1995–96 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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1995–96 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan State Spartans script.svg
NIT, Second round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record16–16 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
  1994–95
1996–97  
1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Indiana [a] 135 .7222011  .645
No. 18 Penn State 126 .667217  .750
No. 21 Iowa [b] 126 .667248  .750
Minnesota [c] 117 .6112010  .667
Wisconsin [d] 99 .5001814  .563
Michigan State 99 .5001616  .500
Illinois 711 .3891813  .581
No. 4 Purdue [e] 612 .333723  .233
Ohio State [f] 513 .2781215  .444
Northwestern [g] 414 .222918  .333
Michigan [h] 18 .111110  .091
Rankings from AP Poll
Records above are after NCAA sanctions against Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan as noted: [1]
  1. Indiana adjusted from 12–6, 19–12
  2. Iowa adjusted from 11–7, 23–9
  3. Minnesota adjusted from 10–8, 19–13 (vacated 2 games)
  4. Wisconsin adjusted from 8–10, 17–15
  5. Purdue adjusted from 15–3, 26–6 (forfeit 18 wins, vacated 2 games)
  6. Ohio State adjusted from 3–15, 10–17
  7. Northwestern adjusted from 2–16, 7–20
  8. Michigan adjusted from 10–8/21–11 (vacated 21 games)

The 1995–96 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Tom Izzo in his first year as head coach after 11 years as an assistant coach. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 16–16, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Washington before losing to Fresno State in the second round.

Contents

The season marked the last time, as of 2023, that Michigan State did not finish the season with a winning record.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1994–95 season with a record of 22–6, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. Michigan State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Southeast region where they lost to Weber State in the first round.

Roster and statistics

1995–96 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
NameClassPosHeightSummary
Damion BeatheaSRF6'7"5.9 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Quinton BrooksSRF6'7"16.3 Pts, 5.6 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Jamie Feick SRC6'9"10.1 Pts, 9.5 Reb, 2.3 Ast
Jon Garavaglia JRF6'9"5.1 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 1.1 Ast
David HartSRG6'4"0.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Thomas KelleySOG6'2"5.1 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 3.6 Ast
Jason KleinFRG6'7"2.1 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Anthony MullJRG6'4"2.8 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Steve NicodemusSRG6'4"0.7 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Morris Peterson FRF6'7"0.5 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Steve PolonowskiJRF6'9"0.5 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Mike RespertJRG5'11"2.4 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Antonio SmithFRF6'8"4.3 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Ray WeathersJRG6'3"9.7 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 2.3 Ast
[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 20, 1995*
at  Chaminade
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 69–66 1–0
Lahaina Civic Center  
Maui, HI
Nov 21, 1995*
vs. No. 20  North Carolina
Maui Invitational Tournament semifinals
L 70–92 1–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
Nov 22, 1995*
Santa Clara
Maui Invitational Tournament third place game
L 71–77 [3]  1–2
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
Nov 28, 1995*
at No. 25  Arkansas
Great Eight
W 75–72 2–2
The Palace of Auburn Hills  
Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 2, 1995*
at No. 18  Louisville L 59–79 2–3
Freedom Hall  
Louisville, KY
Dec 6, 1995*
Evansville W 67–63 3–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 10, 1995*
Detroit Mercy L 61–63 3–4
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 16, 1995*
at  Kansas State W 67–64 4–4
Bramlage Coliseum  
Manhattan, KS
Dec 18, 1995*
at  Oklahoma State L 57–68 4–5
Gallagher-Iba Arena  
Stillwater, OK
Dec 21, 1995*
East Tennessee State W 63–57 5–5
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 29, 1995*
Central Michigan
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic
L 62–69 5–6
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 30, 1995*
Idaho State
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic
W 68–55 6–6
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 4, 1996
Indiana W 65–60 7–6
(1–0)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 6, 1996
at No. 13  Illinois W 68–58 8–6
(–0)
Assembly Hall  
Champaign, IL
Jan 13, 1996
No. 23  Michigan
Rivalry
L 54–76 8–7
(2–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 17, 1996
at  Wisconsin L 48–61 8–8
(2–2)
Kohl Center  
Madison, WI
Jan 20, 1996
No. 16  Iowa W 62–60 9–8
(3–2)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 24, 1996
Northwestern W 68–54 10–8
(4–2)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 27, 1996
at  Minnesota W 68–54 11–8
(5–2)
Williams Arena  
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 31, 1996
No. 10  Penn State W 61–58 12–8
(6–2)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 3, 1996
at No. 17  Purdue L 51–56 12–9
(6–3)
Mackey Arena  
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 7, 1996
Ohio State W 55–41 13–9
(7–3)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 10, 1996
at No. 10 Penn StateL 50–54 13–10
(7–4)
Rec Hall  
University Park, PA
Feb 14, 1996
MinnesotaL 63–64 13–11
(7–5)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 17, 1996
at NorthwesternW 75–57 14–11
(8–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena  
Evanston, IL
Feb 21, 1996
at No. 18 IowaL 47–83 14–12
(8–6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena  
Iowa City, IA
Feb 24, 1996
WisconsinL 52–73 14–13
(8–7)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 27, 1996
at Michigan
Rivalry
L 46–75 14–14
(8–8)
Crisler Arena  
Ann Arbor, MI
Mar 6, 1996
IllinoisW 77–67 15–14
(9–8)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 10, 1996
at IndianaL 53–57 15–15
(9–9)
Assembly Hall  
Bloomington, IN
NIT
Mar 12, 1996*
Washington
first round
W 64–50 [4]  16–15
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 19, 1996*
at  Fresno State
second round
L 63–68 16–16
Selland Arena  
Fresno, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time
Source [5] .

References

  1. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 56. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. "1995-96 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  3. "MAUI INVITATIONAL : Villanova Wins Title, 77-75". The Los Angeles Times . November 23, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. "Michigan State defense handles Huskies, 64-50". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 14, 1996. p. 3D.
  5. "1995-96 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.