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2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2010–11 record 19–15 (9–9, Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo (16th year)
Associate head coach Mark Montgomery (10th year)
Assistant coach Dwayne Stephens (8th year)
Assistant coach Mike Garland (4th year)
Captain Kalin Lucas
Captain Draymond Green
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
← 2009–10
2011–12 →
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 16 2   .889     34 3   .919
No. 13 Purdue 14 4   .778     26 8   .765
No. 16 Wisconsin 13 5   .722     25 9   .735
Michigan 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Illinois 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
Penn State 9 9   .500     19 15   .559
Michigan State 9 9   .500     19 15   .559
Northwestern 7 11   .389     20 14   .588
Minnesota 6 12   .333     17 14   .548
Iowa 4 14   .222     11 20   .355
Indiana 3 15   .167     12 20   .375
2011 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Tom Izzo led the Spartans in his 16th year at Michigan State. The team played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season 19–15, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Spartans lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 14th consecutive appearance. As a No. 10 seed, they lost in the Second Round (formerly known as the First Round) to UCLA.

The Spartans finished the 2009–10 season 28–9, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for the regular season championship. MSU lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament to Minnesota. Michigan State received a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 13th straight trip to the Tournament. There, they defeated New Mexico State, Maryland, Northern Iowa, and Tennessee to advance to the Final Four, their sixth overall trip and second consecutive trip under Tom Izzo. In the Final Four, they lost to Butler.


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