1966–67 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1966–67 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16–7 10–4 John E. Benington Robert Nordmann Gus Ganakas 2nd Matthew Aitch Jenison Fieldhouse Big Ten Champions 120 The 1966–67 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1966–67 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 John E. Benington in his second year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 16–7, 10–4 in Big Ten play to finish tied for the Big Ten championship. However, Indiana was selected for the NCAA tournament. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1965–66 season 16–7, 10–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. Roster and statistics 1966–67 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsReb11John GormanGSR5–111.01.012John BaileyGJR6–08.02.513Edward "Ted" CaryFST6–52.12.214Richie JordanGSO5–72.21.115Steven RymalGJR6–111.44.721James O'BrienGJR6–30.6–22Richard ChappelGSO5–100.00.523Vernon JohnsonGSO5–111.50.524John HolmsFSO6–44.23.831Shannon ReadingGSR6–05.41.532Jack WynnCJR6–7––33Heywood EdwardsFJR6–57.45.734Tom LickCSO6–100.71.835Lee LafayetteFSO6–614.89.741Arthur BaylorFJR6–65.15.142Gerald GeistlerCJR6–81.02.344David KeelerFSR6–61.32.045Matthew AtichCSR6–716.39.2 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1967.html 1966-67 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 2017-07-17 2017-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20170117161139/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, 1966 yes 1966–67 Western Michigan Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 77–55 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 1–0 Dec 3, 1966 yes 1966–67 Miami (Ohio) Miami Redhawks Miami (Ohio) 63–51 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 2–0 Dec 5, 1966 yes 1966–67 South Dakota South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota 81–54 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 3–0 Dec 5, 1966 yes 1966–67 Wichita State Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 103–68 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 4–0 Dec 20, 1966 yes yes 5 Loyola (LA) 70–74 The Field House New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl Tournament 4–1 Dec 21, 1966 yes yes 5 1966–67 Tulane Tulane Green Wave Tulane 76–66 Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl Tournament 5–1 Dec 27, 1966 yes yes 10 1966–67 Villanova Villanova Wildcats Villanova 63–66 The Palestra Philadelphia, PA Quaker City Tournament 5–2 Dec 28, 1966 yes yes 10 1966–67 Bowling Green Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 67–75 The Palestra Philadelphia, PA Quaker City Tournament 5–3 Jan 7, 1967 yes Illinois 76–74 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 6–3 1–0 Jan 14, 1967 Iowa 79–70 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 7–3 2–0 Jan 21, 1967 yes Michigan 59–81 Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 7–4 2–1 Jan 28, 1967 Wisconsin 68–61 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 8–4 3–1 Feb 1, 1967 yes yes 1966–67 Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 85–80 OT Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN 9–4 Feb 6, 1967 yes Indiana 77–82 Gladstein Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 9–5 3–2 Feb 11, 1967 yes 1966–67 Purdue Purdue Boilermakers Purdue 79–77 Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN 10–5 4–2 Feb 13, 1967 Indiana 86–77 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 11–5 5–2 Feb 18, 1967 1966–67 Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 67–66 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 12–5 6–2 Feb 20, 1967 yes 1966–67 Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 64–80 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 12–6 6–3 Feb 25, 1967 yes Wisconsin 64–68 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 12–7 6–4 Feb 27, 1967 Ohio State 74–63 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 13–7 7–4 Mar 4, 1967 Purdue 75–71 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 14–7 8–4 Mar 6, 1967 yes Minnesota 67–59 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 15–7 9–4 Mar 11, 1967 1966–67 Northwestern Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 79–65 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 16–7 10–4 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1967-schedule.html 1966-67 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