1995–96 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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1995–96 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NIT, Second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–16 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arena
Breslin Center
Seasons
1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana[a] 13 – 5   .722 20 – 11   .645
No. 18 Penn State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 7   .750
No. 21 Iowa[b] 12 – 6   .667 24 – 8   .750
Minnesota[c] 11 – 7   .611 20 – 10   .667
Wisconsin[d] 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563
Michigan State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Illinois 7 – 11   .389 18 – 13   .581
No. 4 Purdue[e] 6 – 12   .333 7 – 23   .233
Ohio State[f] 5 – 13   .278 12 – 15   .444
Northwestern[g] 4 – 14   .222 9 – 18   .333
Michigan[h] 1 – 8   .111 1 – 10   .091
Rankings from
AP Poll
Records above are after NCAA sanctions against Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan as noted:[1]

  1. ^ Indiana adjusted from 12–6, 19–12
  2. ^ Iowa adjusted from 11–7, 23–9
  3. ^ Minnesota adjusted from 10–8, 19–13 (vacated 2 games)
  4. ^ Wisconsin adjusted from 8–10, 17–15
  5. ^ Purdue adjusted from 15–3, 26–6 (forfeit 18 wins, vacated 2 games)
  6. ^ Ohio State adjusted from 3–15, 10–17
  7. ^ Northwestern adjusted from 2–16, 7–20
  8. ^ Michigan adjusted from 10–8/21–11 (vacated 21 games)

The 1995–96 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Tom Izzo in his first year as head coach after 11 years as an assistant coach. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 16–16, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Washington before losing to Fresno State in the second round.

The season marked the last time, as of 2023, that Michigan State did not finish the season with a winning record.

Previous season

The

NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Southeast region where they lost to Weber State
in the first round.

Roster and statistics

1995–96 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Name Class Pos Height Summary
Damion Beathea SR F 6'7" 5.9 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Quinton Brooks SR F 6'7" 16.3 Pts, 5.6 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Jamie Feick SR C 6'9" 10.1 Pts, 9.5 Reb, 2.3 Ast
Jon Garavaglia JR F 6'9" 5.1 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 1.1 Ast
David Hart SR G 6'4" 0.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Thomas Kelley SO G 6'2" 5.1 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 3.6 Ast
Jason Klein FR G 6'7" 2.1 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Anthony Mull JR G 6'4" 2.8 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Steve Nicodemus SR G 6'4" 0.7 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Morris Peterson FR F 6'7" 0.5 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Steve Polonowski JR F 6'9" 0.5 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Mike Respert JR G 5'11" 2.4 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Antonio Smith FR F 6'8" 4.3 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Ray Weathers JR G 6'3" 9.7 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 2.3 Ast
[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 20, 1995*
 at 
Maui Invitational Tournament
 		W 69–66  1–0
Maui, HI
Nov 21, 1995*
 vs. No. 20 North Carolina
Maui Invitational Tournament semifinals 		L 70–92  1–1
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
Nov 22, 1995*
 Santa Clara
Maui Invitational Tournament third place game 		L 71–77[3]  1–2
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
Nov 28, 1995*
 at No. 25 Arkansas
Great Eight 		W 75–72  2–2
Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 2, 1995*
 at No. 18 Louisville L 59–79  2–3
Louisville, KY
Dec 6, 1995*
 Evansville W 67–63  3–3
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 10, 1995*
Detroit Mercy
 		L 61–63  3–4
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 16, 1995*
 at Kansas State W 67–64  4–4
Manhattan, KS
Dec 18, 1995*
 at Oklahoma State L 57–68  4–5
Stillwater, OK
Dec 21, 1995*
East Tennessee State
 		W 63–57  5–5
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 29, 1995*
 Central Michigan
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic 		L 62–69  5–6
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 30, 1995*
 Idaho State
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic 		W 68–55  6–6
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 4, 1996
 Indiana W 65–60  7–6
(1–0) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 6, 1996
 at No. 13 Illinois W 68–58  8–6
(–0)
Champaign, IL
Jan 13, 1996
 at No. 23 
Rivalry
 		L 54–76  8–7
(2–1) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 17, 1996
 at Wisconsin L 48–61  8–8
(2–2)
Madison, WI
Jan 20, 1996
 No. 16 Iowa W 62–60  9–8
(3–2) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 24, 1996
 Northwestern W 68–54  10–8
(4–2) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 27, 1996
 at Minnesota W 68–54  11–8
(5–2)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 31, 1996
 No. 10 Penn State W 61–58  12–8
(6–2) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 3, 1996
 at No. 17 Purdue L 51–56  12–9
(6–3)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 7, 1996
 Ohio State W 55–41  13–9
(7–3) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 10, 1996
 at No. 10 Penn State L 50–54  13–10
(7–4)
University Park, PA
Feb 14, 1996
 Minnesota L 63–64  13–11
(7–5) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 17, 1996
 at Northwestern W 75–57  14–11
(8–5)
Evanston, IL
Feb 21, 1996
 at No. 18 Iowa L 47–83  14–12
(8–6)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 24, 1996
 Wisconsin L 52–73  14–13
(8–7) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 27, 1996
 at Michigan
Rivalry 		L 46–75  14–14
(8–8)
Ann Arbor, MI
Mar 6, 1996
 Illinois W 77–67  15–14
(9–8) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 10, 1996
 at Indiana L 53–57  15–15
(9–9)
Bloomington, IN
NIT
Mar 12, 1996*
 Washington
first round 		W 64–50[4]  16–15
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 19, 1996*
 at Fresno State
second round 		L 63–68  16–16
Fresno, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time
Source[5]
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References

  1. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 56. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "1995-96 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  3. The Los Angeles Times
    . November 23, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Michigan State defense handles Huskies, 64-50". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 14, 1996. p. 3D.
  5. ^ "1995-96 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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