List of Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons explained

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	123
First season	1898
Head coaches (all-time)	15
All Games
All-time record
20+ win seasons	28 (Izzo 21, Heathcote 7)
30+ win seasons	5 (Izzo 5)	-	Home Games
Breslin Center
Jenison Fieldhouse
Demonstration Hall/College Gymnasium/Other	-->
Big Ten Games
All Time Big Ten Regular Season Record
All Time Big Ten tournament Record
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	34 (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)
NCAA Tournament record
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 March 9, 2022Source

Season-by-season results

Updated through March 25, 2024

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michigan State Spartans Index College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en. 2017-03-28.
2. Web site: Michigan State Official Athletic Site . www.msuspartans.com. en. 2017-05-12.
3. Web site: NCAA basketball tournament History: Michigan State Spartans – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-05-12.
4. Web site: Michigan State Results and History – NCAA men's basketball tournament History – The Washington Post. apps.washingtonpost.com. 2017-05-12.
5. Web site: 2007–08 Michigan State Media Guide. March 20, 2018.
6. Web site: Michigan State 2016–17 Media Guide. March 20, 2018.
7. Web site: Shawn's Blog: Who was the best college team that never existed?. Fury. Shawn. 2010-01-05. Shawn's Blog. 2017-02-10.
8. Web site: NCAA punishes Yoder, Wisconsin basketball (July 18, 1986). 2017-08-30.