List of Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Michigan State Spartans men's college basketball team.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

History

Overall
Years of basketball	119
First season	1898
Head coaches (all-time)	15
All Games
All-time record	1752–1102 (.614)
20+ win seasons	20 (Izzo 20, Heathcote 7)
30+ win seasons	5 (Izzo 5)
Home Games
Breslin Center	422–63 (.870)
Jenison Fieldhouse	385–184 (.677)
Demonstration Hall/College Gymnasium/Other	262–93 (.738)
Big Ten Games
All Time Big Ten Regular Season Record	660–492 (.573)
All Time Big Ten Tournament Record	32–16 (.667)
Conference Regular Season Championships	16 (1957, 1959, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Conference Tournament Championships	6 (1999, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019)
NCAA Tournament
NCAA Appearances	33 (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)
NCAA Tournament record	69–32 (.683)
Sweet Sixteen	20 (1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019)
Elite Eight	14 (1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2019)
Final Four	10 (1957, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019)
NCAA Championship Games	3 (1979, 2000, 2009)
NCAA Championships	2 (1979, 2000)
Accurate as of April 9, 2019 Source^[1]^[6]

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
No Coach (Independent) (1898–1899)
1898–99	State Agricultural College	0–2
Charles Bemies (Independent) (1899–1901)
1899–1900	State Agricultural College	2–2
1900–01	State Agricultural College	3–0
Charles Bemies:		5–2 (.714)
George Denman (Independent) (1901–1902)
1901–02	State Agricultural College	5–0
1902–03	State Agricultural College	6–0
George Denman:		11–0 (1.000)
Chester Brewer (Independent) (1903–1904)
1903–04	State Agricultural College	5–3
1904–05	State Agricultural College	5–3
1905–06	State Agricultural College	11–2
1906–07	State Agricultural College	14–2
1907–08	State Agricultural College	15–5
1908–09	State Agricultural College	10–5
1909–10	Michigan Agricultural College	10–5
Chester Brewer:		70–25 (.737)
John Macklin (Independent) (1910–1916)
1910–11	Michigan Agricultural College	5–9
1911–12	Michigan Agricultural College	12–3
1912–13	Michigan Agricultural College	8–5
1913–14	Michigan Agricultural College	8–4
1914–15	Michigan Agricultural College	7–9
1915–16	Michigan Agricultural College	8–8
John Macklin:		48–38 (.558)
George Gauthier (Independent) (1916–1920)
1916–17	Michigan Agricultural College	11–5
1917–18	Michigan Agricultural College	6–10
1918–19	Michigan Agricultural College	9–9
1919–20	Michigan Agricultural College	21–15†
George Gauthier:		41–38 (.519)
Lyman Frimodig (Independent) (1920–1922)
1920–21	Michigan Agricultural College	13–8
1921–22	Michigan Agricultural College	11–13
Lyman Frimodig:		30–22 (.577)
Fred Walker (Independent) (1922–1924)
1922–23	Michigan Agricultural College	10–9
1923–24	Michigan Agricultural College	10–10
Fred Walker:		20–19 (.513)
John H. Kobs (Independent) (1924–1926)
1924–25	Michigan Agricultural College	6–13
1925–26	Michigan State	5–13
John H. Kobs:		11–26 (.297)
Benjamin Van Alstyne (Independent) (1926–1949)
1926–27	Michigan State	7–11
1927–28	Michigan State	11–4
1928–29	Michigan State	11–5
1929–30	Michigan State	12–4
1930–31	Michigan State	16–1
1931–32	Michigan State	12–5
1932–33	Michigan State	10–7
1933–34	Michigan State	12–5
1934–35	Michigan State	14–4
1935–36	Michigan State	8–9
1936–37	Michigan State	5–12
1937–38	Michigan State	9–8
1938–39	Michigan State	9–8
1939–40	Michigan State	14–6
1940–41	Michigan State	11–6
1941–42	Michigan State	15–6
1942–43	Michigan State	2–14
1943–44	Michigan State	*** No Basketball	due to World	War II ***
1944–45	Michigan State	9–7
1945–46	Michigan State	12–9
1946–47	Michigan State	11–10
1947–78	Michigan State	12–10
1948–49	Michigan State	9–12
Benjamin Van Alstyne:		231–163 (.586)
Alton Kircher (Independent) (1949–1950)
1949–50	Michigan State	4–18
Alton Kircher:		4–18 (.182)
Pete Newell (Big Ten Conference) (1950–1954)
1950–51	Michigan State	10–11	5–9	7th
1951–52	Michigan State	13–9	6–8	5th
1952–53	Michigan State	13–9	11–7	T–3rd
