1971–72 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1971–72 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1971–72 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 Gus Ganakas in his third year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 13–11, 6–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

1971–72 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1971–72 record13–11 (6–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Robert Nordmann
  • Matthew Aitch
Captains
  • Ronald Gutkowski
  • Patrick Miller
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse
1971–72 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Minnesota113 .786  176  .739
No. 19 Ohio State104 .714  186  .750
No. 17 Indiana95 .643  178  .680
Michigan95 .643  1410  .583
Michigan State68 .429  1311  .542
Wisconsin68 .429  1311  .542
Purdue68 .429  1212  .500
Illinois59 .357  1410  .583
Iowa59 .357  1113  .458
Northwestern311 .214  518  .217
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1970–71 season 10–14, 4–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Roster and statistics

1971–72 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No Name Pos Year Height Pts Reb
10 Brad VanPelt F JR 6–5 1.2 1.2
11 Gary Ganakas G JR 5–5 4.8 2.3
15 John Benington G JR 6–1 0.4
21 Tery Fagan G SO 5–11 0.4
22 Bill Kilgore C JR 6–7 14.8 11.1
24 Ron Gutkowski F SR 6–6 3.3 2.3
25 Billy Joe DuPree F SR 6–4 1.0
31 Mike Robinson G SO 5–11 24.8 3.0
32 Jeff VanderLende C JR 6–7
34 Tyrone Lewis G SO 6–1 2.7 1.1
35 Pat Miller G SR 6–2 9.2 5.4
41 Allen Smith F JR 6–7 9.0 5.6
42 Brian Breslin F JR 6–5 8.0 5.5
44 Mike Ridley F SO 6–4 1.5 0.6
43 William Cohrs C SR 6–6 0.4 1.2

Source[1][2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1971*
at Missouri L 67–77  0–1
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
Dec 4, 1971*
South Alabama W 87–72  1–1
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 11, 1971*
Western Michigan W 66–65  2–1
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 13, 1971*
at No. 7 Kentucky W 91–85  3–1
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
Dec 17, 1971*
vs. Colorado State
Volunteer Classic semifinals
W 67–63  4–1
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, TN
Dec 18, 1971*
at Tennessee
Volunteer Classic championship
L 61–85  4–2
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, TN
Dec 20, 1971*
at Butler W 77–71  5–2
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 27, 1971*
vs. Texas A&M
Bluebonnet Classic semifinals
W 67–65  6–2
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Dec 28, 1971*
at Houston
Bluebonnet Classic championship
L 73–106  6–3
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 8, 1972
at Michigan
Rivalry
L 75–83  6–4
(0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 11, 1972
Wisconsin W 83–76  7–4
(1–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 18, 1972
at Northwestern L 69–76  7–5
(1–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Jan 22, 1972
No. 17 Minnesota L 57–67  7–6
(1–3)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 29, 1972
Indiana W 83–73  8–6
(2–3)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 1, 1972*
Notre Dame W 98–74  9–6
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 5, 1972
at Indiana L 69–83  9–7
(2–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 8, 1972
Illinois W 89–79  10–7
(3–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 12, 1972
at Iowa W 100–91  11–7
(4–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 19, 1972
at Purdue L 68–92  11–8
(4–5)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 26, 1972
Iowa L 98–102  11–9
(4–6)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 29, 1972
at Wisconsin L 74–101  11–10
(4–7)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
Mar 4, 1972
No. 16 Michigan W 96–62  12–10
(5–7)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 7, 1972
at Ohio Stae L 73–92  12–11
(5–8)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Mar 11, 1972
Northwestern W 57–54  13–11
(6–8)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3][2]

References

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