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1977-78 Michigan State Spartans Men's Roster and Stats

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Record: 25-5 (15-3, 1st in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 4th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Jud Heathcote

PS/G: 76.7 (99th of 259)

PA/G: 65.8 (22nd of 259)

SRS: 16.30 (5th of 253)

SOS: 5.37 (34th of 253)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Mideast First Round (77-63) versus Providence
Won Mideast Regional Semifinal (90-69) versus Western Kentucky
Lost Mideast Regional Final (52-49) versus Kentucky

Big Ten Reg Season Champ

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Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Greg Kelser	JR	F	6-7	17.7 Pts, 9.1 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Magic Johnson	FR	G	6-8	17.0 Pts, 7.9 Reb, 7.4 Ast
Bob Chapman	SR	G	6-2	12.3 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 2.0 Ast
Jay Vincent	FR	F	6-7	11.3 Pts, 3.8 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Ron Charles	SO	C	6-8	6.3 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Terry Donnelly	SO	G	6-2	6.0 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 2.4 Ast
Mike Brkovich	FR	G	6-5	2.3 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Sten Feldreich	FR	C	7-0	1.6 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Jim Coutre	SR	C	6-9	1.8 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Alfred Brown	SR	F	6-6	1.4 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Len Williams	SO	G	6-0	2.2 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Donald Flowers	SR		6-1	1.0 Pts, 0.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Dan Riewald	SR	F	6-5	0.5 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Rick Kaye	FR	F	6-6	0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Mike Longaker	SO	G	6-2	0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Nate Phillips	SR	G	6-4	0.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.1 Ast

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	30		30.3	57.7	.524	16.2	23.0	.704	36.5	15.8				19.4	76.7
Opponent	30		26.5	58.6	.452	12.8	19.2	.664	30.9	10.8				20.4	65.8

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	18														73.5
Opponent	18														67.6

Total Team and Opponent Stats

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	30		908	1732	.524	485	689	.704	1096	474				581	2301
Opponent	30		795	1758	.452	383	577	.664	928	325				611	1973

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	18														1323
Opponent	18														1216

Per Game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Greg Kelser	F	30		7.4	12.1	.610	7.4	12.1	3.0	5.1	.586	9.1	1.3			3.3	17.7
2	Magic Johnson	G	30		5.8	12.7	.458	5.8	12.7	5.4	6.8	.785	7.9	7.4			2.6	17.0
3	Bob Chapman	G	30		5.1	10.2	.495	5.1	10.2	2.2	2.7	.802	2.7	2.0			3.0	12.3
4	Jay Vincent	F	29	26.0	4.7	8.2	.573	4.7	8.2	1.9	3.0	.640	3.8	1.0	0.3	0.4	2.7	11.3
5	Ron Charles	C	30		2.4	4.1	.582	2.4	4.1	1.5	2.2	.687	4.0	0.3			2.0	6.3
6	Terry Donnelly	G	30		2.3	4.4	.527	2.3	4.4	1.4	1.7	.788	1.4	2.4			2.6	6.0
7	Mike Brkovich	G	27		1.0	2.2	.475	1.0	2.2	0.3	0.3	.875	0.6	0.7			0.7	2.3
8	Len Williams	G	9		0.9	2.1	.421	0.9	2.1	0.4	0.7	.667	0.4	0.4			0.7	2.2
9	Jim Coutre	C	18		0.8	1.3	.625	0.8	1.3	0.2	0.4	.375	1.3	0.1			1.2	1.8
10	Sten Feldreich	C	23		0.7	1.9	.395	0.7	1.9	0.1	0.3	.429	1.9	0.3			1.1	1.6
11	Alfred Brown	F	17		0.5	1.2	.429	0.5	1.2	0.4	0.6	.600	1.0	0.3			0.5	1.4
12	Donald Flowers		9		0.4	0.6	.800	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.1	0.1			0.1	1.0
13	Dan Riewald	F	15		0.1	0.8	.167	0.1	0.8	0.3	0.4	.667	0.8	0.2			0.2	0.5
14	Mike Longaker	G	4		0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0
15	Nate Phillips	G	7		0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.1			0.3	0.0
16	Rick Kaye	F	2		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.5	0.0
	Team Totals		30	26.0	30.3	57.7	.524	30.3	57.7	16.2	23.0	.704	36.5	15.8	0.3	0.4	19.4	76.7

Totals

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Greg Kelser	F	30		221	362	.610	221	362	89	152	.586	274	39			99	531
2	Magic Johnson	G	30		175	382	.458	175	382	161	205	.785	237	*222*			77	511
3	Bob Chapman	G	30		152	307	.495	152	307	65	81	.802	82	61			89	369
4	Jay Vincent	F	29	754	137	239	.573	137	239	55	86	.640	110	30	10	12	79	329
5	Ron Charles	C	30		71	122	.582	71	122	46	67	.687	120	9			59	188
6	Terry Donnelly	G	30		69	131	.527	69	131	41	52	.788	42	72			79	179
7	Mike Brkovich	G	27		28	59	.475	28	59	7	8	.875	16	18			20	63
8	Sten Feldreich	C	23		17	43	.395	17	43	3	7	.429	43	8			25	37
9	Jim Coutre	C	18		15	24	.625	15	24	3	8	.375	23	1			22	33
10	Alfred Brown	F	17		9	21	.429	9	21	6	10	.600	17	5			9	24
11	Len Williams	G	9		8	19	.421	8	19	4	6	.667	4	4			6	20
12	Donald Flowers		9		4	5	.800	4	5	1	1	1.000	1	1			1	9
13	Dan Riewald	F	15		2	12	.167	2	12	4	6	.667	12	3			3	8
14	Mike Longaker	G	4		0	1	.000	0	1	0	0		0	0			0	0
15	Nate Phillips	G	7		0	5	.000	0	5	0	0		2	1			2	0
16	Rick Kaye	F	2		0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0			1	0
	Team Totals		30	754	908	1732	.524	908	1732	485	689	.704	983	474	10	12	571	2301

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