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1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–17 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse
Seasons
1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Indiana 15 3   .833 30 4   .882
No. 7 Purdue 15 3   .833 25 5   .833
No. 6 Iowa 14 4   .778 30 5   .857
No. 11 Illinois 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
Michigan 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Ohio State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Michigan State 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
Minnesota 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
Northwestern 2 16   .111 7 21   .250
As of March 30, 1987[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1986–87 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 11th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 11–17, 6–12 to finish in seventh place in Big Ten play.

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 1985–86 season with a record of 23–8, 12–6 to finish in third place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated No. 12-seeded Washington and No. 4-seeded Georgetown to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No. 1-seeded Kansas.

Roster and statistics

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1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No Name Pos Year Height Pts Reb Ast
13 Darryl Johnson G SR 6–2 22.1 3.7 4.0
23 Vernon Carr G/F SR 6–6 13.8 4.5 3.4
45 Carlton Valentine F JR 6–5 11.1 5.6 1.1
10 Kirk Manns G FR 6–1 7.3 1.3 1.4
40 Barry Fordham F/C SR 6–8 5.8 4.8 0.6
42 Todd Wolfe G/F SO 6–5 5.3 1.8 1.0
35 Ed Wright G/F JR 6–6 4.1 1.8 2.2
41 George Papadakos C JR 7–0 3.4 2.6 0.3
43 Bobby Worthington F JR 6–7 1.9 1.8 0.4
20 Ken Redfield F FR 6–7 1.4 1.1 0.6
44 Scott Sekal F SO 6–8 0.9 0.6 0.1
55 Mario Izzo C SO 6–11 0.6 0.7 0.1
30 Jim Sarkine F SO 6–9 0.3 0.4 0.0

Source[2][3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 28, 1986*
Eastern Michigan
Spartan Cutlass Classic semifinal
W 99–83  1–0
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Nov 29, 1986*
No. 9 Navy
Spartan Cutlass Classic championship
L 90–91  1–1
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 2, 1986*
Brooklyn W 80–62  2–1
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 4, 1986*
at Maine L 81–84  2–2
Alfond Arena 
Orono, ME
Dec 6, 1986*
at George Washington W 77–62  3–2
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, DC
Dec 13, 1986*
Iowa State W 86–85  4–2
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 16, 1986*
at Illinois–Chicago L 65–74  4–3
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
Dec 20, 1986*
at Texas Christian L 47–66  4–4
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
Dec 29, 1986*
vs. Brigham Young
Cable Car Classic semifinals
L 88–96  4–5
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 30, 1986*
vs. Wake Forest
Cable Car Classic third place game
W 71–62  5–5
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, CA
Big Ten regular season
Jan 3, 1987
at No. 2 Purdue L 72–87  5–6
(0–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 5, 1987
at No. 16 Illinois L 72–79  5–7
(0–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Jan 8, 1987
No. 4 Indiana L 60–79  5–8
(0–3)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 10, 1987
Ohio State W 90–80  6–8
(1–3)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 1987
at Michigan
Rivalry
L 70–74  6–9
(1–4)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 22, 1987
at Wisconsin L 71–78  7–9
(2–4)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
Jan 28, 1987
at Northwestern L 65–67  7–10
(2–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Jan 29, 1987
No. 2 Iowa L 75–89  7–11
(2–6)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 31, 1987
Minnesota W 72–60  8–11
(3–6)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 4, 1987
at No. 2 Indiana L 80–84  8–12
(3–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 9, 1987
at Ohio State L 72–90  8–13
(3–8)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 15, 1987
Michigan
Rivalry
W 90–81  9–13
(4–8)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 19, 1987
Northwestern W 96–71  10–13
(5–8)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 21, 1987
Wisconsin L 63–65  10–14
(6–8)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 26, 1987
at No. 7 Iowa L 64–93  10–15
(6–9)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 28, 1987
at Minnesota W 77–67  11–15
(7–9)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 4, 1987
No. 3 Purdue L 59–69  11–16
(7–10)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 7, 1987
No. 12 Illinois L 64–77  11–17
(7–11)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[4].

References

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  1. ^ "1986-87 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "1989 Michigan State Spartans". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "2015-2016 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "1986-87 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".