Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball | |||
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Breslin Center (Capacity: 14,759) | |||
Nickname | Spartans | ||
Student section | Izzone | ||
Colors | Green and white[1] | ||
NCAA tournament champions | |||
1979, 2000 | |||
NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
2009 | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1957, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2019 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2023 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1999, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1957, 1959, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team is the
Their two
The Spartans have participated in 37 NCAA tournaments (tied for 10th-most all-time) and appeared in 26 consecutive NCAA tournaments (the
Team history
1898–1954: early years
The first established coach for
Benjamin Van Alstyne coached MSU for 22 years from 1926 to 1949. He is third in career victories with 231. Van Alstyne coached MSU's first All-American, Roger Grove, in 1930. Some of his greatest victories included a 27–26 victory over Michigan in 1930 at the dedication of Demonstration Hall, and a 66–50 upset over Kentucky in 1945 that was named “Coca-Cola Upset of the Week.” His 47–45 loss to Kentucky in 1948 set the record for the largest crowd in Jenison Field House history.
In one season under Alton Kircher, the Spartans finished 4–18. Following the conclusion of the 1950 season, the Spartans would join the Big Ten Conference.
Pete Newell was hired from San Francisco following a successful four years with the Dons where he went 70–37 and won the 1949 NIT.
His 1951–52 squad was the first ranked Spartan team and also registered a win over No. 14 Notre Dame, the first win over a ranked opponent in school history. One of his biggest wins was a 1952 defeat of No. 2-ranked Kansas State. After four seasons, California hired Newell as its head coach and MSU had to search for another coach. Newell is often considered to be one of the most influential figures in the history of basketball.[5][6][7]
1954–1965: Forrest "Forddy" Anderson era
Forrest "Forddy" Anderson was hired away from Bradley following a trip to the 1954 Final Four with the Braves. His Bradley team had also made it to the 1950 championship game.
Two years after taking over the Spartans, in 1957, he led MSU to its first Big Ten Championship. After opening the season with a 4–7 record, the Spartans won 10 in a row and 12-of-13 to capture their first league title and advance to the school's first
Two years later, led by All-American Johnny Green, the Spartans cruised to a Big Ten Championship, winning the league by four games. A win over Marquette in the 1959 NCAA tournament put MSU in the Mideast regional finals against Kentucky. The Spartans lost and fell one game short of another trip to the Final Four.
Following his initial successes in East Lansing, his Spartan teams only finished with a winning record one time after 1959. He was fired following the 1964–65 season.
1965–1976: post-Anderson era
John Benington, who had been an assistant to Anderson at Bradley before joining his staff at MSU, took over as head coach, and led MSU to a second-place Big Ten finish in his first season at the helm. The next season, he led the Spartans to a shared Big Ten title, but Indiana received the NCAA tournament bid (at that time, only one Big Ten team received an NCAA bid). After four seasons leading the Spartans, he died of a heart attack after jogging at Jenison Fieldhouse in the summer of 1969 at the age of 47.
Gus Ganakas was an assistant under Benington and was hired to take over following Benington's death. His most successful seasons were in 1973–74 with a fourth-place Big Ten finish and 1974–75 with a 17–9 overall record. In 1975, 10 black members of his team walked out before a game against Indiana for what was perceived at the time as a racial disagreement over starting a white player.[8] Ganakas was fired in 1976, but he continued to be a part of the Michigan State Athletics Department, serving as an assistant A.D. and then as an aide to coach Tom Izzo from 1998 to 2000. He was an MSU basketball radio announcer until 2017. He died in 2019.[8]
1976–1995: Jud Heathcote era
As a virtual unknown, Heathcote came to East Lansing looking to return MSU to greatness.
Following the championship, Johnson left school to join the NBA and Kelser graduated. The result was a ninth place finish in the Big Ten the next year and struggles thereafter. MSU returned to postseason play in 1983, finishing with a 17–13 record and receiving an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament.
Following the expansion of the NCAA tournament to 64 teams in 1985, Heathcote returned the Spartans, led by the future MSU all-time scoring leader, Scott Skiles, to the Tournament with a fifth-place finish in the Big Ten. MSU again reached the NCAA tournament the following year after finishing third in the Big Ten with a 23–8 record. Led by Skiles and Darryl Johnson, they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing.
