# 1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1972–73 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by Gus Ganakas in his fourth year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 13–11, 6–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1971–72 season 13–11, 6–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

## Roster and statistics

1972–73 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team :
| No | Name | Pos | Year | Height | Pts | Reb |
| 10 | Brad VanPelt | F | SR | 6–5 | 1.0 | – |
| 11 | Gary Ganakas | G | SR | 5–5 | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| 12 | William Glover | G | SO | 6–2 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| 22 | Bill Kolgore | C | SR | 6–7 | 16.7 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Benny White | G | FR | 6–8 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| 24 | Cedric Milton | C | FR | 6–8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 25 | Terry Furlow | F | FR | 6–3 | 5.7 | 3.5 |
| 31 | Mike Robinson | G | JR | 5–11 | 25.3 | 4.2 |
| 32 | Peter Davis | G | SO | 6–1 | 3.3 | 1.0 |
| 34 | Joe Schakleton | F | SO | 6–2 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| 41 | Thomas Mcgill | F | SO | 6–4 | 1.0 | – |
| 44 | Allen Smith | F | SO | 6–5 | 11.7 | 0.6 |
| 45 | Lindsay Hairston | C | SO | 6–7 | 11.5 | 7.9 |
| – | Steve Borenstein | G | SO | 5–10 | 2.0 | – |
| – | Terry Fagan | G | JR | 5–9 | – | – |
| – | Dave Jackson | F | FR | 6–3 | – | – |
| – | Jim Shereda | C | SR | 6–8 | – | – |
Source

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 28, 1972* | Toledo | W 98–96 | 1–0 | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 2, 1972* | No. 13 Kentucky | L 66–75 | 1–1 | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 9, 1972* | at South Carolina | L 64–83 | 1–2 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| Dec 16, 1972* | at Western Michigan | W 76–73 | 2–2 | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| Dec 19, 1972* | Central Michigan | W 96–74 | 3–2 | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 29, 1972* | at Rochester Kodak Classic semifinals | W 103–61 | 4–2 | Community War Memorial Rochester, NY |
| Dec 30, 1972* | vs. Arizona State Kodak Classic final | W 83–74 | 5–2 | Community War Memorial Rochester, NY |
| Jan 2, 1973* | vs. Mississippi State Senior Bowl Classic semifinals | W 90–82 | 6–2 | Jaguar Gym Mobile, AL |
| Jan 3, 1973* | at South Alabama Senior Bowl Classic final | W 86–78 | 7–2 | Jaguar Gym Mobile, AL |
| Jan 6, 1973 | Northwestern | W 90–77 | 8–2 (1–0) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 13, 1973 | Michigan Rivalry | L 71–78 | 8–3 (1–1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 15, 1973 | at Iowa | W 76–74 | 9–3 (2–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 20, 1973 | at Wisconsin | L 80–93 | 9–4 (2–2) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| Jan 22, 1973 | No. 16 Indiana | L 89–97 | 9–5 (2–3) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 27, 1973 | at No. 8 Minnesota | L 77–93 | 9–6 (2–4) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 3, 1973 | Iowa | W 94–89 | 10–6 (3–4) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 7, 1973* | at Notre Dame | L 72–85 | 10–7 | Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| Feb 10, 1973 | at Michigan Rivalry | L 81–97 | 10–8 (3–5) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 17, 1973 | Purdue | L 84–88 | 10–9 (3–6) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 19, 1973 | at No. 11 Indiana | L 65–75 | 10–10 (3–7) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 24, 1973 | at Illinois | L 71–81 | 10–11 (3–8) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| Feb 26, 1973 | Ohio State | W 87–83 | 11–11 (4–8) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| Mar 3, 1973 | at Northwestern | W 86–72 | 12–11 (5–8) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Mar 10, 1973 | Wisconsin | W 79–78 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (6–8) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Mike Robinson – All-Big Ten First Team