1982–83 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 120 7th Basketball 1982–83 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Bill Cawood Derek Perry Big Ten 17–13 9–9 Jud Heathcote Frank Rourke Mike Deane William Norton Jenison Fieldhouse Spartan Cutlass Classic champions The 1982–83 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1982–83 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 seventh year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 17–13, 9–9 to finish in a tie for sixth place in Big Ten play. The Spartans received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bowling Green State before losing to Fresno State. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1981–82 season with a record of 11–17, 6–12 to finish in a tie for seventh place. Roster and statistics 1982–83 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsRebAst10Tim GoreGJR6–40.30.20.211Sam VincentGSO6–216.62.64.914Matt CarringtonGSO6–10.30.10.315Ralph WalkerFFR6–81.30.50.320Ben TowerFJR6–75.94.71.722Bill CawoodG/FSR6–71.20.70.324Richard MuddF/CJR6–92.52.50.125Scott SkilesGFR6–112.52.14.935Larry PolecFSO6–84.52.81.440Paul HortonCSO6–9–––41Derek PerryFSR6–69.13.90.842Kevin WillisCJR7–013.39.60.344Patrick FordG/FFR6–54.71.71.045Sterling WilliamFJR6–6––– Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1984.html 1983-84 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Statshttp://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 15 May 2017 15 April 2019 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| Non-conference regular season Nov 26, 1982 yes Western Michigan Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Spartan Cutlass Classic semifinals 72–65 1–0 Nov 27, 1982 yes Central Michigan Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Spartan Cutlass Classic championship 62–47 2–0 Nov 29, 1982 yes yes Boise State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 71–58 3–0 Dec 4, 1982 yes BYU Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 63–55 4–0 Dec 11, 1982 yes NC State 18 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 41–45 4–1 Dec 13, 1982 yes yes Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH 78–69 5–1 Dec 18, 1982 yes Detroit Mercy Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 75–72 6–1 Dec 21, 1982 yes Cleveland State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 95–56 7–1 Dec 28, 1982 yes yes Southwestern Louisiana Sugar Bowl Tournament semifinals Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA 66–71 7–2 Dec 29, 1982 yes yes Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl Tournament third place game 58–81 7–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten regular season Jan 5, 1983 yes Iowa 8 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 61–59 8–3 1–0 Jan 8, 1983 yes Northwestern Alumni Hall Evanston, IL 51–62 8–4 1–1 Jan 13, 1983 Wisconsin Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 86–66 9–4 2–1 Jan 15, 1983 Minnesota 17 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 67–69 9–5 2–2 Jan 20, 1983 yes Indiana 2 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 85–89 9–6 2–3 Jan 22, 1983 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 69–74 9–7 2–4 Jan 27, 1983 Illinois Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 71–78 9–8 2–5 Jan 29, 1983 Purdue Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 83–67 10–8 3–5 Feb 5, 1983 yes Michigan Rivalry Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 70–65 11–8 4–5 Feb 12, 1983 Michigan Rivalry Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 67–74 11–9 4–6 Feb 17, 1983 Purdue yes Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 55–61 11–10 4–7 Feb 19, 1983 Illinois yes Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 61–69 11–11 4–8 Feb 24, 1983 Ohio State 15 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 101–94 12–11 5–8 Feb 26, 1983 Indiana 4 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 62–54 13–11 6–8 Mar 3, 1983 Minnesota yes Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 79–67 14–11 7–8 Mar 5, 1983 Wisconsin yes Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 91–65 15–11 8–8 Mar 9, 1983 Northwestern Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 63–58 16–11 9–8 Mar 12, 1983 Iowa Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 57–75 16–12 9–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NIT Mar 18, 1983 Bowling Green State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI first round 72–71 17–12 Mar 21, 1983 Fresno State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI first round 58–72 17–13 AP Poll, Central Time Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1984-schedule.html sports-reference.com 1982-83 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-10-28http://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 15 May 2017 15 April 2019 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 References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Spartans men's basketball Michigan State Spartans men's basketball Michigan State