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2020–21 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachDwayne Stephens (18th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
2020–21 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Michigan 14 – 3   .824 23 – 5   .821
No. 2 Illinois † 16 – 4   .800 24 – 7   .774
No. 8 Iowa 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
No. 20 Purdue 13 – 6   .684 18 – 10   .643
No. 7 Ohio State 12 – 8   .600 21 – 10   .677
Wisconsin 10 – 10   .500 18 – 13   .581
Rutgers 10 – 10   .500 16 – 12   .571
Maryland 9 – 11   .450 17 – 14   .548
Michigan State 9 – 11   .450 15 – 13   .536
Indiana 7 – 12   .368 12 – 15   .444
Penn State 7 – 12   .368 11 – 14   .440
Northwestern 6 – 13   .316 9 – 15   .375
Minnesota 6 – 14   .300 14 – 15   .483
Nebraska 3 – 16   .158 7 – 20   .259
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team will represent Michigan State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans will be led by 26th-year head coach Tom Izzo and will play their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2019–20 season 22–9, 14–6 in Big Ten play to earn a share of their third straight Big Ten regular season championship.[1] Their season ended following the cancellation of postseason tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Junior forward Xavier Tillman announced on March 24, 2020 that he would explore the NBA draft process, but would not sign with an agent, leaving the possibility he could return to play in the 2020–21 season.[3] Sophomore guard Aaron Henry announced he would enter the NBA draft as well, but would also leave open the ability to return to school.[4]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kyle Ahrens 0 G 6'6" 210 RS SR Versailles, OH Graduated
Connor George 41 G 6'4" 200 SR Okemos, MI Graduated
Cassius Winston 5 G 6'1" 185 SR Detroit, MI Graduated

Recruiting classes

2020 recruiting class

On April 2, 2019, days after the Spartans advanced to the Final Four, four-start point guard Jalen Terry announced he would sign to play with the Spartans in 2020.[5] However, on October 15, Terry announced he would reopen his recruiting and decommitted from MSU.[6] On September 9, four-star center Maddy Sissoko committed to MSU.[7] On October 6, four-star point guard A.J. Hoggard announced he intended to play with MSU in 2020.[8]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
A.J. Hoggard
PG 		Coatesville, PA Huntington Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 83
Maddy Sissoko
C 		Mount Pleasant, UT Wasatch Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 9, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2021 recruiting class

On April 22, 2020, four-start shooting guard Pierre Brooks announced he would play for Michigan State in 2021.[9]

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Pierre Brooks
SG 		Detroit, MI Douglass Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) April 22, 2020 (verbal) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Early offseason rankings

In April 2020, most early pollsters listed Michigan State as a preseason top-15 team for the 2020–21 season. These included ESPN (No. 8),[10] Sports Illustrated (No. 11),[11] Yahoo! Sports (No. 13),[12] USA Today (No. 19),[13] NBC Sports (No. 5),[14] and CBS Sports (No. 12).[15]

Incoming transfers

On May 28, 2019, Marquette forward Joey Hauser announced he would transfer to MSU. Due to NCAA transfer rules, Hauser had to sit out the 2019–20 season, but will have at least two years of eligibility left beginning in the 2020–21 season.[16]

Roster

2020–21 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 30 Marcus Bingham 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Catholic Central HS Grand Rapids, MI
F 44 Gabe Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Belleville HS Belleville, MI
F 25 Malik Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Naperville, IL
F 20 Joey Hauser 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Marquette
Stevens Point HS 		Stevens Point, WI
F 11 Aaron Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Ben Davis HS Indianapolis, IN
G AJ Hoggard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Huntington Prep Coatesville, PA
G 13 Steven Izzo (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Lansing Catholic East Lansing, MI
F 15 Thomas Kithier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Dakota HS Macomb, MI
G 1 Joshua Langford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Madison Academy Madison, AL
G 3 Foster Loyer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Clarkston HS Clarkston, MI
F 34 Julius Marble 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Jesuit HS Keller, TX
C Mady Sissoko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Mount Pleasant, UT
G 2 Mark "Rocket" Watts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So SPIRE Institute Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
TBA*
TBA 		TBA       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2020*
TBA, ESPN 		vs. Duke
Champions Classic 		      United Center 
Chicago, IL
November 27–29, 2020*
TBA 		Auburn, Belmont, Boise State, Gonzaga, Saint Louis, Siena, or Xavier
Orlando Invitational 		      HP Field House 
Bay Lake, FL
November or December 2020*
TBA 		TBA
ACC – Big Ten Challenge 		       
 
TBA*
TBA 		Toledo       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
TBA
TBA 		at Michigan
Rivalry 		      Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
TBA
TBA 		Michigan
Rivalry 		      Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
TBD
TBD 		vs. TBD       United Center 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ Charboneau, Matt. "'They ain't forgetting us': Michigan State clobbers Ohio State, wins third straight Big Ten title". Detroit News. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  2. ^ Solari, Chris. "March Madness cancellation inevitable, unavoidable: 'Bigger than basketball'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  3. ^ "2020 NBA Draft: Michigan State's Xavier Tillman announces he will test draft waters". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  4. ^ Solari, Chris. "Michigan State basketball's Aaron Henry enters NBA draft with ability to return to college". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  5. ^ Savage, Brendan (2019-04-03). "Michigan State wins recruiting battle for Flint Beecher guard Jalen Terry". mlive.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  6. ^ Solari, Chris. "Michigan State basketball: 2020 PG Jalen Terry decommits from Spartans". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  7. ^ Solari, Chris. "Michigan State basketball lands 4-star big man Mady Sissoko". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  8. ^ "Four-star point guard AJ Hoggard picks Michigan State". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  9. ^ TillTheBitterEnd, Sam Tyler- (2020-04-22). "Men's Basketball: Pierre Brooks commits to Michigan State". The Only Colors. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  10. ^ "Virginia up, Kentucky down in college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2020-21". ESPN.com. 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  11. ^ Woo, Jeremy. "Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2020–21 Hoops Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  12. ^ "Yahoo Sports' absurdly early Top 25 college hoops rankings for next season". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  13. ^ Gleeson, Scott. "College basketball's way-too-early preseason top 25 teams for the 2020-21 season". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  14. ^ "The way-too-early college basketball preseason top 25". CollegeBasketballTalk | NBC Sports. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  15. ^ "2020-21 college basketball rankings: Gonzaga is No. 1, Kentucky is No. 2 in never-too-early Top 25 And 1". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  16. ^ "Michigan State basketball lands Marquette transfer forward Joey Hauser". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
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