2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 15th year. The Spartans played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season 28–9, 14–4 in Big Ten play to earn a share of the Big Ten regular season championship for the 12th time in school history. They lost to Minnesota in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament. The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed, their 13th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament under Izzo. They defeated New Mexico State, Maryland, Northern Iowa, and Tennessee to advance to the Final Four. In the Final Four, the Spartans' sixth trip to the Final Four under Izzo, they lost to Butler.

2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 13
Record289 (144 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tom Izzo (15th season)
Associate head coachMark Montgomery (9th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dwayne Stephens (7th season)
  • Mike Garland (3rd season)
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Ohio State144 .778298  .784
No. 10 Purdue144 .778296  .829
No. 13 Michigan State144 .778289  .757
No. 16 Wisconsin135 .722249  .727
Illinois108 .5562115  .583
Minnesota99 .5002114  .600
Northwestern711 .3892014  .588
Michigan711 .3891517  .469
Indiana414 .2221021  .323
Iowa414 .2221022  .313
Penn State315 .1671120  .355
2010 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll
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