1995–96 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 120 Basketball 1995–96 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Quinton Brooks Jamie Feick Big Ten 16–16 9–9 Tom Izzo 1st Stan Joplin 5th Brian Gregory 4th Tom Crean 1st Breslin Center NIT Second round The 1995–96 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1995–96 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 Tom Izzo in his first year as head coach after 11 years as an assistant coach. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 16–16, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Washington before losing to Fresno State in the second round. The season marked the last time, as of 2023, that Michigan State did not finish the season with a winning record. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1994–95 season with a record of 22–6, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. Michigan State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Southeast region where they lost to Weber State in the first round. Roster and statistics 1995–96 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNameClassPosHeightSummaryDamion BeatheaSRF6'7"5.9 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 1.0 AstQuinton BrooksSRF6'7"16.3 Pts, 5.6 Reb, 0.6 AstJamie FeickSRC6'9"10.1 Pts, 9.5 Reb, 2.3 AstJon GaravagliaJRF6'9"5.1 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 1.1 AstDavid HartSRG6'4"0.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.5 AstThomas KelleySOG6'2"5.1 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 3.6 AstJason KleinFRG6'7"2.1 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.3 AstAnthony MullJRG6'4"2.8 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.3 AstSteve NicodemusSRG6'4"0.7 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.1 AstMorris PetersonFRF6'7"0.5 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.5 AstSteve PolonowskiJRF6'9"0.5 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.1 AstMike RespertJRG5'11"2.4 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.8 AstAntonio SmithFRF6'8"4.3 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 0.4 AstRay WeathersJRG6'3" 9.7 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 2.3 Asthttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1996.html 1995-96 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2018-07-09 Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Nov 20, 1995 yes yes Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament 69–66 1–0 Nov 21, 1995 yes yes North Carolina 20 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament semifinals 70–92 1–1 Nov 22, 1995 yes Santa Clara Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament third place game 71–77MAUI INVITATIONAL : Villanova Wins Title, 77-75 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-23-sp-6234-story.html The Los Angeles Times November 23, 1995 December 28, 2022 1–2 Nov 28, 1995 yes yes Arkansas 25 Great Eight The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI 75–72 2–2 Dec 2, 1995 yes yes Louisville 18 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 59–79 2–3 Dec 6, 1995 yes Evansville Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 67–63 3–3 Dec 10, 1995 yes Detroit Mercy Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 61–63 3–4 Dec 16, 1995 yes yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 67–64 4–4 Dec 18, 1995 yes yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 57–68 4–5 Dec 21, 1995 yes East Tennessee State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 63–57 5–5 Dec 29, 1995 yes Central Michigan Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Oldsmobile Spartan Classic 62–69 5–6 Dec 30, 1995 yes Idaho State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Oldsmobile Spartan Classic 68–55 6–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten regular season Jan 4, 1996 Indiana Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 65–60 7–6 1–0 Jan 6, 1996 yes Illinois 13 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 68–58 8–6 –0 Jan 13, 1996 Michigan 23 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Rivalry 54–76 8–7 2–1 Jan 17, 1996 yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI 48–61 8–8 2–2 Jan 20, 1996 Iowa 16 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 62–60 9–8 3–2 Jan 24, 1996 Northwestern Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 68–54 10–8 4–2 Jan 27, 1996 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 68–54 11–8 5–2 Jan 31, 1996 Penn State 10 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 61–58 12–8 6–2 Feb 3, 1996 yes Purdue 17 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 51–56 12–9 6–3 Feb 7, 1996 Ohio State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 55–41 13–9 7–3 Feb 10, 1996 yes Penn State 10 Rec Hall University Park, PA 50–54 13–10 7–4 Feb 14, 1996 Minnesota Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 63–64 13–11 7–5 Feb 17, 1996 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 75–57 14–11 8–5 Feb 21, 1996 yes Iowa 18 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 47–83 14–12 8–6 Feb 24, 1996 Wisconsin Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 52–73 14–13 8–7 Feb 27, 1996 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 46–75 14–14 8–8 Mar 6, 1996 Illinois Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 77–67 15–14 9–8 Mar 10, 1996 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 53–57 15–15 9–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NIT Mar 12, 1996 yes Washington Breslin Center East Lansing, MI first round 64–50https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zUdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6747%2C3645388 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Michigan State defense handles Huskies, 64-50 March 14, 1996 3D 16–15 Mar 19, 1996 yes yes Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, CA second round 63–68 16–16 AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region Central TimeSourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1996-schedule.html 1995-96 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2018-07-09 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