The 1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1976–77 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 Jud Heathcote in his first year as head coach of the Spartans. MSU finished the season 10–17, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place.
Due to forfeits related to NCAA sanctions to Minnesota for improper selling of tickets, MSU's official record for the season is 12–15, 9–9.
Previous season The Spartans finished the 1975–76 season 14–13, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. The season marked the last season for Gus Ganakas as Spartan head coach.
Roster and statistics 1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsRebAst12Terry DonnellyGFR6–27.91.915Ron CharlesFFR6–72.51.921Donald FlowersGJR6–10.00.022Nate PhillipsGJR6–40.70.723Kevin VandenbusscheGSR6–40.40.824Herbert DraytonGSR6–40.30.325Alfred BrownFSO6–61.31.632Greg KelserFSO6–521.710.833Edgar WilsonFSR6–59.24.734Ricky NashFJR6–40.00.441Dan RiewaldFSR6–50.20.742Tanya WebbCSO6–73.93.144Robert ChapmanGSR6–25.93.145James CoutreCJR6–95.95.452Les DeYoungCJR6–9Mike LongakerGFR6–10.20.0 Source
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Ten regular season
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