1977–78 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

























1977–78 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan State Spartans script.svg
Big Ten champions
Old Dominion Classic champions

NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
1977–78 record25–5 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Jud Heathcote (2nd season)
Assistant coachBill Berry
Assistant coachDon Monson
Assistant coachRobert McGriff
CaptainRobert Chapman
CaptainGreg Kelser
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse

Seasons


← 1976–77


1978–79 →























































































































































1977–78 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L 
PCT
No. 4 Michigan State
153 .833  255
 .833
No. 13 Indiana
126 .667  218
 .724
Minnesota126 .667  1710
 .630
Michigan117 .611  1611
 .593
Purdue117 .611  1611
 .593
Ohio State99 .500  1611
 .593
Illinois711 .389  1314
 .481
Iowa513 .278  1215
 .444
Northwestern414 .222  819
 .296
Wisconsin414 .222  819
 .296

Rankings from AP Poll)

The 1977–78 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1977–78 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 second-year head coach, Jud Heathcote. MSU finished the season 25–5, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten Championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Providence and Western Kentucky before losing to Kentucky in the Mideast Regional Final. The team was led by freshman Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Gregory Kelser.




Contents





  • 1 Previous season


  • 2 Roster and stats


  • 3 Schedule and results


  • 4 Awards and honors


  • 5 References




Previous season


The Spartans finished the 1976–77 season with a record of 10–17, 7–11 to finish in fifth place in Big Ten play.



Roster and stats










































































































































1977–78 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No
Name
Pos
Year
Height
Pts
Reb
Ast
32

Gregory Kelser
F
JR
6–7
17.7
9.1
1.3
33

Earvin Johnson
F
FR
6–8
17.0
7.9
7.4
44
Robert Chapman
G
SR
6–2
12.3
2.7
2.0
31

Jay Vincent
C
FR
6–8
11.3
3.7
1.0
15

Ron Charles
F
SO
6–7
6.3
1.4
0.3
11
Terry Donnelly
G
SO
6–2
6.0
1.4
2.4
12

Mike Brkovich
G
FR
6–4
2.3
0.6
0.7
43
Sten Feidrech
C
FR
7–0
1.6
1.9
0.4
45
James Couture
C
SR
6–9
1.8
1.2
0.0
25
Alfred Brown
G
SR
6–6
1.4
1.0
0.3
24
Len Williams
G
SO
6–0
2.2
0.4
0.4
21
Donald Flowers
G
SR
6–2
1.0
0.1
0.0
41
Dan Riewald
G
SR
6–5
0.5
0.8
0.2
22
Nate Philips
G
SR
6–4
0.0
0.3
0.3
23
Mike Longaker
G
SO
6–1
0.0
0.0
0.0
42
Rick Kaye
G
FR
6–7
0.0
0.0
0.0

Source[1][2]



Schedule and results




























































































































































































Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#Result
Record
Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season

Nov 28, 1977*




Central Michigan

W 68–61 
1–0

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Dec. 2, 1977*




vs. Rhode Island

W 92–64 
2–0

Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY

Dec 3, 1977*




at No. 12 Syracuse

L 67–75 
2–1

Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY

Dec 8, 1977*




Wichita State

W 84–57 
3–1

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 10, 1977*




Western Michigan

W 79–57 
4–1

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 19, 1977*




Middle Tennessee

W 72–51 
5–1

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 21, 1977*




at No. 15 Detroit Mercy

W 103–74 
6–1

Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

Dec 29, 1977*




vs. SMU
Old Dominion Classic semifinal

W 95–69 
7–1

Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA

Dec 30, 1977*




vs. New Hampshire
Old Dominion Classic championship

W 102–65 
8–1

Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
Big Ten regular season

Jan 5, 1978


No. 18

Minnesota

W 87–83 
9–1
(1–0)

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 7, 1978


No. 18

at Wisconsin

W 74–63 
10–1
(2–0)

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 12, 1978


No. 12

at Illinois

W 82–70 
11–1
(3–0)

Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

Jan 14, 1978


No. 12

Northwestern

W 67–63 
12–1
(4–0)

Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

Jan 19, 1978


No. 10

Purdue

W 60–51 
13–1
(5–0)

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 21, 1978


No. 10

Iowa

W 68–58 
14–1
(6–0)

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 26, 1978


No. 7

at Ohio State

W 70–60 
15–1
(7–0)

St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

Jan 28, 1978


No. 7

at Indiana

L 58–59 
15–2
(7–1)

Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

Feb 2, 1979


No. 7

Michigan
Rivalry

L 63–65 
15–3
(7–2)

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 4, 1978


No. 10

Indiana

W 68–59 
16–3
(8–2)

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 9, 1978


No. 10

at Iowa

W 71–70 
17–3
(9–2)

Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

Feb 11, 1978


No. 10

at Michigan
Rivalry

W 73–62 
18–3
(10–2)

Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

Feb 16, 1978


No. 10

at Purdue

L 80–99 
18–4
(10–3)

Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Feb 18, 1978


No. 10

Ohio State

W 66–56 
19–4
(11–3)

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 23, 1978


No. 10

Northwestern

W 66–56 
20–4
(12–3)

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 25, 1978


No. 10

Illinois

W 89–67 
21–4
(13–3)

Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Mar 2, 1978


No. 9

at Wisconsin

W 89–75 
22–4
(14–3)

Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

Mar 4, 1978


No. 9

at Minnesota

W 71–70 
23–4
(15–3)

Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

NCAA Tournament

Mar 11, 1978*


No. 6

vs. Providence
First Round

W 77–63 
24–4

Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN

Mar 16, 1978*


No. 4

vs. Western Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen

W 90–69 
25–4

University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH

Mar 18, 1978*


No. 4

vs. No. 1 Kentucky
Elite Eight

L 49–52 
25–5

University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=MidEast Region.

Source[3][4]


Awards and honors


  • Earvin "Magic" Johnson – All-Big Ten First Team


References




  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1978.html


  2. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/16-17MediaGuide.pdf


  3. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1978-schedule.html


  4. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/16-17MediaGuide.pdf










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