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The school competes in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I college basketball. The Spartans have won two NCAA championships and 16 Big Ten Championships. MSI Suprim Limited Edition Basketball. Pump Included. 29 1/2 circumference. 2nd Annual November 3 vs 3 Basketball Tournament to raise awareness for men' health. This will close out a months worth of MSI activities and workshops. “The MSI Elite Invitational” will host msi basketball of the Nike, Under Armor, Adidas and Top Premier Traveling Programs/players from across the United States and abroad.
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The Spartans finished the season at. The season marked the last time MSU did not finish with a winning record. Along with sophomore Antonio Smith, the three made up three-fourths of Izzo's " Flintstones " who would win the national championship in without Smith. In what would be a rarity for MSU in Izzo's tenure, the Spartans played no ranked teams in the non-conference season.
The Spartans finished in a tie for sixth place in the conference with a record of 16—11 overall and 9—9 in conference. They received an invitation to the NIT for the second consecutive year. They lost to No. The Spartans earned the No. As the —99 season began, Izzo began his willingness to play anyone anywhere mantra as the Spartans played three top seven teams in their first seven games.
However, MSU lost all three. As the No. Mary's , [37] and Mississippi to advance to their second straight Sweet Sixteen. In — However, Cleaves sustained a stress fracture in his right foot prior to the season which forced him to miss the non-conference schedule and MSU fell to 9—4 and ranked No.
Peterson was named Big Ten Player of the Year, the third consecutive year a Spartan had received the award. The Spartans went on to win the third annual Big Ten tournament as the No. From there, the Spartans cruised to their third consecutive Sweet Sixteen with wins over Valparaiso , [45] [46] and Utah. In their Final Four matchup, Michigan State faced off against fellow Big Ten foe, Wisconsin , beating them in a hard-fought game, 53— MSU again earned a share the Big Ten title, their fourth consecutive, with a 13—3 conference record.
They suffered a surprise defeat by Penn State in the Big Ten tournament in their attempt to win the tournament for the third consecutive year. A win over Gonzaga [58] and Temple led to the school's third straight trip to the Final Four. Msi basketball As a result of Randolph and Richardson's early departure, MSU struggled with Izzo's tough non-conference schedule in The Spartans lost four games, all to teams ranked in the top 25 and started the Big ten season with three straight losses.
The loss to Wisconsin snapped MSU's game home winning streak. Following the disappointment of an early NCAA tournament exit, the first time Izzo's squads had not won at least one game in the NCAA tournament, the —03 team played another tough non-conference schedule.
This time the Spartans faced three ranked teams, only losing one. However, they suffered four losses and finished the non-conference schedule at 8—4 and ranked No. MSU began the Big Ten regular season losing four of their first six games and fell out of the rankings. The Spartans finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten at 10—6 in conference and 18—11 overall.
MSU received a No. A win over Colorado in the first round [68] was followed by a rout of No. However, Izzo's penchant for tough scheduling hurt his team as they faced a murderer's row of a schedule which included three straight losses to No. After a loss to open Big Ten play to No. They finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten at 12—4 and 17—10 overall.
A win over Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals [79] was followed by a third loss of the season to No. But, for the second time in three years, the Spartans were knocked out in the first round, this time by Nevada. 
They started the season 3—2, but cruised through the Big Ten, only losing three games, including a loss to No.
MSU finished the regular season with a 13—3 conference record and 22—5 overall while being ranked No. The Spartans lost in the quarterfinals in the Big Ten tournament to Iowa. The —06 Spartans opened the season with a loss to Hawaii [92] before losing to No. Early Big Ten losses followed by late season losses in conference left the Spartans 8—8 in the Big Ten.
The —07 Spartans began the season 13—2, but were not ranked in the polls. In , MSU finished the non-conference schedule 12—1 and ranked No. As a No. By the beginning of the —09 season , Izzo's teams, though having great success in the NCAA tournament, had not won the Big Ten regular season title since A solid non-conference start left them at 9—2 and were ranked No.