Heathcote returned MSU to postseason play in 1989, led by Steve Smith, losing the third-place game of the NIT. Smith returned the Spartans to the NCAA tournament in 1990 as a No. 1 seed. The Spartans narrowly avoided losing to No. 16-seeded Murray State, needing overtime to advance to the second round.[10][11] They again narrowly advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Georgia Tech in overtime.[12] The Spartans also made an appearance in the 1991 NCAA tournament. The Spartans finished in third place in Big Ten play and received an at-large bid as a No. 5 seed to the Tournament where they beat Green Bay on a buzzer beater by Smith.[13] In the second round, they lost to No. 10 Utah in double overtime.[14]
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A trip to the NIT in 1993 broke the NCAA tournament streak, but Heathcote again led MSU to the NCAA tournament in 1994. A fourth-place finish the Big Ten led to an at-large bid to the Tournament as a No. 7 seed. Led by Shawn Respert, they beat Seton Hall in the first round[17] before losing to second-seeded Duke in the second round.
In his final year at MSU in 1995, Heathcote returned the Spartans to the NCAA tournament for the fifth time in six years. A second-place finish in Big Ten play resulted in an at-large bid to the Tournament as a No. 3 seed where they were surprised by No. 14-seeded Weber State in the first round.[18] The game marked the final game of All-American Shawn Respert's career at MSU.
Heathcote stepped down in 1995 after 19 seasons at Michigan State. He finished with nine NCAA appearances, three Big Ten championships and three NIT appearances. He hand-picked his successor, Tom Izzo. "I had to orchestrate the hiring of Tom through (trustees) Bob Weiss and Joel Ferguson and the president (Peter McPherson) because most people wanted to open it up and see who would apply. And then some wanted a black coach," Heathcote said in 2014. "But I felt Tom deserved the job because he'd been there 12 years, and he'd gotten better in the job every single year. Tom was a tireless worker and had a passion for the game. So that combination, in my mind, I knew he was going to be a good coach."[9]
In 2001, the
1995–present: Tom Izzo era
Tom Izzo took over for Heathcote in 1995 after 11 years as an assistant coach under Heathcote.
Michigan State struggled in the first season with Izzo at the helm and after losing All-American Shawn Respert. The Spartans finished the season at .500 (16–16, 9–9) and in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten. MSU received an invitation to the
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MSU began the 2012–13 season 11–2 and ranked No. 18 in the country with wins over No. 7 Kansas and Texas and were led by junior Keith Appling and freshman Gary Harris. 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. 10 in the country. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat Iowa in the quarterfinals,[144] but fell to eventual tournament champion, Ohio State, in the semifinals.[145] The Spartans received a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 16th straight appearance in the tournament. MSU defeated Valparaiso[146] and Memphis to advance to their fifth Sweet Sixteen in six years and their 11th trip in 16 years.[147] However, the Spartans were defeated by Duke, who was led by Seth Curry, in the Sweet Sixteen.[148]
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The 2020 team started the season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll for the first time in school history. 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. 2 Kentucky before losing twice more in their first eight games and falling to 5–3. MSU also struggled as Cassius Winston dealt with the suicide of his brother, Zachary, on November 10, 2020. 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. However, the season ended abruptly when all postseason tournaments, including the NCAA tournament, were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.
In the COVID-19-shortened 2020–21 season, MSU began the season well, beating Duke at the Champions Classic for only the third time under Izzo. MSU finished the shortened non-conference schedule with a perfect 6–0 record and ranked No. 4 in the country. However, things changed abruptly when MSU began Big Ten play. The Spartans lost four of their first six games before pausing team activities for about two weeks due to positive COVID-19 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. 5 Illinois, No. 4 Ohio State, and No. 2 Michigan to finish the regular season with 15–11 overall record. At 9–11 in the Big Ten, MSU finished with a losing record for the first time under Izzo, but looked safe to move the NCAA tournament streak to 23 straight appearances. 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. The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the South region. For the first time, MSU was forced to participate in the First Four, losing to UCLA in overtime.
Looking to rebound from one of the worst seasons in Izzo's tenure, the Spartans began the
Coaches
Three Michigan State coaches have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. They are Pete Newell (National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2006), Jud Heathcote (National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2009), and Tom Izzo (Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2016). Since 1976, the Spartans have had only two head basketball coaches, Heathcote and Izzo. Heathcote (1976–1995) coached the Spartans for 19 seasons before retiring following the 1994–95 season. His hand-picked successor, Izzo, an assistant with MSU since 1983, completed his 25th year as head coach of the Spartans in 2020.
