2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by 13th-year head coach, Tom Izzo. MSU finished the season 27–9, 12–6 to finish in fourth place in Big Ten play. They defeated Ohio State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament before losing to No. 1-seeded Wisconsin in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their 11th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament, as the No. 5 seed in the South region. They defeated Temple in the First Round and upset No. 4-seeded Pittsburgh to reach the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to No. 2-ranked Memphis.

2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 18
Record27–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tom Izzo (13th season)
Associate head coachMark Montgomery (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dwayne Stephens (5th season)
  • Mike Garland (1st season)
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Wisconsin162 .889315  .861
No. 20 Purdue153 .833259  .735
Indiana144 .778258  .758
No. 18 Michigan State126 .667279  .750
Ohio State108 .5562413  .649
Minnesota810 .4442014  .588
Penn State711 .3891516  .484
Iowa612 .3331319  .406
Illinois513 .2781619  .457
Michigan513 .2781022  .313
Northwestern117 .056822  .267
2008 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 23, 2008
Rankings from AP poll
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