1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1991–92 record	22–8 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jud Heathcote (16th year)
Assistant coach	Tom Izzo
Home arena	Breslin Center

1991–92 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Ohio State	15	–	3	.833	26	–	6	.813
#5 Indiana	14	–	4	.778	27	–	7	.794
#15 Michigan	11	–	7	.611	24	–	9	.727
#14 Michigan State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	8	.733
Iowa	10	–	8	.556	19	–	11	.633
Purdue	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Minnesota	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	13	–	18	.419
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1991–92 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 Jud Heathcote in his 16th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 22–8, 11–7 to finish in third place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid as a #5 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they beat Missouri State before losing to Cincinnati in the Second Round.

The Spartans were led by redshirt freshman Shawn Respert and junior Mike Peplowski.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1990–91 season with an overall record of 19–11, 11–7 to finish in third place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #5 seed. They beat Green Bay in the First Round and lost to Utah in the Second Round.

Roster

1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Name	Summary
Shawn Respert	15.6 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Mike Peplowski	13.3 Pts, 8.6 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Dwayne Stephens	11.1 Pts, 5.0 Reb, 2.8 Ast
Matt Steigenga	10.2 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Anthony Miller	7.2 Pts, 5.2 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Mark Montgomery	7.0 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 6.3 Ast
Kris Weshinskey	6.4 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Jon Zulauf	3.1 Pts, 1.6 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Eric Snow	1.1 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Mark Blues	0.6 Pts, 0.1 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Ron Haley	0.3 Pts, 0.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Source^[1]

Schedule

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

Nov 25, 1991*		vs. Lamar Maui Invitational	W 81–68	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Nov 26, 1991*		vs. Rice Maui Invitational	W 75–67	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Nov 27, 1991*		vs. #2 Arkansas Maui Invitational	W 78–59	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Dec 4, 1991*	#22	Nebraska	W 101–78	4–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 7, 1991*	#22	at Dayton	W 83–74	5–0	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
Dec 14, 1991*	#13	Detroit	W 91–75	6–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 17, 1991*	#12	UIC	W 75–51	7–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 1991*	#12	Cincinnati	W 90–89	8–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 27, 1991*	#9	Austin Peay	W 82–71	9–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 28, 1991*	#9	Stanford	W 72–62	10–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Regular season

Jan 7, 1992	#9	at #7 Ohio State	L 46–62	10–1 (0–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 11, 1992	#9	Illinois	W 77–75	11–1 (1–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 1992	#11	Northwestern	W 78–61	12–1 (2–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 18, 1992	#11	at Minnesota	L 86–70	12–2 (2–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 22, 1992	#14	at Purdue	W 66–61	13–2 (3–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Jan 29, 1992	#13	#15 Michigan Rivalry	L 79–89	13–3 (3–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 1, 1992	#13	#4 Indiana	W 72–64	14–3 (4–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 6, 1992	#11	at Iowa	L 63–77	14–4 (4–4)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 8, 1992	#11	at Wisconsin	W 79–64	15–4 (5–4)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
Feb 12, 1992	#12	Wisconsin	W 76–61	16–4 (6–4)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 15, 1992	#12	at #17 Michigan Rivalry	W 70–59	17–4 (7–4)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 19, 1992	#11	at #7 Indiana	L 73–103	17–5 (7–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Feb 22, 1992	#11	Purdue	W 62–65	18–5 (8–5)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 29, 1992	#12	#8 Ohio State	L 65–78	18–6 (8–6)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 5, 1992	#13	at Northwestern	W 72–65	19–6 (9–6)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Mar 7, 1992	#13	at Illinois	L 71–80	19–7 (9–7)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Mar 11, 1992	#16	#2 Minnesota	W 66–57	20–7 (10–7)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 15, 1992	#16	Iowa	W 64–53	21–7 (11–7)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(5 MW) #14	vs. (12 MW) Missouri State First Round	W 61–54	22–7	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
Mar 22, 1992*	(5 MW) #14	vs. (4 MW) #12 Cincinnati Second Round	L 65–77	22–8	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source^[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	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18
AP	NR	NR	22	13	12	9	9	9	11	14	13	11	12	11	12	13	16	14

Source.^[3]

References

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1992.html
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1992-schedule.html
↑ "1993 Michigan State Spartans". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.

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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