1980–81 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 120 5th Basketball 1980–81 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Mike Brkovich Jay Vincent Big Ten 13–14 7–11 Jud Heathcote Dave Harshman Edgar Wilson John Holms Jenison Field House The 1980–81 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1980–81 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 fifth year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 13–14, 7–11 to finish in eighth place in Big Ten play. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1979–80 season 12–15, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place in conference. Roster and statistics 1980–81 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsRebAst5Kevin SmithGJR6–213.52.34.810Tim GoreGFR6–41.10.80.312Mike BrkovichGSR6–58.22.22.415Bob FossumGFR5–90.20.20.220Ben TowerFFR6–85.03.80.722Bill CawoodGSO6–70.80.50.223Randy MorrisonGFR6–23.41.11.624Richard MuddFFR6–90.01.50.030Kurt JamesFSR6–731Jay VincentF/CSR6–822.68.51.941Derek PerryFSO6–67.53.90.742Richard KayeFSR6–63.31.80.444Herb BosticF/GSO6–42.41.00.745Kevin RadeletGJR5–110.20.00.045George Cooper2.70.30.052Steve BatesCJR6–100.60.70.0 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1981-schedule.html 1980–81 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-12-06http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/16-17MediaGuide.pdf 16-17 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State University April 16, 2022 dead 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 April 15, 2019 Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Nov 28, 1980 yes Western Michigan Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Spartan Cutlass Classic semifinal 89–77 1–0 Nov 29, 1980 yes Central Michigan Jenison Field House East Lansing Spartan Cutlass Classic championship 66–89 1–1 Dec 4, 1980 yes yes Long Beach State Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA 71–60 2–1 Dec 6, 1980 yes yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 58–42 3–1 Dec 12, 1980 yes Eastern Michigan Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 73–63 4–1 Dec 16, 1980 yes yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, UT 50–82 4–2 Dec 19, 1980 yes yes Utah State Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Industrial National Classic semifinal 70–74 4–3 Dec 20, 1980 yes yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Industrial National Classic third place game 77–76 5–3 Dec 27, 1980 yes Saint Joseph's Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 71–67 6–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten regular season Jan 8, 1981 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 43–55 6–4 0–1 Jan 10, 1981 yes Iowa 11 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 57–65 6–5 0–2 Jan 15, 1981 Minnesota 20 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 77–86 6–6 0–3 Jan 17, 1981 Northwestern Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 84–70 7–6 1–3 Jan 22, 1981 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 62–63 7–7 1–4 Jan 24, 1981 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 74–68 8–7 2–4 Jan 29, 1981 Illinois Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 70–71 8–8 2–5 Jan 31, 1981 Ohio State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 60–54 9–8 3–5 Feb 5, 1981 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 77–79 9–9 3–6 Feb 7, 1981 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 62–73 9–10 3–7 Feb 12, 1981 Purdue Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 48–63 9–11 3–8 Feb 14, 1981 Michigan 13 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Rivalry 70–66 10–11 4–8 Feb 19, 1981 Wisconsin Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 74–65 11–11 5–8 Feb 21, 1981 yes Illinois 15 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 62–82 11–12 5–9 Feb 26, 1981 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 74–61 12–12 6–9 Feb 28, 1981 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 89–92 12–13 6–10 Mar 5, 1981 Iowa 8 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 71–70 13–13 7–10 Mar 7, 1981 Indiana 14 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 48–69 13–14 7–11 AP Poll, Central Time Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1981-schedule.html 1980-81 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Awards and honors Jay Vincent – All-Big Ten First Team References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Spartans men's b Michigan