On November 28, 2009, Izzo passed Heathcote's mark of 340 career wins by beating UMass 106–68.[195] Izzo now leads all MSU basketball coaches in wins with 628 through 2020.[196][197] On March 6, 2022, Izzo surpassed Bob Knight for the most wins by a men's basketball coach at a Big Ten school with 663.[198]
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 1910. Former coach George E. Denman won all 11 games he coached between 1901 and 1903 and Chester L. Brewer won 70 of 95 games from 1903 to 1910.[196]
Name | Years | Overall Record | Conference Record | Note |
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None established | 1898–99 | 0–2 (.000) | ||
Charles Bemies | 1899–1901 | 5–2 (.714) | Michigan State's first basketball coach | |
George Denman | 1901–03 | 11–0 (1.000) | Michigan State's only undefeated basketball coach. | |
Chester Brewer | 1903–10 | 70–25 (.737) | ||
John Macklin | 1910–16 | 48–38 (.558) | ||
George Gauthier | 1916–20 | 47–39 (.547) | ||
Lyman Frimodig | 1920–22 | 24–20 (.545) | ||
Fred Walker | 1922–24 | 20–19 (.513) | ||
John Kobs | 1924–26 | 11–26 (.297) | ||
Benjamin Van Alstyne | 1926–49 | 231–163 (.586) | Avg. final score increased from 28 to 46 during his tenure[199] | |
Alton Kircher | 1949–50 | 4–18 (.182) | ||
Pete Newell | 1950–54 | 45–42 (.517) | 26–34 (.433) | Went on to win the 1959 NCAA tournament as head coach at California; coached the U.S. to the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
Forddy Anderson | 1954–65 | 125–124 (.502) | 69–85 (.448) | Guided Michigan State to its first Final Four and NCAA appearance in 1957; 2 NCAA appearances; 2 Conference championships |
John Benington
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1965–69 | 54–38 (.587) | 32–24 (.571) | Conference championship in 1967 |
Gus Ganakas | 1969–76 | 89–84 (.514) | 49–57 (.462) | |
Jud Heathcote | 1976–95 | 340–220 (.607) | 182–160 (.532) | 1979 NCAA Champions; 9 NCAA Appearances; 3 Conference championships |
Tom Izzo | 1995–Present | 707–295 (.706) | 343–170 (.669) | 2000 NCAA Champions, 2009 National Runner-up, 8 Final Four appearances; 26 straight NCAA tournament appearances; 10 conference championships; 6 conference tournament championships |
Total | 1831–1155 (.613) | 697–534 (.566) | 2 NCAA tournament championships, 10 Final Fours, 37 NCAA tournament appearances, 16 conference championships, 6 conference tournament championships |
Jud Heathcote
Jud Heathcote won three Big Ten titles in his 19 years at MSU. His teams appeared in nine NCAA tournaments, four Sweet Sixteens, one Elite Eight, one Final Four and won one National Championship. 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 1979. His teams also appeared in three NITs reaching the NIT Final Four in 1989.
Heathcote was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1978 and 1986. Heathcote was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2009.
Tom Izzo worked as an assistant under Heathcote for 12 years prior to being named his successor. Other assistants who worked under Heathcote went on to head coaching positions: Don Monson (Idaho and Oregon), Bill Berry (San Jose State), Mike Deane (Siena, Marquette, Lamar, and Wagner), Jim Boylan (Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks), Jim Boylen (Utah), Stan Joplin (Toledo), and Brian Gregory (Dayton, Georgia Tech, and South Florida).
Record by season under Heathcote:[196][200]
See
Tom Izzo
Since 1995, the team has been coached by
Izzo is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[201]
Izzo has guided the Spartans to eight NCAA
Izzo has received numerous awards including the 1998 Associated Press National Coach of the Year, the 1998 Basketball News National Coach of the Year, the 1998 United States Basketball Writers Association Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award (1998), three-time Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year (1998, 2009, 2012), the 1998 Basketball Times Mideast Coach of the Year, the 1999 Basketball News Coach of the Year Award, two-time National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year Award (2001, 2012) and the 2005 Clair Bee Award.[202]
Izzo also helped his assistants secure head coaching jobs across the basketball world.