MSU routed the Big Ten, winning their first five conference games, their best start in conference since In , the Spartans finished the non-conference schedule at 10—3. The Spartans began the Big Ten season on fire, winning their first nine games and went on to earn a share of the Big Ten championship with a 14—4 and ranked 11th in the country. MSU did not seem to miss him and would go on to beat Northern Iowa and Tennessee to advance to their second consecutive Final Four and sixth in the prior 12 years.
The —11 Spartans. However, the Spartans were inconsistent in conference play , suffering nine losses and finishing 9—9 in conference and in danger of missing the NCAA tournament. After beating Iowa [] and blowing out No. MSU fell behind early to UCLA in the second round formerly known as the first round and made a furious rally, but fell short, losing by two points.
The —12 Spartans , led by senior Draymond Green , started the season 0—2. However, MSU won the next 15 games in a row to jump into the top ten in the polls. A loss in the regular season finale at home to No. The Spartans, missing Dawson and struggling offensively, became the first No. MSU began the —13 season 11—2 and ranked No.
The Spartans remained ranked the entire year while finishing tied for second in the Big Ten with Ohio State , with a 13—5 conference record and ranked No. MSU defeated Valparaiso [] and Memphis to advance to their fifth Sweet Sixteen in six years and their 11th trip in 16 years. Michigan State began the —14 season looking to continue Tom Izzo's Final Four streak: every player who had played four years for Izzo had made at least one Final Four.
After beating No. The Spartans won their first seven conference games, but due to injuries to Keith Appling , Adriean Payne , and Brendan Dawson, MSU lost five of their last eight conference games to finish in a second-place tie with Wisconsin at 12—6. The Spartans, finally healthy and at full strength, beat Northwestern , [] No.
Michigan State earned a No. With wins against Delaware [] and Harvard , they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the third straight year and the 12th time in 17 years. With the loss, the Tom Izzo's Final Four streak ended. In , MSU started the season well, but with a shocking loss to Texas Southern at home in overtime, finished the non-conference season at 9—4 [] MSU rallied late in the Big Ten season, winning six of their last eight conference games.
MSU beat Georgia in the second round [] and surprised No. With senior Denzel Valentine leading the —16 Spartans , MSU went undefeated in the non-conference with the school's best start in history and moved to No. MSU's 26 regular season wins tied the most for a Michigan State team in the regular season. MSU, ranked No. Despite receiving the No. Soccer draft game In all, five of the Spartans' top six scorers from the team did not return.
A young team would look to graduate transfer Ben Carter and seniors Gavin Schilling and Eron Harris to fill the holes left by departing players. However, Carter and Schilling suffered season-ending knee injuries before the season began and Harris would suffer one late in the season. As a result, MSU struggled up front as Ward at 6' 8" was the tallest on the team.
Former walk-on Kenny Goins became the backup big man at 6' 6". Following losses in their first two games to top teams, MSU suffered two other losses to top teams. Bridges missed seven games with a knee injury near the end of the non-conference slate and the Spartans, who started the season ranked as high as 10 in some polls, entered Big Ten play with an 8—5 record.
Izzo would lament his early-season schedule which involved trips to Hawaii, New York, and the Bahamas when his young team wouldn't get needed practice time. Wins to start conference play over Minnesota twice and Northwestern , which would prove to be two of their better wins on the season, [] and Bridges's return had MSU at 4—1 in conference play.
However, inconsistency haunted the Spartans [] as their failure to win road games left the Spartans at 8—5 in conference play with a visit to conference leaders, Purdue. However, Bridges, who averaged over 16 points and eight rebounds on the season, and Ward who averaged over 13 points and six rebounds, led the Spartans as they knocked off No.
A 10—8 conference record left the Spartans in a tie for fifth place. A win over Penn State in the Big Ten tournament preceded a loss to Minnesota, but was enough for the Spartans to get an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the 20th consecutive year. Bridges finished the season with perhaps the second-best freshman season in MSU history behind Magic Johnson : Surprisingly, Bridges opted to not enter the NBA draft and returned to Michigan State for his sophomore year in — With newcomer Jaren Jackson Jr.
They began the season ranked No. A road loss to surprise Big Ten contender Ohio State followed by a home loss to rival Michigan dropped MSU in the rankings and shook the team's confidence. However, the team rebounded well, finishing the season by winning their last 12 regular season games, including a win over Big Ten co-leader Purdue as Bridges took the ball and hit a three-pointer to win the game.
