1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 120 11th Basketball 1986–87 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Darryl Johnson Barry Fordham Big Ten 11–17 6–12 Jud Heathcote Tom Izzo Herb Williams Jim Boylan Jenison Fieldhouse The 1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1986–87 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 11th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 11–17, 6–12 to finish in seventh place in Big Ten play. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1985–86 season with a record of 23–8, 12–6 to finish in third place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated No. 12-seeded Washington and No. 4-seeded Georgetown to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No. 1-seeded Kansas. Roster and statistics 1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsRebAst13Darryl Johnson GSR6–222.13.74.023Vernon CarrG/FSR6–613.84.53.445Carlton ValentineFJR6–511.15.61.110Kirk MannsGFR6–17.31.31.440Barry FordhamF/CSR6–85.84.80.642Todd WolfeG/FSO6–55.31.81.035Ed WrightG/FJR6–64.11.82.241George PapadakosCJR7–03.42.60.343Bobby WorthingtonFJR6–71.91.80.420Ken RedfieldFFR6–71.41.10.644Scott SekalFSO6–80.90.60.155Mario IzzoCSO6–110.60.70.130Jim SarkineFSO6–90.30.40.0 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1987.html 1989 Michigan State Spartans College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-05-16http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/201516basketballguide.pdf 2015-2016 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide Michigan State University dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180208150037/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/201516basketballguide.pdf February 8, 2018 Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Nov 28, 1986 yes Eastern Michigan Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Spartan Cutlass Classic semifinal 99–83 1–0 Nov 29, 1986 yes Navy 9 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Spartan Cutlass Classic championship 90–91 1–1 Dec 2, 1986 yes Brooklyn Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 80–62 2–1 Dec 4, 1986 yes yes Maine Alfond Arena Orono, ME 81–84 2–2 Dec 6, 1986 yes yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, DC 77–62 3–2 Dec 13, 1986 yes Iowa State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 86–85 4–2 Dec 16, 1986 yes yes Illinois–Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 65–74 4–3 Dec 20, 1986 yes yes Texas Christian Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX 47–66 4–4 Dec 29, 1986 yes yes Brigham Young Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA Cable Car Classic semifinals 88–96 4–5 Dec 30, 1986 yes yes Wake Forest Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA Cable Car Classic third place game 71–62 5–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Big Ten regular season Jan 3, 1987 yes 2 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 72–87 5–6 0–1 Jan 5, 1987 yes 16 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 72–79 5–7 0–2 Jan 8, 1987 4 Indiana Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 60–79 5–8 0–3 Jan 10, 1987 Ohio State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 90–80 6–8 1–3 Jan 15, 1987 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 70–74 6–9 1–4 Jan 22, 1987 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 71–78 7–9 2–4 Jan 28, 1987 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 65–67 7–10 2–5 Jan 29, 1987 2 Iowa Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 75–89 7–11 2–6 Jan 31, 1987 Minnesota Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 72–60 8–11 3–6 Feb 4, 1987 yes 2 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 80–84 8–12 3–7 Feb 9, 1987 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 72–90 8–13 3–8 Feb 15, 1987 Rivalry Michigan Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 90–81 9–13 4–8 Feb 19, 1987 Northwestern Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 96–71 10–13 5–8 Feb 21, 1987 Wisconsin Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 63–65 10–14 6–8 Feb 26, 1987 yes 7 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 64–93 10–15 6–9 Feb 28, 1987 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 77–67 11–15 7–9 Mar 4, 1987 3 Purdue Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 59–69 11–16 7–10 Mar 7, 1987 12 Illinois Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 64–77 11–17 7–11 AP Poll, Eastern Timehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1987-schedule.html 1986-87 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Spartans men's b Michigan State Spartans men's b