2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 21st-year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They defeated Ohio State, Maryland, and Purdue to win the Big Ten tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their 19th straight NCAA tournament appearance. As the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region, they were upset by No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee in what is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history.

2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Big Ten tournament champions
Wooden Legacy Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 2
Record29–6 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tom Izzo (21st season)
Associate head coachDwayne Stephens (13th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Garland (9th season)
  • Dane Fife (5th season)
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Indiana15–3 .83327–8  .771
No. 2 Michigan State †13–5 .72229–6  .829
No. 18 Maryland12–6 .66727–9  .750
No. 12 Purdue12–6 .66726–9  .743
No. 25 Iowa12–6 .66722–11  .667
Wisconsin12–6 .66722–13  .629
Ohio State11–7 .61121–14  .600
Michigan10–8 .55623–13  .639
Northwestern8–10 .44420–12  .625
Penn State7–11 .38916–16  .500
Nebraska6–12 .33316–18  .471
Illinois5–13 .27815–19  .441
Minnesota2–16 .11111–20  .355
Rutgers1–17 .0567–25  .219
† 2016 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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