1974–75 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1974–75 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 17–9 10–8 Gus Ganakas Dick Versace Pat Miller Vernon Payne 6th Lindsay Hairston Jenison Fieldhouse 120 The 1974–75 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1974–75 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 sixth year as head coach of the Spartans. MSU finished the season 17–9, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1973–74 season 13–11, 8–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. Player walk-out The season stands as one of the ugliest moments in MSU athletics history as 10 players, led by captain Lindsay Hairston, followed by Bob Chapman, Pete Davis, Terry Furlow, Bill Glover, Thomas McGill, Cedric Milton, Lovelle Rivers, Benny White and Edgar Wilson, walked out of a team meeting before their game against Indiana on January 4, 1975.http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/college/msu/2015/01/07/msu-basketball-jeff-tropf/21407327/ Tropf returns to MSU 40 years after player walkout Lansing State Journal 2017-08-29 en At the time, it was assumed that the players were objecting to the fact that freshman Jeff Tropf, who was white, was starting over more experienced black players.https://www.landof10.com/big-ten/michigan-state-spartans-civil-rights-pioneer-reminds-us-just-as-he-reminded-the-big-ten-that-silence-isnt-always-the-best-option Michigan State civil rights pioneer reminds us — just as he reminded the Big Ten — that silence isn't always the best option 2016-07-31 Land of 10 2017-08-29 en-US 2017-08-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20170830004126/https://www.landof10.com/big-ten/michigan-state-spartans-civil-rights-pioneer-reminds-us-just-as-he-reminded-the-big-ten-that-silence-isnt-always-the-best-option dead Later, more complaints came to light including the arena being too cold during practice due to construction and the school's lack of emphasis on basketball. When the players returned an hour before game time, head coach Gus Ganakas suspended the players. As a result, the team fielded junior varsity players and Tropf for the game against Indiana and were blown out 107–55.https://www.si.com/vault/1975/01/13/617766/the-week THE WEEK Weiskopf Herman SI.com 2017-08-29 The next day, the suspended players aired their grievances with Ganakas, apologized, and were reinstated to the team. Tropf left the school after the season. Roster and statistics 1974–75 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsReb12William Glover GSR6–212.01.422Lovelle Rivers FSR6–50.823Benny WhiteGJR5–96.81.724Cedric MiltonCJR6–92.32.625Terry FurlowFJR6–520.46.832Peter DavisGSR6–19.00.833Edgar WilsonFSO6–53.42.641Thomas McGillFSR6–41.41.242James DudleyFFR6–50.90.844Robert ChapmanGSO6–24.41.345Lindsay HairstonCSR6–719.311.552Jeffrey TropfCFR6–75.15.4Dave JacksonMark Talaga Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1975-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| Regular season Dec 2, 1974 yes Central Michigan 82–78 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 1–0 Dec 7, 1974 yes Eastern Michigan 92–60 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 2–0 Dec 14, 1974 yes Western Michigan 62–59 Jennison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 3–0 Dec 20, 1974 yes yes San Francisco 86–78 War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA Cable Car Classic semifinals 4–0 Dec 21, 1974 yes yes Long Beach State 62–74 War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA Cable Car Classic final 4–1 Dec 23, 1974 yes yes Detroit Mercy 72–69 Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 5–1 Jan 2, 1975 yes Purdue 18 86–93 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 5–2 0–1 Jan 4, 1975 Indiana 2 55–107 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 5–3 0–2 Jan 6, 1975 Ohio State 88–84 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 6–3 1–2 Jan 11, 1975 Michigan 11 86–78 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI Rivalry 7–3 2–2 Jan 18, 1975 yes Minnesota 16 71–82 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 7–4 2–3 Jan 20, 1975 yes Iowa 79–83 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 7–5 2–4 Jan 25, 1975 Wisconsin 105–87 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 8–5 3–4 Jan 27, 1975 Northwestern 54–50 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 9–5 4–4 Feb 1, 1975 yes Illinois 75–60 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 10–5 5–4 Feb 3, 1975 yes Ohio State 101–83 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 11–5 6–4 Feb 5, 1975 yes yes Notre Dame 14 76–73 Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center South Bend, IN 12–5 Feb 8, 1975 yes Michigan 84–96 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 12–6 6–5 Feb 15, 1975 Minnesota 86–81 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 13–6 7–5 Feb 17, 1975 Iowa 90–78 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 14–6 8–5 Feb 22, 1975 yes Wisconsin 96–103 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 14–7 8–6 Feb 24, 1975 yes Northwestern 66–67 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 14–8 8–7 Mar 1, 1975 Illinois 96–82 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 15–8 9–7 Mar 3, 1975 Purdue 84–82 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 16–8 10–7 Mar 8, 1975 yes Indiana 1 79–94 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 16–9 10–8 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1975-schedule.html 1974-75 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Awards and honors Terry Furlow – All-Big Ten First Team Terry Furlow – Big Ten Scoring Champion (20.2 ppg in-conference) Lindsay Hairston – All-Big Ten First Team References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Spartans men's b Michigan