Men's Basketball

Michigan State University

Berkowitz Complex - East Lansing, MI - 48824
Team Office: Tel: (517) 355-1623 Fax: (517) 353-0997
Team website: msuspartans.cstv.com

Michigan's largest university, MSU is ranked among the best research universities and is home to four national research facilties. The university boasts more than 110 Bachelor and Master degree programs and more than 80 Doctorates. Michigan State is the only school in the nation with three on-campus medical schools. Other majors offered include Wildlands Science and Management, Radio and Television, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management, Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Management, Family Systems, and Regional Planning. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Michigan State #71 among national institutions.

MSU is located in the college town of East Lansing (pop.46k), about 75 miles from Detroit.

School website
www.msu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

43,000

Getting In:

Difficult. ACT 25/75: 22-27

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$16,000
Out-of-State: ~$28,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Communication - Social Sciences

Misc. Information

Head Coach Tom Izzo completed his 13th year at Michigan State in 2007-08. Izzo inherited a program from Jud Heathcoate in 1995-96 that had already gained recognition as one of the best programs in the nation. A former alum and player at Northern Mighigan, Izzo coached at the high school level before coming on as an assistant at MSU in 1983. In 1990, Izzo was promoted to associate head coach. Izzo, who walked on as a player at Northern Michigan and was named MVP his senior year, is a highly regarded recruiter and top defensive expert. In 2007-08, the Spartans went 27-9 and earned their 11th straight trip to the NCAA tournament, but lost in the Sweet 16 to Memphis.

Team Name	Spartans
Colors	Green and White
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	1429-991 (.590)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	27-9	23-12	22-12	87-42 (.674)
Conference	12-6	8-8	8-8	45-19 (.703)
Conf. Finish	4	5	2	2, 2, 3, 2, 1
Post Appear.	Swt 16	2nd Rnd	1st Rnd	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	#13	NR	NR	4x

Coaches

Head Coach	Tom Izzo
	Birthday: 1955-01-30
Started at Michigan St	1995-96
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	282-117 (.707)
Record at Michigan St	283-117 (.707)
Coaching Awards	NABC Nat'l COTY (01), NABC District COTY 3x, AP CO

Asst. Coaches	Mark Montgomery, Dwayne Stephens, Mike Garland

Recruiting Coordinator

Dwyane Stephens, (517) 355-1643, TBP

Conference and Schedule

Michigan State plays in the Big 10 (www.bigten.org) one of the most highly regarded D1 conferences in the nation. The Big Ten, which is the oldest D1 conference, includes 11 schools from seven states. Michigan State plays a 16 game schedule beginning in January with games typically played on Tuesday or Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon. Michigan State will play six teams twice, home and away, and four teams once. The season concludes with the Big 10 tournament. All 11 teams participate. The bracket will be seeded according to the final regular-season standings with the League champion earning the top seed and the top five finishers receiving first-round byes. Tourney winner is an automatic qualifier.

Conference Opponents

Penn State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Michigan, Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa.

Facilities

Breslin Center
Capacity 14,600 Average attendance: ?

Style/Stats

In 2006-07, Michigan State was ranked 6th in defense, limiting opponents to 57.2 ppg.