1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1972–73 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 fourth 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 sixth place.

1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Kodak Classic champions
Senior Bowl Classic champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1972–73 record13–11 (6–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Robert Nordmann
  • Matthew Atich
CaptainBill Kilgore
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse
1972–73 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Indiana113 .786  226  .786
No. 10 Minnesota104 .714  215  .808
Purdue86 .571  159  .625
Illinois86 .571  1410  .583
Ohio State86 .571  1410  .583
Iowa68 .429  1311  .542
Michigan68 .429  1311  .542
Michigan State68 .429  1311  .542
Wisconsin59 .357  1113  .458
Northwestern212 .143  519  .208
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1971–72 season 13–11, 6–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Roster and statistics

1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No Name Pos Year Height Pts Reb
10 Brad VanPelt F SR 6–5 1.0
11 Gary Ganakas G SR 5–5 4.6 2.0
12 William Glover G SO 6–2 2.8 0.5
22 Bill Kolgore C SR 6–7 16.7 10.0
23 Benny White G FR 6–8 1.3 0.3
24 Cedric Milton C FR 6–8 1.8 1.7
25 Terry Furlow F FR 6–3 5.7 3.5
31 Mike Robinson G JR 5–11 25.3 4.2
32 Peter Davis G SO 6–1 3.3 1.0
34 Joe Schakleton F SO 6–2 1.1 0.8
41 Thomas Mcgill F SO 6–4 1.0
44 Allen Smith F SO 6–5 11.7 0.6
45 Lindsay Hairston C SO 6–7 11.5 7.9
Steve Borenstein G SO 5–10 2.0
Terry Fagan G JR 5–9
Dave Jackson F FR 6–3
Jim Shereda C SR 6–8

Source[1][2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 28, 1972*
Toledo W 98–96  1–0
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 2, 1972*
No. 13 Kentucky L 66–75  1–1
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 9, 1972*
at South Carolina L 64–83  1–2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
Dec 16, 1972*
at Western Michigan W 76–73  2–2
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 19, 1972*
Central Michigan W 96–74  3–2
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 29, 1972*
at Rochester
Kodak Classic semifinals
W 103–61  4–2
Community War Memorial 
Rochester, NY
Dec 30, 1972*
vs. Arizona State
Kodak Classic final
W 83–74  5–2
Community War Memorial 
Rochester, NY
Jan 2, 1973*
vs. Mississippi State
Senior Bowl Classic semifinals
W 90–82  6–2
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, AL
Jan 3, 1973*
at South Alabama
Senior Bowl Classic final
W 86–78  7–2
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, AL
Jan 6, 1973
Northwestern W 90–77  8–2
(1–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 13, 1973
Michigan
Rivalry
L 71–78  8–3
(1–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 1973
at Iowa W 76–74  9–3
(2–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 20, 1973
at Wisconsin L 80–93  9–4
(2–2)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
Jan 22, 1973
No. 16 Indiana L 89–97  9–5
(2–3)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 27, 1973
at No. 8 Minnesota L 77–93  9–6
(2–4)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 3, 1973
Iowa W 94–89  10–6
(3–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 7, 1973*
at Notre Dame L 72–85  10–7
Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
Feb 10, 1973
at Michigan
Rivalry
L 81–97  10–8
(3–5)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 17, 1973
Purdue L 84–88  10–9
(3–6)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 19, 1973
at No. 11 Indiana L 65–75  10–10
(3–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 24, 1973
at Illinois L 71–81  10–11
(3–8)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Feb 26, 1973
Ohio State W 87–83  11–11
(4–8)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 3, 1973
at Northwestern W 86–72  12–11
(5–8)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Mar 10, 1973
Wisconsin W 79–78 OT 13–11
(6–8)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3][2]

Awards and honors

  • Mike Robinson – All-Big Ten First Team

References

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