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1977–78 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year1977–78
teamMichigan State Spartans
imageMichigan State Spartans script.svg
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
CoachRank5
APRank4
record25–5
conf_record15–3
head_coachJud Heathcote
hc_year2nd
asst_coach1Bill Berry
asst_coach2Don Monson
asst_coach3Robert McGriff
captainRobert Chapman
captain2Greg Kelser
stadiumJenison Fieldhouse
championBig Ten champions
Old Dominion Classic champions
bowl[NCAA Tournament](1979-ncaa-men-s-division-i-basketball-tournament)
bowl_resultElite Eight
image_size120

Old Dominion Classic champions The 1977–78 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by second-year head coach, Jud Heathcote. MSU finished the season 25–5, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten Championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Providence and Western Kentucky before losing to Kentucky in the Mideast Regional Final. The team was led by freshman Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Gregory Kelser.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1976–77 season with a record of 10–17, 7–11 to finish in fifth place in Big Ten play.

Roster and stats

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32Gregory KelserFJR6–717.79.11.3
33Earvin JohnsonFFR6–817.07.97.4
44Robert ChapmanGSR6–212.32.72.0
31Jay VincentCFR6–811.33.71.0
15Ron CharlesFSO6–76.31.40.3
11Terry DonnellyGSO6–26.01.42.4
12Mike BrkovichGFR6–42.30.60.7
43Sten FeidrechCFR7–01.61.90.4
45James CoutureCSR6–91.81.20.0
25Alfred BrownGSR6–61.41.00.3
24Len WilliamsGSO6–02.20.40.4
21Donald FlowersGSR6–21.00.10.0
41Dan RiewaldGSR6–50.50.80.2
22Nate PhilipsGSR6–40.00.30.3
23Mike LongakerGSO6–10.00.00.0
42Rick KayeGFR6–70.00.00.0

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Schedule and results

|- !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| Big Ten regular season |- !colspan=9 style=|NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

  • Earvin "Magic" Johnson – All-Big Ten First Team

References

References

  1. "1977-78 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats".
  2. "16-17 Michigan State Spartans". [[Michigan State University]].
  3. "1977-78 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".
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