The Spartans fell again to their rival Michigan in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament and received only a No. The NCAA trip marked the school's 21st consecutive trip to the Tournament, but following a win in the first round over Bucknell , the Spartans fell to 11th-seeded Syracuse marking the third consecutive year and first time under Izzo that the Spartans had failed to reach the Sweet Sixteen in a three-year period.
The Spartans led the nation in field goal defense, rebounding margin, and blocks. Freshman Jaren Jackson Jr. For much of the season, the on-court play was shrouded by reports that surfaced that Tom Izzo's program had covered up sexual assault allegations ten years prior. The season was dominated by injuries to the Spartans.
Starting guard Joshua Langford only played 13 games before missing the rest of the season with a foot injury. Key starter Matt McQuaid missed three games with injury and key reserve Kyle Ahrens missed nine games with back and ankle injuries. With five games remaining in the Big Ten regular season , big man Nick Ward suffered a hairline fracture in his shooting hand and missed the rest of the regular season.
He returned in time for the postseason, but was not the same as he struggled to return to the lineup. Despite this, the Spartans earned a share of the Big Ten regular season championship with Purdue and defeated arch-rival Michigan twice in the regular season. Led by Big Ten Player of the Year and consensus second team All-American Cassius Winston , the Spartans also won the Big Ten tournament for the sixth time, again defeating Michigan in the championship game to go 3—0 against their rival.
In the Sweet Sixteen, the Spartans blew out No. In the Final Four, the Spartans were upset by Texas Tech , ending the school's bid for a third national championship. Msi basketball Winston led the Spartans, averaging The team started the season ranked No. Senior point guard Cassius Winston was a popular pick as the preseason player of the year.
However, shortly before the season, it was announced that Josh Langford had reinjured the foot that had caused him to miss most of the prior season. Langford would not play a game for the Spartans during the season. Due in part to Langford's injury, the Spartans struggled in the non-conference schedule, losing the first game of the season to No.
Winston did not miss a game due to the tragedy, but did struggle for a portion of the season. MSU rebounded as Winston struggled to return to his All-American form and the Spartans did not lose again until Big Ten play after starting the conference schedule 5—0.
The Spartans then lost six of their next 10 games to all but assure they would be unable to win their third straight Big Ten regular season championship. The Spartans rebounded to win their final five games and come from a three-game deficit to earn a share of their third straight Big Ten championship. As the Spartans prepared for the postseason, they were once again a popular pick to win the NCAA tournament.
Cassius Winston finished his MSU career with the most assists in Big Ten history and was a consensus second team All-American for the second consecutive year. MSU finished the shortened non-conference schedule with a perfect 6—0 record and ranked No. The Spartans lost four of their first six games before pausing team activities for about two weeks due to positive COVID tests in the program.
Upon returning to play, MSU lost three straight dropping their conference record to 2—7 on the season and making it seem highly unlikely that they would continue the school's NCAA tournament appearance streak. Four games later, their odds had not improved as they sat at 4—9 in conference and 10—9 overall with seven games remaining.
MSU, however, did the unthinkable: five of their last seven games including wins over No. A loss in the second round of the Big Ten tournament marked the first time ever that the Spartans would not compete in the quarterfinals and left them on shaky ground for the NCAA tournament. Looking to rebound from one of the worst seasons in Izzo's tenure, the Spartans began the —22 season with a loss to No.
Following the loss, they won five straight before losing to defending national champion Baylor. They would not lose again until suffering a home loss to Northwestern ended their perfect start to conference play leaving them at 14—, 5—1 on the season. They rebounded well in the next game, winning on the road against No. A win over No.
They beat Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten tournament before beating Wisconsin in the quarterfinals. However, their Big Ten tournament run ended in the semifinals with a loss to Purdue. The Spartans continued their streak of NCAA tournament appearances, extending it to 24 straight seasons as they received an at-large bid as the No.
In the second round of the tournament, they faced Duke in what would be the final match-up between Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo due to Krzyzewski's retirement after the season. MSU kept the game close and held a 70—65 with five minutes remaining before Duke outscored them 20—6 to end the game and eliminate the Spartans from the tournament.
