1971–72 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1971–72 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 13–11 6–8 Gus Ganakas Robert Nordmann Matthew Aitch 3rd Ronald Gutkowski Patrick Miller Jenison Fieldhouse 120 The 1971–72 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1971–72 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 third year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 13–11, 6–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1970–71 season 10–14, 4–10 in Big Ten play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. Roster and statistics 1971–72 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsReb10Brad VanPeltFJR6–51.21.211Gary GanakasGJR5–54.82.315John BeningtonGJR6–10.4–21Tery FaganGSO5–110.4–22Bill KilgoreCJR6–714.811.124Ron GutkowskiFSR6–63.32.325Billy Joe DuPreeFSR6–41.0–31Mike RobinsonGSO5–1124.83.032Jeff VanderLendeCJR6–7––34Tyrone LewisGSO6–12.71.135Pat MillerG/FSR6–29.25.441Allen SmithFJR6–79.05.642Brian BreslinFJR6–58.05.544Mike RidleyFSO6–41.50.643William CohrsCSR6–60.41.2 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1972.html 1971-72 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2017-05-04http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/16-17MediaGuide.pdf Michigan State Spartans 2016-17 Media Guide 2017-05-04 2019-04-15 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 dead Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Regular season Dec 1, 1971 yes yes Missouri 67–77 Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO 0–1 Dec 4, 1971 yes South Alabama 87–72 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 1–1 Dec 11, 1971 yes Western Michigan 66–65 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 2–1 Dec 13, 1971 yes yes Kentucky 7 91–85 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 3–1 Dec 17, 1971 yes yes Colorado State 67–63 Stokely Center Knoxville, TN Volunteer Classic semifinals 4–1 Dec 18, 1971 yes yes Tennessee 61–85 Stokely Center Knoxville, TN Volunteer Classic championship 4–2 Dec 20, 1971 yes yes Butler 77–71 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 5–2 Dec 27, 1971 yes yes Texas A&M 67–65 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX Bluebonnet Classic semifinals 6–2 Dec 28, 1971 yes yes Houston 73–106 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX Bluebonnet Classic championship 6–3 Jan 8, 1972 yes Michigan 75–83 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 6–4 0–1 Jan 11, 1972 Wisconsin 83–76 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 7–4 1–1 Jan 18, 1972 yes Northwestern 69–76 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 7–5 1–2 Jan 22, 1972 Minnesota 17 57–67 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 7–6 1–3 Jan 29, 1972 Indiana 83–73 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 8–6 2–3 Feb 1, 1972 yes Notre Dame 98–74 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 9–6 Feb 5, 1972 yes Indiana 69–83 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 9–7 2–4 Feb 8, 1972 Illinois 89–79 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 10–7 3–4 Feb 12, 1972 yes Iowa 100–91 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 11–7 4–4 Feb 19, 1972 yes Purdue 68–92 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 11–8 4–5 Feb 26, 1972 Iowa 98–102 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 11–9 4–6 Feb 29, 1972 yes Wisconsin 74–101 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 11–10 4–7 Mar 4, 1972 Michigan 16 96–62 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 12–10 5–7 Mar 7, 1972 yes Ohio State 73–92 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 12–11 5–8 Mar 11, 1972 Northwestern 57–54 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 13–11 6–8 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1972-schedule.html 1971-72 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Spartans basketball Michigan State Spartans basketball