1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1965–66 Michigan State Spartans Basketball Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15–7 10–4 John E. Benington Robert Nordmann 1st William Curtis Jenison Fieldhouse 120 The 1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1965–66 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 first year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 15–7, 10–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1964–65 season 5–18, 1–13 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. Following the season, head coach Forrest "Forddy" Anderson was fired after 11 years as the Spartans' head coach. Shortly thereafter, the school hired John E. Benington, head coach at Saint Louis, as head coach. Roster and statistics 1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsReb11John GormanGSR5–112.20.212John BaileyGSO6–08.13.213Edward "Ted" CraryFJR6–50.8–14Gary SpadeGSO5–11––15Steven RymalGSO5–118.32.821James O'BrienGSO6–30.7–22Shannon ReadingGJR6–16.01.823James KupperGSR6–01.30.524Stan Washington links to wrong Stan WashingtonGSR6–318.010.625William CurtisFSR6–816.49.332Jack WynnCSO6–101.0–33Heywood EdwardsFSO6–51.7–35Robert MillerFSR6–51.31.141Arthur BaylorFSO6–64.53.642Gerald GeistlerCSO6–80.8–43Richard HolmesFSR6–41.4–44David KeelerFJR6–81.0–45Matthew AitchCJR6–713.88.8 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1966.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 2017-08-25 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 The Spartans participated in the second annual Rainbow Classic at the Honolulu International Center from December 27–30, 1966.https://www.25thida.org/TLN/tln12-04.htm Tropic Lightning News, 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam Ramsey Kirk www.25thida.org 2017-08-25 There they played against a Marine and Army team in the tournament. These games do not count on the official record.no no |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Dec 4, 1965 yes 1965–66 Western Michigan Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 82–85 0–1 Dec 7, 1965 yes yes 1965–66 Bowling Green Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 84–59 1–1 Dec 9, 1965 yes 1965–66 Butler Butler Bulldogs Butler Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 75–59 2–1 Dec 11, 1965 yes yes 1965–66 Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN 93–69 3–1 Dec 18, 1965 yes 1965–66 Saint Joseph's Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 65–82 3–2 Dec 20, 1965 yes 1965–66 Tulane Tulane Green Wave Tulane Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 80–61 4–2 Dec 22, 1965 yes yes 1965–66 Drake Drake Bulldogs Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA 61–50 5–2 Dec 27, 1965 yes yes Hawaiian Marines Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 84–53 Dec 28, 1965 yes yes 1965–66 Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 67–78 5–3 Dec 30, 1965 yes yes Hawaiian Army Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 97–69 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten regular season Jan 8, 1966 1965–66 Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 85–65 6–3 1–0 Jan 10, 1966 yes 1965–66 Purdue Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN 92–74 7–3 2–0 Jan 15, 1966 1965–66 Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 80–64 8–3 3–0 Jan 22, 1966 yes Iowa Iowa Fieldhouse Iowa City, IA 76–90 8–4 3–1 Jan 24, 1966 Purdue Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 92–74 9–4 4–1 Jan 29, 1966 yes 1965–66 Northwestern Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 77–68 10–4 5–1 Feb 5, 1966 Wisconsin Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 79–65 11–4 6–1 Feb 12, 1966 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 71–81 11–5 6–2 Feb 19, 1966 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 77–78 11–6 6–3 Feb 22, 1966 Illinois Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 68–66 12–6 7–3 Feb 26, 1966 Indiana Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 69–63 13–6 8–3 Feb 28, 1966 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 98–79 14–6 9–3 Mar 5, 1966 yes Indiana New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 76–86 14–7 9–4 Mar 7, 1966 Michigan Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI Rivalry 86–77 15–7 10–4 Sourcehttps://www.25thida.org/TLN/tln12-04.htm Tropic Lightning News, 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam Ramsey Kirk www.25thida.org 2017-08-25https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1966-schedule.html 1965-66 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2017-08-25http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/16-17MediaGuide.pdf 8 October 2016 Michigan State Spartans 2017-08-26 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 References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Spartans basketball Michigan State Spartans basketball