1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–15 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainRobert Chapman
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse
1976–77 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Michigan 16 2   .889 26 4   .867
Purdue 14 4   .778 20 8   .714
Iowa 12 6   .667 20 7   .741
Indiana 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Michigan State 9 9   .500 12 15   .444
Illinois 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
Wisconsin 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
Northwestern 7 11   .389 9 18   .333
Ohio State 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
No. 13 Minnesota* 0 18   .000 0 27   .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (15–3, 24–3)

The 1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1976–77 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 Jud Heathcote 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.