Michigan State Spartans | |||
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University | Michigan State University | ||
Conference | Big Ten | ||
Location | East Lansing, MI | ||
Head coach | Suzy Merchant (10th year) | ||
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Breslin Student Events Center (Capacity: 16,280) |
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Nickname | Spartans | ||
Colors | Green and White |
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NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
2005 | |||
NCAA Tournament Final Four | |||
2005 | |||
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | |||
2005 | |||
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
2005, 2006, 2009 | |||
NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
1991, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 | |||
NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
1991, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 | |||
AIAW Tournament appearances | |||
1977 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2005 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2011, 2014 |
The Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Michigan State University. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Spartans play home basketball games at the Breslin Student Events Center on the university campus in East Lansing, Michigan.
The Spartans began play in 1972. In 1991, the Spartans made their first ever NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, their first postseason appearance since the 1977 AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament. In 2005, the Spartans won 33 games (a school record), advancing all the way to the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Championship, before losing 84–62 to Baylor. The Spartans have been to 14 NCAA Tournaments in the past 25 years, the most recent being in 2014.
The Spartans have made 14 appearances in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. Their combined record is 17–14.