1997–98 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1997–98 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Big Ten champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#16
1997–98 record	22–8 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Tom Crean
Assistant coach	Stan Heath
Assistant coach	Mike Garland
Home arena	Breslin Center

1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#16 Michigan State	13	–	3	.813	22	–	8	.733
#22 Illinois	13	–	3	.813	23	–	10	.697
#11 Purdue	12	–	4	.750	28	–	8	.778
Iowa	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Indiana	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Penn State	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Minnesota**	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	10	–	17	.370
Wisconsin	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387
Ohio State	1	–	15	.063	8	–	22	.267
#12 Michigan* †	0	–	5	.000	0	–	8	.000

† 1998 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll Michigan: 24 reg. season games inc. Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program *Minnesota: 5 NIT games vacated inc. NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan-(25-9)(11-5); Minnesota-(20-15)(6-10)

The 1997–98 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI. They were coached by 3rd year head coach, Tom Izzo.

Season Summary

The Spartans began the season looking for their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1995. They were led by sophomore Mateen Cleaves. This season marked the first year for all four of MSU's "Flintstones", Cleaves (sophomore), Charlie Bell (freshman), Antonio Smith (junior), and Morris Peterson (sophomore), who would end their careers with a National Championship in 2000. The Spartans finished the non-conference season at 7–3. They opened the Big Ten season with win versus #4 ranked Purdue. On January 25, 1998, MSU entered the AP rankings for the first time since the end of the 1994–95 season.^[1] Following a loss at #17 Michigan, the Spartans won their next 8 games in conference before losing at eventual Big Ten co-champion, Illinois. The Spartans finished in a tie for the conference championship, their first since 1990, with a record of 13–3 and 20–6 overall.^[2] The Spartans earned the number 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, but lost in the first round of to Minnesota.^[2] The Spartans received a number 4 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament, their first trip to the tournament since 1995. MSU advanced to their first Sweet Sixteen since 1990 by beating Eastern Michigan and #8 ranked Princeton. The Spartans were eliminated from the tournament by #1 ranked North Carolina. Izzo would receive several National Coach of the Year awards while Cleaves was voted Second Team All-American. As of 2016, no MSU team has failed to make the NCAA tournament, a streak which began with the 1997–98 team.

Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
Nov 11, 1997 7:30 pm		Russia Aquarius	W 84–65		Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 17, 1997* 7:30 pm		East Tennessee State	W 82–59	1–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 21, 1997* 9:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at Illinois–Chicago	L 58–70	1–1	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Nov 28, 1997* 6:00 pm		at Western Michigan Coca Cola Spartan Classic	W 89–61	2–1	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 29, 1997* 8:00 pm		Gonzaga Coca Cola Spartan Classic Championship'	W 70–68	3–1	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 4, 1997* 7:30 pm		#20 Temple	L 54–56	3–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 6, 1997* 7:30 pm		at Cleveland State	W 85–54	4–2	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
Dec 13, 1997* 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at Detroit	L 65–68	4–3	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 17, 1997* 7:30 pm		Wright State	W 95–52	5–3	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 20, 1997* 5:00 pm, ESPN		at South Florida	W 68–53	6–3	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
Dec 27, 1997* 2:00 pm		Eastern Illinois	W 81–69	7–3	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Dec 30, 1997 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at #5 Purdue	W 74–57	8–3 (1–0)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Jan 8, 1998 7:30 pm, ESPN		Wisconsin	W 63–40	9–3 (2–0)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 10, 1998 2:30 pm, ESPN Plus Regional		at #17 Michigan Rivalry	L 69–79	9–4 (2–1)	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 14, 1998 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at Minnesota	W 74–60	10–4 (3–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 17, 1998 12:15 pm, ESPN Plus Regional		Illinois	W 68–64	11–4 (4–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 24, 1999 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at #10 Iowa	W 78–57	12–4 (5–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 24, 1998 12:15 pm, ESPN Plus Regional		Penn State	W 71–59	13–4 (6–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 28, 1998 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus	#22	#25 Indiana	W 84–66	14–4 (7–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 31, 1998 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus	#22	at Northwestern	W 72–66 ^OT	14–4 (8–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Feb 4, 1998 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus	#16	at Ohio State	W 84–58	16–4 (9–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 7, 1998 12:00 pm, ESPN Plus Regional	#16	#24 Iowa	W 75–64	17–4 (10–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 12, 1998 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus	#13	at Illinois	L 63–84	17–5 (10–2)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Feb 14, 1998 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus	#10	Minnesota	W 71–59	18–5 (11–2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 17, 1998 7:30 pm, ESPN	#14	#22 Michigan Rivalry	W 71–58	19–5 (12–2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 21, 1998 2:30 pm, ESPN Plus Regional	#14	at Wisconsin	W 56–47	20–5 (13–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Feb 28, 1998 2:00 pm, CBS	#10	#11 Purdue	L 96–99 ^OT	20–6 (13–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 6, 1998	#12	vs. Minnesota Quarterfinals	L 73–76	20–7	United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999 , CBS	#12 (4 E)	vs. (13 E) Eastern Michigan First round	W 83–71	21–7	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
Mar 14, 1998 , CBS	#12 (4 E)	vs. #8 (5 E) Princeton Second round	W 63–56	22–7	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
Mar 19, 1999 , CBS	#12 (4 E)	vs. #1 (1 E) North Carolina Sweet Sixteen	L 58–73	22–8	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source^[3] Source^[4].

Awards and honors

Tom Izzo, AP Basketball Coach of the Year^[1]
Tom Izzo, Henry Iba National Coach of the Year^[5]
Tom Izzo, Basketball News' National Coach of the Year^[6]
Tom Izzo, Big Ten Coach of the Year (Media and Coaches)^[7]
Mateen Cleaves, All American Second Team^[7]
Mateen Cleaves, Big Ten Player of the Year (Media and Coaches)^[7]
Mateen Cleaves, Big Ten First Team^[7]
Antonio Smith, Big Ten Third Team^[7]
Jason Klein, Big Ten Honorable Mention^[7]

Rankings

Source.^[8]

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ 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	NR											22	16	13	14	10	12	16

References

1 2 "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
1 2 "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
↑ "1997-98 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
↑ "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
↑ "Men's Basketball Concludes Season 22-8 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
↑ "Men's Basketball Coach nabs Another Award - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
↑ "1998 Michigan State Spartans". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Armory (1899–1918) IM Circle (1918–1930) Demonstration Hall (1930-1940) Jenison Fieldhouse (1940–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)

Rivalries	Michigan

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State student riots

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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