1988–89 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 120 13th Basketball 1988–89 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Ken Redfield Todd Wolfe Big Ten 18–15 6–12 Jud Heathcote Tom Izzo Herb Williams Jim Boylan Jenison Fieldhouse NIT fourth place The 1988–89 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1988–89 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 13th year at Michigan State. This season marked the Spartans' final season of basketball at Jenison Fieldhouse before moving to their current venue, the Breslin Center, the following season. The Spartans finished the season 18–15, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. Michigan State received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they beat Kent State, Wichita State, and Villanova to reach the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. In the semifinals, they lost to Saint Louis. In the third place game, they lost to UAB in overtime. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1987–88 season with an overall record of 10–18, 5–13 to finish in eighth place in Big Ten play. Roster and statistics 1988–89 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsRebAst22Jeff CaslerGSO6–00.80.60.723Jesse HallGSO6–33.81.81.342Parish HickmanFFR6–75.13.20.410Kirk MannsGJR6–111.50.61.011Mark MontgomeryGFR6–23.31.93.034David MuellerFJR6–90.30.60.020Ken RedfieldFJR6–714.36.64.030Jim SarkineFSR6–90.10.30.121Steve SmithGSO6–617.97.23.335Matt SteigengaFFR6–79.04.61.444Scott SekalFSR6–82.10.90.024Todd WolfeG/FSR6–58.13.01.125Jon ZulaufFFR6–70.03.00.0 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1989.html 1989 Michigan State Spartans College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-05-16http://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 28, 1988 yes Furman Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 98–68 1–0 Nov 30, 1988 yes yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 77–75 2–0 Dec 10, 1988 yes Bowling Green State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 89–72 3–0 Dec 13, 1988 yes UIC Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 96–74 4–0 Dec 15, 1988 yes yes Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 96–74 5–0 Dec 16, 1988 yes Bowling Green State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 89–72 6–0 Dec 17, 1988 yes Austin Peay Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 70–60 7–0 Dec 22, 1988 yes Eastern Michigan Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 91–76 8–0 Dec 27, 1988 yes yes Colorado Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic quarterfinals 60–57 9–0 Dec 28, 1988 yes yes Oregon State Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic semifinals 58–63 9–1 Dec 29, 1988 yes yes Oregon Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic third place game 76–61 10–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Big Ten regular season Jan 5, 1989 Iowa 9 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 82–93 10–2 0–1 Jan 7, 1989 yes Illinois 3 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 54–71 10–3 0–2 Jan 11, 1989 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 64–62 11–3 1–2 Jan 14, 1989 Ohio State 18 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 81–83 11–4 1–3 Jan 21, 1989 yes Indiana 19 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 60–75 11–5 1–4 Jan 25, 1989 Purdue Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 106–83 12–5 2–4 Jan 28, 1989 Minnesota Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 73–64 13–5 3–4 Feb 2, 1989 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 64–69 13–6 3–5 Feb 4, 1989 yes Michigan 11 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 66–82 13–7 3–6 Feb 11, 1989 yes Ohio State 16 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 75–81 13–8 3–7 Feb 16, 1989 Illinois 5 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 56–75 13–9 3–8 Feb 18, 1989 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 65–76 13–10 3–9 Feb 23, 1989 Indiana 4 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 65–76 13–11 3–10 Feb 25, 1989 Northwestern Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 80–65 14–11 4–10 Feb 27, 1989 Michigan 13 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Rivalry 52–79 14–12 4–11 Mar 2, 1989 yes Iowa 11 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 83–81 15–12 5–11 Mar 8, 1989 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 61–77 15–13 5–12 Mar 11, 1989 Wisconsin Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 70–61 16–13 6–12 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NIT Mar 16, 1989 yes Kent State Cobo Arena Detroit, MI first round 83–69 17–13 Mar 20, 1989 yes Wichita State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI second round 79–67 18–13 Mar 22, 1989 yes yes Villanova The Pavilion Villanova, PA quarterfinals 70–63 19–13 Mar 27, 1989 yes yes Saint Louis Madison Square Garden New York, NY semifinals 64–74 19–14 Mar 30, 1989 yes yes UAB Madison Square Garden New York, NY third place game 76–78 OT 19–15 AP Poll, Central TimeSourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1989-schedule.html 1988-89 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results 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