1966–67 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1966–67
John E. Benington
(2nd season)
1966–67 John E. Benington (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Robert Nordmann; Gus Ganakas;
Captain	Matthew Aitch
Home arena	Jenison Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1965–66 1967–68 →

1966–67 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Michigan State	10	–	4	.714	16	–	7	.696
Indiana	10	–	4	.714	18	–	8	.692
Iowa	9	–	5	.643	16	–	8	.667
Wisconsin	8	–	6	.571	15	–	9	.625
Purdue	7	–	7	.500	15	–	9	.625
Northwestern	7	–	7	.500	11	–	11	.500
Ohio State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	11	.542
Illinois	6	–	8	.429	12	–	12	.500
Minnesota	5	–	9	.357	9	–	15	.375
Michigan	2	–	12	.143	8	–	16	.333

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966–67 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented

John E. Benington in his second year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 16–7, 10–4 in Big Ten play to finish tied for the Big Ten championship. However, Indiana was selected for the NCAA tournament

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Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1965–66 season 16–7, 10–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place.

Roster and statistics

1966–67 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No	Name	Pos	Year	Height	Pts	Reb
11	John Gorman	G	SR	5–11	1.0	1.0
12	John Bailey	G	JR	6–0	8.0	2.5
13	Edward "Ted" Cary	F	ST	6–5	2.1	2.2
14	Richie Jordan	G	SO	5–7	2.2	1.1
15	Steven Rymal	G	JR	6–1	11.4	4.7
21	James O'Brien	G	JR	6–3	0.6	–
22	Richard Chappel	G	SO	5–10	0.0	0.5
23	Vernon Johnson	G	SO	5–11	1.5	0.5
24	John Holms	F	SO	6–4	4.2	3.8
31	Shannon Reading	G	SR	6–0	5.4	1.5
32	Jack Wynn	C	JR	6–7	–	–
33	Heywood Edwards	F	JR	6–5	7.4	5.7
34	Tom Lick	C	SO	6–10	0.7	1.8
35	Lee Lafayette	F	SO	6–6	14.8	9.7
41	Arthur Baylor	F	JR	6–6	5.1	5.1
42	Gerald Geistler	C	JR	6–8	1.0	2.3
44	David Keeler	F	SR	6–6	1.3	2.0
45	Matthew Atich	C	SR	6–7	16.3	9.2

Source^[1]^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1966*		Western Michigan	W 77–55	1–0	East Lansing, MI
Dec 3, 1966*		Miami (Ohio)	W 63–51	2–0	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Dec 5, 1966*		South Dakota	W 81–54	3–0	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Dec 5, 1966*		Wichita State	W 103–68	4–0	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Dec 20, 1966*	No. 5	at Loyola (LA) Sugar Bowl Tournament	L 70–74	4–1	New Orleans, LA
Dec 21, 1966*	No. 5	at Tulane Sugar Bowl Tournament	W 76–66	5–1	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA
Dec 27, 1966*	No. 10	vs. Villanova Quaker City Tournament	L 63–66	5–2	Philadelphia, PA
Dec 28, 1966*	No. 10	vs. Bowling Green Quaker City Tournament	L 67–75	5–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Jan 7, 1967		at Illinois	W 76–74	6–3 (1–0)	Champaign, IL
Jan 14, 1967		Iowa	W 79–70	7–3 (2–0)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Jan 21, 1967		at Rivalry	L 59–81	7–4 (2–1)	Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 28, 1967		Wisconsin	W 68–61	8–4 (3–1)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Feb 1, 1967*		at Notre Dame	W 85–80 ^OT	9–4	South Bend, IN
Feb 6, 1967		at Indiana	L 77–82	9–5 (3–2)	Bloomington, IN
Feb 11, 1967		at Purdue	W 79–77	10–5 (4–2)	West Lafayette, IN
Feb 13, 1967		Indiana	W 86–77	11–5 (5–2)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Feb 18, 1967		Minnesota	W 67–66	12–5 (6–2)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Feb 20, 1967		at Ohio State	L 64–80	12–6 (6–3)	Columbus, OH
Feb 25, 1967		at Wisconsin	L 64–68	12–7 (6–4)	Madison, WI
Feb 27, 1967		Ohio State	W 74–63	13–7 (7–4)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Mar 4, 1967		Purdue	W 75–71	14–7 (8–4)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
Mar 6, 1967		at Minnesota	W 67–59	15–7 (9–4)	Minneapolis, MN
Mar 11, 1967		Northwestern	W 79–65	16–7 (10–4)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source^[3]^[2]

References

^ "1966-67 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Michigan State Spartans 2016-17 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
^ "1966-67 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] "1966-67 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.

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

[3] "1966-67 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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