On March 15, 2019, Izzo won his 600th game.[206] On January 30, 2024, also his 69th birthday, Izzo won his 700th game by beating rival Michigan 81–62.[207]
Branding
On March 11, 2021, Michigan State announced that the men's basketball team would be known as "MSU Spartans Presented by Rocket Mortgage."[208] The next day, Michigan State issued a clarification stating that it was not renaming its basketball team.[209] The announcement and clarification were discussed on national sports programs and commentaries were published on news and sports sites.[210][211]
Season by season results
Under Tom Izzo:
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Tom Izzo (Big Ten Conference) (1995–2023) | |||||||||
1995–96 | Tom Izzo | 16–16 | 9–9 | 7th | NIT second round | ||||
1996–97 | Tom Izzo | 17–12 | 9–9 | T–6th | NIT second round | ||||
1997–98 | Tom Izzo | 22–8 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1998–99 | Tom Izzo | 33–5 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA final Four | ||||
1999–2000 | Tom Izzo | 32–7 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA champion | ||||
2000–01 | Tom Izzo | 28–5 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA final Four | ||||
2001–02 | Tom Izzo | 19–12 | 10–6 | 5th | NCAA first round | ||||
2002–03 | Tom Izzo | 22–13 | 10–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
2003–04 | Tom Izzo | 18–12 | 12–4 | T–2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
2004–05 | Tom Izzo | 26–7 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA final Four | ||||
2005–06 | Tom Izzo | 22–12 | 8–8 | T–6th | NCAA first round | ||||
2006–07 | Tom Izzo | 23–12 | 8–8 | T–7th | NCAA second round | ||||
2007–08 | Tom Izzo | 27–9 | 12–6 | 4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2008–09 | Tom Izzo | 31–7 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Runner-up | ||||
2009–10 | Tom Izzo | 28–9 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA final Four | ||||
2010–11 | Tom Izzo | 19–15 | 9–9 | T–4th | NCAA second round | ||||
2011–12 | Tom Izzo | 29–8 | 13–5 | T–1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2012–13 | Tom Izzo | 27–9 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2013–14 | Tom Izzo | 29–9 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
2014–15 | Tom Izzo | 27–12 | 12–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2015–16 | Tom Izzo | 29–6 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
2016–17 | Tom Izzo | 20–15 | 10–8 | T–5th | NCAA second round | ||||
2017–18 | Tom Izzo | 30–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
2018–19 | Tom Izzo | 32–7 | 16–4 | T–1st | NCAA final Four | ||||
2019–20 | Tom Izzo | 22–9 | 14–6 | T–1st | No postseason due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2020–21 | Tom Izzo | 15–13 | 9–11 | T–8th | NCAA First Four | ||||
2021–22 | Tom Izzo | 23–13 | 11–9 | T–7th | NCAA second round | ||||
2022–23 | Tom Izzo | 21–13 | 11–8 | 4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2023–24 | Tom Izzo | 20–15 | 10–10 | T–6th | NCAA second round | ||||
Tom Izzo: | 707–295 (.706) | 343–170 (.669) | |||||||
Total: | 1,831–1,155 (.613) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Postseason history
NCAA tournament
The Spartans have appeared in 37 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments, with a current streak of 26 straight years, with two NCAA basketball national championships. They have appeared in ten Final Fours and sport a 73–36 all-time NCAA tournament record.
