .692
Iowa95 .643  168  .667
Wisconsin86 .571  159  .625
Purdue77 .500  159  .625
Northwestern77 .500  1111  .500
Ohio State68 .429  1311  .542
Illinois68 .429  1212  .500
Minnesota59 .357  915  .375
Michigan212 .143  816  .333
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1965–66 season 16–7, 10–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place.

Roster and statistics

1966–67 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No Name Pos Year Height Pts Reb
11 John Gorman G SR 5–11 1.0 1.0
12 John Bailey G JR 6–0 8.0 2.5
13 Edward "Ted" Cary F ST 6–5 2.1 2.2
14 Richie Jordan G SO 5–7 2.2 1.1
15 Steven Rymal G JR 6–1 11.4 4.7
21 James O'Brien G JR 6–3 0.6
22 Richard Chappel G SO 5–10 0.0 0.5
23 Vernon Johnson G SO 5–11 1.5 0.5
24 John Holms F SO 6–4 4.2 3.8
31 Shannon Reading G SR 6–0 5.4 1.5
32 Jack Wynn C JR 6–7
33 Heywood Edwards F JR 6–5 7.4 5.7
34 Tom Lick C SO 6–10 0.7 1.8
35 Lee Lafayette F SO 6–6 14.8 9.7
41 Arthur Baylor F JR 6–6 5.1 5.1
42 Gerald Geistler C JR 6–8 1.0 2.3
44 David Keeler F SR 6–6 1.3 2.0
45 Matthew Atich C SR 6–7 16.3 9.2

Source[1][2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1966*
Western Michigan W 77–55  1–0
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 3, 1966*
Miami (Ohio) W 63–51  2–0
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 5, 1966*
South Dakota W 81–54  3–0
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 5, 1966*
Wichita State W 103–68  4–0
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 20, 1966*
No. 5 at Loyola (LA)
Sugar Bowl Tournament
L 70–74  4–1
The Field House 
New Orleans, LA
Dec 21, 1966*
No. 5 at Tulane
Sugar Bowl Tournament
W 76–66  5–1
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Dec 27, 1966*
No. 10 vs. Villanova
Quaker City Tournament
L 63–66  5–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 28, 1966*
No. 10 vs. Bowling Green
Quaker City Tournament
L 67–75  5–3
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 7, 1967
at Illinois W 76–74  6–3
(1–0)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Jan 14, 1967
Iowa W 79–70  7–3
(2–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 21, 1967
at Michigan
Rivalry
L 59–81  7–4
(2–1)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 28, 1967
Wisconsin W 68–61  8–4
(3–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 1, 1967*
at Notre Dame W 85–80 OT 9–4
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
South Bend, IN
Feb 6, 1967
at Indiana L 77–82  9–5
(3–2)
Gladstein Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 11, 1967
at Purdue W 79–77  10–5
(4–2)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 13, 1967
Indiana W 86–77  11–5
(5–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 18, 1967
Minnesota W 67–66  12–5
(6–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 20, 1967
at Ohio State L 64–80  12–6
(6–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 25, 1967
at Wisconsin L 64–68  12–7
(6–4)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
Feb 27, 1967
Ohio State W 74–63  13–7
(7–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 4, 1967
Purdue W 75–71  14–7
(8–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 6, 1967
at Minnesota W 67–59  15–7
(9–4)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 11, 1967
Northwestern W 79–65  16–7
(10–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3][2]

References

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