1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Maui Invitational Champions Oldsmobile Spartan Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 14
1991–92 record	22–8 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jud Heathcote (16th year)
Assistant coach	Tom Izzo
Assistant coach	Jim Boylen
Assistant coach	Stan Joplin
Captain	Mark Montgomery
Captain	Matt Steigenga
Home arena	Breslin Center

1991–92 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Ohio State	15	–	3	.833	26	–	6	.813
#5 Indiana	14	–	4	.778	27	–	7	.794
#15 Michigan	11	–	7	.611	24	–	9	.727
#14 Michigan State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	8	.733
Iowa	10	–	8	.556	19	–	11	.633
Purdue	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Minnesota	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	13	–	18	.419
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his 16th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 22–8, 11–7 to finish in third place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid as a No. 5 seed to the NCAA Tournament, the school's third consecutive trip to the Tournament. There they beat Missouri State^[1] before losing to Cincinnati in the Second Round in a rematch of an earlier Spartan win.^[2]

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1990–91 season with an overall record of 19–11, 11–7 to finish in third place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed. They beat Green Bay in the First Round and lost to Utah in the Second Round.

Roster

1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No	Name	Pos	Year	Height	Pts	Reb	Ast
20	Mark Bluem	F	FR	6–6	0.6	0.3	0.0
45	Ron Haley	F	JR	6–6	0.3	0.2	0.2
34	Anthony Miller	F	SO	6–9	7.2	5.2	0.8
11	Mark Montgomery	G	SR	6–2	7.0	3.7	6.3
54	Mike Peplowski	C	SR	6–10	13.3	8.3	1.1
24	Shawn Respert	G	FR	6–3	15.8	2.1	2.1
13	Eric Snow	G	FR	6–3	1.1	0.6	1.0
35	Matt Steigenga	F	SR	6–7	10.2	4.5	2.0
31	Dwayne Stephens	F	JR	6–7	11.1	5.0	2.8
3	Kris Weshinskey	G	SO	6–3	6.4	1.5	1.5
25	Jon Zulauf	F	JR	6–6	3.1	1.6	0.5

Source^[3]^[4]

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 1991*		vs. Lamar Maui Invitational	W 81–68	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Nov 26, 1991*		vs. Rice Maui Invitational semifinals	W 75–67	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Nov 27, 1991*		vs. No. 2 Arkansas Maui Invitational championship	W 78–59	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Dec 4, 1991*	No. 22	Nebraska	W 101–78	4–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 7, 1991*	No. 22	at Dayton	W 83–74	5–0	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
Dec 14, 1991*	No. 13	Detroit	W 91–75	6–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 17, 1991*	No. 12	UIC	W 75–51	7–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 1991*	No. 12	Cincinnati	W 90–89	8–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 27, 1991*	No. 9	Austin Peay Oldsmobile Spartan Classic Semifinals	W 82–71	9–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 28, 1991*	No. 9	Stanford Oldsmobile Spartan Classic Championship	W 72–62	10–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 7, 1992	No. 9	at No. 7 Ohio State	L 46–62	10–1 (0–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 11, 1992	No. 9	Illinois	W 77–75	11–1 (1–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 1992	No. 11	Northwestern	W 78–61	12–1 (2–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 18, 1992	No. 11	at Minnesota	L 86–70	12–2 (2–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 22, 1992	No. 14	at Purdue	W 66–61	13–2 (3–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Jan 29, 1992	No. 13	No. 15 Michigan Rivalry	L 79–89	13–3 (3–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 1, 1992	No. 13	No. 4 Indiana	W 72–64	14–3 (4–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 6, 1992	No. 11	at Iowa	L 63–77	14–4 (4–4)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 8, 1992	No. 11	at Wisconsin	W 79–64	15–4 (5–4)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
Feb 12, 1992	No. 12	Wisconsin	W 76–61	16–4 (6–4)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 15, 1992	No. 12	at No. 17 Michigan Rivalry	W 70–59	17–4 (7–4)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 19, 1992	No. 11	at No. 7 Indiana	L 73–103	17–5 (7–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Feb 22, 1992	No. 11	Purdue	W 62–65	18–5 (8–5)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 29, 1992	No. 12	No. 8 Ohio State	L 65–78	18–6 (8–6)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 5, 1992	No. 13	at Northwestern	W 72–65	19–6 (9–6)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Mar 7, 1992	No. 13	at Illinois	L 71–80	19–7 (9–7)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Mar 11, 1992	No. 16	No. 2 Minnesota	W 66–57	20–7 (10–7)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 15, 1992	No. 16	Iowa	W 64–53	21–7 (11–7)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(5 MW) No. 14	vs. (12 MW) Missouri State First Round	W 61–54	22–7	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
Mar 22, 1992*	(5 MW) No. 14	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Cincinnati Second Round	L 65–77	22–8	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source^[5].

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18
AP	NR	NR	22	13	12	9	9	9	11	14	13	11	12	11	12	13	16	14

Source.^[6]

References

↑ "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: MIDWEST; An Unlikely Scorer Helps Michigan State". The New York Times. 1992-03-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ Press, From Associated (1992-03-23). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : This Time, Cincinnati Holds Off Michigan State, 77-65". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1992.html
↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/201516basketballguide.pdf
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1992-schedule.html
↑ "1993 Michigan State Spartans". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Armory (1899–1918) IM Circle (1918–1930) Demonstration Hall (1930-1940) Jenison Fieldhouse (1940–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)

Rivalries	Michigan

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State student riots

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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