2017–18 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 23rd-year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2017–18 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
Phil Knight Invitational Victory Bracket champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 5
Record30–5 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tom Izzo (23rd season)
Associate head coachDwayne Stephens (15th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Garland (11th season)
  • Dane Fife (7th season)
Captains
  • Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr.
  • Miles Bridges
Home arenaBreslin Center
2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State162 .889305  .857
No. 11 Purdue153 .833307  .811
No. 17 Ohio State153 .833259  .735
No. 7 Michigan135 .722338  .805
Nebraska135 .7222211  .667
Penn State99 .5002613  .667
Indiana99 .5001615  .516
Maryland810 .4441913  .594
Wisconsin711 .3891518  .455
Northwestern612 .3331517  .469
Minnesota414 .2221517  .469
Illinois414 .2221418  .438
Iowa414 .2221419  .424
Rutgers315 .1671519  .441
2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

With a win over Illinois on February 20, 2018, the Spartans secured a share of the Big Ten title, their first regular season title since 2012. On February 25, the Spartans defeated Wisconsin to win the Big Ten title outright, their first outright regular season title since 2009. It marked the Spartans eighth regular season title under Izzo. The Spartans finished the season 30–5, 16–2 in Big Ten play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat Wisconsin in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals. The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA tournament, their 21st consecutive trip under Izzo, as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated No. 14 Bucknell in the first round before losing to No. 11-seeded Syracuse in the second round. As a result, the Spartans failed to make the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive year, a first for the Spartans with Izzo as head coach. The 16 Big Ten wins for the Spartans marked a school record and the 30 overall wins was only the fourth time in school history that the Spartans had won at least 30 games (all under Izzo).

Following the season, Miles Bridges announced he would sign with an agent and declared for the NBA draft. A few days later, Jaren Jackson Jr. also announced he would enter the draft and sign with an agent.

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