1953–54	Michigan State	9–13	4–10	8th
Pete Newell:		45–42 (.517)	26–17 (.605)
Forrest "Forddy" Anderson (Big Ten Conference) (1954–1965)
1954–55	Michigan State	13–9	8–6	4th
1955–56	Michigan State	13–9	7–7	5th
1956–57	Michigan State	16–10	10–4	T–4th	NCAA Final Four
1957–58	Michigan State	16–6	9–5	T–2nd
1958–59	Michigan State	19–4	12–2	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
1959–60	Michigan State	10–11	5–9	8th
1960–61	Michigan State	7–17	3–11	9th
1961–62	Michigan State	8–14	3–11	T–9th
1962–63	Michigan State	4–16	3–11	9th
1963–64	Michigan State	14–10	8–6	T–4th
1964–65	Michigan State	5–18	1–13	10th
Forddy Anderson:		125–124 (.502)	69–85 (.448)
John E. Benington (Big Ten Conference) (1965–1969)
1965–66	Michigan State	15–7	10–4	2nd
1966–67	Michigan State	16–7	10–4	T–1st
1967–68	Michigan State	12–12	6–8	T–6th
1968–69	Michigan State	11–12	6–8	T–5th
John E. Benington:		54–38 (.587)	32–24 (.571)
Gus Ganakas (Big Ten Conference) (1969–1976)
1969–70	Michigan State	9–15	5–9	T–6th
1970–71	Michigan State	10–14	4–10	T–7th
1971–72	Michigan State	13–11	6–8	T-5th
1972–73	Michigan State	13–11	6–8	T–6th
1973–74	Michigan State	13–11	8–6	T–4th
1974–75	Michigan State	17–9	10–8	5th
1975–76	Michigan State	14–13	10–8	4th
Gus Ganakas:		89–84 (.514)	45–57 (.441)
Jud Heathcote (Big Ten Conference) (1976–1995)
1976–77	Michigan State	12–15*	9–9*	6th
1977–78	Michigan State	25–5	15–3	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
1978–79	Michigan State	26–6	13–5	1st	NCAA Champions
1979–80	Michigan State	12–15	6–12	8th
1980–81	Michigan State	13–14	7–11	8th
1981–82	Michigan State	12–16^	7–11^	T–7th
1982–83	Michigan State	17–13	9–9	T–6th	NIT Second Round
1983–84	Michigan State	16–12^	9–9^	5th
1984–85	Michigan State	19–10	10–8	T–5th	NCAA First Round
1985–86	Michigan State	23–8	12–6	3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1986–87	Michigan State	11–17	6–12	7th
1987–88	Michigan State	10–18	5–13	8th
1988–89	Michigan State	18–15	6–12	T–8th	NIT Semifinal
1989–90	Michigan State	28–6	15–3	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1990–91	Michigan State	19–11	11–7	T–3rd	NCAA Second Round
1991–92	Michigan State	22–8	11–7	T–3rd	NCAA Second Round
1992–93	Michigan State	15–13	7–11	T–8th	NIT First Round
1993–94	Michigan State	20–12	10–8	T–4th	NCAA Second Round
1994–95	Michigan State	22–6	14–4	2nd	NCAA First Round
Jud Heathcote:		340–220 (.607)	182–160 (.532)
Tom Izzo (Big Ten Conference) (1995–present)
1995–96	Michigan State	16–16	9–9	7th	NIT Second round
1996–97	Michigan State	17–12	9–9	T–6th	NIT Second round
1997–98	Michigan State	22–8	13–3	T–1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1998–99	Michigan State	33–5	15–1	1st	NCAA Final Four
1999–2000	Michigan State	32–7	13–3	T–1st	NCAA Champions
2000–01	Michigan State	28–5	13–3	T–1st	NCAA Final Four
2001–02	Michigan State	19–12	10–6	5th	NCAA First Round
2002–03	Michigan State	22–13	10–6	T–3rd	NCAA Elite Eight
2003–04	Michigan State	18–12	12–4	T–2nd	NCAA First Round
2004–05	Michigan State	26–7	13–3	2nd	NCAA Final Four
2005–06	Michigan State	22–12	8–8	T–6th	NCAA First Round
2006–07	Michigan State	23–12	8–8	T–7th	NCAA Second Round
2007–08	Michigan State	27–9	12–6	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2008–09	Michigan State	31–7	15–3	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
2009–10	Michigan State	28–9	14–4	T–1st	NCAA Final Four
2010–11	Michigan State	19–15	9–9	T–4th	NCAA Second Round
2011–12	Michigan State	29–8	13–5	T–1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2012–13	Michigan State	27–9	13–5	T–2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2013–14	Michigan State	29–9	12–6	T–2nd	NCAA Elite Eight
2014–15	Michigan State	27–12	12–6	T–3rd	NCAA Final Four
2015–16	Michigan State	29–6	13–5	2nd	NCAA First Round
2016–17	Michigan State	20–15	10–8	T–5th	NCAA Second Round
2017–18	Michigan State	30–5	16–2	1st	NCAA Second Round
2018–19	Michigan State	32–7	16–4	T–1st	NCAA Final Four
2019–20	Michigan State	22–9	14–6	T–1st	NCAA Tournament canceled due to corornavirus pandemic
Tom Izzo:		628–241 (.723)	302–132 (.696)
Total:		1752–1102 (.614)
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

