The 1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1991–92 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 16th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 22–8, 11–7 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, the school's third consecutive trip to the tournament. There they beat Southwest Missouri State before losing to Cincinnati in the second round in a rematch of an earlier Spartan win.
Previous season The Spartans finished the 1990–91 season with an overall record of 19–11, 11–7 to finish in third place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. They beat Green Bay in the first round and lost to Utah in the second round.
Roster 1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsRebAst20Mark BluemFFR6–60.60.30.034Anthony MillerFSO6–97.25.20.811Mark MontgomeryGSR6–27.03.76.354Mike PeplowskiCJR6–1013.38.31.124Shawn RespertGFR6–315.82.12.113Eric SnowGFR6–31.10.61.035Matt SteigengaFSR6–710.24.52.031Dwayne StephensFJR6–711.15.02.83Kris WeshinskeyGSO6–36.41.51.525Jon ZulaufFJR6–63.11.60.5 Source
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Ten regular season
!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament
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 Wk 18 AP NRNR2213129991114 13 11 1211 12 13 16 14 Source.
Awards and honors Mike Peplowski – All-Big Ten First Team Mark Montgomery – All-Big Ten Third Team Shawn Respert – All-Big Ten Third Team
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