1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team American college basketball season
1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
PCT W
L
PCT
No. 3 Indiana 15
–
3
.833
30
–
4
.882
No. 7 Purdue 15
–
3
.833
25
–
5
.833
No. 6 Iowa 14
–
4
.778
30
–
5
.857
No. 11 Illinois 13
–
5
.722
23
–
8
.742
Michigan 10
–
8
.556
20
–
12
.625
Ohio State 9
–
9
.500
20
–
13
.606
Michigan State 6
–
12
.333
11
–
17
.393
Wisconsin 4
–
14
.222
14
–
17
.452
Minnesota 2
–
16
.111
9
–
19
.321
Northwestern 2
–
16
.111
7
–
21
.250
As of March 30, 1987[ 1] AP Poll
The 1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1986–87 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 11th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 11–17, 6–12 to finish in seventh place in Big Ten play.
Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1985–86 season with a record of 23–8, 12–6 to finish in third place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated No. 12-seeded Washington and No. 4-seeded Georgetown to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No. 1-seeded Kansas .
Roster and statistics
1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No
Name
Pos
Year
Height
Pts
Reb
Ast
13
Darryl Johnson
G
SR
6–2
22.1
3.7
4.0
23
Vernon Carr
G/F
SR
6–6
13.8
4.5
3.4
45
Carlton Valentine
F
JR
6–5
11.1
5.6
1.1
10
Kirk Manns
G
FR
6–1
7.3
1.3
1.4
40
Barry Fordham
F/C
SR
6–8
5.8
4.8
0.6
42
Todd Wolfe
G/F
SO
6–5
5.3
1.8
1.0
35
Ed Wright
G/F
JR
6–6
4.1
1.8
2.2
41
George Papadakos
C
JR
7–0
3.4
2.6
0.3
43
Bobby Worthington
F
JR
6–7
1.9
1.8
0.4
20
Ken Redfield
F
FR
6–7
1.4
1.1
0.6
44
Scott Sekal
F
SO
6–8
0.9
0.6
0.1
55
Mario Izzo
C
SO
6–11
0.6
0.7
0.1
30
Jim Sarkine
F
SO
6–9
0.3
0.4
0.0
Source[ 2] [ 3]
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Non-conference regular season
Nov 28, 1986 *
Eastern Michigan Spartan Cutlass Classic semifinal W 99–83 1–0
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Nov 29, 1986 *
No. 9 Navy Spartan Cutlass Classic championship L 90–91 1–1
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Dec 2, 1986 *
Brooklyn W 80–62 2–1
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Dec 4, 1986 *
at Maine
L 81–84 2–2
Alfond Arena Orono, ME
Dec 6, 1986 *
at George Washington
W 77–62 3–2
Charles E. Smith Center Washington, DC
Dec 13, 1986 *
Iowa State W 86–85 4–2
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Dec 16, 1986 *
at Illinois–Chicago
L 65–74 4–3
UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Dec 20, 1986 *
at Texas Christian
L 47–66 4–4
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX
Dec 29, 1986 *
vs. Brigham Young Cable Car Classic semifinals L 88–96 4–5
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA
Dec 30, 1986 *
vs. Wake Forest Cable Car Classic third place game W 71–62 5–5
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA
Big Ten regular season
Jan 3, 1987
at No. 2 Purdue
L 72–87 5–6
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Jan 5, 1987
at No. 16 Illinois
L 72–79 5–7
Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Jan 8, 1987
No. 4 Indiana
L 60–79 5–8
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Jan 10, 1987
Ohio State W 90–80 6–8
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 1987
at Michigan Rivalry L 70–74 6–9
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 22, 1987
at Wisconsin
L 71–78 7–9
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
Jan 28, 1987
at Northwestern
L 65–67 7–10
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Jan 29, 1987
No. 2 Iowa
L 75–89 7–11
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Jan 31, 1987
Minnesota W 72–60 8–11
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Feb 4, 1987
at No. 2 Indiana
L 80–84 8–12
Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Feb 9, 1987
at Ohio State
L 72–90 8–13
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 15, 1987
Michigan Rivalry W 90–81 9–13
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Feb 19, 1987
Northwestern W 96–71 10–13
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Feb 21, 1987
Wisconsin L 63–65 10–14
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Feb 26, 1987
at No. 7 Iowa
L 64–93 10–15
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 28, 1987
at Minnesota
W 77–67 11–15
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Mar 4, 1987
No. 3 Purdue
L 59–69 11–16
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Mar 7, 1987
No. 12 Illinois
L 64–77 11–17
Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll ,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time [ 4] .
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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