1973–74 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1973–74 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 Gus Ganakas in his fifth year as head coach of the Spartans. MSU finished the season 13–11, 8–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

1973–74 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13–11 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachRobert Nordmann
CaptainMike Robinson
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse
Seasons
1973–74 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Indiana 12 2   .857 23 5   .821
No. 6 Michigan 12 2   .857 22 5   .815
No. 11 Purdue 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
Wisconsin 8 6   .571 16 8   .667
Michigan State 8 6   .571 13 11   .542
Minnesota 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Iowa 5 9   .357 8 16   .333
Ohio State 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Northwestern 3 11   .214 9 15   .375
Illinois 2 12   .143 5 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 1972–73 season 13–11, 6–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Roster and statistics

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1973–74 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No Name Pos Year Height Pts Reb
12 William Glover G JR 6–2 7.0 2.2
15 Steve Borenstein G JR 5–10
21 David Cross F JR 6–5
22 Lovelle Rivers F JR 6–5 0.2 0.8
23 Benny White G SO 5–8 2.4 1.1
24 Cedric Milton C SO 6–9 4.7 3.4
25 Terry Furlow F SO 6–4 14.1 7.1
31 Mike Robinson G SR 5–11 22.4 2.9
32 Peter Davis G JR 6–1 5.4 1.2
33 Edgar Wilson F FR 6–4 2.7 1.6
34 Joe Shackleton F JR 6–2 0.3 0.1
41 Thomas McGill F JR 6–4 4.5 3.5
42 Brian Breslin F SR 6–5 4.4 2.6
44 Robert Chapman F FR 6–2
45 Lindsay Hairston C JR 6–7 16.2 13.6
Wayne Butler F FR 6–5
Dave Jackson F SO 6–4
Jim Shereda C SR 6–8
Kevin Vandenbussche G FR 6–4

Source[1][2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1973*
at Central Michigan W 78–70  1–0
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
Dec 8, 1973*
South Carolina L 63–74  1–1
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 10, 1973*
Eastern Michigan W 91–58  2–1
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 15, 1973*
Western Michigan W 85–76  3–1
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 18, 1973*
at Toledo L 51–79  3–2
The Field House 
Toledo, OH
Dec 22, 1973*
at Detroit Mercy L 71–73  3–3
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Dec 28, 1973*
vs. Boston College
Maryland Tournament
L 81–94  3–4
 
College Park, MD
Dec 29, 1973*
vs. Holy Cross
Maryland Tournament
W 97–85  4–4
 
College Park, MD
Jan 5, 1974
at Purdue L 75–77  4–5
(0–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 12, 1974
Ohio State W 83–75  5–5
(1–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 14, 1974
at Illinois W 90–82  6–5
(2–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 19, 1974
at No. 14 Michigan
Rivalry
L 82–84  6–6
(2–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 21, 1974
Iowa W 95–86  7–6
(3–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 26, 1974
at Minnesota W 67–66  8–6
(4–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 28, 1974
Illinois W 93–82  9–6
(5–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 2, 1974
Purdue W 76–74  10–6
(6–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 4, 1974*
No. 3 Notre Dame L 89–91  10–7
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 11, 1974
at Ohio State W 75–67  11–7
(7–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 16, 1974
Minnesota L 50–56  11–8
(7–3)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 23, 1974
Northwestern W 73–70  12–8
(8–3)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 25, 1974
at No. 10 Indiana L 85–91  12–9
(8–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Mar 2, 1974
at Wisconsin L 80–87  12–10
(8–5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
Mar 9, 1974
No. 16 Michigan
Rivalry
L 87–103  12–11
(8–6)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Source[3][4][5]

Awards and honors

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  • Lindsay Hairston – All-Big Ten First Team
  • Mike Robinson – All-Big Ten First Team

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1973-74 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Michigan State Spartans" (PDF). p. 158. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "1973-74 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Michigan State Spartans" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "1973-74 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.