1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1956–57 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg 120 7 11 3rd Bob Stevens 3rd Clarence "Sonny" Means 1st George Ferguson Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16–10 10–4 Forrest "Forddy" Anderson Jenison Field House Big Ten co-champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1956–57 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 Forrest "Forddy" Anderson in his third year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 16–10, 10–4 to win a share of the Big Ten Championship. They received the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament where they beat Notre Dame and Kentucky to advance to the Final Four. There they lost to eventual champion North Carolina. They lost to San Francisco in the third-place game. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1955–56 season with an overall record of 13–9, 7–7 to finish in fifth place in Big Ten play. Season summary Johnny Green led MSU in rebounding at 14.6 a game and Jack Quiggle led in scoring at 15.3 points per game. Green and Quiggle were both named first team All-Big Ten.http://shanahan.report/a/michigan-state-jump-start-to-first-final-four Michigan State jump start to first Final Four 2015-03-30 Shanahan Report 2017-05-23 en After starting the season 4–3, Green joined the Spartans after he was discharged from the Marines. In his first four games with the Spartans, MSU lost all four games. However, the Spartans won their next 10 games before a loss in the regular-season finale to Michigan. The loss cost the Spartans an out-right championship, but they still earned their first trip to the NCAA tournament as the Big Ten representative to the NCAA Mideast Region. In the NCAA Mideast Regional on Kentucky's campus, the No. 11-ranked Spartans played two games at 10,000-seat Memorial Coliseum: MSU avenged an earlier loss to No. 17 Notre Dame in the semifinal winning 85–83.http://shanahan.report/a/the-night-adolph-rupp-met-johnny-green The night Adolph Rupp met Johnny Green 2015-03-16 Shanahan Report 2017-05-23 en In the final, the Spartans upset No. 3 Kentucky 80–68 to earn the school's first trip to the Final Four. In the national semifinal, the Spartans faced No. 1 North Carolina. In a game that would be referred to as one of the greatest games in college basketball history, the lead changed 31 times.https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/basketball/men/02tourney/greatest-games.htm USATODAY.com - Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history usatoday30.usatoday.com 2017-05-23 Quiggle made a half-court shot after regulation expired that would have won the game for the Spartans, but was ruled too late.http://shanahan.report/a/michigan-state-first-confronted-final-four-perfection-in-1957 Michigan State first confronted Final Four perfection in 1957 2015-03-31 Shanahan Report 2017-05-23 en Green missed a free throw at the end of the first overtime that also would have sealed the win for the Spartans. North Carolina's Pete Brennan made a basket as time expired to force a second overtime. Lennie Rosenbluth took over the Tar Heels in the third overtime as they eliminated the Spartans from championship contention.http://www.tarheelblog.com/2009/4/5/823600/carolinas-history-with-michigan Carolina's History with Michigan State 2009-04-05 Tar Heel Blog 2017-05-23 MSU lost to San Francisco in the third-place game the following day.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1957-03-23-michigan-state.html San Francisco vs. Michigan State Box Score, March 23, 1957 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2017-05-23 Roster and statistics 1955–56 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsReb11Harry LuxGSR5–100.90.912David ScottGSO6–23.51.814Jim StoufferGSO6–00.520Tom RandGSO6–20.60.921Jack QuiggleGJR6–315.35.622Joe ReadingFJR6–523Bob AndereggFSO6–38.55.024Johnny GreenCSO6–513.214.625Larry JenningsCSO6–50.030George FergusonFSR6–313.15.831Charles BencieFJR6–65.53.632Gary SiegmeierCSO6–50.50.233Larry HeddenFJR6–514.37.834Tom MarkovichFSO6–31.10.735Pat WisonGSR6–04.22.8Ralph AndresonDon ArendLarry JenningsG6–5Warren MarazitaJoe ReadingF6–5John RussellF6–1 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1957.html 1956-57 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2017-05-23http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/16-17MediaGuide.pdf 2016-17 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide 2017-05-23 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, 1956 yes Iowa State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 53–60 0–1 Dec 8, 1956 yes Brigham Young Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 79–61 1–1 Dec 17, 1956 yes yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 79–83 1–2 Dec 22, 1956 yes Marquette Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 92–65 2–2 Dec 27, 1956 yes yes Nebraska Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Big Seven Classic quarterfinals 79–65 3–2 Dec 28, 1956 yes yes Colorado Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Big Seven Classic semifinals 87–90 3–3 Dec 29, 1956 yes yes Oklahoma Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Big Seven Classic third-place game 76–74 OT 4–3 |- Jan 5, 1957 Purdue Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 71–72 4–4 0–1 Jan 7, 1957 Michigan Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Rivalry 69–70 4–5 0–2 Jan 15, 1957 yes Notre Dame Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN 76–86 4–6 Jan 19, 1957 yes Ohio State 17 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 51–70 4–7 0–3 Jan 26, 1957 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 72–59 5–7 1–3 Jan 28, 1957 Ohio State 12 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 73–64 6–7 2–3 Feb 2, 1957 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 77–63 7–7 3–3 Feb 9, 1957 Illinois 15 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 70–64 8–7 4–3 Feb 11, 1957 yes Purdue 17 Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN 68–66 9–7 5–3 Feb 16, 1957 Iowa Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 77–67 10–7 6–3 Feb 18, 1957 yes Illinois 16 Huff Hall Champaign, IL 89–83 11–7 7–3 Feb 23, 1957 Minnesota Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 70–65 12–7 8–3 Feb 25, 1957 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 78–62 13–7 9–3 Mar 2, 1957 Indiana 10 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 76–61 14–7 10–3 Mar 4, 1957 Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 72–81 14–8 10–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 1957 yes yes 8 Notre Dame 17 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY Region semifinals 85–83 15–8 Mar 16, 1957 yes yes 8 Kentucky 3 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY Region finals 80–68 16–8 Mar 22, 1957 yes yes 8 North Carolina 1 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Final Four 70–74 3OT 16–9 Mar 23, 1957 yes yes 8 San Francisco Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO National third-place game 60–64 16–10 AP Poll, Central TimeSourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1957-schedule.html 1956-57 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Resultshttp://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1956_Big_7_Holiday_Tournament 1956 Big 7 Holiday Tournament - Varsity Pride Rankings 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings AP 0 11 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 8 11 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1957-schedule.html 1956-57 Michigan State Spartans College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-05-05 References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Michigan State Spartans basketball Michigan State Spartans basketball