1975–76 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1975–76 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 seventh and final year as head coach of the Spartans. MSU finished the season 14–13, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place.

1975–76 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–13 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainTerry Furlow
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse
1975–76 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Indiana180 1.000320  1.000
No. 9 Michigan144 .778257  .781
Purdue117 .6111611  .593
Michigan State108 .5561413  .519
Iowa99 .5001910  .655
Minnesota810 .4441610  .615
Illinois711 .3891413  .519
Northwestern711 .3891215  .444
Wisconsin414 .2221016  .385
Ohio State216 .111620  .231
Rankings from AP Poll

Ganakas was fired as head coach after the season due, in part to the walk-out of black players in 1975 and as part of an athletic department purge. Ganakas would continue as an assistant athletic director for MSU until 1998.

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