1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Kodak Classic champions; Senior Bowl Classic champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–11 (6–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gus Ganakas (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Robert Nordmann; Matthew Atich;
Captain	Bill Kilgore
Home arena	Jenison Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

1972–73 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Indiana	11	–	3	.786	22	–	6	.786
No. 10 Minnesota	10	–	4	.714	21	–	5	.808
Purdue	8	–	6	.571	15	–	9	.625
Illinois	8	–	6	.571	14	–	10	.583
Ohio State	8	–	6	.571	14	–	10	.583
Iowa	6	–	8	.429	13	–	11	.542
Michigan	6	–	8	.429	13	–	11	.542
Michigan State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	11	.542
Wisconsin	5	–	9	.357	11	–	13	.458
Northwestern	2	–	12	.143	5	–	19	.208

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1972–73 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 fourth year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 13–11, 6–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Previous season[edit]

The Spartans finished the 1971–72 season 13–11, 6–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Roster and statistics[edit]

1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No	Name	Pos	Year	Height	Pts	Reb
10	Brad VanPelt	F	SR	6–5	1.0	–
11	Gary Ganakas	G	SR	5–5	4.6	2.0
12	William Glover	G	SO	6–2	2.8	0.5
22	Bill Kolgore	C	SR	6–7	16.7	10.0
23	Benny White	G	FR	6–8	1.3	0.3
24	Cedric Milton	C	FR	6–8	1.8	1.7
25	Terry Furlow	F	FR	6–3	5.7	3.5
31	Mike Robinson	G	JR	5–11	25.3	4.2
32	Peter Davis	G	SO	6–1	3.3	1.0
34	Joe Schakleton	F	SO	6–2	1.1	0.8
41	Thomas Mcgill	F	SO	6–4	1.0	–
44	Allen Smith	F	SO	6–5	11.7	0.6
45	Lindsay Hairston	C	SO	6–7	11.5	7.9
–	Steve Borenstein	G	SO	5–10	2.0	–
–	Terry Fagan	G	JR	5–9	–	–
–	Dave Jackson	F	FR	6–3	–	–
–	Jim Shereda	C	SR	6–8	–	–

Source^[1]^[2]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov. 28, 1972*	Toledo	W 98–96	1–0	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Dec 2, 1972*	No. 13 Kentucky	L 66–75	1–1	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Dec 9, 1972*	at South Carolina	L 64–83	1–2	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
Dec 16, 1972*	at Western Michigan	W 76–73	2–2	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 19, 1972*	Central Michigan	W 96–74	3–2	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Dec 29, 1972*	at Rochester Kodak Classic semifinals	W 103–61	4–2	Community War Memorial Rochester, NY
Dec 30, 1972*	vs. Arizona State Kodak Classic final	W 83–74	5–2	Community War Memorial Rochester, NY
Jan 2, 1973*	vs. Mississippi State Senior Bowl Classic semifinals	W 90–82	6–2	Jaguar Gym Mobile, AL
Jan 3, 1973*	at South Alabama Senior Bowl Classic final	W 86–78	7–2	Jaguar Gym Mobile, AL
Jan 6, 1973	Northwestern	W 90–77	8–2 (1–0)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Jan 13, 1973	Michigan Rivalry	L 71–78	8–3 (1–1)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 1973	at Iowa	W 76–74	9–3 (2–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Jan 20, 1973	at Wisconsin	L 80–93	9–4 (2–2)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
Jan 22, 1973	No. 16 Indiana	L 89–97	9–5 (2–3)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Jan 27, 1973	at No. 8 Minnesota	L 77–93	9–6 (2–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 3, 1973	Iowa	W 94–89	10–6 (3–4)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Feb 7, 1973*	at Notre Dame	L 72–85	10–7	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center South Bend, IN
Feb 10, 1973	at Michigan Rivalry	L 81–97	10–8 (3–5)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 17, 1973	Purdue	L 84–88	10–9 (3–6)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Feb 19, 1973	at No. 11 Indiana	L 65–75	10–10 (3–7)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Feb 24, 1973	at Illinois	L 71–81	10–11 (3–8)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Feb 26, 1973	Ohio State	W 87–83	11–11 (4–8)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Mar 3, 1973	at Northwestern	W 86–72	12–11 (5–8)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Mar 10, 1973	Wisconsin	W 79–78 ^OT	13–11 (6–8)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source^[3]^[2]

Awards and honors[edit]

Mike Robinson – All-Big Ten First Team

References[edit]

^ "1972-73 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Michigan State Spartans 2016-17 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
^ "1972-73 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".

[1] "1972-73 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.

[MG-2] "Michigan State Spartans 2016-17 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2017.

[sports-reference.com-3] "1972-73 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".

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