1999–2000 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. They were coached by Tom Izzo, in his fifth year as head coach, and were members of the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season 32–7, 13–3 to win a share of the Big Ten regular season championship for the third consecutive year. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois to win the tournament championship for the second consecutive year. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region (their second consecutive No. 1 seed), they defeated Valparaiso and Utah to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive year. They then defeated Syracuse and Iowa State to advance to the Final Four for the second consecutive year. After a win in the National Semifinal over fellow Big Ten foe Wisconsin, MSU won the national championship over Florida. The win marked the school's second national championship and Izzo's only championship to date.

1999–2000 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament national champions
Big Ten tournament champions
Big Ten regular season champions
Coca-Cola Spartan Classic champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
Record32–7 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tom Izzo (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Stan Heath (4th season)
  • Mike Garland (4th season)
  • Brian Gregory (1st season)
  • Dave Owens (4th season)
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Michigan State133 .813327  .821
No. 25 Purdue124 .7502410  .706
No. 21 Illinois115 .6882210  .688
No. 22 Indiana106 .625209  .690
Wisconsin88 .5002214  .611
Iowa610 .3751416  .467
Michigan610 .3751514  .517
Penn State511 .3131916  .543
Minnesota412 .2501216  .429
Northwestern016 .000525  .167
No. 8 Ohio State*51 .833113  .786
2000 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State (23–7) (13–3)
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