2023–24 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2023–24 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
2023–24 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Cherokee Invitational champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–3 (2–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Robyn Fralick (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Dean Lockwood; Maria Fantanarosa; Kristin Haynie;
Home arena	Breslin Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Ohio State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	6	.813
No. 2 Iowa †	15	–	3	.833	34	–	5	.872
No. 12 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	26	–	6	.813
Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	9	.710
Nebraska	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Michigan	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Penn State	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Maryland	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Illinois	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Wisconsin	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Minnesota	5	–	13	.278	20	–	16	.556
Purdue	5	–	13	.278	15	–	19	.441
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Rutgers	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represents Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, are led by first-year head coach Robyn Fralick and play their home games at Breslin Center located in East Lansing, Michigan.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2022–23 season 16–14, 7–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Nebraska in the second round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Indiana. The Spartans were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, but declined the invitation due in part to the Michigan State shooting on campus.^[1]

On January 28, 2023, head coach Suzy Merchant was involved in an automobile crash which led to her being hospitalized.^[2] Assistant coach Dean Lockwood took over as the acting head coach for the remainder of the season.^[3] Merchant stepped down as head coach of the Spartans after the conclusion of the season.^[4] On March 31, the school named Bowling Green head coach Robyn Fralick the team's new head coach.^[5]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 6:30 p.m., B1G+	Davenport	W 99–46		Breslin Center (2,481) East Lansing, MI
Regular season
November 8, 2023* 6:30 p.m., B1G+	Oakland	W 87–62	1–0	Breslin Center (2,596) East Lansing, MI
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., B1G+	Wright State	W 99–55	2–0	Breslin Center (3,137) East Lansing, MI
November 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., B1G+	Detroit Mercy	W 105–44	3–0	Breslin Center (2,936) East Lansing, MI
November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., B1G+	Evansville	W 105–49	4–0	Breslin Center (3,107) East Lansing, MI
November 23, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. James Madison Cancún Challenge	W 95–69	5–0	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (197) Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Creighton Cancún Challenge	L 69–83	5–1	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (250) Cancún, Mexico
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at DePaul	W 102–64	6–1	Wintrust Arena (1,174) Chicago, IL
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., B1G+	Miami (OH)	W 89–44	7–1	Breslin Center (2,861) East Lansing, MI
December 9, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN	Nebraska	L 74–80	7–2 (0–1)	Breslin Center (3,194) East Lansing, MI
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., B1G+	Central Michigan	W 91–67	8–2	Breslin Center (4,340) East Lansing, MI
December 20, 2023* 9:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. Richmond Cherokee Invitational	W 83–76	9–2	The Cherokee Convention Center (302) Cherokee, NC
December 21, 2023* 9:30 p.m.	vs. Coastal Carolina Cherokee Invitational championship	W 105–66	10–2	The Cherokee Convention Center (723) Cherokee, NC
December 30, 2023 4:00 p.m., BTN	at Penn State	W 98–87	11–2 (1–1)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,967) State College, PA
January 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock	at No. 4 Iowa	L 73–76	11–3 (1–2)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA
January 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN	Maryland	W 74–69	12–3 (2–2)	Breslin Center (2,886) East Lansing, MI
January 14, 2024 4:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 17 Ohio State			Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 17, 2024 6:30 p.m., B1G+	Northwestern			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., B1G+	at Minnesota			Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., B1G+	Purdue			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., B1G+	Michigan			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., B1G+	at Rutgers			Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
February 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN	Minnesota			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock	at Indiana			Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
February 11, 2024 4:00 p.m., Peacock	Ohio State			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN	at Michigan			Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., B1G+	at Purdue			Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+	Rutgers			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN	Illinois			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., B1G+	at Wisconsin			Kohl Center Madison, WI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 6–10, 2024	vs. TBD			Target Center Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[6]^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	RV														Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

^ Tony Paul (March 13, 2023). "Michigan State women decline WNIT invitation, citing adversity-filled season". The Detroit News.
^ "MSU women's basketball coach Merchant hospitalized after 'minor' crash". The Detroit News. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ Brian Calloway. "Dean Lockwood uses balanced approach to guide Michigan State women's basketball through adversity". Lansing State Journal.
^ M.A. Voepel (March 13, 2023). "Suzy Merchant steps down as Michigan State women's hoops coach". ESPN.com.
^ Wenzel, Matt (2023-03-31). "Michigan State hires new women's basketball coach from Bowling Green". mlive. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ "Spartan Women's Basketball Announces 2023–24 Non-Conference Schedule". msuspartans.com. August 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
^ "Spartan Women's Basketball Announces 2023–24 Schedule". msuspartans.com. September 21, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[1] Tony Paul (March 13, 2023). "Michigan State women decline WNIT invitation, citing adversity-filled season". The Detroit News.

[2] "MSU women's basketball coach Merchant hospitalized after 'minor' crash". The Detroit News. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[3] Brian Calloway. "Dean Lockwood uses balanced approach to guide Michigan State women's basketball through adversity". Lansing State Journal.

[4] M.A. Voepel (March 13, 2023). "Suzy Merchant steps down as Michigan State women's hoops coach". ESPN.com.

[5] Wenzel, Matt (2023-03-31). "Michigan State hires new women's basketball coach from Bowling Green". mlive. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[6] "Spartan Women's Basketball Announces 2023–24 Non-Conference Schedule". msuspartans.com. August 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[7] "Spartan Women's Basketball Announces 2023–24 Schedule". msuspartans.com. September 21, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

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v t e Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Venues	Jenison Fieldhouse (1972–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics