1982–83 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1982–83 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 seventh year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 17–13, 9–9 to finish in a tie for 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.

1982–83 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Spartan Cutlass Classic champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1982–83 record17–13 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coachJud Heathcote (7th season)
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Bill Cawood
  • Derek Perry
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse
1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Indiana135 .722  246  .800
Purdue117 .611  219  .700
Ohio State117 .611  2010  .667
Illinois117 .611  2111  .656
Iowa108 .556  2110  .677
Minnesota99 .500  1811  .621
Michigan State99 .500  1713  .567
Northwestern711 .389  1713  .567
Michigan612 .333  1513  .536
Wisconsin315 .167  820  .286
Rankings from AP Poll)

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1981–82 season with a record of 11–17, 6–12 to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Roster and statistics

1982–83 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No Name Pos Year Height Pts Reb Ast
10 Tim Gore G JR 6–4 0.3 0.2 0.2
11 Sam Vincent G SO 6–2 16.6 2.6 4.9
14 Matt Carrington G SO 6–1 0.3 0.1 0.3
15 Ralph Walker F FR 6–8 1.3 0.5 0.3
20 Ben Tower F JR 6–7 5.9 4.7 1.7
22 Bill Cawood G/F SR 6–7 1.2 0.7 0.3
24 Richard Mudd F/C JR 6–9 2.5 2.5 0.1
25 Scott Skiles G FR 6–1 12.5 2.1 4.9
35 Larry Polec F SO 6–8 4.5 2.8 1.4
40 Paul Horton C SO 6–9
41 Derek Perry F SR 6–6 9.1 3.9 0.8
42 Kevin Willis C JR 7–0 13.3 9.6 0.3
44 Patrick Ford G/F FR 6–5 4.7 1.7 1.0
45 Sterling William F JR 6–6

Source[1][2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1982*
Western Michigan
Spartan Cutlass Classic semifinals
W 72–65  1–0
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Nov 27, 1982*
Central Michigan
Spartan Cutlass Classic championship
W 62–47  2–0
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Nov 29, 1982*
at Boise State W 71–58  3–0
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID
Dec 4, 1982*
BYU W 63–55  4–0
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 11, 1982*
No. 18 NC State L 41–45  4–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Dec 13, 1982*
at Cincinnati W 78–69  5–1
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 18, 1982*
Detroit Mercy W 75–72  6–1
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 1982*
Cleveland State W 95–56  7–1
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 28, 1982*
vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Sugar Bowl Tournament semifinals
L 66–71  7–2
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Dec 29, 1982*
at Tulane
Sugar Bowl Tournament third place game
L 58–81  7–3
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Big Ten regular season
Jan 5, 1983
at No. 8 Iowa W 61–59  8–3
(1–0)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 8, 1983
at Northwestern L 51–62  8–4
(1–1)
Alumni Hall 
Evanston, IL
Jan 13, 1983
Wisconsin W 86–66  9–4
(2–1)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 1983
No. 17 Minnesota L 67–69  9–5
(2–2)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 20, 1983
at No. 2 Indiana L 85–89  9–6
(2–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 22, 1983
at Ohio State L 69–74  9–7
(2–4)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Jan 27, 1983
Illinois L 71–78  9–8
(2–5)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 29, 1983
Purdue W 83–67  10–8
(3–5)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 5, 1983
at Michigan
Rivalry
W 70–65  11–8
(4–5)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 12, 1983
Michigan
Rivalry
L 67–74  11–9
(4–6)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 17, 1983
at Purdue L 55–61  11–10
(4–7)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 19, 1983
at Illinois L 61–69  11–11
(4–8)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Feb 24, 1983
No. 15 Ohio State W 101–94  12–11
(5–8)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 26, 1983
No. 4 Indiana W 62–54  13–11
(6–8)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 3, 1983
at Minnesota W 79–67  14–11
(7–8)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 5, 1983
at Wisconsin W 91–65  15–11
(8–8)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
Mar 9, 1983
Northwestern W 63–58  16–11
(9–8)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 12, 1983
Iowa L 57–75  16–12
(9–9)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
NIT
Mar 18, 1983
Bowling Green State
first round
W 72–71  17–12
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 21, 1983
Fresno State
first round
L 58–72  17–13
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time

Source[3][4].

References

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