Updated through February 28, 2020

Notes

† George Gauthier left after 29 games in 1919–20, posting a 15–14 record. Lyman Frimodig coached the final seven games of the season, finishing 6–1.
* Due to forfeits related to NCAA sanctions to Minnesota for improper selling of tickets,^[7] MSU's official record for the 1976–77 season is 12–15, 9–9 though they finished the season 10–17, 7–11.
^ Due to NCAA sanctions against Wisconsin for providing improper benefits for players,^[8] MSU's official record for the 1981–82 season is 12–16, 7–11 though they finished the season 11–17, 6–12. The official record for the 1983–84 season is 16–12, 9–9 though they finished the season 15–13, 8–10

References

^ ^a ^b "Michigan State Spartans Index | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
^ "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
^ "NCAA Basketball Tournament History: Michigan State Spartans – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
^ "Michigan State Results and History – NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament History – The Washington Post". apps.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
^ "2007–08 Michigan State Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Michigan State 2016–17 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^ Fury, Shawn (2010-01-05). "Shawn's Blog: Who was the best college team that never existed?". Shawn's Blog. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
^ "NCAA punishes Yoder, Wisconsin basketball (July 18, 1986)". Retrieved 2017-08-30.

[:0-1] "Michigan State Spartans Index | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-03-28.

[2] "Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.

[3] "NCAA Basketball Tournament History: Michigan State Spartans – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.

[4] "Michigan State Results and History – NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament History – The Washington Post". apps.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.

[5] "2007–08 Michigan State Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2018.

[:1-6] "Michigan State 2016–17 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2018.

[7] Fury, Shawn (2010-01-05). "Shawn's Blog: Who was the best college team that never existed?". Shawn's Blog. Retrieved 2017-02-10.

[8] "NCAA punishes Yoder, Wisconsin basketball (July 18, 1986)". Retrieved 2017-08-30.

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v t e Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Venues	Armory (1899–1918) IM Circle (1918–1930) Demonstration Hall (1930–1940) Jenison Fieldhouse (1940–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State University student riots
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 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 2024-25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics