The 1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in

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and were members of the

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. They were coached by

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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

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in the second round in a rematch of an earlier Spartan win.

Previous season

The

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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

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in the second round.

Roster

Source

Schedule and results

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

* Mike Peplowski – All-Big Ten First Team * Mark Montgomery – All-Big Ten Third Team *

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– All-Big Ten Third Team

References

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