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2014-15 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2014–15 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 23
2014–15 record 27–12 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo (20th year)
Associate head coach Dwayne Stephens (12th year)
Assistant coach Mike Garland (8th year)
Assistant coach Dane Fife (4th year)
Captain Branden Dawson
Captain Travis Trice
Captain Denzel Valentine
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
← 2013–14
2015–16 →
2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 3 Wisconsin 16 2   .889     36 4   .900
No. 12 Maryland 14 4   .778     28 7   .800
No. 23 Michigan State 12 6   .667     27 12   .692
Iowa 12 6   .667     22 12   .647
Purdue 12 6   .667     21 13   .618
Ohio State 11 7   .611     24 11   .686
Indiana 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
Illinois 9 9   .500     19 14   .576
Michigan 8 10   .444     16 16   .500
Minnesota 6 12   .333     18 15   .545
Northwestern 6 12   .333     15 17   .469
Nebraska 5 13   .278     13 18   .419
Penn State 4 14   .222     18 16   .529
Rutgers 2 16   .111     10 22   .313
2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 20th year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished with a record of 27–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They fell to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament finals. MSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and reached the Final Four. There, the Spartans lost to eventual National Champion, Duke.

The Spartans finished the 2013–14 season with an record of 29–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They won the Big Ten Tournament by defeating Michigan and received the conference's automatic bid as a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 17th straight trip to the Tournament. They advanced to the Elite Eight, their 8th trip under Tom Izzo, before losing to eventual National Champion, Connecticut.


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