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2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
Big Ten Tournament Champions
Wooden Legacy Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 2
2015–16 record 29–6 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo (21st year)
Associate head coach Dwayne Stephens (13th year)
Assistant coach Mike Garland (9th year)
Assistant coach Dane Fife (5th year)
Captain Denzel Valentine
Captain Matt Costello
Captain Lourawls Nairn, Jr.
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
← 2014–15
2016–17 →
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 14 Indiana 15 3   .833     27 8   .771
No. 2 Michigan State 13 5   .722     29 6   .829
No. 18 Maryland 12 6   .667     27 9   .750
No. 12 Purdue 12 6   .667     26 9   .743
No. 25 Iowa 12 6   .667     22 10   .688
Wisconsin 12 6   .667     22 13   .629
Ohio State 11 7   .611     21 14   .600
Michigan 10 8   .556     23 13   .639
Northwestern 8 10   .444     20 12   .625
Penn State 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Nebraska 6 12   .333     16 18   .471
Illinois 5 13   .278     15 19   .441
Minnesota 2 16   .111     8 23   .258
Rutgers 1 17   .056     7 25   .219
2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 21st year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They won the Big Ten Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 19th straight NCAA appearance. As a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, they were upset by No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee, in what many consider one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history.

The Spartans finished the 2014–15 season 27–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. Michigan State received a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 18th straight trip to the Tournament. The Spartans advanced to the Final Four, their seventh trip to the Final Four under Tom Izzo, before losing to eventual National Champion, Duke.


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