1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Spartan Cutlass Classic Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1983–84 record 15–12 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach Jud Heathcote (8th year)
Assistant coach Tom Izzo
Assistant coach Silas Taylor
Assistant coach Mike Deane
Captain Ben Tower
Captain Kevin Willis
Home arena Jenison Fieldhouse
1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Illinois 15 3   .833     26 5   .839
#10 Purdue 15 3   .833     22 7   .759
Indiana 13 5   .722     22 9   .710
Michigan 10 8   .556     24 9   .727
Michigan State 8 10   .444     15 13   .536
Ohio State 8 10   .444     15 14   .517
Northwestern 5 13   .278     14 14   .500
Minnesota 6 12   .333     15 13   .536
Iowa 6 12   .333     13 15   .464
Wisconsin 4 14   .222     8 20   .286
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1983–84 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 eighth year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 15–13, 8–10 to finish in a tie for fifth place in Big Ten play.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1982–83 season with a record of 17–13, 9–9 to finish in sixth place in Big Ten play. The Spartans received an invitation to the NIT where they defeated Bowling Green State before losing to Fresno State.

Roster

1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No Name Pos Year Height Pts Reb Ast
4 Scott Skiles G SO 6–1 14.5 2.2 4.6
11 Sam Vincent G JR 6–2 15.6 2.7 3.0
42 Kevin Willis C SR 7–0 11.0 7.7 0.3
35 Larry Polec F JR 6–8 6.0 3.9 0.9
13 Darryl Johnson G FR 6–2 6.0 1.1 1.2
00 Ken Johnson F JR 6–8 8.5 6.9 0.2
20 Ben Tower F SR 6–8 5.8 4.5 1.4
44 Patrick Ford G/F SO 6–5 6.1 2.2 0.5
15 Ralph Walker F SO 6–8 1.7 1.1 0.3
24 Richard Mudd F/C SR 6–9 1.0 2.2 0.1
21 Greg Pedro G FR 6–4 1.0 0.3 0.2
40 Barry Fordham F FR 6–8 0.5 0.4 0.0
10 Tim Gore G SR 6–4 0.2 0.3 0.2

Source[1][2][3]

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season

Nov 25, 1983
No. 12 Central Michigan
Spartan Cutlass Classic
W 73–52  1–0
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Nov 26, 1983
No. 12 Western Michigan
Spartan Cutlass Classic
W 81–52  2–0
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 1, 1983
No. 11 vs. Saint Peter's L 66–73  2–1
 
 

Dec 3, 1983
No. 11 Illinois-Chicago W 99–82  3–1
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing

Dec 12, 1983
No. 17 at Cleveland State W 71–62  4–1
Woodling Gym 
Cleveland, OH

Dec 15, 1983
No. 17 Brooklyn W 85–72  5–1
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing. MI

Dec 22, 1983
No. 19 at Missouri L 66–79  5–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

Dec 28, 1983
vs. Alabama
Cotton States Classic semifinal
L 69–81  5–3
The Omni 
Atlanta, GA

Dec 29, 1983
vs. Nebraska
Cotton States Classic third place game
W 58–45  6–3
The Omni 
Atlanta, GA

Jan 4, 1984
Iowa W 73–72  7–3
(1–0)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 7, 1984
Northwestern L 69–76  7–4
(1–1)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 12, 1984
at Wisconsin L 74–81†  7–5
(1–2)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

Jan 14, 1984
at Minnesota L 61–69  7–6
(1–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

Jan 19, 1984
Indiana L 62–70 OT 7–7
(1–4)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 21, 1984
Ohio State L 68–82  7–8
(1–5)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 26, 1984
No. 9 Illinois L 40–46  7–9
(1–6)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

Jan 28, 1984
Purdue L 54–72  7–10
(1–7)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Feb 2, 1984
Michigan
Rivalry
W 72–67  8–10
(2–7)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 5, 1984
Oregon State W 56–55  9–10
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 11, 1984
Michigan
Rivalry
L 61–71  9–11
(2–8)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

Feb 16, 1984
No. 11 Purdue W 63–42  10–11
(3–8)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 19, 1984
No. 7 Illinois L 53–70  10–12
(3–9)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 22, 1984
Ohio State L 70–86  10–13
(3–10)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

Feb 26, 1984
Indiana W 57–54  11–13
(4–10)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

Mar 1, 1984
Minnesota W 83–62  12–13
(5–10)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Mar 3, 1984
Wisconsin W 78–59  13–13
(6–10)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

Mar 8, 1984
Northwestern W 63–55  14–13
(7–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

Mar 11, 1984
Iowa W 51–44  15–13
(8–10)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time

Source[3][4]
†Game forfeited by Wisconsin due to NCAA violations at a later date[5].

References

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