1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1976–77 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 12–15 9–9 Jud Heathcote Don Monson Vernon Payne 1st Robert Chapman Jenison Fieldhouse 120 The 1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1976–77 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 Jud Heathcote in his first year as head coach of the Spartans. MSU finished the season 10–17, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. Due to forfeits related to NCAA sanctions to Minnesota for improper selling of tickets,http://shawnfury.blogspot.com/2010/01/who-was-best-college-team-that-never.html Shawn's Blog: Who was the best college team that never existed? Fury Shawn 2010-01-05 Shawn's Blog 2017-02-10 MSU's official record for the season is 12–15, 9–9. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1975–76 season 14–13, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. The season marked the last season for Gus Ganakas as Spartan head coach. Roster and statistics 1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsRebAst12Terry DonnellyGFR6–27.91.915Ron CharlesFFR6–72.51.921Donald FlowersGJR6–10.00.022Nate PhillipsGJR6–40.70.723Kevin VandenbusscheGSR6–40.40.824Herbert DraytonGSR6–40.30.325Alfred BrownFSO6–61.31.632Greg KelserFSO6–521.710.833Edgar WilsonFSR6–59.24.734Ricky NashFJR6–40.00.441Dan RiewaldFSR6–50.20.742Tanya WebbCSO6–73.93.144Robert ChapmanGSR6–25.93.145James CoutreCJR6–95.95.452Les DeYoungCJR6–9Mike LongakerGFR6–10.20.0 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1977-schedule.html 1976–77 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2017-02-21http://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 29, 1976 yes yes Central Michigan 76–81 Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI 0–1 Dec 4, 1976 yes Western Michigan 73–74 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 0–2 Dec 6, 1976 yes 9 North Carolina 58–81 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 0–3 Dec 11, 1976 yes Eastern Michigan 54–52 OT Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 1–3 Dec 15 yes Detroit Mercy 94–99 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 1–4 Dec 18, 1976 yes yes Canisius 82–59 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY 2–4 Dec 18, 1976 yes NC State 78–60 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 3–4 Dec 29, 1976 yes yes Holy Cross 61–70 Gator Bowl Tournament semifinals Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL 3–5 Dec 30, 1976 yes yes Jacksonville 63–65 Gator Bowl Tournament third place game Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL 3–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Big Ten regular season Jan. 6, 1977 84–61 Wisconsin Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 4–6 1–0 Jan 8, 1977 68–70 Northwestern Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 4–7 1–1 Jan 15, 1977 70–83 Michigan 6 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Rivalry 4–8 1–2 Jan 17, 1977 yes 61–60 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 5–8 2–2 Jan 20, 1977 67–58 Illinois Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 6–8 3–2 Jan 22, 1977 70–76 Purdue 19 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 6–9 3–3 Jan 24, 1977 yes 70–75 Minnesota 11 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 6–10 3–4 Jan 27, 1977 yes 58–66 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 6–11 3–5 Jan 29, 1977 yes 83–87 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 6–12 3–6 Feb 5, 1977 79–81 Indiana Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 6–13 3–7 Feb 7, 1977 yes 79–87 Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 6–14 3–8 Feb 12, 1977 yes 71–67 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 7–14 4–8 Feb 17, 1977 77–99 Minnesota 12 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 7–15 4–9 Feb 19, 1977 81–79 Iowa Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 8–15 5–9 Feb 26, 1977 yes 65–69 Michigan 3 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 8–16 5–10 Feb 28, 1977 80–79 Ohio State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 9–16 6–10 Mar 3, 1977 yes 69–78 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 9–17 6–11 Mar 5, 1977 yes 62–61 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 10–17 7–11 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1977-schedule.html 1976-77 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Spartans men's b Michigan