The 1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented

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in the

1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1976, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 28 ...

as members of the

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. They played their home games at

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and were coached by

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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

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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

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as Spartan head coach.

Roster and statistics

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Schedule and results

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References

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