1975–76 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1975–76 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 14–13 10–8 Gus Ganakas Dick Versace Pat Miller Vernon Payne 7th Terry Furlow Jenison Fieldhouse 120 The 1975–76 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1975–76 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 Gus Ganakas in his seventh and final year as head coach of the Spartans. MSU finished the season 14–13, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. Ganakas was fired as head coach after the season due, in part to the walk-out of black players in 1975 and as part of an athletic department purge.http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2017/08/28/former-michigan-state-coach-jud-heathcoate-dies-age-90/610920001/ Former Michigan State basketball coach Jud Heathcote dies at age 90 Detroit Free Press 2017-08-29 en Ganakas would continue as an assistant athletic director for MSU until 1998.http://www.spartansportsnetwork.com/modules.php?name=Pages&sp_id=194&m1=5&m2=16&mr=t Michigan State Radio Spartan Sports Network Big Ten Radio www.spartansportsnetwork.com en 2017-02-21 2017-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20170829204345/http://www.spartansportsnetwork.com/modules.php?name=Pages&sp_id=194&m1=5&m2=16&mr=t dead Previous season The Spartans finished the 1974–75 season 17–9, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. Roster and statistics 1975–76 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsRebAst12Milt WileyGFR5–111.60.31.015Kevin VandenbusscheGJR6–40.20.20.421Paul StollGJR6–20.00.00.022Lovelle RiversCSR6–51.32.80.323Benny WhiteGSR5–96.31.93.924Cedric MiltonCSR6–96.55.30.825Terry FurlowFSR6–529.47.73.232Greg KelserFFR6–611.79.51.233Edgar WilsonFJR6–57.75.41.634Ricky NashFSO6–40.91.30.141Dan RiewaldFJR6–51.51.20.342Tanya WebbFFR6–81.51.10.044Robert ChapmanGJR6–214.63.52.045David JordanFSO6–552Patrick HolewinskiCSR6–100.60.00.3 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1976-schedule.html 1975–76 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 Dec 1, 1975 yes Central Michigan 69–61 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 1–0 Dec 6, 1975 yes yes Eastern Michigan 79–85 Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI 1–1 Dec 8, 1975 yes Canisius 83–68 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 2–1 Dec 13, 1975 yes yes Western Michigan 68–78 University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 2–2 Dec 20, 1975 yes ye NC State 9 75–84 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 2–3 Dec 22, 1975 yes yes Detroit Mercy 82–85 Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 2–4 Dec 29, 1975 yes yes Southern Miss 89–77 Franklin Street Gym Richmond, VA VCU Invitational semifinals 3–4 Dec 30, 1975 yes yes VCU 75–80 Franklin Street Gym Richmond, VA VCU Invitational championship 3–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Big Ten regular season Jan 3, 1976 yes Wisconsin 63–70 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 3–6 0–1 Jan 5, 1976 Iowa 105–88 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 4–6 1–1 Jan 8, 1976 yes Northwestern 89–105 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 4–7 1–2 Jan 10, 1976 Ohio State 92–82 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 5–7 2–2 Jan 12, 1976 Indiana 1 57–69 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 5–8 2–3 Jan 17, 1976 yes Michigan 16 Rivalry 63–66 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 5–9 2–4 Jan 24, 1976 yes Illinois 74–63 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 6–9 3–4 Jan 24, 1976 yes Purdue 66–65 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 7–9 4–4 Jan 31, 1976 Minnesota 75–63 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 8–9 5–4 Feb 2, 1976 Northwestern 91–71 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 9–9 6–4 Feb 7, 1976 yes Ohio State 83–82 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 10–9 7–4 Feb 9, 1976 yes Indiana 1 70–85 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 10–10 7–5 Feb 14, 1976 Michigan 16 Rivalry 64–81 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Mi 10–11 7–6 Feb 21, 1976 Illinois 69–59 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 11–11 8–6 Feb 23, 1976 Purdue 89–76 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 12–11 9–6 Feb 28, 1976 yes Minnesota 61–71 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 12–12 9–7 Mar 1, 1976 yes Iowa 93–88 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 13–12 10–7 Mar 6, 1976 Wisconsin 82–86 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 13–13 10–8 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1976-schedule.html 1975-76 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Awards and honors Terry Furlow – All-Big Ten First Team Terry Furlow – Big Ten Scoring Champion (31.0 ppg in-conference) References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Spartans men's b Michigan