1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Big Ten Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1956–57 record	16–10 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Forddy Anderson (3rd year)
Home arena	Jenison Feild House

1956–57 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana	10	–	4	.714	14	–	8	.636
#11 Michigan State	10	–	4	.714	16	–	10	.615
Minnesota	9	–	5	.643	14	–	8	.636
Ohio State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	8	.636
Purdue	8	–	6	.571	15	–	7	.682
Michigan	8	–	6	.571	13	–	9	.591
Illinois	7	–	7	.500	14	–	8	.636
Iowa	4	–	10	.286	8	–	14	.364
Wisconsin	3	–	11	.214	5	–	17	.227
Northwestern	2	–	12	.143	6	–	16	.273

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1956–57 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 Forddy Anderson in his 3rd year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 16–10, 10–4 to win a share of the Big Ten Championship. They received the a bid to the NCAA Tournament where they beat Notre Dame and Kentucky to advance to the Final Four. There they lost to eventual champion North Carolina. The lost to San Francisco in the Third Place game.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1955–56 season with an overall record of 13–9, 7–7 to finish in 5th place in Big Ten play.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular season

Dec 1, 1956*		Iowa State	L 53–60	0–1	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Dec 8, 1956*		Brigham Young	W 79–61	1–1	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Dec 17, 1956*		at Butler	L 79–83	1–2	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 22, 1956*		Marquette	W 92–65	2–2	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Dec 27, 1956*		vs. Nebraska Big 7 Holiday Tournament	W 79–65	3–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
Dec 28, 1956*		vs. Colorado	L 87–90	3–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
Dec 29, 1956*		vs. Oklahoma	W 76–74 ^OT	4–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO

Jan 5, 1957		Purdue	L 71–72	4–4 (0–1)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Jan 7, 1957		Michigan	W 69–70	4–5 (0–2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 1957*		Notre Dame	L 76–86	4–6	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
Jan 19, 1957		at #17 Ohio State	L 51–70	4–7 (0–3)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 26, 1957		at Minnesota	W 72–59	5–7 (1–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 28, 1957		#12 Ohio State	W 73–64	6–7 (2–3)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Feb 2, 1957		at Northwestern	W 77–63	7–7 (3–3)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Feb 9, 1957		#15 Illinois	W 70–64	8–7 (4–3)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Feb 11, 1957		at #17 Purdue	W 68–66	9–7 (5–3)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
Feb 16, 1957		Iowa	W 77–67	10–7 (6–3)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Feb 18, 1957		at #16 Illinois	W 89–83	11–7 (7–3)	Huff Hall Champaign, IL
Feb 23, 1957		Minnesota	W 70–65	12–7 (8–3)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Feb 25, 1957		at Wisconsin	W 78–62	13–7 (9–3)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
Mar 2, 1957		#10 Indiana	W 76–61	14–7 (10–3)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Mar 4, 1957		Michigan Rivalry	L 72–81	14–8 (10–4)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1957*	#8	vs. #17 Notre Dame	W 85–83	15–8
Mar 16, 1957*	#8	vs. #3 Kentucky	W 80–68	16–8
Mar 22, 1957*	#8	vs. #1 North Carolina Final Four	L 70–74 ^3OT	16–9	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City MO
Mar 22, 1957*	#8	vs. San Francisco National Third Place Game	L 60–64	16–10	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source^[1]^[2].

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	8	11

Source.^[3]

References

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1957-schedule.html
↑ http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1956_Big_7_Holiday_Tournament
↑ "1993 Michigan State Spartans". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

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 student riots

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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