1987–88 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1987–88 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 12th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with an overall record of 10–18, 5–13 to finish in eighth place in Big Ten play.

1987–88 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–18 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • George Papadakos
  • Carlton Valentine
  • Ed Wright
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse
Seasons
1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Purdue 16 2   .889 29 4   .879
No. 10 Michigan 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
No. 17 Iowa 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
No. 16 Illinois 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Indiana 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
Ohio State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 12 16   .429
Michigan State 5 13   .278 10 18   .357
Minnesota 4 14   .222 10 18   .357
Northwestern 2 16   .111 7 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 1987–88 season with an overall record of 11–17, 6–12 to finish in seventh place in Big Ten play.

Roster and statistics

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1987–88 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No Name Pos Year Height Pts Reb Ast
45 Carlton Valentine F SR 6–5 13.3 5.6 1.5
20 Ken Redfield F SO 6–7 11.7 5.1 2.3
21 Steve Smith G/F FR 6–6 10.7 4.0 2.9
41 George Papadakos C SR 7–0 10.1 5.7 0.6
35 Ed Wright G/F SR 6–6 6.2 1.8 3.3
10 Kirk Manns G SO 6–1 5.0 4.0 0.5
24 Todd Wolfe G JR 6–5 4.4 2.1 0.8
43 Bobby Worthington F SR 6–7 4.0 4.1 0.5
23 Jesse Hall G FR 6–3 3.3 0.6 0.8
44 Scott Sekal F SR 6–8 1.5 0.2 0.1
22 Andre Rison G JR 6–0 1.3 0.9 2.3
55 Mario Izzo C SR 6–11 1.0 0.0 0.0
34 David Mueller F/C SO 6–9 0.5 1.0 0.2
30 Jim Sarkine F SR 6–9 0.0 0.3 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 27, 1987*
Detroit Mercy W 65–63  1–0
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 2, 1987*
Maine W 87–44  2–0
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 5, 1987*
George Washington L 64–65  2–1
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 12, 1987*
TCU W 69–52  3–1
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 15, 1987*
Illinois-Chicago W 78–64  4–1
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 17, 1987*
at Eastern Michigan L 80–84 OT 4–2
Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, MI
Dec 19, 1987*
at Austin Peay L 77–85  4–3
Winfield Dunn Center 
Clarksville, TN
Dec 22, 1987*
San Jose State W 82–68  5–3
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 29, 1987*
at No. 1 Arizona
Fiesta Basketball Classic semifinals
L 58–78  5–4
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Dec 30, 1987*
vs. No. 8 Florida
Fiesta Basketball Classic third place game
L 59–83  5–5
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Big Ten regular season
Jan 7, 1988
at Wisconsin L 72–78 2OT 5–6
(0–1)
Wisconsin Field House (6,743)
Madison, WI
Jan 9, 1988
at No. 19 Illinois L 62–77  5–7
(0–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Jan 14, 1988
No. 10 Michigan
Rivlary
L 72–90  5–8
(0–3)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 16, 1988
No. 15 Indiana W 75–74 OT 6–8
(1–3)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 20, 1988
at No. 5 Purdue L 67–68  6–9
(1–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 27, 1988
Minnesota L 56–59  6–10
(1–5)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 1, 1988
Ohio State W 76–64  7–10
(2–5)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 4, 1988
at Northwestern W 65–64  8–10
(3–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Feb 6, 1988
at No. 13 Iowa L 77–101  8–11
(3–6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 10, 1988
No. 2 Purdue L 70–72  8–12
(3–7)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 13, 1988
Illinois L 65–83  8–13
(3–8)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 18, 1988
at Indiana L 58–95  8–14
(3–9)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 22, 1988
at No. 10 Michigan
Rivalry
L 67–77  8–15
(3–10)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 27, 1988
at Ohio State W 78–77  9–15
(4–10)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Mar 3, 1988
No. 11 Iowa L 87–103  9–16
(4–11)
Jenison Field House (8,777)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 5, 1988
at Minnesota L 61–62  9–17
(4–12)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 10, 1988
Northwestern W 55–53  10–17
(5–12)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 12, 1988
Wisconsin L 69–71  10–18
(5–13)
Jenison Field House (8,158)
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[3].

References

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  1. ^ "1989 Michigan State Spartans". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015-2016 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "1987-88 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".