National championships
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Round | Opponent | Score |
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First round | Bye | |
Second round | No. 10 Lamar | 95–64 |
Sweet Sixteen | No. 3 LSU
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87–71 |
Elite Eight | No. 1 Notre Dame | 80–68 |
Final Four | No. 9 Penn
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101–67 |
Championship
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No. 1 Indiana State | 75–64 |
Round | Opponent | Score |
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First round | No. 16 Valparaiso
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65–38 |
Second round | No. 8 Utah
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73–61 |
Sweet Sixteen | No. 4 Syracuse | 75–58 |
Elite Eight | No. 2 Iowa State | 75–64 |
Final Four | No. 8 Wisconsin
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53–41 |
Championship
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No. 5 Florida | 89–76 |
Complete NCAA tournament results
The Spartans have appeared in the NCAA tournament 37 times. Their combined record is 73–36.[214]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1957 |
Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National third-place game |
Notre Dame Kentucky North Carolina San Francisco |
W 85–83 W 80–68 L 70–74 3OT L 60–67 | |
1959 |
Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
Marquette Louisville |
W 74–69 L 81–88 | |
1978 |
First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
WKU Kentucky |
W 77–63 W 90–69 L 49–52 | |
1979 |
No. 2 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National championship game |
No. 10 | W 95–64 W 87–71 W 80–68 W 101–67 W 75–64 |
1985 | No. 10 | First Round | No. 7 UAB | L 68–70 |
1986 | No. 5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
No. 12 Washington No. 4 Georgetown No. 1 Kansas |
W 72–70 W 80–68 L 86–96 OT |
1990 | No. 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
No. 16 Murray State No. 9 UC Santa Barbara No. 4 Georgia Tech |
W 75–71 OT W 62–58 L 80–81 OT |
1991 | No. 5 | First Round Second Round |
No. 12 Green Bay No. 4 Utah |
W 60–58 L 84–85 2OT |
1992 | No. 5 | First Round Second Round |
No. 12 SW Missouri State No. 4 Cincinnati |
W 61–54 L 65–77 |
1994 | No. 7 | First Round Second round |
No. 10 Seton Hall No. 2 Duke |
W 84–73 L 74–85 |
1995 | No. 3 | First Round | No. 14 Weber State | L 72–79 |
1998 | No. 4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
No. 13 Eastern Michigan No. 5 Princeton No. 1 North Carolina |
W 83–71 W 63–56 L 58–73 |
1999 | No. 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
No. 16 Mount St. Mary's No. 9 Ole Miss No. 13 Oklahoma No. 3 Kentucky No. 1 Duke |
W 76–53 W 74–66 W 54–46 W 73–66 L 62–68 |
2000 | No. 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National championship game |
No. 16 | W 65–38 W 73–61 W 75–58 W 75–64 W 53–41 W 89–76 |
2001 | No. 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
No. 16 Alabama State No. 9 Fresno State No. 12 Gonzaga No. 11 Temple No. 2 Arizona |
W 69–35 W 81–65 W 77–62 W 69–62 L 61–80 |
2002 | No. 10 | First Round | No. 7 NC State | L 58–69 |
2003 | No. 7 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
No. 10 Texas |
W 79–64 W 68–46 W 60–58 L 76–85 |
2004 | No. 7 | First Round | No. 10 Nevada | L 66–72 |
2005 | No. 5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
No. 12 | W 89–81 W 72–61 W 78–68 W 94–88 2OT L 71–87 |
2006 | No. 6 | First Round | No. 11 George Mason | L 65–75 |
2007 | No. 9 | First Round Second Round |
No. 8 Marquette No. 1 North Carolina |
W 61–49 L 67–81 |
2008 | No. 5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
No. 12 Temple No. 4 Pittsburgh No. 1 Memphis |
W 72–61 W 65–54 L 74–92 |
2009 | No. 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National championship game |
No. 15 Robert Morris No. 10 USC No. 3 Kansas No. 1 Louisville No. 1 Connecticut No. 1 North Carolina |
W 77–62 W 74–69 W 67–62 W 64–52 W 82–73 L 72–89 |
2010 | No. 5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
No. 12 New Mexico State No. 4 Maryland No. 9 Northern Iowa No. 6 Tennessee No. 5 Butler |
W 70–67 W 85–83 W 59–52 W 70–69 L 50–52 |
2011 | No. 10 | First Round | No. 7 UCLA | L 76–78 |
2012 | No. 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
No. 16 Long Island No. 9 Saint Louis No. 4 Louisville |
W 89–67 W 65–61 L 44–57 |
2013 | No. 3 | Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen |
No. 14 Valparaiso No. 6 Memphis No. 2 Duke |
W 65–54 W 70–48 L 61–71 |
2014 | No. 4 | Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
No. 13 Connecticut |
W 93–78 W 80–73 W 61–59 L 54–60 |
2015 | No. 7 | Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
No. 10 Georgia No. 2 Virginia No. 3 Oklahoma No. 4 Louisville No. 1 Duke |
W 70–63 W 60–54 W 62–58 W 76–70 OT L 61–81 |
2016 | No. 2 | First Round | No. 15 Middle Tennessee | L 81–90 |
2017 | No. 9 | First Round Second Round |
No. 8 Miami No. 1 Kansas |
W 78–58 L 70–90 |
2018 | No. 3 | First Round Second Round |
No. 14 Bucknell No. 11 Syracuse |
W 82–78 L 53–55 |
2019 | No. 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
No. 15 Texas Tech |
W 76–65 W 70–50 W 80–63 W 68–67 L 51–61 |
2021 | No. 11 | First Four | No. 11 UCLA | L 80–86OT |
2022 | No. 7 | First Round Second Round |
No. 10 Duke |
W 74–73 L 76–85 |
2023 | No. 7 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
No. 10 Kansas State |
W 72–62 W 69–60 L 93–98 OT |
2024 | No. 9 | First Round Second Round |
No. 8 North Carolina |
W 69–51 L 69–85 |
NCAA tournament history and seeds
The
Prior to seeding in NCAA tournaments, MSU appeared in the
Years | '79
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'85 | '86 | '90 | '91 | '92 | '94 | '95 | '98 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 |
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Seeds | 2* | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
*Won National Championship
The Spartans have appeared in 37 NCAA tournaments, reaching the Sweet Sixteen 21 times, the Elite Eight 14 times, the Final Four 10 times, and the national championship game three times. They have reached the Final Four three times as a No. 1 seed, three times as a No. 2 seed, twice as a No. 5 seed, and once as a No. 7 seed. They won the National Championship as a No. 2 seed in 1979 and as a No. 1 seed in 2000.
