2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tom Izzo who was in his 14th year as head coach. The team played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were member of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season 31–7, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season championship by four games. They defeated Minnesota in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Ohio State in the semifinals. The Spartans received their 12th-straight NCAA tournament bid, an at-large bid as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Robert Morris, USC, Kansas, and Louisville to advance to the Final Four for the fifth time under Izzo. In the Final Four, they defeated UConn to advance to the National Championship game where they lost to North Carolina.

2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 8
Record31–7 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tom Izzo (14th season)
Associate head coachMark Montgomery (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dwayne Stephens (6th season)
  • Mike Garland (2nd season)
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Michigan State153 .833317  .816
No. 17 Purdue117 .6112710  .730
Illinois117 .6112410  .706
Penn State108 .5562711  .711
Ohio State108 .5562211  .667
Wisconsin108 .5562013  .606
Minnesota99 .5002211  .667
Michigan99 .5002114  .600
Northwestern810 .4441714  .548
Iowa513 .2781517  .469
Indiana117 .056625  .194
2009 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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