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1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Spartan Cutlass Classic champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–12 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse
Seasons
1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Illinois 15 3   .833 26 5   .839
No. 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* 0 18   .000 0 28   .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Wisconsin forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (4–14, 8–20)

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.

Due to NCAA sanctions against Wisconsin for providing improper benefits for players,[1] MSU's official record for the year is 16–12, 9–9.

The season is notable as the first season future Spartan head coach Tom Izzo was an official assistant coach under Heathcote.

Previous season

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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 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bowling Green State before losing to Fresno State.

Roster and statistics

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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[2][3][4]

Schedule and results

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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[4][3]

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

Awards and honors

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  • Sam Vincent – All-Big Ten First Team

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA punishes Yoder, Wisconsin basketball (July 18, 1986)". Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "1983-84 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "2015-2016 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "1983-84 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "archives.chicagotribune.com/1986/07/18/page/51/article/ncaa-punishes-yoder-wisconsin-basketball". archives.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved October 30, 2016.