Michigan basketball roster 19975/18/2023 ![]() Her teams have reached the postseason in 15 of her 16 seasons as a head coach and have competed in the last four NCAA Tournaments. She has totaled 15 winning seasons, nine 20-win seasons and two 30-win campaigns. She brings 28 years of coaching experience – 16 as a head coach – to Minnesota and has been the head coach of winning teams at West Virginia, South Dakota, Northern Kentucky and Grand Valley State. Plitzuweit will be the 13th head coach in Minnesota history. The University and Plitzuweit have agreed to a six-year term, which is pending Board of Regents approval and the completion of a background check. University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle announced today that Dawn Plitzuweit has been named head women's basketball coach. 1 UNC, 73-58 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". TOURNAMENT: SECOND ROUND - EAST Tar Heels Wrest Overtime Victory From Charlotte". ^ "Men's Basketball Knocks off Princeton to Advance to Sweet 16 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".^ "Men's Hoops Avoids NCAA Upset – Michigan State Official Athletic Site".^ a b "Michigan State Official Athletic Site".^ "Michigan State Official Athletic Site".Roster and statistics 1997–98 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team Īs of 2022, no MSU team has failed to make the NCAA tournament, a streak which began with the 1997–98 team. The Spartans were eliminated from the tournament by No. MSU advanced to their first Sweet Sixteen since 1990 by beating Eastern Michigan and No. ![]() 4 seed in the East Region, their first trip to the Tournament since 1995. The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 1 seed in the inaugural Big Ten tournament, but lost their first game in the quarterfinals to Minnesota. The Spartans finished in a tie for the conference championship, their first since 1990, with a record of 13–3 in conference play. In January, MSU entered the AP and Coaches rankings for the first time since the end of the 1994–95 season. 17 Michigan, the Spartans won their next eight conference games before losing at eventual Big Ten co-champion, Illinois. The Spartans opened the Big Ten season with a win against No. MSU finished the non-conference season at 7–3. MSU also suffered surprising losses to UIC and Detroit in non-conference. The Spartans played one ranked team in the non-conference season, No. ![]() 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. They were led by sophomore Mateen Cleaves (16.1 points and 7.2 assists per game) and junior Jason Klein (11.2 points per game). The Spartans began the season looking for their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1995. The Spartans lost Jon Garavaglia (10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game) and Ray Weathers (13.6 points per game) to graduation following the season. In the second round, they lost to Florida State. Michigan State received an invitation to the NIT and beat George Washington in the first round. The Spartans finished the 1996–97 season 17–12, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They then defeated Princeton to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1990. They defeated Eastern Michigan in the First Round which marked their first Tournament win since 1994. 4 seed in the East region, marking the school's first appearance in the Tournament since 1995 and first under Izzo. MSU received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the inaugural Big Ten tournament, they were upset by Minnesota in the quarterfinals. The Spartans finished the season 22–8, 13–3 in Big Ten play to win a share the regular season Big Ten regular season championship. They were coached by third-year head coach, Tom Izzo. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference. 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. **Minnesota: 15 games including 5 NIT games and championship vacated due to sanctions against the programĭisputed records: Michigan 25–9, 11–5 Minnesota 20–15, 6–10 games vacated due to sanctions against the program
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