2008-09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
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Big Ten Regular Season Champions
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NCAA Tournament, Runner-up
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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| 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 | Drew Neitzel |
| Home arena | Breslin Center |
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| 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 |
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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. The head coach was 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 with a record of 31–7, 15–3 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 with an overall record of 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.
The Spartans lost Drew Neitzel (13.9 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 4.0 APG) to graduation following the season.
MSU was led by sophomore Kalin Lucas (14.7 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 4.6 Ast), junior Raymar Morgan (10.2 Pts, 5.3 Reb, 1.2 Ast), and senior Goran Suton (10.4 Pts, 8.4 Reb, 1.6 Ast). The team began the season ranked No. 6 in the country, but was surprised with an early season loss to Maryland in the first round of the Old Spice Classic. The Spartans faced No. 1 North Carolina in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge at Ford Field, but were blown out, 98–63. Michigan State finished their non-conference schedule with just those two losses, finishing 9–2 and ranked No. 10 in the country.
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