1984–85 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team


The 1984–85 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1984–85 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 ninth year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 19–10, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They received an at-large bid to the newly-expanded, 64-team NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. It marked the school's first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1979 when they won the championship. There they lost to UAB in the First Round.

1984–85 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Spartan Cutlass Classic champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record19–10 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse
Seasons
1984–85 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan 16 2   .889 26 4   .867
No. 12 Illinois 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
Purdue 11 7   .611 20 9   .690
Ohio State 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Iowa 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Michigan State 10 8   .556 19 10   .655
Indiana 7 11   .389 19 14   .576
Minnesota 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 14 14   .500
Northwestern 2 16   .111 6 22   .214
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 1983–84 season with a record of 15–13, 8–10 to finish in a tie for fifth place in Big Ten play.

Roster and statistics

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1984–85 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No Name Pos Year Height Pts Reb Ast
11 Sam Vincent G SR 6–2 23.0 3.9 4.0
4 Scott Skiles G JR 6–1 17.7 3.2 5.8
00 Ken Johnson C SR 6–8 10.8 10.2 0.6
35 Larry Polec F SR 6–8 8.7 4.4 1.0
13 Darryl Johnson G SO 6–2 5.3 1.7 1.3
24 Richard Mudd F SR 6–9 3.9 5.5 0.3
15 Ralph Walker F JR 6–8 2.3 1.4 0.4
45 Carlton Valentine F FR 6–6 1.6 1.2 0.0
40 Barry Fordham F SO 6–8 1.1 0.6 0.1
21 Greg Pedro G SO 6–4 1.0 0.6 0.5
20 Greg Vanek F JR 6–6 0.3 0.2 0.0

Source[1][2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 24, 1984*
at Canisius W 80–71  1–0
Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, NY
Nov 30, 1984*
Western Michigan
Spartan Cutlass Classic Semifinal
W 77–61  2–0
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 1, 1984*
Army
Spartan Cutlass Classic Championship
W 76–64  3–0
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 10, 1984*
Saint Peter's W 50–38  4–0
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 12, 1984*
at Western Illinois W 93–61  5–0
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
Dec 15, 1984*
Missouri W 79–61  6–0
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 18, 1984*
at George Washington W 68–54  7–0
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 22, 1984*
at Illinois-Chicago W 81–60  8–0
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
Dec 28, 1984*
vs. Boston College
Cabrillo Classic Semifinal
L 78–82  8–1
Peterson Gym 
San Diego, CA
Dec 29, 1984*
at San Diego State
Cabrillo Classic Third Place Game
W 77–61  9–1
Peterson Gym 
San Diego, CA
Big 10 regular season
Jan 3, 1985
Ohio State W 82–79  10–1
(1–0)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 5, 1985
No. 12 Indiana W 68–61  11–1
(2–0)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 10, 1985
No. 17 at Purdue W 81–72  12–1
(3–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 12, 1985
No. 17 No. 15 Illinois L 63–75  12–2
(3–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Jan 17, 1985
No. 19 Iowa L 65–79  12–3
(3–2)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 19, 1985
No. 19 Minnesota L 75–81  12–4
(3–3)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 24, 1985
at No. 18 Michigan
Rivalry
L 75–86  12–5
(3–4)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 31, 1985
at Wisconsin W 77–68  13–5
(4–4)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
Feb 2, 1985
at Northwestern W 68–54  14–5
(5–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Feb 7, 1985
No. 9 Illinois W 64–56  15–5
(6–4)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 9, 1985
Purdue L 65–66  15–6
(6–5)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 13, 1985
at Minnesota L 65–73  15–7
(6–6)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 16, 1985
at No. 11 Iowa W 57–55  16–7
(7–6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 21, 1985
No. 3 Michigan
Rivalry
L 73–75  16–8
(7–7)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 27, 1985
Northwestern W 61–47  17–8
(8–7)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 2, 1985
Wisconsin W 82–63  18–8
(9–7)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 7, 1985
at Indiana W 68–58  19–7
(10–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Mar 9, 1985
at Ohio State L 79–90  19–9
(10–8)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985
(10 MW) (7 MW) Alabama-Birmingham
First Round
L 68–70  19–10
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region Source[3].
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

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  • Sam Vincent – All-Big Ten First Team

References

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  1. ^ "1984-85 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats".
  2. ^ "2015-2016 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "1984-85 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".