1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1972–73 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 13–11 6–8 Gus Ganakas Robert Nordmann Matthew Atich 4th Bill Kilgore Jenison Fieldhouse Kodak Classic championsSenior Bowl Classic champions 120 The 1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1972–73 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 fourth year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 13–11, 6–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1971–72 season 13–11, 6–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. Roster and statistics 1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsReb10Brad VanPeltFSR6–51.0–11Gary GanakasGSR5–54.62.012William GloverGSO6–22.80.522Bill KolgoreCSR6–716.710.023Benny WhiteGFR6–81.30.324Cedric MiltonCFR6–81.81.725Terry FurlowFFR6–35.73.531Mike RobinsonGJR5–1125.34.232Peter DavisGSO6–13.31.034Joe SchakletonFSO6–21.10.841Thomas McgillFSO6–41.0–44Allen SmithFSO6–511.70.645Lindsay HairstonCSO6–711.57.9–Steve BorensteinGSO5–102.0––Terry FaganGJR5–9–––Dave JacksonFFR6–3–––Jim SheredaCSR6–8–– Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1973.html 1972-73 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2017-05-02http://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 2017-05-02 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 Nov. 28, 1972 yes Toledo 98–96 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 1–0 Dec 2, 1972 yes 13 Kentucky 66–75 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 1–1 Dec 9, 1972 yes yes South Carolina 64–83 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC 1–2 Dec 16, 1972 yes yes Western Michigan 76–73 University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 2–2 Dec 19, 1972 yes Central Michigan 96–74 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 3–2 Dec 29, 1972 yes yes Rochester 103–61 Community War Memorial Rochester, NY Kodak Classic semifinals 4–2 Dec 30, 1972 yes yes Arizona State 83–74 Community War Memorial Rochester, NY Kodak Classic final 5–2 Jan 2, 1973 yes yes Mississippi State 90–82 Jaguar Gym Mobile, AL Senior Bowl Classic semifinals 6–2 Jan 3, 1973 yes yes South Alabama 86–78 Jaguar Gym Mobile, AL Senior Bowl Classic final 7–2 Jan 6, 1973 Northwestern 90–77 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 8–2 1–0 Jan 13, 1973 Michigan 71–78 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI Rivalry 8–3 1–1 Jan 15, 1973 yes Iowa 76–74 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 9–3 2–1 Jan 20, 1973 yes Wisconsin 80–93 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 9–4 2–2 Jan 22, 1973 16 Indiana 89–97 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 9–5 2–3 Jan 27, 1973 yes Minnesota 8 77–93 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 9–6 2–4 Feb 3, 1973 Iowa 94–89 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 10–6 3–4 Feb 7, 1973 yes yes Notre Dame 72–85 Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center South Bend, IN 10–7 Feb 10, 1973 yes Michigan 81–97 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 10–8 3–5 Feb 17, 1973 Purdue 84–88 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 10–9 3–6 Feb 19, 1973 yes Indiana 11 65–75 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 10–10 3–7 Feb 24, 1973 yes Illinois 71–81 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 10–11 3–8 Feb 26, 1973 Ohio State 87–83 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 11–11 4–8 Mar 3, 1973 yes Northwestern 86–72 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 12–11 5–8 Mar 10, 1973 Wisconsin 79–78 OT Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 13–11 6–8 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1973-schedule.html 1972-73 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Awards and honors Mike Robinson – All-Big Ten First Team References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Spartans basketball Michigan State Spartans basketball