2013–14 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The Spartans, led by 19th-year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record of 29–9, 12–6 to finish in a tie for second place in Big Ten play. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, the Spartans defeated Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Michigan (avenging to regular season losses to the Wolverines) to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, MSU's 17th straight trip. As the No. 4 seed in the East region, they defeated Delaware, Harvard, and No. 1-seeded Virginia to reach the Elite Eight where they lost to eventual National Champion, UConn. The loss marked the first time in Tom Izzo's career that a player who played four years for Izzo had failed to reach a Final Four.

2013–14 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 11
Record29–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tom Izzo (19th season)
Associate head coachDwayne Stephens (11th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Garland (7th season)
  • Dane Fife (3rd season)
Home arenaBreslin Center
2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Michigan153 .833289  .757
No. 12 Wisconsin126 .667308  .789
No. 11 Michigan State126 .667299  .763
Nebraska117 .6111913  .594
No. 22 Ohio State108 .5562510  .714
Iowa99 .5002013  .606
Minnesota810 .4442513  .658
Illinois711 .3892015  .571
Indiana711 .3891715  .531
Penn State612 .3331618  .471
Northwestern612 .3331419  .424
Purdue513 .2781517  .469
2014 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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