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2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
NCAA Tournament, Runner-up
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 8
2008–09 record 31–7 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo (14th year)
Associate head coach Mark Montgomery (8th year)
Assistant coach Dwayne Stephens (6th year)
Assistant coach Mike Garland (2nd year)
Captain Kalin Lucas
Captain Travis Walton
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
← 2007–08
2009–10 →
2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 8 Michigan State 15 3   .833     31 7   .816
No. 17 Purdue 11 7   .611     27 10   .730
Illinois 11 7   .611     24 10   .706
Penn State 10 8   .556     27 11   .711
Ohio State 10 8   .556     22 11   .667
Wisconsin 10 8   .556     20 13   .606
Minnesota 9 9   .500     22 11   .667
Michigan 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Northwestern 8 10   .444     17 14   .548
Iowa 5 13   .278     15 17   .469
Indiana 1 17   .056     6 25   .194
2009 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tom Izzo who was in his 14th year. The team played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were member of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season 31–7, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season championship. The Spartans received their 12th-straight NCAA Tournament bid as a No. 2 seed. They advanced to the Final Four for the fourth time under Izzo and lost in the National Championship game to North Carolina.

The Spartans finished the 2007–08 season 27–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. Michigan State received a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 11th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, their seventh trip under Tom Izzo, before losing to Memphis.


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