1970–71 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1970–71 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 10–14 4–10 Gus Ganakas Robert Nordmann Matthew Aitch 2nd Rudy Benjamin Jenison Fieldhouse Lobo Invitational champions 120 The 1970–71 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1970–71 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 second year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 10–14, 4–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1969–70 season 9–15, 5–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. Roster and statistics 1970–71 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsReb10Brad VanPeltFSO6–54.52.911Gary GanakasGSO5–52.10.913Gary PrzybyloGJR6–00.3–14Johnnie BrownGJR6–10.6–21Rudy BenjaminGSR6–221.74.022Bill KilgoreCSO6–714.212.924Ron GutkowskiFJR6–67.33.525Larry IkeFSO6–30.6–31Eddie HumphreyGSR6–22.0–32Jeff VanderLendeFSO6–73.22.933Paul DeanFSR6–14.62.035Pat MillerGJR6–211.35.242Brian BreslinFSO6–57.84.043Jim SheredaCSO6–71.3–45William CohrsCJR6–61.30.7 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1971.html 1970-71 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2017-05-04http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/16-17MediaGuide.pdf Michigan State Spartans 2016-17 Media Guide 2017-05-05 2019-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20190415035346/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/16-17MediaGuide.pdf dead Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Regular season Dec 1, 1970 yes Northern Illinois 75–76 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 0–1 Dec 5, 1970 yes yes Toledo 72–62 The Field House Toledo, OH 1–1 Dec 12, 1970 yes Western Michigan 97–85 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 2–1 Dec 14, 1970 yes Butler 99–75 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 3–1 Dec 18, 1970 yes yes New Mexico 73–69 The Pit/Bob King Court Albuquerque, NM Lobo Invitational semifinals 4–1 Dec 19, 1970 yes yes Rutgers 81–71 The Pit/Bob King Court Albuquerque, NM Lobo Invitational championship 5–1 Dec 22, 1970 yes Central Michigan 85–74 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 6–1 Dec 29, 1970 yes yes USC 4 63–88 Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Trojan Invitational semifinals 6–2 Dec 30, 1970 yes yes Tennessee 10 70–81 Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Trojan Invitational third place game 6–3 Jan 9, 1971 yes Illinois 69–89 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 6–4 0–1 Jan 12, 1971 Iowa 84–81 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 7–4 1–1 Jan 16, 1971 Illinois 67–69 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 7–5 1–2 Jan 26, 1971 yes yes Notre Dame 7 80–104 Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center South Bend, IN 7–6 Jan 30, 1971 yes Ohio State 82–70 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 8–6 2–2 Feb 6, 1971 Ohio State 76–87 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 8–7 2–3 Feb 9, 1971 Indiana 70–71 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 8–8 2–4 Feb 13, 1971 yes Minnesota 86–97 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 8–9 2–5 Feb 16, 1971 yes Indiana 76–90 Gladstein Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 8–10 2–6 Feb 20, 1971 Wisconsin 97–78 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 9–10 3–6 Feb 27, 1971 yes Purdue 70–100 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 9–11 3–7 Mar 2, 1971 Purdue 60–65 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 9–12 3–8 Mar 6, 1971 yes Michigan 63–88 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 9–13 3–9 Mar 9, 1971 Minnesota 73–71 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 10–13 4–9 Mar 13, 1971 yes Northwestern 67–85 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 10–14 4–10 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1972-schedule.html 1970-71 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Spartans basketball Michigan State Spartans basketball