| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1983–84 |
| Team: | Michigan State Spartans |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Captain: | Ben Tower |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 16–12 |
| Conf Record: | 9–9 |
| Asst Coach2: | Silas Taylor |
| Champion: | Spartan Cutlass Classic champions |
The 1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his eighth year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 15–13, 8–10 to finish in a tie for fifth place in Big Ten play.
Due to NCAA sanctions against Wisconsin for providing improper benefits for players,[1] MSU's official record for the year is 16–12, 9–9.
The season is notable as the first season future Spartan head coach Tom Izzo was an official assistant coach under Heathcote.
The Spartans finished the 1982–83 season with a record of 17–13, 9–9 to finish in sixth place in Big Ten play. The Spartans received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bowling Green State before losing to Fresno State.
| - | 1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Name | Pos | Year | Height | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| 4 | Scott Skiles | G | SO | 6–1 | 14.5 | 2.2 | 4.6 |
| 11 | Sam Vincent | G | JR | 6–2 | 15.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| 42 | Kevin Willis | C | SR | 7–0 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| 35 | Larry Polec | F | JR | 6–8 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| 13 | Darryl Johnson | G | FR | 6–2 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 00 | Ken Johnson | F | JR | 6–8 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
| 20 | Ben Tower | F | SR | 6–8 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 1.4 |
| 44 | Patrick Ford | G/F | SO | 6–5 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| 15 | Ralph Walker | F | SO | 6–8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| 24 | Richard Mudd | F/C | SR | 6–9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| 21 | Greg Pedro | G | FR | 6–4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 40 | Barry Fordham | F | FR | 6–8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Tim Gore | G | SR | 6–4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season