1982–83 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1982–83 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
1982–83 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Spartan Cutlass Classic champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–13 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jud Heathcote (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Frank Rourke; Mike Deane; William Norton;
Captains	Bill Cawood; Derek Perry;
Home arena	Jenison Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Indiana	13	–	5	.722	24	–	6	.800
Purdue	11	–	7	.611	21	–	9	.700
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
Iowa	10	–	8	.556	21	–	10	.677
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	18	–	11	.621
Michigan State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Northwestern	7	–	11	.389	17	–	13	.567
Michigan	6	–	12	.333	15	–	13	.536
Wisconsin	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1982–83 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 seventh year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 17–13, 9–9 to finish in a tie for sixth place in Big Ten play. The Spartans received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bowling Green State before losing to Fresno State.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1981–82 season with a record of 11–17, 6–12 to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Roster and statistics

1982–83 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No	Name	Pos	Year	Height	Pts	Reb	Ast
10	Tim Gore	G	JR	6–4	0.3	0.2	0.2
11	Sam Vincent	G	SO	6–2	16.6	2.6	4.9
14	Matt Carrington	G	SO	6–1	0.3	0.1	0.3
15	Ralph Walker	F	FR	6–8	1.3	0.5	0.3
20	Ben Tower	F	JR	6–7	5.9	4.7	1.7
22	Bill Cawood	G/F	SR	6–7	1.2	0.7	0.3
24	Richard Mudd	F/C	JR	6–9	2.5	2.5	0.1
25	Scott Skiles	G	FR	6–1	12.5	2.1	4.9
35	Larry Polec	F	SO	6–8	4.5	2.8	1.4
40	Paul Horton	C	SO	6–9	–	–	–
41	Derek Perry	F	SR	6–6	9.1	3.9	0.8
42	Kevin Willis	C	JR	7–0	13.3	9.6	0.3
44	Patrick Ford	G/F	FR	6–5	4.7	1.7	1.0
45	Sterling William	F	JR	6–6	–	–	–

Source^[1]^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1982*	Western Michigan Spartan Cutlass Classic semifinals	W 72–65	1–0	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Nov 27, 1982*	Central Michigan Spartan Cutlass Classic championship	W 62–47	2–0	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Nov 29, 1982*	at Boise State	W 71–58	3–0	Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
Dec 4, 1982*	BYU	W 63–55	4–0	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Dec 11, 1982*	No. 18 NC State	L 41–45	4–1	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Dec 13, 1982*	at Cincinnati	W 78–69	5–1	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
Dec 18, 1982*	Detroit Mercy	W 75–72	6–1	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 1982*	Cleveland State	W 95–56	7–1	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Dec 28, 1982*	vs. Southwestern Louisiana Sugar Bowl Tournament semifinals	L 66–71	7–2	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA
Dec 29, 1982*	at Tulane Sugar Bowl Tournament third place game	L 58–81	7–3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA
Big Ten regular season
Jan 5, 1983	at No. 8 Iowa	W 61–59	8–3 (1–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Jan 8, 1983	at Northwestern	L 51–62	8–4 (1–1)	Alumni Hall Evanston, IL
Jan 13, 1983	Wisconsin	W 86–66	9–4 (2–1)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 1983	No. 17 Minnesota	L 67–69	9–5 (2–2)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Jan 20, 1983	at No. 2 Indiana	L 85–89	9–6 (2–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Jan 22, 1983	at Ohio State	L 69–74	9–7 (2–4)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 27, 1983	Illinois	L 71–78	9–8 (2–5)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Jan 29, 1983	Purdue	W 83–67	10–8 (3–5)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Feb 5, 1983	at Michigan Rivalry	W 70–65	11–8 (4–5)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 12, 1983	Michigan Rivalry	L 67–74	11–9 (4–6)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Feb 17, 1983	at Purdue	L 55–61	11–10 (4–7)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Feb 19, 1983	at Illinois	L 61–69	11–11 (4–8)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Feb 24, 1983	No. 15 Ohio State	W 101–94	12–11 (5–8)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Feb 26, 1983	No. 4 Indiana	W 62–54	13–11 (6–8)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Mar 3, 1983	at Minnesota	W 79–67	14–11 (7–8)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Mar 5, 1983	at Wisconsin	W 91–65	15–11 (8–8)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
Mar 9, 1983	Northwestern	W 63–58	16–11 (9–8)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Mar 12, 1983	Iowa	L 57–75	16–12 (9–9)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
NIT
Mar 18, 1983	Bowling Green State first round	W 72–71	17–12	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Mar 21, 1983	Fresno State first round	L 58–72	17–13	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source^[3]^[4].

References

^ "1983-84 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats".
^ "Michigan State Spartans 2016-17 media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
^ "1982-83 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^ "Michigan State Spartans 2016-17 media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2017.

[1] "1983-84 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats".

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

[sports-reference-3] "1982-83 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

[4] "Michigan State Spartans 2016-17 media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2017.

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Venues	Armory (1899–1918) IM Circle (1918–1930) Demonstration Hall (1930–1940) Jenison Fieldhouse (1940–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State University student riots
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics