1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 120 15th Basketball 1990–91 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Steve Smith Matt Steigenga Big Ten 19–11 11–7 Jud Heathcote Tom Izzo Jim Boylen Stan Joplin Breslin Center Oldsmobile Spartan Classic champions NCAA tournament second round The 1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his 15th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 19–11, 11–7 to finish in third place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed in the Midwest region where they beat Green Bay on a buzzer beater by Steve Smith.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-16-sp-97-story.html COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENT : WEST REGIONAL AT TUCSON : Michigan State Escapes Upset WOJCIECHOWSKI GENE 1991-03-16 Los Angeles Times en-US 0458-3035 2016-07-07 In the Second Round, they lost to No. 10 Utah in double overtime, 85–84.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-18-sp-282-story.html COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : No. 10 Utah Works Overtime on Its Image : West: Utes get 29 points from Grant to beat Michigan State, 85-84, in two extra periods and advance to play Nevada Las Vegas. WOJCIECHOWSKI GENE 1991-03-18 Los Angeles Times en-US 0458-3035 2016-07-07 The game marked the end of First Team All-American senior Steve Smith's career at Michigan State. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1989–90 season with a record of 28–6, 15–3 to win the Big Ten Championship. Michigan State received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Southeast region. They beat Murray State and UC Santa Barbara to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they were upset by Georgia Tech in overtime. Roster 1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsRebAst22Jeff CaslerGSR6–00.40.40.245Ron HaleyFSO6–60.40.00.244Matt HofkampCFR6–100.80.40.011Mark MontgomeryGJR6–27.33.35.912Andy PenickGFR6–24.10.60.854Mike PeplowskiCSO6–107.46.50.424Shawn Respert GFR6–30.00.00.021Steve SmithGSR6–725.26.03.735Matt SteigengaFJR6–712.84.92.231Dwayne StephensFSO6–75.24.31.33Kris WeshinskeyGFR6–32.81.10.725Jon ZulaufFSO6–61.31.70.1 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1991-schedule.html 1990-91 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Resultshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/201516basketballguide.pdf 2015-2016 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide Michigan State University dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180208150037/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/201516basketballguide.pdf February 8, 2018 Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Nov 23, 1990 yes 4 Furman Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 78–73 1–0 Nov 28, 1990 yes yes 5 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 69–71 1–1 Dec 1, 1990 yes yes 5 Bowling Green State Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 85–98 1–2 Dec 8, 1990 yes yes 19 Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 83–61 2–2 Dec 13, 1990 yes yes 21 Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 83–74 3–2 Dec 15, 1990 yes yes 21 UNLV 1 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI 75–95 3–3 Dec 18, 1990 yes 24 Evansville Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 81–76 4–3 Dec 20, 1990 yes 24 Central Michigan Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 74–61 5–3 Dec 28, 1990 yes 25 George Mason Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Oldsmobile Spartan Classic semifinals 97–72 6–3 Dec 29, 1990 yes 25 Louisiana Tech Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Oldsmobile Spartan Classic championship 77–62 7–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Big Ten regular season Jan 3, 1991 25 Michigan Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Rivalry 85–70 8–3 1–0 Jan 5, 1991 yes 25 Iowa 22 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 66–79 8–4 1–1 Jan 10, 1991 Wisconsin Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 65–50 9–4 2–1 Jan 12, 1991 Northwestern Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 66–59 10–4 3–1 Jan 17, 1991 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 71–68 11–4 4–1 Jan 19, 1991 Minnesota Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 73–64 12–4 5–1 Jan 23, 1991 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 51–62 12–5 5–2 Jan 26, 1991 yes 22 Indiana 3 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 63–97 12–6 5–3 Jan 31, 1992 Ohio State 3 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 75–61 13–6 6–3 Feb 7, 1991 25 Iowa Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 67–71 13–7 6–4 Feb 9, 1991 yes 25 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 78–84 13–8 6–5 Feb 14, 1991 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 55–53 14–8 7–5 Feb 16, 1991 Illinois Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 62–58 15–8 8–5 Feb 23, 1991 Purdue Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 75–58 16–8 9–5 Feb 25, 1991 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 74–72 17–8 10–5 Mar 3, 1991 Indiana 5 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 56–62 17–9 10–6 Mar 3, 1991 yes Ohio State 2 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 64–65 17–10 10–7 Mar 9, 1991 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 66–59 18–10 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1991 yes yes 5 W Green Bay 12 W McKale Center Tucson, AZ First Round 60–58 19–10 Mar 17, 1991 yes yes 5 W Utah 4 W 10 McKale Center Tucson, AZ Second Round 84–85 2OT 19–11 AP Poll, Central TimeSourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1991-schedule.html 1990-91 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 AP 451921242525NRNR22 NR 25 NRNR NR NR NR Source.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1992-schedule.html 1993 Michigan State Spartans College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-04-20 Awards and honors Steve Smith – All-Big Ten First Team References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Spartans men's b Michigan State Spartans men's b