NIT results
The Spartans have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 6–6.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1983 | First Round Second Round |
Bowling Green Fresno State |
W 72–71 L 58–72 |
1989 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place game |
Kent State Wichita State Villanova Saint Louis UAB |
W 83–69 W 79–67 W 70–63 L 64–74 L 76–78 |
1993 | First Round | Oklahoma | L 86–88 |
1996 | First Round Second Round |
Washington Fresno State |
W 64–50 L 70–80 |
1997 | First Round Second Round |
George Washington Florida State |
W 65–50 L 63–68 |
Big Ten regular-season championships
Michigan State has won 16 Big Ten regular-season championships, the sixth-most in Big Ten history.
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Big Ten tournament championships
Michigan State has won six Big Ten tournament championships since its inception in
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Record vs. Big Ten opponents
*Through 2020-21 season
Michigan State only has losing records against four Big Ten teams.
Opponent | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Streak |
---|---|---|---|---|
Illinois | 65 | 61 | .516 | L1 |
Indiana | 58 | 68 | .460 | W1 |
Iowa | 78 | 55 | .586 | L2 |
Maryland | 13 | 7 | .650 | W1 |
Michigan | 86 | 102 | .457 | W1 |
Minnesota | 81 | 57 | .584 | W3 |
Nebraska | 23 | 7 | .767 | W8 |
Northwestern | 96 | 33 | .744 | L1 |
Ohio State | 80 | 52 | .606 | W1 |
Oregon | 2 | 2 | .500 | W1 |
Penn State | 42 | 9 | .824 | W3 |
Purdue | 59 | 69 | .461 | L4 |
Rutgers | 14 | 2 | .875 | L2 |
UCLA | 4 | 7 | .364 | L1 |
USC | 4 | 3 | .571 | W1 |
Washington | 4 | 1 | .800 | W3 |
Wisconsin | 88 | 65 | .575 | W1 |
Spartans of Note
Retired numbers
Michigan State Spartans retired numbers | ||||
No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Date Retired |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Scott Skiles | PG | 1982–86 | November 13, 1998[218] |
12 | Mateen Cleaves | G |
1996–2000 | February 3, 2007[219] |
21 | Steve Smith | SG | 1987–91 | January 2, 1999[220] |
23 | Draymond Green | PF |
2008–12 | December 3, 2019[221] |
24 | Johnny Green | SF | 1955–58 | |
Shawn Respert | PG | 1991–95 | November 28, 1998[222] | |
31 | Jay Vincent | SF | 1978–81 | January 9, 1999[223] |
32 | Greg Kelser | SF | 1976–79 | |
33 | Magic Johnson | PG | 1977–79 | |
42 | Morris Peterson | SG, SF | 1995–2000 | January 17, 2009[224] |
– | Jud Heathcote | Head Coach | 1976–95 |
National Player of the Year
- Scott Skiles – Basketball Times (1986)
- Sporting News, NABC (1995)
- Draymond Green – NABC (2012)
- Denzel Valentine – AP, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times, NABC, NBC Sports (2016)
Final Four Most Outstanding Player
- Earvin Johnson(1979)
- Mateen Cleaves (2000)
Big Ten Player of the Year
- Jay Vincent (1981)
- Scott Skiles (1986)
- Shawn Respert (1995)
- Mateen Cleaves (1998, 1999)
- Morris Peterson (2000)
- Kalin Lucas (2009)
- Draymond Green (2012)
- Denzel Valentine (2016)
- Cassius Winston (2019)
Big Ten Coach of the Year
- Jud Heathcote (1978, 1986)
- Tom Izzo (1998, 2009, 2012)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Gary Harris (2013)
- Miles Bridges (2017)
- Jaren Jackson Jr. (2018)
Defensive Player of the Year
- Ken Redfield (1990)
- Eric Snow (1995)
- Travis Walton (2009)
- Jaren Jackson Jr. (2018)
- Xavier Tillman (2020)
Spartans in the NBA
Spartans formerly in the NBA include:
- Maurice Ager
- Mathew Aitch
- Robert Anderegg
- Alan Anderson
- Keith Appling
