The 1970–71 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1970–71 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 second year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 10–14, 4–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.
Previous season The Spartans finished the 1969–70 season 9–15, 5–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.
Roster and statistics 1970–71 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsReb10Brad VanPeltFSO6–54.52.911Gary GanakasGSO5–52.10.913Gary PrzybyloGJR6–00.3–14Johnnie BrownGJR6–10.6–21Rudy BenjaminGSR6–221.74.022Bill KilgoreCSO6–714.212.924Ron GutkowskiFJR6–67.33.525Larry IkeFSO6–30.6–31Eddie HumphreyGSR6–22.0–32Jeff VanderLendeFSO6–73.22.933Paul DeanFSR6–14.62.035Pat MillerGJR6–211.35.242Brian BreslinFSO6–57.84.043Jim SheredaCSO6–71.3–45William CohrsCJR6–61.30.7 Source
Schedule and results
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