Three Michigan State coaches have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Since , the Spartans have had only two head basketball coaches, Heathcote and Izzo. Heathcote — coached the Spartans for 19 seasons before retiring following the —95 season. His hand-picked successor, Izzo, an assistant with MSU since , completed his 25th year as head coach of the Spartans in Of all MSU coaches who have headed the Spartans basketball squad in at least a dozen games, Izzo is second in winning percentage and no MSU coach tops him since Former coach George E.
Denman won all 11 games he coached between and and Chester L. Brewer won 70 of 95 games from to After his early success with Magic Johnson and company, Heathcote finished his career strong, appearing in five NCAA tournaments in his final six years. However, he never advanced past the Sweet Sixteen after winning the championship in Heathcote was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in and Tom Izzo worked as an assistant under Heathcote for 12 years prior to being named his successor.
Record by season under Heathcote: [] []. See Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons. Since , the team has been coached by Tom Izzo , who has an overall record of — Through January 31, as the head coach at Michigan State. Izzo coached the Spartans to their second national championship in with an 89—76 victory over Florida. Izzo has turned Michigan State into a perennial basketball powerhouse.
Izzo has guided the Spartans to eight NCAA Final Fours since , an accomplishment unmatched by any other college basketball program during that span. Izzo also helped his assistants secure head coaching jobs across the basketball world. Tom Crean , the former head coach at Georgia , was head coach at Indiana and Marquette for nine years each.
Mark Montgomery was the head coach at Northern Illinois from to Current Izzo assistant coach Mike Garland spent three seasons as head coach at Cleveland State following an initial seven-year stint as an assistant at MSU. On March 15, , Izzo won his th game. National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion.
Their combined record is 73— The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the edition. The Spartans have received a No. Their average seed in the NCAA tournament is a 4. They have been a No. The lowest seed the Spartans have received in the Tournament is They have a current streak of 26 straight appearances in the tournament as of They have reached the Final Four three times as a No.
They won the National Championship as a No. Their combined record is 6—6. Michigan State has won six Big Ten tournament championships since its inception in , the most championships in the Big Ten. The Spartans have appeared in seven championship games, only losing the championship to Wisconsin.
Michigan State had appeared in the quarterfinals of every Big Ten tournament until Source [] [4] []. Spartans formerly in the NBA include:. Spartans currently in the NBA, G-League, unsigned, or are active in other professional leagues include:. Tom Izzo's teams have worn many different styles of uniform [] during his 27 years at Michigan State.
Nike, Inc. The current home jersey, introduced as part of a rebranding effort by the athletic department in April , is white with green uniform numbers and a green custom font "SPARTANS" across the chest. The team also wore specially-made camouflage jerseys for the Carrier Classic , played on a U. Navy aircraft carrier against North Carolina. Beginning in the —15 season , the Spartans frequently wore their throwback jerseys as their home uniform.
The Spartans used this building, still in use on campus today, as their home from to the opening of Jenison Fieldhouse in The building was the home of the Spartans from to when the Breslin Center opened. A plaque outside the arena commemorates one of the regional semifinals; the "Game of Change," in which a segregated Mississippi State team played and lost to the eventual national champion, an integrated Loyola team.
The losing Maroons now known as the Bulldogs had defied a court order prohibiting them from leaving the state to play an integrated team. The game is now seen as a watershed moment in the intersection of civil rights and sports during the Civil Rights Movement. The arena is commonly referred to as "Breslin" and "the Bres", and was opened in It is named for Jacweir "Jack" Breslin , an MSU alumnus, former athlete and administrator, who first began pushing for the arena in Its capacity is 14, seats, and the stadium superseded Jenison Fieldhouse.
A plaque was installed on the baseline near the Michigan State tunnel to commemorate the floor's role in the school's history. The Breslin Center is home to the Izzone , a large student section named after Coach Izzo, the basketball team's head coach since The student section had been named Spartan Spirits and Jud's Jungle prior to Izzo's prominence at the school.
The Izzone routinely gets mentioned in discussions of the nation's top student fan sections, and in was ranked as the 4th-best in the country. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons. For the entire season-by-season results, see Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons.
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