1997–98 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1997–98 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #10
AP #16
1997–98 record 22–8 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo (3rd year)
Assistant coach Tom Crean
Assistant coach Stan Heath
Assistant coach Mike Garland
Home arena Breslin Center
1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#16 Michigan State 13 3   .813     22 8   .733
#22 Illinois 13 3   .813     23 10   .697
#11 Purdue 12 4   .750     28 8   .778
Iowa 9 7   .563     20 11   .645
Indiana 9 7   .563     20 12   .625
Penn State 8 8   .500     19 13   .594
Minnesota** 6 10   .375     15 15   .500
Northwestern 3 13   .188     10 17   .370
Wisconsin 3 13   .188     12 19   .387
Ohio State 1 15   .063     8 22   .267
#12 Michigan* † 0 5   .000     0 8   .000
1998 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan: 24 reg. season games inc. Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Minnesota: 5 NIT games vacated inc. NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan-(25-9)(11-5); Minnesota-(20-15)(6-10)

The 1997–98 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI and were member of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by 3rd year head coach, Tom Izzo. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 22–8, 13–3 in Big Ten play to share the regular season Big Ten championship. MSU received a bid to the NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to North Carolina.

Previous Season

The Spartans finished the 1996–97 season with an overall record of 17–12 and in eighth place in the Big Ten with a 9–9 record. Michigan State received an invitation to the NIT and advanced to the second round.

The Spartans lost Jon Garavaglia (10.4 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.1 APG) and Ray Weathers (13.6, 2.4 RPG, 1.6 APG) to graduation following the season.

Season Summary

The Spartans began the season looking for their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1995. They were led by sophomore Mateen Cleaves (16.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 7.2 APG) and junior Jason Klein (11.2 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 1.3 APG). This season marked the first year for all four of MSU's "Flintstones", Cleaves (sophomore), Charlie Bell (freshman), Antonio Smith (junior), and Morris Peterson (sophomore), who would end their careers with a National Championship in 2000. The Spartans played one ranked team in the non-conference season, #7 Temple and lost 56–54.[1] MSU also suffered losses to UIC[2] and Detroit in non-conference.[3] MSU finished the non-conference season at 7–3.

The Spartans opened the Big Ten season with win versus #4 Purdue.[4] In January, MSU entered the AP and Coaches rankings for the first time since the end of the 1994–95 season.[5] Following a loss at #17 Michigan,[6] the Spartans won their next 8 games in conference before losing at eventual Big Ten co-champion, Illinois. The Spartans finished in a tie for the conference championship, their first since 1990, with a record of 13–3 and 20–6 overall.[7] The Spartans earned the #1 seed in the inaugural Big Ten Tournament, but lost in the first round of to Minnesota.[7]

The Spartans received a #4 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament, their first trip to the tournament since 1995. MSU advanced to their first Sweet Sixteen since 1990 by beating Eastern Michigan[8][9] and #8 Princeton.[10][11][12] The Spartans were eliminated from the tournament by #1 North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen.[13]

As of 2016, no MSU team has failed to make the NCAA tournament, a streak which began with the 1997–98 team.

Roster

1997–98 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Name Class Pos Height Summary
Charlie Bell FR G 6"3" 9.2 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Steve Cherry FR G 6'6" 0.2 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Mateen Cleaves FR G 6'2" 16.1 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 7.2 Ast
Doug Davis FR G 6'3" 2.1 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.7 Ast
A.J. Granger FR F 6'9" 2.6 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Andre Hutson FR F 6'8" 7.5 Pts, 5.2 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Jason Klein JR F 6'7" 11.2 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Ken Miller FR C 0.7 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Morris Peterson SO F 6'7" 8.0 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Antonio Smith JR F 6'8" 7.9 Pts, 8.7 Reb, 1.1 Ast
David Thomas SO F 3.5 Pts, 3.8 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Dujuan Wiley SR C 6.3 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Source[14]

Schedule and Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition

Nov 11, 1997
7:30 pm
Russia Aquarius W 84–65 
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 17, 1997*
7:30 pm
East Tennessee State W 82–59  1–0
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Nov 21, 1997*
9:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at Illinois–Chicago L 58–70  1–1
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL

Nov 28, 1997*
6:00 pm
at Western Michigan
Coca Cola Spartan Classic
W 89–61  2–1
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Nov 29, 1997*
8:00 pm
Gonzaga
Coca Cola Spartan Classic Championship'
W 70–68  3–1
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 4, 1997*
7:30 pm
#20 Temple L 54–56  3–2
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 6, 1997*
7:30 pm
at Cleveland State W 85–54  4–2
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH

Dec 13, 1997*
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at Detroit L 65–68  4–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 17, 1997*
7:30 pm
Wright State W 95–52  5–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 20, 1997*
5:00 pm, ESPN
at South Florida W 68–53  6–3
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL

Dec 27, 1997*
2:00 pm
Eastern Illinois W 81–69  7–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Dec 30, 1997
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at #5 Purdue W 74–57  8–3
(1–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 8, 1998
7:30 pm, ESPN
Wisconsin W 63–40  9–3
(2–0)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 10, 1998
2:30 pm, ESPN Plus Regional
at #17 Michigan
Rivalry
L 69–79  9–4
(2–1)
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI

Jan 14, 1998
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at Minnesota W 74–60  10–4
(3–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

Jan 17, 1998
12:15 pm, ESPN Plus Regional
Illinois W 68–64  11–4
(4–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 24, 1999
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at #10 Iowa W 78–57  12–4
(5–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

Jan 24, 1998
12:15 pm, ESPN Plus Regional
Penn State W 71–59  13–4
(6–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 28, 1998
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
#22 #25 Indiana W 84–66  14–4
(7–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 31, 1998
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
#22 at Northwestern W 72–66 OT 14–4
(8–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

Feb 4, 1998
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
#16 at Ohio State W 84–58  16–4
(9–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

Feb 7, 1998
12:00 pm, ESPN Plus Regional
#16 #24 Iowa W 75–64  17–4
(10–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 12, 1998
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
#13 at Illinois L 63–84  17–5
(10–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

Feb 14, 1998
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
#10 Minnesota W 71–59  18–5
(11–2)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 17, 1998
7:30 pm, ESPN
#14 #22 Michigan
Rivalry
W 71–58  19–5
(12–2)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 21, 1998
2:30 pm, ESPN Plus Regional
#14 at Wisconsin W 56–47  20–5
(13–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

Feb 28, 1998
2:00 pm, CBS
#10 #11 Purdue L 96–99 OT 20–6
(13–3)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 6, 1998
#12 vs. Minnesota
Quarterfinals
L 73–76  20–7
United Center 
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament

Mar 12, 1999
 CBS
#12 (4 E) vs. (13 E) Eastern Michigan
First round
W 83–71  21–7
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT

Mar 14, 1998
 CBS
#12 (4 E) vs. #8 (5 E) Princeton
Second round
W 63–56  22–7
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT

Mar 19, 1999
 CBS
#12 (4 E) vs. #1 (1 E) North Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
L 58–73  22–8
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time
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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 22 16 13 14 10 12 16

Source.[17]

Awards and Honors

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