- Chet Aubuchon
- Charlie Bell
- Robert Brannum
- Shannon Brown
- Edward Burton
- Mateen Cleaves
- Matt Costello
- Paul Davis
- Branden Dawson
- Jamie Feick
- Al Ferrari
- Terry Furlow
- Johnny Green
- Darryl Johnson
- Earvin Johnson
- Ken Johnson
- Greg Kelser
- Kalin Lucas
- Matthew Mazza
- Anthony Miller
- Mike Peplowski
- Morris Peterson
- Zach Randolph
- Shawn Respert
- Jason Richardson
- Ralph Simpson
- Scott Skiles
- Steve Smith
- Eric Snow
- Matt Steigenga
- Jay Vincent
- Sam Vincent
- Horace Walker
- Kevin Willis
Spartans currently in the NBA, G-League, unsigned, or are active in other professional leagues include:
- Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors)
- Gary Harris (Orlando Magic)
- Bryn Forbes (Free Agent)
- Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies)
- Miles Bridges (Charlotte Hornets)
- Xavier Tillman (Boston Celtics)
- Max Christie (Los Angeles Lakers)
- Joey Hauser (Utah Jazz)
- Durrell Summers (Mineros de Zacatecas)
- Kalin Lucas (Al-Jahra SC)
- UCAM Murcia)
- Denzel Valentine (Sydney Kings)
- Deyonta Davis (Taichung Suns)
- Cazoo Baskonia)
- Konyaspor)
- Kenny Goins (BC Pieno žvaigždės)
- Nick Ward (Vancouver Bandits)
- Cassius Winston (Tofaş)
- Aaron Henry (Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya)
- Gabe Brown (Pallacanestro Varese)
- Marcus Bingham Jr. (Hapoel Haifa)
Draft history
- 66 total NBA draft picks.
- 21 first round picks.
- 1 overall No. 1 pick – Magic Johnson.
- 8 top ten picks.
Uniforms
Tom Izzo's teams have worn many different styles of uniform[225] during his 27 years at Michigan State. Nike, Inc. started making jerseys for the team at the start of the 2000–01 season.
The current home jersey, introduced as part of a rebranding effort by the athletic department in April 2010, is white with green uniform numbers and a green custom font "SPARTANS" across the chest.
Facilities
The Spartans used the College Gymnasium prior to moving to Demonstration Hall for 10 years.
Demonstration Hall
The Spartans used this building, still in use on campus today, as their home from 1930 to the opening of Jenison Fieldhouse in 1940.
Jenison Fieldhouse
The arena opened in 1940 and was named for alumnus Frederick Cowles Jenison, whose estate, along with PWAP funds, funded the building. The building was the home of the Spartans from 1940 to 1989 when the Breslin Center opened.
The venue is most famous for its
Jenison also hosted the
The building is still in use on campus today.
Breslin Center
The Spartans play home games at the
The arena's current basketball court is the same floor where the Spartans won the 2000 NCAA tournament, which was at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The school purchased the floor from the NCAA and Final Four floor installer Horner Flooring after the title game. A plaque was installed on the baseline near the Michigan State tunnel to commemorate the floor's role in the school's history.[230]
The Breslin Center is home to the Izzone, a large student section named after Coach Izzo, the basketball team's head coach since 1995. 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 2006 was ranked as the 4th-best in the country.[231] The section helped cheer the Spartans to a 53-game home win streak between 1998 and 2002 and also a 28-game winning streak from 2007 and 2009.[232]
The arena underwent a $50 million renovation to improve the visitor experience and to create a Michigan State University Basketball Hall of History.[233][234]
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