1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–11 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
1990–91 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Ohio State153 .833274  .871
No. 3 Indiana153 .833295  .853
Illinois117 .6112110  .677
Michigan State117 .6111911  .633
Iowa99 .5002111  .656
Purdue99 .5001712  .586
Wisconsin810 .4441515  .500
Michigan711 .3891415  .483
Minnesota513 .2781216  .429
Northwestern018 .000523  .179
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1990–91 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 15th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 19–11, 11–7 to finish in third place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed in the Midwest region where they beat Green Bay on a buzzer beater by Steve Smith.[1] In the Second Round, they lost to No. 10 Utah in double overtime, 85–84.[2]

The game marked the end of First Team All-American senior Steve Smith's career at Michigan State.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1989–90 season with a record of 28–6, 15–3 to win the Big Ten Championship. Michigan State received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Southeast region. They beat Murray State and UC Santa Barbara to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they were upset by Georgia Tech in overtime.

Roster

1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No Name Pos Year Height Pts Reb Ast
22 Jeff Casler G SR 6–0 0.4 0.4 0.2
45 Ron Haley F SO 6–6 0.4 0.0 0.2
44 Matt Hofkamp C FR 6–10 0.8 0.4 0.0
11 Mark Montgomery G JR 6–2 7.3 3.3 5.9
12 Andy Penick G FR 6–2 4.1 0.6 0.8
54 Mike Peplowski C SO 6–10 7.4 6.5 0.4
24 Shawn Respert G FR 6–3 0.0 0.0 0.0
21 Steve Smith G SR 6–7 25.2 6.0 3.7
35 Matt Steigenga F JR 6–7 12.8 4.9 2.2
31 Dwayne Stephens F SO 6–7 5.2 4.3 1.3
3 Kris Weshinskey G FR 6–3 2.8 1.1 0.7
25 Jon Zulauf F SO 6–6 1.3 1.7 0.1

Source[3][4]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1990*
No. 4 Furman W 78–73  1–0
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Nov 28, 1990*
No. 5 at Nebraska L 69–71  1–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
Dec 1, 1990*
No. 5 at Bowling Green State L 85–98  1–2
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, OH
Dec 8, 1990*
No. 19 at Detroit W 83–61  2–2
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Dec 13, 1990*
No. 21 at Cincinnati W 83–74  3–2
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 15, 1990*
No. 21 vs. No. 1 UNLV L 75–95  3–3
The Palace of Auburn Hills 
Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 18, 1990*
No. 24 Evansville W 81–76  4–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 20, 1990*
No. 24 Central Michigan W 74–61  5–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 28, 1990*
No. 25 George Mason
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic semifinals
W 97–72  6–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 29, 1990*
No. 25 Louisiana Tech
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic championship
W 77–62  7–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 3, 1991
No. 25 Michigan
Rivalry
W 85–70  8–3
(1–0)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 5, 1991
No. 25 at No. 22 Iowa L 66–79  8–4
(1–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 10, 1991
Wisconsin W 65–50  9–4
(2–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 12, 1991
Northwestern W 66–59  10–4
(3–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 17, 1991
at Illinois W 71–68  11–4
(4–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Jan 19, 1991
Minnesota W 73–64  12–4
(5–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 23, 1991
at Purdue L 51–62  12–5
(5–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 26, 1991
No. 22 at No. 3 Indiana L 63–97  12–6
(5–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 31, 1992
No. 3 Ohio State W 75–61  13–6
(6–3)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 7, 1991
No. 25 Iowa L 67–71  13–7
(6–4)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 9, 1991
No. 25 at Wisconsin L 78–84  13–8
(6–5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
Feb 14, 1991
at Northwestern W 55–53  14–8
(7–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Feb 16, 1991
Illinois W 62–58  15–8
(8–5)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 23, 1991
Purdue W 75–58  16–8
(9–5)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 25, 1991
at Minnesota W 74–72  17–8
(10–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 3, 1991
No. 5 Indiana L 56–62  17–9
(10–6)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 3, 1991
at No. 2 Ohio State L 64–65  17–10
(10–7)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Mar 9, 1991
at Michigan
Rivalry
W 66–59  18–10
(11–7)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(5 W) vs. (12 W) Green Bay
First Round
W 60–58  19–10
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Mar 17, 1991*
(5 W) vs. (4 W) No. 10 Utah
Second Round
L 84–85 2OT 19–11
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time
Source[5].

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17
AP 4 5 19 21 24 25 25 NR NR 22 NR 25 NR NR NR NR NR

Source.[6]

Awards and honors

  • Steve Smith – All-Big Ten First Team

References

  1. WOJCIECHOWSKI, GENE (March 16, 1991). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENT : WEST REGIONAL AT TUCSON : Michigan State Escapes Upset". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  2. WOJCIECHOWSKI, GENE (March 18, 1991). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : No. 10 Utah Works Overtime on Its Image : West: Utes get 29 points from Grant to beat Michigan State, 85-84, in two extra periods and advance to play Nevada Las Vegas". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  3. "1990-91 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".
  4. "2015-2016 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2018.
  5. "1990-91 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".
  6. "1993 Michigan State Spartans". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
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