1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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] 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
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
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
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 5, 1991 No. 25
at No. 22 Iowa
L 66–79 8–4
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 10, 1991
Wisconsin W 65–50 9–4
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 12, 1991
Northwestern W 66–59 10–4
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 17, 1991
at Illinois
W 71–68 11–4
Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Jan 19, 1991
Minnesota W 73–64 12–4
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 23, 1991
at Purdue
L 51–62 12–5
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Jan 26, 1991 No. 22
at No. 3 Indiana
L 63–97 12–6
Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Jan 31, 1992
No. 3 Ohio State
W 75–61 13–6
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 7, 1991 No. 25
Iowa L 67–71 13–7
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 9, 1991 No. 25
at Wisconsin
L 78–84 13–8
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
Feb 14, 1991
at Northwestern
W 55–53 14–8
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Feb 16, 1991
Illinois W 62–58 15–8
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 23, 1991
Purdue W 75–58 16–8
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 25, 1991
at Minnesota
W 74–72 17–8
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Mar 3, 1991
No. 5 Indiana
L 56–62 17–9
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 3, 1991
at No. 2 Ohio State
L 64–65 17–10
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
Mar 9, 1991
at Michigan Rivalry W 66–59 18–10
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 movementLegend: ██ 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
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
^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ "1990-91 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results" .^ "2015-2016 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide" (PDF) . Michigan State University . Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2018.^ "1990-91 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results" .^ "1993 Michigan State Spartans" . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved April 20, 2016 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
