1987–88 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 120 12th Basketball 1987–88 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference George Papadakos Carlton Valentine Ed Wright Big Ten 10–18 5–13 Jud Heathcote Tom Izzo Herb Williams Jim Boylan Jenison Fieldhouse The 1987–88 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1987–88 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 12th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with an overall record of 10–18, 5–13 to finish in eighth place in Big Ten play. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1987–88 season with an overall record of 11–17, 6–12 to finish in seventh place in Big Ten play. Roster and statistics 1987–88 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsRebAst45Carlton ValentineFSR6–513.35.61.520Ken RedfieldFSO6–711.75.12.321Steve SmithG/FFR6–610.74.02.941George PapadakosCSR7–010.15.70.635Ed WrightG/FSR6–66.21.83.310Kirk MannsGSO6–15.04.00.524Todd WolfeGJR6–54.42.10.843Bobby WorthingtonFSR6–74.04.10.523Jesse HallGFR6–33.30.60.844Scott SekalFSR6–81.50.20.122Andre RisonGJR6–01.30.92.355Mario IzzoCSR6–111.00.00.034David MuellerF/CSO6–90.51.00.230Jim SarkineFSR6–90.00.30.0 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1988.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 27, 1987 yes Detroit Mercy Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 65–63 1–0 Dec 2, 1987 yes Maine Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 87–44 2–0 Dec 5, 1987 yes George Washington Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 64–65 2–1 Dec 12, 1987 yes TCU Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 69–52 3–1 Dec 15, 1987 yes Illinois-Chicago Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 78–64 4–1 Dec 17, 1987 yes yes Eastern Michigan Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI 80–84 OT 4–2 Dec 19, 1987 yes yes Austin Peay Winfield Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 77–85 4–3 Dec 22, 1987 yes San Jose State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 82–68 5–3 Dec 29, 1987 yes yes Arizona 1 McKale Center Tucson, AZ Fiesta Basketball Classic semifinals 58–78 5–4 Dec 30, 1987 yes yes Florida 8 McKale Center Tucson, AZ Fiesta Basketball Classic third place game 59–83 5–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Big Ten regular season Jan 7, 1988 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 72–78 2OT 6,743 5–6 0–1 Jan 9, 1988 yes Illinois 19 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 62–77 5–7 0–2 Jan 14, 1988 Michigan 10 Rivlary Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 72–90 5–8 0–3 Jan 16, 1988 Indiana 15 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 75–74 OT 6–8 1–3 Jan 20, 1988 yes Purdue 5 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 67–68 6–9 1–4 Jan 27, 1988 Minnesota Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 56–59 6–10 1–5 Feb 1, 1988 Ohio State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 76–64 7–10 2–5 Feb 4, 1988 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 65–64 8–10 3–5 Feb 6, 1988 yes Iowa 13 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 77–101 15,500 8–11 3–6 Feb 10, 1988 Purdue 2 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 70–72 8–12 3–7 Feb 13, 1988 Illinois Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 65–83 8–13 3–8 Feb 18, 1988 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 58–95 8–14 3–9 Feb 22, 1988 yes Michigan 10 Rivalry Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 67–77 8–15 3–10 Feb 27, 1988 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 78–77 9–15 4–10 Mar 3, 1988 Iowa 11 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 87–103 8,777 9–16 4–11 Mar 5, 1988 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 61–62 9–17 4–12 Mar 10, 1988 Northwestern Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 55–53 10–17 5–12 Mar 12, 1988 Wisconsin Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 69–71 8,158 10–18 5–13 AP Poll, Central Timehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1988-schedule.html 1987-88 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