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1989–90 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1989–90 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
Big Ten champions
Great Alaska Shootout champions
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 3
1989–90 record 28–6 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Jud Heathcote (14th year)
Assistant coach Tom Izzo
Assistant coach Herb Williams
Assistant coach Jim Boylen
Captain Steve Smith
Captain Ken Redfield
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
← 1988–89
1990–91 →
1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 3 Michigan State 15 3   .833     28 6   .824
No. 10 Purdue 13 5   .722     22 8   .733
No. 13 Michigan 12 6   .667     23 8   .742
No. 18 Illinois 11 7   .611     21 8   .724
No. 20 Minnesota 11 7   .611     23 9   .719
Ohio State 10 8   .556     17 13   .567
Indiana 8 10   .444     18 11   .621
Wisconsin 4 14   .222     14 17   .452
Iowa 4 14   .222     12 16   .429
Northwestern 2 16   .111     9 19   .321
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at newly-openedBreslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his 14th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 28–6, 15–3 to win the Big Ten championship and lost in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.

The Spartans finished the 1988–89 season 18–15, 6–12 to finish in eighth place in Big Ten play. Michigan State received a bid to the NIT. There the Spartans beat Kent State, Wichita State, and Villanova to reach the final four at Madison Square Garden. In the semifinals, they lost to Saint Louis and lost to UAB in the third-place game.

The Spartans were led by junior Steve Smith (20.2 points and 7.0 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game), senior Kirk Manns (15.5 points per game), and Ken Redfield (11.6 points per game). The team also featured sophomore Mark Montgomery and freshman Dwayne Stephens who would both later become assistant coaches at Michigan State under Tom Izzo.


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