1996–97 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1996–97 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Oldsmobile Spartan Classic Champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1996–97 record	17–12 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Tom Crean (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Stan Heath (1st year)
Assistant coach	Mike Garland (1st year)
Captain	Steve Polonowski
Captain	Antonio Smith
Home arena	Breslin Center

1996–97 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Minnesota*	16	–	2	.889	31	–	4	.886
Iowa	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Purdue	12	–	6	.667	18	–	12	.600
#19 Illinois	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
Wisconsin	11	–	7	.611	18	–	10	.643
Indiana	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Michigan State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	12	.586
Ohio State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Penn State	3	–	15	.167	10	–	17	.370
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	7	–	22	.241
Michigan*	0	–	9	.000	0	–	11	.000

Rankings from AP Poll Michigan: 24 games vacated; including NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program Minnesota: 5G NCAA Tourn. vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan-(24-11)(9-9); Minnesota-(35-5)(16-2)

The 1996–97 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. They were coached by second-year head coach, Tom Izzo and were member of the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 17–12, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. MSU received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament for the second consecutive year where they defeated George Washington in the first round, but lost to Florida State in the second round.

This season was notable as the last season MSU did not make the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1995–96 season with an overall record of 16–11 and in sixth place in the Big Ten with a 9–9 record. Michigan State received an invitation to the NIT and advanced to the second round.

The Spartans lost Quinton Brooks (16.3 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 0.6 APG) to graduation and Jamie Feick (10.1 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 2.3 APG) to the NBA Draft following the season.

Season summary

The Spartans began the season looking for their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1995. They were led by freshman Mateen Cleaves (10.2 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 5.0 APG) and seniors Ray Weathers (13.6 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1.6 APG) and Jon Garavaglia (10.4 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.1 APG). The Spartans played no ranked teams in the non-conference season. MSU finished the non-conference season at 7–1.

The Spartans opened the Big Ten season with losses to No. 12 Indiana^[1] and No. 15 Minnesota.^[2] A four-game winning streak followed, but was stopped by a five-game losing streak including losses to No. 13 Michigan in a non-conference matchup^[3] and at No. 16 Michigan.^[4] The Spartans ended the season on a high note with a win over No. 25 Indiana. The Spartans finished in a tie for sixth place in the conference with a record of 16–11 overall and 9–9 in conference.

The Spartans received an invitation to the NIT for the second consecutive year. MSU beat George Washington in the first round^[5] and lost in the second round to Florida State.^[6] As of 2016, this is the last year MSU failed to make the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

1996–97 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Name	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Mateen Cleaves	FR	G	6'2"	10.2 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 5.0 Ast
Monte Evans		G	5'10"	0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Jon Garvaglia	SR	F	6'3"	10.4 Pts, 5.9 Reb, 1.1 Ast
A.J. Granger	FR	F	6'9"	1.2 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Thomas Kelley	JR	G	6'2"	5.1 Pts, 1.2 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Jason Klein	SO	F	6'7"	4.4 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Anthony Mull	SR	G	6'4"	2.0 Pts, 1.2 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Morris Peterson	FR	F	6'7"	6.8 Pts, 3.3 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Steve Polonowski	FR	F	6'9"	2.8 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Antonio Smith	SO	F	6'8"	8.5 Pts, 10.6 Reb, 1.5 Ast
David Thomas	FR	F		1.0 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Ray Weathers	SR	G	6'3"	13.6 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Jason Webber	FR	F	6'6"	1.4 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Dujuan Wiley	JR	C		1.4 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Source^[7]

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
Nov 7, 1996	Russia Select Team	W 84–71		Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 16, 1996	Marathon Basketball	L 68–69		Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 1996*	East Tennessee State	W 83–45	1–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 3, 1996*	Cleveland State	W 83–78	2–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 5, 1996*	UIC	W 90–60	3–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 14, 1997*	at Detroit	L 84–86 ^3OT	3–1	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Dec 17, 1996*	at Evansville	W 86–77	4–1	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
Dec 21, 1996*	Kansas State	W 75–43	5–1	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 27, 1996*	Kent State Oldsmobile Spartan Classic Semifinals	W 83–64	6–1	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 28, 1996*	Weber State Oldsmobile Spartan Classic Championship	W 83–51	7–1	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 2, 1997 , Creative Sports Local	at No. 12 Indiana	L 65–77	7–2 (0–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Jan 4, 1997 , Creative Sports Regional	No. 15 Minnesota	L 43–68	7–3 (0–2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 9, 1997 2:30 pm, ESPN	at Wisconsin	W 58–50	8–3 (1–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Jan 11, 1997 , Creative Sports Local	Ohio State	W 69–66	9–3 (2–2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 1997 , Creative Sports Local	at Penn State	W 69–85	10–3 (3–2)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Jan 18, 1997 , Creative Sports Regional	Iowa	W 75–62	11–3 (4–2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 22, 1997 , Creative Sports Local	Illinois	L 63–66	11–4 (4–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 25, 1997* , Creative Sports Local	No. 13 Michigan Rivalry (non-conference)	L 62–85	11–5	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 29, 1997 , Creative Sports Local	at Purdue	L 62–72	11–6 (4–4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Feb 1, 1997 , Creative Sports Regional	at No. 16 Michigan Rivalry	L 65–85	11–7 (4–5)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 8, 1997 , Creative Sports Regional	Purdue	L 62–77	11–8 (4–6)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 12, 1997 , Creative Sports Local	Iowa	W 69–67	12–8 (5–6)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 15, 1997 , Creative Sports Local	at No. 20 Illinois	L 68–79	12–9 (5–7)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Feb 19, 1997 , Creative Sports Local	at Northwestern	L 58–70	12–10 (5–8)	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Feb 22, 1997 , Creative Sports Local	Penn State	W 71–57	13–10 (6–8)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 26, 1997 , ESPN2	at Ohio State	W 67–65	14–10 (7–8)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
Mar 1, 1997 , Creative Sports Local	Wisconsin	W 68–49	15–10 (8–8)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 6, 1997 , Creative Sports Local	at No. 2 Minnesota	L 74–81	15–11 (8–9)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Mar 8, 1997 , Creative Sports Local	No. 25 Indiana	W 63–60	16–11 (9–9)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
NIT
Mar 12, 1998	George Washington	W 65–60	17–11	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 17, 1998	at Florida State	L 63–68	17–12	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source^[8]^[9] *As a result of the Big Ten moving to 11 teams with the addition of Penn State, teams were not guaranteed two games against each other. Accordingly, Michigan and Michigan State chose to play one game that did not count as a conference game.

References

↑ "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
↑ "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
↑ "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
↑ "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
↑ "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
↑ "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1997.html
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1997-schedule.html
↑ http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/96index.html

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

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