1984–85 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 120 9th Basketball 1984–85 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Sam Vincent Richard Mudd Big Ten 19–10 10–8 20 Jud Heathcote Tom Izzo Mike Deane Herb Williams Jenison Fieldhouse Spartan Cutlass Classic champions NCAA tournament First Round The 1984–85 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his ninth year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 19–10, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They received an at-large bid to the newly-expanded, 64-team NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. It marked the school's first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1979 when they won the championship. There they lost to UAB in the First Round. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1983–84 season with a record of 15–13, 8–10 to finish in a tie for fifth place in Big Ten play. Roster and statistics 1984–85 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsRebAst11Sam VincentGSR6–223.03.94.04Scott SkilesGJR6–117.73.25.800Ken JohnsonCSR6–810.810.20.635Larry PolecFSR6–88.74.41.013Darryl JohnsonGSO6–25.31.71.324Richard MuddFSR6–93.95.50.315Ralph WalkerFJR6–82.31.40.445Carlton ValentineFFR6–61.61.20.040Barry FordhamFSO6–81.10.60.121Greg PedroGSO6–41.00.60.520Greg VanekFJR6–60.30.20.0 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1985.html 1984-85 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Statshttp://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 24, 1984 yes yes Canisius Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 80–71 1–0 Nov 30, 1984 yes Western Michigan Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Spartan Cutlass Classic Semifinal 77–61 2–0 Dec 1, 1984 yes Army Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Spartan Cutlass Classic Championship 76–64 3–0 Dec 10, 1984 yes Saint Peter's Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 50–38 4–0 Dec 12, 1984 yes Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL yes 93–61 5–0 Dec 15, 1984 yes Missouri Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 79–61 6–0 Dec 18, 1984 yes yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 68–54 7–0 Dec 22, 1984 yes yes Illinois-Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 81–60 8–0 Dec 28, 1984 yes yes Boston College Peterson Gym San Diego, CA Cabrillo Classic Semifinal 78–82 8–1 Dec 29, 1984 yes yes San Diego State Peterson Gym San Diego, CA Cabrillo Classic Third Place Game 77–61 9–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Big 10 regular season Jan 3, 1985 Ohio State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 82–79 10–1 1–0 Jan 5, 1985 Indiana 12 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 68–61 11–1 2–0 Jan 10, 1985 yes 17 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 81–72 12–1 3–0 Jan 12, 1985 17 Illinois 15 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 63–75 12–2 3–1 Jan 17, 1985 19 Iowa Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 65–79 12–3 3–2 Jan 19, 1985 19 Minnesota Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 75–81 12–4 3–3 Jan 24, 1985 yes Michigan 18 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 75–86 12–5 3–4 Jan 31, 1985 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 77–68 13–5 4–4 Feb 2, 1985 Northwestern yes Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 68–54 14–5 5–4 Feb 7, 1985 Illinois 9 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 64–56 15–5 6–4 Feb 9, 1985 Purdue Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 65–66 15–6 6–5 Feb 13, 1985 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 65–73 15–7 6–6 Feb 16, 1985 yes Iowa 11 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 57–55 16–7 7–6 Feb 21, 1985 Michigan 3 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Rivalry 73–75 16–8 7–7 Feb 27, 1985 Northwestern Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 61–47 17–8 8–7 Mar 2, 1985 Wisconsin Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 82–63 18–8 9–7 Mar 7, 1985 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 68–58 19–7 10–7 Mar 9, 1985 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 79–90 19–9 10–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 1985 10 MW Alabama-Birmingham 7 MW Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX First Round 68–70 19–10 AP Poll, Eastern Time MW Midwest Region Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1985-schedule.html 1984-85 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Awards and honors Sam Vincent – 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